Report: Ladbrokes Pushing Online Accounts in Face of Shop Closures

UK bookmaker Ladbrokes is telling employees to push online account sign-ups to avoid being part of 5,000 planned layoffs as it closes about 1,000 retail betting shops, according to...

Published February 11, 2019

Maryland Lawmakers Consider Esports

A bill has been introduced in the Maryland legislature that would provide for the addition of esports into the permissible offerings of the state’s casino and lottery industries.

Published February 11, 2019

Epic Games Will Stop Selling Veiled Loot Boxes in Fortnite Game

Epic games says it will now reveal the contents of loot boxes in its Fortnite game before purchasing. Loot boxes contents are usually hidden before purchasing leading to charges...

Published February 4, 2019

888 Granted Portuguese License

888 Holdings has received an online casino license from Portuguese regulators. The license allows 888 to offer online slots, table games and a range of poker games through its...

Published February 4, 2019

Belgium Investigate Malta-based Online Gambling Firm

A Malta-based online gambling firm is being investigated for its operations in Belgium following an investigation connected to the Panama Papers. The Belgian Gaming Commission announced it had started...

Published February 4, 2019

Betfair Blocks Players from India

Betfair has stopped accepting players from India and advised players in the country to close their accounts before the end of January. No reason was given by the company...

Published February 4, 2019

Holland Illegal Online Gambling Grows 20 Percent

Unlicensed online gaming in the Netherlands has grown 20 percent in the last two years. Holland Casino, which has a legal monopoly on gaming in the country, is calling...

Published February 4, 2019

Michigan Rep Calls Justice Department Opinion ‘Bunk’

The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel recently issued a memo on the Wire Act which Michigan state Rep. Brandt Iden (l.) called “a bunk DOJ opinion...

Published February 4, 2019

Chalkline, Parx Launch Free-to-Play Partnership

Tennessee-based Chalkline Sports and Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania have launched a partnership to provide free-to-play digital sports games.

Published January 28, 2019

IGT, GiG Sign Cross-Licensing Agreement

IGT has signed a patent cross-licensing agreement with Gaming Innovation Group Inc. under which GiG will pay licensing fees for IGT digital content.

Published January 28, 2019

Paddy Power Goes Live with SG OGS

Paddy Power Betfair has gone live with the Open Gaming System from Scientific Games across regulated markets in the U.K., Ireland and Italy.

Published January 28, 2019

Report: Online Betting Group Leaks Player Info

An online casino group has leaked information on 108 million bets, including player information, according to reports. The reports at several tech tracking websites say security researcher Justine Paine...

Published January 28, 2019

Isaacs: Industry Future ‘Very Much Online’

Gavin Isaacs, the new non-executive chairman of SBTech, commented that the future of the industry lies with online gaming, which was one of the reasons for his taking the...

Published January 28, 2019

Alberta Moves Toward Online Gaming

Alberta is almost pulling up in the rear of Canadian provinces moving towards legalization of online gaming. The agency that governs gaming in the province has put out a...

Published January 28, 2019

Company Fined for Allowing Underage Online Bets in New Jersey

Rush Street Interactive, which operates the playsugarhouse.com online gambling site in New Jersey, has been fined $30,000 by New Jersey regulators for allowing underage gamblers to bet on the...

Published January 28, 2019

Evolution Gaming Completes Ezugi Purchase

Live casino specialist Evolution Gaming announced it has completed its acquisition of live dealer gaming provider Ezugi. The $12 million cash deals could include additional considerations up to $6...

Published January 21, 2019

GAN Announces Expanded Deal with FanDuel Group

GAN plc, developer and supplier of enterprise-level B2B Internet gaming software, services and online gaming content in the United States, announced a new long-term deal with the FanDuel Group....

Published January 21, 2019

Denmark Adding New Responsible Gambling Controls

The Danish government has proposed adding new social responsibility controls on gambling licensees designed to improve player protection standards in the market. The proposals include mandatory deposit limits and...

Published January 21, 2019

West Virginia Lottery Delays Online Gambling

West Virginia Lottery Director John Myers told a legislative committee his agency wants to consider online gambling after regulators work out sports betting apps for the state’s five casinos....

Published January 21, 2019

UK to Consider Banning Credit Card Use for Gambling

The UK government is considering banning the use of credit cards in gambling. UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said he wants to hold meetings with bookmakers and major retail...

Published January 21, 2019