Evolution To Acquire Big Time Gaming
Live casino games giant Evolution is on the verge of acquiring yet another big iGaming player in the world of digital and gaming entertainment. The company earlier this week confirmed that it has now tabled an offer to acquire Megaways-cr...Read More
Grand Casino Tycoon Heading For Steam In May
Heading for Steam this May is every budding casino operator’s dream. A tycoon-style strategy simulation game that will allow players to own and operate their very own virtual casino. And while Grand Casino Tycoon by Aerosoft and sti...Read More
EA Investigating EA Gate FUT Trade Scandal
Video game giant EA has confirmed that it is officially investigating one or more employees accused of having been involved in selling high-value FIFA Ultimate Team cards on the black market. EA Gate went viral on Twitter after users star...Read More
EU Approves Microsoft’s Bethesda Bid
The European Commission (EU) has finally approved software giant Microsoft’s bid to acquire gaming and media giant ZeniMax Media in a stunning $7.5 million deal. ZeniMax Media is the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, the studio ...Read More
Torstar Announces Interest In Online Gaming
Online casino entertainment may very well become a lifeline for the Torstar Corp., which owns several newspapers circulating in Ontario, including the Hamilton Spectator and the Toronto Star. The media giant made a surprising and unusual ...Read More
Great Canadian Gaming Hard Hit By 2020
The global health crisis has taken a significant toll on the performance of business across the country ever since it first emerged in early-2020. The gaming industry, in particular, has suffered a massive blow as a direct result of count...Read More
BCLC Launches IWG’s InstantJackpots™ Module
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is constantly looking for new ways to spice up the experiences of players when interacting with its games and products. The Crown corporation’s latest effort in this regard recently sa...Read More
Skyrim Is Coming To The World Of Board Games
Skyrim is finally coming to board game. According to the pre-release details of an upcoming new crowdfunding initiative, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, if all were to go according to plan, will soon be available in board game format. Altho...Read More
Score Media Files For US IPO Listing
Canadian gaming, betting, and sports media giant Score Media and Gaming has filed for a US IPO to the value of $183 million. Score filed for the IPO on Monday, and said it expects the SEC to raise the full anticipated value via the initia...Read More
The Rise Of Gaming’s Roblox
So much has the popularity of the children’s video games platform Roblox grown during the last year, that the enormously popular brand’s value has grown from $4 billion in 2020, to an incredible $30 billion in January 2021. W...Read More
How eSports Are Teaching Us Corporate Skills
eSports may well have emerged the perfect antidote to lag and fatigue in the workplace. So claims a company by the name of Corporate eSports Association (CEA). The company describes itself to be a modern-day twist to the traditional corp...Read More
Huawei Hinting At Making Own Gaming Console
Word on the street is that smartphone giant Huawei might be working on a special new project. The tech giant is currently working on a gaming laptop that will hopefully make it further down the production line that what did its geopolitic...Read More
GTA 6 Details Leaked
An anonymous leaker on Reddit claims to have inside information regarding the launch of GTA 6 – stating that the open-world sequel will feature a single, male, leading character in 1970s Florida, and could be launched in October 202...Read More
Xbox Game Pass Hits 18M Subscribers Mark
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service, cleverly dubbed the Netflix for video games has just passed the 18 million subscribers-mark, up more than 3 million since September. The service is subscription-based and offers to custom...Read More
Blueprint Gaming Launch Lucksome Studio
Leading Gauselmann Group games developer Blueprint Gaming has announced the launch of a brand-new iGaming design studio, Lucksome. The latest new development studio promises to bring even more innovative new content to players all over th...Read More
Valve Fined Over EU Anti-Trust Breaches
Valve, owner of online PC gaming store Steam, has been slapped with an anti-trust fine by the European Union’s Competition Commission for breaching antitrust rules. Valve and five other firms, all games publishers, were fined €...Read More
Riot & Bungie Join Up In Cheat Maker Lawsuit
Cheat makers literally cheat games makers out of millions of dollars each year and are sooner or later made to pay for their sins by the companies whose creations they’re undermining. The latest lawsuit from several recently actione...Read More
BCLC Calls On Banks To Promote Safe Gambling
Financial institutions such as the banking industry could play an important role in the protection of consumers from gambling-related harm. So said BCLC Director of Player Health Jamie Wiebe during his address at the Crown corporation&rsq...Read More
Regulated iGaming Promised In Ontario Budget
Ontario is officially gearing up to become the first Canadian province to legalise and regulate online gambling. In the province’s budget for 2020-21, Ontario’s Ford Administration commits itself to the introduction of legisla...Read More
How Among Us Helped Us Cope With A Crisis
Online multiplayer games are enjoying the type of hype and resurgence that can only ever be created by exceptional circumstances. And to popular smash-hit multiplayer game Among Us, that set of circumstances was a ravaging hunger for huma...Read More
Star Citizen Adds Canadian Studio
Massively multiplayer online game Star Citizen, which is widely known as the never-ending MMO, is adding a brand-new studio to its development portfolio. And best of all is that new addition to the development pipeline is in fact a Canadi...Read More
Mobile Gaming To Surpass $200 Billion By 2023
The most recent estimations are that mobile gaming could be a market worth well in excess of $200 billion by 2023. And that it’s an economic explosion part-created by the global health crisis of 2019-20. While game segments across t...Read More
Boyd Gaming To Offload Eldorado Casino
Big gaming brand Boyd Gaming Corporation has inked a deal that will see it divest itself of Clark County gaming landmark Eldorado Casino. Reportedly set to acquire Eldorado is local gaming entity DeSimone Gaming Inc. The actual purchase p...Read More
Disney Drops Anti-Gambling Stance With ESPN+
Traditionally a company opposed to gambling, and to such an extent that only a little over 2 years ago it had been willing to drop millions in support of its family-friendly cause, Disney has clearly done a one-eighty on the topic of spor...Read More
New Christmas Tree Slot From Yggdrasil
Leading iGaming studio/solutions provider Yggdrasil are wishing fans a Merry Christmas and a cheerful holiday with the release of their new Christmas Tree slot. Decked with lights and colourful Christmas decorations, the latest Yggdrasil ...Read More
Cyberpunk 2077 Release Gets Mixed Reactions
It’s considered the most anticipated video game of the decade but waxing lyrical isn’t the only thing Cyberpunk 2077 fans around the world are doing following the launch of the latest CD Projekt Red creation. Following numerou...Read More
BGaming Inks Huge Deal With SoftGamings
