Cherry Completes Acquisition of 49% Stake in ComeOn

by July 21, 2016

Swedish gambling operator Cherry AB announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 49% stake in ComeOn Malta Ltd. Cherry paid a total consideration of €80 million for its fellow gaming company. The said consideration was paid both in B-shares and cash.Cherry pointed out ...

Income Access to Power MyCasinoShare Affiliate Program

by July 21, 2016

Income Access, online marketing and technology company, known to be particularly focused on the online gambling industry, has expanded its network of clients by partnering with Dutch marketing provider MyCasinoShare.Based in the Netherlands and managed by gambling operator MP ...

Betsson Confirms Q2 Operating Income Drop

by July 21, 2016

Swedish gambling operator Betsson posted its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and the first half of the year. Overall revenue for the quarter amounted to SEK935.4 million, up 9% year-on-year from the SEK860.6 million reported for the same period of the previo ...

Neymar Jr and Ronaldo Nazario Kick Off PokerStars #raiseit Campaign

by July 20, 2016

Brazilian football legends Ronaldo Nazario and Neymar Jr have kicked off PokerStars’ newest social media campaign dubbed #raiseit. Both football players are members of the online card room’s SportStars team, created with the aim of promoting the game of poker and its ...

Miami Beach Joins Resorts World Miami Opponents

by July 20, 2016

Miami Beach has reportedly joined the legal battle centered around the establishment of a multi-billion-dollar casino resort in downtown Miami. According to local media, the city has filed court papers to state its opposition to the major project proposed by Malaysian gambling gi ...

Mr Green Posts Significant Growth in Mobile in Q2

by July 20, 2016

Major gambling operator Mr Green announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the year. Quarterly revenue amounted to SEK211.2 million, up 8.1% year-on-year as compared to the figure posted for the same period a year ago.The company said that ...

World Match to Roll Out Online Versions of Nazionale Elettronica Slot Titles

by July 20, 2016

Developer of online casino content World Match announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Nazionale Elettronica, under the terms of which five of the Italian provider’s most popular slot games will be rolled out online.It will be World Match’s resp ...

PokerDom Launches Mobile Pineapple OFC App

by July 19, 2016

Developer and supplier of online gaming content Connective Games and Russia-facing online poker operator PokerDоm announced the launch of a mobile application for the Pineapple Open Face Chinese Poker (Pineapple OFC) format.Commenting on the announcement, Serge Mukhanov, CEO ...

Land-Based Casinos and Online Offering Drive Growth for Casinos Austria

by July 19, 2016

Austrian land-based and online gambling operator Casinos Austria reported a strong growth during this year’s first half. The company said that the growth was mainly driven by the excellent performance of its 12 brick-and-mortar casinos across Austria, its lottery games, and ...

Yggdrasil Gaming Appoints Frida Gustafsson to Newly Created CFO Post

by July 19, 2016

Supplier of gaming content for the online casino industry Yggdrasil Gaming announced that it has appointed Frida Gustafsson to the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer. The company said that its rapid growth over the past several months has necessitated the new post̵ ...

Macau Sees VIP Casino Revenue Drop 15.7% in Q2

by July 18, 2016

The Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has released a breakdown of the gross gaming revenue generated by local casinos during the quarter ended June 30, 2016. All gambling venues to be operating in the special administrative region, known to be the only Chinese juris ...

Trump Taj Mahal Workers Strike Goes On Despite Latest Management Offer

by July 17, 2016

Workers at Trump Taj Mahal, one of the eight casino resorts in Atlantic City, have been striking for fairer health insurance and pension contracts for more than two weeks now. They have up until 5 pm on Monday to decide whether they would accept the latest offer made by the casin ...

Massachusetts Environmental Official Speaks Well of Wynn Everett Casino

by July 16, 2016

A Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) official recommended that Wynn Boston Harbor, a $2.1-billion project for the establishment of a casino complex on the Everett waterfront, be granted a much-needed environmental permit to proceed with construction.Wo ...

UK Gambling Operators Spend £500 Million on TV Advertising Since 2012

by July 15, 2016

UK-facing gambling operators have spent close to £500 million on TV advertising campaigns since 2012, according to figures from a report compiled by media analyst Nielsen for The Guardian.Betting shops have turned into an indispensable part of Britain’s high streets. I ...

Iowa Casino Regulator Approves Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Expansion Plan

by July 15, 2016

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved on Thursday $6.5-million plan for the expansion of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, located in Sioux City. The casino was launched in 2014.The expansion project includes the addition of 7,800 square feet of space at the gambling ve ...