Events & Reports

Golden Nugget AC iGaming Revenue to Surpass Land-Based Casino Win

Golden Nugget AC iGaming Revenue to Surpass Land-Based Casino Win

by July 5, 2019

Golden Nugget Atlantic City could become the first US casino whose Internet gambling revenue matches or exceeds revenue from its land-based operation. The property, one of nine brick-and-mortar casinos on Atlantic City’s Boardwalk, is expected to reach this important milestone by ...

Hard Rock’s Hollywood Casino Resort Seeks Staff for $1.5 Billion Expansion

Hard Rock’s Hollywood Casino Resort Seeks Staff for $1.5 Billion Expansion

by July 3, 2019

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is looking to fill 600 job positions as it is entering the final stages of a massive $1.5 billion expansion project that, among other things, includes the world’s first guitar-shaped hotel.Hard Rock International, parent compan ...

Bet365, PokerStars, Bwin among 8 Fined by Swedish Gambling Regulator

Bet365, PokerStars, Bwin among 8 Fined by Swedish Gambling Regulator

by July 1, 2019

Spelinspektionen has fined eight more online gambling operators for Swedish gambling law compliance failures, the regulator said today in a statement issued on its website.The eight operators received a slap on the wrist by Sweden’s Gambling Authority for offering betting on ...

LeoVegas OK’d for Spanish Online Casino, Betting Market Entry

LeoVegas OK’d for Spanish Online Casino, Betting Market Entry

by July 1, 2019

LeoVegas has been awarded a license to provide online casino and sports betting services in Spain. The company said that it is set to launch its Spanish website shortly.The recently granted license comes as part of the operator’s strategy to expand its presence across regula ...

Nebraska Commercial Casino Issue Could Appear on 2020 Ballot

Nebraska Commercial Casino Issue Could Appear on 2020 Ballot

by July 1, 2019

After previous unsuccessful attempts, casino proponents have renewed their effort to bring commercial Las Vegas-style gambling to Nebraska. The state currently permits tribal casinos, but these are only allowed to offer bingo and card games in which the house has no stake in the ...

SkillOnNet, Betsson Fined in Sweden over Bonus Violations

SkillOnNet, Betsson Fined in Sweden over Bonus Violations

by June 27, 2019

A subsidiary of Betsson and the operator of the PlayOJO online casino have been the latest companies to be fined by Sweden’s gambling regulator over violations of the country’s bonus offers rules.In a statement issued today on its official website, Spelinspektionen announced ...

William Hill Donates $50,000 from FanDuel Copyright Lawsuit to Creative Writing Class

William Hill Donates $50,000 from FanDuel Copyright Lawsuit to Creative Writing Class

by June 26, 2019

William Hill will this week donate part of a copyright infringement lawsuit settlement to a New Jersey college for creative writing courses, it has emerged.The British bookmaker, which has keenly jumped on the US sports betting bandwagon after last year’s landmark SCOTUS rul ...

Administrative Court Sides with Spelinspektionen in Global Gaming License Revocation Case

Administrative Court Sides with Spelinspektionen in Global Gaming License Revocation Case

by June 24, 2019

A Swedish Administrative Court has rejected Global Gaming’s bid to be allowed to continue operating in Sweden, while its appeal of a recent decision by the local gambling regulator to revoke its license is under review.In a ruling issued on Thursday, June 20, the Administrat ...

Slot Machine Manufacturers Eye Illinois Gambling Market Expansion

Slot Machine Manufacturers Eye Illinois Gambling Market Expansion

by June 22, 2019

Illinois is gearing up for its largest gambling expansion in a long while, and Las Vegas gaming machine manufacturers have already begun assessing their opportunities in the market.Earlier this month, the state’s Legislature passed a sweeping gambling reform that allows for ...

EA Official Says Loot Boxes Are Like Kinder Eggs, Not Gambling

EA Official Says Loot Boxes Are Like Kinder Eggs, Not Gambling

by June 21, 2019

A Vice President for video game publisher EA believes that loot boxes are surprise mechanics that are “quite ethical and quite fun,” despite the ongoing debate that these might constitute gambling and carry a high level of addiction and other risks.Kerry Hopkins, Vice Presid ...

Another Day, Another Operator Fined by Sweden’s Gambling Authority

Another Day, Another Operator Fined by Sweden’s Gambling Authority

by June 19, 2019

Spelinspektionen is building on its reputation of a tough regulator that would make no compromise when it comes to violations of Sweden’s gambling law. The authority announced today that it has chastised yet another errant operator for circumventing the rules that govern the prov ...

Armenia Restricts Gambling Ads as Gambling Overhaul Looms

Armenia Restricts Gambling Ads as Gambling Overhaul Looms

by June 19, 2019

The Armenian Parliament today approved at a final hearing a bill that introduces significant restrictions on the way gambling products are advertised in the country. The piece of legislation was introduced by MP Hrachya Hakobyan, member of the ruling My Step Alliance.Under it ...

A Total of 79 Operators Indicate Interest in Netherlands’ Gambling Market

A Total of 79 Operators Indicate Interest in Netherlands’ Gambling Market

by June 18, 2019

A total of 79 gambling companies have indicated that they are interested in obtaining a license from Kansspelautoriteit, the Netherlands’ gambling authority revealed on Monday.The regulator launched an interest registration period on June 5, inviting international gambling c ...

Ninja Casino Owner to Appeal Swedish License Revocation

Ninja Casino Owner to Appeal Swedish License Revocation

by June 18, 2019

Global Gaming 555 AB said that it would appeal Spelinspektionen’s decision to revoke its license in Sweden. The company operates the Ninja Casino brand, among others.News emerged on Monday that the Swedish gambling regulator has revoked the license of Global Gaming’s subsidi ...

Snap Election Delays Hellinikon Casino License Decision-Making

Snap Election Delays Hellinikon Casino License Decision-Making

by June 17, 2019

While many hoped and believed that a decision about the license for the development of a casino complex as part of the larger Hellinikon mega-resort will be made this spring, it seems that further delays will befall the ambitious project.Casino companies have until June 28 – ...