Betsson Joins YG Masters Program in Landmark Deal

Betsson Joins YG Masters Program in Landmark Deal

by October 5, 2020

Online casino content provider Yggdrasil has welcomed the latest member of its fast-growing YG Masters program in the latest of a slew of deals announced by the company in the past ten days.Gambling operator Betsson has joined the program and has gained access to Yggdrasil’s ...

UK Government to Announce New Minimum Age for Lottery Games

UK Government to Announce New Minimum Age for Lottery Games

by October 5, 2020

British MPs are set to soon raise the minimum age for online lottery games to 18 as part of a wider gambling overhaul that is currently under works.An announcement about the new lower limit for lottery gambling is expected to be made in the next few weeks, The Times reported ...

Betfred Owner Denies Interest in Bidding for Rival Bookie William Hill

Betfred Owner Denies Interest in Bidding for Rival Bookie William Hill

by October 5, 2020

British billionaire bookie Fred Done denied reports that he mulls tabling a rival bid for William Hill, which last week accepted a £2.9 billion takeover offer from casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc.The Telegraph reported over the weekend that Mr. Done was weighing up a h ...

Mobile-First iGaming Studio Jelly Joins Yggdrasil’s YG Masters Program

Mobile-First iGaming Studio Jelly Joins Yggdrasil’s YG Masters Program

by October 2, 2020

Fast-growing games developer Jelly has joined Yggdrasil’s YG Masters program to gain access to its partner’s GATI technology that was crafted to accelerate value creation and global distribution among those using it.Launched earlier this year, Jelly is a mobile-first develop ...

NetEnt, Scientific Games Partner to Bolster US Growth

NetEnt, Scientific Games Partner to Bolster US Growth

by October 2, 2020

B2B gambling companies Scientific Games and NetEnt announced that they have teamed up in a bid to strengthen their presence in the regulated US gaming market.Scientific Games said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with the Swedish slots maker to distribute its content ...

888 “Potentially” Interested in William Hill’s Non-US Business

888 “Potentially” Interested in William Hill’s Non-US Business

by October 2, 2020

Online gambling operator 888 Holdings has indicated interest in buying William Hill’s non-US operations if Caesars Entertainment Inc.’s £2.9 billion offer to buy the British bookmaker gains shareholder blessing.888 CEO Itai Pazner said this week that the company is “in a goo ...

Twin River Gets Access to Illinois through Jumer’s Casino Purchase

Twin River Gets Access to Illinois through Jumer’s Casino Purchase

by October 2, 2020

Casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings is set to enter the expanding Illinois gambling market through the acquisition of Jumer’s Casino & Hotel in Rock Island from fellow casino firm Delaware North for $120 million in cash.The transaction, news of which emerged ea ...

ORYX Integrates Casino Content onto Microgaming Platform

ORYX Integrates Casino Content onto Microgaming Platform

by October 1, 2020

Online casino games maker and supplier ORYX Gaming on Thursday announced a major content distribution deal with Microgaming.The partnership between the two companies will see ORYX launch its online casino content on the Microgaming’s industry-leading aggregation platform. ...

William Hill Bosses to Trouser Big Payouts after Caesars Takeover

William Hill Bosses to Trouser Big Payouts after Caesars Takeover

by October 1, 2020

William Hill’s top executives will be treated to bonuses of up to £2.1 million after Caesars Entertainment Inc. offloads “all or substantially all” assets of the British bookmaker’s non-US businesses, including its betting shop portfolio in the UK.The potential payouts were r ...

Court OKs $800M Settlement for Vegas Shooting Victims, MGM

Court OKs $800M Settlement for Vegas Shooting Victims, MGM

by October 1, 2020

On the eve of the third anniversary of the deadliest shooting in modern US history, a Nevada judge approved an $800 million settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by victims against casino operator MGM Resorts International.In her brief order, Clark County District Court ...

5Dimes Settles with US Government for Illegal Gambling Activities

5Dimes Settles with US Government for Illegal Gambling Activities

by October 1, 2020

Costa Rica-based online sportsbook 5Dimes has reached a settlement with the US government in a move that clears the way for its future entry into the legal US sports betting market.5Dimes announced Wednesday that it has agreed to forfeit $46.8 million in cash and assets as p ...

William Hill Accepts £2.9 Billion Takeover Offer from Caesars

William Hill Accepts £2.9 Billion Takeover Offer from Caesars

by September 30, 2020

William Hill today announced that it has accepted a cash offer from US casino operator Caesars Entertainment Inc. that values the British bookmaker at approximately £2.9 billion.Today’s announcement comes after Caesars tabled its offer this past Monday and after William Hill ...

Betfred Adds Skrill as Payment Method in Iowa

Betfred Adds Skrill as Payment Method in Iowa

by September 30, 2020

Global payments company Paysafe has extended a long-standing partnership between its Skrill digital wallet and Betfred to now include the UK bookmaker’s Betfred USA Sports subsidiary.As part of a recently signed agreement between Betfred and Skrill, which builds on their pre ...

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to Swing Doors Open in January 2021

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to Swing Doors Open in January 2021

by September 29, 2020

A new opening date for Virgin Hotels Las Vegas has been set after property officials indicated in August that the original fall opening of the hotel and casino resort could be pushed back, citing market conditions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.The property is now scheduled ...

Yggdrasil Welcomes Online Slots Maker ReelPlay to YG Masters Program

Yggdrasil Welcomes Online Slots Maker ReelPlay to YG Masters Program

by September 29, 2020

Yggdrasil’s fast expanding YG Masters program has just welcomed its newest member – Australian slots maker ReelPlay, news emerged Tuesday.As part of the program, the Sydney-based iGaming studio will gain access to Yggdrasil’s GATI technology that was crafted with the aim to ...