BoyleSports Secures Entry into UK’s Retail Betting Sector

BoyleSports Secures Entry into UK’s Retail Betting Sector

by June 1, 2019

Despite the gloomy projections about UK’s retail betting sector after a massive crackdown on its highest grossing product, Irish bookmaker BoyleSports has decided to proceed with a long-time goal to enter that same sector through a strategic acquisition.The Racing Post repor ...

Hard Rock, 4 Others Bid for Pope County Casino License

Hard Rock, 4 Others Bid for Pope County Casino License

by May 31, 2019

The bidding process for a license for the development of a casino resort in Pope County, Arkansas attracted five bidders, including Florida gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International, the Arkansas Racing Commission said on Thursday.Interested parties had up until ...

Melco’s Stake in Crown Resorts Could Spell Trouble for Crown Sydney

Melco’s Stake in Crown Resorts Could Spell Trouble for Crown Sydney

by May 31, 2019

Hong Kong businessman Lawrence Ho purchasing a 19.9% stake in Australian casino operator Crown Resorts could mean trouble for the company’s A$2.2 billion Sydney integrated resort project, local news outlets reportThe Government of New South Wales has instructed the state’s ga ...

Evolution Gaming Debuts New Live Blackjack, Poker Games

Evolution Gaming Debuts New Live Blackjack, Poker Games

by May 31, 2019

Swedish provider of Live Casino solutions Evolution Gaming has added two new titles to its stacked roster of games. Free Bet Blackjack and 2 Hand Casino Hold’em have extended the company’s line-up of Live Blackjack and Live Poker tables, as Evolution Gaming announced in a press r ...

Play Store Games Must Now Include Loot Boxes Odds

Play Store Games Must Now Include Loot Boxes Odds

by May 31, 2019

The controversial loot boxes in video games have just received another heavy blow, this time from GoogleTech blog Android Police reported earlier this week that Google’s Play Store has updated its policies on publishing games that feature loot boxes. The move comes shortly af ...

Kenya Preps Fresh New Gambling Restrictions

Kenya Preps Fresh New Gambling Restrictions

by May 30, 2019

Just when Kenya-facing gambling operators thought they could draw a breath of relief after the High Court struck down a set of proposed gambling ads restrictions, the government of the African nation came up with a comprehensive bill aiming to give the gambling industry a hard ti ...

Melco Snatches 20% Stake in Former Partner Crown Resorts

Melco Snatches 20% Stake in Former Partner Crown Resorts

by May 30, 2019

The land-based casino consolidation wave has just washed over the Australian coast to see two of the industry’s big players rekindle their previous bromanceIn a statement from earlier today, Melco Resorts & Entertainment announced that it has entered a purchase agreement ...

PGCB Gives Go-Ahead to Sands Casino Bethlehem Sale

PGCB Gives Go-Ahead to Sands Casino Bethlehem Sale

by May 30, 2019

The sale of Sands Bethlehem to Wind Creek Hospitality has finally cleared its last regulatory hurdles; parties expected to close the deal by FridayLas Vegas giant Las Vegas Sands is set to offload its smallest casino resort after the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board finally ...

Pragmatic Play Live Casino Offering to Go Live with 1xBet

Pragmatic Play Live Casino Offering to Go Live with 1xBet

by May 30, 2019

Pragmatic Play has expanded its Live Casino reach with a content supply deal with online gambling operator 1xBetPragmatic Play has signed another gambling operator to roll out its brand new Live Casino offering, the supplier announced in a Wednesday press release. The company ...

Bet365 Deploys GiG Comply to Monitor Third-Party Affiliates’ Activities

Bet365 Deploys GiG Comply to Monitor Third-Party Affiliates’ Activities

by May 29, 2019

In a time when compliance is a word that weighs heavily on those involved in the global gambling industry, gambling operators are required to ensure that it is tightly woven in their operations and marketing strategies.Online gambling group Gaming Innovation Group today anno ...

Wynn Resorts Pays Fine to MassGaming ahead of Boston Casino Launch

Wynn Resorts Pays Fine to MassGaming ahead of Boston Casino Launch

by May 29, 2019

Wynn Resorts has decided not to appeal record fine in Massachusetts as it wants to focus full attention on Encore Boston Harbor’s nearing openingWynn Resorts has paid its $35.5 million fine to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, but let the regulator know that it was unhappy ...

Cyprus Casino Resort Opening Pushed Back to Late 2021

Cyprus Casino Resort Opening Pushed Back to Late 2021

by May 29, 2019

Melco has pushed the opening of its first casino resort outside Asia by several months, according to Cypriot mediaThe opening of City of Dreams Mediterranean, the first integrated casino resort in the Republic of Cyprus, has been pushed back, according to a report by local ne ...

Pariplay Partners Svenska Spel Sport & Casino for Swedish Expansion

Pariplay Partners Svenska Spel Sport & Casino for Swedish Expansion

by May 29, 2019

Pariplay looks to cement itself in Sweden’s re-organized gambling market through partnership with Svenska Spel’s digital armOnline gaming technology company Pariplay announced Tuesday that its complete library of online casino games will go live with Svenska Spel Sport & ...

Kenya High Court Strikes Down Gambling Ads Ban

Kenya High Court Strikes Down Gambling Ads Ban

by May 28, 2019

Kenya’s proposed highly restrictive regime on gambling ads may not come into force after the High Court’s strikedownKenya’s High Court annulled today a recently introduced ban on gambling ads across social media, outdoor adverts of betting and gaming services, celebrity endor ...

BetVictor to Roll Out Exclusive Nektan Casino Content

BetVictor to Roll Out Exclusive Nektan Casino Content

by May 28, 2019

Nektan to develop and supply exclusive online slots to BetVictor under the recently penned extension of their existing partnershipProvider of an online gaming platform and related content for the industry Nektan today announced that it has expanded its partnership with gambli ...