Playtech Acquires Quickspin

Playtech has acquired Swedish gaming studio Quickspin for $55 million, in a move to offer a proven slot games portfolio for its online gaming platform.

Published June 6, 2016

WinView Launches Free-Play Sports App

A San Francisco start-up company is offering a free-to-play app that ties private competitions to live sporting events that are occurring simultaneously.

Published June 6, 2016

California iPoker Bill Moves Forward in Assembly

A bill that would legalize online poker in California is moving forward with some language that the author, Rep. Adam Gray (l.), hopes will calm the waters on a...

Published May 30, 2016

Pennsylvania iGaming in Limbo

Two amendments to an existing gaming expansion bill that would legalize Pennsylvania online gaming were voted down, then revived for more debate. At issue is the expansion of gaming...

Published May 30, 2016

States Move Forward on DFS Regulation

New York, which has presented the greatest challenge to daily fantasy sports through Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (l.), moved closer to legalizing the games after new legislation regulating DFS...

Published May 30, 2016

Massachusetts Eyes Online Lottery

Massachusetts State Lottery Executive Director Michael Sweeney (shown with a recent jackpot winner) is proposing to sell tickets only in order to maintain the level of revenue the lottery...

Published May 30, 2016

Tribe Debuts Free-Play Online Poker

The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma's www.PokerTribe.com website is now available for free play to U.S. residents (except in Oklahoma) and internationally, offering poker, bingo and pull-tab games. The next...

Published May 30, 2016

PokerStars Absorbs Full Tilt

The merger of Full Tilt poker into PokerStars has been completed by Amaya Inc. Though some Full Tilt logos remain on the site, game play is essentially done on...

Published May 30, 2016

Online Poker Proposed in Poland

Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin (l.) has proposed opening up the country to online poker. The proposal was part of several made to revamp the country’s gaming laws,...

Published May 30, 2016

Online Gaming Up In Spain

Online gaming revenues are rising in Spain with a better than 30 percent increase year to year for the first quarter of 2016. The increase comes after a significant...

Published May 30, 2016

Greece to Implement 35 Percent Online Gambling Tax

In a move tied to its European Union obligations, the Greek government has approved a 35 percent tax on online gambling revenue. The move is part of the country’s...

Published May 30, 2016

MonopolyCasino.com Released by Gamesys in UK

Gamesys has officially launched Monopoly Casino in the UK, a new online and mobile brand developed in partnership with Scientific Games.

Published May 30, 2016

GVC, Betfred Sign 10-Year Deal

GVC Holdings has licensed its online sports book and gaming platform to online operator Betfred in an exclusive 10-year agreement.

Published May 30, 2016

Zitro Launches Social Bingo on Facebook

Zitro has launched its “World of Bingo” social games, which reached 1 million users last year, in HTML5 format on the Facebook site.

Published May 30, 2016

Ruby Seven, Genesis Announce Distribution Deal

Ruby Seven Studios and Genesis Gaming have signed a deal under which Genesis content will be licensed for use in Ruby Seven social casino games.

Published May 30, 2016

Baazov Leaving Amaya Board

David Baazov (l.), the embattled former chairman, president and CEO of Amaya, will not seek reelection to the company’s board of directors amid charges of insider trading.

Published May 23, 2016

Mississippi Enacts DFS Law

Mississippi has become the fourth state to enact daily fantasy sports regulations after Governor Phil Bryant (l.) signed a fantasy sports regulation bill. The bill goes into effect in...

Published May 23, 2016

Tribe Planning In-Flight Online Poker

Pokertribe.com, operated by the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, could become the world's first in-flight gambling website, with servers located on tribal land in Perkins. Florida tech entrepreneur Fred Khalilian,...

Published May 23, 2016

William Hill Doing Well in U.S.

The venerable UK gaming company, William Hill, entered the U.S. market for years ago, and it has worked out very well. The company runs sports books in several Nevada...

Published May 23, 2016

Dutch Consider Gambling App Ban

Dutch gaming regulators are studying gambling apps with an eye towards banning their use. The regulators are concerned that the use of the apps is attracting children and could...

Published May 23, 2016