China Tightens Grip on Payment Firms that Move Gambling Money

China Tightens Grip on Payment Firms that Move Gambling Money

by June 15, 2020

The People’s Bank of China has been assigned the “major political mission” to clamp down on payment processors servicing online gambling operators, according to a notice issued late last week by the bank.Local news outlets reported that the bank’s Deputy Governor, Fang Yifei, ...

Revolver Gaming Unveils Content Delivery Deal with Hub88

Revolver Gaming Unveils Content Delivery Deal with Hub88

by June 14, 2020

Online casino software supplier Revolver Gaming this week announced that it has signed a content distribution deal with platform provider Hub88.The deal will see Revolver bring its gaming titles to a new audience. Under the terms of the recently inked deal. The company is se ...

German State of Saarland Slams Two Online Casino Ops for Unauthorized Ads

German State of Saarland Slams Two Online Casino Ops for Unauthorized Ads

by June 14, 2020

Two online casinos licensed by the German state of Schleswig-Holstein were this week ordered to stop advertising their products in the state of Saarland.The latter state’s media regulator, Landesmedienanstalt (LMS), said that it has told two major online casino operators tha ...

Playtech, GVC Debut Majority Rules Speed Blackjack Live Casino Title

Playtech, GVC Debut Majority Rules Speed Blackjack Live Casino Title

by June 13, 2020

Major online gambling provider Playtech on Friday premiered the newest addition to its Live Casino range, Majority Rules Speed Blackjack.The company said its newest Live Casino titles is yet another scalable game that is crafted around community play.Majority Rules Spee ...

Apple Hit with Lawsuit over Loot Boxes in App Store

Apple Hit with Lawsuit over Loot Boxes in App Store

by June 13, 2020

Apple is being sued in California for allowing developers to market apps and games with loot boxes, a special mechanism that enables players to make in-app purchases that present them with random digital rewards, the Apple Insider reports.On Friday, named plaintiff Rebecca ...

Developer Proposes $1.1 Billion Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi

Developer Proposes $1.1 Billion Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi

by June 12, 2020

A new casino could join Mississippi’s gambling scene if the Biloxi City Council approves next week a proposal for the development of a luxury gaming resort at the site of the city’s former Broadwater Beach Resort.According to a city resolution, developer Broadwater Developmen ...

Swedish Government OKs Weekly Online Casino Deposit Limit

Swedish Government OKs Weekly Online Casino Deposit Limit

by June 12, 2020

The Swedish government has approved the implementation of a weekly deposit limit for online casino players, among a host of temporary rules and restrictions aimed to protect Swedes from gambling-related harm amid the coronavirus pandemic.The measures will come into effect on ...

Cyprus Casinos Set for June 13 Reopening

Cyprus Casinos Set for June 13 Reopening

by June 12, 2020

Cyprus’ five operational casinos are set to reopen June 13 after staying closed for nearly three months as the tiny Mediterranean republic grappled to contain the spread of the coronavirus.The C2 (Cyprus Casinos) properties will welcome back their guests to safety restrictio ...

AC Mayor Says Trump Plaza Will Hopefully Be Demolished by End of 2020

AC Mayor Says Trump Plaza Will Hopefully Be Demolished by End of 2020

by June 12, 2020

Trump Plaza’s two towers will be imploded, Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. announced in a Thursday news conference in front of the shuttered hotel and casino resort.The owner of the property, New York billionaire businessman Carl Icahn, has recently submitted a plan to t ...

Scientific Games Takes SidePlay eInstant Content Live with Pennsylvania Lottery

Scientific Games Takes SidePlay eInstant Content Live with Pennsylvania Lottery

by June 11, 2020

Gambling technology and software provider Scientific Games has agreed to become the exclusive distributor of eInstant lottery content by SidePlay Entertainment across North America.Under the terms of a recently penned deal between the two companies, the Pennsylvania Lottery ...

Caesars’ New Jersey Top Exec Gets License; Eldorado Merger Approval Still Pending

Caesars’ New Jersey Top Exec Gets License; Eldorado Merger Approval Still Pending

by June 11, 2020

While Caesars Entertainment Corp. still awaits permission from New Jersey casino regulators to merge with fellow gaming and hospitality company Eldorado Resorts, the Casino Control Commission in the Garden State on Wednesday licensed Caesars’ top regional official.Ronald Bau ...

Wind Creek Bethlehem Gets Green Light to Run Sportsbook, Betting App

Wind Creek Bethlehem Gets Green Light to Run Sportsbook, Betting App

by June 11, 2020

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday approved a sports betting operator license for Wind Creek Hospitality.The license authorizes the casino and hospitality company to conduct retail and mobile sports betting activities in Pennsylvania.Wind Creek revealed ...

Swedish Gambling Regulator Slaps Betsson, Bethard with Hefty Fines

Swedish Gambling Regulator Slaps Betsson, Bethard with Hefty Fines

by June 11, 2020

Spelinspektionen has fined online gaming and sports betting operators Betsson Nordic Ltd., a subsidiary of Betsson Group, and Bethard Group Limited for various violations of Swedish gambling rules and regulations.Betsson was slapped with a SEK20 million (approx. $2.1 million ...

Greentube Grows Portuguese Footprint with Estoril Sol Launch

Greentube Grows Portuguese Footprint with Estoril Sol Launch

by June 10, 2020

Greentube, the major online casino content supplier part of the NOVOMATIC Interactive group, is bound for Portuguese expansion with its latest B2B partnership.The company announced today that it has launched its online slots portfolio with Estoril Sol Digital, the online gam ...

Elon Musk’s Underground People-Mover Secures First Two Vegas Casino Stops

Elon Musk’s Underground People-Mover Secures First Two Vegas Casino Stops

by June 10, 2020

Wynn Resorts and Resorts World Las Vegas are both seeking approval from Clark County to become stops in a planned Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop transit system.The LVCC Loop is the first phase of a larger Loop transit system project from Elon Musk-run Boring Company ...