Reading Time: 5 minutes Today we speak with Miklos Handa, Founder of the email marketing solution, “MailMike.net” and speaker at Vienna International Gaming Expo 2018. Coming from a land-based casino background with several years of experience from London’s Napoleons and Grosvenor Casinos as well as with global B2B igaming providers, he is a former gaming professional turned […]
Reading Time: 1 minute We started the week with some pretty impressive news in regards to the US casino market, as Hedge fund manager Carl Icahn divulged that he has reached a definitive agreement to sell Tropicana Entertainment to Eldorado Resorts for$1.85 billion. The sale includes the following Tropicana properties: Tropicana Atlantic City — Atlantic City, NJ Belle of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Caesars Entertainment, a Nevada-based gaming corporation, has been drafted in as a founding member of All-In Diversity, as the industry-led diversity initiative to benchmark diversity, equality and inclusion for the global betting and gaming sector. As a founding member, Caesars will play a role in forming the Steering Group, setting the […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling Authority recently released their 2017 annual report showing a revenue increase of $1.53bn, but also a 19% increase of their online casino market reaching almost $300m. On the other side land-based casinos saw a decrease of revenue by 1.3% to $62m. The presented figures reveal the rise […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In an unexpected turn, the Colombian regulator Coljuegos has changed the stance on poker liquidity sharing, deciding against it despite supporting it last year. In a draft decree published in November, Coljeugos supported pooling liquidity by saying that it would make Colombia “even more competitive” and even recommended suitable partners regulated […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has refused to accept the ballot information for a constitutional amendment that would allow the construction of in the state. The casino industry is used to the rejection, as it is happening the fourth time this year. The attorney general rejected a proposed amendment sponsored by […]
Reading Time: 1 minute The K-based software company EveryMatrix is all set to rename its popular BetNCatch.com platform as Pwr.bet. A company spokesperson assured the users that the rebranding exercise will not force any changes in the accounts and funds of existing players. Those who want to withdraw funds can do so by contacting the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes 19-04-2018 – Against the background of strong organic growth and several acquisitions that are contributing to LeoVegas‘ success as a growth company, the Board of Directors has adopted new financial targets for the Group. LeoVegas is targeting at least EUR 600 m in revenue by 2020 and at least EUR 100 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes NOVOMATIC Americas continues to build on its game growth success in North America with the first to market launch of the FV-640 Dominator Curves at Miami Valley Gaming and Racing in Lebanon, Ohio. April 18th, 2018 – The first NOVOMATIC Americas Dominator® Curve games including the popular Asian Fortunes, Treasures […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) (“Scientific Games” or the “Company”) today announced it has successfully launched an online sports betting channel for Szerencsejáték Zrt., the largest gaming service provider in Hungary. Fully owned by the Hungarian State, Szerencsejáték Zrt. has the exclusive right to sell sport games as well as instant […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The rapidly-growing technology business has taken over from Vodafone and signed up to support this annual event for the next five years. 18/04/2018, St. Julian’s / Malta – When one of the world’s leading iGaming companies officially inaugurated its new headquarters in Malta this year, its CEO and founder Robin […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Millennial Esports Corp. (“Millennial” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:GAME)(OTCQB:MLLLF), a mobile video game publisher focused on Esports and Racing, today announced that the Millennial Esports mobile racing game, Gear.Club, is being featured in live races for cash prizes at the company’s dedicated Esports venue in Las Vegas, thE Arena. Through this new […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Gauselmann Group, the family-managed Eastern Westphalian company has announced their partnership with TUI Cruises thus expanding their casino activities aboard the TUI cruise ships. Aboard TUI Cruises’ new “Mein Schiff 1” liner, to be named in May, it will operate a ship’s casino under the CASINO MERKUR MARE brand. A second […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Cherry AB (publ) – STO: CHER-B.ST – has published its Annual Report for 2017. The document includes Cherry’s Sustainability Report and Corporate Governance report and is from today available on the Group’s website, www.cherry.se under the tab Investors and as an attachment to this press release. For further information, please contact: […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes LAS VEGAS – April 18, 2018 – Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) (“Scientific Games” or the “Company”) announced today that OpenBet, SG Digital’s market-leading sportsbook, processed more than 34 million bets across all channels during the three days of this year’s Grand National festival, proving to be one of its busiest […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Wednesday, April 18, 2018, Malta –UK-licensed Wazdan has started the second quarter of the year as they finished the first quarter, with an unprecedented number of new partnerships and agreements, this time with the world’s largest online casino Videoslots. Malta-based Wazdan has a unique portfolio of over 100 casino-friendly games sought […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes MGM Resorts International is reported to have reached a definitive agreement with Eldorado Resorts for the sale of the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Illinois. The price is estimated to be US$327.5 million. MGM Resorts International, along with its venture partner RBG, has executed the agreement on Monday. MGM Resorts will […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes 18 April 2018 – Bede Gaming, an award-winning supplier of software to the online gaming industry, continues to prove its commercial credentials by adding Rocket X to its growing list of prestigious clients. Following the acquisition of Intellectual and Property Software (IPS) Ltd in January 2018, LeoVegas Mobile Gaming Group (STO:LEO) […]
Reading Time: 1 minute There has been a good increase in the revenues of Connecticut tribal casinos in March. Foxwoods Resort Casino, owned by the Mashantucket Pequots, registered $43.6 million in slot revenues last month, up by 12.7% the same period last year. The amount slot bettors wagered in March, known as the “handle,” was […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the second time consecutively, the Financial Times has recognised the European online payments provider Trustly as one of the fastest growing companies in Europe. Again, Trustly is placed in the top quartile of the FT1000 list earning a place as the 245th fastest growing company. Looking closer at its fintech […]