Former Penn National Director Faces Multiple Charges for Stealing $75,000 in Company Gift Cards

Former Penn National Director Faces Multiple Charges for Stealing $75,000 in Company Gift Cards

by December 16, 2019

The former Director of Benefits for casino operator Penn National Gaming is facing multiple charges after she was found to have misappropriated more than $75,000 worth of gift cards intended for employees at the company.Denise M. Bitler worked as Director of Benefits at Penn ...

Osaka Now Targeting More Realistic Casino Resort Opening Goals

Osaka Now Targeting More Realistic Casino Resort Opening Goals

by December 16, 2019

Osaka is now willing to pursue a 2026 opening of an integrated casino resort, Mayor Ichiro Matsui said in a Friday press conference.The artificial Yumeshima Island in Osaka Bay was selected as the host of the 2025 World Expo. The reclaimed portion of land which is connected ...

Playtech Faces Fresh Shareholder Revolt over Chief’s £30 Million Bonus

Playtech Faces Fresh Shareholder Revolt over Chief’s £30 Million Bonus

by December 15, 2019

Gambling technology giant Playtech faces shareholder revolt over a recently revealed long-term incentive award for its boss, Mor Weizer.The company said earlier this month that major investors have already backed the proposed bonus policy. However, it is understood that two ...

NETELLER Marks Brazil Comeback with BetWarrior Deal

NETELLER Marks Brazil Comeback with BetWarrior Deal

by December 15, 2019

Nearly two years after it cut off Brazilian gamblers’ access to its services, digital eWallet provider NETELLER is set to return to that lucrative market through a recent partnership with iGaming newcomer BetWarrior.According to a press release that hit the wire this past Fr ...

Australian Bookie PlayUp Allowed Self-Excluded Gamblers to Place Bets

Australian Bookie PlayUp Allowed Self-Excluded Gamblers to Place Bets

by December 14, 2019

Australian bookmaker PlayUp was discovered to have allowed customers who had asked to be barred from gambling to place bets, Guardian Australia reports.The sports betting operator is licensed in the Northern Territory where the code of conduct for providing wagering services ...

Osaka Sets Up Panel to Select Casino Resort Operator

Osaka Sets Up Panel to Select Casino Resort Operator

by December 14, 2019

Osaka prefecture and city officials have established a seven-person committee that will select the developer of an integrated casino resort on the man-made Yumeshima Island in Osaka Bay.The seven-member panel comprises problem gambling experts, financial auditors of big corp ...

ORYX Gaming to Support Favbet’s Croatian iGaming Market Expansion

ORYX Gaming to Support Favbet’s Croatian iGaming Market Expansion

by December 13, 2019

Provider of content and software solutions for the online gambling industry ORYX Gaming is poised to strengthen its Croatian foothold through a deal that will see it provide a selection of casino games to Favbet.Founded in 1999, Favbet is among the veterans in the online gam ...

Greentube Launches Games Library with SpaceCasino

Greentube Launches Games Library with SpaceCasino

by December 13, 2019

Online casino content supplier Greentube, a division of NOVOMATIC Interactive, has enhanced its already significant UK presence through a recently clinched deal with SpaceCasino.The agreement has seen Greentube launch a selection of its most popular casino games as well as n ...

EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine Now Certified in Spain

EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine Now Certified in Spain

by December 13, 2019

EveryMatrix has reached another important milestone in its expansion across regulated markets with the recent successful completion of the technical assessment of its flagship CasinoEngine product in Spain.After successfully passing the vetting process, CasinoEngine is now f ...

Live! Casinos Developer Teams Up with FanDuel for Sports Betting in Pennsylvania

Live! Casinos Developer Teams Up with FanDuel for Sports Betting in Pennsylvania

by December 13, 2019

Maryland-based real estate developer The Cordish Companies has selected FanDuel as its sports betting partner for its two Live! casinos in Pennsylvania. Both properties are currently under development and on track to welcome their first visitors in 2020.The partnership betw ...

Yggdrasil Now Live in Regulated Finland with Veikkaus Integration

Yggdrasil Now Live in Regulated Finland with Veikkaus Integration

by December 12, 2019

Finland’s gambling monopoly Veikkaus has gone live with the entire online casino games library of major creator and supplier of content for the iGaming industry Yggdrasil.Following successful integration of its offering with Veikkaus, Yggdrasil now has access to Finland’s re ...

Hard Rock Reportedly Removed from Hellinikon Casino Race

Hard Rock Reportedly Removed from Hellinikon Casino Race

by December 12, 2019

The race for a 30-year license for the operation of a casino resort as part of the larger Hellinikon complex near the Greek capital has reportedly been narrowed to a lone bidder.US tribal gambling operators Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment and Hard Rock International were ...

Michigan Is a Signature Away from Legal Betting, Online Gambling

Michigan Is a Signature Away from Legal Betting, Online Gambling

by December 12, 2019

With the Michigan Senate passing overwhelmingly on Wednesday a package of measures authorizing sports betting and online gambling, the state is pretty much one signature away from becoming the latest to join the US athletic wagering frenzy.The Lawful Sports Betting Act recei ...

Casino Powerhouse Wynn Resorts Places Its Bet on Yokohama

Casino Powerhouse Wynn Resorts Places Its Bet on Yokohama

by December 12, 2019

Two months after shelving plans to pursue an integrated resort in Osaka, Las Vegas gaming and hospitality giant Wynn Resorts is now adopting a “Yokohama Focus” in its Japanese expansion campaign.Wynn is one of the many major international companies to have expressed interest ...

Finnplay Cements Nordic Footprint with Danish Online Casino License

Finnplay Cements Nordic Footprint with Danish Online Casino License

by December 11, 2019

Nordic online gambling technology and platform provider Finnplay has received an Online Casino License by the Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden, that enables the company to conduct B2C online casino activities on the territory of Denmark.Finnplay’s license from th ...