German State Heads Ratify New Online Betting, Casino, Poker Legislation

German State Heads Ratify New Online Betting, Casino, Poker Legislation

by November 3, 2020

The heads of Germany’s 16 states late last month ratified Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021, the country’s new gambling law that is set to take effect in July 2021.The heads of the 16 states participated in a remote meeting held October 28-30 and chaired by Berlin. The ratificat ...

MGM Growth Properties Potentially Interested in Sands’ Strip Casinos

MGM Growth Properties Potentially Interested in Sands’ Strip Casinos

by November 3, 2020

Real estate investment trust (REIT) MGM Growth Properties is interested in acquiring the Venetian or another big Las Vegas Strip property as long as it finds the right partner to run such a property.The company’s CEO, James Stewart, shed some light on their Vegas plans durin ...

Relax Taps Stockholm Studio to Up In-House Casino Content

Relax Taps Stockholm Studio to Up In-House Casino Content

by November 2, 2020

Online casino content supplier and aggregator Relax Gaming announced on Monday that it has tapped a third Stockholm-based in-house games studio to build on the success of its proprietary casino titles.The company’s latest announcement comes as it celebrates its tenth anniver ...

NetEnt Strengthens Live Casino Portfolio with New Baccarat Title

NetEnt Strengthens Live Casino Portfolio with New Baccarat Title

by November 2, 2020

Online casino content specialist NetEnt has further boosted its live casino range with the recent launch of its first-ever Baccarat game.NetEnt said this week that it has crafted and rolled out three Baccarat tables. Two of them are featured in its physical studio to provide ...

Fewer Singaporeans Flocked to Local Casinos after Entry Levy Hike

Fewer Singaporeans Flocked to Local Casinos after Entry Levy Hike

by November 2, 2020

Last year’s increase in the casino entry levy has resulted in a drop in the number of Singapore nationals and permanent residents, the city-state’s Casino Regulatory Authority said in a report on its activity in FY19 published last week.As part of an agreement with Singapore ...

Atlantic City Casinos Ask Governor to Relax Convention, Indoor Dining Restrictions

Atlantic City Casinos Ask Governor to Relax Convention, Indoor Dining Restrictions

by November 2, 2020

New Jersey lawmakers, Atlantic City officials, and casino industry executives have asked Governor Phil Murphy to relax some of the restrictions on indoor gatherings so that meeting, conventions, and trade shows can again be held in the city.The city’s casinos and other non-e ...

Evolution Live Casino Titles Mark Colombian Debut with Zamba Rollout

Evolution Live Casino Titles Mark Colombian Debut with Zamba Rollout

by October 30, 2020

Live Casino specialist Evolution (formerly Evolution Gaming) has recently launched its entire Live Casino portfolio in Colombia to become the first provider of this type of content in the local market.As part of a partnership with Zamba.co, a locally licensed online gambling ...

Microgaming Diversifies Casino Offering with New Poker Games

Microgaming Diversifies Casino Offering with New Poker Games

by October 30, 2020

Several months after it closed permanently the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN), Microgaming is ready to start a new chapter as a provider of online poker content with the launch of a brand-new range of poker games.The new titles will be part of the supplier’s online casino v ...

FanDuel Partners New Bally’s Casino Owner to Expand in Atlantic City

FanDuel Partners New Bally’s Casino Owner to Expand in Atlantic City

by October 30, 2020

FanDuel has expanded its existing partnership with casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings in a move that will see the sports betting firm launch a FanDuel Sportsbook inside Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino.FanDuel and Twin River’s partnership first came to fr ...

Illinois Gaming Board Delays New Casino Licenses

Illinois Gaming Board Delays New Casino Licenses

by October 30, 2020

The Illinois Gaming Board is pushing back its decision on new casinos in the state, including two in Chicago suburbs, saying that its work has been impacted by the coronavirus crisis.Gov. J. B. Pritzker approved last summer a sweeping gambling reform package that, among othe ...

UK Gambling Watchdog Scolds Three Ops for AML, Social Responsibility Failings

UK Gambling Watchdog Scolds Three Ops for AML, Social Responsibility Failings

by October 29, 2020

The UK Gambling Commission has chastised three locally licensed operators after detecting serious weaknesses in their social responsibility and anti-money laundering practices, news emerged this week.The watchdog said it has reviewed the UK online gambling licenses held by B ...

WSOP Online Main Event Breaks Record for Largest Online Poker Prize Pool

WSOP Online Main Event Breaks Record for Largest Online Poker Prize Pool

by October 29, 2020

The World Series of Poker Online $5,000 Main Event has claimed the Guinness World Records title for the largest ever prize pool for an online poker event.The tournament which took place between August 16 and September 5 attracted 5,802 entries who generated the record-breaki ...

Twin River to Rebrand as Bally’s Corporation to Revive Iconic Casino Brand

Twin River to Rebrand as Bally’s Corporation to Revive Iconic Casino Brand

by October 29, 2020

Casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings is set to change its name to Bally’s Corporation after it purchased earlier this month the worldwide rights to the Bally’s brand from Caesars Entertainment Inc. in a $20 million deal.The change of name is set to become effective o ...

Gambling Operators’ Exodus Undermines Manila Property Market

Gambling Operators’ Exodus Undermines Manila Property Market

by October 29, 2020

Online casino operators quitting Manila and their employees gradually emptying the Philippine capital’s residential towers are pulling rent prices down and the worst has not even come yet, according to a recent report by property broker KMC Savills Inc.The Philippines’ once ...

Germany’s Gambling Reorganization Transition Period Starts with Many Ifs and Buts

Germany’s Gambling Reorganization Transition Period Starts with Many Ifs and Buts

by October 28, 2020

Germany’s online gambling market reorganization was a many-faceted process that spanned the better part of eight years and that hit many snags and barriers until German lawmakers created what they believed was a viable regulatory framework.The country has just moved into a s ...