Recognised iGaming studio BGaming has inked a significant partnership in association with mobile-focused software solutions and gaming platforms provider SoftGamings. The deal is focused on integration and global distribution and is expec...Read More
ORYX Gaming Announces WGES 2020 Sponsorship
Bragg Gaming Group’s ORYX Gaming has announced that it will be one of the proud sponsors of the 2020 edition of the World Gaming Executive Summit (WGES). The event is scheduled for 8 – 9 Dec., and will this year be held virtua...Read More
Microsoft Is Building A Future In Gaming
Microsoft is a company very much focused on gaming. When asked about the company’s efforts in terms of coming out at the top of the console war during Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting for 2020, CEO Satya Nadella made the...Read More
Evolution Begins NetEnt Integration Process
Live casino specialist Evolution has officially commenced with a reorganisation of online video slots giant NetEnt. This forms part of NetEnt’s full integration with Evolution following the latter’s successful $2.30 billion ac...Read More
Grover Gaming & TNT Settle Hacking Dispute
Grover Gaming and sister affiliate Banilla Games, a South Carolina-based gaming tech and development company, have reportedly now settled out of court its copyright infringement dispute with North Carolina-based competitor TNT Amusements....Read More
Yggdrasil’s New Syncronite Splitz Slot Goes Live
Yggdrasil’s new Syncronite Splitz slot is now live across the studio’s global network of operators, offering players the chance to cash in on up to an incredible 21,168 ways to win. Syncronite Splitz of course follows several ...Read More
Shareholders Unhappy About Offer For GCGC
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation shareholder Burgundy Asset Management has expressed its dissatisfaction with the some of the sale conditions on the table in terms of the offloading of the company to an investment vehicle of Apollo Globa...Read More
NGCB Loses Steve Wynn Local Licence Lawsuit
The 2019 court application by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) to have Wynn Resorts founder Steve Wynn declared unfit to a hold a casino licence in the state has been dismissed. Clark County District Judge Adriana Escobar rule...Read More
All41Studios Links Up With Pronet Gaming
For All41Studios, making a name for themselves in exclusive partnership with industry giant Microgaming is starting to really pay off. By now a familiar name across the global iGaming playing field, the studio has aced yet another stellar...Read More
EA Rolls Out Spending Limits For FIFA 21
Video games maker EA recently rolled out new measures it believes will offer protection to players of its FIFA games that typically feature FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) packs, which are essentially loot boxes. FIFA Playtime, EA’s versio...Read More
CMA Approves Evolution’s Buy-Over of NetEnt
Live casino gaming and entertainment giant Evolution this week received the final outstanding competition approval required for its acquisition of specialist online casino games developer and distributor NetEnt. Nearly two months after la...Read More
Great Canadian Gaming Comments On Q3 Report
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. has reported net losses amounting to CA$36.5 million for the three months spanning the third quarter of the year and ending September 30. Though recently permitted to reopen its Casino Woodbine and Casino New B...Read More
Apollo Inc. To Acquire Great Canadian Gaming
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation confirmed on Tuesday that its board of directors have voted unanimously in favour of the company being acquired by Apollo Global Management Inc. Apollo will according to the terms of the agreement, acquir...Read More
CGA Back Ontario iGaming Overhaul
Ontario provincial government’s forging ahead with the legalisation of a privatised online gaming sector in the province has been hailed commendable by the Canadian Gaming Association. The organisation has said that government has a...Read More
New Iron Bank Slot An Industry-First
Relax Gaming’s new Iron Bank online video slot – developed by the studio in collaboration with casino streaming community CasinoGrounds – is being hailed as the iGaming industry’s very first slot created from a com...Read More
Yggdrasil Gaming Receives ISO Accreditation
There’s obviously no stopping online casino industry leader Yggdrasil Gaming. Just days ago, the studio announced that it has now been awarded ISO 27001 accreditation – proof yet again of the online casino games developer/dist...Read More
Galaxy Store Overhaul Focused On Gaming
Tech and smartphone giant Samsung have given its Galaxy Store a complete overhaul. And not surprisingly, the focus is this time around nearly exclusively on gaming and the mobile gaming experience. Notable also is that Samsung has comple...Read More
Apple’s Arbitrariness Yet Again Scrutinised
Technology giant and iPhone-maker Apple Inc.’s arbitrary rules of inclusion and exclusion are behind Facebook’s cloud games launch on Android, but not on iOS. Facebook’s failure to launch on Apple devices is the latest s...Read More
Yggdrasil Gaming’s Hades Gigablox™ Goes Live
This past October 22 saw the release of a phenomenal new video slot by leading online casino software developer Yggdrasil Gaming. Hades Gigablox™ is only the second slot featuring the studio’s new GIGABLOX™ mechanic. Th...Read More
NetEnt And Red Tiger Enlarge Canadian Footprints
Premium iGaming solutions and casino software provider NetEnt, along with NetEnt-owned online slots development specialist Red Tiger, have announced a major expansion initiative in the Canadian online gaming market. An enlarged operator b...Read More
B.C. To File Loot Box Class-Action Lawsuit
British Columbia is on the verge of its very first official loot box class action lawsuit. Filed on September 30 by plaintiffs Mark Sutherland and Shawn Moore, from British Columbia and Ontario, respectively, the suit alleges that loot bo...Read More
OLG Names Banking Exec Duncan Hannay As New CEO
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has appointed a new CEO and President. Experienced banking specialist with a strong focus on digital innovation, Duncan Hannay will officially take over the reins from Stephen Rigby on October th...Read More
Yggdrasil Thrills With New Hyperburst Slot
Yggdrasil Gaming has released a new online slot, and judging by first appearances, this one plans on sticking around for many more years to come. From the boosting of lucky streaks to a superb show of features, the award-winning online ca...Read More
Exciting Link-Up Between Evolution And Wynn
American casino and sports betting operator Wynn Sports Interactive has announced an exciting new partnership alongside live casino iGaming specialist Evolution, formerly Evolution Gaming. The alliance will allow Wynn Sports Interactive t...Read More
Xbox Series X Is Quick & Quiet, But It’s Also Too Hot
So hot to the touch is the Microsoft’s Xbox Series X that some reporters, influencers and creators who have managed to get their hands on an early release, found themselves using the hardware as a makeshift fireplace, with others ye...Read More
Amazon Finally Cans Crucible
Ecommerce and online entertainment giant Amazon have officially canned Crucible, their free-to-play multiplayer shooter game. Crucible has no sustainable future explained Amazon’s Crucible team in a recent blog post. And no surprise...Read More
Evolution To Supply William Hill In The U.S.
