Category: Games News

Retail sportsbooks and online casinos in Pennsylvania reportedly had a record January after processing approximately $615.3 million in aggregated wagers and handing over some $34 million in combined taxes.

According to a report from the online news domain at PlayPennsylvania.com citing official information from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the result topped the previous all-time high of $548.6 million set for December and represented the first time that the sector had produced in excess of $600 million in aggregated handle since launching some 26 months ago. Should this performance continue for the remainder of the year and the source detailed that retail sportsbooks and online casinos in Pennsylvania could end the year with aggregated annual handle of almost $6 billion …...

Spanish online gaming software developer, Red Rake Gaming, has named Hero Gaming as one of its newest casino partners.

The recently inked agreement has resulted in the premium casino content provider making its debut on the leading operator’s brands.

“We are delighted that Hero Gaming chose Red Rake Gaming as their newest partner”

According to the official press release…

…under the terms of the commercial deal, the Valencia-headquartered developer will make available all of its newest …...

Following almost a month of speculation and American lottery and gaming machines innovator, Scientific Games Corporation, has now officially announced the signing of a ten-year deal with the Turkish National Lottery.

The Las Vegas-headquartered firm used an official Tuesday press release to detail that the nation’s Lottery is expected to go live from next year and the new agreement is to see it supply the enterprise with a range of instant games as well as up to 15,000 of its Wave retail terminals. The innovator explained that the …...

Play’n GO has decided to add a vampiric twist to the classic joker slot theme in its new online gaming title Count Jokula. The title is part of the Joker series and offers a spooky experience with plenty of features and visuals.

The classic slot offers two features and requires just three symbol matches to earn a win. Will you trigger a trick or a treat with symbol combinations on the reels?

Details:

Load the reels of this online slot game, and Count Jokula invites you into his home, where things are always what they seem. The Play’n GO game grid is lined in gold and features items such as daggers, goblets, and fruit. Watch the game grid before you spin; the fruit comes alive with creepy teeth or skull-like features. It is a un…...

In an effort to further safeguard the integrity of sportsbetting, American gaming machine and systems innovator, Scientific Games Corporation (SG) has announced that is has become an associate member of the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS).

Pioneering move:

The Las Vegas-based firm used an official Friday press release (pdf) to detail that the move represents the first time a supplier of lottery sportsbetting products has joined the GLMS and means that it will now receive summaries of global alerts as well as educational and preventative tools and information.

As a…...

Known for daily fantasy sports offerings, DraftKings has now decided to launch new sports betting options via a recent partnership in the state of New York. The company has just announced a new partnership with the del Lago Resort & Casino, set to create a physical sportsbook within the gaming venue. Online and mobile wagering are expected along with the on-site options, as long as lawmakers regulate the two additional types of sports betting in the future.

DraftKings needs a physical location in the region if they are to continue to compete with their rival, FanDuel. Having partnered with Tioga Downs, FanDuel will be offering sports betting services in New York as well. According to the American Gaming Association, the state is the second-largest in the United States when it…...

Spanish online casino games developer Spearhead Studios has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see its portfolio of over 90 innovations integrated onto the iGaming platform from prominent content aggregator Iforium.

The Marbella-headquartered firm used an official press release to declare that this fresh alliance is destined to ‘further expand its reach across regulated markets’ by adding it range of games to the well over 14,500 titles from 160 developers that have already been incorporated into Iforium’s Gameflex online casino platform.

Adamant ambition:

Online gambling software company SOFTSWISS is expanding its already vast game aggregator to the Latin American market courtesy of a new alliance with up-and-coming Brazilian live casino studio, Pipa Games.

Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the games provider was created to meet the growing demand for more “tropicalized” games, and specializes in live casino content that caters to Brazilian players, with its Live Roulette and Live Bingo titles alreay proving popular in the region.

Since launching in 2020, Pipa Games has attracted the attention of major global operators, and in addition to its established content, is currently working on growing its portfolio to include other live dealer products, such as blackjack and baccarat.

In Wisconsin, a new economic impact study commissioned by the Stockbridge-Munsee Band Of Mohican Indians has reportedly found that the casino-operating tribe stands to lose about 37% of its annual gambling revenues as a result of the Project Forward expansion scheme being implemented by the rival Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe.

According to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper, the Stockbridge-Munsee Band Of Mohican Indians runs the North Star Mohican Casino And Resort near the small town of Bowler, which is located only 16 miles from the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe’s Ho-Chunk Gaming Wittenberg casino.

As part of Project Forward, which was announced by the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe in August before being put into practice a month later, the Wittenberg-based venue i…...

Only a few days after completing the demerger of its lottery and keno business and Australian bookmaker Tabcorp Holdings Limited has announced the settlement of litigation with the state of Queensland that is to see it hand over approximately $108 million in unpaid taxes.

The Melbourne-headquartered firm used an official press release to detail that this arrangement came after the state initiated legal proceedings in 2019 as part of an attempt to recoup cash owed via its 15% point of consumption tax. Tabcorp Holdings Limited had long argued that this duty was unfair due to the fact that its rate was considerably higher than those in neighboring jurisdictions such as the Northern Territory.

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