Japan Ruling Party Lawmaker Faces New Indictment in Snowballing Casino Bribery Case

by February 3, 2020

Japan’s widening casino bribery scandal just got worse as news that the senior ruling lawmaker at the heart of the case was indicted on a new charge hit the headlines earlier today.According to the latest of a series of indictments, former Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) memb ...

New El Royale Casino Ships Players Back to the Roaring 20s

New El Royale Casino Ships Players Back to the Roaring 20s

by February 3, 2020

The Roaring 20s… the time when even the impossible seemed wildly possible, taboos were breached, and the forbidden tasted oh so sweet.The era of bright lights, fast music, gangsters and molls, and secret and very exclusive gambling clubs all around New York City.Inspire ...

500.com Bought Arrested Japanese Lawmaker Luxury Items During Macau Trip in Widening Casino Bribery Scandal

500.com Bought Arrested Japanese Lawmaker Luxury Items During Macau Trip in Widening Casino Bribery Scandal

by February 2, 2020

The senior Japanese ruling party lawmaker who got arrested in a widening bribery scandal accepted luxury items from a Chinese gambling company during his trip to Macau, which he made at the said company’s invitation in late 2017, Japanese news outlets report.Tsukasa Akimoto, ...

FAI Ends SportPesa Deal as It Re-evaluates Sponsorships

FAI Ends SportPesa Deal as It Re-evaluates Sponsorships

by February 2, 2020

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has cut its links with SportPesa less than a year after the association’s former chief, John Delaney, signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with the Kenyan sports betting giant.The FAI moved to end its two-year deal with SportPesa, ...

Microgaming Extends Casino Content Supply Deal with GVC

Microgaming Extends Casino Content Supply Deal with GVC

by February 1, 2020

In a busy week for the iGaming industry, the week ahead of this year’s ICE London conference and exhibition show, Isle of Man-headquartered casino content supplier Microgaming announced its latest major supply deal.The company said this week that it has extended its existing ...

BetAmerica Debuts Online Casino in Pennsylvania

BetAmerica Debuts Online Casino in Pennsylvania

by February 1, 2020

BetAmerica, the sports betting brand of Kentucky-based casino and racetrack operator Churchill Downs Inc., has boosted its digital offering in Pennsylvania with the addition of online casino games to its recently launched online sportsbook.The BetAmerica online casino platfo ...

Live Casino Specialist Evolution Secures Entry into South African Market

Live Casino Specialist Evolution Secures Entry into South African Market

by January 31, 2020

It is that time of the year when the ICE London conference and exhibition show is just days away and gambling companies, both on the B2B and B2C side of the industry, are busy releasing important bits of news of how they plan to grow their operations over the next 10-12 months. ...

Eldorado/Caesars Marriage Inches Closer to Reality as Regulatory Blessings Keep Coming

Eldorado/Caesars Marriage Inches Closer to Reality as Regulatory Blessings Keep Coming

by January 31, 2020

Reno, Nevada-based casino operator Eldorado Resorts has updated the market that at separate meetings over the past week, it secured approvals from regulators in three states in connection with its pending marriage with larger rival Caesars Entertainment Corp.Eldorado received ...

Relax Gaming Grows Client Network with Veikkaus Casino Supply Deal

Relax Gaming Grows Client Network with Veikkaus Casino Supply Deal

by January 31, 2020

Relax Gaming gaming has signed a new important commercial deal with Finland’s Veikkaus as the operator is looking to enhance its online casino games offering, while the content provider is looking to strengthen its regulated footprint.Under the terms of the recently penned d ...

Beloved Tarzan to Star in Latest Microgaming Branded Slot

Beloved Tarzan to Star in Latest Microgaming Branded Slot

by January 31, 2020

Isle of Man-headquartered online casino content provider Microgaming is set to bring back a beloved character with a new branded online slot to be created exclusively for its ever-growing network of operator partners and their players.The company announced Thursday that it h ...

Push Gaming Proprietary iGaming Platform Gets UKGC, MGA Licenses

Push Gaming Proprietary iGaming Platform Gets UKGC, MGA Licenses

by January 30, 2020

Casino games creator and supplier Push Gaming today announced that it has obtained regulatory approvals for its proprietary iGaming platform from the UK Gambling Commission and the Malta Gaming Authority.The company said it will now have full control over its own technology ...

PearFiction Studios Joins RNG Foundry Gaming Accelerator to Create Exclusive Content for Microgaming

PearFiction Studios Joins RNG Foundry Gaming Accelerator to Create Exclusive Content for Microgaming

by January 30, 2020

Canadian casino games studio PearFiction Studios has joined the RNG Foundry gaming accelerator and will be creating exclusive content for Microgaming’s online gaming platform, news emerged this week.RNG Foundry is a gaming accelerator launched in association with Velo Partne ...

Red Tiger Enters Slovakia with Niké Casino Games Supply Deal

Red Tiger Enters Slovakia with Niké Casino Games Supply Deal

by January 30, 2020

Online casino games and related software provider Red Tiger today announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply its slots range to Slovakian gambling group Niké on an exclusive basis.Red Tiger’s catalog of casino games has already been launched with the online ope ...

Penn National Confirms Barstool Sports Tie-Up

Penn National Confirms Barstool Sports Tie-Up

by January 30, 2020

After weeks of speculations, Penn National Gaming finally confirmed Wednesday that it has found a sports media partner in the latest of a flurry of deals between casino companies and content publishers as sports betting continues to shape the US gambling landscape.The Pennsy ...

Pragmatic Play Readies for Busy ICE London with New Virtual Sports Range

by January 29, 2020

Pragmatic Play, just as the whole iGaming industry, is gearing up preparations for the upcoming ICE London, one of the biggest events on the global gambling conference calendar.At Stand N8-120, the online casino content provider will display the newest additions to its multi ...