Slovakia Privatizing Web Market

The Central European nation has shed its protectionist past and submitted reforms to the European Commission that will allow private gaming operators to do business online. The government is...

Published August 6, 2018

FSTA Lauds Massachusetts DFS law

The Bay State legislature last week enshrined the 2016 law legalizing fantasy sports into the budget process for 2018. This pleased the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, which issued a...

Published August 6, 2018

Betsoft Signs Content Partnership with Stanleybet in Italy

Betsoft Gaming has entered into a content partnership with international slots and sportsbook platform Stanleybet. Every game in Betsoft’s Slots3 series has been added to the Stanleybet online platform...

Published August 6, 2018

Sightline Payments Launches Payment System at Hard Rock Online Casino

Sightline Payments’ Connect+, the casino industry’s first unified gateway is engineered to allow operators to quickly and easily take advantage of new opportunities in and around payments for their...

Published August 6, 2018

Genesis Takes Zombie Blackjack Online

Genesis Gaming has taken the successful Scientific Games table game Zombie Blackjack online a an addition to its internet game portfolio.

Published July 30, 2018

Bolivia Combats Illegal Gambling With App

Bolivia’s Authority of Taxation and Social Control over Gaming has launched a new app called “AJ Móvil” which will enable gamblers to check legality of gaming platforms, venues and...

Published July 30, 2018

DraftKings Leads in Pennsylvania DFS Play for June

DraftKings topped FanDuel for Daily fantasy sports play in June, the second month of regulated play in Pennsylvania. FanDuel had the most play in May. However, the state’s DFS...

Published July 30, 2018

Racing Australia Urges Illegal Gaming Crackdown

Racing Australia has passed a new law stating that any person subject to the Australian rules of racing who is suspected of placing a bet with an illegal offshore...

Published July 30, 2018

Japanese Esports League Planned

Nippon Professional Baseball and Konami Digital Entertainment have announced they will partner to present an esports baseball tournament this fall. The eBaseball Pawapuro Pro League will be contested by...

Published July 30, 2018

Gamenet Buys Italy’s GoldBet for €265 million

Italian gambling group Gruppo Gamenet SPA has reached a deal to acquire a 100 percent share capital in betting operator GoldBet at a value of €265 million. The firm...

Published July 30, 2018

TabCorp Exits Sun Bets Deal

Australia’s Tabcorp Holdings has completed discussions with News UK to end its Sun Bets joint venture. Sun Bets will cease trading and Tabcorp will make a £40 million payment...

Published July 30, 2018

Canadian Court Strikes Down Quebec’s Move to Block Unlicensed Gambling Sites

A Canadian Superior Court has blocked Quebec’s move to block unlicensed gambling sites as unconstitutional saying it infringes on federal jurisdiction. The province adopted a law in 2016 requiring...

Published July 30, 2018

N.Y. Casinos Sign Up DraftKings, Fan Duel

The fantasy sports leaders have contracted with del Lago and Tioga Downs to manage the sports betting operations at the two upstate casinos. All that’s left now is for...

Published July 30, 2018

Pennsylvania Casino Prepares for iGaming

The owner of Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, which was the first to apply for a full online gaming license, is now making additions to its staff to handle...

Published July 30, 2018

Sci Games Launches Monopoly Slot App

Scientific Games has launched a mobile slot machine app based on the classic Hasbro board game Monopoly, under a continuing agreement to produce Monopoly-branded games.

Published July 23, 2018

Playtech Creates Studio for Betfred’s Live Casino

Playtech has launched a bespoke live casino studio area for Betfred which features both live roulette and blackjack games. The specially designed area is hosted by dedicated Betfred dealers...

Published July 23, 2018

Australia Investigating Offshore Gambling Sites

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has begun investigations into a number of offshore gambling sites using web addresses from the Cocos Islands (l.)—an Australian territory located 3,000 kilometers...

Published July 23, 2018

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Hitting the Ceiling?

How high is the sky? We may find out soon as gaming stocks have gone just about as high as they can. Will they now just settle down for...

Published July 16, 2018

Fantasy Football Group Asks Texas High Court to Review NFL Case

Fan Expo, which lost a lot of money which the NFL forced it to cancel the National Fantasy Football Convention in July 2015, is appealing its two loses to...

Published July 16, 2018

Singapore Telecommunications to Host Esports Event

Southeast Asia's largest telecommunications company Singapore Telecommunications will stage a live eSports event in partnership with associated operators from five Asia-Pacific countries. The company hopes the event will help...

Published July 16, 2018