CVC Capital Partners Acquires Sisal for €1 Billion

by May 31, 2016

CVC Capital Partners announced that it has further delved into the world of gambling through another strategic acquisition. The private equity firm revealed the purchase of Italian gambling operator and provider of payment solutions Sisal Group S.p.A. for the total amount of €1 b ...

888poker Partners Super High Roller Bowl and Poker Central for Branding Exposure

by May 30, 2016

Online poker room 888poker has announced another important partnership agreement. The popular brand has partnered with the Super High Roller Bowl and poker TV network Poker Central to secure exposure during the second edition of the major high roller tournament.The Super Hig ...

NOVOMATIC to Support Independent Chair of Ainsworth Game Technology Board

by May 30, 2016

Austrian manufacturer of equipment for the international gambling industry and provider of related solutions NOVOMATIC AG said in a recent filing to the Australian Securities Exchange that if it completes the proposed takeover of fellow provider and manufacturer Ainsworth Game Te ...

Betway Goes Live in Ghana with Online Sports Betting Platform

by May 30, 2016

Gambling company Betway Group has become the latest operator to go live in Ghana. Gambling customers from the country are now able to place their bets online on the .gh version of the operator’s website and across all devices.Earlier this month, Betway has launched a ne ...

Glenn Straub Rebrands and Reopens Former Revel Casino by Mid-June

by May 29, 2016

At a recent meeting with architecture students from Columbia University, Florida real estate developer Glenn Straub offered $10,000 to the person that suggests the most suitable name for the former Revel Atlantic City hotel and casino complex.Mr. Straub bought the property la ...

Czech iGaming Bill Passes Senate Hurdle

by May 28, 2016

The Czech Republic is yet another country to be marching towards opening its Internet gaming market to international operators. And the country has come really close to achieving this after earlier this week the proposed new gambling legislation survived a senate vote.The Cz ...

Odobo Closes Due to Heavy Costs

by May 27, 2016

Developer and provider of marketplace for HTML5 gaming content for the international regulated online gambling industry Odobo announced today that it is to shut down operations as of Tuesday, May 31. The company pointed to heavy costs as the main reason for the closure.Odobo ...

William Hill Goes Live on Betfect Social Betting Platform

by May 27, 2016

Sports betting-oriented startup social network Betfect announced today that major gambling operator William Hill has been signed up as the second such company to be launching its product offering on the said platform. Fellow operator Ladbrokes went live on Betfect in 2015.Th ...

NetEnt Obtains Class 2 Gaming Licenses in Romania

by May 27, 2016

Swedish provider of solutions for the international online casino industry NetEnt AB announced today that it has been granted gaming licenses from the Romanian online gambling regulator.The licenses NetEnt has obtained were Class 2 ones. Generally speaking, this type of lice ...

Pariplay Relocates Headquarters to Gibraltar

by May 27, 2016

Gaming technology supplier Pariplay Ltd. announced that it has relocated both its head office and operations center in Gibraltar. The relocation came after the company received a Remote Gambling license from local authorities.Pariplay was formerly headquartered in Douglas, t ...

INTRALOT Sells 80% Stake in Peruvian Business

by May 26, 2016

Greek gambling operator and provider of gambling solutions INTRALOT Group announced earlier today that it has signed an agreement for the sale of a majority stake in its Peruvian business to local private equity firm Nexus Group S.A.C.Under the terms of the deal, Nexus Group ...

Betclic Everest Group Receives Portuguese License

by May 26, 2016

Gambling operator Betclic Everest Group announced today that it has become the first company to receive a license for the provision of online sports betting options in Portugal, thus expanding its presence in regulated markets across Europe.After being granted the license in ...

Manila Bay Resorts on Schedule for 2016 Opening

by May 26, 2016

Tiger Resort, Leisure & Entertainment, a company owned by Japanese business magnate Kazuo Okada, announced that it has started Phase 2 of the development of its first integrated casino resort in Manila, with Phase 1 of the major project on schedule to be launched by the end o ...

BetStars Beta Version Goes Live in Italy

by May 26, 2016

Canadian gambling company Amaya Inc. announced on Wednesday that BetStars, its latest online gambling brand, has gone live in Italy. A beta version of the sports betting website is now available to Italian gambling customers in their web browser and in Amaya’s desktop casin ...

Pennsylvania House Rejects Gambling Expansion Measures

by May 25, 2016

Proposals for the potential expansion of Pennsylvania’s gambling industry, including the legalization and regulation of online gaming options, were rejected by the state House on Tuesday.Two amendments for the introduction of new gambling services and the considerable ...