At the 2020 Gaming Intelligence Awards, Evolution Gaming won Casino Supplier of the Year and Game of the Year for Monopoly Live. Here, chief product officer Todd Haushalter lifts the lid on the creative process, while chief executive officer Martin Carlesund explains how Evolution will maintain its exponential growth.
Evolution Gaming is [...]
Finnish iGaming platform provider Finnplay has confirmed that its Viral Interactive subsidiary has withdrawn its B2B operations from regulated markets including Sweden and the UK.
Finnplay said that the decision was made in response to worsening market conditions and increasing operational costs, with Viral Interactive also terminating its marketing agreement with Global Gaming’s Nano Casino with [...]
The state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has temporarily suspended all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) and its service providers in Luzon.
The suspension will last for the duration of the National Capital Region (NCR) community quarantine imposed by the Philippine government this week to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.
PAGCOR said that a [...]
London-listed gaming operator and supplier Playtech has postponed its share buyback programme and cancelled its final dividend for 2019 as it shores up its financial position.
The company said Thursday that the buyback programme would be postponed until further notice in order to maximise liquidity, with approximately €10m of the €40m programme completed.
This will also [...]
London-listed gaming operator Rank Group has warned that the closure of its UK casino and bingo venues will result in monthly net cash costs of around £25m before mitigating actions.
Rank Group said Wednesday that its performance at the start of the year was in line with the guidance issued in [...]
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has enforced a temporary suspension of all gaming operations in the state of Nevada for the next 30 days.
In consultation with NGCB Chair Sandra Douglass-Morgan, Governor Steve Sisolak announced Monday that all gaming devices, machines, tables and related equipment would be shut down as of midnight [...]
Greentube, the interactive gaming division of Novomatic, has expanded its presence in Switzerland through a new partnership with leading operator Swiss Casinos.
Greentube will provide a selection of its popular online slot games to Swiss Casino’s licensed iGaming site, Swisscasinos.ch, including Book of Ra deluxe and repurposed land-based titles such as Queen Cleopatra, Sizzling Hot deluxe [...]
Delaware’s regulated iGaming market continued its strong start to the year as net revenue climbed 18 per cent to $324,958 in February.
Total amounts wagered at the state’s three licensed operators increased by 9 per cent to $9.0m, with growth at Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway offsetting a decline at market leader [...]
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has imposed a SEK100m (€8.9m) penalty on Kindred Group subsidiary Spooniker for offering unauthorised bonuses on its website in Sweden in early 2019.
The penalty relates to the first six months of Sweden’s regulated online gambling market, which opened in January 2019 and limited bonuses to one per customer.
A review of [...]
New York-listed gaming and racetrack operator Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has confirmed that the Kentucky Derby will be postponed by four months until September.
The company has decided to reschedule the Kentucky Oaks from 1 May until 4 September, with the 146th Kentucky Derby, one of the most lucrative horse races in the [...]
More casinos have temporarily closed across the United States and Canada in a bid to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Colorado
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an order to close bars, restaurants, gyms, theaters and casinos for 30 days to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
“We understand [...]
London-listed online bingo-led operator Gamesys Group has reported a 35 per cent increase in revenue to £415.1m for 2019, boosted by results from the newly acquired Gamesys brands and organic growth in the UK and Asia.
On a proforma basis, revenue was up by 15 per cent compared to the previous [...]