PokerStars Readies Daily Fantasy Sports Launch

Online giant PokerStars is preparing to enter the quickly growing daily fantasy sports industry. The company appears to be shooting for a September launch, in time for the NFL...

Published July 27, 2015

Playtech Chooses LogNetBilling’s MaxBill

Playbill, the world’s largest Omni-Channel gaming software and services supplier, announced it will implement LogNetBilling's MaxBill solution for B2B billing. The move will allow Playtech to expand the business...

Published July 27, 2015

Spin Games Live in New Jersey

Spin Games has gone live with interactive HTML5 slot games online in New Jersey at the Mohengansuncasino.com internet casino.

Published July 27, 2015

Romo-backed Fantasy Football Expo Sues NFL

The organizers of a fantasy football expo scheduled for Las Vegas and backed by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (l.) are suing the NFL. The organizer say the NFL...

Published July 27, 2015

Fa Fa Fa Goes Mobile

Aristocrat and International Game Systems have developed a software application to make the popular slot platform Fa Fa Fa available on mobile devices.

Published July 27, 2015

SkillOnNet Launches Evolution Live Games

SkillOnNet has rolled out live casino table games on the casino mobile platform of Evolution Gaming, offering mobile access to live blackjack, baccarat and hold ‘em.

Published July 27, 2015

Betway Partners with Screach

A partnership has been announced between UK bookmaker Betway and entertainment and cloud-based platform Screach. The deal will give Betway exclusive advertising rights in the first 1,000 UK pubs...

Published July 27, 2015

DraftKings Partners With Staples Center

Daily fantasy sports site DraftKings has struck a deal to become the exclusive daily fantasy sports partner of the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The deal includes the building...

Published July 27, 2015

Churchill Downs Reacts To Social Gaming Suit

Churchill Downs, which owns Big Fish Gaming, has filed a motion in federal court seeking to dismiss a suit that claims social gaming is the same as illegal casino...

Published July 27, 2015

Full Tilt Presents NYX Gaming’s OGS

Full Tilt, the online gaming brand, will offer hundreds of casino games in mobile and desktop formats thanks to an agreement with NYX Gaming Group to feature its Open...

Published July 27, 2015

Odey Drops Opposition in Plus500 Sale to Playtech

Crispin Odey dropped his opposition to the $715 million sale of Plus500 Ltd. to Playtech Plc, which has been approved by the company’s investors. Odey had said the deal...

Published July 27, 2015

Coinffeine Launches Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange

Coinffeine has created the first decentralized Bitcoin exchange platform operating in more than 70 countries including Russia, China, Indonesia and Brazil.

Published July 27, 2015

888 Set to Win bwin.party Tussle

Even with a lower offer than rival GVC Holdings, 888 Holdings last week achieved the agreement of the board of director of bwin.party entertainment to buy the once-dominant iGaming...

Published July 20, 2015

Online Poker in California—Maybe in 2016

Another legislative session and another disappointment for backers of online poker in California after Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (l.) threw in the towel. There is still no bill everyone can...

Published July 20, 2015

Yahoo, Amaya Latest to Offer Fantasy Sports

It seems you can’t go very far without hearing about the Daily Fantasy Sports craze sweeping North America. Two massive internet companies; Yahoo and Amaya Inc., which owns PokerStars...

Published July 20, 2015

FanDuel Gets $275 Million From New Investors

Daily Fantasy sports operator FanDuel has secured about $275 million in new investments and now has a total of $363 million. Major investors include KKR & Co, Time Warner...

Published July 20, 2015

Trent Lott Joins Adelson-backed Anti-Online Gambling Lobbying Group

Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (l.) has joined the Sheldon Adelson-backed Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling as a lobbyist. Former Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) and a host of...

Published July 20, 2015

Details Emerge on Canada’s Amaya Gaming Investigation

Canada’s AMF seized computers and records during its investigation of Amaya gaming, according to recently released court details. The regulators launched the investigation into trading of Amaya Inc. stock...

Published July 20, 2015

European Commission Rebukes Germany on Online Gambling

Add the European Commission to the list of critics of Germany’s stalled proposed online gambling regulations. The Commission has formerly rebuked the country’s federal interstate gambling treaty.

Published July 20, 2015

Online Gambling Suit in UK Referred to EU Court

A suit by Gibraltar-based online gambling site’s challenging new gambling regulations in the UK has been referred to European Union courts. The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association has challenged...

Published July 20, 2015