Tatts Group Rejects Pacific Consortium Takeover Bid

by December 23, 2016

Australian gambling operator Tatts Group said on Friday that it has decided to reject an A$8-billion takeover bid from the Pacific Consortium in favor of a previous merger offer from local arch-rival Tabcorp.The Pacific Consortium made a bid for the gambling company in mid-D ...

Court Clears Way for Crown Resorts Sydney Casino Construction

by December 23, 2016

Australian casino developer and operator Crown Resorts has cleared what seemed to be its last legal hurdle preventing the construction of a A$2-billion hotel and casino resort in Sydney’s Barangaroo precinct.Last month, a community group filed a legal action against the majo ...

Southport Spit Casino Developer to Fund Gold Coast Traffic Improvement Projects

by December 22, 2016

Chinese-backed ASF Consortium pledged to contribute up to A$100 million to support the Queensland government’s efforts to solve Gold Coast traffic issues, if its A$3-billion integrated casino resort proposal is given the green light.The group of Chinese investors plans to bu ...

Philippine President Ramps Up Efforts to Terminate iGaming Proliferation

by December 22, 2016

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on online gambling seems to be far from over, local media reported earlier today. During the official signing of the country’s 2017 budget, the Philippines’ top official said that he is determined to have all online gambling operations t ...

Finland and Austria to Launch Playtech-Powered Joint Online Poker Network

by December 22, 2016

Finland and Austria have agreed to share online poker liquidity in an industry-first deal between two of their leading gambling operators. Liquidity will be shared on Playtech’s iPoker network that powers both Finland’s Slot Machine Association – RAY, and Austria’s win2day brand. ...

NetEnt Enters Bulgaria with National Lottery Bulgaria Partnership

by December 21, 2016

Swedish provider of online casino content announced that it has entered another European regulated jurisdiction, thus further implementing on its international expansion strategy. Under a content distribution agreement with National Lottery Bulgaria, a selection of NetEnt’s onlin ...

David Baazov Ends Amaya Takeover Bid

by December 21, 2016

David Baazov, former Amaya Chief Executive and Chairman, announced on Tuesday that he has decided to abandon his bid to buy the online gambling company and take it private. Mr. Baazov made an official offer for the Canadian gambling business in mid-November.He proposed to ac ...

Claes Wenthzel Joins Catena Media as Chief Financial Officer

by December 20, 2016

Lead generation company Catena Media today announced the appointment of Claes Wenthzel as Chief Financial Officer. The move is believed to be a strategic step towards the implementation of Catena Media’s plan to list on Nasdaq Stockholm, moving its common shares from First North ...

NairaBet Relaunches Revamped Affiliate Program with Income Access

by December 20, 2016

Nigerian online sports betting operator NairaBet announced the relaunch of its affiliate program, powered by marketing technology company Income Access and its iGaming affiliate software.NairaBet was the first company to provide Nigerian bettors with online wagering options. ...

Ladbrokes Goes Live with Inspired Gaming Mobile Content

by December 19, 2016

Provider of products for the international gambling industry Inspired Gaming today announced that a selection of its mobile slot titles has gone live for players of major UK gambling operator Ladbrokes.The HTML5 content has been launched through Inspired’s Virgo Remote Game S ...

William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral Circle Tatts Sports Betting Business

by December 19, 2016

UK gambling giants William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral may find themselves locked in a bidding war for the wagering business of their Australian counterpart Tatts Group, according to media reports.Being one of Australia’s largest gambling companies, Tatts manages the UBET sports ...

GVC Holdings Sells Payment Services Business

by December 19, 2016

Following a prior announcement, B2B and B2C provider of products and services for the iGaming industry GVC Holdings today confirmed the sale of its payments processing arm Kalixa Group.Singapore-headquartered investor and payment services provider Senjō Group Pte. Ltd. is se ...

UKGC Fines Camelot £3 Million for License Breach

by December 16, 2016

The UK Gambling Commission has fined National Lottery operator Camelot, following an in-depth investigation, related to the allegations that a fraudulent prize had been made and paid out on a damaged ticket back in 2009. Camelot is to redeem its error by paying a hefty fine amoun ...

Stefan Gustafsson Appointed as Tech Division CEO at Mr Green & Co

by December 16, 2016

Swedish online gambling operator Mr Green announced it has appointed a new CEO of the tech division of its parent company Mr Green & Co, following the departure of Niclas Enhörning who previously occupied the position.Stefan Gustafsson is to assume the position of acting ...

Crown Resorts Confirms A$300 Million Sharesale

by December 16, 2016

Crown Resorts has doubled down on its massive retreat from international operations after agreeing to sell another A$300 million of its stake in Macau casinos. It was announced Crown had reached an agreement to sell 40.9 million shares in Melco Crown Entertainment to institutiona ...