UKGC Was Urged to Act and Protect Gamblers Way Before Football Index’s Demise

UKGC Was Urged to Act and Protect Gamblers Way Before Football Index’s Demise

by March 22, 2021

The UK Gambling Commission was warned that Football Index was doomed to a collapse of unmatched proportions more than a year before the betting firm suspended its platform.A report sent to the regulator in January 2020 and obtained by The Guardian laid out concerns over Foot ...

888 Mulling Listing to Strengthen US Sports Betting Foothold

888 Mulling Listing to Strengthen US Sports Betting Foothold

by March 22, 2021

888 Holdings is exploring options to bring US investors on board, including a potential IPO, as the local market becomes more meaningful for the London-listed online casino and sports betting firm.In an interview with Bloomberg News last week, the company’s CEO, Itai Pazner, ...

MGA Drafted Fenech’s Letter for Portomaso Casino’s License Renewal

MGA Drafted Fenech’s Letter for Portomaso Casino’s License Renewal

by March 22, 2021

The Malta Gaming Authority’s former legal counsel was found to have helped businessman Yorgen Fenech draft a letter to the regulator’s boss at the time. The draft listed out reasons why Fenech’s Portomaso Casino license should be extended.In September 2015, Edwina Licari, th ...

Blackstone Tables $6.2 Billion Offer for Aussie Casino Giant

Blackstone Tables $6.2 Billion Offer for Aussie Casino Giant

by March 22, 2021

An interested buyer has emerged for Crown Resorts after nightmare few weeks for the Australian casino operator that saw it be deemed unfit to operate a casino in Sydney and become the subject of intense regulatory scrutiny in multiple states.US investment management giant Bl ...

Playtech Extends Online Casino Content Deal with Flutter

Playtech Extends Online Casino Content Deal with Flutter

by March 19, 2021

Online gambling technology provider Playtech this week announced that it has extended its long-term relationship with Flutter Entertainment with a recently signed new five-year contract.The deal includes Flutter’s Paddy Power, Betfair, and Sky Casino operations. Under its te ...

ORYX Marks Debut in Swiss Online Casino Space with Grand Casino Luzern

ORYX Marks Debut in Swiss Online Casino Space with Grand Casino Luzern

by March 19, 2021

Major provider of iGaming content ORYX Gaming has recently celebrated its entry in Switzerland’s regulated iGaming market after going live with Grand Casino Luzern’s digital operation, mycasino.ch.While Grand Casino Luzern is the first Swiss operator to launch ORYX content, ...

Rio Casino Owner Taps Hyatt for Property’s Renovation

Rio Casino Owner Taps Hyatt for Property’s Renovation

by March 19, 2021

Just over a year after Caesars Entertainment sealed the sale of Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to an affiliate of Dreamscape Companies, details about the fate of the property have finally emerged.Hospitality giant Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced Thursday that it has si ...

Connecticut Governor, Tribes Announce Sports Betting, iGaming Deal

Connecticut Governor, Tribes Announce Sports Betting, iGaming Deal

by March 19, 2021

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and the state’s two federally recognized tribes, the Mohegans and the Mashantucket Pequots, have finally arrived on the same page regarding the legalization of sports betting and online gambling.An agreement between the state’s top legislator ...

Hurricane Global Bolsters Portfolio with HeySpin Acquisition

Hurricane Global Bolsters Portfolio with HeySpin Acquisition

by March 18, 2021

Online casino operator Hurricane Global Group has strengthened its offering with the recent acquisition of HeySpin, a brand running on the Aspire Global platform.The amount Hurricane Global paid for the newest addition to its offering has remained undisclosed.The compan ...

Former Caesars Partner in Korea Gets 1-Year Extension for Casino Resort

Former Caesars Partner in Korea Gets 1-Year Extension for Casino Resort

by March 18, 2021

South Korea authorities have given a Chinese real estate developer a one-year deadline extension for the construction of an integrated casino resort near Incheon International Airport, the country’s busiest travel hub.Guangzhou R&F Properties sought a permission to post ...

Caesars Kicks Off $32.5 Million Expansion at Indiana Grand’s Casino

Caesars Kicks Off $32.5 Million Expansion at Indiana Grand’s Casino

by March 18, 2021

Casino operator Caesars Entertainment, Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a $32.5 million expansion plan for Indiana Grand Racing & Casino, one of the company’s two racetracks in Indiana.The expansion project will include the addition of more slot machines and table games and a ...

Online Casino Op Intouch Games Fined £3.4M in UK over Multiple Violations

Online Casino Op Intouch Games Fined £3.4M in UK over Multiple Violations

by March 18, 2021

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has slapped a seven-figure fine on gaming company Intouch Games Limited over a series of violations, the regulator itself announced this past Wednesday.Intouch Games holds a license from the agency to provide iGaming services in the UK throu ...

GNOG Secures Access to Virginia Sports Betting Market

GNOG Secures Access to Virginia Sports Betting Market

by March 17, 2021

Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. (GNOG), the online gambling division of Tilman Fertitta’s casino empire, this week become the latest company to receive a digital wagering license in Virginia.The operator obtained a temporary permit from the Virginia Lottery that enables it ...

Greentube Unveils Enhanced Social Casino Platform

Greentube Unveils Enhanced Social Casino Platform

by March 17, 2021

Greentube, a division of NOVOMATIC Interactive, has rolled out an upgraded version of its B2B social casino platform and Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group has become the provider’s first client to integrate the solution.Greentube Pro 2.0, as the newly r ...

Pariplay’s Aggregator Adds Spinomenal Online Casino Content

Pariplay’s Aggregator Adds Spinomenal Online Casino Content

by March 17, 2021

Online casino content provider and aggregator Pariplay Ltd. has forged a strategic deal with game maker Spinomenal that will see the latter add its products to the former’s Fusion platform.Spinomenal, a Malta-based iGaming studio, currently boasts a library of more than 100 ...