Already in partnership across regulated Europe, live casino content and technology supplier Evolution and sports betting and casino games giant William Hill have now entered into a similar supply deal in the U.S. Intended to eventually se...Read More
Apple’s Craftiness Called Out By Ex-Director
Apple Inc. is the epitome of the double industry standard. So says former Apple App Store Director Phil Shoemaker of Apple’s keep-out policies responsible for preventing Xbox Game Pass and Google Stadia from selling their wares to i...Read More
Gaming Deals At Play In $381M Playboy Sale
The late Hugh Hefner’s Playboy brand has long enjoyed strong ties with the world of casinos and gaming. And now that New York special acquisition vehicle Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. is forking out a cool $381 million to acquire...Read More
Evolution Rebrands and Launches Craps Live
The planned launch of an upcoming new live dealer online casino game by live casino specialist developer/supplier Evolution - previously Evolution Gaming - could mean that Craps Live may become the first-ever game released under the banne...Read More
LoL Virtual K-Pop Group To Release 1st Album
The long-anticipated debut album by League of Legends universe virtual K-pop group K/DA will eventually be released on November 6, LoL creators Riot Games have said. K/DA released its first single in two years earlier on this year in Augu...Read More
Real Poker Coming To Nintendo Switch
Poker has often in the past been incorporated in video games. But despite this presence, the game has traditionally been included as a sort of by-product by developers of games like Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto. But thanks to ...Read More
Microsoft Launching New Xbox Connect For iOS
An upcoming new update by Microsoft will enable iOS users to stream Xbox One games directly to their iPhones. The update will form part of a big new Xbox App update created specifically for iOS. Scheduled to be available soon via Apple&rs...Read More
Boyd Gaming Hit With $300k Fine For Detention Incident
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has slapped Boyd Gaming’s Las Vegas Fremont Casino with a massive $300k fine. The fine is in response to a November 2019 incident that saw a female gambler man-handled and unlawfully detained by secur...Read More
Evolution Gaming & NetEnt Under Antitrust Spotlight
The CMA, which is short for the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority, reportedly on September 22 launched an anti-trust investigation into live casino specialist developer Evolution Gaming’s proposed acquisition of online ...Read More
UK Gov Launches Loot Box Call For Evidence
The U.K. government this week officially launched its previously hinted-at call for evidence regarding the effects and impact of loot boxes in video games. Driven by government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCM...Read More
Fremont Casino LV In Trouble With NGCB
Popular gaming venue the Las Vegas Fremont Casino Resort has found itself in hot water after local regulator the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) filed an official unsuitable operations complaint against the gaming establishment earlier...Read More
Bose Named Official LoL Headset Partner
Northeastern American audio equipment and technology specialist developer and manufacturer Bose has been named the official headset partner of all global League of Legends (LoL) events. Beginning with the upcoming League of Legends World ...Read More
Score Media And Gaming Upgrades To TSX
Score Media and Gaming Inc., a major media and sports betting service based in Toronto, has announced having received the final approval needed to migrate from the TSX Venture Exchange to the Toronto Stock Exchange. As a result of the ap...Read More
Jelly Named 3rd Studio To Join Greenlogic
Independent casino games development studio Jelly has now joined the likes of Touchstone Games and Hurricane Games by having been named the third iGaming studio to be added to Stakelogic’s Greenlogic gaming production partnership pl...Read More
Epic Games Asks Court To Stop Apple Monopoly
Apple may be locked and loaded and ready for a so-called retaliation, but that doesn’t mean Fortnite creators Epic Games are simply going to sit back and wait to hear the shrapnel drop. Not if a request recently brought before court...Read More
Great Canadian Gaming Reveals Reopening Date
British Columbia-based Crown corporation and gaming giant Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) has finally released a proposed reopening date following more than 6 months of country-wide closures of all 25 its gaming venues. Gaming ac...Read More
Vlambeer Shutting Down After 10 Years Of Games
After exactly a decade spent making mobile games, indie studio Vlambeer, the studio behind games such as Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, and Super Crate Box, is calling it a day. The studio, which was founded in 2010 by Jan Wil...Read More
Blueprint Gaming Release New Genie Jackpot Wishmaker Slot
Blueprint Gaming’s new Genie Jackpot Wishmaker marks the return of one of the most popular online slots characters ever created by the star developer. The official release is the beloved genie’s fourth star appearance on the ...Read More
Sims 4 Star Wars Pack Leaves Players Wanting
While die-hard fans of the Star Wars franchise are obviously beside themselves over the upcoming release of a new Sims 4 expansion pack featuring everything from stormtroopers to R2D2, to lightsabers and being able to make your sims take ...Read More
Microsoft Sides With Epic In Apple Spat
Apple is currently facing a whole lot of pushback over the terms enforced by its App Store. Epic Games, for one, creators of popular Battle Royale video game Fortnite, have clearly had their fill of Apple’s manipulative whiles and m...Read More
EA Sports Teases FIFA 21 October Release
Nearly 27 years ago when EA Sports released its very first FIFA title – FIFA International Soccer – not even what is today the world’s largest sports franchise video games developer could have foreseen the revenue-genera...Read More
Microgaming Welcomes Hacksaw Gaming Onboard
Casino games giant Microgaming has for decades long been the number one go-to source for some of the best and most entertaining online slots the world has ever seen. Which is why the gaming behemoth’s recent news of it having added ...Read More
EA Dragged To Court Over Loot Box Controversy
The UK government isn’t the only institution drawing new attention to whether or not loot boxes such as those offered by video games giant EA’s Ultimate Team Packs constitute real-money gambling. A class action lawsuit claimin...Read More
Apple Makes An Enemy Of Epic Games
Software giant Apple appears intent to make more enemies than what it does friends in the mobile video games industry. The latest victim of its attempts to monopolise the smartphone gaming industry is none other than Epic Games, the creat...Read More
Huawei Rolls Out New GameCenter Platform
Chinese technology and smart phone giant Huawei has officially gone live with its all-new Huawei GameCenter in 33 countries. A platform designed specifically to bring mobile gaming communities together by making available to them content...Read More
FansUnite Acquires Askott – Creates Canadian Giant
Joint-founded in 2017 by then CEO Darius Eghdami and COO Duncan McIntyre, FansUnite Entertainment has since grown into an industry leader in the use of blockchain technology in the sports betting industry. And the latest news is that the ...Read More
GCGC Posts Poor But Unsurprising Q2 Results
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) chief executive Rod Baker says he’s anticipating a slow recovery from the several challenges the Ontario-based casino operator has had to circumnavigate as a result of the global health crisi...Read More
Apple In Crossfire Over Gaming Manipulation
Technology giant Apple may be typically associated with its iPhones and tablets and smartwatches as opposed to being recognised as a giant in gaming, but it certainly appears to hold an internal contrasting view in relation to that held b...Read More
New Instant Roulette From Evolution Gaming
Live casino specialist and live dealer entertainment giant Evolution Gaming has officially launched an all-new multi-wheel-style Roulette game. Instant Roulette, initially teased and introduced at ICE 2020, is the latest exciting Roulette...Read More
Lightning Box Inks Deal With Konami Gaming
Leading iGaming and land-based slots developer Lightning Box has inked a significant new supply and distribution deal with Vegas-based Konami Gaming. Founded back in 2004, the Aussie developer, with its headquarters based in Sydney, has ...Read More
Outrage Over Poor Pay Increases At Blizzard
What had started out as an attempt to create a fair and equal wages playing field, has only created an even deeper chasm between gaming and development giant Blizzard Entertainment (a division of Activision Blizzard Inc.) and its employee...Read More
First Online Pokémon GO Fest A Huge Success
Given that this year’s Pokémon GO Fest was for the first time in the event’s history open to all players irrespective of where they were physically situated in the world, it’s no surprise at all that it also turne...Read More
Massive Nintendo Code Leak Reported
A massive source code leak of what is being described as an incident of giga proportions has left Japanese video games and console manufacturer Nintendo covering wildly for its loose bits. This after an anonymous poster on a popular gamin...Read More
Evolution Gaming Wins EGR Global B2B Award - Again
Live casino specialist developer Evolution Gaming has done it again. The studio has just for the 11th consecutive year in a row been named Live Casino Supplier of the Year at the EGR Global B2B Awards 2020. Due to the rules of...Read More
Yggdrasil & AvatarUX Present WildPops Slot
Yggdrasil Gaming and studio-partner AvatarUX have released the second game to make use of the PopWins mechanism – a gamification mechanism that works on the premise of increasing the number of ways to win by replacing each single wi...Read More
NetEnt & Evolution Gaming Post Stunning Q2 Results
NetEnt AB and Evolution Gaming, the two casino games behemoths currently locked in talks over a possible merger, both posted outstanding results for the second quarter of the current year. This all most likely as a result of a super-hike ...Read More
Blizzard Waives Fee To Change Genders In WoW
