Tabcorp Faces NSW Fine over Illegal Gambling Inducement
Australian gambling operator Tabcorp was slapped with a A$30,000 penalty in New South Wales over violations of the state’s gambling advertising laws. The penalty was issued last week by the…
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Japan Mulls Nixing Tax on Foreigners’ Casino Winnings
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to implement changes to the nation’s planned integrated resorts tax system, the party’s tax investigation chairman, Akira Amari, said last week. The…
Soft2Bet Adds Zombie-Themed Casino to Bulking Portfolio
Online casino and sportsbook platform provider Soft2Bet has just unveiled its newest online casino brand that has joined its ever-growing portfolio of operations. Themed around zombies, the new Casombie brand…
Veikkaus Shuts Temporarily Slot Machines in Many Areas as Virus Surges
Finland’s state-run gambling monopoly, Veikkaus, said Thursday that it would temporarily close gaming arcades and slot machines in a number of areas around the Scandinavian nation to help curb the…
Single-Event Betting Could Finally Be Coming to Canada
Canada’s federal government is making moves to legalize single-event betting as the practice is heating up in neighboring US and as the nation’s gambling industry is grappling with the impact…
Aurum Signature Studios Joins Microgaming’s Independent Studios Network
Online casino content provider Microgaming this week announced that it has welcomed Aurum Signature Studios to its ever-growing network of independent game developers. The studio is set to become Microgaming’s…
Wazdan Casino Content Now Certified in Spain
Online casino games developer and supplier Wazdan is set to expand into the Spanish iGaming market after its content has received full certification from Spain’s gambling regulator, Dirección General de…
NetBet Expands Live Casino Library with Pragmatic Play Titles
Pragmatic Play’s Live Casino range has gone live with NetBet as part of a recently signed deal between the content provider and the online casino and sportsbook operator. The partnership…
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Reportedly Mulling Pushing Back Opening
The opening of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas could suffer a further delay, according to a report by popular Las Vegas blog Vital Vegas. The property was originally supposed to open…
Golden Nugget Online Gaming Wins NJ Approval for SPAC Merger
Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) has earned a crucial approval for its merger with special purpose acquisition company Landcadia Holdings II Inc. from New Jersey gambling regulators. GNOG is the…
Casinos in Virginia Unlikely Before Spring 2022, Lottery Boss Says
Neither temporary, nor full-fledged casinos are likely to open in Virginia before April 2022, Kevin Hall, Executive Director of the Virginia Lottery, told state lawmakers last week during a Zoom…
GOP Megadonor’s Interest in Texas Brings New Hope for Legal Casinos
Texas lawmakers have traditionally been unwilling to legalize casinos, with a number of previous efforts to introduce this type of gambling in the state failing to gain much traction in…
The KO (Knockout) Card Counting System in Blackjack
In short: The KO (Knock-Out) count is an unbalanced card counting system in which 2 through 7 count +1, 8 and 9 count 0, and tens and aces count −1.…
Iowa Regulator Fines PointsBet, Betfred over Self-Ban Violations
Two sports betting operators have been hit with fines by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission over similar violations of the state’s self-exclusion gambling rules, Radio Iowa reported Monday. Brian…
Golden Nugget Signs Sports Betting, iGaming Deal in West Virginia
Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) has penned a deal with Greenbrier Hotel Corporation that secured the online gaming and sports betting operator with access to West Virginia’s regulated digital gambling…
Caesars Granted Additional Year to Sell Indiana Casino
Members of the Indiana Gaming Commission unanimously agreed on Monday to give casino operator Caesars Entertainment Inc. an additional year to sell its Horseshoe Hammond property. Caesars originally had until…
Nevada Regulators Cannot Discipline Casino Boss Steve Wynn, Court Rules
A Nevada court judge has ruled that the state Gaming Commission and Gaming Control Board cannot fine or discipline former casino boss Steve Wynn as he no ties to the…
Red Tiger Expands Denmark Presence with Tivoli Casino Rollout
Online casino games developer and supplier Red Tiger has strengthened its foothold in the Danish iGaming market through a partnership with Tivoli Casino, the online gaming operation of one of…
EveryMatrix Kicks Off US Expansion Campaign with New Jersey License Application
Online gambling technology provider EveryMatrix has submitted a license application with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement as it looks to tap into the US digital gaming market, the…
Oklahoma Governor’s Legal Expenses in Tribal Gambling Dispute Revealed
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s office had to pay over $2 million in legal and other fees associated with his dispute with the state’s tribes over the extension of their gambling…
Nevada Casinos Ordered to Reduce Capacity amid New Virus Wave
Nevada’s casinos and other non-essential businesses will be operating at 25% capacity for at least three weeks beginning Tuesday, November 24, as part of a new set of measures announced…
Betfred Enters Pennsylvania with Wind Creek Bethlehem Sportsbook
Wind Creek Hospitality this week launched its first-ever retail sportsbook through a partnership with Betfred USA Sports, the US division of British bookmaker Betfred, that the casino operator signed early…
Poker Players Cash In On Bitcoin Price Rally
Costa Rica-based online poker operator Winning Poker Network, WPN, has had to buy millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin every day for several weeks now as more and more players…
Tilman Fertitta’s Golden Nugget Lands Illinois Casino, Betting Deal
Billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta is bringing the Golden Nugget brand to Illinois as the state’s gambling market is in the middle of its biggest transformation in many years. Golden Nugget…
Caesars Takeover Bid Wins Backing from William Hill Shareholders
William Hill shareholders resoundingly backed Caesars Entertainment Inc.’s £2.9 billion bid to acquire the UK betting giant, fulfilling a key condition for the mega-deal to go through. Over 86% of…
Red Tiger Celebrates US Debut with Rush Street Launch in Pennsylvania
Online casino games maker Red Tiger has made its US debut with the recent launch of a selection of its content in Pennsylvania. Red Tiger’s rollout in the Keystone State…
Greentube-Owned StarGames Casino Gears Up For Regulated German Market Entry
Greentube-owned online casino StarGames is set to apply for a license to operate in Germany as the nation is gearing up preparations for the enforcement of its new gambling law…
Safer Gambling Week Gets Underway in the UK
As gambling advertising in the UK and the nation’s gambling industry, as a whole, face uncertain future, its many sectors have united and teamed up with national gambling support charities…
Bally’s Corp. Closes Acquisition of AC Casino, Buys Betting Technology Firm Bet.Works
Casino operator Bally’s Corporation, formerly Twin River Worldwide Holdings, has completed the acquisition of Bally’s Atlantic City and has announced a deal to acquire sports betting technology firm Bet.Works as…
Red 7 Card Counting System in Blackjack
In short: Red 7 is an unbalanced, level-one blackjack count devised by Arnold Snyder. It counts 2 to 6 and red 7s as +1, 8, 9 and black 7s as…