GVC to Announce Gambling Veteran Barry Gibson as New Chairman

GVC to Announce Gambling Veteran Barry Gibson as New Chairman

by November 3, 2019

Former Playtech and William Hill director Barry Gibson is tipped to succeed Lee Feldman as chairman of Isle of Man-based gambling group GVC Holdings, according to a Sky News report.The appointment of Mr. Gibson will mark the end of GVC’s seven-month search for a new chairman ...

DraftKings Eyes Nov. 4 Pennsylvania Mobile Betting Soft-Launch

DraftKings Eyes Nov. 4 Pennsylvania Mobile Betting Soft-Launch

by November 2, 2019

This coming Monday, November 4, will be an eventful day for Pennsylvania’s online gambling market as it will see two major brands enter it – one bringing digital sports betting experience, while the other debuting the state’s first online poker website under its new gambling regu ...

Sportradar Denies Allegations of Italian Mafia Ties

Sportradar Denies Allegations of Italian Mafia Ties

by November 2, 2019

Betting technology and sports data provider Sportradar on Friday refuted “strongly” the allegations made by business news outlet Business Insider Italia that linked it to illegal online gambling operations conducted on the territory of Italy by the local mafia.In a statement ...

Aspire Global’s Pariplay to Supply Content to 888casino in New Jersey

Aspire Global’s Pariplay to Supply Content to 888casino in New Jersey

by November 1, 2019

Online gambling group Aspire Global has reached an important milestone in its growth strategy that will see it enter the lucrative US iGaming market.The company announced today that it will be able to enter the US online gambling space through a recent deal between Pariplay, ...

Live Casino Supplier Evolution Partners Penn National in Pennsylvania

Live Casino Supplier Evolution Partners Penn National in Pennsylvania

by November 1, 2019

Live Casino supplier Evolution Gaming today announced that it has signed a deal to provide its content to Pennsylvania-headquartered casino operator Penn National Gaming.Under the agreement, Penn will be able to use Evolution’s planned studio in the Keystone State to stream ...

Greentube Slots Go Live with Svenska Spel Sport & Casino

Greentube Slots Go Live with Svenska Spel Sport & Casino

by November 1, 2019

Online casino content provider Greentube, a division of NOVOMATIC Interactive, has extended its Swedish footprint through a recently announced deal with the online gambling business of state-owned operator Svenska Spel.As a result from the latest of a series of commercial de ...

Penn National Evaluates Offers to Sell Las Vegas Strip Casino Resort

Penn National Evaluates Offers to Sell Las Vegas Strip Casino Resort

by November 1, 2019

Casino operator Penn National Gaming is evaluating unsolicited offers for its Tropicana Las Vegas property, but the company’s management said that a sale is not imminent.Penn executives said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday that they have been app ...

Microgaming, Fortune Factory Studios Debut Long Mu Fortunes Slot

Microgaming, Fortune Factory Studios Debut Long Mu Fortunes Slot

by October 31, 2019

Microgaming takes players to a brand new adventure with the latest addition to its ever-growing online slots collection.The veteran online gaming provider’s newest release was exclusively developed by Fortune Factory Studios, the talent team behind hit game Village People Ma ...

Veikkaus to Retire Nearly Half of Its Slot Machines amid Criticism

Veikkaus to Retire Nearly Half of Its Slot Machines amid Criticism

by October 31, 2019

Finland’s gambling monopoly, Veikkaus, today revealed plans to nearly halve the number of slots machines it operates at kiosks, supermarkets, and service stations within the next five years amid criticism over weak social responsibility policies.Veikkaus currently operates 1 ...

PokerStars Set to Finally Bring Online Poker to Pennsylvania

PokerStars Set to Finally Bring Online Poker to Pennsylvania

by October 31, 2019

The ongoing online gambling expansion in Pennsylvania is set to hit another important milestone this coming Monday when Canadian gambling giant The Stars Group, parent company of major poker brand PokerStars, is set to soft-launch the state’s first online poker room.After a s ...

After Bellagio, Circus Circus Casinos, MGM Seeks to Offload MGM Grand

After Bellagio, Circus Circus Casinos, MGM Seeks to Offload MGM Grand

by October 31, 2019

MGM Resorts International is seeking a buyer for its flagship MGM Grand property in Las Vegas, the company’s CEO, Jim Murren, said during a Wednesday conference call.Mr. Murren’s comments came several weeks after the Las Vegas gaming and hospitality giant announced that it h ...

PG SOFT to Add Casino Games Portfolio to EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine

PG SOFT to Add Casino Games Portfolio to EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine

by October 30, 2019

Mobile casino games developer PG SOFT has partnered EveryMatrix to have its content integrated into the latter’s CasinoEngine iGaming content aggregation platform, news emerged today.CasinoEngine is one of the largest, if not the largest, online casino content libraries in t ...

LeoVegas Sells Live Casino Arm Authentic Gaming to Genting

LeoVegas Sells Live Casino Arm Authentic Gaming to Genting

by October 30, 2019

Gambling group LeoVegas today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its B2B live casino business in a €15 million deal.The company said that its subsidiary Authentic Gaming will be purchased by global gambling powerhouse Genting. LeoVegas went on that the d ...

Australia Wants to Face-Scan Porn Viewers, Online Gamblers

Australia Wants to Face-Scan Porn Viewers, Online Gamblers

by October 30, 2019

Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has suggested the use of facial recognition to prevent minors from accessing pornography and gambling websites.The domestic security agency’s proposal came as part of an ongoing inquiry into the effectiveness of various age verification ...

Casino Dealer Sues MGM Springfield over Lower Base Pay

Casino Dealer Sues MGM Springfield over Lower Base Pay

by October 30, 2019

A dealer at MGM Springfield, one of Massachusetts’ two Las Vegas-style commercial casino resorts, is suing the property, arguing that he has consistently been paid less than minimum wage by its employer.Shawn Connors started working at the Springfield-based casino shortly be ...