World of Warcraft inhabitants (read: players) have been chopping and changing their physical features and appearances using the in-game barbershop long before the battle of Azeroth began – changing physical features such as the face...Read More
Rare Super Mario Bros Fetches Record Price
Gaming isn’t what it used to be. And whoever still considers it a pastime of the lazy, troubled, or even the unemployed, needs to get their quacking ducks in a row, because a rare version of the original 1985 Super Mario Bros releas...Read More
Alberta Gaming Raffle Tickets Now Online
Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) has, in an attempt to modernise its approach to doing business, announced that its 50/50 raffle tickets will in future be available to buy online. The raffle tickets will be available digitally...Read More
Parking Lot Bingo Comes To Windsor
Fancy a game of Bingo and all dressed up but with nowhere to go? Windsor residents this past weekend finally got to enjoy their long-awaited fill playing Parking Lot Bingo at the All Star Gaming Center. And it was quite the sight to behol...Read More
Microsoft Looking To Buy Warner Bros. Games
Warner Bros. owners AT&T are potentially looking to sell off the corporation’s gaming division, also known as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. What’s more, Microsoft is potentially interested in buying it. If Micro...Read More
Amazon’s Crucible Pulled Back Into Beta
Amazon’s first ever free-to-play team-based shooter game designed for PC just got pulled back into “closed beta” stage. And that Crucible, developed by Amazon’s Relentless Studio, always did run the risk of floppin...Read More
Evolution Gaming Launch New Crazy Time Game
Evolution Gaming must have been in a very giving mood when it created its latest gameshow-style title. Originally showcased at ICE 2020 and based on the studio’s popular Dream Catcher money wheel live gameshow concept, Crazy Time wa...Read More
Apple More Interested In Gaming Than Ever
It’s official: Apple is interested in gaming. As in big-industry gaming. Also – as in iPad gaming. Not that the tech-giant’s intensified focus on gaming support should come as any surprise. This is after all the same ind...Read More
Live 5 Gaming Secures White Hat Supply Deal
UK-headquartered innovative online and mobile slots developer Live 5 Gaming have announced the securitisation of a key and significant supply deal with online casino platform administrator and tech provider White Hat Gaming. The deal will...Read More
Atlantic Lottery Corp’s Online Migration Causes Job Cuts
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation says that a shift in favour of digital gaming has been the main catalyst behind its decision to lay off about 9% of its work force, or 61 employees. Folks not being permitted to enjoy in-person gaming ente...Read More
Apple Under Fire Over Mobile App Monopoly
Tech and software giant Apple have since as recently as February this year, no fewer than 5 times rejected Facebook’s application to have its Facebook Gaming app included in Apple’s App Store. The fifth and most recent applica...Read More
Apple Next In Loot Box Line Of Fire
It now seems as if is the latest company to have landed in the regulatory line of fire over the controversial nature of loot boxes. According to an Apple insider news source, the tech giant may have to answer to a California class action ...Read More
KFC’s KFConsole Gets Quite The Reaction
Fast-food giant KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is regrettably not really planning on giving console masters Sony and Microsoft a run for their new-consoles money. But that’s not to say that the fried-chicken franchise didn’t man...Read More
What The Future Holds for Gaming
Predicting the future of any industry is a precarious affair – if 2020 has taught us anything, then it’s got to be a thing of unavoidability we’ve known since just about forever: you can only really rely on death and tax...Read More
AGA Reports Record 2019 For US Casinos
US casinos may currently be reeling from the after-effects of shutdown orders, but according to the latest annual State of the States report as released each year by the American Gaming Association (AGA), 2019 saw quite the opposite state...Read More
Ontario’s LHRA Says About Live Horse Races
Ontario’s horse racing industry certainly faces challenging times as it continues to try and navigate towards a public health-compliant new normal. Following a strategy similar to what Woodbine Entertainment has begun implementing, ...Read More
Relax Gaming Goes All Out With Mega Flip Slot
Leading online slots and casino games developer Relax Gaming is all about creating fresh new takes on beloved casino classics. And the developer has done exactly that yet again with the release of its brand-new Mega Flip ...Read More
Evolution Gaming Launches Power Blackjack
Live casino games specialist developer and supplier Evolution Gaming has rolled out its latest superb Blackjack product. Power Blackjack was first showcased at this year’s ICE 2020 London gaming and iGaming expo in London in the UK....Read More
Reach’s Mirror Bingo Relaunched With Jumpman
Well-known UK operative Reach plc is the largest commercial, national and regional news publisher in the United Kingdom today. The publisher creates superbly engaging content which is then distributed via a colossal range of newspapers, d...Read More
SG Corp Reveals Contactless Gaming Solution
Scientific Games, forever at the very forefront of innovation in , is officially rolling out a portfolio of 100% contactless gaming and casino solutions. These, declared the solutions provider, are as a whole designed to assist operators ...Read More
Niantic’s Pokémon Fest To Go Virtual
The annual Fest will this year be held online instead of the usual hosting by select cities the world over. The fest previously allowed players to meet up at physical locations around the globe, which locations typically involved large p...Read More
Evolution Gaming Signs Deal With Golden Nugget
Specialist live casino and live dealer games supplier has confirmed having concluded a new partnership deal with the U.S. division of the Golden Nugget Casino group. What the deal effectively means is that Evolution Gaming will make avai...Read More
Red Tiger Release Robin Hood’s Wild Forest Slot
Fans of Robin Hood popular storytelling culture will be delighted to know that award-winning developer has just released a brand-new storied slot titled ‘Robin Hood’s Wild Forest’. What’s more, in keeping with the...Read More
Red Tiger Gaming Stuns With The Wild Hatter Slot
’s new The Wild Hatter slot is like something straight out of a fantasy novel. Set against a colourful background, the game’s reels are populated by symbols that a wonderfully detailed and almost appear to come to life once sp...Read More
eSports Players Facing Match-Fixing Charges
Australian authorities have confirmed having arrested five Victoria-based Counter Strike: Global Offense (CS:GO) players on charges of eSports match-fixing. 4 of the 5 arrested are 20 years of age and the 5th is 27. Police hav...Read More
Relax Confirms Important New ReelPlay Deal
Only a couple of weeks ago, inked the deal of a lifetime with Finnish operator Paf. Now they have just confirmed having nabbed yet another lucrative partnership, and this time around with Australia’s ReelPlay. The new licensing dea...Read More
Evolution Gaming Credits No Sports For Boost
significant revenue and profit boost during the first quarter of 2020 is according to the live casino games specialist, the direct result of a lack of sports betting opportunities. Now that nearly all major sports events for what seems l...Read More
Elk Studios Unveils New Blood Lust Slot
Leading online casino games developer Elk Studios is playing its part in keeping us home and occupied. Elk has just released a and this time round, it’s a vampire-style scare adventure that’s headed for our screens. Blood Lus...Read More
E3 Online Event Cancelled Now Too
It appears as if industries across the globe are set to adopt a whole new normal once the Coronavirus pandemic has run its course. Even before what used to be the annual gaming expo of the year was cancelled because of the current pandemi...Read More
QuakeCon Cancelled 1st Time In 25 Years
The ongoing is leaving a trail of casualties in its wake, with the latest being QuakeCon, an annual convention and mass tournament dedicated exclusively to Quake, arguably the most-played shooter game in the history of first-person shoot...Read More
Evolution Gaming Closes Its Georgia Studio
Live casino specialist Evolution Gaming has announced the temporary closure of its Georgia-based live studio. The brand made the announcement earlier on this week and informed shareholders of its proposed plans to cover future shortfalls ...Read More
Rand Paul Refuses to Self-Isolate After Covid-19 Test
Despite it by now being pretty much common knowledge that not everyone infected with the new human show any immediate symptoms (with some showing absolutely no symptoms at all, despite being highly infectious), there are still those biza...Read More
Great Canadian Gaming Will Survive Covid-19
That the temporary but complete shut-down of all casinos across all Canadian provinces is going to ultimately have a concerning impact on revenue as well as job-security is by now, a given. Operators are cutting back on staff and the thre...Read More
Yggdrasil Unveils New All Star Knockout Slot
There’s a on the entertainment block, and according to a recent press release issued by the gaming giant, its new All Star Knockout game is by none other than YGS Masters partner studio and prolific creator of leading slot titles, ...Read More
Great Canadian Gaming Venues Close Over Covid-19 Fears
Ontario’s has joined the nation-wide gaming Covid-19 facilities lockdown, and on Monday confirmed that it would be temporarily shutting down all gaming facilities under the corporation’s control. These include facilities in O...Read More
Blueprint Impresses With Wonder Of Ages Slot
There’s seemingly simply no slamming on the breaks in ’s vocabulary. As the rest of the world enters into a Coronavirus-induced stasis of sorts, developers are releasing new content as if life on earth depended on it. Not that...Read More
Loot Boxes Are (Finally) A Dying Breed
The loot box controversy has been making waves for quite some time now. But whilst product owners like EA have been defending loot boxes (loot, loot crates) tooth and nail, some others are very clearly beginning to move away from the pay-...Read More
