The South Dakota’s Senate Commerce and Energy committee advanced Senate Joint Resolution 502 6-5 Tuesday morning, which would place a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 2022 ballot election allowing South Dakota residents to bet on sporting events online. The point of this new resolution is to decentralize sports betting and make it available in online
Month: February 2022
Slotegrator’s Head of Sales shares insights on the importance of ‘big data’, what it is, and why it is crucial in nearly every industry. He further explains that harnessing the power of big data can vastly improve operators’ efficiency, and how Slotegrator contributes to this. Using data to combat fraud, fighting problem gambling, and data-driven
Casino loyalty and technology developer Acres Manufacturing Company is launching its Foundation App Store, the company announced on Wednesday. It is described as “an open-to-all environment” that allows any developer to provide applications for any slot machine or table game deploying Acres’ Foundation casino management system technology. The Foundation App Store enables casino operators to
UK gambling industry standards body Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), which represents betting shops, casinos and the online gaming sector in the UK, announced on Wednesday its support for the Government’s Levelling Up agenda. The white paper sets out a framework for boosting jobs by pledging to spend £20 million ($27 million) on training and development
February 02, 2022 Two gambling initiatives in Florida that would have appeared on the November ballot have failed, meaning Florida voters likely won’t have an opportunity to vote on the subjects until at least 2024. The first ballot initiative, backed by top sports betting sites like FanDuel, DraftKings and Barstool Sports, would have authorized and
February 02, 2022 This weekend, I’ll travel across the country from Wisconsin to San Diego to participate in the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Jamul Casino’s $575 buy-in, $100K GTD Main Event. That’s because this past Sunday I won a seat playing an online satellite. You might be wondering; how can that be? Wisconsin isn’t one
In Germany and legislators for Schleswig-Holstein have reportedly passed a measure that is to see the northern state issue five local online casino table game operating licenses featuring an associated 44% maximum gross gaming revenues tax. According to a Monday report from a source, the move from the jurisdiction’s 73-seat parliament comes some nine months
Following the launch of its latest online slot title and Play’n GO has partnered with Nederlandse Loterij, the largest provider of games of chance in the Netherlands. Under the agreement, the Dutch Lottery’s players will be able to access the supplier’s award-winning games via “direct technical integration” for the very first time. Already popular in
An investigation led by the UK Gambling Commission, in partnership with UK law enforcement partners through the Government Agency Intelligence Network (GAIN) and specialists from Facebook, has seen the disruption of illegal lotteries operating on the social networking platform, the regulator announced on Wednesday. According to the UKGC, the partnership work was a “success” in
Entain announced Wednesday it has been recognized for its leadership on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) with an award and inclusion in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2022. Entain is the only global sports betting and gaming group included in the yearbook, which is drawn from the best performing companies within the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Sports betting and gaming platform Mostbet has signed Italian former professional footballer Francesco Totti as Brand Ambassador, the company’s bookmaking office has announced. Totti, who played solely for AS Roma and the Italy national team, is regarded as a football legend and one of the best Italian players of all time, and is both a
London-based Midnite announced Monday the first closing of a $16 million Series A funding round to create a licensed esports betting platform in markets that allow it. The round was led by The Raine Group, a global merchant bank focused on media and technology. As a result of this funding round, existing investors increased their
The Virginia Lottery released its report on sports wagering activity submitted by licensed operators for the month of December, the eleventh full month of reporting since legal sports betting launched in Virginia on Jan. 21, 2021. Virginia sports betting exceeded the $400 million mark for the third consecutive month in December, closing the year with a
Online casino games developer Playtech is reportedly considering what to do after its shareholders spurned a $2.8 billion takeover offer that had been lodged by Australian gaming machines giant Aristocrat Leisure Limited. According to a report from the Reuters news service published by US News and World Report, less than 55% of investors in the
In the Philippines and local online casino and sportsbetting firm Jade Entertainment and Gaming Technologies Incorporated has announced that its domain at JadeSportsBet.com has just introduced a host of special promotions and features. The Manila-headquartered operator used an official press release published by European Gaming Media and Events to disclose that these offers are all
Despite the pandemic and travel restrictions, Nevada casinos managed to set an all-time high for revenue in 2021. Gambling in the state topped $13.4 billion, as reported by the Gaming Control Board. December was the 10th consecutive month that Nevada managed to bring on over $1 billion, and that’s a separate record all by itself.
Wynn Resorts’ Encore Boston Harbor has finally reopened its poker room in Massachusetts, which shut down in July of last year, following another prior closure amid Covid-19 prevention measures. Given the extended period of absence, the return of poker was set to be welcomed news for enthusiasts of the game. However, limited seating and a
Gambling industry standards body Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced that after a nearly two-year delay, the ‘Single Customer View’ trial, a new scheme to share data on those most at risk of gambling harm, will be run by UK’s independent not-for-profit national self-exclusion organization GAMSTOP. The trial’s aim is to identify those identified
International Game Technology (IGT) announced Tuesday that its subsidiary, IGT Canada Solutions ULC, has signed a five-year central systems contract extension with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation (MBLL) to deliver an enhanced version of IGT’s INTELLIGEN video lottery central system. INTELLIGEN connects nearly 6,600 video lottery terminals throughout Manitoba. This extension will run for five
After five exhibitors confirmed withdrawals from ICE London 2022, Clarion Gaming said Wednesday that 74% of industry professionals pre-registering for the event have confirmed their participation when the exhibition returns to ExCeL London on new dates, April 12-14. The independent research conducted among a large size sample of 1,211 individuals, 77% of whom were the final