The Mirage to Cease Mid-Week Casino, Other Operations from Jan. 4

The Mirage to Cease Mid-Week Casino, Other Operations from Jan. 4

by December 22, 2020

The Mirage hotel-casino in Las Vegas will cease all mid-week operations beginning early next month, a spokesperson for property operator MGM Resorts International announced on Monday.The Mirage will be closed Monday through Wednesday starting January 4 due to decreased visit ...

Videoslots Rolls Out Slots Content by DreamTech Gaming

Videoslots Rolls Out Slots Content by DreamTech Gaming

by December 21, 2020

Online casino brand Videoslots has bolstered its games lobby with the addition of content by fast-growing iGaming studio DreamTech Gaming.As part of a recently signed deal between the operator and the games maker, Videoslots has added DreamTech’s slots portfolio, which inclu ...

PokerStars Loses Kentucky Lawsuit, Must Pay $1.3 Billion in Damages

PokerStars Loses Kentucky Lawsuit, Must Pay $1.3 Billion in Damages

by December 21, 2020

The Kentucky Supreme Court last week brought to an end a nearly decade-long legal battle between the state and PokerStars, ruling that the online poker giant must pay Kentucky damages of nearly $1.3 billion for offering illegal online gambling services to residents of the state. ...

Finnplay Bolsters iGaming Software Development Capabilities with New Estonian Office

Finnplay Bolsters iGaming Software Development Capabilities with New Estonian Office

by December 21, 2020

Online gambling technology and service provider Finnplay Technologies is expanding its physical presence in Northern Europe by opening a new office in the Estonian capital, Tallinn.The company said that the newly opened office will enhance its software development capabiliti ...

Video Gambling Operator Faces Multi-Million Fine from Illinois Regulator over DraftKings Deal

Video Gambling Operator Faces Multi-Million Fine from Illinois Regulator over DraftKings Deal

by December 21, 2020

Illinois’s gambling regulator is seeking to fine a video gambling machines operator over an agreement the company has entered in with an online sportsbook operator in order to pay commissions to business owners that host its devices at their establishments.Accel Entertainmen ...

Yggdrasil Provides YG Masters Partners with Access to Proprietary Slot Mechanics

Yggdrasil Provides YG Masters Partners with Access to Proprietary Slot Mechanics

by December 18, 2020

Online gambling content publisher Yggdrasil will provide all members of its YG Masters program with access to its widely popular proprietary game mechanics to use them as a launch pad that would lift player engagement and retention to new heights.Yggdrasil’s YG Masters progr ...

Relax Gaming to Supply In-House, Aggregated Casino Content to Hurricane Global

Relax Gaming to Supply In-House, Aggregated Casino Content to Hurricane Global

by December 18, 2020

Online casino content supplier and aggregator Relax Gaming announced Friday that its content has gone live with online gambling operator Hurricane Global Group.The operator can now offer games from Relax’s already broad and fast-growing range with its brand DuxCasino.Hu ...

Swintt Debuts Live Casino Product

Swintt Debuts Live Casino Product

by December 18, 2020

Up-and-coming provider of online casino content Swintt is venturing into the lucrative live casino sector with its newly introduced mobile-first live dealer product, SwinttLive.Launched last year, Swintt is a rapidly growing Malta-based and licensed iGaming content maker. Th ...

EGBA Asks Santa for a New, Monopoly-less Gambling Regime in Finland

EGBA Asks Santa for a New, Monopoly-less Gambling Regime in Finland

by December 18, 2020

Finland is famous for a lot of things and being the home of Santa Claus is one of them. This year, the European Gambling and Betting Association (EGBA) has asked the jolly old man to help fix the Scandinavian nation’s gambling policy.EGBA is a Brussels-based trade associatio ...

Pragmatic Play Slots Titles Now Live with Betway

Pragmatic Play Slots Titles Now Live with Betway

by December 17, 2020

Online casino games supplier Pragmatic Play has expanded its list of high-profile clients through a recent deal with major iGaming and betting operator Betway.The partnership between the two companies has seen Pragmatic Play launch its entire slots library with Betway. Playe ...

Veikkaus to Roll Out Mandatory Slot Machines ID Verification on Jan. 12

Veikkaus to Roll Out Mandatory Slot Machines ID Verification on Jan. 12

by December 17, 2020

Veikkaus, the only entity authorized to provide gambling services in Finland, confirmed this week that it will roll out the previously announced compulsory identification verification controls across its network of slot machines on January 12, 2021.Under Finland’s amended Lo ...

Cyprus Casinos Closes All Casinos as New Virus Cases Surge

Cyprus Casinos Closes All Casinos as New Virus Cases Surge

by December 17, 2020

Cyprus Casinos, the Republic of Cyprus-based subsidiary of gaming and hospitality giant Melco Resorts & Entertainment, has suspended operations at all of its casinos across the island nation as Covid-19 cases have spiked at an alarming rate over the past month.In a mess ...

Atlantic City to Auction Off the Chance to Blow Up Former Trump Casino

Atlantic City to Auction Off the Chance to Blow Up Former Trump Casino

by December 17, 2020

As the planned implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City approaches, city officials are offering people the chance to push the button that would demolish the building on January 29.Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said on Wednesday that they would auction off ...

ORYX Unveils Germany-Facing Link-Up with Greentube’s StarGames

ORYX Unveils Germany-Facing Link-Up with Greentube’s StarGames

by December 16, 2020

Online gambling software provider ORYX Gaming has teamed up with Greentube-owned online casino StarGames in a move that will significantly strengthen its presence in Germany as the country prepares for the introduction of a new regulatory framework.As part of the deal, ORYX ...

Showboat AC Wins Approval for Indoor Water Park

Showboat AC Wins Approval for Indoor Water Park

by December 16, 2020

The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) on Tuesday gave a final site plan approval for a proposed indoor water park at Showboat Atlantic City.But the CRDA is yet to give one more key approval before the project moves forward. The Showboat’s owner, Phi ...