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 ...

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 ...