Great Canadian Gaming Posts Stellar Report
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2019’s Biggest Gaming Mergers and Acquisitions
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iSoftBet Officially Opens New Malta Office
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Evolution Gaming To Expand New Jersey Studio
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Cloud9 Slapped With Hefty Fine By Riot
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BCLC Declares GameSense Roll-Out A Success
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Manitoba Chiefs To Form Gaming Authority
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Evolution Gaming Granted Pennsylvanian Licence
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NetEnt Acquires Red Tiger Gaming For £200M
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Apple Orders 17+ Age Restrictions On Gambling
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Mohegan To Soon Release Q3 Performance
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Betsoft Dynamite With New Gold Canyon Slot
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Evolution Gaming Eyes Global Expansion
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Bookies Reveal Emmy Awards Odds
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NetEnt Now Licensed In Pennsylvania State
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Evolution Gaming Reports A Record Revenue Milestone
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Ajax Downs Celebrates 50 Years In Business
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Evolution Gaming Unveils 2 First Person Games
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Military To Promote Responsible Gaming With GAP
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MGA Reports Back After Productive 2018
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Next Triple Crown Stop – Prince Of Wales
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Sony PS5 To Focus On AAA Games
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Candy Crush Blasted About In-Game Spend
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PokerStars Eyeing Out Swiss Market
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Canada Shines At This Year’s E3 Conference
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Hard Rock Announces Guitar Tower Opening Date
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DraftKings May Be Negotiating SBTech Deal
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Red Rake Launches The Adventures Of Ali Baba Slot
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Blueprint Unleashes Second ThunderCats Slot
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2019 Canadian Gaming Summit A Huge Success
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Relax Gaming Seals Deal With High 5 Games
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Global Gambling Sector Worth $565bn By 2022
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Mobile Gambling Doubles In 2018
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Navigating Loneliness In The Digital Age
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Blueprint Releases Fishin’ Frenzy Megaways Slot
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IGT Wins London Award For Women In Gaming
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Pennsylvania Casinos Call For iLottery Games Removal
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What’s in Store at E3 2019?
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Microsoft To Loosen Up On Store-Policy
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Yggdrasil Gaming Launches Jackpot Raiders Slot
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Roar Digital Headed For New Jersey & Nevada
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Rank’s Mecca Bingo Set To Acquire Stride Gaming
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Red Rake Releases Super 12 Stars Slot
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Trudeau Announces New Digital Charter
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Relax Gaming Launches First Branded Slot
Software developer Relax Gaming, which was founded in Malta in 2010, has just signed its very first branded slots game agreement. The contract puts them in partnership with brothers Bruce and Michael Buffer, world-renowned sports announce...Read More
Red Tiger Launches Vicky Ventura Slot
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AGA Launches Sports Betting Advertising Code
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Chinese Video-Share App TikTok Hits The US
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Yggdrasil Releases First Cross-Vertical Casino Game
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SciPlay Corporation Officially Goes Public
Scientific Games subsidiary SciPlay Corporation is putting itself out there and going public. SciPlay Corp. recently announced the pricing structure for their IPO offering, as well as some details about the number of shares on offer, etc....Read More
Hunger For Updates Will Break Games Industry
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Caesars Partners With UNLV To Create Edu-Hub
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Relax Gaming Launches Caveman Bob Slot
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Video Games Worth $300 Billion By 2025
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Evolution Gaming Launches Live Super Sic Bo
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WSOP Poker Room Opens At Harrah’s Philadelphia
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Great Canadian Sells Shares To Maverick
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New Xbox Does Away With Optical Drives
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Evolution Gaming Celebrates Past Investments
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Relax Gaming Takes Green Jade Games On Board
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PokerStars In Trouble Over College Bets
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Salty-Sour Gose Beer Comes Home To Nova Scotia
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Casino Rama Undecided Regarding Free Alcohol
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Ontario To Open Up The Online Playing Field
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Pragmatic Play Debuts Wild Pixies Slot
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Evolution Gaming Makes Magic With MONOPOLY Live
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Gaming Prophecies and Predictions For 2019 & Beyond
It’s that time of the year again; we know it all too well. A time for prophecies and predictions about what may or may not happen next in the world of gaming and iGaming. Discussions, conferences and special events transform into di...Read More
Gaming Gear May Set New Records In 2019
Mobile tech may very well be working its magic for the global games market, but desktop computer technology will in all likelihood reclaim the bulk of the gaming kingdom for itself. This is the opinion of Jitesh Ubrani, research manager a...Read More
Prince Harry Calls For Complete Fortnite Ban
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SG Corp Turns To IPOs To Generate Funds
Gaming tech giant Scientific Games has announced that it has filed the necessary application and required supporting documentation with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in order to host an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for its so...Read More
Snapchat Launches Social Gaming Feature
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Pennsylvania To Issue 2 More Betting Licenses
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Poker Community Casts People’s Choice Vote
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NYC Budget Makes No Mention Of Mobile Bets
New York’s annual state budget has been published and its quite disappointing to note that mobile betting has not been provided for, at least not for the current financial year. The city’s citizens are permitted to place thei...Read More
New Feature Added To Deal Or No Deal Live App
The popular television show Deal or No Deal has enjoyed a lot of attention from developers, and every new game, live casino experience, and genius application has only served to raise even more of a hype over the popular brand. The latest...Read More
Red Rake Releases Brand New Knights Slot
When last did Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table feature in any new slots game? Thanks to the brilliant team of developers at Red Rake Gaming, the wait is officially over. Red Rake has just released a brand new game based on the m...Read More
Evolution Gaming Thrilled With US Growth
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Nova Scotia Takes Lottery Applications Online
In a bid to make it easier for lottery operators to ensure they are regulated, Service Nova Scotia has begun accepting license applications online. According to reports, Minister Geoff MacLellan said the move would cut short the 10-day wa...Read More
NY Casinos Cut Back On Slots to Cut Costs
Two of New York City’s upstate casinos have approached the New York State Gaming Commission for permission to reduce the number of slot machines on their floors. Tigoa Downs owner Jeff Gurrall has tried to humour the curious by sayi...Read More
Lotto MAX Approaches The CA$50 Million Mark
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Player Ordered to Pay Back Winnings
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Ontario Horse Racing To Receive Major Boost
Ontario’s horse racing field is about to receive financial aid to the tune of an annual CA$10 million contribution. The province’s Minister of Finance and pro-sportsbetting advocate, Vic Fedeli, recently made the announcement....Read More
Habanero Launches 5 Lucky Lions Slot
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MGA Invites Input On Unified Self-Exclusion
The MGA’s commitment to player protection and the cultivation of healthy gambling habits is commendable, and in all likelihood one of the main drivers behind its unbridled success as a world-renowned regulator. Malta’s regulat...Read More
GiG To Supply CasinoEngine With Games
Thanks to a brand-new supply deal, Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) will soon avail its award-winning gaming content to even more operators and players across the globe. GiG has been on an expansion mission, and the latest progress to have b...Read More
