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Games and platform developer Vibra Gaming announced Monday the launch of El Mariachi, the first title in its new range of video bingo products developed specifically for the rapidly growing LatAm region.  Launched to coincide with Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebration and based on the country’s Calaca culture where a romantic guitarist sings to his sweetheart, El Mariachi Bingo “follows the Vibra Gaming philosophy of innovative product strategy and high-quality graphics combined with the latest industry trends, and second-to-none art direction and illustrations,” the company wrote.  The El Mariachi skeleton is the star of the game with a classic 90-ball…

Gaming Innovation Group-powered brand PlayStar Casino has announced the launch of its online casino app on the App Store and Google Play Store in New Jersey. PlayStar offers access to live games of roulette, baccarat, and blackjack, as well as on-demand slots – including popular titles Starburst, Cleopatra, Megajackpots, and more. PlayStar offers a personalized user experience with its customized “concierge,” the brand notes. The more time users spend playing, the more attuned the concierge becomes to their typical gaming behaviors. To celebrate the launch, PlayStar is offering a welcome bundle of a 100% deposit match up to $1,000 plus up to 500…

It’s come down to this: Both of the California sports betting props have their ‘big day’ next week. Voters will head to the polls, with the immediate future of sports wagers at stake. And the very real possibility that neither of the propositions will pass. Well, that sucks. In California, a ballot proposition needs just one vote above 50% to pass. But there are two propositions to regulate betting on sports in the state, and the confusion between the two may end up leaving residents waiting at least another year for sports bets. Proposition 26, backed by Tribal Gaming interests,…

Sports technology company Sportradar announced Friday that its CEO and Founder, Carsten Koerl, has been named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 in Switzerland. The firm described the EY recognition as “highly respected across the globe as an award, as a program and, even more importantly, as a mindset.”  Since 1986, the auditing and consulting firm EY has been committed to the Entrepreneur Of The Year program, which recognizes the achievements of exceptional entrepreneurs. An independent panel of judges selected Koerl based on his entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth, and impact, among other core competencies and attributes. A ten-member jury was responsible…

iGaming software solutions provider SOFTSWISS announced Monday it is updating one of its most demanded features of its Casino Platform, its in-game currency conversion. The online casino management software now allows players to convert their crypto balances into as many as nine fiat currencies.  Before the update, cryptocurrency could only be converted into one default currency. “Offering unique innovative features, SOFTSWISS spares no effort to reinforce the functionality of its solutions, this time by expanding the list of fiat currencies available for in-game conversion,” the company stated. The platform now allows conversion into USD, EUR, AUD, RUB, CAD, NZD, NOK, JPY, and…

The UK will see further underage gambling prevention efforts with the installation of new age-estimation technology on thousands of betting machines, whether in bars, pubs, and or service stations across the country. Gauselmann subsidiary Regal Gaming Technologies is teaming up with tech firm Yoti to deliver the solution. This facial age-estimation technology takes a picture of the player through a camera installed in the machine before they are allowed to play. Within two seconds, an algorithm will determine their age to within 18 months, and stop them from playing if it decides they look too young.  This move comes as a…

The next operator of the UK National Lottery, Allwyn, which will succeed current operator Camelot in 2024, is currently in talks to buy the firm in a GBP 100 million deal ($115 million) that would allow for the removal of the latter’s final legal challenge against the country’s industry regulator. As reported by Sky News, Allwyn is in advanced discussions with Camelot’s Canadian owner about a takeover of its UK operations. An agreement is said to be struck in the coming weeks. The Gambling Commission, which oversaw the awarding of the new license earlier this year, has allegedly been informed about…

Nigeria is on its way to updating its tax collection system, powered by UK-based Fintech company E-Technologies Global’s Sentinal product, generating tax from online gaming transactions. The news comes in tandem with a new remote operator permit for offshore-licensed operators, which will allow businesses to offer online gambling in Nigeria without a local presence.  The decision to broaden the country’s system was published in a statement by Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola, the Special Assistant on Media & Communications to the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service of Nigeria and made available to journalists on Wednesday.  E-Technologies’ Sentinal national payment…

