Five More Lawmakers Named in Japan Casino Bribery Scandal

Five More Lawmakers Named in Japan Casino Bribery Scandal

by January 2, 2020

An adviser to Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com, which is currently under investigation for allegedly bribing a Japanese lawmaker to back and boost its bid to build a casino resort in the country, told investigators that the company also gave money to five more lawma ...

Wazdan Ventures into Hungarian Market with Grand Casino

Wazdan Ventures into Hungarian Market with Grand Casino

by January 2, 2020

Online casino games studio Wazdan has debuted a selection of its content in Hungary’s regulated iGaming market through a partnership with the country’s only Hungarian Gaming Commission-licensed online casino, Grand Casino.In a press release that hit the wire earlier today, Wa ...

Las Vegas Scoop: Sale of Tropicana Casino Might Be Under Way

Las Vegas Scoop: Sale of Tropicana Casino Might Be Under Way

by January 2, 2020

What better way to start another year of casino news than with a big fat Las Vegas scoop. One of the world’s biggest casino hubs is always awake and alive, and so is its rumor mill.The latest gossip churned out by that never-sleeping buzz machine claims that Tropicana Las Ve ...

No Illegal Online Gambling Activities Discovered in Cambodia after Ban

No Illegal Online Gambling Activities Discovered in Cambodia after Ban

by January 2, 2020

No illegal online gambling activities were detected during the first day of inspections of Cambodia’s casinos, according to information from the country’s Interior Ministry.Last summer, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a directive prohibiting all forms of online gambl ...

HollywoodCasino.com Player Hits Six-Figure Jackpot on Divine Fortune in Final Days of 2019

HollywoodCasino.com Player Hits Six-Figure Jackpot on Divine Fortune in Final Days of 2019

by January 1, 2020

A player on HollywoodCasino.com, the online gaming operation of Pennsylvania casino operator Penn National Gaming, rang in 2020 with freshly acquired fortune after hitting a six-figure jackpot in the final days of 2019.The player, who asked to remain anonymous, won the Mega ...

Indiana Race Tracks to Launch Live-Dealer Table Games Today

Indiana Race Tracks to Launch Live-Dealer Table Games Today

by January 1, 2020

Indiana’s two major horse race tracks are set to ring in 2020 with long-coveted live-dealer table games as part of a wider gambling expansion campaign authorized by Gov. Eric Holcomb this past May.Both Harrah’s Hoosier Park in Anderson and Indiana Grand Racing and Casino in ...

Three Oklahoma Tribes Sue Governor Over Casino Compacts Renewal

Three Oklahoma Tribes Sue Governor Over Casino Compacts Renewal

by January 1, 2020

Oklahoma’s three largest tribes that operate casinos are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt as they seek to have their gaming compacts with the state renewed for another 15-year period.The Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, and the Choctaw Nation on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in an Oklahom ...

Online Gambling Ban Leaves Thousands of Cambodians Unemployed

Online Gambling Ban Leaves Thousands of Cambodians Unemployed

by January 1, 2020

More than 7,000 Cambodians have been left unemployed and a number of casinos around Cambodia have closed doors as a result from a recently enforced ban on online gambling.More layoffs and closures are expected to occur as the government begins today to carry out inspections ...

Anticipation Grows as Aussie Millions Poker Championship Is Just Around the Corner

Anticipation Grows as Aussie Millions Poker Championship Is Just Around the Corner

by December 31, 2019

If you ask me, Melbourne is the best place to be in in January as it the first major stop on the live tournament poker calendar and also the host of the annual Australian Open.Focusing on poker, for another year Crown Melbourne, one of Australia’s premium casino locations, w ...

Everi Bolsters Loyalty, Marketing Products Division with Micro Gaming Technologies Acquisition

Everi Bolsters Loyalty, Marketing Products Division with Micro Gaming Technologies Acquisition

by December 31, 2019

Everi Holdings, a Las Vegas-headquartered provider of a wide range of solutions for the gambling industry, on Monday announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Everi Payments Inc. has acquired strategic assets of Micro Gaming Technologies Inc.Micro Gaming is a privately owned ...

BetAmerica Sports Betting App Goes Live in Indiana

BetAmerica Sports Betting App Goes Live in Indiana

by December 31, 2019

Another player has joined Indiana’s mobile betting fold in a bid to capitalize on the state’s nascent athletic gambling market, following the legalization of sports betting over the summer and the launch of the first operations in early September.Casino and racetrack operato ...

Japan Casino Bribery Scandal Deepens: 500.com Exec Asked Company for Money to Bribe LDP Lawmaker

Japan Casino Bribery Scandal Deepens: 500.com Exec Asked Company for Money to Bribe LDP Lawmaker

by December 31, 2019

An executive at Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com had reportedly told the company’s head office in Shenzhen, China that he would need funds to bribe a Japanese lawmaker in exchange for preferential treatment during the selection process for the development of Japan’s ...

Elon Musk Brings Poker to Chinese Tesla Owners as Model 3 Made-in-China Deliveries Start

Elon Musk Brings Poker to Chinese Tesla Owners as Model 3 Made-in-China Deliveries Start

by December 30, 2019

Tesla boss Elon Musk likes to stir the pot every once in a while. And a new Tesla over-the-air software update that will give Chinese users not one but two poker games could stir quite a big pot.Tesla said earlier this month that it has partnered Chinese gaming giant Tencent ...

Nolimit City Integrates Full Slots Portfolio on BetConstruct’s Spring Platform

Nolimit City Integrates Full Slots Portfolio on BetConstruct’s Spring Platform

by December 30, 2019

Malta-based online casino content provider Nolimit City has signed another major deal that it has itself described as “monumental” and that will see its games library gain access to new operators and players.The company announced last week that it has partnered gaming and sp ...

Lawmakers Push For Additional Taxes and Fees on Kenya’s Gambling Industry

Lawmakers Push For Additional Taxes and Fees on Kenya’s Gambling Industry

by December 30, 2019

Kenya’s gambling industry could be heading into its toughest year yet, if newly introduced amendments to the Gaming Bill 2019 sweep seamlessly through the Parliament.The National Assembly Sports Committee is pressing for burdening the industry with additional taxes and fees ...