Ladbrokes Strikes a Deal with Best Gaming Technology for More than 2,000 SSBTs

by February 18, 2015

The market leader among the retail bookmakers in the UK – Ladbrokes – announced that it has managed to reach an agreement with Best Gaming Technology. The deal is related to the supply of more than 2,000 additional self-service betting terminals located all over the world.Th ...

Proponents of Aquis Hope New Queensland Government Will Speed Up Licensing Process

by February 18, 2015

Champions of the multi-billion-dollar hotel and casino venue, which is expected to open doors in Cairns, Australia in 2019, said that they hope Curtis Pitt, the new Treasurer of the state of Queensland, will help the project to be granted the necessary permission for the construc ...

Anthony Zinno Wins the World Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event

by February 17, 2015

The World Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event took place from February 13 to February 16. The event attracted a total of 419 players, but it was Anthony Zinno who emerged victorious to win the first-place prize as well as a seat into the World Championship, which will b ...

Fewer Casinos Might Operate on the Jeju Island in Future

by February 17, 2015

Union Gaming Research Macau Ltd., a prominent Macau-based equity research firm, released a note on Monday, saying that although some new international operators were given the nod to locate their casinos on the South Korean Jeju Island, the number of licensed gambling venues ther ...

The Sun and NEKTAN Launch a Mobile Casino Platform

by February 16, 2015

Earlier today, popular British tabloid The Sun announced that it is going to work in collaboration with NEKTAN, a Gibraltar-based developer of various gaming solutions, to launch the so-called Sun Play, a mobile casino, which will offer a wide selection of both real-money and fre ...

Universal Entertainment to Pay Out US$18.6 Million in Dividends

by February 16, 2015

Universal Entertainment Corp., a Japanese manufacturer of pachinko, slot machines, and various arcade games, announced that it is planning to pay out the amount of JPY2.2 billion or US$18.6 million in dividends.At present, the company is also an investor in the Philippine-bas ...

A Total of $451,971 Spent on Lobbying for Southern Tier Casino Projects

by February 15, 2015

Back in December 2014, the New York Gaming Facility Location Board gave the nod to three of all sixteen bidders that proposed projects for casinos in the state. The new venues will be located in the Catskills, the Capital Region, and near Albany.According to official data fro ...

Totolotek Receives Responsible Gaming Accreditation by the European Lotteries Association

by February 13, 2015

It has been announced that Totolotek S.A., a subsidiary of the popular Greek gaming company INTRALOT and one of the major betting operators in Poland, has just been granted responsible gaming accreditation by the European Lotteries Association.The accreditation in question wa ...

Genting Bhd Seeks Further Expansion in Malaysia and South Korea

by February 13, 2015

Genting Malaysia Bhd reported that it managed to complete a previously announced deal. The deal, which is a land acquisition, is considered part of the company’s plans for further expansion of a casino hotel venue located in the Bahamas, in which Genting holds a majority st ...

Chow Tai Fook Enterprises to Build a Casino Resort in Incheon

by February 12, 2015

It was announced mere hours ago that Hong Kong-based casino operator and real estate developer Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd. is planning to build a hotel and casino venue near Incheon, where South Korea’s biggest airport is located. The company said that it will invest abo ...

Jaymin Patel Leaves GTECH Americas

by February 12, 2015

Earlier today, it was announced that Jaymin Patel, the current chief executive officer and president of GTECH Americas, is to step down from his position as of March 27. At present, Mr. Patel is also a member of the board of parent company GTECH S.p.A.A spokesperson of the co ...

Macau Legend’s CEO Chow Demands More Casino Licenses from the Local Government

by February 12, 2015

The Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Macau Legend Development Ltd – Mr. David Chow Kam Fai – demanded from the Macau government to make the gaming market in the administrative region accessible to new investors.According to Mr. Chow, who represents the casino servi ...

EveryMatrix to Work in Collaboration with YakoCasino

by February 11, 2015

EveryMatrix, an independent software provider of award-winning iGaming solutions, announced that it had inked a deal with popular online casino operator YakoCasino.The agreement is part of EveryMatrix’s strategy to attract more customers and to constantly improve its se ...

iGaming Asia Congress 2015 to Take Place in March

by February 11, 2015

After the end of the London Affiliate Conference and the ICE Totally Gaming, the gaming industry is to have its next major event in a little more than a month. The so-called iGaming Asia Congress 2015 will take place on March 17-19 in the heart of Macau.It is considered to be ...

Martin Jacobson Donates $250,000 to Initiatives of REG

by February 11, 2015

The champion in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event – Martin Jacobson – was reported to have donated a sum of $250,000 to Raising for Effective Giving (REG), which is a non-profit organization.Mr. Jacobson won the $10-million prize of WSOP Main Event in November. Then, ...