Relax Adds 1X2 Network, Iron Dog Studio to Powered By Program

Relax Adds 1X2 Network, Iron Dog Studio to Powered By Program

by December 3, 2020

Online gaming content supplier and aggregator Relax Gaming has added a new partner to its Powered By Relax program for commercially independent casino games makers as the latest milestone in a continued growth for the company.Relax has teamed up with 1X2 Network in a deal th ...

Japan Confirms Plan to Scrap Tax on Casino Winnings

Japan Confirms Plan to Scrap Tax on Casino Winnings

by December 3, 2020

Japan has decided not to tax the winnings of non-resident foreigners at the country’s future casinos in hopes to attract more overseas gamblers.The chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on the Tax System, Akira Amari, signaled earlier this week ...

Nevada Casino Regulator to Battle Ruling Favoring Steve Wynn in Supreme Court

Nevada Casino Regulator to Battle Ruling Favoring Steve Wynn in Supreme Court

by December 3, 2020

The Nevada Gaming Control Board will appeal a recent ruling that says the regulator does not have the authority to discipline the former boss of Las Vegas casino operator Wynn Resorts, Steve Wynn.The ruling was issued in November by Clark County District Court Judge Adriana ...

Caesars Thins Louisiana Casino Portfolio with Belle of Baton Rouge Sale

Caesars Thins Louisiana Casino Portfolio with Belle of Baton Rouge Sale

by December 2, 2020

Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc. announced Tuesday that it would offload the Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat casino from its portfolio of properties.The company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Baton Rouge, Louisiana gambling venue to CQ Holding Comp ...

Casino Owner Tilman Fetitta Mulls IPO as Investors Maintain Appetite for New Equity

Casino Owner Tilman Fetitta Mulls IPO as Investors Maintain Appetite for New Equity

by December 2, 2020

Texas billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta is considering taking a significant part of his casino and dining businesses public to take advantage of the recent rally in equity markets, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.Citing people with knowledge of the matter, the business n ...

Playtech Signs Casino, Live Casino Supply Deal with Casumo

Playtech Signs Casino, Live Casino Supply Deal with Casumo

by December 1, 2020

Online gambling content and technology provider Playtech this week announced a new important commercial partnership as it looks to provide its products with exposure to a wider gambling audience.The company revealed that it has teamed up with Casumo to roll out its Casino an ...

Partypoker Quits Unregulated Markets as Part of Parent GVC’s Ongoing Transformation

Partypoker Quits Unregulated Markets as Part of Parent GVC’s Ongoing Transformation

by December 1, 2020

Online poker room partypoker is set to quit about a dozen unregulated territories as its parent company, GVC Holdings, is revving up preparations to pull out all of its brands from gray markets.Poker news outlet PokerIndustryPRO reported Monday that partypoker account holder ...

Virginia Sports Betting on Track for Pre-Super Bowl Launch

Virginia Sports Betting on Track for Pre-Super Bowl Launch

by December 1, 2020

Sports betting in Virginia is on track to be launched in early 2021, the Virginia Lottery Board’s boss told state lawmakers last week.The Lottery Board received 25 wagering license applications between October 15-31, but the agency has not revealed the names of the sportsboo ...

L.A. County Casinos Plead with Officials to Reverse Closures

L.A. County Casinos Plead with Officials to Reverse Closures

by December 1, 2020

Leaders of cities in Los Angeles County that rely heavily on revenue from their cardrooms have pleaded with the county Board of Supervisors to allow the gaming establishments to remain open with safety precautions.L.A. County’s seven cardrooms were forced to close on Monday a ...

Push Gaming Announces Integration with EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine

Push Gaming Announces Integration with EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine

by November 30, 2020

Online casino games maker and supplier of content for the iGaming industry Push Gaming has expanded its presence through a recent supply deal with EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine integration platform.The deal has seen Push Gaming integrate its titles with CasinoEngine. The games ...

LeoVegas Launches Open Banking Solution for UK Gambling Customers

LeoVegas Launches Open Banking Solution for UK Gambling Customers

by November 30, 2020

In an industry first, online gambling operator LeoVegas has begun rolling out payments via open banking under the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), the company confirmed Monday.It said that the move would result in “even more secure and faster payments” for its ...

Tabcorp Faces NSW Fine over Illegal Gambling Inducement

Tabcorp Faces NSW Fine over Illegal Gambling Inducement

by November 30, 2020

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp was slapped with a A$30,000 penalty in New South Wales over violations of the state’s gambling advertising laws.The penalty was issued last week by the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney where Tabcorp pleaded guilty to breaching state a ...

Japan Mulls Nixing Tax on Foreigners’ Casino Winnings

Japan Mulls Nixing Tax on Foreigners’ Casino Winnings

by November 30, 2020

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to implement changes to the nation’s planned integrated resorts tax system, the party’s tax investigation chairman, Akira Amari, said last week.The changes will be included in the country’s 2021 tax reform that will be unv ...

Soft2Bet Adds Zombie-Themed Casino to Bulking Portfolio

Soft2Bet Adds Zombie-Themed Casino to Bulking Portfolio

by November 27, 2020

Online casino and sportsbook platform provider Soft2Bet has just unveiled its newest online casino brand that has joined its ever-growing portfolio of operations.Themed around zombies, the new Casombie brand is ready to treat its players to a vast array of online casino game ...

Veikkaus Shuts Temporarily Slot Machines in Many Areas as Virus Surges

Veikkaus Shuts Temporarily Slot Machines in Many Areas as Virus Surges

by November 27, 2020

Finland’s state-run gambling monopoly, Veikkaus, said Thursday that it would temporarily close gaming arcades and slot machines in a number of areas around the Scandinavian nation to help curb the advance of Covid-19.The gambling operator has begun closing gaming arcades and ...