On Sunday, the day of the Super Bowl, Washington D.C.’s official sports betting app, GambetDC, became unavailable because of technical issues, showing error messages to iOS users. The operator said Monday that the service was now working and that the D.C. gaming office was assessing the financial loss. This marks the latest issue for the
Industry
Inspired Entertainment on Tuesday launched Tin Can Cash, a funfair-themed, 5×3 reel online and mobile slot game that pays across 20-win lines. Tin Can Cash is a medium-volatility game, with a return to player (RTP) rate of 95% aimed at the casual online casino player. During the base game, players can trigger the thrilling Free
Entertainment giant MGM Resorts International and New York-based holding company IAC have agreed to purchase 9 million shares of MGM Resorts common stock from hedge fund Corvex Management LP, both parties announced on Monday. MGM and IAC will each purchase 4.5 million shares of common stock at $45 per share, for a total aggregate amount
This week’s gambling news includes the announcement from Caesars of Bally’s Leaving Vegas and both the Tropicana Casino and Mirage Casino are set to follow them out the door! And what about the recently sold Palazzo and Venetian Casinos? Plus, the end of the Las Vegas face mask mandate, hopefully for the last time. [embedded
B2B iGaming tech provider EveryMatrix announced Monday it has launched Vinder Casino into the online Danish regulated market with the assistance of front-end specialists Mad Men. The brand successfully went live at the end of 2021 on EveryMatrix’s turnkey platform, which includes the iGaming integration and productivity platform – CasinoEngine, a cross-bonusing system, payments management module
Newly proposed legislation in Virginia would see gambling companies that run ads with the slogan “Virginia is for Bettors” fined up to $50,000. The bill was proposed by a state senator who says he felt the phrase infringes on the famous tourism slogan “Virginia is for Lovers.” The vote in the state Senate last Tuesday,
Win Systems, an international provider of casino solutions for the global gaming industry, on Monday announced the incorporation of Jonnathan Vázquez as Sales Manager in Mexico. Vázquez has a long professional career of more than 20 years, which has taken him from Mexico to China, passing through the United States and Argentina. For almost a decade, he
Content provider to the gaming industry Pragmatic Play has further grown its footprint in LatAm after partnering with One Bit Tech. The Latin American platform provider will now be able to supply its operator partners with two of Pragmatic Play’s leading verticals, slots, and Live Casino. One Bit Tech’s operator partners across Latam will be able
The High Court of the Indian state of Karnataka has struck down the state’s online gambling law, labeling it as “unconstitutional.” The judicial authority deemed the amendments made to the Karnataka Police Act, which had led to all forms of online gaming where transfer of money is involved to be banned, as against the constitution,
The U.S. Department of Justice is moving forward with its pursuit of appealing a federal judge’s decision that struck down Florida’s expanded gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe. The agreement was thrown out and invalidated by U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich on November 22, thus halting sports betting in the Sunshine State. In a filing
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker supported sports betting legalization in the state during Super Bowl LVI. Gov. Baker promoted sports gaming on Twitter on Sunday, during the NFL season’s final game, traditionally the single most-bet sporting event in the US. “We filed a bill in 2019 and again last year to make sports gaming legal. Massachusetts
According to data released by the Indiana Gaming Commission, bettors in the state wagered more than a half-billion dollars on sporting events in January, setting a new monthly record for statewide sports betting that could be potentially broken again once February’s bets are added up. Indiana casinos and their online sports wagering affiliates handled $500.1
GeWeTe, owned by Gauselmann Group, announced Monday its Cash-Center Backloader for sports betting shops has become a bestseller in this segment. GeWeTe CEO Aristidis Tsikouras expressed in a press release: “We are delighted at the success of the system and the enormous positive response from our customers”. The company stated one of its cash-handling machine
Live dealer casino supplier Ezugi announced Monday a new agreement with operator Premier Kladionica, which will see the company provide its Live Casino Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina in its first partnership in the Republic of Srpska, as part of its expansion strategy after becoming part of Evolution in 2018. Having more than 50% share
An opinion released by the Oregon Attorney General’s office on Friday finds that setting up gaming machines at The Flying Lark -a proposed destination resort by Travis Boersma, co-founder of the Dutch Bros. Coffee franchise- in Grants Pass, Josephine County, would constitute an illegal casino. “The planned concentration of 225 electronic gaming machines offering games
Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) signed on Friday an extension to the long-term agreement with Swedish gambling operator Betsson Group for the provision of Platform & Managed Services, which include Customer Service and full business operations across multiple territories. The contract extension is for an additional three years taking the term of the contract to Q4 2025.
A lawmaker is introducing legislation to legalize online sports betting in Hawaii amid the gaming boom currently being experienced throughout the US. Rep. Mizuno, who has filed House Bill 1815, argues that the push to allow sports gaming would bring additional revenue to the state, plus help bring an existing market out of the shadows.
Maine Governor Janet Mills, who in July last year vetoed a bill that would have allowed state tribes to open casinos or other gambling businesses on their tribal lands, is reportedly working on a deal with tribes to give them exclusive rights to operate mobile sports betting. Mills had also vetoed sports betting legislation in
UK-based Flutter Entertainment —owner of FanDuel, Ladbrokes, Betfair, Paddy Power, PokerStars— announced Thursday the launch of its new safer gambling strategy, in which it will switch focus from intervening when problems arise to preventing them from happening at all. Launching the new strategy, Flutter’s CEO, Conor Grant described it as a “refresh and comprehensive” safer
Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment, which operates four gaming halls in Arizona, announced the launch of its mobile sports wagering app, which became available for download just in time for Sunday’s Super Bowl. The operator, owned by the Tohono O’odham Nation, also opened its brand new Desert Diamond Casino Sportsbook & Bar at its Tucson