Real Gaming Adds New Deposit Options by Partnering With PayNearMe

by September 27, 2014

The online poker platform from Nevada – Real Gaming, has announced that its clients can now pay through cash depositing. This is made possible by the recent partnership with PayNearMe.PayNearMe is the former Kwedit-Direct service of the company Kwedit. It is known for allowin ...

Bet365 Launches a Local Website in Italy Despite Tight Competition and High Taxes

by September 26, 2014

Bet365 has yet again proven to be resilient in the turbulent global gambling industry by opening an Italian-focused website, despite its recent issues with attaining a gambling license in Germany. Its Italian regulated website is named bet465.it and is designed to suit the lingui ...

Table Mountain Casino Pays Over $22 Million to Jackpot Winners Over the Last Two Months

by September 25, 2014

A casino in central California has reported unprecedented amount of high winnings paid to its players. The casino is called Table Mountain Casino and is located in Fresno county, in a census-designated place called Friant.The casino has paid over $22 million for the past two ...

Codere SA Receives a $1.4 Billion Debt Accord, Avoids Bankruptcy

by September 24, 2014

The Spanish-based organization Codere SA was rejuvenated for its $1.4-billion debt amassed over the past few years. The gaming company had its share trading suspension lifted yesterday, after a Spanish market regulator announced its shares were blocked from share auctions last Tu ...

EiG Event Predicts Doubling in Participation, Global Industry Leaders Join In

by September 23, 2014

Clarion Events – the company which hosts the Excellence in iGaming, has reported a considerable increase in the number of businesses that signed up for this year’s event. Compared to last year, the participation rate increased 20%.Increase in Local and International Particip ...

The Barcelona Affiliate Conference is Approaching – 23rd to 26th October

by September 22, 2014

This year’s Barcelona Affiliate Conference is approaching and updates of the event are being spread around social media on a daily basis. The event will be moving to a new location this year. The organizers of the conference – the IGF Affiliate, announced earlier this month that ...

Spain Tightens Control Over Bitcoin With a New Gaming Ruling

by September 21, 2014

The Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria – a Spanish taxation authority, responsible for the intake of governmental revenue, has recently given an official statement that Bitcoin is to be categorized as an online payment currency. This is a major change in the way Bitcoin ...

Brazilian Senator Ciro Nogueira Offers an Online Gambling Bill Draft: The Start of a New Era?

by September 20, 2014

The dream of online gambling operators to receive a license in Brazil may become reality. The regulations concerning online gambling in Brazil are not official yet, but active discussions are taking place in the Senate, which is the first step towards legalizing online gambling. ...

Saatchi & Saatchi Hired to Take Care of Sands China’s Advertising

by September 19, 2014

One of the world’s best-known marketing and advertising agencies – Saatchi & Saatchi, was hired by Sands China to become its new creative agent in Asia. The deal was estimated at $50 million and will cover the operations of Sands China in Mainland China as well as in Ma ...

Huey Lewis and The News to Perform Live at Belterra Casino Resort 11 Oct.

by September 18, 2014

On the 11th of October, the main event hall of the Belterra Casino Resort will host an amazing live mini-concert of the famous rock and roll group Huey Lewis and The News. The show will start at 7 p.m. The band was formed out of two other Bay-area groups which at the time were co ...

United Kingdom Continues Refining Its Gambling Legislation

by September 16, 2014

The United Kingdom is known for its relatively liberal gambling regulations. For example, the gambling law accepts TV commercials and all types of online gambling, unlike many other countries. There are a variety of bets you can place in the U.K., such as sports betting, all sort ...

Scientific Games Extends Contracts with Slovakia’s National Lottery and Colorado Lottery

by September 15, 2014

Scientific Games – a company producing high security lottery products and services, renewed its contracts with the National Lottery of Slovakia and Colorado Lottery and will continue providing them with consultancy and instant games.Scientific Games provides its services to l ...

Cambodia May Lift Casino Ban on Locals to Keep Up With Vietnam

by September 14, 2014

As the neighboring Cambodian countries accept gambling legislation one by one, the Cambodian government has shown signs for designing such a bill itself. The first step toward more modern gambling legislation is the Government’s change in mind toward allowing local citizens to en ...

Singapore Turf Club to Apply for a License After Reviewing the Remote Gambling Act

by September 13, 2014

The gambling operator Singapore Turf Club has expressed interest in submitting the required legal documents for becoming a licensed online gambling provider. This Monday, the Singaporean Parliament started looking into a potential legislation that would establish a Government-sup ...

Alexander Lakhov Takes the WPT Cyprus Championship Cup

by September 12, 2014

The 13th season of the World Poker Tour started on Wednesday with its first final at Merit Classic North Cyprus. The tournament has received over 400 applications and those who did not manage to pass Day 1 were given the opportunity to rebuy another try on the same day. There wer ...