Play’n GO Casino Content Goes Live on Aspire Global Platform

by January 3, 2017

Online gambling platform provider Aspire Global today announced that it has signed a content distribution agreement with Swedish game developer and supplier Play’n GO. Under the terms of the deal, the Swedish company is set to launch its complete collection of games across its ne ...

Olympic Entertainment Group Polish Casino Subsidiary Files for Bankruptcy

by January 3, 2017

Estonian casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) today announced that its Polish subsidiary Casino Polonia-Wrocław sp. z o.o. has filed for bankruptcy with a local court. Casino Polonia-Wrocław operated Casino Polonia in the city of Wrocław up until September 2016.L ...

MGM Springfield Construction Progresses on Schedule

by December 29, 2016

Construction work on MGM Springfield is going on schedule, President Michael Mathis confirmed. The $950-million hotel and casino resort is planned to open doors in September 2018.Mr. Mathis said that favorable weather conditions have been aiding building process and if work ...

Prosecutor Urges Sands Bethlehem to Pay $10-Million Host Fee

by December 28, 2016

Northampton County, Pennsylvania prosecutor has threatened that he may not prosecute bad checks or chip theft cases filed by Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, if the gambling venue refuses to pay a previously negotiated $10-million fee to host communities.Earlier this year, the ...

Casino Gambling Law Takes Effect in Japan

by December 27, 2016

A law legalizing casino gambling in Japan officially took effect on Monday, December 26. Although the legislation allows the provision of casino gambling services within the country’s borders, construction of such venues cannot begin before another legislative piece is vote ...

Top European iGaming Regulation Stories of 2016

by December 26, 2016

The past year has been an eventful one from an iGaming regulatory perspective. Europe’s regulated online gambling landscape has seen certain important changes with several jurisdictions opening their markets for international operations. What is more, other jurisdictions made sma ...

New York State Readies Itself for Casino Expansion

by December 25, 2016

Tioga Downs Casino, New York State’s first full-fledged commercial casino, opened doors less than a month ago, thus marking the beginning of a new era for the state’s gambling industry. Las Vegas-style gambling had previously been provided solely by New York-based tribes. However ...

Gambling Merger & Acquisition Activity Outlook for 2017

by December 24, 2016

If 2015 was a banner year for merger and acquisition deal-making within the industry, 2016 has been a year of transition, of finalization of the deals in question, and of getting accustomed to the new gambling environment.It is too early for adequate prognoses about what 201 ...

Tatts Group Rejects Pacific Consortium Takeover Bid

by December 23, 2016

Australian gambling operator Tatts Group said on Friday that it has decided to reject an A$8-billion takeover bid from the Pacific Consortium in favor of a previous merger offer from local arch-rival Tabcorp.The Pacific Consortium made a bid for the gambling company in mid-D ...

LAC 2017 to Feature New Conference Format

by December 23, 2016

iGB Affiliate, the organizer of dedicated online gambling affiliate conferences and exhibitions, has revealed that a new conference format will be introduced for its upcoming London event.The London Affiliate Conference and the Financial Partners Expo are set to take place t ...

Southport Spit Casino Developer to Fund Gold Coast Traffic Improvement Projects

by December 22, 2016

Chinese-backed ASF Consortium pledged to contribute up to A$100 million to support the Queensland government’s efforts to solve Gold Coast traffic issues, if its A$3-billion integrated casino resort proposal is given the green light.The group of Chinese investors plans to bu ...

Philippine President Ramps Up Efforts to Terminate iGaming Proliferation

by December 22, 2016

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on online gambling seems to be far from over, local media reported earlier today. During the official signing of the country’s 2017 budget, the Philippines’ top official said that he is determined to have all online gambling operations t ...

Norway to Keep Gambling Monopoly System

by December 21, 2016

It has recently become known that Norwegian legislators have decided to implement certain changes in the country’s existing gambling regulations. Much to international operators’ dismay, they will still not be able to enter the local market as lawmakers seem to be determined to s ...

NetEnt Enters Bulgaria with National Lottery Bulgaria Partnership

by December 21, 2016

Swedish provider of online casino content announced that it has entered another European regulated jurisdiction, thus further implementing on its international expansion strategy. Under a content distribution agreement with National Lottery Bulgaria, a selection of NetEnt’s onlin ...

Claes Wenthzel Joins Catena Media as Chief Financial Officer

by December 20, 2016

Lead generation company Catena Media today announced the appointment of Claes Wenthzel as Chief Financial Officer. The move is believed to be a strategic step towards the implementation of Catena Media’s plan to list on Nasdaq Stockholm, moving its common shares from First North ...