W2 Global Data to Expand

W2 Global Data has secured investment to fund the expansion of its R7D, sales and marketing efforts in customer service, anti-money laundering and anti-fraud software products.

Published April 24, 2017

Online Poker in California in 2017 in Doubt

The year 2017, which many believed would be the year poker would be legalized in California, is seeing that effort run out of gas. Many attribute this to widened...

Published April 17, 2017

Online Gaming Continues to Spark Atlantic City Revenues

Online gaming in New Jersey jumped by 40 percent in March over 2015 and led Atlantic City’s casinos to a 9 percent increase in revenue compared to last year....

Published April 17, 2017

U.S. Governors Express Concerns on Federal Online Gambling Interference

The National Governors Association has sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressing “serious concerns” about his stance on online gambling. The letter urges Sessions to leave the...

Published April 17, 2017

Garber Nets $91 Million From CIE Sale

Last year’s $4 billion sale of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, a move that proved key to the Caesars bankruptcy settlement, also was extremely profitable for Mitch Garber. The chief executive...

Published April 17, 2017

Michigan Online Bill Creating Confusion

A bill to legalize online gaming in Michigan has been creating some confusion due to complications involving the constitutionality of expanding gaming in the state. Michigan’s state constitution requires...

Published April 17, 2017

European Markets Moving Towards Player Sharing Agreement

Italy’s online gaming head recently said that Europe’s segregated online markets continue to work towards a player liquidity agreement. Daria Petralia (l.), head of Italy’s online gaming regulator, said...

Published April 17, 2017

Arkansas Passes, Illinois Considers DFS

Arkansas recently became the 11th state and the first this year to legalize daily fantasy sports betting. In Illinois, a bill designed to protect daily fantasy sports players was...

Published April 17, 2017

Scientific Games Acquires Spicerack Media

Scientific Games has completed the acquisition of Spicerack Media, a privately held mobile and social company and creator of the Bingo Showdown social bingo app.

Published April 17, 2017

Alibaba Moves Into Mobile Gaming

China’s Alibaba is investing US$145 million in a partnership with Mail.Ru Group and three other suppliers to provide an upgraded mobile gaming experience.

Published April 17, 2017

Bet365 Continues Strength in Russia

Despite Russia’s moves to block unlicensed online betting, Bet365 continues to show strong numbers in the market, according to recent data. The numbers show, however, that more inquiries for...

Published April 17, 2017

Pragmatic Play Licensed in UK for Online Gambling

Pragmatic Play, which provides mobile and desktop digital casino games, announced it has been licensed for online gambling in the UK.

Published April 17, 2017

BetConstruct Teams with Edge Gaming for Virtual Cockfighting

BetConstruct has partnered Edge Gaming to provide Virtual Cockfighting to BetConstruct partner network, the company announced. Also, BetConstruct announced it had reached an agreement with Atlantis Gaming Corporation to...

Published April 17, 2017

Brexit Gibraltar Battle Raises Online Gambling Industry Fears

Online bookmakers in Gibraltar are nervously waiting out the Brexit battle over the territory between the UK and Spain. The European Union published negotiating guidelines that said that no...

Published April 10, 2017

Baazov Sells More Amaya Stock

Former Amaya CEO and founder David Baazov (l.) continues to sell of his stake in the gaming giant and owner of PokerStars. Baazov has just sold about 12 million...

Published April 10, 2017

Evolution Creates Live Casino Studio for BCLC

Evolution Gaming is establishing a live casino game studio in Vancouver for games that will be streamed online by British Columbia Lottery Corporation.

Published April 10, 2017

Treasure Island Launches Digital Gaming

playTIcasino is the new digital gaming platform recently launched by Greentube and the Prairie Island Community, designed to engage players and entice them to visit the tribe's Treasure Island...

Published April 10, 2017

Japan Recognizes Bitcoin as Legal Payment

Japan’s legislature has passed a law allowing virtual currencies such as Bitcoin a prepaid payment instrument. The law puts in place capital requirements for Bitcoin exchanges as well as...

Published April 10, 2017

Georgia Postpones, Texas Eyes DFS Bill

Legislation allowing daily fantasy sports reached the Georgia Senate but wasn't voted on since passage wasn't assured. Instead, state senators will reconsider the bill when they return in January....

Published April 10, 2017

32Red Exits Australia

32Red has withdrawn from the Australian online gambling market as the country enacts new regulations that will effectively ban online poker and casino games. Vera&John and 888 Poker have...

Published April 10, 2017