MGM Harnesses Solar to Help Power Springfield Casino

MGM Harnesses Solar to Help Power Springfield Casino

by December 30, 2019

Casino operator MGM Resorts International has installed a 3,000-panel solar canopy at its MGM Springfield property in Massachusetts as part of a wider corporate strategy that last year saw the company join a long line of US businesses turning to renewable energy.The solar pa ...

888casino Adds Skywind Casino Content, Engagement Tools

888casino Adds Skywind Casino Content, Engagement Tools

by December 29, 2019

Online casino brand 888casino has taken gaming content by Skywind Group to boost its offering with more than 280 slots titles, jackpots, and arcade games by the Isle of Man-based supplier.Following the completion of the required integration, 888casino and its customers now h ...

Japan’s Casino Effort Rocked by Bribery Scandal

Japan’s Casino Effort Rocked by Bribery Scandal

by December 29, 2019

Three years after the legalization of casino gambling in Japan, the country’s campaign to bring integrated resorts with designated Las Vegas-style gaming facilities was embroiled in a bribery scandal that rocked the highest levels of the Japanese government.Police arrested e ...

Canada’s Gateway Casinos Agrees to $1.1Bn Merger with Leisure Acquisition Group

Canada’s Gateway Casinos Agrees to $1.1Bn Merger with Leisure Acquisition Group

by December 28, 2019

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited, known to be one of Canada’s largest operators of land-based casinos, has agreed to merge with special purpose acquisition company Leisure Acquisition Group in a deal valued at $1.115 billion (approx. C$1.463 billion).The transacti ...

Nektan in Advanced Talks to Sell UK White Label Casino Business amid Restructuring

Nektan in Advanced Talks to Sell UK White Label Casino Business amid Restructuring

by December 28, 2019

Gibraltar-headquartered provider of gambling solutions Nektan said this week that it is in advanced stages of restructuring its operations, which might include sale of its UK B2C division.As a result from the ongoing reorganization discussions, the company informed investors ...

West Virginia Lottery Boss Happy with Online Gambling Regulation Progress

West Virginia Lottery Boss Happy with Online Gambling Regulation Progress

by December 27, 2019

The West Virginia Lottery has started work on an online gambling regulatory framework and Director John Myers said recently that he felt pretty good about how the agency has been approaching the matter.West Virginia already has online sports betting up and running. The state ...

Tabcorp Deploys AI-Backed Surveillance to Combat Underage Gambling

Tabcorp Deploys AI-Backed Surveillance to Combat Underage Gambling

by December 27, 2019

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp is set to equip video surveillance at 400 TAB betting agencies across New South Wales and Victoria with artificial intelligence in a bid to prevent underage gambling at its facilities.According to reports from local media outlets, the com ...

Red Tiger Adds Royal Panda to Online Casino Clients List

Red Tiger Adds Royal Panda to Online Casino Clients List

by December 26, 2019

Provider of online casino content Red Tiger has launched its entire slots collection with yet another major gaming brand, thus wrapping a landmark year that saw the company enter new markets, increase its client network significantly, and take part in the ongoing consolidation in ...

DraftKings Betting App to Go Live in New Hampshire on Dec. 30

DraftKings Betting App to Go Live in New Hampshire on Dec. 30

by December 26, 2019

New Hampshire is set to soon become only the second New England state to offer legal sports betting, behind Rhode Island, as major wagering company DraftKings is gearing up preparations to launch a betting app in the state months ahead of schedule.The mobile betting product ...

Bet365 to Shut German Online Casino on December 30

Bet365 to Shut German Online Casino on December 30

by December 26, 2019

Bet365 is set to turn off its Germany-facing casino next week as the country prepares for the start of an interim regulatory regime that would enable interested international operators to obtain sports betting licenses from local authorities.It emerged earlier this week that ...

Soft2Bet Brings Gamification to Sports Betting with New Rabona Brand

Soft2Bet Brings Gamification to Sports Betting with New Rabona Brand

by December 25, 2019

Online casino and sports betting operator Soft2Bet has recently debuted Rabona, the latest sportsbook brand to join its rapidly growing portfolio that already includes a significant number of casino and wagering operations.Rabona, named after the popular football skill that ...

Cambodia Gears Up for Online Gambling Ban

Cambodia Gears Up for Online Gambling Ban

by December 25, 2019

The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen, last week reiterated his commitment to ban online gambling in early 2020. He said that his country’s thriving digital gambling sector has brought more bad than good to local economy.News about the online gambling ban first spread in A ...

Microgaming Sets Foot in Portugal with Estoril Sol Partnership

Microgaming Sets Foot in Portugal with Estoril Sol Partnership

by December 25, 2019

Major online gaming provider Microgaming continues to deliver on its strategy to expand its regulated presence through its recent entry into the Portuguese iGaming market.The Isle of Man-based company has been able to set foot in Portugal through a content distribution partn ...

Relax Gaming Proprietary and Silver Bullet Slots Now Live with SkillOnNet Operators

Relax Gaming Proprietary and Silver Bullet Slots Now Live with SkillOnNet Operators

by December 24, 2019

Online casino games provider Relax Gaming has expanded its reach through the recent integration of a selection of its proprietary content and titles by third-party partners on SkillOnNet’s gaming platform.Under the terms of a content distribution deal between the two iGaming ...

Anthony Spinella Claims Final WSOPC Title of 2019 and Harrah’s Las Vegas

Anthony Spinella Claims Final WSOPC Title of 2019 and Harrah’s Las Vegas

by December 24, 2019

Anthony Spinella was the final player to win a WSOP Circuit gold ring this year. While he already knew what it felt like to win a gold ring or a gold bracelet from the Circuit’s big brother, the annual WSOP festival, he never knew what it felt like to claim a WSOP Circuit title f ...