Netherlands Establishing Online Gambling Market

In preparation for launching online gambling, the Netherlands Gaming Authority and the Maltese Lotteries and Gaming Authority signed an agreement to cooperate on gambling issues, since numerous betting operators...

Published December 8, 2014

Mobile Gambling Beginning To Boom

Juniper Research predicts by 2018, more than 164 million people will use their smartphones or tablets to gamble every day. Previously Juniper predicted mobile gambling revenue would hit $100...

Published December 8, 2014

Greentube Launches ‘Royal Flush Solitaire’

Greentube is launching “Royal Flush Solitaire,” a crossover game incorporating poker and solitaire for online and mobile release.

Published December 8, 2014

Microgaming Launches ‘Game of Thrones’

Microgaming has launched an online video slot based on the popular HBO series and fantasy book series Game of Thrones, available on leading Microgaming-powered iGaming sites.

Published December 8, 2014

Boylesports Moving to Gibraltar

Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker, Boylesports, will relocate its remote operations from the Emerald Isle to Gibraltar. The company currently offers betting sites with German, Spanish and Swedish language capabilities....

Published December 8, 2014

Yahoo! To Shut Down Texas Hold ‘em

Yahoo has announced it is closing its online poker site, blaming technology and security issues.

Published December 8, 2014

Bitcoin Casino Operators Need Gambling Licenses Spain Says

Bitcoin casino operators in Spain need to obtain licensing as an online casino and should be treated as any real-money site, according to Spanish regulators. Since virtual currencies can...

Published December 8, 2014

New Zealand Racing Minister Targets Unregulated Online Gambling

Cutting off New Zealand bets to unregulated offshore betting sites is the number one priority of New Zealand’s new Racing Minister Nathan Guy. He has asked for the formation...

Published December 8, 2014

Bulgaria, Latvia Add to Online Gambling Blacklists

Latvia has expanded it blacklist of online gambling sites unlicensed in the country to 336 operators. Meanwhile, Bulgaria expanded its blacklist to 323 domains. Polish officials have also announced...

Published December 8, 2014

William Hill Suspends Netherlands Play

William Hill has blocked itself in the Dutch market citing regulatory reasons. The UK-based operator has instructed partners and affiliates it will no longer take bets from the Netherlands....

Published December 8, 2014

Betfred Closes Australian Operations

Betfred has closed its Australian operations just six months after launching in the country.

Published December 8, 2014

76ers Partner with DraftKings

The Philadelphia 76ers have signed a marketing agreement with DraftKings Inc., a major competitor to the National Basketball Association’s official one-day fantasy sports partner, FanDuel Inc.

Published December 8, 2014

San Diego Tribe Sued by California Over Online Bingo Site

The state of California has sued the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, based in San Diego County to make it stop offering online Class II gaming, i.e. online bingo....

Published December 1, 2014

New Jersey Sees Online Gambling Anniversary

New Jersey has now completed one year of online gambling. While revenue is just a fraction of what was hoped for, the state has been able to iron out...

Published December 1, 2014

PokerStars to Launch Sports Betting, Casino Games

PokerStars is ready to expand beyond online poker and has announced it will launch sports betting and table games worldwide. Table games such as blackjack and roulette will be...

Published December 1, 2014

Atlantic City Casinos Oppose Online Gambling Ban

The Casino Association of New Jersey has passed a resolution opposing a federal bill that would outlaw online gambling. New Jersey already permits online gambling, and the association wrote...

Published December 1, 2014

BitStars Casino to Use Income Access for Affiliates

Bitstars Casino, a bitcoin and real-money online casino, will use an affiliate program for to be powered by Income Access software.

Published December 1, 2014

Pala Interactive Goes Live in New Jersey

California’s Pala Indians have launched their online gambling site in New Jersey after a successful five-day test period. They are the first Native American tribe to launch a site...

Published December 1, 2014

Williams Interactive Games on PlayNow.Com

Williams Interactive’s library of game content is now live and taking wagers on the British Columbia Lottery’s PlayNow.com online site.

Published December 1, 2014

NetEnt Licensed in Spain

NetEnt has received a license to enter Spain’s regulated iGaming market after new regulations allowing online games were passed to open the market.

Published December 1, 2014