GameCo to Develop Skill-Based Gambling Products Based on Popular Paramount Franchises

by November 21, 2016

GameCo, known to be the creator of the world’s first skill-based gambling machines, has been licensed by popular film studio Paramount Pictures to develop games based on the latter’s blockbuster titles Mission: Impossible, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Paranormal Activity. ...

Codeta Goes Live in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland

by November 21, 2016

Online gambling operator Codeta today announced that it has introduced its offering to a trio of German-speaking online gambling markets to further expand its presence in Europe and increase its customer base.Licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority, Codeta provides online cas ...

China Arrests Formally Crown Resorts Staff Members

by November 21, 2016

China has officially arrested the seventeen Crown Resorts employees who have been held in custody since mid-October for allegedly being involved in gambling-related crimes. The staff members are to remain detained for at least several more months until their case is handed to cou ...

William Hill to Take First Legal eSports Bets in US

by November 19, 2016

William Hill’s sportsbook at Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada will be the first such venue to legally accept wagers on eSports, thus marking historic industry first for the state and the US, as a whole.The bookmaker’s US division announced o ...

GambleAware Reveals New Five-Year Strategy

by November 18, 2016

GambleAware, an independent organization which aims at promoting responsible gambling, released information on the strategy it is to follow for the next five years. The objective of the new strategy is to minimise the number of people each year who require treatment to rehabilita ...

PokerStars to Leave Australian Market if New Legislation Passes

by November 18, 2016

PokerStars, one of the leading web-based poker operators in the world, may cease to offer its services on the Australian market if the country’s new anti-gambling legislation comes into effect. Amaya, the parent company of the PokerStars brand, confirmed Australian online poker p ...

DraftKings and FanDuel Close to Reach an Agreement on Merger

by November 17, 2016

Boston-based online daily fantasy sports provider DraftKings is reportedly close reaching an agreement with New York rival, FanDuel. This past October, the governances of the two rival companies started discussing the possibility of merging in order to create an outright market-l ...

Golden Race Reveals Romanian Market Plans

by November 17, 2016

Virtual sports game supplier Golden Race announced its plans to secure a dominant position on the Romanian market. The information was disclosed after the virtual sports developer received confirmation of certification from the National Gambling Agency of Romania (ONJN).Gold ...

PokerStars Launches ‘Beat the Clock’ Timed Online Tournaments

by November 16, 2016

PokerStars has introduced new ‘Beat the Clock’ timed tournaments for its desktop client and mobile app, turning to football star Cristiano Ronaldo to promote the new product.The ‘Beat the Clock’ tournaments are five-minute, four-handed Zoom ones that o ...

PokerStars Prepares for Upcoming Portugal Launch

by November 16, 2016

Online poker room PokerStars is expected to go live in Portugal anytime now, Poker Industry PRO reported. It seems, however, that the poker brand will launch its operations with a segregated liquidity pool.Although segregated liquidity may take different forms, depending on ...

Morgan Stanley Pessimistic about Japan Casino Bill’s 2016 Passage

by November 15, 2016

Morgan Stanley analysts said in a Monday note that Japan is not likely to pass a bill that would pave the way for the legalization of casino gambling in the country before the end of the current legislative session.According to experts at the financial services firm, there w ...

Sun International Readies Business for Latin American Expansion

by November 15, 2016

South African hotel and casino operator Sun International is eying expansion across Latin America to extend its global footprint and capitalize on the opportunities offered by the region’s highly attractive gambling market.Completing a merger with local operator Dreams SA, Su ...

David Baazov Makes C$3.5-Billion Offer to Buy Amaya

by November 14, 2016

Former Amaya Chairman and CEO David Baazov has made an official bid to acquire the Canadian online gambling company for an offer price of C$24 per common share or the approximate amount of C$3.48 billion.Amaya shares closed at C$18.34 on Friday. In other words, Mr. Baazov’s o ...

Playtech Boosts Financials Division with Consolidated Financial Holdings Acquisition

by November 14, 2016

Gambling software developer Playtech today announced that it has received a regulatory nod to acquire leading technology company Consolidated Financial Holdings A/S (CFH) in a bid to boost its Financials division.Founded in 2008, CFH is a technology company offering a number ...

Okada Manila on Track for December Opening

by November 14, 2016

Construction work on Phase 1 of Okada Manila, a $2.4-billion integrated resort located in the Philippine capital, is nearing completion, parent company Universal Entertainment Corp. said on Friday in a filing to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The complex’s first facilities are set to ...