Florida Legislature to Face Tough Negotiations at Today’s Gambling Conference

Florida Legislature to Face Tough Negotiations at Today’s Gambling Conference

by April 20, 2017

The Florida Senate is to put a start to the new gambling legislation negotiations between the members of the House and the Senate on Thursday. The conference is set to kick off at 4 PM today. Six state senators and six state representatives are reportedly to be present at the gam ...

Pacific Consortium Renews Takeover Bid for Tatts Group

Pacific Consortium Renews Takeover Bid for Tatts Group

by April 19, 2017

The Pacific Consortium group led by the private equity firm KKR & Co revealed that it has revised its takeover offer for the largest lottery operator that currently exists in Australia. According to the announcement, the updated all-cash acquisition bid for Tatts Group Ltd am ...

Kalispel Tribe Challenges Federal Government in Court Over Spokane Tribe Casino Project Permission

Kalispel Tribe Challenges Federal Government in Court Over Spokane Tribe Casino Project Permission

by April 19, 2017

The Kalispel Tribe has filed a legal complaint against the US Department of the Interior in District Court. The tribe is to sue the federal government for giving the Spokane Tribe the green light for building a new casino located near the Kalispel’s Northern Quest Casino. ...

IGT and DoubleU Games Reach Agreement on DoubleDown Interactive Sale

by April 18, 2017

American gambling solutions supplier IGT (International Game Technology) announced it intends to sell its DoubleDown Interactive online casino operations to the South Korean social gaming operator DoubleU Games, which is based in the country’s capital of Seoul. Representatives of ...

Bellagio Hotel and Casino Announces Poker Games Live Stream via Twitch

by April 18, 2017

Representatives of the luxurious Bellagio Hotel and Casino resort in Las Vegas announced the iconic gambling venue is to live stream the cash games hosted on its premises via the leading video streaming platform Twitch. The Bellagio Hotel and Casino will open its own page on Twit ...

Chinese Authorities Crack Down Illegal Mainland Gambling Scheme

by April 18, 2017

Chinese authorities reported they have dismantled a multi-million dollar scheme involving illegal high-stakes wagering carried out via WeChat, which is the most popular social media network in the country. According to the Chinese Judiciary Police, at least seven people were invo ...

Ivey League to Stop Uploading Coaching Content due to ‘Current State of Online Poker’

by April 13, 2017

Ivey League, the poker training website founded by Phil Ivey, announced mere hours ago that it will no longer be uploading video training content as from May 1. The “current state of online poker” was pointed as the reason for the decision, although no further explanation was giv ...

Cherry AB Acquires Additional Stake in Almor iGaming Business

by April 13, 2017

Cherry AB has made one more step toward expanding further its European presence through the purchase of a 7.5% stake in Malta-based and Germany-facing online gambling operator Almor Holding Ltd.Cherry acquired 75% of the company’s shares back in 2015 with the option to purch ...

Federal Appeals Court OKs Martha’s Vineyard Casino Plan

by April 12, 2017

A federal appeals court has reversed on Monday a lower court decision from 2015 that banned the Massachusetts-based Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head from opening a casino-like venue on the Martha’s Vineyard island.The Monday court ruling could pave the way for the constr ...

LeoVegas Announces Sponsorship of British Gold After Dark Series

by April 11, 2017

Leading online casino operator LeoVegas announced it has agreed on a sponsorship with British comedy channel UKTV Gold. Under the terms of the agreement, the Stockholm-based online gambling provider would become a sponsor of the channel’s Gold After Dark series. The latter are am ...

Absolute Poker Players to Be Returned Post-UIGEA Funds

by April 11, 2017

The US Department of Justice announced on Monday that class action settlement company Garden City Group (GCG) will monitor the process for the compensation of Absolute Poker players who were not able to withdraw their funds from the online poker room after it was faced with a civ ...

GVC Holdings’ bwin Brand Adds NYX OGS Casino Content

by April 10, 2017

Gaming and sports betting content supplier NYX Gaming Group has penned an extension to its existing partnership with gambling operator GVC Holdings. Under the deal, GVC-owned bwin will go live with NYX Gaming’s Open Gaming System (OGS).Generally speaking, NYX OGS is an onlin ...

Tabcorp Seals Exclusive Australian Hotels Association NSW Wagering Deal

by April 10, 2017

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp today announced that it has sealed a five-year wagering agreement with the Australian Hotels Association New South Wales. Under the terms of the deal, 1,116 hotels and pubs around the state will sign the operator as an exclusive wagering partn ...

Gold Coast Real Estate Agent Offers New Site for A$3-Billion Casino Resort

by April 8, 2017

A Gold Coast real estate agent has proposed an alternative location for the A$3-billion Gold Coast Integrated Resort, which according to latest plans will be built on the Southport Spit by China-backed investor group ASF Consortium.Speaking to local media, Peter Bonenti, a r ...

RakeTech Expands Scandinavian Portfolio with Two iGaming Affiliate Businesses

by April 7, 2017

Online gambling affiliate specialist RakeTech Group has announced that it has acquired two affiliate companies to fuel its acquisition drive. Sports betting-focused platform BetXpert and iGaming affiliate business Turtle Gaming have become the most recent members of the RakeTech ...