Serbia to Hike Online Gambling Tax, Authorize New Casinos

Serbia to Hike Online Gambling Tax, Authorize New Casinos

by March 3, 2020

Serbia could soon revamp many aspects of its gambling industry if a bill introduced by the nation’s Finance Minister Siniša Mali survives in the National Assembly.The bill contains rules and controls relating to the provision of gambling services both online and at brick-and ...

Michigan Ready to Join Sports Betting Frenzy in Time for March Madness

Michigan Ready to Join Sports Betting Frenzy in Time for March Madness

by March 3, 2020

Michigan’s first sportsbooks could be up and running in time for March Madness after Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a set of bills authorizing retail and online sports betting in the state.The Michigan Gaming Control Board is working to approve license applications for the ...

Scientific Games to Harness the Power of AI with Vaix Partnership

Scientific Games to Harness the Power of AI with Vaix Partnership

by March 2, 2020

Gambling technology giant Scientific Games has teamed up with iGaming AI engine provider Vaix.ai to provide its clients’ betting customers with personalized wagering experience, including recommendations and tailored betting choices.Scientific Games will be able to deliver s ...

NetEnt Casino Titles Now Live with Betfred in UK

NetEnt Casino Titles Now Live with Betfred in UK

by March 2, 2020

Swedish casino content provider NetEnt has strengthened its UK foothold with a recent supply deal with major operator Betfred.Following the deal, a wide selection of NetEnt’s online casino titles has gone live with the online gaming operation of the UK gambling operator and ...

Macau Casino Revenue Nightmare to Continue in March, Analysts Predict 70% Drop

Macau Casino Revenue Nightmare to Continue in March, Analysts Predict 70% Drop

by March 2, 2020

Casino revenue in Macau is expected to drop more than 70% year-on-year in March, according to several brokerage firms cited by regional gaming news outlet GGRAsia.Bad news for Macau continue to emerge after the only Chinese territory where casino gambling is legal recorded o ...

PokerStars, Sky Bet Owner Eliminates Jobs at Dublin Office ahead of Flutter Marriage

PokerStars, Sky Bet Owner Eliminates Jobs at Dublin Office ahead of Flutter Marriage

by March 2, 2020

Canadian gambling giant The Stars Group is understood to be shedding jobs at its Dublin office ahead of its merger with Irish rival Flutter Entertainment.The Irish Times reports that The Stars has been cutting jobs at its Cherrywood, Co Dublin office for the past 12-15 month ...

Three More Casinos Get Licensed as Illinois Prepares for March Madness Start of Legal Sports Betting

Three More Casinos Get Licensed as Illinois Prepares for March Madness Start of Legal Sports Betting

by March 1, 2020

Three more casinos have received temporary sports betting permits from the Illinois Gaming Board as the state prepares to introduce regulated wagering to sports enthusiasts.The two Hollywood Casinos in Aurora and Joliet and Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino in Peoria have each app ...

Macau Casinos Record Worst Monthly Revenue Drop Amid Coronavirus Scare

Macau Casinos Record Worst Monthly Revenue Drop Amid Coronavirus Scare

by March 1, 2020

Macau’s gross gaming revenue plummeted 87.8% in February due to the coronavirus outbreak and the measures taken by Mainland China to contain the spread, the city’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced earlier today.Macau’s 41 casinos generated MOP3.1 bi ...

Maryland Lawmaker Wants High School Students to Be Educated on Gambling Risks

Maryland Lawmaker Wants High School Students to Be Educated on Gambling Risks

by February 29, 2020

A Maryland lawmaker is pushing for lessons on the risks associated with gambling and prevention of gambling addiction to be included in the high school health curriculum as discussions for the legalization of sports betting in the state are underway.Sen. Bryan Simonaire is l ...

Norway to Close Gambling TV Advertising Loophole

Norway to Close Gambling TV Advertising Loophole

by February 29, 2020

Norway is set to step up efforts to combat unauthorized gambling operations by closing a long-standing loophole in the portions of its advertising laws relating to gambling products, it emerged this week.The country’s government is preparing to introduce amendments to the Br ...

NetGaming Set for Asian Expansion with We Are Casino Partnership

NetGaming Set for Asian Expansion with We Are Casino Partnership

by February 28, 2020

Online casino games studio NetGaming has signed an agreement with iGaming content aggregator We Are Casino that will significantly expand its presence across new markets.This is the latest of a series of content distribution deals announced by NetGaming in recent weeks as th ...

PokerStars Gets Affiliate Compliance Boost with GiG Comply

PokerStars Gets Affiliate Compliance Boost with GiG Comply

by February 28, 2020

Gaming Innovation Group’s affiliate activity monitoring software has secured another top-tier client as regulatory pressure on gambling advertising gets more intense every day.GiG announced today that it has teamed up with PokerStars in a move that will see the online poker ...

Eldorado-Caesars Tie-Up Gets Clearance in Maryland

Eldorado-Caesars Tie-Up Gets Clearance in Maryland

by February 28, 2020

Regulators in one more state have blessed the proposed $17.3 billion marriage between casino operators Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment Corp., news emerged.The Maryland State Lottery & Gaming Control Agency approved on Thursday Eldorado’s pending takeover of i ...

Construction of Caesars’ First US Casinoless Resort Begins in Scottsdale, Arizona

Construction of Caesars’ First US Casinoless Resort Begins in Scottsdale, Arizona

by February 28, 2020

Caesars Entertainment Corp. on Thursday broke ground on its first non-gaming US resort to mark the start of a new chapter in its history.Caesars Republic, the first Caesars property in the US that would not feature a casino, is now under construction in Scottsdale, Arizona. ...

Bitten by the Fine Art Bug: Ex-Casino Boss Steve Wynn Buys Pair of Picassos

Bitten by the Fine Art Bug: Ex-Casino Boss Steve Wynn Buys Pair of Picassos

by February 27, 2020

A bona fide art connoisseur and collector, disgraced ex-casino boss Steve Wynn recently dug deep into his pocket for a pair of Picasso masterworks, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.The two Picasso paintings are from the $450 million art collection of modern an ...