NCLGS Advances Framework for Online Gaming

The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States has released a revised version of its U.S. Policy Framework for the Regulation of Internet Gaming. The policy was revised after...

Published November 17, 2014

Online Gaming Does Not Lead to More Addiction

A University of Buffalo study says greater access to gaming via the internet has not led to a spike in problem gambling across the United States. It’s good news...

Published November 17, 2014

Ainsworth Partners with Playtech

Ainsworth Game Technology will make its most popular titles available across all online platforms of Playtech on sites in the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe.

Published November 17, 2014

Atari Launches iGaming Site

Atari and Pariplay have launched Atari Casino, a real-money internet gaming website including the famous themes of the video game company. Fred Chesnais (l.), CEO of Atari, says the...

Published November 17, 2014

Swedish Pro Wins WSOP Championship

Swedish pro Martin Jacobson (l.) took home a better than $10 million first prize by winning the World Series of poker Main Event Championship in Las Vegas, The final...

Published November 17, 2014

Dragonara Interactive Starts Affiliate Program

Dragonara Interactive will an affiliate program for Dragonara Online in partnership with Income Access.

Published November 17, 2014

Edict and Mr. Green Partner Up

Edict egaming has signed a partnership agreement with Mr. Green. A selection of Merkur slot games is now live on Mr. Green through the newly developed Edict Game Bridge.

Published November 17, 2014

TraffGen Names Connors VP Of Sales

Twenty-year casino industry veteran Jeffery Connors recently was named vice president of sales at the convergence marketing technology leader, Traffic Generation. Connors also has worked at Aristocrat Technologies, Bally...

Published November 17, 2014

Union Gaming Hires Three Analysts

Gaming-focused investment bank Union Gaming Group, based in Las Vegas, recently hired Chris Jones as managing director and head of equity research in North America. The company also added...

Published November 17, 2014

IGT Profits Rise Despite Revenue Drop

The CEO of International Game Technology blames “muted demand” for IGT’s core games as a reason for the last year’s 15 percent drop in revenues.

Published November 17, 2014

TCSJohnHuxley Launches Table Games Division

TCSJohnHuxley is launching a table games division that will concentrate on selling and servicing the supplier’s portfolio of proprietary table games.

Published November 17, 2014

GTECH Signs Financing Agreement

GTECH S.p.A. has entered into a five-year senior facilities agreement with a syndicate of 20 banks, providing a multi-currency revolving credit facility.

Published November 17, 2014

Galaxy Enters Ireland

Galaxy Gaming announced that it is expanding its proprietary table game and system products to several casinos in the Republic of Ireland.

Published November 17, 2014

AGA Truth Squad

The American Gaming Association's "Get To Know Gaming" campaign helped persuade Massachusetts voters to defeat a ballot referendum, said Chief Executive Officer Geoff Freeman (l.). Whereas in the past...

Published November 17, 2014

Don’t Bogart that Joint

Smoking pot―even if it’s medically prescribed―in the state of Nevada may be cause for job termination, a labor lawyer warns. Though Silver State law requires that employers make accommodations...

Published November 17, 2014

Car Quest

Vicki Wersching said the key she received in the mail from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Florida opened the lockbox to the Range Rover Sport the casino recently was giving...

Published November 17, 2014

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Published November 17, 2014

Casinos in Japan: Maybe Next Year

Opposition appears to have doomed Japan’s casino legalization bill in the current session of the Diet, exploiting political weaknesses of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (l.). Reports are that backers...

Published November 10, 2014

Judge Rejects Revised Taj Mahal Bankruptcy Plan

Trump Entertainment will have another week to finalize a bankruptcy plan that could transfer ownership of its Atlantic City casinos to Carl Icahn after a judge refused to approve...

Published November 10, 2014

U.S. Election Results Could Hurt Online Gaming Chances

With Republicans taking control of the U.S. Senate after last week’s general election in the U.S., the chances for legislation to legalize online gambling seem bleak, analysts say. The...

Published November 10, 2014