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Reading Time: 1 minute Valentine’s Day came early to a Las Vegas Valley local who won $1,559,521.68 playing Aristocrat’s Buffalo Grand slot game at Boyd Gaming’s Suncoast Hotel & Casino on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The lucky player hit the life-changing jackpot at 6:52 p.m. at the popular local’s entertainment destination located in the Northwest […]
Reading Time: 1 minute A senior Bacta delegation, comprising National President Gabi Stergides, President elect James Miller and CEO John White met last week with the Gambling Minister Mims Davies and her Civil Service advisers. The meeting, which took place on Wednesday 6 February, was held at Portcullis House and followed the Minister’s attendance […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Play’n GO have released their latest slot title, Queen’s Day Tilt. Based on the Accession Day Tilts started under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the game is based around the fun and festivities that took place during the celebration. Play’n GO have again paid particular detail to historical […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Low margin sportsbook Pinnacle has detailed that it has ‘significantly accelerated its position as the leading esports bookmaker’, partnering with real-time data provider GameScorekeeper. Pinnacle has moved to integrate GameScorekeeper’s ‘live score API’, which will extensively amplify its esports betting proposition, as GameScorekeeper monitors 85% of all pro-sanctioned esports tournaments/matches. Updating stakeholders, Pinnacle Trading Director Marco […]
Reading Time: 1 minute INTRALOT informs the investor community that on 11/02/2019 we submitted through INTELTEK, our subsidiary in Turkey, an offer to the Sportoto State Organization competition for the management of Sports Betting for 10 years. INTELTEK submitted its final financial offer on 13/02/2019 and awaits the decision of the Competition Committee. INTELTEK […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK Gambling Commission is calling for views on plans to accelerate progress in its drive to make Britain’s gambling industry the fairest and safest in the world. The regulator would like to hear views from all stakeholders – including consumers, gambling businesses and other interested groups – on three proposed […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Jersey sportsbooks raked in nearly $400 million in bets in January as the state’s bettors took advantage of their first opportunity to bet legally on the NFL Playoffs. January’s record $385.3 million handle, which netted $18.8 million in revenue, was up from the $319.2 million New Jersey’s online and retail sportsbooks collected in December. “January has historically been […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The observations and the learnings of testing cryptocurrency in gaming On the back of a year consumed by blockchain, in 2018 DMR Business Statistics predicted that by 2020 the industry will be worth a projected value of $60 billion. Within gaming alone, cryptocurrency has been hailed as the answer […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Ireland could become the next country to ban lootboxes in video games, following the footsteps of countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands. The Dáil, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland, is discussing the legality of loot boxes. Loot boxes are popular among the players. They […]
Reading Time: 1 minute The Gambling Related Harm APPG, a newly formed group, has initiated a new inquiry to find out the harms caused by online gambling in the UK. The study will also seek remedies and recommendations for solving the issue. The probe will try to uncover the full impact of online gambling, […]
Reading Time: 1 minute A table game player, identified as Kevin Ripski from Ontario, Canada, has become a millionaire after he hit a progressive jackpot on the Las Vegas Strip. He has won the Sands Millionaire Progressive jackpot at The Venetian hotel-casino. He was playing his favourite game Caribbean Stud when the dealer flipped […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jumio, a developer of AI-powered trusted identity solutions, has launched its innovative Jumio Authentication, which will offer 3D face authentication using selfie videos. This is by far the first of its kind in the market to make use of biometrics for initial identity proofing and ongoing user authentication. The solution […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Customer Experience Drives Cashino Investment Adult gaming company, Cashino has invested close to £3.5 million in the refurbishment of UK venues in Birmingham, Cotteridge, Coventry, Ealing, Merry Hill, Southampton, Wembley and Watford. The company, which operates 168 adult gaming centres across the UK, has enjoyed significant success in recent […]
Reading Time: 1 minute It has been reported that the number of foreign tourists visiting casinos in the Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone in Sochi, Russia, has increased by 11 per cent in 2018. It is estimated that 850 thousand people from 146 countries have visited the casinos in the region over the last two […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli (ADM), Italy’s gambling regulatory authority, has offered the concessions for online gambling services in the county after long debates and proceedings. As per the new rules, approved companies will be allowed to operate in the local market, with their licenses being valid till 31 […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Australia’s gambling company Tabcorp has reported impressive results for the first month of 2019 on the revenue front. The group amassed revenues of $2,787m, an increase of 108.3 per cent when compared to last year’s revenue for the same period. The rise is attributed to strong lotteries and Keno performance, […]
Reading Time: 1 minute The Japanese gaming developer Konami has stopped the in-game sale of Pro Evolution Soccer 2019’s (PES 2019) myClub Coins currency in Belgium. The company is seeking ways to comply with Belgian laws that have come down heavily against loot boxes and similar chance-based purchases. The Belgian Gaming Commission stipulates that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “A brilliant opportunity to showcase the huge on-going programme of innovation and investment taking place at Novomatic UK” is how Ian Shreeve, Sales and Marketing Director responsible for both Astra Games and Bell-Fruit Games, chose to describe the company’s presence at last week’s ICE London, the world’s biggest gaming event. […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Harrah’s Northern California, a soon-to-be opened casino, is going to hire 400 more people to fill full-time positions at the firm. It is a sprawling 71,000-square-foot casino is likely to be opened in this spring. In the positions exist in various verticals such as gaming operations, human resources, marketing, administration, […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Scandinavian mythology-themed game the latest addition to slot developer’s portfolio Blueprint Gaming is leading players to experience the power of the gods in the mythical land of Asgard with its latest release, Lightning Strike MegawaysTM. Feel the power of Thor as he wields Mjölnir, his mighty war hammer, across […]