Casino Giant MGM Names New CEO amid Covid-19 Crisis

Casino Giant MGM Names New CEO amid Covid-19 Crisis

by March 23, 2020

Las Vegas casino operator MGM Resorts International named casino industry veteran Bill Hornbuckle as acting Chief Executive Officer after the company’s current CEO Jim Murren said in February that he would step down when a replacement was found.Mr. Hornbuckle’s appointment a ...

Las Vegas Mayor Protests 30-Day Casino Closures in Face of Covid-19 Crisis

Las Vegas Mayor Protests 30-Day Casino Closures in Face of Covid-19 Crisis

by March 22, 2020

The Mayor of Las Vegas has pushed back against the statewide 30-day closure of casinos and other non-essential businesses as part of the measures invoked by Gov. Steve Sisolak to arrest the spread of the deadly coronavirus.Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said that her city s ...

Pennsylvania Man Hits Six-Figure Divine Fortune Jackpot as Americans Stay Home amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Pennsylvania Man Hits Six-Figure Divine Fortune Jackpot as Americans Stay Home amid Covid-19 Pandemic

by March 22, 2020

Since the arrival of online casino play in Pennsylvania in the summer of 2019, NetEnt’s Divine Fortune slot has cemented itself as one of the most popular iGaming products that gamblers in the Keystone State are offered access to.And the game’s progressive Mega Jackpot featu ...

UK Betting Shops Close as Country Adopts Tighter Rules to Contain Covid-19 Spread

UK Betting Shops Close as Country Adopts Tighter Rules to Contain Covid-19 Spread

by March 21, 2020

Gambling operators were ordered to shut down their betting shops around the UK as the country tightened social distancing restrictions in the face of the Covid-19 crisis.Betting shops were part of the group of the non-essential businesses that were asked not to reopen Saturda ...

Crown Melbourne Bows to Pressure Closes Casino amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Crown Melbourne Bows to Pressure Closes Casino amid Covid-19 Pandemic

by March 21, 2020

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts was forced to close temporarily the main gaming floor at its flagship casino in Melbourne after it was stripped of its exemption from rules adopted across the state of Victoria to contain the spread of the coronavirus.While many non-es ...

Wazdan Adds Casino Games to Singular’s iGaming Content Delivery Platform

Wazdan Adds Casino Games to Singular’s iGaming Content Delivery Platform

by March 20, 2020

Online casino content supplier Wazdan this week announced that it has partnered online casino software provider Singular in a move that will see the former deliver its games to expand the latter’s already hefty casino titles portfolio.Singular boasts more than 10 years of ex ...

Dutch Regulator Says ‘Corona-free’ Online Casinos Will Face Severe Penalties

Dutch Regulator Says ‘Corona-free’ Online Casinos Will Face Severe Penalties

by March 20, 2020

The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit, has further warned gambling websites and physical gambling establishments not to use the global coronavirus crisis to advertise their products after its first such warning that was issued earlier this week.In a message posted ...

Poker Central, partypoker Announce Poker Masters Online

Poker Central, partypoker Announce Poker Masters Online

by March 20, 2020

The world is stuck in quarantine due to the global coronavirus outbreak and many are spending their time at home playing online poker.As a result the sector is experiencing a big boom, probably the biggest since Chris Moneymaker took down the WSOP Main Event after qualifying ...

Flutter to Suspend Affiliates Referencing Coronavirus in Promo Content

Flutter to Suspend Affiliates Referencing Coronavirus in Promo Content

by March 20, 2020

Being stuck in the middle of a pandemic of a virus that we don’t know much about and that has gripped every contour of society is discomforting, to say the least.Yet, in the face of an unprecedented situation, the general tone of things has for once been “we’re all in this t ...

Playtech Suspends Shareholder Distributions to Mitigate Covid-19 Impact on Its Finances

Playtech Suspends Shareholder Distributions to Mitigate Covid-19 Impact on Its Finances

by March 19, 2020

Gambling technology giant Playtech said today that it has suspended shareholder distributions until further notice as part of its efforts to protect its cash flow amid the global Covid-19 crisis and the impact the rapidly changing nature of the situation has.The company said ...

Kalamba Games Adds Spinomenal Casino Games Library to Remote Gaming Server

Kalamba Games Adds Spinomenal Casino Games Library to Remote Gaming Server

by March 19, 2020

Casino games supplier Kalamba Games has teamed up with content developer and aggregator Spinomenal to grow its proprietary Remote Gaming Server (RGS) platform.Under the terms of the two content providers’ partnership, Kalamba has agreed to integrate Spinomenal’s portfolio to ...

Greentube Expands in Spain with GoldenPark.es Deal

Greentube Expands in Spain with GoldenPark.es Deal

by March 19, 2020

Casino games developer and supplier Greentube today announced that it has strengthened its Spanish foothold with a new content supply deal.The company, which is part of the larger NOVOMATIC gambling group, said that it has teamed up with Golden Park Games, SA to deliver a se ...

Melco Closes Cypriot Casinos amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Melco Closes Cypriot Casinos amid Coronavirus Outbreak

by March 19, 2020

Hong Kong-listed gaming and hospitality operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment has closed its casinos in the Republic of Cyprus for four weeks as the tiny Mediterranean island nation grapples to contain the spread of the coronavirus.Melco was forced to close its propert ...

Kindred Gets Record SEK100 Million Fine in Sweden over Multiple Bonus Offer Violations

Kindred Gets Record SEK100 Million Fine in Sweden over Multiple Bonus Offer Violations

by March 18, 2020

Online gambling operator Kindred Group has been slapped with a record SEK100 million (approx. $10.1 million) fine by the Swedish Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen, for bonus violations and conducting gambling activities that its license from the regulator does not cover.T ...

‘Corona-free’ Online Casinos Land in Trouble with Dutch Regulator

‘Corona-free’ Online Casinos Land in Trouble with Dutch Regulator

by March 18, 2020

Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit in a message on its official website slammed online gambling operators advertising ‘corona-free’ offering amid a global pandemic.The regulatory body tasked with overseeing gambling activities in the Netherlands said Tuesday that it ...