William Hill Bolsters Online Offering with Yggdrasil Gaming Casino Content

by January 30, 2017

Online casino content supplier Yggdrasil Gaming today announced that it has inked a deal to boost the online gambling offering of major operator William Hill. The agreement has been signed through Yggdrasil Gaming’s newly established Gibraltar business.William Hill said that ...

Major Casino Developers Step Up Lobbying Efforts to Enter Japan’s Market

by January 29, 2017

Japan legalized casino gambling within its borders a little more than a month ago. It has become known that some of the big players on the global gambling scene have initiated lobbying efforts to lure local investors and potentially win a casino license when the country is ready ...

Illinois Considers Casino Industry Expansion to End Budget Impasse

by January 28, 2017

If one thing could be said with certainty after one month into 2017, that would be that it seems the year will be a busy one from a legislative point of view. A host of US states have made determined steps toward the expansion of their gambling industries and first reactions sugg ...

UK’s Newest Land-Based Casino Opens Doors in Leeds

by January 27, 2017

Victoria Gate Casino opened doors in the UK city of Leeds on Thursday, January 26. A lavish ribbon-cutting ceremony saw city officials, specially invited celebrities, fervent casino players, and curious spectators gathering together to celebrate the launch of UK’s third lar ...

Winamax Eyes Online Poker Expansion in Regulated Markets

by January 26, 2017

French online gambling operator Winamax will reportedly expand services to more European regulated jurisdictions. At present, the company operates online poker and sports betting options in its domestic market.Winamax has recently hinted in its LinkedIn page that it is eyeing ...

Rank Group Hails Digital Growth in H1

by January 26, 2017

UK gambling operator The Rank Group Plc today posted information about the financial performance of its multi-channel brands during the six months ended December 31, 2016. The company highlighted the strong growth of its digital business and noted that despite the challenging tra ...

New Jersey Assembly Urges Trump Office to Spare Online Gambling

by January 26, 2017

Concerns over the future of iGaming in the United States have multiplied after Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions said that he would revisit a 2011 Department of Justice ruling that left the legalization of online gambling to individual states.A potential federal ban on ...

Pennsylvania House Representative to Introduce Sports Betting Bill

by January 25, 2017

Pennsylvania has added another type of gambling offering to its wish list. A House Representative has recently informed fellow lawmakers that he plans to introduce a bill that would call for the legalization of sports betting within the Keystone State’s borders.Rep. Robert F ...

Virginia Live Poker Bill Advances to Full Senate

by January 25, 2017

An effort by a Virginia lawmaker to change the way poker is interpreted under state laws has been approved by a Senate Committee earlier this week. A long-standing gambling expansion proponent, Sen. Louise Lucas initiated her latest bills on the matter last week.In SB 1400, ...

Hawaii Makes New Push for Legal Online Gambling

by January 25, 2017

Hawaii has joined the myriad of US states to be considering the legalization of online poker and other Internet gambling options. A 29-page bill (SB 677) has been introduced by Sen. Will Espero earlier this month that if signed into law will strip Hawaii of its status as one of t ...

NYX Gaming to Design Fixed Odds Betting Platform for New Zealand Racing Monopoly

by January 24, 2017

Canada-listed supplier of omni-channel betting and gaming content NYX Gaming Group today announced that it has penned an agreement with the New Zealand Racing Board (NZRB) to design a fixed odds betting platform for the gambling agency.The NZRB is holding the monopoly over t ...

Pennsylvania Legislature Granted New Extension to Solve Casino Tax Issue

by January 24, 2017

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court gave state lawmakers four more months to find a proper solution to a casino tax issue that has left more than $140 million in tax payments to host municipalities in limbo.Last year, the state’s highest judicial body ruled that an agreement sign ...

Trump Election Costs Paddy Power Betfair £5 Million

by January 23, 2017

Gambling operator Paddy Power Betfair today posted a trading update for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2016. The company highlighted revenue increase despite bettor-friendly results and certain “weakness” in its online gaming performance during the fourth quarte ...

Vietnam Allows Locals to Play at Select Domestic Casinos

by January 23, 2017

Vietnamese citizens will no longer be prohibited from playing at local casinos under a three-year pilot program introduced by the government on Friday. The partial lift on a long-standing ban that prevented local players from entering domestic casinos would allow them to visit an ...

Consolidation – What Does the Future Hold for the iGaming Affiliate Space?

by January 22, 2017

Merger and acquisition activity has become an important and persistent trend within the gambling industry. Some of the biggest industry names have combined their operations over the past several years in a bid to address the many challenges the gambling environment has posed to t ...