Slingo Owner Sells Real-Money Gaming Business

Slingo Owner Sells Real-Money Gaming Business

by February 22, 2019

Gaming Realms has moved to sell its real-money business to focus on content development and licensingUK gaming company Gaming Realms has agreed to sell its real-money gaming business to Oslo-listed River iGaming for a total consideration of £11.5 million, news emerged today. ...

Indiana Gary, Terre Haute Casino Bill Heads to Senate

Indiana Gary, Terre Haute Casino Bill Heads to Senate

by February 22, 2019

Bill authorizing the relocation of two Majestic Star casinos and a new gaming facility in Terre Haute survives a second committee voteA bill that could change Indiana’s gambling landscape drastically has just received a major boost by legislators. The piece passed a second Se ...

Portugal’s Online Gambling Market Grows in 2018, Football and Slots Most Popular with Gamblers

Portugal’s Online Gambling Market Grows in 2018, Football and Slots Most Popular with Gamblers

by February 22, 2019

Portugal’s online gambling space records revenue and turnover increase in 2018, with football and slots proving main drivers of growthPortugal’s online gambling market grew nearly 24% last year, figures released earlier this week by the local regulator Serviço de Regulação In ...

Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Sweeps Through First Committee

Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Sweeps Through First Committee

by February 21, 2019

Bill authorizing wagering on sports in Kentucky gained overwhelming support in House committeeA bill calling for the legalization of sports betting in Kentucky swept through a House committee vote on Wednesday, but it still needs to overcome a number of legislative obstacles, ...

Ocean Resort Casino Names New CEO, CFO; Pens Arena Football Partnership

Ocean Resort Casino Names New CEO, CFO; Pens Arena Football Partnership

by February 21, 2019

Luxor appoints new CEO and CFO of newly acquired Ocean Resort Casino; property secures major Arena Football League partnershipLuxor Capital Group parted ways with two top executives at Ocean Resort Casino less than a month after it took over the Boardwalk hotel and casino pro ...

Caesars Engages in Discussions with Carl Icahn over Sale

Caesars Engages in Discussions with Carl Icahn over Sale

by February 20, 2019

Caesars to evaluate Carl Icahn sale push as billionaire investor discloses 10% stake in the Las Vegas hotel and casino giantCasino and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. said in a statement from today that it has engaged in discussions with activist investor Carl I ...

Spelinspektionen Warns Casino, Betting Operators to Follow Bonus Offer Rules

Spelinspektionen Warns Casino, Betting Operators to Follow Bonus Offer Rules

by February 20, 2019

Spelinspektionen says it can fine operators or even terminate their licenses if they do not comply with the established bonus offer policiesThe Swedish gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, has sent a letter to all licensed operators, warning them to stick to the newly implem ...

Breaking: Remote Gambling Bill Passes Dutch Senate

Breaking: Remote Gambling Bill Passes Dutch Senate

by February 19, 2019

Dutch Senate passes Remote Gambling Bill, online gambling licensing process expected to begin in mid-2020Three and a half years after the lower house of the Dutch Parliament passed the Remote Gambling Bill, the piece of legislation survived through a Senate vote that took pla ...

EGBA Slams Norway’s Latest Gambling Payment Blocking Actions

EGBA Slams Norway’s Latest Gambling Payment Blocking Actions

by February 19, 2019

The European Gaming and Betting Association today issued a statement in response to recent media reports that Norway has blocked payments to and from bank accounts discovered to be used for processing gambling reactionsThe association, which represents a number of online gamb ...

NetEnt Obtains Permanent Casino Supplier License in New Jersey

NetEnt Obtains Permanent Casino Supplier License in New Jersey

by February 18, 2019

NetEnt secures permanent license in New Jersey, eyes expansion in the newly regulated Pennsylvanian online gambling marketSwedish provider of online casino games NetEnt has locked up a permanent license by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement more than three years af ...

Hundreds of Gambling Companies Eye Entry into Dutch Market

Hundreds of Gambling Companies Eye Entry into Dutch Market

by February 18, 2019

Hundreds of gaming and betting companies look forward to the re-organization of the Dutch gambling market, Senate to vote on Remote Gaming Bill tomorrowMore than 300 international gambling companies are believed to be interested in entering a re-organized Dutch gambling marke ...

Philippine National Bank Extends Loan for Second Solaire Casino Resort

Philippine National Bank Extends Loan for Second Solaire Casino Resort

by February 16, 2019

The Philippine National Bank has become one of the lenders supporting Bloomberry in its bid to build a second Solaire casino resortThe Philippine National Bank (PNB) has extended a PHP11.5 billion (approx. $219.7 million) loan to gambling and hospitality company Bloomberry Re ...

Tilman Fertitta Still Interested in Caesars Merger, Buys Stock in the Casino Giant

Tilman Fertitta Still Interested in Caesars Merger, Buys Stock in the Casino Giant

by February 16, 2019

Billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta has bought a stake in gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp., Bloomberg reports citing people familiar with the matterNews about Mr. Fertitta buying Caesars shares arrived a few months after the real estate mogul made ...

Parx Owner’s Mini-Casino Proposal Gets March 25 Public Hearing

Parx Owner’s Mini-Casino Proposal Gets March 25 Public Hearing

by February 15, 2019

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that it has set a March 25 public input hearing to collect testimony on the proposed establishment of a mini-casino near Shippensburg TownshipThe mini-casino project is being pitched by Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, ...

Carl Icahn Reportedly Presses for Caesars Sale

Carl Icahn Reportedly Presses for Caesars Sale

by February 15, 2019

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is planning to push Caesars to consider a sale, the Wall Street Journal reports citing people familiar with matterReports about Mr. Icahn pressing for the company’s sale emerge after it became known that he was quietly building a stake in the L ...