Inaugural GPA Battling Flawed Voting Process
The nomination panel tasked with short listing prospective award-winners at the inaugural Global Poker Awards appears to have gotten its lines crossed somewhere along the way. Much unhappiness followed not long after the shortlist for the...Read More
Deal Or No Deal Live Dealer Game Coming Soon
Most of us are familiar with the highly popular television game show Deal or No Deal. But many of us realise that we have not the chance of a snowflake’s survival in Hades to ever make it onto prime-time TV, let alone leave with mil...Read More
Red Tiger Releases New Spin Town Slot
Once on a roll, it appears that there’s no stopping the developers at Red Tiger Gaming. One would think that after recent big-hit successes such as Thor’s Lightning and Ninja Ways, the team would have wanted to take a time-out...Read More
NJ Sports Betting Produces Exceptional Results
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Las Vegas Sands Court Case Settled After 15 Years
The importance of putting pen to paper whenever an agreement is reached cannot be overestimated. Just ask Hong businessman Richard Suen. Suen had supposedly played in instrumental role in putting casino operator Las Vegas Sands in touch w...Read More
Community Receives First Shorelines Funding
It’s payday for the Peterborough community and mayor Diane Therrien could not be more chuffed at having received the very first contribution from the Shorelines Casino Peterborough. In most parts of the gambling world, it’s be...Read More
Calhoun Bingo Hall Faces Closure
A charity gaming hall in Calhoun County is in danger of losing its license, and by default, its livelihood and ability to contribute to charity. The fate of Bingo-night at The Anniston Elks Lodge No. 189 is now very much in the hands of t...Read More
Design Works Crosses The Real-Money Divide
Yet another social games developer plans to cross the divide and enter the world of real money gaming. This time round, its acclaimed American software developer Design Works Gaming. According to the Arizona-based company, the time has fi...Read More
Games of Chance Cause Kahnawake Upset
The community of Kahnawake isn’t keen on the idea of a casino in its midst. And that’s putting it lightly. A senior counselor at Kahnawake Survival School, a local high school in the area, probably said it best when he referre...Read More
AGLC Declares Contest to Win Mansion Legal
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MGA & All-In Diversity Project Join Forces
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RTG’s New Cubee Online Slot Has Arrived
Real Time Gaming’s latest creation puts a whole new spin on monster-themed online slots. With innovative and highly impressive graphics, orbital reels, and the potential for incredible payouts, this title has been hailed as one of 201...Read More
Stride Gaming Is Considering Selling Up
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Paragon Sells Parq Vancouver to PCB Group
The long-time owner of Canada’s iconic Parq Vancouver casino has now sold the property to a real estate agency and investment firm based in Ottawa. Parq owner Paragon Gaming, which is headquartered in Las Vegas, recently announced ...Read More
Alberta Expected To Enter The iGaming Arena
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New Champions of Rome Slot On the Way
Yggdrasil Gaming’s upcoming slot release will undoubtedly thrill those who have a soft spot for history. Champions of Rome will pair an epic Ancient Roman story with authentic sounds, graphics and features for a brilliant historical...Read More
Evolution Gaming to Supply DraftKings
Live dealer casino king Evolution Gaming has teamed up with another member of iGaming royalty, DraftKings, in an all-new venture. The pair will soon begin to expand DraftKings’ online gambling offerings with a fresh range of live-st...Read More
Gamblit Tristations Offer Canadian eGaming
Gamblit Gaming has been hard at work developing an innovative product specifically for the discerning Canadian market. Now, the very first interactive electronic gaming experience from the developer in question has landed on local soil, g...Read More
DOJ Changes Stance on iGaming & Poker
In a memorandum penned in November last year, the US Department of Justice has rethought its stance that the Wire Act – a federal law that bans punters from transmitting gambling information between states – applies only to sp...Read More
West Virginia Lawmakers Pushing HB 2178
Legislators of the state of West Virginia have renewed their attempts to try and have online gambling legalized on local soil. They have failed to achieve this goal despite constant attempts over the past few years – but that hasn&r...Read More
Sandra Douglass Morgan Joins NGCB’s Board
Nevada’s new governor has jumped right in at the deep end. Newly appointed Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak will reportedly be appointing Sandra Douglass Morgan as the newest chair of the local Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) on...Read More
Yggdrasil’s Trolls Bridge Slot Has Arrived
After a long period of exclusivity, players in Canada and beyond can finally experience everything that Yggdrasil Gaming’s latest online slot has to offer. Trolls Bridge is officially live at all online and mobile casinos partnered ...Read More
Louisiana Governor Gets Behind Sports Betting
Louisiana might soon become the latest in a long line of US states to legalize sports gambling if the state’s governor’s plans go well. Gov. John Bel Edwards has publicly voiced his support for the industry, noting that revenu...Read More
NY Senators Reviewing New iPoker Proposal
The new year has already brought around favourable changes for the online poker scene in the US state of New York. State lawmakers have again contemplated iPoker legislation, thanks to a bill that was recently forwarded to the Senate for ...Read More
Great Canadian’s Stock Values Soar in January
Great Canadian Gaming (GC:CA) has been enjoying great success over the past few months, and January 7 was a particularly positive day for the massive Canadian gaming entity. The company’s stock finished the day having risen by an ...Read More
New Mars Attacks! Slot Hits Online Casinos
British iGaming specialist Blueprint Gaming has unveiled one of its first slots of the new year: a licensed release called Mars Attacks! Based on the classic Warner Bros movie of the same name, the title comes as the fourth such slot mach...Read More
Evolution Gaming Inks Deal With Loto-Quebec
In a bid to improve its offerings and further up its game, Canadian operator Loto-Quebec has partnered with Evolution Gaming according to an official press release posted on Monday, 6 January. The new partnership aims to introduce live c...Read More
Penn Slots Market Thrives in December ‘18
The festive season turned out to be a fantastic one for operators of slot machines in the US state of Pennsylvania. According to a recent report by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), slots revenues increased by a whopping 8% lo...Read More
Microgaming & Square Enix Ink New Tomb Raider Deal
More than ten years after its last instalment was released, UK slots giant Microgaming has renewed its exclusive deal with Square Enix. As a result, the developer is now busy creating a third Tomb Raider branded game for fans of the legen...Read More
SLT Launch New Blockchain eSports Platform
In the latest industry news headlines, local Canadian company Ubique Networks has teamed up with Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) in order to launch a brand new eSports platform powered by blockchain. The agreement was officially inked on November...Read More
Alberta’s Gaming Revenues On the Rise
Following two years of concerning revenue decline, gambling revenues in Alberta have managed to turn themselves around of late. Earnings grew by $4 million during the course of 2018, driven primarily by increased use of video lottery term...Read More
Changes Coming to Central Gaming Bundle
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment is without a doubt one of Canada’s leading gambling venue developers and operators. This reputation has also been cemented even further over the past year, with the OLG selecting Gateway for the new...Read More
Six Nations Paid $4.5m under Casino Deal
Thanks to a previous agreement, Elements Brantford Casino has been supporting its local economy and the nearby Six Nations community with hefty financial payments. The first of these, coming to an impressive $4.5 million, was recently pai...Read More
SG Corp Announces Leadership Re-Structure
It’s been an exciting year for Scientific Games Corp. The company has experienced everything from a jury having decided that the company was liable for major damages in the Shuffle Tech patent case, to the massive acquisition of the...Read More
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Scientific Games & Shuffle Tech Reach Settlement
In August, when the news first made headlines, it was hard to fathom that a company the likes of Scientific Games could be accused of instituting frivolous legal proceedings relating to a patent for automatic card shufflers, in an attempt...Read More
Aristrocrat Inc. Opens New Las Vegas Campus
Leaders in land-based casino technology and games cabinets, Aristocrat Technologies Inc., have just opened a brand new campus in Summerlin, Las Vegas. An opening ceremony was recently held and a celebratory ribbon cut in order to official...Read More
CGA Launches New Gaming-Related Initiative
The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has revealed its plans to launch a fresh new education and credential-revealing initiative by the name of ‘Get To Know Gaming Canada’. The goal of the program is to highlight the numerous,...Read More
Shortlist Finalised For Global Gaming Awards
It’s one of the gaming industry’s top awards events: the Global Gaming Awards London. The shortlist for 2019 has just been released and those who have made the very tough cut are now in the process of being contacted. The comp...Read More
Islands Lotto Adds Wazdan’s Games
Being the preferred partner of the New Jersey Gambling Commission, Islands Lotto is an online gaming operator that is independently owned and run. Boasting a wide selection of slot machines and instant win games, the company has now taken...Read More
Betsoft Launches Yak, Yeti & Roll Slot
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Rock and Roll with New Primal Megaways Slots
