Iowa Casino Regulator Clears Eldorado/Caesars Marriage

Iowa Casino Regulator Clears Eldorado/Caesars Marriage

by February 6, 2020

Reno, Nevada-based casino operator Eldorado Resorts has received regulatory clearance for its merger with larger rival Caesars Entertainment Corp. in one more state as the two companies look to complete their combination by mid-2020.In a statement issued this past Tuesday, E ...

Betfred Partners Scientific Games for Pennsylvania Sports Betting Expansion

Betfred Partners Scientific Games for Pennsylvania Sports Betting Expansion

by February 6, 2020

British bookmaker Betfred has partnered Scientific Games to harness the gambling technology giant’s OpenSports platform in Pennsylvania as part of its US sports betting expansion campaign.Under the terms of its deal with Scientific Games, Betfred will be able to launch both r ...

QTech Games Merges with Epic Media to Bolster Asian, Margin Markets Stronghold

QTech Games Merges with Epic Media to Bolster Asian, Margin Markets Stronghold

by February 5, 2020

Asia-focused casino games distributor QTech Games this week announced its merger with Epic Media, a major games reseller led by a duo of gambling industry experts.QTech said the deal will bolster its platform’s position at the forefront of delivering the best online casino g ...

NetEnt Grows Branded Games Portfolio with Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Slot

NetEnt Grows Branded Games Portfolio with Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Slot

by February 5, 2020

Swedish online casino content provider NetEnt is set to bring a classic arcade game to the slots universe thanks to a newly penned partnership with the creators of Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.NetEnt will release its Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Slot on May 2 ...

Mr Green Orders UK Affiliates to Stop Promoting Casino Product

Mr Green Orders UK Affiliates to Stop Promoting Casino Product

by February 5, 2020

Mr Green, an online gambling operation owned by British bookmaker William Hill, has urgently requested that its UK affiliates remove all casino advertising materials from their websites and social media immediately.In a message distributed to its UK-facing advertising partner ...

NetEnt Debuts Starburst PowerPots Community Jackpot System

NetEnt Debuts Starburst PowerPots Community Jackpot System

by February 4, 2020

Swedish online casino content supplier NetEnt is looking to up its jackpot game with a new, highly customizable product that is set to be rolled out across an entire family of its most popular games.In a press release on its official website, major provider announced the upc ...

Evolution to Debut 12 New Live Casino Titles as Part of 2020 Roadmap

Evolution to Debut 12 New Live Casino Titles as Part of 2020 Roadmap

by February 4, 2020

Live Casino specialist Evolution Gaming is set to showcase 12 new gaming titles as part of its 2020 roadmap during the ICE London conference and exhibition show which starts today.Among the 12 titles to be premiered during one of the busiest and most important events on the ...

FanDuel to Migrate to Scientific Games Sports Betting Platform, Sources Say

FanDuel to Migrate to Scientific Games Sports Betting Platform, Sources Say

by February 4, 2020

Wagering and DFS operator FanDuel has picked Scientific Games to power its sports betting and online casino operations in the US amid nationwide rush toward legalized sports betting, according to sources familiar with the matter.FanDuel’s sports betting operations are curren ...

Hard Rock Appeals Greek Regulator’s Hellinikon Casino Decision

Hard Rock Appeals Greek Regulator’s Hellinikon Casino Decision

by February 4, 2020

Casino and hospitality company Hard Rock International has appealed the Hellenic Gaming Commission’s decision to reject its bid for the development of a casino resort as part of the planned €8 billion Hellinikon complex at the site of a defunct airport near Athens.The Greek ...

Habanero Marks Colombian iGaming Market Entry with Codere

Habanero Marks Colombian iGaming Market Entry with Codere

by February 3, 2020

Supplier of slots and table games for the global online casino sector Habanero has entered Colombia’s regulated iGaming market as part of an extended content delivery deal with Spanish gambling giant Codere.Under its partnership with Codere, Habanero has been able to provide ...

Yggdrasil Partners Black Cow to Enhance New Publishing Division’s Capabilities

Yggdrasil Partners Black Cow to Enhance New Publishing Division’s Capabilities

by February 3, 2020

Yggdrasil has teamed up with open gaming architecture specialist Black Cow in a deal that will see the casino content supplier integrate its partner’s GDK (Game Development Kit) platform into its newly launched GATI solution.Yggdrasil’s GATI (Game Adaptation, Tools, and Inte ...

Japan Ruling Party Lawmaker Faces New Indictment in Snowballing Casino Bribery Case

by February 3, 2020

Japan’s widening casino bribery scandal just got worse as news that the senior ruling lawmaker at the heart of the case was indicted on a new charge hit the headlines earlier today.According to the latest of a series of indictments, former Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) memb ...

New El Royale Casino Ships Players Back to the Roaring 20s

New El Royale Casino Ships Players Back to the Roaring 20s

by February 3, 2020

The Roaring 20s… the time when even the impossible seemed wildly possible, taboos were breached, and the forbidden tasted oh so sweet.The era of bright lights, fast music, gangsters and molls, and secret and very exclusive gambling clubs all around New York City.Inspire ...

500.com Bought Arrested Japanese Lawmaker Luxury Items During Macau Trip in Widening Casino Bribery Scandal

500.com Bought Arrested Japanese Lawmaker Luxury Items During Macau Trip in Widening Casino Bribery Scandal

by February 2, 2020

The senior Japanese ruling party lawmaker who got arrested in a widening bribery scandal accepted luxury items from a Chinese gambling company during his trip to Macau, which he made at the said company’s invitation in late 2017, Japanese news outlets report.Tsukasa Akimoto, ...

FAI Ends SportPesa Deal as It Re-evaluates Sponsorships

FAI Ends SportPesa Deal as It Re-evaluates Sponsorships

by February 2, 2020

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has cut its links with SportPesa less than a year after the association’s former chief, John Delaney, signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with the Kenyan sports betting giant.The FAI moved to end its two-year deal with SportPesa, ...