AMATIC Industries has secured an online gaming licence in Belarus. Online casinos have the right to operate in Belarus only under such an official license. AMATIC online games are offered in HTML5 format which allows them to be played on all desktop, as well as on mobile devices of multiple platforms.

“AMATIC online games are being enjoyed in more and more jurisdictions. We have excellent testimonies from online casino operators around the world. Our games are now available to such operators in Belarus. We look forward to a successful cooperation. This business is being managed by our partner N-Serve,” Tatjana Bauer-Engstberger, Online Gaming Manager at AMATIC Industries said.

Pragmatic Play’s Live Casino products have entered the Georgian market with leading operator Adjarabet, a division of Flutter Entertainment. Adjarabet is the first operator in this territory to launch Pragmatic Play’s Live Casino offering.

This is the latest Live Casino commercial agreement announced by leading multi-product provider Pragmatic Play, after similar integrations were agreed with Interwetten, BetConstruct and 1xBet.

Lena Yasir, Vice President at Pragmatic Play, said: “We are delighted to have entered the Georgian market for the first time with the Flutter brand, Adjarabet.

“Adjarabet is the market-leader in this territory, and this partnership is yet another statement of confidence in our Live Casino product.”

Tom Hutchinson, Gaming Director of Adjarabet said “I’m very happy that Adjarabet is the first and currently only operator in the Georgian market to launch the Pragmatic Live Casino product.

“Given Adjarabet’s market leading position in Georgia and the good quality of Pragmatic Live Casino, I’m sure the games will do very well for us and will be enjoyed by our customers.”

The provider’s entire portfolio of video slots, bingo, live casino and other games are all available via a single API.

Ukraine’s authorities have released the full text of the bill to legalise gambling in the country. The draft also contains the provisions for online betting and igaming. This is a bit surprising since the government had earlier announced that the gambling will be restricted exclusively to certain territories and hotels.

The draft bill also permits igaming, online betting, online poker and retail bookmaking at other locations.

Ukraine will issue 10 online casino licences, 10 online betting licences and five online poker licences. The country will also issue 80 retail bookmaker licences, which will allow for 10 locations each.

In addition, 20 casino licences will be available only to five-star hotels that have at least 200 rooms if located in Kiev and at least 150 rooms if located elsewhere.

Operators must possess capital of at least UAH30m ($1.20m) in order to apply for a licence.

The bill also creates a gambling regulator for the country, the Commission for the Development and Regulation of Gambling. The seven-member Commission will be accountable to the country’s Cabinet of Ministers and will develop licensing conditions for conducting business activities, which must be approved by the cabinet.