PokerStars Casino Player Hits €8.1mn Win on Blueprint’s Jackpot King

PokerStars Casino Player Hits €8.1mn Win on Blueprint’s Jackpot King

by May 5, 2021

Jackpotwise, it’s been an eventful couple of weeks with several big hits on some of the most popular progressive jackpot slots in the iGaming industry.The latest such occurrence saw a PokerStars Casino player turn an €0.80 stake into an €8.1 million prize after nabbing ...

Playtech Strengthens Holland Casino Partnership ahead of Dutch Market’s Opening

Playtech Strengthens Holland Casino Partnership ahead of Dutch Market’s Opening

by May 5, 2021

Gambling software powerhouse Playtech has inked a new, expanded long-term partnership agreement with the Netherlands’ state-owned land-based casino operator, Holland Casino, in anticipation of the opening of the nation’s online gaming and sports betting market.Playtech said ...

Louisiana House Committee Overwhelmingly Passes Slidell Casino Bill

Louisiana House Committee Overwhelmingly Passes Slidell Casino Bill

by May 5, 2021

A Louisiana House committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow a local referendum to be held in St. Tammany Parish on whether its residents want a casino to be developed just outside the City of Slidell.The House Committee on Administration of Justice voted 8-2 to adva ...

California Tribe Buys Palms Casino in Las Vegas in $650mn Deal

California Tribe Buys Palms Casino in Las Vegas in $650mn Deal

by May 5, 2021

California’s San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is set to acquire Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas from its current owner Red Rock Resorts Inc. in a $650 million deal that is expected to close later this year.The transaction makes San Manuel only the second tribe to set foot ...

Booongo Strengthens LatAm Footing with DoradoBet Deal

Booongo Strengthens LatAm Footing with DoradoBet Deal

by May 4, 2021

Online slots maker Booongo has further expanded its Latin American footprint with the recent launch of its games portfolio with Peruvian iGaming operator DoradoBet.Under the terms of a recently penned deal between the studio and the operator, DoradoBet will gain access to Bo ...

Penn National Ventures Into Casino Games Development with New Studio

Penn National Ventures Into Casino Games Development with New Studio

by May 4, 2021

US casino operator Penn National Gaming has established an in-house content development studio that will create exclusive online casino games for the company.To fuel the start of its newly formed Penn Game Studios arm, Penn National has acquired two Massachusetts-based game ...

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Announces $20mn Renovation Scheme

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Announces $20mn Renovation Scheme

by May 4, 2021

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has become the latest Atlantic City resort to announce a multi-million renovation plan as the city looks to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.The property said Monday that it would invest at least $20 million in capital improvemen ...

Slidell Casino Vote Faces Further Delay in Senate Committee

Slidell Casino Vote Faces Further Delay in Senate Committee

by May 4, 2021

A bill that would bring a casino to the Louisiana City of Slidell on Monday hit another roadblock as its main sponsor, Sen. Sharon Hewitt, had to delay a Senate Finance Committee hearing and vote for the second time.Sen. Hewitt said that she needs the yes vote of fellow Sena ...

LeoVegas Hops Into Game Development with In-House Studio

LeoVegas Hops Into Game Development with In-House Studio

by May 3, 2021

Online casino and sports betting group LeoVegas is set to venture into game development with the launch of its new in-house studio, Blue Guru Games.The company said Monday that it has moved to start its development arm to craft new, innovative content. The newly established ...

Microgaming’s Mega Moolah Once Again Breaks Record for Largest Online Slot Jackpot

Microgaming’s Mega Moolah Once Again Breaks Record for Largest Online Slot Jackpot

by May 3, 2021

There’s a new largest online slot jackpot ever hit and that one, just as the previous record-breaker, was landed on Microgaming’s Mega Moolah progressive jackpot network.Late last month, a player in Belgium struck the record €19,430,723.60 win on the Absolootly Mad: Mega Moo ...

Ladbrokes in Hot Water in Australia over “Grooming” Problem Gambler

Ladbrokes in Hot Water in Australia over “Grooming” Problem Gambler

by May 3, 2021

Gambling operator Ladbrokes has been found to have “groomed” an Australian problem gambler who defrauded the company he worked at of more than A$3 million to feed his gambling addiction.The betting brand, part of the larger Entain gambling group, is sued by litigators for ab ...

Bidding War for William Hill’s Non-US Gambling, Betting Business Set to Kick Off

Bidding War for William Hill’s Non-US Gambling, Betting Business Set to Kick Off

by May 3, 2021

After sealing the £2.9 billion (approx. $4 billion) acquisition of William Hill, US casino giant Caesars Entertainment, Inc. is now looking to offload the non-US assets of one of Britain’s oldest bookmakers.The Telegraph reported that Caesars is set to put William Hill’s bet ...

BetMGM, Borgata-Branded Online Poker Experiences Now Live in Pennsylvania

BetMGM, Borgata-Branded Online Poker Experiences Now Live in Pennsylvania

by April 30, 2021

Pennsylvania’s online poker market just got bigger as locally licensed online gambling operator BetMGM this week launched the BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker products in the state.The two poker platforms offer players from the Keystone State access to benefits that are tied t ...

Betsoft Strengthens International Presence with 888casino Deal

Betsoft Strengthens International Presence with 888casino Deal

by April 30, 2021

Online casino games maker and supplier Betsoft Gaming has further bolstered its international presence with the recent launch of its slot portfolio with 888casino’s .com website.A recently penned distribution agreement between Betsoft and 888casino parent company 888 Holding ...

BGaming Unveils BetConstruct Content Aggregation Alliance

BGaming Unveils BetConstruct Content Aggregation Alliance

by April 30, 2021

Online casino games maker BGaming has recently reached another important milestone in its strategy for continued growth by teaming up with gambling software provider BetConstruct.The deal will see the studio integrate its games portfolio onto its new partner’s content aggrega ...