Primal Megaways might sound like the latest trendy diet doing the rounds – but it’s actually the title of Blueprint Gaming’s latest exciting slots release! The new title will transport you thousands of years into the pa...Read More
Relax Gaming Announces Stakelogic Deal
A new distribution deal between Stakelogic and Relax Gaming (RG) will ensure that soon, Stakelogic’s quality slots will be available on all Relax Gaming-powered platforms. Relax Gaming enjoys a strong presence in core markets all ov...Read More
Hard Rock Announces The Ultimate Sleigh Ride
Fancy driving around in your very own 2019 Ford Raptor before the New Year has even officially arrived? Then the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, which is located in the recently liberated state of New Jersey, is the place to be....Read More
Unibet Takes First Steps Into The US Market
The US sportsbetting and gaming market beckons to all those who are willing to heed the call. One such company is Unibet. Thanks to a live casino partnership with the undisputed masters of live casino, the company will be making its first...Read More
Time Travel Tigers Hit GVC Online Casinos
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SG To Release DEAL OR NO DEAL Lotto Game
Not only will it run across multiple states, ensuring that the jackpot will always reach its $1 million mark, but it will also give players the chance to compete in one of the most popular game show brands of all time: DE...Read More
Push Gaming’s Fun and Festive New Fat Santa Slot
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OLG To Put Sports Betting Plans Into Motion
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Gold Horse Casino Set Open Its Doors
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MGA Announces New Dispute Directive
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William Hill Trims Down On Digital Deadwood
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Playtika Confirms Wooga Acquisition Deal
Neither party has confirmed the exact purchase price, but news has broken that Playtika has acquired the Berlin-based social games development company Wooga for a reported $100 million. Wooga, which was founded by one Jens Begemann in 200...Read More
NSGC Warns Against Lotto Ticket Stocking Fillers for Minors
The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation (NSGC) has issued a stern warning against the gifting of Lottery tickets to minors. The tickets are popular as Christmas stocking fillers, especially since they are usually branded in all kinds of festiv...Read More
Lightning Box Enters North American Market
Thanks to the expansion of an existing agreement between SG Digital and specialist slots developer Lightning Box, the latter is now in the very fortunate position of being able to extend its global presence by entering brand-new territory...Read More
US Sports Leagues Embrace A New World
A gold rush. This is how Sharon Otterman, Chief Marketing Officer for major bookmaker William Hill, describes the scramble by professional sports leagues to get a spot on the sports betting bus. These are the very same leagues that had p...Read More
Business Booms for Bede Gaming in 2018
Bede Gaming, the popular developer of online and mobile gaming software, has hailed 2018 as its ‘most successful year’ to date, thanks in part to its completion of no less than ten content integration deals. Another developme...Read More
Play ‘n GO Wins 2018’s Game Vendor of the Year
During the course of last week’s Malta Gaming Awards, popular UK software developer Play ‘n GO was awarded an exceptional accolade. The company was officially named Games Vendor of the Year, receiving one of the most coveted i...Read More
GCE May Regret Recent Orillia Deal
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World Gaming Expo Monaco Postponed
When talking anything Monaco, it almost feels like overkill to add World Class Event into the statement. And last year’s inaugural World Gaming Expo Monaco (WGE) was no exception. The convention brought together the industry’s...Read More
Online Gambling To Bring in $73 billion by 2020
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PGCB Grants PokerStars an iGaming License
PokerStars, the highly popular online gaming brand run by Canada’s own The Stars Group, is reportedly taking its first steps back into the US’s online poker market thanks to a ground-breaking new deal. The successful company&...Read More
Evolution Gaming Purchases Ezugi in Landmark Deal
Live dealer casino software king Evolution Gaming has now taken its first steps into the world of consolidation. The developer has revealed that it is getting ready to acquire one of its biggest rivals, Ezugi, in a takeover deal. Late la...Read More
Evolution Gaming Purchases Ezugi in Landmark Deal
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New Baron Samedi Slot from Yggdrasil
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Steve Wynn Stalls Release of MGC’s Report
Casino tycoon and former CEO of has got his wish, albeit on a temporary basis. The mogul has managed to block the release of a report from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) that details allegations of his alleged sexual misconduc...Read More
Yggdrasil Gaming’s Nitro Circus Slot Goes Live
It was early in 2018 when Yggdrasil Gaming first announced that it had partnered with Nitro Circus in an exciting new venture. Now, the popular iGaming developer has revealed its first ever branded slot game in collaboration with the prem...Read More
St. Clair College Ventures into eSports
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Ontario Pair Score $9.6m Lotto 6/49 Win
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Malta Gaming Awards Set for November 27
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Shorelines Launch Raises Addiction Concerns
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Evolution Gaming Air TV Series for Ardent Group
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IGT Electronic Bingo Comes to Canada
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Record €7.8m Joker Millions Slots Win
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DraftKings Launch Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook
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Red Tiger Reveals New Fruit Blox Slots
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Great Canadian Raised to ‘Buy’ Status
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$9.6m Lotto Jackpot Won by Ontario Ticketholder
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Slots Sales Soar at North American Casinos
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Evolution Gaming Now Offering Live Infinite Blackjack
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GDFS Inc. Inks Omega Systems Deal
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NHL Signs Exclusive Betting Deal with MGM
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IWG and BCLC Sign Exclusive Content Deal
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Amendment 4 May Boost Bingo Worker Numbers
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3 Companies Fight for Greek Casino License
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Indiana Encouraged to Legalize Betting
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Evolution Gaming Coming to Hard Rock Casino
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Dual Play Roulette Comes to London Casino
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Evolution Gaming Eyes Out Netflix & YouTube
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Shorelines Casino Peterborough Opens
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No iGaming for Pennsylvanian Casinos
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Nolimit City Prospering in the iGaming Market
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Microgaming Releases Cash of Kingdoms Slot
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Ajax Downs Casino Gets Permission to Stay
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New Revenue Record for OLG
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Patagonia & Booming in Content Supply Deal
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Kroeker Resigns Amid Regulatory Pressure
Robert Kroeker, the gambling industry veteran who has long been the chair of the Justice Institute of British Columbia’s Board of Governors, has now opted to resign from his current role. Kroeker...Read More
Winners of GGA Las Vegas 2018 Revealed
Aussie-based slots expert Aristocrat and American were among the big winners at this year’s edition of the Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas (GGALV). Both of the companies managed to bag two prizes each, while there w...Read More
Countdown to Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas
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Ontario Bingo Hall Regulator to Monitor Cannabis Stores
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Reporter Accuses WSOP Nevada of Thuggery
A reporter has accused Nevada and its communications executive Seth Palansky of thuggery without merit. John Mehaffey claims the website tried to force him into gambling further when he requested a withdrawal. The iGaming reporter furth...Read More
Live the Dream With Viva Las Vegas Slots Game
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Gambling Adds $260 Billion to US Economy
$261.1 billion poured into the US economy in 2017, thanks to the gambling industry. According to an Oxford Economics report, $40.8 billion of that plumped up local, state and federal tax coffers. The rep...Read More
Big Expansion Plans for The Stars Group
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MGC to Further Discuss Steve Wynn Saga
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Gateway Hanover Casino Renovation On the Cards
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Limited, Canada’s largest private gambling operator, has recently revealed that it will be pumping $14 million into the renovation of its casino in the small Ontario town of
UK Bingo Giant Receives $5.2 Million Fine
Online bingo behemoth Stride Gaming is gearing itself up to pay out a massive fine of £4m (€4.5m/$5.2m). The regulatory penalty was imposed on the operator for what has been described as ‘complian...Read More
Slots Revenues Soar in Canada and USA
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Will Yggdrasil Create More Branded Slots?
