Prairie Meadows, William Hill Shut Betting Kiosks to Address Glitch

Prairie Meadows, William Hill Shut Betting Kiosks to Address Glitch

by September 25, 2019

Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Altoona, Iowa has shut down its sports betting kiosks while its wagering partner William Hill figures out why they powered up in the middle of the night, even though they were supposed to have been turned off by staff.The incident hap ...

Eight Areas in Japan Eye Casino Permit, Survey Says

Eight Areas in Japan Eye Casino Permit, Survey Says

by September 25, 2019

Eight areas in Japan are entertaining the idea of hosting casinos as part of larger integrated resorts, the nation’s Tourism Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba said at a Tuesday news conference.The eight areas named by the minister were Hokkaido, Chiba City, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, O ...

Betclic Gains Access to More Than 8,000 Titles via ORYX Hub

Betclic Gains Access to More Than 8,000 Titles via ORYX Hub

by September 24, 2019

Online gaming content provider ORYX Gaming, a flagship operation of the Bragg Gaming Group, today announced a content distribution deal with Betclic that will see the French online gaming and sports betting operator take on its new partner’s full library of titles via the ORYX Hu ...

Codere and Play’n GO Team Up for LatAm Expansion

Codere and Play’n GO Team Up for LatAm Expansion

by September 24, 2019

Many believe Latin America is gambling’s sleeping giant with potential to annually yield billions in gaming and betting revenues.Major gambling operator Codere and online slot supplier Play’n GO this week announced that they have joined forces to explore Latin America and ce ...

Dutch Watchdog Hits PokerStars with €400,000 Fine

Dutch Watchdog Hits PokerStars with €400,000 Fine

by September 24, 2019

The Stars Group has been particularly diligent in its efforts to show gambling regulators around the world that it has been steering away from markets with fuzzy regulations. The reason – it wants to clean up its tarnished past that includes its banishment from the US market in t ...

After Years of Sale Rumors, Caesars Finally Offloads Rio

After Years of Sale Rumors, Caesars Finally Offloads Rio

by September 24, 2019

Rumors about the sale of Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino have been swirling for so long that it started to look as if this would never happen.Earlier this month popular blog about Las Vegas-related rumors, gossip, and other hearsay Vital Vegas churned out the latest report ...

EveryMatrix White Label Division Closes Shop in UK, Following License Suspension

EveryMatrix White Label Division Closes Shop in UK, Following License Suspension

by September 23, 2019

Gambling technology provider and white label casino and betting operator EveryMatrix has decided to shut down its B2C white label operations in the UK, following the recent suspension of its B2C license by the UK Gambling Commission.The company announced its decision today i ...

Global Gaming Transfers Ninjacasino.se Domain to Partner Finnplay

Global Gaming Transfers Ninjacasino.se Domain to Partner Finnplay

by September 23, 2019

Swedish gambling group Global Gaming today announced that it has transferred its Ninjacasino.se domain to Viral Interactive Ltd., a subsidiary of gaming technology provider Finnplay.Global Gaming announced its partnership with Finnplay and Viral Interactive this past July. V ...

Taiwan Amends Outdated Gambling Law, Bans Online Gambling

Taiwan Amends Outdated Gambling Law, Bans Online Gambling

by September 23, 2019

Taiwan has become the latest Asian nation to reveal plans to crack down on online gambling in recent months.Taiwanese lawmakers introduced earlier this month a draft amendment to the nation’s existing gambling law in a bid to criminalize online gambling and impose higher pena ...

Hard Rock Debuts GiG-Powered Sportsbook at Iowa Casino

Hard Rock Debuts GiG-Powered Sportsbook at Iowa Casino

by September 22, 2019

Florida-based gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International has expanded its sports betting operation beyond New Jersey with Friday’s launch of over-the-counter betting at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City in Iowa.Hard Rock’s new sportsbook at its Sioux City p ...

The Stars Group Sheds Jobs at Isle of Man Offices Due To Regulatory Headwinds

The Stars Group Sheds Jobs at Isle of Man Offices Due To Regulatory Headwinds

by September 21, 2019

Online gambling giant The Stars Group is set to cut jobs at its PokerStars headquarters in the Isle of man, citing regulatory headwinds faced by its online poker business over the past year as the reason for its decision.The company said earlier this week that despite its de ...

JACK Entertainment Completes Sale of Cincinnati Casino

JACK Entertainment Completes Sale of Cincinnati Casino

by September 21, 2019

Hard Rock International and VICI Properties completed this past Friday the purchase of JACK Cincinnati Casino in a $745 million deal.Simultaneously with closing the transaction, the two companies entered into a triple-net lease agreement that will see Hard Rock lease the casi ...

Microgaming Shuts MPN, Network Doesn’t Fit Poker Growth Strategy

Microgaming Shuts MPN, Network Doesn’t Fit Poker Growth Strategy

by September 20, 2019

Online gaming software provider Microgaming today announced that it is set to close one of its oldest and most popular operations – the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN).The online poker network is set to close shop in 2020. A specific date of the pending closure is yet to be ...

Gate777 Casino Player Bags €3.3 Million Jackpot on NetEnt’s Mega Fortune

Gate777 Casino Player Bags €3.3 Million Jackpot on NetEnt’s Mega Fortune

by September 20, 2019

A fortunate British player walked away with a whopping €3.3 million win after staking just €0.50 on NetEnt’s flagship progressive jackpot slot Mega Fortune. The lucky spinner played on the Gate777 online casino.Gate777 is a Malta-, Sweden-, and UK-licensed online casino with ...

JACK Entertainment Pens Sports Betting, Online Casino Deal with GAN

JACK Entertainment Pens Sports Betting, Online Casino Deal with GAN

by September 20, 2019

Casino and racetrack operator JACK Entertainment has teamed up with developer and supplier of B2B software for the gambling industry GAN to deploy the latter’s platform to support sports betting and online casino gaming, should the two practices become legal in Ohio.JACK Ent ...