Sports betting and gaming entertainment group Entain shared on Thursday a trading update for the fourth quarter and the financial year 2021 ended Dec. 31. The company saw a strong year performance, which “evidences Entain’s high growth dynamics,” and now expects FY21 EBITDA in the range of £875 million – £885 million ($1.1 billion –
Month: January 2022
The UK Gambling Commission announced on Thursday two online casinos will pay a total of £1.3 million ($1.7 million) after investigations carried out by the regulator revealed social responsibility failures at the businesses. Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited -trading as bellacasino.com, grosvenorcasino.com, meccabingo.com and meccagames.com- will pay a £700,557 ($955,810) regulatory settlement for social responsibility
DraftKings announced Wednesday an exclusive market access partnership with the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, which will bring DraftKings retail sportsbooks to the state. Plans are underway to open DraftKings Sportsbook locations at Tulalip Resort Casino and Quil Ceda Creek Casino, both located just 30-minutes north of Seattle in Tulalip. Initial design plans for the DraftKings
After an amazing send-off to 2021, online casino games developer Habanero has gained further traction in the European market having partnered with Italy‘s leading operator, Snaitech, for its Snai.it digital interest. Players who frequent the online site, which is run by one of the “most important concessionaries” in Italy, will now be able to experience
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Codere Group has added the certificated online gaming library of provider Zitro in the jurisdiction of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The news was delivered by Zitro on Thursday, which thanks to this deal further extends its presence in LATAM virtual casinos. Zitro’s library of video bingo games and the progressive multigame Pick &
Kindred announced Wednesday it has submitted a written response to the Swedish government’s proposal for yet another set of temporary restrictions on licensed online gambling due to the ongoing pandemic, after having lifted them on November 14, 2021. The government intends to stop problem gambling, claiming there has been an increase in online wagering since
Pragmatic Play announced Thursday the launch of its new Irish-themed slot, “Gold Party”, set in the landscape of the Emerald Isle. “A harmonious background compliments the gold-clad reels in this 3×5 slot, with a lucky leprechaun accompanying players on their journey”, the company described. The paytable lists nine through to Ace as the low paying
B2B-provider of iGaming solutions Aspire Global has obtained a betting license in Denmark, the company announced on Wednesday. The awarding of the permit, by the Danish Gambling Authority (DGA), enables the business to continue its expansion plans. Aspire Global’s subsidiary BtoBet’s platform has been certified according to the requirements laid out by the DGA. The
BetMakers Technology Group has announced the appointment of Christian Stuart in the key role of Chief Executive Officer of North America. For the past 16 years, Stuart has been a frontrunner in the US gaming industry, holding executive leadership positions with Caesars Entertainment. His previous roles included SVP Business Development of Caesars Digital, Head of Caesars Sports and Online Gaming where
Raw iGaming is a new-to-scene iGaming developer that promised when they launched last year that they aimed to create something that “stands out in the sea of sameness”. True to word, the studio has released the first add-ons to the proprietary SuperSlice game engine. Starting at the beginning, the SuperSlice game engine uses wheels instead
The tallest building in Nevada has sat empty since it was topped out in 2009 and has never heard the footfall of tourist traffic inside its walls. Having come full circle after a series of false starts, Fontainebleau Development Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Soffer says that the 67-story casino that his company recently
Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly followed fellow Macau casino operators Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited and Wynn Macau Limited in publicly announcing that it is no longer working with junket firms. According to a report from GGRAsia, the Hong Kong-listed firm used an official filing to declare that ‘there are no gaming promoters currently
Inspired by a long-standing land-based player favorite, Bison Battle is the latest slot title from online and mobile games supplier Push Gaming. The Great Plains of North America set the stage for this high volatility, feature-rich game, where the once nearly extinct beast is well represented, appearing as wilds and on special feature symbols. Launched
In the United States and sportsbetting has quickly grown since the 2018 revocation of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) to now sit as an activity that regularly books aggregated monthly handle of over $7.1 billion. According to a December 16 report from the Bloomberg news service, legal sportsbetting was once confined to
Data from Juniper Research has found that the value of online gambling bets soared from just over $550 billion to nearly $950+ billion in 2021. Wager levels were expected to exceed $1 trillion total spend on all digital goods and services for the first time in 2021. Juniper’s latest research, Mobile Gaming & Online Gambling:
International Game Technology (IGT) is making a series of executive and board leadership changes, the company announced on Wednesday. It is “an important step in positioning the company for the next phase of its evolution,” a press release states. The changes will be effective January 24, 2022. Lorenzo Pellicioli will retire as chairperson of the
Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Interactive division, announced Thursday it has enhanced its offering in the US after taking its social gaming content live with GameAccount Network (GAN) brands across the country. The new partnership has seen Greentube launch a range of specially selected games, based on research into US player preferences, to GAN-powered operators The Chickasaw
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) in Africa has been awarded a certificate of recognition from the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) for maintaining its continuous accreditation for more than 20 years. SANAS is recognized by the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 (Act No. 19 of 2006) as the sole national
Online sports betting operator PointsBet has become “the first U.S. sports betting provider” to offer clients live, in-game betting opportunities with zero suspensions across the core markets of spread and moneyline, as part of a test run during NBC’s Saturday NFL Playoffs broadcast. The company claims it has “broken ground” in the industry and calls the