Relax Taps Stockholm Studio to Up In-House Casino Content

Relax Taps Stockholm Studio to Up In-House Casino Content

by November 2, 2020

Online casino content supplier and aggregator Relax Gaming announced on Monday that it has tapped a third Stockholm-based in-house games studio to build on the success of its proprietary casino titles.The company’s latest announcement comes as it celebrates its tenth anniver ...

NetEnt Strengthens Live Casino Portfolio with New Baccarat Title

NetEnt Strengthens Live Casino Portfolio with New Baccarat Title

by November 2, 2020

Online casino content specialist NetEnt has further boosted its live casino range with the recent launch of its first-ever Baccarat game.NetEnt said this week that it has crafted and rolled out three Baccarat tables. Two of them are featured in its physical studio to provide ...

Fewer Singaporeans Flocked to Local Casinos after Entry Levy Hike

Fewer Singaporeans Flocked to Local Casinos after Entry Levy Hike

by November 2, 2020

Last year’s increase in the casino entry levy has resulted in a drop in the number of Singapore nationals and permanent residents, the city-state’s Casino Regulatory Authority said in a report on its activity in FY19 published last week.As part of an agreement with Singapore ...

Evolution Live Casino Titles Mark Colombian Debut with Zamba Rollout

Evolution Live Casino Titles Mark Colombian Debut with Zamba Rollout

by October 30, 2020

Live Casino specialist Evolution (formerly Evolution Gaming) has recently launched its entire Live Casino portfolio in Colombia to become the first provider of this type of content in the local market.As part of a partnership with Zamba.co, a locally licensed online gambling ...

Microgaming Diversifies Casino Offering with New Poker Games

Microgaming Diversifies Casino Offering with New Poker Games

by October 30, 2020

Several months after it closed permanently the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN), Microgaming is ready to start a new chapter as a provider of online poker content with the launch of a brand-new range of poker games.The new titles will be part of the supplier’s online casino v ...

FanDuel Partners New Bally’s Casino Owner to Expand in Atlantic City

FanDuel Partners New Bally’s Casino Owner to Expand in Atlantic City

by October 30, 2020

FanDuel has expanded its existing partnership with casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings in a move that will see the sports betting firm launch a FanDuel Sportsbook inside Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino.FanDuel and Twin River’s partnership first came to fr ...

Illinois Gaming Board Delays New Casino Licenses

Illinois Gaming Board Delays New Casino Licenses

by October 30, 2020

The Illinois Gaming Board is pushing back its decision on new casinos in the state, including two in Chicago suburbs, saying that its work has been impacted by the coronavirus crisis.Gov. J. B. Pritzker approved last summer a sweeping gambling reform package that, among othe ...

UK Gambling Watchdog Scolds Three Ops for AML, Social Responsibility Failings

UK Gambling Watchdog Scolds Three Ops for AML, Social Responsibility Failings

by October 29, 2020

The UK Gambling Commission has chastised three locally licensed operators after detecting serious weaknesses in their social responsibility and anti-money laundering practices, news emerged this week.The watchdog said it has reviewed the UK online gambling licenses held by B ...

Twin River to Rebrand as Bally’s Corporation to Revive Iconic Casino Brand

Twin River to Rebrand as Bally’s Corporation to Revive Iconic Casino Brand

by October 29, 2020

Casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings is set to change its name to Bally’s Corporation after it purchased earlier this month the worldwide rights to the Bally’s brand from Caesars Entertainment Inc. in a $20 million deal.The change of name is set to become effective o ...

Gambling Operators’ Exodus Undermines Manila Property Market

Gambling Operators’ Exodus Undermines Manila Property Market

by October 29, 2020

Online casino operators quitting Manila and their employees gradually emptying the Philippine capital’s residential towers are pulling rent prices down and the worst has not even come yet, according to a recent report by property broker KMC Savills Inc.The Philippines’ once ...

Newly-Founded iGaming Studio Arcadem Unveils Content Deal with ORYX

Newly-Founded iGaming Studio Arcadem Unveils Content Deal with ORYX

by October 28, 2020

Recently formed online casino games studio Arcadem has teamed up with gambling software provider ORYX Gaming in a deal that will see Arcadem integrate its content onto its partner’s ORYX RGS platform.Arcadem was founded in 2020 by a duo of experienced iGaming professionals. ...

Pragmatic Play Grows Colombian Footprint with Luckia

Pragmatic Play Grows Colombian Footprint with Luckia

by October 27, 2020

Online casino games maker and supplier Pragmatic Play is set to further strengthen its Colombian foothold through a recent deal with iGaming operator Luckia.Under the terms of the deal, Pragmatic Play will supply its entire slots portfolio to the online gaming operator....

Ohio Man Sues Apple over Illegal Casino-Style Game Apps

Ohio Man Sues Apple over Illegal Casino-Style Game Apps

by October 27, 2020

Class-action lawsuits in different states have kept pouring against Apple in recent weeks, with plaintiffs claiming that the tech giant promotes and profits from apps on its App Store that constitute illegal gambling under these states’ laws.The most recent such suit was fil ...

Genius Sports Confirms Latest Gambling Industry SPAC Merger

Genius Sports Confirms Latest Gambling Industry SPAC Merger

by October 27, 2020

Sports data provider Genius Sports Group agreed this week to go public in a SPAC merger with dMY Technology Group II valued at $1.5 billion.The transaction is subject to dMY II’s shareholders voting in favor as well as to other customary closing conditions and is expected to ...

Las Vegas Sands Mulls Sale of Vegas Strip Casinos

Las Vegas Sands Mulls Sale of Vegas Strip Casinos

by October 27, 2020

Casino powerhouse Las Vegas Sands is exploring shedding its Las Vegas portfolio of resorts as it no longer deems these core to its business, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Sands is understood to be working with an adviser to solicit interest for its Venetia ...