The Canadian province of Ontario has announced that several new licenses have been issued to providers ahead of a new igaming market that is set to launch in April. Some of the top brands will be represented in Ontario’s new regulated industry. These include Bet365 which will operate via Hillside, as well as Unibet and […]
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Playtech Relaunches Sports Betting Apps in NJ and Pennsylvania
In a press release this week, Playtech announced that it will be relaunching its igaming and sports betting apps in New Jersey and Pennsylvania together with betPARX. “The betPARX app in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are now powered by Playtech’s IMS platform and Player Account Management (PAM) and feature Playtech’s proprietary iGaming, putting its IMS […]
Isle of Man Grants Software License to 3 Oaks Gaming
The online gaming technology provider, 3 Oaks Gaming was granted a software supplier license by the Isle of Man government. Working in collaboration with Amber Gaming consultancy, 3 Oaks applied to the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission for permission to supply its portfolio of online casino games and promotional tools to B2C operators and […]
New Head of Live Casino for Stakelogic
Stakelogic Live has picked seasoned industry executive, Richard Walker to head its live casino department. Walker will work together with the head of studios for Stakelogic, Anthony Sammuy and head of operations, Sanita Gabriel. Stakelogic intends focusing on the new legal and regulated online gambling industry in the Netherlands as its rolls out its new […]
UK National Lottery Operator Extends Certifications
Camelot, the company which runs the UK National Lottery, announced that it has extended its responsible gambling certifications. For the fifth time, Camelot has achieved the European Lotteries Responsible Gaming Certification, and Level 4 of the World Lottery Association’s Responsible Gaming Certification. The accreditations state that the operator maintains particularly high standards of protection and […]
Chile Publishes Online Gambling Bill
Chile may become the next country in North America to legalize online gambling after a bill on the issue was recently published. Plans were initially made by the Ministry of Finance to introduce online gambling last year, but it took until now to have it published. The legislation shows that the Chilean government wants to […]
Sky Vegas Casino Fined 1.2 Million for Free Spins Promotion
Sky Vegas Casino has issued an official apology after it sent a free spins offer to players who had asked to be self-excluded from gambling at the site or receiving promotional material. However, the UK Gambling Commission was less forgiving and fined the online casino £1.2 million for sending the promotional offer to over 40,000 […]
Nairobi Announces Potential Changes to Gambling Act
The Nairobi City County Betting, Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill has been approved at first reading by Kenya’s County Assembly. The bill will allow local gambling operators to locate casinos in five-star hotels only. Their operating hours will be limited to the hours of between 8 pm and 6 am every day. The bill comes […]
Scientific Games to Rebrand; New Name is Light & Wonder
The global gambling group, Scientific Games issued an announcement to the industry this week, where it said that it would be rebranding. Its new name, Light & Wonder reflects its new cross-platform policy which will see it deliver exciting content to land based casinos, online casinos and mobile casinos in multiple formats, including free to […]
Microgaming to Roll out New 15 Tridents Swift Hits Slot in March
Check out Microgaming’s new online slot this month at your favorite online casinos, when the group rolls out its latest game. 15 Tridents Swift Hits slot was created in collaboration with the talented PearFiction Studios, and while it carries a fairly common ocean theme that you’ll find in slot games across the industry, Microgaming has […]