Cherry Completes Acquisition of 49% Stake in ComeOn

by July 21, 2016

Swedish gambling operator Cherry AB announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 49% stake in ComeOn Malta Ltd. Cherry paid a total consideration of €80 million for its fellow gaming company. The said consideration was paid both in B-shares and cash.Cherry pointed out ...

Income Access to Power MyCasinoShare Affiliate Program

by July 21, 2016

Income Access, online marketing and technology company, known to be particularly focused on the online gambling industry, has expanded its network of clients by partnering with Dutch marketing provider MyCasinoShare.Based in the Netherlands and managed by gambling operator MP ...

William Hill CEO Resigns in Wake of Profit Warnings

by July 21, 2016

UK-based gambling operator William Hill PLC announced today that James Henderson is leaving his CEO post after spending two years at the company’s helm. The executive is stepping down with immediate effect. William Hill Chief Financial Officer Philip Bowcock has been named ...

Poland Introduces Further Online Gambling Restrictions

by July 21, 2016

It can now be said almost without doubt that Poland will be the next European country to regulate its online gambling market. Sadly, this will not happen to the extent operators interested in entering the local market would have liked.Earlier this week, the country’s C ...

Miami Beach Joins Resorts World Miami Opponents

by July 20, 2016

Miami Beach has reportedly joined the legal battle centered around the establishment of a multi-billion-dollar casino resort in downtown Miami. According to local media, the city has filed court papers to state its opposition to the major project proposed by Malaysian gambling gi ...

World Match to Roll Out Online Versions of Nazionale Elettronica Slot Titles

by July 20, 2016

Developer of online casino content World Match announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Nazionale Elettronica, under the terms of which five of the Italian provider’s most popular slot games will be rolled out online.It will be World Match’s resp ...

Okada Raises Philippine Casino Resort Investment to $4 Billion

by July 20, 2016

Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada is planning to invest a total of $4 billion in Okada Manila (re-branded from Manila Bay Resorts) – the third integrated casino resort to open doors as part of the larger Entertainment City project in the heart of the Philippine capital.The ...

PokerDom Launches Mobile Pineapple OFC App

by July 19, 2016

Developer and supplier of online gaming content Connective Games and Russia-facing online poker operator PokerDоm announced the launch of a mobile application for the Pineapple Open Face Chinese Poker (Pineapple OFC) format.Commenting on the announcement, Serge Mukhanov, CEO ...

Yggdrasil Gaming Appoints Frida Gustafsson to Newly Created CFO Post

by July 19, 2016

Supplier of gaming content for the online casino industry Yggdrasil Gaming announced that it has appointed Frida Gustafsson to the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer. The company said that its rapid growth over the past several months has necessitated the new post̵ ...

Judge OKs Mechoopda Tribe’s Butte County Casino Plan

by July 19, 2016

The Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria has won a long-standing legal battle with the Northern California Butte County after a US District Judge issued a 17-page ruling in favor of the Indian nation. Mechoopda Tribe’s plan to build a casino in the area has been the ro ...

Tsogo Sun Expands Casinos in Hopes for Better Economic Times

by July 18, 2016

South African hotel and casino operator Tsogo Sun has been expanding some of its largest casino properties across the country while awaiting for better economic times to come, CEO Marcel Von Aulock said in a Friday interview for Bloomberg.This year, South Africa is expected ...

Sportech Digital President Leaves Post

by July 18, 2016

UK-headquartered provider of gambling options Sportech PLC announced today that Rich Roberts is stepping down from his post as President of the company’s US-based digital business. Mr. Roberts will stay with Sportech until the end of next month.His resignation comes sh ...

Legal Cases Against Former Full Tilt Executives Settled Quietly

by July 18, 2016

Reports have emerged that the lawsuit against former Full Tilt Poker founders and directors Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson has been settled with no fuss. The legal action was brought by four former players of what has once been one of the world’s biggest online poker roo ...

Trump Taj Mahal Workers Strike Goes On Despite Latest Management Offer

by July 17, 2016

Workers at Trump Taj Mahal, one of the eight casino resorts in Atlantic City, have been striking for fairer health insurance and pension contracts for more than two weeks now. They have up until 5 pm on Monday to decide whether they would accept the latest offer made by the casin ...

Massachusetts Environmental Official Speaks Well of Wynn Everett Casino

by July 16, 2016

A Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) official recommended that Wynn Boston Harbor, a $2.1-billion project for the establishment of a casino complex on the Everett waterfront, be granted a much-needed environmental permit to proceed with construction.Wo ...