Spin Casino Player Bags €1.6 Million Jackpot on Microgaming’s Major Millions

Spin Casino Player Bags €1.6 Million Jackpot on Microgaming’s Major Millions

by August 14, 2020

Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network recently made another lucky player a millionaire. That latest win was the seventh this year to exceed €1 million.On July 20, a Spin Casino player landed a seven-figure jackpot on Microgaming’s Major Millions progressive slot. The pla ...

Spearhead Studios Expands in Romania

Spearhead Studios Expands in Romania

by August 14, 2020

Young online casino games studio Spearhead Studios has celebrated another important milestone as it looks to grow its regulated footprint.The company’s portfolio of online slots and table games was recently certified by Romania’s National Gambling Office (ONJN), which means ...

Groupe Partouche Finds New Partner for Japan Casino Bid

Groupe Partouche Finds New Partner for Japan Casino Bid

by August 14, 2020

French casino operator Groupe Partouche has found a new partner to support its ambitions to develop an integrated resort in Japan, the company said in a statement from earlier today.Partouche has teamed up with Tokyo-listed Pixel Companyz Inc. within a larger consortium comp ...

Traffic Study on Impact of Proposed Danville Casino Underway; Caesars Launches Referendum Campaign

Traffic Study on Impact of Proposed Danville Casino Underway; Caesars Launches Referendum Campaign

by August 13, 2020

A study into the impacts of a proposed casino on traffic in the Virginia city of Danville has been initiated, aiming to help city leaders plan possible transportation projects in the area that will be hosting the gambling venue, local news outlets report.The study is being c ...

PointsBet Takes Evolution Live Casino Titles to Boost US Growth

PointsBet Takes Evolution Live Casino Titles to Boost US Growth

by August 13, 2020

PointsBet has teamed up with Live Casino specialist Evolution Gaming to roll out its products as the Australian bookmaker grows its footprint across regulated US markets.PointsBet entered the US gambling space in the summer of 2018 when it obtained a license to operate as an ...

Bloomberry Pushes Forward with Plans for Second Solaire Casino

Bloomberry Pushes Forward with Plans for Second Solaire Casino

by August 13, 2020

Philippine casino resort operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp. is moving full speed ahead with the planned expansion of its flagship Solaire brand in Quezon City, hoping to bank on the much-anticipated economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in the coming few years.The wors ...

Queensland Proposes Online Betting Inducements to Tackle Problem Gambling

Queensland Proposes Online Betting Inducements to Tackle Problem Gambling

by August 13, 2020

The Queensland Government has proposed the introduction of a ban on online wagering inducements as part of its efforts to tackle problem gambling.According to a statement on the Government’s official website published earlier today, state lawmakers have introduced draft legi ...

MassGaming to Discuss Return of Roulette, Craps, Poker at State Casinos

MassGaming to Discuss Return of Roulette, Craps, Poker at State Casinos

by August 12, 2020

Members of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will discuss this week whether the state’s two full-scale commercial casinos should be allowed to resume roulette and craps operations.The regulator is set to consider and vote on the matter at a meeting scheduled to take place ...

UKGC Lifts Matchbook Owner’s Remote Gambling License Suspension

UKGC Lifts Matchbook Owner’s Remote Gambling License Suspension

by August 12, 2020

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has lifted the suspension of Matchbook’s license after the owner of the sports betting exchange, Triplebet, fulfilled all “remedial measures required” by the regulator.It was in February when the UKGC suspended Triplebet’s pool betting, bett ...

Police in Malaysia Bust Massive Illegal Online Gambling Ring

Police in Malaysia Bust Massive Illegal Online Gambling Ring

by August 11, 2020

Police in the Malaysian state of Penang last month busted an illegal online gambling ring that was believed to have generated around RM1 million (approximately $238,521) in monthly profits from its activities.After conducting a series of raids police seized equipment and arr ...

Booongo Grows Colombian Presence with Rush Street Interactive Alliance

Booongo Grows Colombian Presence with Rush Street Interactive Alliance

by August 11, 2020

Fast-growing online casino games maker Booongo has teamed up with Rush Street Interactive to further expand its footprint in the Colombian iGaming market following a similar deal with another locally licensed operator.Rush Street Interactive is the online gambling arm of US ...

IAC Buys $1 Billion Stake in Casino Giant MGM

IAC Buys $1 Billion Stake in Casino Giant MGM

by August 11, 2020

Media conglomerate IAC has bought a nearly $1 billion stake in Las Vegas-based global casino and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International in the company’s boldest purchase this year and particularly after spinning off its stake in Tinder-owner Match in July.MGM jumped 25% ...

GVC Warns Germany’s New Gambling Law Will Drive Customers to Black Market Alternatives

GVC Warns Germany’s New Gambling Law Will Drive Customers to Black Market Alternatives

by August 11, 2020

Gambling operator GVC Holdings said it believes Germany’s new online gambling law, slated to take effect July 2021, is inconsistent with EU directives, and warned that the many restrictions it contains will prompt customers to seek black market alternatives.In a lengthy arti ...

BF Games Primed for Portugal Debut with Betclic Deal

BF Games Primed for Portugal Debut with Betclic Deal

by August 10, 2020

Online casino game development studio BF Games is set to enter Portugal’s regulated iGaming market through a deal with French gambling group Betclic.Under the terms of a recently signed deal between the content maker and provider and its new operator partner, BF Games will p ...

Pandemic Could Delay Completion of €250 Million Cape Verde Casino

Pandemic Could Delay Completion of €250 Million Cape Verde Casino

by August 10, 2020

The government of Cape Verde has said that the Covid-19 pandemic could cause a delay in the completion of a €250 million casino resort currently under development in the capital Praia.Macau Legend, a Hong Kong-listed casino operator running properties in Macau, said last yea ...