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Quebec to appeal Supreme Court verdict on gambling legislation

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Quebec government has decided to file an appeal against the Quebec Supreme Court verdict that deemed the government’s legal amendment to restrict online gaming through telecommunication service providers unlawful. The Quebec government is firm on it stand that they are acting in the best interests of their citizens. However, […]

South Korea to ban transferring of license in Jeju casinos

The government of Jeju, an island in South Korea, is planning to bring out a legislation to ban the practice of transferring the license for operating casinos. Won Hee-ryong, the governor of Jeju said he would support the legal amendment to stop casino licences to be transferred between properties. “We should, in principle, approve a […]

One person killed in casino shoot-down in Miami

Reading Time: 1 minute Police in Hernando County, Miami, has said that a manager of a casino has shot and killed his nephew after an altercation. According to the police, the nephew had gone there to pacify his uncle. The shooting happened at Lucky Fish Games on Northcliffe Boulevard in Spring Hill at about […]

Gambling grinds to a halt in Macau as Typhoon Mangkhut wreaks havoc

Typhoon Mangkhut has devastated the Philippines and China, including Macau, perhaps the world’s largest gambling hub. Gambling activities have come to a halt in the region, where people are thinking about only one thing: saving their own life. The employees in gambling industry said the closure of gambling happened for the first time since gambling […]

Finland starts probe into loot boxes

Reading Time: 2 minutes Finland has started an enquiry into practice of using loot box systems in video games. This is following the official sanction and controversy surrounding loot boxes in European countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands. Here is a brief history of loot boxes for the uninitiated. Loot boxes have been […]

Guinevere Capital become majority shareholder in ExceL Esports

Reading Time: 1 minute The investment group Guinevere Capital has acquired the majority shares of the UK-based ExceL Esports. The deal is expected to take the UK ExceL Esports “to the next level.” Guinevere Capital is well experienced in esports industry, mainly in the Oceanic region. It is already a major shareholder in several […]

SoftGamings enriched its providers catalogue with Asia Live Tech

Reading Time: 2 minutes SoftGamings, a company providing software solutions and games for online casinos, has signed an agreement with Asia Live Tech, the first Bitcoin iGaming software provider in Asia. The companies agreed on offering the Asia Live Tech Live dealer games on the SoftGamings platform, which means new types of Live dealer […]

More suitors appear for proposed Athens casino

Two more overseas companies, reportedly Las Vegas-based Miura Holdings and Toronto-based Clairvest, have expressed their interest to obtain license for the proposed casino planned at Elliniko, the old airport site at Athens. The two entrants join some heavy weights in gambling industry such as Caesars Entertainment (US), Groupe Lucien Barriere (France), Mohegan Sun (US) and […]

Violators of Dutch online gambling rules face suspension

Reading Time: 1 minute Sander Dekker, the minister for justice and security of the Netherlands, has said that online gambling operators – local or international – who violate the gambling regulations set by the Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) will have to face at least a temporary suspension. That means the gambling operators booked […]

Racing Post B2B launch new Sports API

Reading Time: 2 minutes Racing Post B2B has launched its new Sports API, which provides handwritten, quality content on over 20 sports spanning over 5,000 events annually. High-quality, original content is a proven powerful tool to increase search engine optimisation, drive traffic to a website and keep consumers on a website for longer. Informing […]

Red Tiger Gaming live with White Hat Gaming

Reading Time: 2 minutes Six games now available via popular platform Games from award-winning slots supplier Red Tiger Gaming are now live on White Hat Gaming’s state-of-the-art casino content platform. Popular games Dragon’s Luck, Esqueleto Mariachi, Mystery Reels, Rainbow Jackpots, Totem Lightning and Treasure Mine have been made available, with other top-performers due […]

MGM Growth Properties LLC Announces Increased Quarterly Dividend

Reading Time: 2 minutes MGM Growth Properties LLC (“MGP”) (NYSE:MGP) announced that MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP declared a cash distribution to all unit holders of record, including MGP, on September 28, 2018 of $0.4375 per unit for the third quarter. Simultaneously, MGP’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.4375 […]

Boyd Gaming Completes Acquisition Of Valley Forge Casino Resort

Reading Time: 2 minutes Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Located 20 miles west of downtown Philadelphia, Valley Forge is Boyd Gaming’s first property in the state of Pennsylvania. The Company now owns and operates 25 casino properties […]

Pennsylvania Casino Revenue Up 2.8% During August

Reading Time: 2 minutes While gross revenue from gambling at table games in Pennsylvania casinos during August 2018 was slightly down, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported today that total gaming revenue, the combination of slot machine and table games revenue, was up 2.8% compared to August of last year. The chart below shows […]

Bettingmetrics closes its second investment round led by RLC Ventures London

Reading Time: 4 minutes Bettingmetrics (Panorama Partners Ltd), a sports betting platform that allows bet-tracking and analysis, have announced that they have successfully completed their second investment round led by RLC Ventures and its Founder, Reece Chowdhry, who has been serving the company as a Board Advisor. Bettingmetrics is a platform where betting activities […]

CEO and management team recruited to lead FanTeam

Reading Time: 2 minutes Scout Gaming is proud to announce that a complete management team has been recruited to lead Scout Gaming’s subsidiary FanTeam. Ellinor Kilegran has been appointed CEO for Scout Gaming subsidiary FanTeam. She has extensive experience from the gambling sector and was previously Group Expansion Manager at LeoVegas working directly with […]

Why do casinos use bonuses to attract clients?

Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the most important aspects of online gambling is the bonus structure that the providers offer. This is so common among online casinos that those who don’t provide any interesting bonuses have trouble acquiring new customers. Bonuses not only diversify the gambling experience but also make the process more […]

iSport Genius signs USA expansion

Reading Time: 1 minute Agreement with DraftKings, the first mobile sports-betting operator in New Jersey, sees iSport Genius deploy consumer-facing data platform Sports data platform provider iSport Genius has signed a deal with DraftKings that will help support the global sports technology and entertainment company deploy data insights across their DraftKings Sportsbook platform. This […]