West Virginia Re-introduces Interactive Gaming Bill

A bill to legalize and regulate "interactive gaming" was introduced by West Virginia state Delegate Shawn Fluharty. Online poker, casino betting and lottery betting would be included, overseen by...

Published January 22, 2018

William Hill May Leave Australian Market

British bookmaker William Hill is reportedly considering selling its Australian business due to rising costs and increased regulation in the country. William Hill said it has ordered a strategic...

Published January 22, 2018

Italy Makes 120 Online Gambling Licenses Available

Italy has finally moved to make 120 Italian gaming licenses available to gambling platforms. The country has launched a bidding process for the licenses. About 40 of the licenses...

Published January 22, 2018

New Jersey Lawmakers Urge U.S. DOJ to Keep iGaming Legal

New Jersey’s delegation to the U.S. Congress, including up-and-coming Senator Cory Booker (l.), wrote to the federal Justice Department, urging officials not to rescind the 2011 opinion that cleared...

Published January 22, 2018

Australian Sports Coalition Backs Loosening of Gambling Ad Restrictions

Australia’s Coalition for Major Professional and Participation Sports is supporting an appeal to loosen a ban on gambling ads during daytime sports broadcasts. The government blocked such ads to...

Published January 22, 2018

Indian Law Commission to Recommend Limiting Online Bets

India’s Law Commission is readying a series of regulations to control illegal online betting in India. One would allow a person to place only three bets a year and...

Published January 22, 2018

Nebraska may Legalize DFS

Lawmakers in Nebraska have begun debating a bill that would both legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports. The sponsor, Senator Tyson Larson, says it will protect consumers.

Published January 22, 2018

SBTech Partners with GAN on Sports Betting Software

SBTech has announced a strategic partnership with GAN, a major supplier of internet gaming enterprise software-as-a-service solutions to the US land-based casino industry. The partnership sees SBTech supplying real-money...

Published January 22, 2018

Ourgame Acquiring Mobile Gaming Companies

Ourgame, the Chinese gaming leader, announced it will acquire through its Tianjin Shengyou Shidai subsidiary three mainland China-based mobile gaming product companies. Ourgame officials said the acquisitions "will further...

Published January 22, 2018

Pariplay Ltd. Signs Content Partnership with Betclic Everest Group

Pariplay Ltd. has announced a content partnership with Betclic Group, the France-based operator of the Betclic portfolio of online gambling brands. Under the partnership, Pariplay’s online casino games have...

Published January 22, 2018

LeoVegas Acquires IPS for £65 million

Stockholm-listed online gambling group LeoVegas AB has acquired Intellectual Property & Software Limited for a reported £65 million. The acquisition continues LeoVegas’ move into the UK market. IPS’ UK...

Published January 22, 2018

New Sega Social Slots App Taps Classic Video Games

Sega Networks has launched an app called Sega Slots that allows users to play some of the company’s classic video games in slot form. The app is available at...

Published January 22, 2018

UK Online Casinos Faulted by Regulators for Money Laundering Protections

The UK Gambling Commission has ordered all online casino operators presently taking UK bets to review their policies for preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. The order comes as...

Published January 15, 2018

Online Gambling Ban Goes Into Effect in Uruguay

A ban on online casino and poker games went into effect in Uruguay as of January 1. The law states that unlicensed sites cannot target the country’s residents. However,...

Published January 15, 2018

Swiss Plan to Block Online Gambling Sites Could Go to Voters

The Swiss government’s plan to block the domains of internationally licensed online gambling operators may be headed a voter referendum. The plan, scheduled to go into effect in 2019,...

Published January 15, 2018

UK Bookmakers Suspend Bets on Football Clubs Relegation

UK bookmakers have suspended betting markets on whether the Scottish Professional League football club Glasgow Rangers will be relegated to a lower division. Reportedly, online rumors are circulating that...

Published January 15, 2018

Betsoft Gaming Partners With Betaland

Betsoft Gaming has announced a partnership deal with Italian operator Betaland. The website will expand Betsoft slots to their popular sites betaland.it and enjoybet.it.

Published January 15, 2018

888 Poker Launches Italian Site

888 Holdings Public Limited Company launched a new online poker platform in Italy. The move means that all three of 888’s gaming offerings—including sports betting, casino and poker—are now...

Published January 15, 2018

Codeta Launches New Online Features

Swedish online table game provider Codeta has launched the second stage of its online casino redesign. The upgrade includes the launch of new features, such as tournaments and a...

Published January 15, 2018

Bitcoin Called Gambling in Egyptian Ruling

An Egyptian Grand Mufti has ordered a religious ban on cryptocurrencies saying they are “akin to gambling” and violate Islamic law. Several other Islamic leaders have expressed similar concerns.

Published January 15, 2018