Evolution’s NetEnt announced Thursday the launch of its new online slot Superstars, starring the brand’s most iconic characters as they “come together for a party” in the title. The company’s new product “brings to the table an unparalleled Bonus Game experience” featuring Finn, Gonzo, Lady Pig, Space Wars Brute, and the Starbust octagram.  Free Spins will elevate the player to the Bonus Game, where a board game envelopes the reels. Players can collect Dice when entering the Bonus Game and during Free Spins, which will allow them to move a red token around the reels. If the red token lands on…

The Provincial Institute of Games and Casinos (IPJyC) of Mendoza signed a resolution in the Official Gazette, through which the bidding is opened to grant between two and five licenses to operate online games for a period of 10 years. In this way and two years after the sanction of the law in the provincial Legislature, the IPJyC proceeded to call for public bidding to regulate the activity. The resolution, which was published this Thursday in the Official Gazette, is IPJyC’s 567 and refers to Law 9.267 and its Regulatory Decree 1.842/22, where the Institute will be in charge of granting…

Munich’s Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) ruled on September 26 that sales from the operation of slot machines are still subject to value-added tax (VAT) after a change in the law for virtual slot machines that came into force on July 1, 2021. In the case at hand, the applicant, who operates arcades, had successfully applied to the Finance Court (FG) to suspend the execution of the sales tax advance payment for August 2021, explains a press release from the Federal Fiscal Court. “The Lower Tax Court considered it ‘seriously doubtful’ that the sales tax liability of so-called land-based slot machine…

 October 29, 2022 We speak with E. Sequoyah Simermeyer of the National Indian Gaming Commission about California sports betting and the Federal considerations and requirements surrounding the regulation of the activity. The NIGC would be involved with the oversight of sports betting conducted at Tribal Casinos, including technological considerations, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and compact considerations, and helping Tribal Gaming develop partnerships to deliver sports betting to customers. Sports betting in California will go before voters soon, and they will decide what form of wagering (if any) will become regulated. The two dueling propositions on the ballot would either…

Las Vegas-based sports betting operator SuperBook Sports is now live in Iowa. Bettors in the state can download the SuperBook Sports Iowa app or visit ia.SuperBook.com to place wagers through the product. SuperBook Chief Executive Officer Mark Lipparelli said: “We’re excited to bring the SuperBook brand and our decades of experience to the state of Iowa. From the Cyclones and Hawkeyes to the Field of Dreams, Iowa has one of the best sports traditions in the country. Many sports fans from Iowa have undoubtedly visited our iconic Las Vegas sportsbook, and now they can access those same great betting options from…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is opposing Proposition 27, one of two competing proposals to legalize sports betting in the state. Newsom has now weighed in, publicly voicing his opposition to the sportsbook-backed ballot measure, which would legalize online sports wagering apps in the Golden State. “Proposition 27 is bad for California,” Newsom said in a statement this week. “It would hurt California’s Indian Tribes, increase the risks of underage gambling, and push billions of dollars out of California and into the pockets of out-of-state corporations. Vote No on 27.” Proposition 27 is up against Proposition 26, a tribal-backed measure that…

Nevada has exceeded $1 billion in gambling revenue for 19 straight months, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s latest report. Casinos in the Silver State posted $1.2 billion in revenue for September, which marks an 18% increase from the same month in pre-pandemic 2019 and is also up 8% year-on-year Additionally, the state is on pace to break last year’s record-setting gaming revenue total of $13.4 billion. Over the last nine months, Nevada casinos generated $11 billion in revenue, which is 13.2% above the same period in 2021. This has been partly credited to a strong Las Vegas Strip…

According to local reports, Albania will reintroduce legal sports betting. The measure is set to be implemented on January 1, 2023, four years after sports wagering, casinos, and online gambling were made illegal. The move is expected to provide revenue for the government, which currently faces a debt of over 90%, increasing pressure to subsidize rising energy costs and calls to support the vulnerable amid the global crisis. The measure, which has been on the cards since the summer, is set to be effective at the start of the next year. Experts on the matter estimate that some €17 million…