Yggdrasil Provides YG Masters Partners with Access to Proprietary Slot Mechanics

Yggdrasil Provides YG Masters Partners with Access to Proprietary Slot Mechanics

by December 18, 2020

Online gambling content publisher Yggdrasil will provide all members of its YG Masters program with access to its widely popular proprietary game mechanics to use them as a launch pad that would lift player engagement and retention to new heights.Yggdrasil’s YG Masters progr ...

Relax Gaming to Supply In-House, Aggregated Casino Content to Hurricane Global

Relax Gaming to Supply In-House, Aggregated Casino Content to Hurricane Global

by December 18, 2020

Online casino content supplier and aggregator Relax Gaming announced Friday that its content has gone live with online gambling operator Hurricane Global Group.The operator can now offer games from Relax’s already broad and fast-growing range with its brand DuxCasino.Hu ...

Swintt Debuts Live Casino Product

Swintt Debuts Live Casino Product

by December 18, 2020

Up-and-coming provider of online casino content Swintt is venturing into the lucrative live casino sector with its newly introduced mobile-first live dealer product, SwinttLive.Launched last year, Swintt is a rapidly growing Malta-based and licensed iGaming content maker. Th ...

EGBA Asks Santa for a New, Monopoly-less Gambling Regime in Finland

EGBA Asks Santa for a New, Monopoly-less Gambling Regime in Finland

by December 18, 2020

Finland is famous for a lot of things and being the home of Santa Claus is one of them. This year, the European Gambling and Betting Association (EGBA) has asked the jolly old man to help fix the Scandinavian nation’s gambling policy.EGBA is a Brussels-based trade associatio ...

Pragmatic Play Slots Titles Now Live with Betway

Pragmatic Play Slots Titles Now Live with Betway

by December 17, 2020

Online casino games supplier Pragmatic Play has expanded its list of high-profile clients through a recent deal with major iGaming and betting operator Betway.The partnership between the two companies has seen Pragmatic Play launch its entire slots library with Betway. Playe ...

Veikkaus to Roll Out Mandatory Slot Machines ID Verification on Jan. 12

Veikkaus to Roll Out Mandatory Slot Machines ID Verification on Jan. 12

by December 17, 2020

Veikkaus, the only entity authorized to provide gambling services in Finland, confirmed this week that it will roll out the previously announced compulsory identification verification controls across its network of slot machines on January 12, 2021.Under Finland’s amended Lo ...

Cyprus Casinos Closes All Casinos as New Virus Cases Surge

Cyprus Casinos Closes All Casinos as New Virus Cases Surge

by December 17, 2020

Cyprus Casinos, the Republic of Cyprus-based subsidiary of gaming and hospitality giant Melco Resorts & Entertainment, has suspended operations at all of its casinos across the island nation as Covid-19 cases have spiked at an alarming rate over the past month.In a mess ...

Atlantic City to Auction Off the Chance to Blow Up Former Trump Casino

Atlantic City to Auction Off the Chance to Blow Up Former Trump Casino

by December 17, 2020

As the planned implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City approaches, city officials are offering people the chance to push the button that would demolish the building on January 29.Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said on Wednesday that they would auction off ...

ORYX Unveils Germany-Facing Link-Up with Greentube’s StarGames

ORYX Unveils Germany-Facing Link-Up with Greentube’s StarGames

by December 16, 2020

Online gambling software provider ORYX Gaming has teamed up with Greentube-owned online casino StarGames in a move that will significantly strengthen its presence in Germany as the country prepares for the introduction of a new regulatory framework.As part of the deal, ORYX ...

Showboat AC Wins Approval for Indoor Water Park

Showboat AC Wins Approval for Indoor Water Park

by December 16, 2020

The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) on Tuesday gave a final site plan approval for a proposed indoor water park at Showboat Atlantic City.But the CRDA is yet to give one more key approval before the project moves forward. The Showboat’s owner, Phi ...

Harrah’s Casino Atlantic City Announces Dec. 26 Poker Room Reopening

Harrah’s Casino Atlantic City Announces Dec. 26 Poker Room Reopening

by December 15, 2020

Atlantic City will have two operational poker rooms before the end of the year as casino operator Caesars Entertainment Inc. is gearing up preparations to reopen the poker area at its Harrah’s Atlantic City property.Harrah’s poker room, which is branded World Series of Poker ...

Ex-PokerStars Boss to Lead Hard Rock’s New Digital Gaming, Betting Arm

Ex-PokerStars Boss to Lead Hard Rock’s New Digital Gaming, Betting Arm

by December 15, 2020

Gaming and hospitality giant Hard Rock International is looking to tap into the lucrative online casino and sports betting sectors with the recent launch of its Hard Rock Digital arm.The company said that Hard Rock Digital is a joint venture with top industry talent and will ...

Apollo Mulls Sweetening Offer for Canadian Casino Giant

Apollo Mulls Sweetening Offer for Canadian Casino Giant

by December 15, 2020

Wall Street buyout fund Apollo Global Management is mulling sweetening its $2.5 billion (C$3.3 billion) takeover offer for Canadian casino operator Great Canadian Gaming, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.It is also understood that Apollo could walk a ...

Swedish Gambling Market Inquiry Calls for Ad Restrictions, Permanent Deposit Limits

Swedish Gambling Market Inquiry Calls for Ad Restrictions, Permanent Deposit Limits

by December 15, 2020

A long-awaited inquiry into Sweden’s reorganized gambling market recommends the introduction of more restrictions into the sector, including limited advertising of products that are deemed to be of the highest risk to consumers.The Gambling Market Inquiry (Spelmarknadsutredn ...

Wazdan Casino Content Now Certified in Colombia

Wazdan Casino Content Now Certified in Colombia

by December 14, 2020

Online casino games supplier Wazdan has obtained important certification that will spur its expansion in Latin America.The company announced Monday that it has received certification to offer a selection of its innovative slots portfolio in Colombia. The certification enable ...