James Packer Donates A$5 Million to Relief Efforts as Australia Bushfire Crisis Rages On

James Packer Donates A$5 Million to Relief Efforts as Australia Bushfire Crisis Rages On

by January 7, 2020

The family of Australian billionaire businessman James Packer and his casino company Crown Resorts have donated A$4 million to bushfire relief charities as Australia is engulfed in an unprecedented bushfire crisis.A spokesperson for the Packer family said today that the dona ...

Swords Up for a Swing at Relax Gaming’s Hot New Snake Arena Slot

Swords Up for a Swing at Relax Gaming’s Hot New Snake Arena Slot

by January 7, 2020

Fancy a battle between a knight in elaborate armor and a dangerous beast? Online casino content supplier Relax Gaming’s got you covered with the latest slot in its ever-growing catalog of proprietary gaming titles.The provider’s first release of the year is titled Snake Aren ...

FSB White Label Betting Brand Black Type Goes Into Administration

FSB White Label Betting Brand Black Type Goes Into Administration

by January 7, 2020

Online bookmaker Black Type has confirmed that it is going into administration but has told its customers to rest assured as this would not affect their accounts in any way and that it is business as usual.Black Type was launched in 2016. The online betting operator entered t ...

Japanese Lawmaker Says He Took Cash from 500.com amid Snowballing Casino Bribery Scandal

Japanese Lawmaker Says He Took Cash from 500.com amid Snowballing Casino Bribery Scandal

by January 7, 2020

Japanese lawmaker Mikio Shimoji admitted on Monday to taking cash in campaign contributions from Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com amid a bribery scandal that has rocked Japan as it is looking to introduce legal casino gambling.Mr. Shimoji is a member of opposit ...

Diamond Eagle Files SEC Form S-4 in Relation to DraftKings, SBTech Combination

Diamond Eagle Files SEC Form S-4 in Relation to DraftKings, SBTech Combination

by January 6, 2020

Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., the publicly traded special purpose acquisition vehicle that is set to soon combine with sports betting and DFS operator DraftKings and betting and gaming technology provider SBTech today announced that it has filed Form S-4 with the U.S. Securiti ...

PointsBet Signs Online Sports Betting, Casino Deal in Michigan

PointsBet Signs Online Sports Betting, Casino Deal in Michigan

by January 6, 2020

Australian sports betting operator PointsBet has signed a long-term wagering agreement with Michigan’s Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians that will enable the company to enter the state’s nascent digital gambling market.Under the agreement with the feder ...

Play’n GO Kicks Off Big Year with Legacy of Dead Slot

Play’n GO Kicks Off Big Year with Legacy of Dead Slot

by January 6, 2020

Online casino content supplier Play’n GO has just dropped its first slot of 2020 as it looks to better a “record-breaking” 2019 and “reach even higher” this year.The previously teased Ancient Egypt-inspired Legacy of Dead slot title is now available across Play’n GO’s networ ...

500.com CEO Vacates Post amid Japan Casino Bribery Scandal

500.com CEO Vacates Post amid Japan Casino Bribery Scandal

by January 6, 2020

The CEO of Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com has temporarily stepped down from his roles at the company amid ongoing investigation into whether it has bribed Japanese lawmakers to win one of three casino licenses up for grabs in Japan.The board of 500.com approv ...

Japan’s Former Defense Minister Denies Taking Bribe by Chinese Casino Resort Bidder

Japan’s Former Defense Minister Denies Taking Bribe by Chinese Casino Resort Bidder

by January 5, 2020

Former Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya denied over the weekend to have received JPY1 million in cash from a Chinese online sports lottery operator involved in a casino bribery scandal, news about which broke late last year.Mr. Iwaya, a member of Japan’s ruling Liberal ...

Oklahoma Governor Taps Seattle Law Firm to Battle Tribes in Casino Compacts Dispute

Oklahoma Governor Taps Seattle Law Firm to Battle Tribes in Casino Compacts Dispute

by January 5, 2020

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor, Kevin Stitt, has hired an out-of-state law firm to handle his legal dispute with three of the state’s tribes over their casino compacts.Gov. Stitt tapped Seattle-based Perkins Coie to help him battle the tribes’ attempt to continue their casin ...

Bribed Japanese Lawmaker Lobbied Tourism Ministry for Casino Resort Airport

Bribed Japanese Lawmaker Lobbied Tourism Ministry for Casino Resort Airport

by January 4, 2020

A Japanese lawmaker at the center of a casino bribery scheme personally enquired with Japan’s transport ministry over a plan for the development of an integrated casino resort with an airport in Hokkaido on behalf of the company he allegedly took a bribe from, according to source ...

Gambling Group Aspire Global Settles Dispute with Israeli Taxman

Gambling Group Aspire Global Settles Dispute with Israeli Taxman

by January 3, 2020

Online gambling group Aspire Global has settled a tax dispute with the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) and has agreed to pay €13.7 million in retroactive taxes as part of the recently reached settlement.The tax dispute stemmed from a previously disclosed tax audit relating to man ...

DraftKings Signs Betting Marketing Deal with The Madison Square Garden Company

DraftKings Signs Betting Marketing Deal with The Madison Square Garden Company

by January 3, 2020

Sports betting and daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has extended its partnership with The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) to become the Official and Exclusive Sports Betting and Daily Fantasy Sports Partner of the New York Knicks and Rangers as well as of Madison Squa ...

Japanese Lawmaker’s Detention Extended as Casino Bribery Scandal Brews On

Japanese Lawmaker’s Detention Extended as Casino Bribery Scandal Brews On

by January 3, 2020

A Tokyo court earlier today gave the nod to a request from city prosecutors to extend the detention of Japanese lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto through January 14.Mr. Akimoto, a former member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who served in the lower house of the coun ...

MaxEnt Leaves UK to Explore Well-Regulated European Gambling Markets

MaxEnt Leaves UK to Explore Well-Regulated European Gambling Markets

by January 3, 2020

Malta-based online gambling operator Max Entertainment this week announced that it has decided, albeit “with a heavy heart”, to leave the UK gambling market citing Brexit concerns and shift in corporate focus to other well-regulated markets.In June 2019, MaxEnt had its UK li ...