Industry
March 22, 2022
BGC Tells Gambling Act Reviewers to Watch Out for Unintentional Side Effects
The Betting and Gaming Council continues to lead the offensive against regulatory changes in the United Kingdom that may have unintended negative consequences for businesses, consumers, and the treasury. BGC chief executive Michael Dugher issued a statement on how re-regulating the industry in a time of a global pandemic may compound the already existing issues […]
Industry
March 22, 2022
Gaming Industry for Ukraine Hits Goal, Extends Deadline
Over the past weeks, Gaming Industry for Ukraine, a charitable campaign hosted by various gambling industry stakeholders, has been able to exceed its original target of £250,000 ($333,000) earmarked for humanitarian and relief efforts in war-torn Ukraine. Still, the organizers are going and calling on benefactors to contribute and raise more funds. Deadline for Gaming […]
Casino
March 21, 2022
Kalamba Games Adds Andrew Crosby as Chief Commercial Officer
The Polish slots game developer Kalamba Games has reinforced its leadership team with the appointment of Andrew Crosby. The latter will be heading the company’s marketing efforts as the new chief commercial officer. Kalamba Acquired Andrew Crosby As a part of Kalamba Games, Crosby will lead the brand’s marketing activities. He will be tasked with […]
Industry
March 21, 2022
Belgium’s Regulator Blacklisted 30 New Gaming Domains
A total of 30 new domains were added to the Belgian Gaming Commission’s (BGC) blacklist latest update last week, among which a brand operated by the licensed in Malta Winzon Group. Protecting the Public from Illegal Gambling Operators The BGC targeted casinodep.com, an online casino gaming website operated by Malta-licensed Winzon Group, as well as […]
Legal
March 21, 2022
Ocean Casino Whistleblower Lawsuit Parties Discuss Settlement
A lawsuit filed in 2020 against Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City and its owner, the Luxor Capital Group, by a company’s former general counsel and senior vice president for being illegally fired for whistleblowing will not go to trial after the defendants and the plaintiff agreed to a settlement. Retaliation for Whistleblowing Loretta Pickus […]
Casino
March 21, 2022
Bayton Limited Fined SEK 35,000 for Unreported Board Reshuffling
One year ago, Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen advised Malta-based Bayton Limited to bring improvements to its then incomplete know-your-customer (KYC) methodology and report back to it by June 2021. Now, the operator with a valid license to operate in Sweden’s online gaming market was fined for not notifying the same regulator of a series of […]
Casino
March 21, 2022
Talks about Casino Smoke Ban Again on the Table in New Jersey
Back in 2006, smoking inside restaurants, bars and other public places in New Jersey was completely banned. While the regulation applied for public places, a single exception was made for casinos in Atlantic City that were allowed to keep smoking for 25% of their gaming floors. Since then, multiple attempts to completely ban smoking from […]
Casino
March 21, 2022
Pittsylvania County, VA to Shut Down Skill Game Operations
A county in Virginia is gearing up to take out all forms of illegal gambling – starting with “skill game” machines which have been enjoying a sort of regulatory break over the past few years. Now, this is about to change as Pittsylvania County attorney, Bryan Haskins, has given operators of such machines a deadline […]
Industry
March 18, 2022
Michigan Internet Gaming Registered New Record in February
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) released the February 2022 internet gaming and sports betting report, revealing that the 14 operators authorized for both forms of online wagering generated less than in January. Internet Gaming Record Month Commercial and tribal internet casino gaming and sports betting operators accounted for a combined $145.28 million in total […]
Blockchain
March 18, 2022
BetOnline Adds ApeCoin to List of Approved Payment Methods
One of the world’s largest online sports betting and casino gaming websites BetOnline.ag made history today by becoming the first gaming operator to accept ApeCoin payments. Pioneering ApeCoin Adoption in Gaming The announcement that BetOnline is adding ApeCoin ($APE) to the list of approved cryptocurrencies was made via the Odds PR agency. It followed shortly […]