Russia Tightens Online Gambling Payment Laws Ahead of World Cup

Russia has instituted an announced ban on Russian credit institutions and payment systems in the country transferring money from individuals to illegal bookmakers, casinos and totes. The ban goes...

Published June 4, 2018

PokerStars Shuts Down Hong Kong Betting

PokerStars has announced that it will no longer offer real-money play to Hong Kong residents. No reason for the move was given, but coincides with an agreement between the...

Published June 4, 2018

UK Advertising Watchdog Warns Gambling Firms on Targeting Children

The UK Advertising Standards Agency has sanctioned three gambling operators over advertisements that could specifically appeal to children. Three specific complaints were made against online casino m88 about games...

Published June 4, 2018

Mr Green Rebrands to MRG Group

Stockholm-listed online gambling group Mr Green & Co has rebranded and will now use the name MRG Group. The company said the rebranding better reflects the firm’s growth and...

Published May 28, 2018

Nevada Casino Fined for Promoting Illegal Web Gambling

Nevada regulators slapped Boomtown Casino Hotel (l.) in Reno with a $40,000 penalty for marketing two offshore internet gambling skins to visitors to its website. As part of Boomtown’s...

Published May 28, 2018

Malta to Implement Unified Self-Exclusion System

The Malta Gaming Authority will launch a unified self-exclusion system for its licensed online gambling operators. Though Malta requires licensees to have self-exclusion features available for problem gamblers, this...

Published May 28, 2018

GAN Raises £7.5 Million for U.S. Sports Betting

Internet gaming software firm GAN announced it raised £7.5 million to be used to enter a new U.S. sports betting market. CEO Dermot Smurfit (l.) said it would use...

Published May 28, 2018

Codeta Launches Skill Score Gaming feature

Codeta has announced a new feature for online live dealer games called Skill Score, The feature evaluates players based on how they perform and then lists them based on...

Published May 21, 2018

Online Gaming Up in Portugal

Portugal has reported an increase in online gaming revenue for the first quarter of 2018. Total online gaming revenue for the three months was €33.8m ($40.4m), which is €2.5m...

Published May 21, 2018

Victoria Australia Implements 8 Percent Point of Consumption Tax

The Australian State of Victoria has passed an 8 percent point-of-consumption tax on online betting agencies. The tax is about half of what many other states in the country...

Published May 21, 2018

Rush Street Interactive, Kambi Group Plc Sign Sportsbook Deal

Rush Street Interactive has reached a deal with the Swedish-based Kambi to provide its market-leading sports betting technology and services to one of America’s fastest growing online gaming companies...

Published May 21, 2018

Poker Pro Gordon Vayo Sues PokerStars

Poker pro Gordon Vayo (l.) has filed a lawsuit against PokerStars for fraud and false advertising. He claims to have suffered about $692,000 in damages. The claims come from...

Published May 21, 2018

Paddy Power Betfair Considers FanDuel Acquisition in Wake of Sports Betting Ruling

Paddy Power Betfair has opened talks to merge its U.S. unit with daily fantasy sports company FanDuel as a way of positioning itself in the U.S. for sports betting...

Published May 21, 2018

Pennsylvania Opens Online Gambling Licensing

Pennsylvania has begun taking applications for online gaming licenses. The $10 million licenses would allow existing casinos to run websites with poker, table games, and slots. Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos...

Published May 14, 2018

Poker Pro’s Online Poker Site Readies for Launch

Poker pro Phil Galfond (l.) is expected to launch a new online poker site this summer, according to reports. The site has been much anticipated since Galfond announced it...

Published May 14, 2018

WSOP Celebrates Player Sharing With Major Online Tournament

WSOP.com is celebrating player sharing between New Jersey and Nevada, as well as Delaware, with a major online tournament event ahead of the World Series of Poker. The tournament...

Published May 14, 2018

Relax Gaming Goes Live on EveryMatrix

Relax Gaming has signed a content deal with iGaming software provider EveryMatrix to have its latest table games content integrated into the London-based developer’s platform. The games will be...

Published May 14, 2018

Gaming Innovation Group Reports Strong First Quarter

Malta-based Gaming Innovation Group reported strong first quarter earnings and outlined plans for growth, which include powering Hard Rock Atlantic City’s online site in the New Jersey market. The...

Published May 14, 2018

Legal DFS Starts in Pennsylvania; Continues in Massachusetts

Pennsylvania’s daily fantasy sports regulations have gone into effect and six DFS operators are now taking licensed play in the state. The six companies applied to the state for...

Published May 7, 2018

Penn National Gaming Partners With Lightning Box

Penn Interactive Ventures, a subsidiary of Penn National Gaming has announced a partnership with slots developer Lightning Box. The deal will bring new titles to PNG’s portfolio of online...

Published May 7, 2018