Rhode Island Governor Sends Tiverton Casino Proposal to November Ballot

by March 5, 2016

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed into law a legislation to send the proposal for the construction of a casino in Tiverton to the November ballot.The plan for the gambling venue emerged in April 2015. Gambling operator Twin River Management Group, Inc. proposed to b ...

Industry Veteran Frank Gibeau to Succeed Mark Pincus as Zynga CEO

by March 2, 2016

Zynga founder Mark Pincus stepped down as CEO of the company only a year after he was re-appointed to take the reins of the struggling gaming developer. It was announced on Tuesday that Mr. Pincus will be replaced by industry veteran Frank Gibeau, who will assume his role on Marc ...

888 Holdings Appoints Itai Frieberger as CEO

by March 2, 2016

Gambling operator 888 Holdings PLC announced today that it has appointed COO Itai Frieberger as the group’s new CEO. The appointment has come into effect immediately. Mr. Frieberger took the position of COO of 888 in April 2011 and has also been a board member since May 20 ...

Cypriot Officials to Vote on Casino Regulations on March 10

by March 2, 2016

Cypriot lawmakers are to vote on proposed regulations for the establishment of the island country’s first integrated casino resort on March 10. Once and if those are approved by the House plenum, officials will announce the three shortlisted bidders for the operation of the ...

Superbet Selects SafeCharge as Payments Partner

by February 29, 2016

Provider of online payment solutions SafeCharge announced today that it has been selected by Romanian gambling operator Superbet as its preferred partner for the provision of both online deposit and withdrawal options.To be more precise, the Romania-based gambling company, kn ...

Playson HD Slot Titles Go Live with Quickfire and Gameflex

by February 29, 2016

Malta-based gaming software developer Playson announced that it has entered into distribution agreements with Quickfire and Iforium. Under their terms, Playson’s HD slot content will go live with the Microgaming-powered platform as well as Iforium’s Gameflex and will ...

Paddy Power to Pay £280,000 for Poor Anti-Money Laundering and Social Responsibility Controls

by February 29, 2016

Gambling operator Paddy Power has voluntarily agreed to implement improvements in its anti-money laundering processes and social responsibility practices, and to pay the amount of £280,000 to a socially responsible cause after it had failed to prevent criminal activities from occ ...

Bidding Process for First Cypriot Casino Enters Final Stage

by February 28, 2016

Cyprus legislators have shortlisted as many as three casino bidders that will be competing in the final stage of the bidding process for the establishment of a casino complex on the Mediterranean island. The gambling venue will be the first one within the borders of the Republic ...

888poker Announced as Official 2016 WSOP Sponsor

by February 27, 2016

A few days after the official schedule for this year’s edition of the WSOP was revealed, the popular Series made yet another important announcement. Online poker brand 888poker has been signed as the official sponsor for the most highly anticipated poker festival of the yea ...

PokerStars Goes Live in New Jersey on March 21

by February 26, 2016

Canadian gambling company Amaya Inc. announced on Thursday that its online poker room PokerStars is to go live in New Jersey on March 21. The announcement comes after the operator received the necessary approval by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement to launch both the Poker ...

EnergyCasino Adds Live Casino Content by Extreme Live Gaming

by February 25, 2016

UK-licensed online casino brand EnergyCasino announced today that it has increased the number of gaming options available on its website through the addition of Live Casino offering. The online gambling operator has recently inked an agreement with supplier of online gaming solut ...

Drew Pawlak Joins AGS as General Manager of Mexico and Vice President of Latin America

by February 25, 2016

Las Vegas-headquartered supplier of a number of gaming solutions AGS announced the appointment of Drew Pawlak as its newest General Manager of Mexico and Vice President of Latin America. Mr. Pawlak will be in charge of the company’s operations, further development, and sal ...

Paddy Power Betfair Opts for SafeCharge’s Personalised Cashier

by February 25, 2016

Recently merged gambling operator Paddy Power Betfair announced today that it has chosen payment options provider SafeCharge to deliver its technology-based Personalised Cashier solution for alternative payment method deposits as well as withdrawals.Under the terms of the two ...

Rank Group Appoints Leon Thomas as Chief Operating Officer

by February 24, 2016

UK-based gambling company Rank Group Plc announced that Leon Thomas has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the operator’s online bingo division. Mr. Thomas’ appointment is effective as of today and he is to report directly to Martin Pugh, Managing Director o ...

Jackpot Mobile Casino to Roll Out Microgaming Content

by February 24, 2016

Mobile casino brand Jackpot Mobile Casino has announced that it will soon go live with gaming titles developed by Microgaming. The casino currently features games by other popular providers of content for the industry such as NEKTAN, NetEnt, and NYX Gaming.Jackpot Mobile Casi ...