Login/Register
Octoplay
Octoplay
Evolution

Casino News

Sponsored by Evolution

Online Gaming

Chile to regulate iGaming in bid to fund pandemic recovery

Chile’s Ministry of Finance has unveiled plans to modernize the country’s casino industry by regulating online gambling for the first time.

With COVID-19 lockdowns shutting down land-based casinos for most of the past year, the Ministry of Finance is expected to introduce two new bills to modernize the industry and safeguard [...]

1 min read
Gambling Commission

Gambling Commission introduces new regulations for British operators

Britain’s Gambling Commission has introduced new rules for online slot games which are designed to reduce the speed and intensity of games.

The Commission says that the new rules are focused on online slots because of features which increase the intensity of play and the corresponding risks to players, with research [...]

1 min read

Fertitta Entertainment agrees $6.6bn SPAC deal to go public

Golden Nugget Casinos owner Fertitta Entertainment is set to go public once again through a definitive merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company FAST Acquisition Corp.

The business combination will include Golden Nugget’s five land-based casinos, restaurant giant Landry’s Inc, and a controlling stake in Golden Nugget Online Gaming, which went [...]

1 min read
New Jersey

PlayStar Casino seals deal to enter New Jersey iGaming market

Newly established online casino operator PlayStar Casino has signed a market access deal to enter New Jersey’s regulated iGaming market later this year.

The multi-year agreement with Ocean Casino Resort will see PlayStar Casino launch in the Garden State during the fourth quarter of this year, subject to securing the necessary [...]

2 mins read
PokerStars

PokerStars launches online poker in Michigan

Flutter Entertainment-owned PokerStars has become the first operator to launch online poker in Michigan’s newly regulated iGaming market.

The launch follows receipt of regulatory approval from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) last Friday, allowing PokerStars and its partner Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians to launch online poker.

This [...]

3 mins read

Entain forms Players’ Panel to contribute to UK regulatory debate

London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has established the Players’ Panel as a platform for consumers to air their views about gambling in the United Kingdom.

The efficacy of Britain’s gambling regulations has been the subject of intense debate in recent years, with the debate moving from the risks posed by [...]

1 min read

Google set to accept online gambling apps in 19 countries

Google will soon allow real-money gambling apps into its Google Play app store in an additional 15 countries.

Google’s policies currently allow online gambling apps in just four countries, Brazil, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

This will change on March 1, when real-money gambling apps, fantasy sports apps, and ads related [...]

1 min read
Scientific Games

Scientific Games adds AretoNet to OpenArena platform

New York-listed gaming supplier Scientific Games has bolstered its OpenArena platform with the addition of AretoNet’s real-time data analytics and marketing automation features.

The partnership enables Scientific Games’ OpenArena partners to access AretoNet’s full suite of real-time data analytics, business intelligence, advanced segmentation and marketing automation features.

AretoNet will also support real-time [...]

2 mins read

GI Games Round-up: Greentube, BF Games, ThunderSpin and more

This week’s games round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Greentube, BF Games, Playtech, Pragmatic Play, Quik Gaming and ThunderSpin, among others.

Greentube’s Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea

Greentube has expanded its Home of Games portfolio with the launch of Captain Venture: Treasures of the Sea

A sequel to the supplier’s [...]

11 mins read

GI Games Integrations: Yggdrasil, 1X2 Network, Zitro and more

This week’s games integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Pragmatic Play, Yggdrasil, 1X2 Network, Design Works Gaming, Zitro Interactive, Spearhead Studios, iSoftBet, BetGames.TV, Evoplay Entertainment and Fazi Interactive.

Pragmatic Play / Buzz Bingo

Pragmatic Play has expanded its reach in the United Kingdom after taking its slots portfolio live [...]

15 mins read

White Hat Gaming agrees £1.3m settlement over UK compliance failings

UK-licensed operator White Hat Gaming has agreed to pay a £1.3m regulatory settlement following an investigation by the Gambling Commission.

As part of the regulator’s ongoing compliance work, the Commission identified failings in the way White Hat Gaming identified and managed customers who were at higher risk of money laundering and [...]

2 mins read
Rank Group

Rank Group swings to loss as pandemic decimates Venues business

London-listed casino and bingo operator Rank Group has reported a 55 per cent fall in net gaming revenue to £177.6m for the financial first half period ended 31 December, as the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted its Venues business.

The fall in revenue was due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, [...]

1 min read
Page 378 of 683