mybet Shuts Poker Operations Ahead of New Platform Launch

by June 24, 2016

German gambling operator mybet Holding SE announced today that it is shutting its poker operations, effective June 30, 2016. The announcement comes soon after the company’s management team noted that it is reviewing its poker activities and the division’s financial pe ...

Bloomberry Resorts Sells Jeju Island Casino

by June 24, 2016

A little more than a year after Philippine casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp. acquired Jeju Sun Hotel & Casino, located on the South Korean Jeju Island, the company announced that it is selling the property.Bloomberry Resorts revealed in a Thursday disclosure to th ...

South Australia to Impose Place of Consumption Tax on Betting Operators

by June 23, 2016

The South Australia government introduced today a new tax that will be imposed on all betting companies providing their services within the state’s borders. The tax is expected to annually contribute more than A$9.2 million in revenue.The Place of Consumption tax will ...

Assembly Appropriations Committee Passes California Online Poker Bill

by June 23, 2016

California’s online poker bill, AB 2863, cleared another legislative hurdle after passing an Assembly Appropriations Committee vote on Wednesday.Committee members were expected to cast their votes on the proposed legislation last week but the vote was postponed. Certai ...

Prima Networks Awarded Class II Romanian Licenses

by June 23, 2016

Provider of software solutions for regulated gambling markets Prima Networks announced today that it has been granted Class II licenses by Oficiul National pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN), known to be Romania’s gambling regulatory body. Prima Networks is powered by Microgamin ...

Pennsylvania Takes Step Forward to Legalizing Internet Gambling

by June 23, 2016

Pennsylvania has taken a big step closer to becoming the fourth US state to legalize and regulate online gambling after the majority of House representatives voted in favor of a bill calling for major expansion of the local gaming industry. The proposed legislation may become par ...

Tohono O’Odham Nation Ordered to Hand Over Records on Glendale Casino

by June 23, 2016

The Tohono O’Odham Nation, a Southern Arizona-based tribe, has been ordered by a federal judge to disclose information regarding discussions over a Phoenix area casino that took place in the period between 2002 and 2003.The order came after attorneys for the Indian nat ...

Kate Lampard CBE Appointed as Responsible Gambling Trust Chair

by June 22, 2016

The UK Responsible Gambling Trust today announced the appointment of Kate Lampard CBE as the new Board of Trustees Chair. Ms. Lampard’s is assuming her new post immediately.Her appointment comes after an open recruitment process was carried out over a four-month period ...

Land-Based Isle of Capri Bettendorf Casino Opens Doors on June 24

by June 22, 2016

Isle of Capri’s Bettendorf land-based casino is ready for a Friday launch, casino officials told local media. The gambling venue is being moved on land after years of floating on Mississippi River.The land-based casino has been built on the site of a former courtyard. ...

New York Contributes Casino Licensing Fees to Host Communities

by June 22, 2016

The three casinos that were licensed by the New York State Gaming Commission last year and are currently built in Upstate New York have paid the total amount of $151 million in licensing fees. The money is to be contributed to education initiatives around New York as well as to t ...

CaesarsCasino Brand Goes Live with NYX Gaming’s Open Platform System

by June 22, 2016

Caesars Interactive Entertainment Inc. (CIE), known to be the digital arm of major gambling operator Caesars Entertainment Corp., has signed an agreement with provider of technology and content for the iGaming industry NYX Gaming Group to expand their existing partnership. Under ...

UK and Portugal’s Gambling Regulators Sign Cooperation Agreement

by June 21, 2016

The UK Gambling Commission announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ), known to be the Portuguese gambling regulator, for cooperation and exchange of relevant information.Inked in May 2016, the agreement is ...

BetConstruct Receives Combined Remote Operating License in UK

by June 21, 2016

Provider of solutions for the online gambling industry BetConstruct has been granted a license by the UK Gambling Commission, the company announced today. After receiving a Gambling Software Operating License by the country’s gaming regulator last spring, BetConstruct was n ...

Denmark’s Spilnu Adds Evolution Gaming Live Casino Games

by June 21, 2016

Major provider of Live Casino product offering Evolution Gaming has partnered with Danish online gambling brand Spilnu to supply the latter with its full catalog of Live Casino content. Spilnu is currently the second largest online slots website in Denmark.Under the terms of ...

Yggdrasil Gaming Pens Content Supply Deal with bwin.party

by June 21, 2016

Yggdrasil Gaming, a supplier of online gaming content, has signed another content distribution deal with major gambling operator. It was announced today that the provider’s catalog of online casino games will go live with bwin.party, a leading gaming company which was recen ...