Political Chill Pill for Commercial Gambling in Texas?

Political Chill Pill for Commercial Gambling in Texas?

by April 7, 2023

Bills are making their way through House committees and support for expanded gambling venues and sports betting in Texas is at an all-time high. However, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is the president of the Senate and he has no appetite for legalized gambling in the state – unless ...

Still too Early to Know Full Impact of Ontario iGaming

Still too Early to Know Full Impact of Ontario iGaming

by April 7, 2023

Ontario Canada’s liberalized open market model for online casino and sports gambling has been in operation for a year now and it has become a fiercely competitive market. European operator CoolBet got in on the first day and pulled out of the market in March, less than one year i ...

SZTFH Decree Massages Hungary’s Online Betting Operator Rules

SZTFH Decree Massages Hungary’s Online Betting Operator Rules

by April 3, 2023

With a ruling party super-majority in the Parliament of Hungary, simply pulling the levers of powers should be enough to move any desired legislation through the political process in a normal and legal manner. However, for well over 2,500 days now the government has used that abs ...

Peter & Sons Adds Top Talent with Barbara Bang, Strategic Partner SkillOnNet Hires

Peter & Sons Adds Top Talent with Barbara Bang, Strategic Partner SkillOnNet Hires

by April 3, 2023

Online casino game developer Peter & Sons has beefed up its powerhouse of talent with two new hires as it flexes new muscle found in a recent significant investment from SkillOnNet.Coming on as a co-CEO is SkillOnNet’s senior vice president of corporate development, Maor ...

Betsoft Gaming says Mr. Vegas is Back!

Betsoft Gaming says Mr. Vegas is Back!

by April 3, 2023

Betsoft Gaming’s legendary grandiose open-shirt Las Vegas plunger is back with a beautiful woman on each arm in Mr. Vegas 2: Big Money Tower. The new game is live now and was released nearly 11 years after the enduring inaugural release of Mr. Vegas on May 17, 2012.One big di ...

Aussie Banks Want Credit Cards Banned for Online Gambling

Aussie Banks Want Credit Cards Banned for Online Gambling

by March 29, 2023

Australia has no online casinos licensed in the country even though federal law allows states and territories to license and regulate internet slots and table games. However, home and mobile sports betting is licensed for punters there.According to the country’s primary banki ...

Biggest Fines Ever from UKGC for William Hill

Biggest Fines Ever from UKGC for William Hill

by March 29, 2023

The Gambling Commission in Great Britain has ordered three businesses within the William Hill Group to pay the Commission’s largest fine ever issued, a combined £19.2 million. The penalties come as a result of social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.The Willi ...

Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo keep both England & Portugal Perfect in the European Championship Qualifiers

Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo keep both England & Portugal Perfect in the European Championship Qualifiers

by March 29, 2023

Both the national clubs of England and Portugal have recorded their 2 – wins out of their 2 – games apiece to begin the commencement of the European Championship qualifying matches, and both England and Portugal were led and assisted by their superstar players in Harr ...

France Reg Flexes Delisting Muscle, Australia Adds to List of Blocked Online Casinos

France Reg Flexes Delisting Muscle, Australia Adds to List of Blocked Online Casinos

by March 20, 2023

France’s gambling regulator, l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has issued blocking and delisting orders against online gambling sites and has created and published a public blacklist in the form of a downloadable CSV spreadsheet of illegal gambling sites while the Australian Co ...

Sun International to Continue Growth, Boost SunSlots

Sun International to Continue Growth, Boost SunSlots

by March 17, 2023

Sun International, the South African operator of about a dozen casino properties including Sun City, has released its full-year results for 2022. The company’s online gaming operation, SunBet is reporting record-high revenues, and land operations including its slot distributor, S ...

Playtech Acquires Less Than 10% Stake in Hard Rock Digital for $85M

Playtech Acquires Less Than 10% Stake in Hard Rock Digital for $85M

by March 15, 2023

Playtech has entered into a wide-ranging global partnership with Hard Rock Digital (HRD), the iGaming and sports arm of Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming.HRD’s customers in the US and Canada will have access to a selection of Playtech slots, live dealer table games, ...

Small Texas Slot Casino Pumps $212M a Year Into Local Economy

Small Texas Slot Casino Pumps $212M a Year Into Local Economy

by March 15, 2023

Naskila Entertainment is a small, slots-only casino in Polk County, Texas with an outsized impact on the local economy. In fact, it’s really an electronic bingo facility but visitors get the feeling they are playing slots and most people would never know the difference – mu ...

Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City – $55M in Hotel Upgrades, Rebrand

Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City – $55M in Hotel Upgrades, Rebrand

by March 15, 2023

With 20th-anniversary celebrations at Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa fast approaching, the MGM property has announced plans to spend $55m to completely redesign and rebrand the hotel. The new MGM Tower will have over 700 guestrooms and luxury suites that will be com ...

Big Gambler Refuses to Pay Aspinall’s Because He Got Drunk

Big Gambler Refuses to Pay Aspinall’s Because He Got Drunk

by March 14, 2023

Gambling “whale” Lester Hui is defending himself against a claim of almost £600,000 by an exclusive Mayfair casino in London. Hui maintains that Aspinall’s Clubs Ltd helped him get “blackout drunk” in order to help him lose more than half a million Pounds playing double cha ...

Paris Saint – Germain demonstrates their Limited Play following another Early Exit from the Champions League

Paris Saint – Germain demonstrates their Limited Play following another Early Exit from the Champions League

by March 10, 2023

After Paris Saint – Germain eventually was eliminated from the Champions League during the last – 16 for the 5th – time over the course of the past 7 – years, Kylian Mbappé seemed to be not so surprised about that. Media Statements Upon him reflecting on ...