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OLG Announces Pre-Qualification Deadline

Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation recently announced Requests for Pre-Qualification for gaming operators for two casinos in the Toronto area will be due March 13, 2014. Intense competition is...

Published January 20, 2014

Southern California Tribe Unveils New Casino Lobby

The Pechanga Indians in Southern California recently showed off their most recent upgrades to the tribe’s casino near Temecula.

Published January 20, 2014

Island Betting Shops Protest Wagering Tax

Numerous betting shops have closed since the government of Trinidad and Tobago passed a 10 percent per-bet tax a decade ago. Bettors now can place tax-free bets online and...

Published January 20, 2014

Tribe Plans Renovation and Second Casino

One of the poorest Indian communities in the U.S., the San Carlos Apache Nation is working on two major casino projects. First, it will invest $10 million to renovate...

Published January 20, 2014

Cypress Bayou Celebrates 20th Birthday

Located in Charenton, Louisiana and owned by the Chitimacha Tribe, Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel recently celebrated 20 years. Originally a bingo hall, the property is the state's first land-based...

Published January 20, 2014

Tribes Weigh Casino Smoking Ban

A coalition of tobacco prevention staff from North Dakota reservations along with other anti-smoking groups and the state health department are considering a ban on smoking in the state's...

Published January 20, 2014

San Diego Casino Reopens After 11 day facelift

The Valley View Casino & Hotel closed for 11 days in early January to make renovations on a fast-track basis. Improvements include a complete makeover of the casino.

Published January 20, 2014

PartyPoker Sponsorship Deal with Devils, 76ers a First in U.S.

PartyPoker, one of New Jersey’s new online gambling sites, has announced a sponsorship deal with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, two teams heavily supported...

Published January 20, 2014

Disappointment in Manitoba iGaming Numbers

Competition and technical problems are dimming Manitoba’s hopes for its new online gaming network. A profit of C$1.5 million was expected in the first year, but was tracking at...

Published January 20, 2014

New Jersey Online Gambling Sites Looking for Wifi Fix

According to reports, several New Jersey based online gambling sites have traced geolocation problems back to weak wifi signals. Several sites are developing dongles—or attached signal boosters—to help solve...

Published January 20, 2014

House of Lords Considers UK Online Gambling Bill

A bill to require all online casino companies operating in the UK to be licensed regardless of their home base has reached the committee stage in the House of...

Published January 20, 2014

Gamesys Prepares for New Jersey with Social Poker App

Gamesys, which operates Virgincasino.com in New Jersey, will release a social-poker app as it prepares to go live with online poker in the state. A free version of its...

Published January 20, 2014

Mobile Gaming Growing in China

China's mobile gaming market in 2013 was worth more than $ 1.84 billion, about one-eighth the country’s total gaming market.

Published January 20, 2014

Stock Drops for Bwin.party

After analysts cited a stagnation on PartyPoker, shares for bwin.party have dropped despite a re-launch of its poker platform in September.

Published January 20, 2014

Full Tilt Adds Casino Games

Full Tilt Poker has been slowly rolling out casino games to add to its online poker platforms. The company has added roulette and blackjack.

Published January 20, 2014

Bodog Launches New Blackjack Game

Bodog.eu is releasing a new version of Blackjack titled Zappit Blackjack.

Published January 20, 2014

Microgaming Rolls Out New Games

Microgaming releases two new games this month on its HTML5 platform. Centre Court and Isis are the latest slots to join Microgaming’s mobile portfolio.

Published January 20, 2014