New York-based investment firm Blackstone has secured regulatory approvals to become the operator of Crown casinos in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
Blackstone has been approved as the operator of Crown Sydney by the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority following an extensive probity assessment that examined its capacity to address [...]
The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey has agreed a deal with the National Council on Problem Gambling to expand the 1-800-GAMBLER helpline to all US states.
The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ) owns the 1-800-GAMBLER service mark and has agreed a six-year licensing agreement with the [...]
Malta-based iGaming software provider SoftSwiss has appointed Jan Flores as its deputy chief technology officer.
Flores will be responsible for leading multiple product development teams, including the research and development department and the Jackpot Aggregator platform.
Flores joins SoftSwiss from Gaming Innovation Group (GiG), where he served as director of production operations [...]
OnAir Entertainment has begun construction on a new live casino studio in the Romanian capital of Bucharest.
The studio will host 30 tables for blackjack and roulette and will employ 350 staff, including studio managers, technicians and dealers, with the studio serving licensed iGaming operators in Romania and Italy.
The OnAir network [...]
Quickspin chief executive officer and co-founder Daniel Lindberg will leave the company 11 years after co-founding it with former colleagues Joachim Timmermans and Mats Westerlund.
Lindberg will hand the reins to chief operating officer Panagiotis (Jotis) Chryssovitsanos, who Lindberg recommended for the CEO role.
Chrissovitsanos joined Quickspin nine years ago as chief [...]
Evolution-owned Red Tiger has released a new online slot based on the 1980s Dutch comedy film Flodder.
Popular throughout the Netherlands, Flodder was released in 1986 as the first film in the Flodder franchise, and based on an anti-social, dysfunctional family who move to an affluent, upper-class neighbourhood as part of [...]
Malta-licensed online casino games supplier Raw iGaming has acquired slots developer Sapphire Gaming for an undisclosed amount.
The acquisition follows hot on the heels of Raw’s acquisition of Leander Games and enables the company to boost its game production capacity.
“I am so happy and proud to be able to work with [...]
West Virginia’s regulated sports betting and iGaming market continued its growth into May as total wagers increased by 53 per cent year-on-year to $250.4m.
In another strong month for the state’s five licensed casinos, total iGaming wagers for the four-week period ended 28 May rose 54 per cent versus a year [...]
SkillOnNet has gone live in the recently regulated Ontario iGaming market with three of its brands, PlayOJO, SlotsMagic and SpinGenie.
The company said that the Ontario launch underlines SkillOnNet’s commitment to working in key newly regulated markets and ensuring compliance with local laws, while providing an unparalleled online gaming experience.
In [...]
Electronic table games provider Interblock has been acquired by funds managed by American private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management for an undisclosed amount.
The investment will further bolster Interblock’s market leadership in the rapidly growing electronic table games (ETG) market, where it provides content across North America, Latin America, Europe and [...]
London-listed gaming technology supplier Playtech has announced the launch of a new iGaming platform for NorthStar Bets in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Following an agreement earlier this year, Playtech is providing its IMS platform, casino and Live Casino services to Northstarbets.ca, with online poker to follow later this year.
“The launch [...]
Michigan’s three commercial casinos in Detroit have reported a slight decline in monthly aggregate revenue to $108.7m in May 2022.
Aggregate revenue fell by 1 per cent compared to the same month last year, with revenue from land-based slots and table games falling 1.5 per cent year-on-year to $106.3m, partially offset [...]