Hard Rock Atlantic City Releases Reopening Plan; New Jersey Yet to Announce Casino Reopening Date

Hard Rock Atlantic City Releases Reopening Plan; New Jersey Yet to Announce Casino Reopening Date

by June 18, 2020

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was the latest Atlantic City casino to release health and safety protocols for reopening, even though no reopening date has been announced for the city’s gambling venues.Hard Rock’s Safe + Sound reopening plan includes mandatory face masks for s ...

Pragmatic Play Launches Slots Portfolio with Sweden’s ATG

Pragmatic Play Launches Slots Portfolio with Sweden’s ATG

by June 17, 2020

Pragmatic Play has launched its entire slots portfolio with Swedish operator ATG (AB Trav och Galopp) in a move that has further expanded the content provider’s presence in the Swedish online gambling market.Under an agreement between Pragmatic Play and ATG, the operator has ...

Hellinikon Casino to Open in 3.5 Years, Greek Development Minister Says

Hellinikon Casino to Open in 3.5 Years, Greek Development Minister Says

by June 17, 2020

The first phase of development of the €8 billion Hellinikon integrated resort near Athens, Greece is set to be completed in three and a half years, according to Greek Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis.That first phase will include clearing up the area w ...

SpinPlay Games Joins Microgaming’s Roster of Indie Casino Game Makers

SpinPlay Games Joins Microgaming’s Roster of Indie Casino Game Makers

by June 16, 2020

Microgaming’s roster of independent studios developing games exclusively for the provider has been joined by another casino games maker.The major online gambling provider announced Tuesday that it has signed an exclusive supply deal with Las Vegas-based studio SpinPlay Games ...

Yggdrasil Set for Italian Expansion with Microgame Distribution Deal

Yggdrasil Set for Italian Expansion with Microgame Distribution Deal

by June 16, 2020

Online casino games and related solutions supplier Yggdrasil has teamed up with major iGaming platform provider Microgame in a move that will help Yggdrasil grow its presence in Italy through its new partner’s extensive operator network in this lucrative market.Under a recen ...

Sportsbet Ordered to Refund Self-Excluded Bettor

Sportsbet Ordered to Refund Self-Excluded Bettor

by June 16, 2020

Australian online sports betting operator Sportsbet has been told to give a full refund to a customer who had self-excluded from gambling but was allowed to open a new account, wagering away nearly A$150,000.Self-exclusion tools allow problem gamblers to voluntarily ban them ...

VICI to Provide Mortgage Loan on Caesars Forum, Eldorado Sells Shares ahead of Merger

VICI to Provide Mortgage Loan on Caesars Forum, Eldorado Sells Shares ahead of Merger

by June 16, 2020

Real estate investment trust VICI Properties has agreed to provide a $400 million mortgage loan on the Caesars Forum conference center in Las Vegas, news emerged this past Monday.The loan will bear interest rate of 7.7% with payments subject to 2% escalation per year. It wil ...

Habanero Integrates Games Portfolio with GrooveGaming

Habanero Integrates Games Portfolio with GrooveGaming

by June 15, 2020

Habanero has become the latest major iGaming content maker to add its games to rapidly growing iGaming aggregator GrooveGaming.As part of a recently signed deal, GrooveGaming will integrate Habanero’s ever-growing portfolio onto its platform.Habanero boasts a content li ...

Red Tiger Unveils Belgian Launch with Napoleon

Red Tiger Unveils Belgian Launch with Napoleon

by June 15, 2020

Red Tiger has announced a new partnership that has expanded its reach into another major regulated European market.The company, which is owned by Swedish iGaming provider NetEnt, has signed a content delivery agreement with Belgian gambling operator Napoleon and has rolled o ...

Greentube Launches Casino Titles with Game World to Grow Romanian Footprint

Greentube Launches Casino Titles with Game World to Grow Romanian Footprint

by June 15, 2020

Online casino games supplier Greentube, a division of NOVOMATIC Interactive, has strengthened its Romanian foothold with a recently signed deal with local iGaming operator Game World.As a result of the partnership, Greentube has launched its games range with the operator. Ga ...

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 ...