U.K. Study: 5 Percent of Bettors Account for Most of Yield

In the U.K., a new study says a fraction of gamblers account for more than 70 percent of gaming revenues in the country. The study looked at 140,000 players...

Published March 22, 2021

Japan Safety Official: No Plan to Legalize iGaming

Hachiro Okonogi (l.), head of Japan’s National Public Safety Commission, says the country has no plans to introduce online gaming along with casinos, despite the increasing shift to iGaming....

Published March 22, 2021

Peru Bill Would Tax iGaming

Peru lawmaker Walter Ascona (l.) proposes a 12 percent tax on online gaming and sportsbooks. He would take the revenues from what is now an unregulated market and distribute...

Published March 15, 2021

Stardust Lives On—Online and at Sportsbooks

Boyd Gaming and the FanDuel Group are reviving the iconic Stardust casino brand in online casinos and sportsbooks planned for New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Published March 15, 2021

PayNearMe Enhances iGaming Solution

PayNearMe announced an enhancement to its iGaming solution that allows operators to simplify the player experience with electronic and cash payments from one vendor.

Published March 8, 2021

Toronto Star to Fund Reporting With Online Casino

The owner of Canada’s Toronto Star newspaper, a century-old institution, wants to launch an online casino to help fund the newspaper. The plan would require a regulated online gaming...

Published March 8, 2021

Entain Sweetens Deal for Enlabs

British gaming company Entain has increased its offer to purchase Swedish sports betting company Enlabs AB to US$440.16 million. But this is the final offer, Entain says.

Published March 8, 2021

Canadian Officials Question Online Casino Plan

Some Prince Edward Island lawmakers are questioning the government’s intention of allowing Atlantic Lottery Corp. to operate an online casino. Critics say iGaming would target the “most vulnerable” citizens...

Published March 8, 2021

South Dakota Lawmakers Defeat iGaming

A South Dakota committee has voted down expanded sports betting through mobile sportsbooks. Officials said a constitutional amendment approved in November requires on-site betting in Deadwood (l.).

Published March 1, 2021

Golden Nugget Ink Mobile Deals in New York

Golden Nugget Online Gaming is looking for pole position in a market that could be the richest in the U.S. Only no one knows yet what it will look...

Published March 1, 2021

Spearhead Studios Launches Blue Diamond Book

Spearhead Studios has launched the latest game in the “Book of” slot genre with Blue Diamond Book, a volatile title with the chance to win 27,000 times the player’s...

Published March 1, 2021

BetMGM Launches Borgata Site in Pennsylvania

BetMGM has launched the Borgata Casino app in Pennsylvania through a partnership with Rivers Casino Philadelphia, giving BetMGM its second skin in the state’s developing iGaming market.

Published March 1, 2021

Illinois Lawmakers Consider iGaming

A bill to legalize online casino games and poker has been submitted by Illinois state Rep. Bob Rita with the aim to augment the online sports betting already legalized.

Published March 1, 2021

Google ‘Loot Box’ Suit Dismissed

A California judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Google that alleged the so-called “loot boxes” on some Google Play video games constituted illegal gambling.

Published February 22, 2021

Playtech Signs New Licensing Deals

Playtech has secured licensing deals in four U.S. states and strategic partnerships as the company pursues opportunities in the growing U.S. online gaming market.

Published February 22, 2021

Apple Sued Over Illegal Gaming Apps

A class-action lawsuit charges Apple with running an unlicensed casino on its App Store. The suit revolves around casino style apps that offer free-to-play games but with in-app purchasing...

Published February 22, 2021

Betfair Licensed in Colombia

Betfair has been awarded a five-year license to operate online gaming in Colombia, amounting to the 17th authorized iGaming operator in the country.

Published February 15, 2021

White Paper: Dutch iGaming Market Could be Big

A white paper compiled by Online Casino Ground predicts that the online gaming market in the Netherlands, pegged to begin this year, could become one of the largest iGaming...

Published February 15, 2021

Nova Scotia Approves Online Gaming

Nova Scotia has approved the Atlantic Lottery Corp.’s plan to establish online gaming sites in the Canadian province, part of a plan to expand to all five of the...

Published February 15, 2021

First Ukraine License Raises Concerns

Ukraine’s Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries has issued its first iGaming license without reaching conclusions about the technical certification of the law.

Published February 15, 2021