Single-Event Betting Could Finally Be Coming to Canada

Single-Event Betting Could Finally Be Coming to Canada

by November 27, 2020

Canada’s federal government is making moves to legalize single-event betting as the practice is heating up in neighboring US and as the nation’s gambling industry is grappling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.Canadian Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lamet ...

Aurum Signature Studios Joins Microgaming’s Independent Studios Network

Aurum Signature Studios Joins Microgaming’s Independent Studios Network

by November 27, 2020

Online casino content provider Microgaming this week announced that it has welcomed Aurum Signature Studios to its ever-growing network of independent game developers.The studio is set to become Microgaming’s first dedicated provider of bespoke online slots and to create game ...

Wazdan Casino Content Now Certified in Spain

Wazdan Casino Content Now Certified in Spain

by November 26, 2020

Online casino games developer and supplier Wazdan is set to expand into the Spanish iGaming market after its content has received full certification from Spain’s gambling regulator, Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ).Following the certification, the company will ...

NetBet Expands Live Casino Library with Pragmatic Play Titles

NetBet Expands Live Casino Library with Pragmatic Play Titles

by November 26, 2020

Pragmatic Play’s Live Casino range has gone live with NetBet as part of a recently signed deal between the content provider and the online casino and sportsbook operator.The partnership between the two companies has seen NetBet enlarge its existing live dealer offering with ...

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Reportedly Mulling Pushing Back Opening

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Reportedly Mulling Pushing Back Opening

by November 26, 2020

The opening of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas could suffer a further delay, according to a report by popular Las Vegas blog Vital Vegas.The property was originally supposed to open doors this fall, but its launch was pushed back to mid-January 2021 due to market conditions and cons ...

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Wins NJ Approval for SPAC Merger

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Wins NJ Approval for SPAC Merger

by November 26, 2020

Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) has earned a crucial approval for its merger with special purpose acquisition company Landcadia Holdings II Inc. from New Jersey gambling regulators.GNOG is the iGaming and sports betting division of Tilman Fertitta-owned casino empire Gold ...

Casinos in Virginia Unlikely Before Spring 2022, Lottery Boss Says

Casinos in Virginia Unlikely Before Spring 2022, Lottery Boss Says

by November 25, 2020

Neither temporary, nor full-fledged casinos are likely to open in Virginia before April 2022, Kevin Hall, Executive Director of the Virginia Lottery, told state lawmakers last week during a Zoom conference.Casino and hospitality operator Hard Rock International previously re ...

GOP Megadonor’s Interest in Texas Brings New Hope for Legal Casinos

GOP Megadonor’s Interest in Texas Brings New Hope for Legal Casinos

by November 25, 2020

Texas lawmakers have traditionally been unwilling to legalize casinos, with a number of previous efforts to introduce this type of gambling in the state failing to gain much traction in the Legislature.However, the state saw increased interest from casino tycoon Sheldon Adels ...

Iowa Regulator Fines PointsBet, Betfred over Self-Ban Violations

Iowa Regulator Fines PointsBet, Betfred over Self-Ban Violations

by November 24, 2020

Two sports betting operators have been hit with fines by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission over similar violations of the state’s self-exclusion gambling rules, Radio Iowa reported Monday.Brian Ohorilko, administrator of the state racing and gambling regulator, said that ...

Golden Nugget Signs Sports Betting, iGaming Deal in West Virginia

Golden Nugget Signs Sports Betting, iGaming Deal in West Virginia

by November 24, 2020

Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) has penned a deal with Greenbrier Hotel Corporation that secured the online gaming and sports betting operator with access to West Virginia’s regulated digital gambling market.Under the terms of a definitive agreement signed recently by GNO ...

Caesars Granted Additional Year to Sell Indiana Casino

Caesars Granted Additional Year to Sell Indiana Casino

by November 24, 2020

Members of the Indiana Gaming Commission unanimously agreed on Monday to give casino operator Caesars Entertainment Inc. an additional year to sell its Horseshoe Hammond property.Caesars originally had until December 31 to find a buyer for its Hammond casino. However, commis ...

Nevada Regulators Cannot Discipline Casino Boss Steve Wynn, Court Rules

Nevada Regulators Cannot Discipline Casino Boss Steve Wynn, Court Rules

by November 24, 2020

A Nevada court judge has ruled that the state Gaming Commission and Gaming Control Board cannot fine or discipline former casino boss Steve Wynn as he no ties to the state’s gaming industry.The Nevada Gaming Control Board said in a statement that it is set to soon announce i ...

Red Tiger Expands Denmark Presence with Tivoli Casino Rollout

Red Tiger Expands Denmark Presence with Tivoli Casino Rollout

by November 23, 2020

Online casino games developer and supplier Red Tiger has strengthened its foothold in the Danish iGaming market through a partnership with Tivoli Casino, the online gaming operation of one of Denmark’s most iconic entertainment brands.Named after the Tivoli Gardens theme park ...

EveryMatrix Kicks Off US Expansion Campaign with New Jersey License Application

EveryMatrix Kicks Off US Expansion Campaign with New Jersey License Application

by November 23, 2020

Online gambling technology provider EveryMatrix has submitted a license application with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement as it looks to tap into the US digital gaming market, the company itself confirmed last week.When the company obtains the necessary license, ...

Oklahoma Governor’s Legal Expenses in Tribal Gambling Dispute Revealed

Oklahoma Governor’s Legal Expenses in Tribal Gambling Dispute Revealed

by November 23, 2020

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s office had to pay over $2 million in legal and other fees associated with his dispute with the state’s tribes over the extension of their gambling compacts.Invoices for the fees were supplied by Oklahoma’s Office of Management and Enterprise S ...