Spanish Online Market Grows in 4th Quarter of 2016

Spain's online gaming market grew by more than 32 percent in the last quarter of 2016 according to Spanish regulators. The amount wagered grew about 20 percent to continues...

Published May 8, 2017

Playtech Launches New Slot Game

Playtech has launched a new slot game based on the animated TV show American Dad.

Published May 8, 2017

Latvian Online Casino To Offer Greentube Content

Greentube, the Novomatic interactive division, has signed an agreement to offer its interactive content on optibet.lv, Latvia’s first licensed online casino.

Published May 8, 2017

California iPoker Bill Dead for 2017

For 10 years California legislators have tried to pass a bill that would legalize online poker in the Golden State. For 10 years, including this one, they have failed...

Published May 1, 2017

Chaffetz Won’t Run in 2018

Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz (l.)—a major sponsor of the Restore America’s Wire Act, which would ban online gambling—has announced he will not seek re-election or run for any...

Published May 1, 2017

Report Outlines Growth Areas for U.S. Online Gambling

A report from PlayUSA has identified seven potential growth areas for online gambling in the U.S. including online lottery sales, skill gaming such as eSports and traditional sports betting....

Published May 1, 2017

Italy Progressing on Online Poker Player Sharing

The head of Italy’s online gaming regulator says the country is making progress towards a shared online poker player deal with other European markets. The country reportedly could present...

Published May 1, 2017

Alabama House Passes DFS Bill

The "Fantasy Sports Act" legalizing daily fantasy sports as a game of skill, not chance, recently passed the Alabama House in a 48-43 vote. It proposes a 6 percent...

Published May 1, 2017

Foxwoods’ Social Casino Posts Significant Revenue & User Growth

FoxwoodsONLINE posted an impressive 300 percent increase in database growth, 45 percent increase in gross revenue, double digit increases in daily and monthly active users in the last year....

Published May 1, 2017

Intralot Introduces Virtual Sports Betting in Poland

Intralot's Polish bookmaking business Totolotek has launched virtual sports betting games in Poland in a partnership with Betradar. Poland recently introduced new gambling regulations, which allow for virtual sports...

Published May 1, 2017

Philippines Authority Denies Online Gaming Companies

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority has rejected requests made by online gaming companies to locate offices in Manila. The authority rejected attempts to locate the businesses in specific authority...

Published May 1, 2017

Pennsylvania Senators Propose Prohibitive iGaming Tax

A group of Pennsylvania state senators led by Tommy Tomlinson (l.) is proposing a 25 percent tax on revenues from online gaming in the state, a rate which many...

Published April 24, 2017

Sessions’ Stance Against Online Gambling Causing Fears of a Ban

Statements by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (l.) that he may revisit a 2011 opinion by the Department of Justice that allowed for intra-state online gambling has set off...

Published April 24, 2017

One Defendant Settles in Amaya Insider Trading Case

A former Aston Hill national sales manager has settled his case with Canadian regulators stemming from insider trading charges over Amaya Inc.’s purchase of PokerStars. John David Rothstein received...

Published April 24, 2017

NBA Inks Global DFS Deal

The league is partnering with UK-based operator PlayON to bring its games to fantasy sports fans in Europe, Latin America, parts of Asia and Australia. PlayON has customers in...

Published April 24, 2017

DFS Action Hot & Heavy in U.S. States

As legislative sessions across the country begin to wind down, action on the legalization/regulation of daily fantasy sports begins to get serious. Alabama, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts and Mississippi were...

Published April 24, 2017

eSports Named Medal Event at 2022 Asian Games

eSports will be an official medal sport at the 2022 Asian Games in China. The Olympic Council of Asia has announced a partnership with Alisports to introduce eSports as...

Published April 24, 2017

GAN Gets New Jersey License

Online gaming technology provider GAN has received an online gambling license from New Jersey regulators. CEO Dermot Smurfit (l.) cited the “guaranteed integrity” of his company.

Published April 24, 2017

Greentube Live in Hungary

Greentube has launched its content in Hungary’s first licensed online casino with titles including Book of Ra, Lucky Lady’s Charm and Sizzling Hot Deluxe.

Published April 24, 2017

PokerStars Updates Jackpot Poker

PokerStars has released an updated version of Jackpot Poker on Steam, after correcting technical issues that cropped up when the platform was originally released.

Published April 24, 2017