Casino
November 26, 2021
Oryx Realizes Jack’s Casino Alliance in Netherlands with Successful Launch
Oryx Gaming is expanding its footprint in the Dutch market through a new partnership with Jack’s Casino, which is also launching in the newly regulated gambling jurisdiction. Jacks.nl will now feature player account management (PAM) iGaming platform and content. Both companies have received formal approval from the Kansspelautoriteit or the Dutch Gambling Commission to operate in the market and […]
Casino
November 25, 2021
William Hill Shuts Downs EuroGrand, 21 Nova and William Hill Casino Club
The impending closures of three online casino brands was announced by William Hill this week as part of an ongoing strategic review at the group that is looking to concentrate on its core businesses. Streamline the Business The decision to discontinue operations of EuroGrand, 21 Nova and William Hill Casino Club was taken after a […]
Casino
November 25, 2021
On Air Entertainment Debuts First Live Game, Standard Blackjack
On Air Entertainment has released its first live game with which the studio is breaking into the highly competitive and exciting live casino market segment. The company set up shop last December and has been able to produce its first product within a year. Standard Blackjack follows in the well-established tradition of the casino classic […]
Casino
November 25, 2021
Facebook Named in Amended Complaint over Social Casino Apps
Facebook continues to face legal headwinds from disgruntled consumers who have taken an issue with the company’s policy on social casino apps. The lawsuit filed with the Court of Northern District of California San Jose Division alleges that the company participated in an “illegal gambling conspiracy,” Law Street reported. Social Apps Again Targeted on Facebook […]
Casino
November 25, 2021
Man Who Spent GoFundMe Money on Gambling Enters Guilty Plea to Feds
A 42-year-old man from New Jersey who invented a heart-wrenching story to raise funds online in 2017 pleaded guilty in front of the U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman in Camden on Monday. Investigators named the man, Mark D’Amico, to be the mastermind behind the scam. Together with then-girlfriend Katelyn McClure and homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt […]
Casino
November 25, 2021
Former UFC Fighter Now Persona Non-Grata at Casino for Lewd Act
According to the Las Vegas Sun, Anthony Rocco Martin (17-6), a former UFC fighter, was arrested in Las Vegas on Saturday after allegedly urinating at a casino floor, and then punching a security staff member who responded. Save it For the Ring Caesar’s Palace patrons witnessed the incident around 12:45 AM on Saturday. Police arrived […]
Casino
November 24, 2021
Experts See Skill-Based Slots as Industry’s Future
Slot machines have been around since the 1900s’ and their popularity around the globe is synonymous with casinos. While some casinos offer table games as well, other venues feature slots only. Since the invention of the first mechanical slots, the popularity of the machine has been growing at an unstoppable rate. Slot Machines Continue to […]
Casino
November 24, 2021
Human Trafficking Gang Used Funds to Gamble and Invest in Real Estate
A criminal group have used casinos to launder millions of ill-gotten funds obtained through the exploitation of Central American laborers who were forced to work in inhumane conditions across farms in Florida, Georgia, and Texas, and elsewhere court documents have revealed. According to the documents, the gang was a “modern-day slavery” operation which used the […]
Casino
November 24, 2021
CDI Offloads Two-Thirds of Florida Property to Blackstone-Owned Company
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) is selling a large piece of its footprint in Florida. The company behind casinos, horserace tracks, and more announced Monday that it reached an agreement with Calder Casino in Miami Gardens, FL, to sell more than 115 acres it holds for $291 million. That’s about two-thirds of the property, and CDI […]
Casino
November 24, 2021
Kids House of Seminole Accountant Allegedly Gambled with Stolen Charity Money
61-year-old Carrie Wagner is an ex-Kids House of Seminole accountant who was arrested after turning herself in for charges of embezzlement last Thursday. The Summa Cum Laude university graduate was taken into the custody of the Seminole County Jail for having plundered the Children’s Advocacy Center’s accounts. A Contrite Accountant Faces 58 Charges Wagner is accused of […]