Tabcorp Blasts Australian Competition Watchdog for Siding with Tatts Merger Opposers

by May 12, 2017

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp accused openly the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of siding with opponents of its proposed A$11-billion merger with fellow gambling company Tatts Group.Tabcorp representatives spoke before the Federal Court of Austr ...

K8 Online Casino Goes Live in UK with EveryMatrix Software

by May 12, 2017

Online casino operator K8 is set to re-launch its operations in the UK regulated market with software by iGaming provider EveryMatrix, the latter announced in a press release from Thursday.Up to now, K8 has been targeting mainly Asian gambling customers with casino and bingo ...

Melco Resorts & Entertainment to Pursue Uniqueness in Japan’s Casino Market

by May 11, 2017

Casino developer and operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment will be chasing after innovation and uniqueness, if it wins a casino license in Japan, CFO Geoffrey Davis said during a Wednesday presentation at the Japan Gaming Congress.Organized by Clarion Events, the event ...

Brazil Draws Major Casino Operators

by May 11, 2017

Although casino gambling is illegal in Brazil, the country has reportedly been eyed by some of the world’s biggest casino operators.According to media reports, Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has informed Rio de Janeiro Mayor Marcelo Crivella about his company’s inter ...

Senate Committee Vote Offers Ray of Hope for New York Online Poker Effort

by May 10, 2017

An online poker bill will be considered in the New York State Senate, after it passed its final committee hurdle on Tuesday. Introduced in January, S 3898 calls for the legalization of online poker as a game of skill.Members of the Senate’s Finance Committee passed the propo ...

Latest Casino Bonuses Expands iGaming Portfolio with Two Little Fleas

by May 9, 2017

Online gaming affiliate network Latest Casino Bonuses (LCB) has long been known for its itch for new additions to its growing family. It announced today that it has relieved slightly that itch through the acquisition of online bingo portal Two Little Fleas.Generally speaking, ...

Connecticut’s Third Casino Proposal Edges Closer to Legislative Approval

by May 9, 2017

A Connecticut General Assembly committee approved on Monday a legislative proposal that paves the way for the state’s third casino.There are two operating casinos in Connecticut, both of them located on tribal land. Foxwoods Resort Casino is run by the Mashantucket Pequot Tri ...

David Baazov Caught Up In 2014 New York Gubernatorial Election Donation Case

by May 9, 2017

A New York State political operative was charged on Monday for allegedly aiding Amaya founder and former CEO David Baazov to contribute $25,000 to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2014 re-election campaign.Details about the actual connection between Mr. Baazov and political operative G. ...

Crown Resorts Sells Final Stake in Melco Joint Casino Venture

by May 9, 2017

Casino developers and operators Melco Resorts & Entertainment, recently rebranded from Melco Crown, and Crown Resorts announced today that they will part ways after a decade of collaboration.The joint venture will be put an end to with Crown selling the final portion of ...

Isle of Man Government Progresses on Casino Act Reform

by May 7, 2017

A proposed bill to amend the Isle of Man’s existing casino regulations made important progress earlier this week, local media reported.It became known earlier this year that the local government intended to update brick-and-mortar casino laws to address money launderin ...

Australian Government to Ban Gambling Ads during Sports Events Coverage

by May 6, 2017

The Australian government is planning to impose a ban on gambling ads during sports events broadcasts as part of a sweeping media reform package, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told New York reporters minutes before he took off from the US on Friday.The reform will ban all g ...

Galaxy Entertainment to Bid for Japanese Casino License

by May 5, 2017

Macau-based gambling operator Galaxy Entertainment has joined what is expected to be a clash of titans for a license for the nascent Japanese casino market.The casino giant will compete with the likes of Las Vegas Sands, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, and MGM Resort Inter ...

New Hampshire House Rejects Casino Expansion Bill

by May 5, 2017

A casino expansion bill, sponsored by New Hampshire Senator Lou D’Allesandro, was voted down by the state House on Thursday. New Hampshire lawmakers also approved a measure that would make sure that no such proposal would appear on the table throughout the rest of the current leg ...

UK Standards Commissioner Identifies Breaches in MPs’ FOBTs Report

by May 4, 2017

A group of British MPs has been scolded by Standards Commissioner Kathryn Hudson for lack of transparency and other related issues found in a report on the highly controversial fixed-odds betting terminals.The UK government is currently preparing a review of the country’s ga ...

Premier Punt Combines Daily Fantasy Sports and Sports Betting in Single Mobile App

by May 4, 2017

Scottish Daily Fantasy Sports operator Premier Punt has rolled out the first phase of a new product that brings together fantasy sports and traditional sports betting to create a new type of gambling experience.The company has explained that its new product provides players ...