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FanDuel Pays Out Full $82k Erroneous Win
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Nation 2 Nation Network Launches
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Canada’s Love Affair with Lottery Games
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Premier D. Ford Plans Ontario Place Casino
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Explore Viking Territory in Erik the Red
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Sen. Campbell Dodges Money Laundering Questions
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Bede Gaming Inks Content Deal with OLG
Newcastle software firm Bede Gaming has reportedly struck a huge deal with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation – one of the world’s largest lottery operators. The exclusive new agreement will see it launch its products ...Read More
Bingo Player Wins a Whopping $250k
On September 10, Gaming Arts announced that a lucky woman from Pennsylvania has won a hefty $250,000 jackpot while playing its Super Coverall Bingo game at Seneca Gaming and Entertainment in Salamanca, NY. The winner’s jackpot is th...Read More
Mohegan Wins Niagara Gaming Bundle License
In local Canadian gaming news, US firm like Caesars Entertainment Corporation and Hard Rock International in the tender process to operate Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara for the next 20 years. According to an officia...Read More
Belgium Investigates EA for Loot Box Saga
The government of Belgium is reportedly conducting a criminal investigation on popular video game developer Electronic Arts (EA). The probe stems from the fact that EA has continued to offer loot boxes in its games FIFA 18 and FIFA 19, de...Read More
Gaming Arts Headed for G2E
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MRG Slapped With 6 Digit Dutch Fine
Online gambling giant MRG, formerly known as Mr Green, recently revealed that it has become the newest target of the offered to local players. In a press release on the matter, MRG highlighted that its Malta-licensed subsidiary, Mr Gree...Read More
Mohegan Gaming Enters Canadian Industry
Popular tribal gaming operator Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment (colloquially known as just Mohegan) has finally begun its expansion into Canada. The move was revealed after the operator was chosen by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corpor...Read More
WPT-Themed Titles Launch with Zynga
It was late in 2017 when social gaming expert Zynga and the World Poker Tour (WPT) first announced their . Now, the business relationship has reached a whole new level thanks to Zynga announcing that its players can now enjoy the genuine ...Read More
Playtech Offloads Plus500 Stake for £176m
Playtech’s recent choice to sell off its 9.99% stake in the online trading platform Plus500 has come as no surprise, , according to iGaming industry analysts. In a regulatory report filed last week, the developer noted that the sal...Read More
Grab Racy Wins in Red Rake’s Speed Heroes
To celebrate the commencement of another fresh new Formula One season, Red Rake Gaming has created a tire-spinning slot machine packed with motor racing action and big wins to pick up. As of August, Speed Heroes is now live at Red Rake&rsqu...Read More
Lotto Fraud family Goes To Prison
A father, son and daughter trio who won a hefty $12.5 million on a free lottery ticket they had scammed off a customer at their variety store were officially sentenced by Canadian courts on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The father of the f...Read More
RTG’s Lucha Libre Gets a Red-Hot Sequel
Online casino software developer Realtime Gaming has yet another thrilling addition to its portfolio in store for its Canadian players. The famed company has now launched a sizzling new slot, Lucha Libre 2, to its casino partners, allowing ...Read More
Evolution Gaming Eyes Out US Growth
Despite the great buzz of excitement left in the , online gaming is still experiencing significant growth among the country’s real money players. Among the companies seeking to be a part of this growth surge is Evolution Gaming, th...Read More
2018 GGA Las Vegas Voting Opens
The voting period for the is now in session after the list of final nominees was distributed to this year’s expert judging panel. Now in its fifth edition, and with the largest judging panel the event has had to date, this ye...Read More
GCGC Accused of Shredding Financial Records
The Western Canadian operator of River Rock Casino Resort was given a warning in 2017 that some of the establishment’s staff members may have violated federal financial reporting laws by allegedly shredding paper records detailing h...Read More
Historic New Slot Launched by Blueprint
Market-leading UK based iGaming software supplier Blueprint Gaming has just released yet another thrilling slots title for its players in Canada and beyond. Inspired by the iconic Emperor of France, Napoleon: Rise of an Empire is the deve...Read More
Wazdan and Relax Gaming Team Up
Award-winning iGaming software developer Wazdan has now revealed yet another exciting partnership for its thriving business. The popular supplier has launched its range of boutique titles with Relax Gaming, an omni-channel gaming software...Read More
Wampanoag Tribe To Open New Bingo Hall
The gambling division of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) recently revealed that it will be partnering with an Oklahoma-based Native American gaming business to open up a new bingo hall in Aquinnah. The new partner in the ventu...Read More
2018 GGA Nominee Shortlist Finalized
Following a long period of careful deliberation, the companies who have successfully made it onto the 2018 Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas shortlist have now been contacted by the awards panel. The shortlist going live has come after a hi...Read More
New Kingdom of Fortune Slot Coming In November
Blueprint Gaming has done it again. The premium supplier of online gaming software has released yet another exciting title to its extensive library, this time focusing on a wondrous imaginary kingdom where big wins and unbelievable wealth a...Read More
The Unstoppable Growth of Online Gaming
Over the past decade alone, the online gaming world has expanded exponentially, with the industry valued at an unbelievable $41.78 billion by the end of 2016. This figure is set to reach $80 billion or more by the end of 2020, while 11% o...Read More
GCGC Q2 2018 Financials Show Great Growth
At long last, the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) has revealed its financials for the second quarter of 2018, ended on June 30. The company has reported an excellent 90% increase in its overall revenues up to $305.3 million, whil...Read More
Apple Cans Hundreds of Gaming Apps
Numerous gambling-related mobile apps have been removed from the Apple App Store – and hundreds more are likely to follow – after the implementation of Apple’s new App Review policy. In a bid to address illegal online g...Read More
Is Gaming Benefiting from Fortnite?
Fortnite, the massively popular Battle Royale game from Epic, is good for gaming in general. That’s because it has a low barrier to entry, being free, and mass appeal, and so might be bringing more people into the world of gaming ov...Read More
IGT Sees Second Quarter Dip
International Gaming Technology, also known as IGT, has filed their financial report for the second quarter of 2018. Known for providing digital casino games, lottery services and physical land based slot games; the company has had a soli...Read More
CGA Reveals Newest Board Members at AGM
The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has now announced its appointment of no less than five new Board of Directors members. The exciting announcement was made during the CGA’s Annual General Meeting towards the end of June, and has...Read More
GCGC to Release Q2 2018 Results in August
After a fruitful year of operations so far, the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) has revealed that it will release its official financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2018 after market close on August 14. The natio...Read More
Donald Trump's Gambling Crystal Ball
How will President-Elect Trump deal with the gambling industry and why that matters.It's a given that everyone will be looking toward the new US Administration to further their unique set o...Read More