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

Lithuanian iGaming Grew, But Not Enough to Stem Overall Losses

Unlike in other jurisdictions, the iGaming market in Lithuania did little to offset losses caused by the Covid-19 shutdowns last year, though the sector grew more than 47 percent.

Published February 15, 2021

Bally’s Acquires SportCaller

Bally’s Corp. has acquired SportCaller, a leading global B2B free-to-play game and sports provider. SportCaller complements Bally’s recently announced acquisitions of Bet.Works and Monkey Knife Fight.

Published February 15, 2021

Chile to Open iGaming Market

Chile will soon open a competitive iGaming market, according to the Ministry of Finance. Such a market is needed to generate taxes to help the country recover from the...

Published February 8, 2021

PEI to Launch Online Casino

Canada’s Prince Edward Island is launching an online casino to be operated by the Atlantic Lottery Corp. But the plan is coming under fire from those who say it...

Published February 8, 2021

Spacex Licensed in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries has approved the country’s first iGaming license under the 2020 Gambling Act for operator Spacex.

Published February 8, 2021

PlayStar Casino Launches in New Jersey With Ocean

PlayStar Casino has signed a market access agreement with Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort to debut the online gaming site in New Jersey. PlayStar expects to launch in the...

Published February 8, 2021

Michigan Authorizes More Online Operators

The Odawa Casino (l.) in Petoskey, Michigan has launched iGaming and sports betting, and Greektown Casino in Detroit has kicked off online gambling. That brings the total number of...

Published February 8, 2021

Zitro Digital Partners with ORYX Gaming

Zitro Digital has formed a partnership with ORYX Gaming, under which Zitro games will be distributed to more than 100 iGaming sites through the ORYX Hub.

Published February 1, 2021

PlayStudios Eyes Going Public Through a SPAC

MGM-affiliated social game developer PlayStudios is in discussions with a special purpose acquisition company led by former MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren, in a proposed deal to take PlayStudios...

Published February 1, 2021

Lawsuit Targets Apple’s Social Gaming Apps

A lawsuit filed by two individuals in California claims that free-to-play social casino apps available on Apple Inc.’s App Store constitute illegal gambling because of players can buy in-game...

Published February 1, 2021

North Dakota Lawmaker Files Online Poker Bill

North Dakota state Rep. Jim Kasper (l.), a poker enthusiast, introduced a bill that would legalize the game online. If it passes the legislature, voters could approve the constitutional...

Published February 1, 2021

Canadian Lottery Group Expands Online Gaming

Residents of two Canadian Atlantic provinces could soon begin betting at online casinos offered by Atlantic Lottery Corp. It announced it will be expanding online gaming to Prince Edward...

Published January 25, 2021

Delaware Doubles iGaming Revenue

Owing largely to the industry shutdowns due to the Covid-19 virus, iGaming revenue in Delaware more than doubled year-on-year in 2020, to $8.4 million.

Published January 25, 2021

Mississippi Tries Again With Online Sports Betting

It’s a long shot, but online and mobile sports betting could be available in Mississippi this year under a measure proposed by state Senator Scott DeLano (l.). The bill...

Published January 25, 2021

Indiana’s Ford Adds Poker to iGaming Measure

Indiana state Senator Jon Ford’s (l.) proposed gaming legislation now includes online poker as well as online casinos. Ford originally thought poker would hurt the bill’s chances, but was...

Published January 25, 2021

Cuomo Includes Mobile Betting in Budget Address

It’s official: New York is entering the mobile sports-betting fray. Will the framework be market-friendly or government-friendly? Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) is pushing for the latter.

Published January 25, 2021

MGM Opts Out of Entain Bidding

MGM Resorts made an $11 billion play to acquire U.K.-based online gaming firm Entain, but the play fell short. Rather than up the offer, MGM folded. Meanwhile, Entain has...

Published January 25, 2021

4ThePlayer to Expand into U.S.

4ThePlayer has raised enough capital to expand into the U.S. The UK-based software company raised capital from its founders and other industry players.

Published January 18, 2021

Atlantic Lotto to Launch iGames in PEI, Nova Scotia

Atlantic Lotto will expand the reach of its online gaming sites, currently available in New Brunswick, to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, with limits to be determined.

Published January 18, 2021