Events & Reports

Eman Pulis about SiGMA’17, iGaming, and Malta’s Allure as Major Gambling Hub

by April 24, 2017

Can you please introduce yourself to our readers?A pleasure sitting for this interview, only a week away from my very first event outside of our comfort zone, Malta. I consider myself as a start-up romantic with a passion for connecting people. I’ve been organising events for ...

Italy Foresees First Shared Online Poker Liquidity Agreements by Mid-2017

by April 22, 2017

Shared online poker liquidity agreements are taking shape and will likely become reality by mid-2017, Italian media has reported citing the country’s online gambling head Daria Petralia.Media reports from the past few weeks have indicated that several European regulated ...

Evolution Gaming Reports 60% Sales Increase in Q1 2017

Evolution Gaming Reports 60% Sales Increase in Q1 2017

by April 21, 2017

Evolution Gaming, the world leader in video-streamed Live Dealer gaming published its financial report for the first quarter of the current fiscal year.The Chief Executive Officer of Evolution Gaming Martin Carlesund commented on the company’s performance, saying that ...

Brazil Could Become Largest Regulated Gambling Jurisdiction

by April 17, 2017

As discussed in a previous article by Casino News Daily, Latin America has been drawing more and more attention as a region where gambling may be a particularly profitable industry. Several Latin American countries have been considering the adoption of gambling-friendly regulatio ...

Finland Shows Preference for State-Run Gambling

by April 16, 2017

It is no news that the Nordic countries and players from the region have become particularly attractive to international gambling companies. And Finland has often been referred to as one of Europe’s biggest gambling markets. However, unlike many European jurisdictions, the countr ...

Upcoming Live Poker Summer Festivals

by April 15, 2017

To many summer is the season of lazy margaritas by the pool, crazy crowded music festivals, and exotic adventures. But to a self-respecting member of the international poker community, it is the much-anticipated time for some of the world’s largest and some of the world’s longest ...

GPWA Members Report Payment Issues with Gala Casino Affiliate Program

by April 13, 2017

Trust and mutual reliance are what relationships between iGaming affiliates and affiliate programs should be based on. However, multiple instances from recent years can be used to support what has become a somewhat general opinion that trust in affiliate programs may not be as hi ...

New Jersey Generates Record Online Gambling Revenue in March

by April 13, 2017

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported on Wednesday monthly revenue figures for Atlantic City’s seven operational casinos as well as for the state’s online gambling operations.Revenue from the state’s brick-and-mortar properties amounted to $200.1 million in ...

South Korea Earns KRW62.5 Trillion from Gambling in 2000-2015

by April 12, 2017

South Korea earned the amount of KRW62.5 trillion ($54.56 billion) in the period between 2000-2015 from what seems to be a profitable gambling industry, local media reported citing an industry study by the country’s Taxpayers Association.Data shows that gambling operations i ...

Italy’s Online Gaming Head Confirms Progress on Online Poker Shared Liquidity

by April 12, 2017

Europe’s segregated online poker markets are moving steadily closer to merging their player pools, Daria Petralia, Head of Online Gaming at Italy’s gambling regulator – Agenzia delle dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) – revealed on Tuesday.Speaking at an online gambling conference a ...

PokerStars Returns to Monte Carlo for Next Championship Event

by April 11, 2017

PokerStars has allowed itself only a two-week hiatus between the PokerStars Championship Macau, which was completed on April 9, and the next Championship event on its schedule.The next festival of the poker operator’s new live tournament era will be held at Monte-Carlo Casino ...

Tiger’s Poker Night Returns to MGM Grand Las Vegas Casino on May 19

by April 10, 2017

MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino will play host to Tiger’s Poker Night for another year. The charity poker tournament is set to take place on May 19 and will feature popular poker and non-poker names who will be raising money for underserved students to provide them with th ...

Bookmakers Scoop Quarter of a Billion in Grand National 2017 Bets

by April 9, 2017

We are into the second day of what is considered to be one of the most important weekends for bookmakers, with major sports events taking place over the globe. And when a roster of such major events is held over just two days, this certainly bodes for increased betting activity. ...

Reviving Atlantic City Casino Industry Encourages Investment

by April 8, 2017

New York investor Carl Icahn claimed that Atlantic City has lost its investment allure, when he announced the sale of the Trump Taj Mahal casino resort this February. The businessman blamed the New Jersey Senate and its President Stephen M. Sweeney for the city’s unfortunat ...

MGM National Harbor Becomes Maryland’s Casino Revenue Growth Driver

by April 7, 2017

With properties in Las Vegas, New Jersey, and Macau, among several other locations, MGM Resorts International has certainly established itself as one of the leading operators of destination casino resorts.The company has most recently cut the ribbon of the $1.4-billion MGM N ...