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 ...

Harrah’s Casino Atlantic City Announces Dec. 26 Poker Room Reopening

Harrah’s Casino Atlantic City Announces Dec. 26 Poker Room Reopening

by December 15, 2020

Atlantic City will have two operational poker rooms before the end of the year as casino operator Caesars Entertainment Inc. is gearing up preparations to reopen the poker area at its Harrah’s Atlantic City property.Harrah’s poker room, which is branded World Series of Poker ...

Ex-PokerStars Boss to Lead Hard Rock’s New Digital Gaming, Betting Arm

Ex-PokerStars Boss to Lead Hard Rock’s New Digital Gaming, Betting Arm

by December 15, 2020

Gaming and hospitality giant Hard Rock International is looking to tap into the lucrative online casino and sports betting sectors with the recent launch of its Hard Rock Digital arm.The company said that Hard Rock Digital is a joint venture with top industry talent and will ...

Apollo Mulls Sweetening Offer for Canadian Casino Giant

Apollo Mulls Sweetening Offer for Canadian Casino Giant

by December 15, 2020

Wall Street buyout fund Apollo Global Management is mulling sweetening its $2.5 billion (C$3.3 billion) takeover offer for Canadian casino operator Great Canadian Gaming, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.It is also understood that Apollo could walk a ...

Swedish Gambling Market Inquiry Calls for Ad Restrictions, Permanent Deposit Limits

Swedish Gambling Market Inquiry Calls for Ad Restrictions, Permanent Deposit Limits

by December 15, 2020

A long-awaited inquiry into Sweden’s reorganized gambling market recommends the introduction of more restrictions into the sector, including limited advertising of products that are deemed to be of the highest risk to consumers.The Gambling Market Inquiry (Spelmarknadsutredn ...

Wazdan Casino Content Now Certified in Colombia

Wazdan Casino Content Now Certified in Colombia

by December 14, 2020

Online casino games supplier Wazdan has obtained important certification that will spur its expansion in Latin America.The company announced Monday that it has received certification to offer a selection of its innovative slots portfolio in Colombia. The certification enable ...

Two Sydney Casino Workers Sacked, Banned from NSW Casinos over Drugs, Gambling

Two Sydney Casino Workers Sacked, Banned from NSW Casinos over Drugs, Gambling

by December 14, 2020

Two casino workers at The Star Sydney were dismissed and banned from New South Wales gambling venues after serious violations, the state’s Liquor & Gaming authority announced.A games dealer was found to have thrown a bag of drugs away at Sydney’s only casino while anoth ...

LeoVegas Launches Pink Casino in Canada, Signs Content Deal with Push Gaming

LeoVegas Launches Pink Casino in Canada, Signs Content Deal with Push Gaming

by December 14, 2020

Online gambling operator LeoVegas has strengthened its Canadian foothold with the recent launch of its Pink Casino brand in that market.Pink Casino’s debut in Canada marks its first launch outside of its core market, the UK. It has become the latest of several LeoVegas brand ...

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge to Change Name when It Moves onto Dry Land

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge to Change Name when It Moves onto Dry Land

by December 14, 2020

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge will be rebranded as Casino Rouge when it moves onto dry land in February 2022, according to site plans presented last week by the casino’s owner Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI).The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission is set to ...

Boyd Unloads “Non-Core” Eldorado Casino in Henderson

Boyd Unloads “Non-Core” Eldorado Casino in Henderson

by December 11, 2020

Casino operator Boyd Gaming this week announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Eldorado Casino in Henderson, Southern Nevada.The company will unload the gambling venue to DeSimone Gaming for an undisclosed amount. A spokesperson confirmed the deal but did not ...