Former PokerStars Director Avoids Prison in US Illegal Online Poker Case

by November 29, 2016

A former PokerStars employee will avoid prison but will have to forfeit $119,000 after pleading guilty last month to taking part in the provision of online gambling operations to US citizens in the years after the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act was enforced.Paul Tate, a UK ci ...

PokerStars Receives Formal Approval to Enter Portugal’s iGaming Market

by November 29, 2016

PokerStars has received a regulatory green light to launch a .pt poker and casino website, Portugal’s gaming regulator – Serviços de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) – announced on Monday. Under its license, PokerStars will provide local players with tournament poker options, ...

China Concerned about Detained Citizens in Philippines Illegal Gambling and Immigration Raid

by November 28, 2016

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a Monday briefing that it was concerned about the Chinese residents who were detained last week in the Philippines over taking part in the provision of illegal online gambling operations and immigration violations.On Friday, the Ph ...

Playtech Names Armin Sageder BGT Sports CEO

by November 28, 2016

Leading supplier of gambling software and services Playtech today announced that Dr. Armin Sageder is to head newly formed Playtech BGT Sports as its Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Sageder is the founder of Best Gaming Technology GmbH (BGT), the Vienna-based sports betting software ...

Ladbrokes Coral Eyes Australian Expansion with Tabcorp Takeover Bid

by November 27, 2016

Newly merged UK gambling operator Ladbrokes Coral may be looking to further expand its operations and global presence. It was reported earlier today that the British gambling behemoth is interested in acquiring its Australian counterpart Tabcorp. According to media reports, Ladbr ...

Australian Government Introduces Strategies to Fight Problem Gambling

by November 26, 2016

Australia has moved further forward in its crackdown on online gambling, as first reported by local media. The Federal Government and state ministers penned on Friday an agreement for the establishment of a National Consumer Protection Framework to curb social problems arising fr ...

Cherry Launches XCaliber B2B Arm

by November 25, 2016

Swedish gambling operator Cherry AB announced today that its new XCaliber B2B business is set to commence operations soon. The gambling company said that the new division will be focused on providing innovative gaming technology and services to international clients.Launchin ...

Kambi Expands in Mexico with PlayCity Partnership

by November 25, 2016

Sports betting technology and software company Kambi has become the exclusive supplier of this type of products of Mexico’s PlayCity casino brand. Under a deal the provider and PlayCity’s parent Apuestas Internacionales S.A. de C.V. finalized on Thursday, Kambi would supply self ...

Codere Apuestas Nets Real Madrid Sponsorship Agreement

by November 24, 2016

Spanish gambling operator Codere Group and La Liga football club Real Madrid C.F. signed a three-year agreement. Under its terms, the gambling company and its Codere Apuestas brand have become the Official Sports Bookmaker of the football club.The deal was penned during an o ...

Developer Invests $500 Million in Russia’s Tigre de Cristal Phase 2

by November 24, 2016

The amount of $500 million is expected to be spent on Phase 2 of the Tigre de Cristal integrated casino resort in Russia’s Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone, developer G1 Entertainment LLC revealed.Craig Ballantyne, Executive Director of the company behind the expensive ...

Luckia Goes Live with SBTech Sports Betting Solution

by November 24, 2016

Spanish gambling brand Luckia has selected SBTech as its preferred sports betting provider, the two companies announced on Wednesday. Luckia is one of the leading gambling operators in Spain and is looking to further increase its share in the local market by adding SBTech’s produ ...

Ezugi Supplies Bulgarian National Lottery with Live Casino Offering

by November 23, 2016

Live casino supplier Ezugi announced that it would provide the Bulgarian National Lottery with its offering. Under a deal between the two companies, one of Bulgaria’s largest gambling operators will launch a dedicated live studio.The National Lottery’s online gaming brand 77 ...

Dubai-Based Amaya Bid Backer Denies Involvement

by November 23, 2016

Dubai-based investment fund KBC Aldini Capital Ltd. has cast a gloomy shadow over David Baazov’s C$3.6-billion bid to buy Canadian gambling giant Amaya Inc. The private equity firm’s CEO, Kalani Lal, denied on Tuesday any involvement in the deal.Mr. Lal told Canadian newspap ...

Florida Senate President to Support Seminole Blackjack Compact

by November 23, 2016

Florida Senate President Joe Negron, who was sworn in office on Tuesday, told media that he would support the passage of a new gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, if that meant that additional revenue would enter the state’s coffers.In 2010, the Seminoles and ...

Playtech Adds Baccarat to Prestige Suite of Live Casino Table Games

by November 23, 2016

Gambling software developer and supplier Playtech has launched Prestige Baccarat, the second title in its Prestige series of live casino games. The new baccarat game offers enhanced playing experience with five different gameplay angles and winning hand replays, among others....