Indiana Gambling Regulator OKs Betting on the Oscars
By 
Terry Davis ·
For the very first time and just several months after sports betting was legalized in Indiana, state bettors will be able to place wagers on the upcoming Academy Awards, news…
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German States Could Lift Online Casino, Poker Ban as Ongoing Talks Reach Breakthrough
By Terry Davis ·
The heads of Germany’s 16 states have achieved a breakthrough in negotiations on the future of the nation’s online gambling industry, according to reports from local news outlets. Germany adopted…
Mohegan Gaming Prevails in Hellinikon Casino License Race
By Terry Davis ·
A consortium between US gaming and hospitality operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment and Greek construction giant GEK Terna has won the casino operating license for the development of a casino…
Yggdrasil Unveils Publishing Arm to Help Clients Build iGaming Businesses
By Terry Davis ·
Supplier of online casino games and software solutions for the iGaming industry Yggdrasil today announced the launch of its new Publishing division as part of a new strategic approach the…
High 5 Games Casino Content Now Certified in Spain and Italy
By Terry Davis ·
Online casino games provider High 5 Games has received the necessary regulatory approvals to roll out its online slots range in the regulated iGaming markets of Italy and Spain. The…
BF Games to Roll Out Online Casino Content with Parimatch
By Terry Davis ·
Online casino games studio BF Games has announced its latest major commercial deal that will see it supply its content to a leading regional operator and will enhance its presence…
Inspired Announces Duo of Content Supply Deals with bet365, 888casino
By Terry Davis ·
Online gambling content provider Inspired Entertainment Inc. this week announced that a selection of its Virtual Sports titles has gone live in New Jersey with major gambling operator bet365. Bet365…
Data Firm Provides Gambling Operators with Sensitive Data about 28 Million UK Children
By Terry Davis ·
UK-facing gambling operators have been able to access an educational database that contains the names, ages, and addresses of more than 28 million children and students, an investigation by the…
DraftKings Opens Las Vegas Office, Entry in Nevada Betting Market Not a Priority
By Terry Davis ·
Daily fantasy sports and sports betting operator DraftKings this week celebrated the opening of its office in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the company locating some of its business in the…
Louisiana Casino Regulator Approves Caesars/Eldorado Mega-Merger
By Terry Davis ·
The Louisiana Gaming Control Board endorsed Eldorado Resorts’ $17.3 billion marriage with rival Caesars Entertainment Corp., but the regulator criticized the Reno, Nevada-based company for not doing enough to improve…
After UK Credit Card Gambling Ban, Spain Urged to Follow Suit
By Terry Davis ·
An independent consumer rights protection body has urged the Spanish government to introduce a ban on the use of credit cards for gambling purposes, following news that the UK will…
Greek Gambling Regulator Rejects Hard Rock Casino Bid
By Terry Davis ·
Members of the Hellenic Gaming Commission have unanimously voted to reject Hard Rock International’s bid to build a €1 billion casino resort near Athens, Greece, according to sources familiar with…
Hacksaw Gaming to Roll Out Entire Game Suite with ComeOn!
By Terry Davis ·
Creator of online scratchcard and slot games Hacksaw Gaming has kicked off another busy year with a new commercial partnership that will see its content gain access to a broader…
Eldorado Offloads Shreveport Casino to Maverick Gaming
By Terry Davis ·
Casino operator Eldorado Resorts has agreed to sell its Eldorado Resort Casino in Shreveport, Louisiana to Maverick Gaming as the Reno, Nevada-based company prepares for a $17.3 billion tie-up with…
NetEnt’s New Aggregator Launched with More Gambling Operators, Adds Content
By Terry Davis ·
After what has been deemed a successful beta launch of its new content aggregation platform, Swedish online gambling provider NetEnt said that it is now focusing on growing the aggregator’s…
500.com Adviser Entered Japan with JPY20 Million in Cash in Casino Bribery Scandal
By Terry Davis ·
A former adviser to Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com is suspected to have entered Japan with more than JPY20 million in cash in violation of the country’s foreign exchange…
BoyleSports Buys 35 William Hill Betting Shops in Northern Ireland, Isle of Man
By Terry Davis ·
Irish bookmaker BoyleSports has acquired 35 William Hill betting shops, mostly located across Northern Ireland, for an undisclosed amount as the independent operator has been looking to expand its estate.…
UK Credit Card Gambling Ban Could Be Announced This Week
By Terry Davis ·
UK-facing betting and gaming operators are bracing for a clampdown on credit card gambling amid mounting pressure on the industry and damning criticism that it is not doing enough to…
LeoVegas Pulls Royal Panda from Challenging UK Gambling Market
By Terry Davis ·
Amid growing regulatory pressure and ahead of a looming review of current laws and regulations, Royal Panda has become the latest online gambling brand to pull the plug on its…
Casino Supplier Yggdrasil Nabs Isle of Man B2B License
By Terry Davis ·
Online casino content supplier Yggdrasil has obtained a B2B software license from the Isle of Man Supervision Commission to secure long-term presence across a number of existing markets, it emerged…
Japanese Lawmaker Says He Took Cash from 500.com amid Snowballing Casino Bribery Scandal
By Terry Davis ·
Japanese lawmaker Mikio Shimoji admitted on Monday to taking cash in campaign contributions from Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com amid a bribery scandal that has rocked Japan as it…
Japan’s Former Defense Minister Denies Taking Bribe by Chinese Casino Resort Bidder
By Terry Davis ·
Former Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya denied over the weekend to have received JPY1 million in cash from a Chinese online sports lottery operator involved in a casino bribery scandal,…
Germany Begins Sports Betting Licensing Process
By Terry Davis ·
Germany’s experimental sports betting regulatory regime started on January 1, which means that operators willing to run wagering services on the territory of the country can now only do this…
MaxEnt Leaves UK to Explore Well-Regulated European Gambling Markets
By Terry Davis ·
Malta-based online gambling operator Max Entertainment this week announced that it has decided, albeit “with a heavy heart”, to leave the UK gambling market citing Brexit concerns and shift in…
Five More Lawmakers Named in Japan Casino Bribery Scandal
By Terry Davis ·
An adviser to Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com, which is currently under investigation for allegedly bribing a Japanese lawmaker to back and boost its bid to build a casino…
Wazdan Ventures into Hungarian Market with Grand Casino
By Terry Davis ·
Online casino games studio Wazdan has debuted a selection of its content in Hungary’s regulated iGaming market through a partnership with the country’s only Hungarian Gaming Commission-licensed online casino, Grand…
No Illegal Online Gambling Activities Discovered in Cambodia after Ban
By Terry Davis ·
No illegal online gambling activities were detected during the first day of inspections of Cambodia’s casinos, according to information from the country’s Interior Ministry. Last summer, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun…
Online Gambling Ban Leaves Thousands of Cambodians Unemployed
By Terry Davis ·
More than 7,000 Cambodians have been left unemployed and a number of casinos around Cambodia have closed doors as a result from a recently enforced ban on online gambling. More…
Japan’s Casino Effort Rocked by Bribery Scandal
By Terry Davis ·
Three years after the legalization of casino gambling in Japan, the country’s campaign to bring integrated resorts with designated Las Vegas-style gaming facilities was embroiled in a bribery scandal that…
West Virginia Lottery Boss Happy with Online Gambling Regulation Progress
By Terry Davis ·
The West Virginia Lottery has started work on an online gambling regulatory framework and Director John Myers said recently that he felt pretty good about how the agency has been…