Coinbet Bets on Bitcoin in U.S.
Coinbet has launched a U.S. online gambling site which processes the virtual currency Bitcoins rather than U.S. currency. Company officials feel this gets around U.S. laws banning interstate online...
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Prepaid Slot Cards Plan Raises Concerns
A plan by a Las Vegas company to change Nevada gaming regulations to allow prepaid cards at slot machines has raised concerns among advocates for problem gamblers. Many fear...
Iowa Officials Talk Online Poker
While Iowa has no immediate plans to authorize online poker in the state, Iowa Lottery officials say they are monitoring online gambling in other states to see if the...
New Games from Cozy Games and Net Entertainment
Cozy Games has released two new slot games while Net Entertainment has released its own video slot game.
Nevada Committee Looks to Combat Offshore Online Gambling Sites
A Nevada legislative committee is studying what the state can do to protect its fledgling online gaming sites from offshore competition. The committee is also studying the changing effects...
PokerStars, Betfair Vying for Bulgarian Online License
With Bulgaria changing the way it would tax online gambling sites, a slew of operators—including PokerStars and Betfair—are trying to get into the country’s regulated market. The country is...
Web Casino Built In to Belize Resort Plan
Developers in Belize are building a resort casino specifically designed to take advantage of the global internet gambling boom. The online portion, equipped with smartphone capabilities, is slated to...
Genting and Comtrade Gaming Announce Live U.K. Casino Launch
Comtrade Gaming and Genting Alderney have announced the launch of its Crockfords Live Casino.
Edmonton’s Eagle River Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
The Alberta tribal casino, Eagle River (l.), majority-owned by the Alexis First Nation band of Indians, has been draining money and is unable to make good on its debts....
Online Gaming Proposed in South Africa
A bill to legalize casino gambling on the internet has been introduced in South Africa. If approved, provincial licenses will be made available, but the process could take as...
Playtech Launches Tablet Interface
Playtech has launched a tablet offering with Gala Interactive based on Playtech’s Mobile Hub technology, allowing fully branded versions of operators’ mobile offerings.
Full Tilt, Leander Games Sign Content Deal
Rational Group’s Full Tilt Casino has signed an agreement with Leander Games which will bring Leander’s slot games to FullTiltPoker.com.
Carruthers Joins Sands China
Ciarán Carruthers has been appointed a senior VP by Sands China in charge of operations at the Venetian Macau and the Plaza Macao.
GCA Names Ram Chary CEO
Global Cash Access has appointed Ray Chery as the company’s new chief executive officer, replacing David Lopez, who resigned effective this month, to take over at AGS.
River City Hires Shaw As GM
Ward Shaw, general manager at Tropicana Casino in Evansville, Indiana since 2010, recently was named vice president and general manager at River City Casino in south St. Louis, Missouri....
Lambert Named Cherokee General Manager
Lumpy Lambert has been named general manager at the $110 million Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Cherokee County, North Carolina, currently is under construction. Lambert has...
DoubleDown Founders Leave IGT
Greg Enell and Cooper DuBois, founders of social gaming producer DoubleDown Casino, have left International Game Technology, which bought the social casino.
Veridocs Names VP of Business Development
Compliance software supplier Veridocs has promoted Susan Lockett from director of business development to vice president of the same area.
GTECH Appoints Panama Sales Manager
GTECH has appointed Sebastián Mariasis, formerly a specialist in its systems division, as the company’s new manager for Panama.
BMM Names Senior VP for Southern Europe
BMM Testlabs announced the appointment of Marzia Turrini as senior vice president of business development for the company’s Southern Europe region.
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October 29-31: SBC Summit Latin America, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL. Produced by SBC. For more information visit sbcevents.com.
November 1: Women of Inspiration, Las Vegas, Nevada. Produced by Women in Sports & Events (WISE) Las Vegas. For more information visit lasvegas.wiseworks.org/las-vegas/wise-events/chapter-events.
November 11-14: SiGMA Europe, Mediterranean Maritime Hub, Xatt il-Molijet, Marsa, Malta. Produced by SiGMA Group. For more information visit sigma.world/europe/.
November 27-28: Eastern European Gaming Summit, Inter Expo Center, Sofia, Bulgaria. Produced by the Association of Gaming Industry in Bulgaria. For more information visit eegamingsummit.com.
November 27-28: GAT Caribe Cancun, Cancun International Convention Center, Cancun, Mexico. Produced by 3A Producciones. For more information visit 3aproducciones.com/.
December 2-4: Thai Entertainment Complex Summit, Bangkok Marriott Hotel The Surawongse, Bangkok, Thailand. Produced by Winna Media. For more information visit winnamedia.com/.
December 4: Global Regulatory Awards, Grand Connaught Rooms, London, UK. Produced by Vixio. For more information visit gamblingcomplianceawards.com/.
December 9-11: Global Symposium on Racing, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona. Produced by University of Arizona. For more information visit rtip.arizona.edu/.
December 12-15: National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) Winter Meeting, Caesars New Orleans. For more information visit www.NCLGS.org.
January 20-22: ICE Barcelona, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain. Produced by Clarion Gaming. For more information visit www.icegaming.com.
January 27-29: AML Fundamentals + AML for Casinos, Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island. Gain insights into latest AML practices, regulations, and challenges for casinos. Produced by Skilld. For more information visit skiild.com/aml-event-2025 or contact events@skiild.com/888.333.3039.
November 1: Women of Inspiration, Las Vegas, Nevada. Produced by Women in Sports & Events (WISE) Las Vegas. For more information visit lasvegas.wiseworks.org/las-vegas/wise-events/chapter-events.
November 11-14: SiGMA Europe, Mediterranean Maritime Hub, Xatt il-Molijet, Marsa, Malta. Produced by SiGMA Group. For more information visit sigma.world/europe/.
November 27-28: Eastern European Gaming Summit, Inter Expo Center, Sofia, Bulgaria. Produced by the Association of Gaming Industry in Bulgaria. For more information visit eegamingsummit.com.
November 27-28: GAT Caribe Cancun, Cancun International Convention Center, Cancun, Mexico. Produced by 3A Producciones. For more information visit 3aproducciones.com/.
December 2-4: Thai Entertainment Complex Summit, Bangkok Marriott Hotel The Surawongse, Bangkok, Thailand. Produced by Winna Media. For more information visit winnamedia.com/.
December 4: Global Regulatory Awards, Grand Connaught Rooms, London, UK. Produced by Vixio. For more information visit gamblingcomplianceawards.com/.
December 9-11: Global Symposium on Racing, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona. Produced by University of Arizona. For more information visit rtip.arizona.edu/.
December 12-15: National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) Winter Meeting, Caesars New Orleans. For more information visit www.NCLGS.org.
January 20-22: ICE Barcelona, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain. Produced by Clarion Gaming. For more information visit www.icegaming.com.
January 27-29: AML Fundamentals + AML for Casinos, Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island. Gain insights into latest AML practices, regulations, and challenges for casinos. Produced by Skilld. For more information visit skiild.com/aml-event-2025 or contact events@skiild.com/888.333.3039.
