Norsk Tipping Appoints Åsne Havnelid as New CEO

by June 29, 2016

Norsk Tipping, one of Norway’s two state-run gambling operators, announced the appointment of Åsne Havnelid as Chief Executive. Ms. Havnelid is to replace Torbjørn Almlid on the post. Mr. Amlid announced that he was to depart back in March.Prior to her appointment, Ms. ...

SBTech Becomes Latest Provider to Enter Romania’s Gambling Market

by June 29, 2016

With Romania further opening its regulated gambling market, SBTech has become the first provider of sports betting solutions to be licensed by the country’s gambling regulator – Oficiul National pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN).The sportsbook supplier announced today that ...

Sportech Receives £93 Million for ‘Spot the Ball’ VAT Repayment Claim

by June 29, 2016

Online gambling company Sportech PLC today provided an update regarding its long-standing legal dispute with Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs. According to the latest information released, HMRC has paid Sportech the total amount of £93 million in relation to a claim the ...

Olli Sarekoski Appointed as CEO of Finland’s Newly Merged Gambling Operator

by June 29, 2016

Following the announcement that Finland’s merged gambling operator would officially be called Veikkaus as of January 1, 2017, FRV Evo Oy, the name under which the entity is operating temporarily, informed media that Olli Sarekoski has been appointed as the new company’ ...

Genting New York Reveals $400-Million Aqueduct Racetrack Expansion

by June 29, 2016

A 750,000-square-foot expansion is planned for Aqueduct Racetrack in New York City, with construction work on the project set to commence in December. The expansion plan has not been introduced to the New York Racing Association (NYRA) yet.The amount of $400 million will be ...

Intertain Appoints New Chairman and CEO

by June 28, 2016

Canadian gambling operator Intertain today announced the appointment of Neil Goulden as Chairman of the Board and Andrew McIver as Chief Executive Officer and Director. Both officials have assumed their new roles at the company immediately.Mr. Goulden is succeeding David Dan ...

Planning Assessment Commission Approves Latest Crown Sydney Development Plan

by June 28, 2016

Crown Resorts’ project for the construction of a A$1.5-billion integrated casino resort on the waterfront of Sydney’s suburb of Barangaroo has eventually been given the green light by the New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission after years of being scorned upon ...

Income Access Powers BeLucky Affiliate Program

by June 28, 2016

Curacao-based gaming and sports betting operator BeLucky announced the launch of its affiliate program which is to be managed in collaboration with Canadian iGaming technology and marketing company Income Access. The new program has already been integrated with Income Access̵ ...

Wynn Resorts Confirms August 22 Wynn Palace Opening Date

by June 27, 2016

Major gambling operator Wynn Resorts and its Macau-based subsidiary Wynn Macau confirmed today that the much-anticipated opening of Wynn Palace is scheduled to take place on August 22. The $4.1-billion luxury integrated casino resort is to be launched after multiple delays in the ...

Ainsworth Game Technology Shareholders Nod Majority Stake Sale

by June 27, 2016

After shareholders of Australian slot machine manufacturer Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd. approved the sale of majority stake to Austrian gambling giant NOVOMATIC AG, the latter will be able to move forward with the proposed acquisition, a Monday statement to the Australian Secur ...

Tatts Group Sells UK Slots Business to NOVOMATIC

by June 27, 2016

Australian gambling operator Tatts Group announced the sale of its UK-based slots subsidiary Talarius to Austrian gaming equipment manufacturer NOVOMATIC for the amount of A$210 million.Tatts said in a statement from earlier today that the sale of its UK business would resul ...

Play’n GO to Enter Romania’s Online Casino Market

by June 27, 2016

Play’n GO has become the latest provider of online casino solutions to be entering the newly regulated Romanian online gambling market, the company itself announced earlier today. The Swedish supplier of content for the international iGaming industry has been granted a lice ...

Federal Judge Dismisses MGM Resorts Lawsuit over Third Connecticut Casino

by June 25, 2016

After more than a year of heavy bickering between casino operator MGM Resorts International and Connecticut, a federal judge has ruled in favor of the state in a lawsuit filed by the gambling company in the summer of 2015.Last June, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed ...

iSoftBet Greenlighted to Distribute Casino Content in Romania

by June 24, 2016

Provider of casino gaming solutions for the international online gambling industry iSoftBet announced that it has been awarded a license by the Romanian gambling regulator – Oficiul National pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN). The license would allow the London-based company to produc ...

Developers Delay Jamaica Casino Projects

by June 24, 2016

Celebration Jamaica Development Ltd., one of the two companies that were given the green light to build casino resorts in Jamaica, has submitted an application to the Ministry of Finance and Public Service to extend the provisional order for the establishment of a hotel as part o ...