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Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego, California, announced Thursday it has been awarded Loosest Slots Casino and Best Bingo from the Southern California Gaming Guide and Best Casino Pool and Best Casino restaurant from the San Diego Reader.  The San Diego Reader Best of 2022 issue features more than 350 categories in a variety of industries. San Diegans vote for their favorite local businesses, places and people to select their winners in each category.  The Southern California Gaming Guide’s annual Reader’s Choice 2022 Best Casinos features the best gambling venues throughout Southern California. Since 2003, thousands of readers submitted online…

iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play announced Thursday the launch of its latest release, Muertos Multiplier Megaways, inviting players to “party the night away” in a Day of the Dead-inspired slots. The six-reel Megaways release features symbols depicting tacos, cactuses, and skulls that must form matching combinations in order to win, triggering a tumble feature of new symbols. These are joined by a wild multiplier, which can substitute all symbols except the bonus, making it easier to create wins. Three bonus symbols in combination trigger a Free Spins bonus round, with players being able to gamble the number of spins won prior to…

The Malta Gaming Authority and French regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux have recently collaborated on a joint technical meeting on Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) matters. The two-day workshop, which took place on September 27-28, had as its purpose to showcase the methodologies and requirements of both authorities as well as to foster cooperation between the two regulators. Held remotely, the joint workshop looked at an overview of both MGA and ANJ’s AML Units’ functions, composition, and objectives with a specific focus on the supervisory aspect. This included presentations on corresponding legislation, an overview of AML/CFT obligations of…

Sports betting and media company Rivalry Corp. has announced preliminary record betting handle and revenue for the third quarter of the year. For the three-month period ended September 30, the company has seen an all-time high betting handle of CAD 70.3 million ($50.6 million), up 203% year-over-year; and record-setting revenue of CAD 7.1 million ($5.1 million), up 93% from the comparable period last year and 35% above quarter-over-quarter. The Toronto-based operator highlighted that the positive results were driven by performance in its esports betting vertical. “With 82% of active users at Rivalry under the age of 30-years old, the company…

The Arlington Heights Plan Commission agreed Wednesday to recommend that the Village Board approve amending the zoning for the Arlington International Racecourse site to allow for a sports betting facility there, exclusively under the condition of a professional sports stadium at the location.  The move comes after the NFL’s Chicago Bears team signed in 2021 a $197 million purchase agreement for the racecourse. Last month, a redevelopment plan including a sports wagering facility was presented, as part of a $5 billion, multi-year project. The team proposed to build both an NFL stadium and an adjoining mixed-use commercial and residential district.…

Gambling technology company Playtech has announced the successful refinancing of its current debt facilities. The company first announced on its September interim results that it has been engaged “in a comprehensive review of options” to refinance the EUR 530 million ($519 million) senior secured notes and the company’s revolving credit facility (RCF), both of which mature in Q4, 2023.  The company has now confirmed in a statement Thursday that it has entered into an amended EUR 277 million ($271 million) RCF until October 2025, with a further one-year extension option.  Based on its “strong” balance sheet and cash generation, Playtech is…

Gaming testing laboratory BMM Testlabs announced Monday the appointment of Adrianna Samuels as Vice President of Digital Business Development. Robert Reyes, Senior Vice President, Strategic Accounts, commented on her naming and said: “Adrianna’s impressive background in the digital segments will enable BMM to grow our partnerships in sports betting and iGaming.” “Her role will focus on providing operators and regulators with best-in-class guidance and solutions for market expansion, compliance, geolocation, and cybersecurity. Adrianna will also build and maintain strong business relationships with new and existing clients,” Reyes noted. Samuels also stated her excitement to join the BMM team. “Sports betting and…

Aristocrat Gaming announced on Monday that its online Real Money Gaming (RMG) division has rebranded to Anaxi. The company said that the move will “support the execution of Anaxi’s ‘build and buy’ growth strategy, including helping the business continue to attract and retain great online RMG talent and foster team culture.” Mitchell Bowen Anaxi Chief Executive Officer, Mitchell Bowen said: “We’re excited to announce Anaxi as the name of our emerging online Real Money Gaming business at Aristocrat. We look forward to working with our partners as Anaxi reimagines the world’s greatest gaming content online and begins our journey towards…

Play’n GO announced Thursday it is releasing a new fishing-themed slot, Boat Bonanza. The title takes players to navigate “choppy waters and have their fishing skills tested as they cast their hook and bait in the hope of netting the biggest catch,” the brand described. This title is a classic slot kitted out with new features “that steer the player into unchartered waters.” If a player achieves three Scatters, Free Spins are introduced – “ramping up the fishing action.” During the Free Spins, Collector Boats are randomly highlighted above where Instant Prizes lie in wait. They will be reeled to the…

International Game Technology (IGT) announced Wednesday that its subsidiary IGT Global Solutions Corporation has signed a seven-year contract extension with the Georgia Lottery Corporation. The partnership will see the company deploy its lottery and iLottery products and technology, with the aim of “enhancing the modernization of the Georgia Lottery’s offerings.” The contract extension will run through September 2032. As part of the contract extension, IGT will install cashless functionality on more than 10,000 point-of-sale retail terminals, enabling players to purchase lottery with a debit card. Customer-facing ticket scanners will also be implemented on more than 10,000 retail terminals to support…

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reported 76 cases of suspicious betting to the relevant authorities during the third quarter of 2022, according to a report published Wednesday. The Q3 total is a decrease of 15% when compared to the 89 cases in Q2, but up 17% from the 65 alerts in Q3, 2021. The Q3 alerts covered eight sports, with the top four of tennis (33 cases), esports (16), football (13), and table tennis (10) accounting for 95% of all alerts. From a geographical perspective,  the alerts spanned 29 countries with Europe accounting for around half (49%) of all alerts reported,…

iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play announced Wednesday it has added a new product to its portfolio of Live Casino games with the “immersive and gameshow-style” release PowerUp Roulette.  Taking the casino classic and giving it a twist for a live casino audience, PowerUP Roulette is “a highly anticipated take on traditional roulette,” the company wrote. Broadcasted from the provider’s studio, the game features a base play that offers up to five PowerUP bonus rounds providing additional chances to win.  If the ball lands on one of the preannounced PowerUP numbers, the game continues with a PowerUP bonus round in which all…

Non-bettors are 78% more likely to bet online if they are educated on how to wager, a new study found. The report shows the general public lacks basic knowledge of sports betting, and that they would be more willing to participate if they were more knowledgeable. The study was presented by WagerWire, a marketplace for open sports bets, and conducted by Leger, a market research and analytics company. It found that in addition to being the greatest barrier to entry, lack of betting education also happens to be the industry’s greatest area to grow and expand. The lack of understanding…

Affilka by SOFTSWISS announced Wednesday the platform has led up to a 20% increase in player acquisition for its clients as it shared its Client Migration analysis results. The company cited its reporting system and crypto payment solutions as the key advantage points, and the main reason for switching to the SOFTSWISS affiliate marketing platform.  The SOFTSWISS team has shared the results of the BC.GAME migration case as an example, which showed a 20% monthly increase in player acquisition. According to brand, the main reasons why online casinos switch affiliate management platforms include a lack of detailed and customizable affiliate…

The Malta Gaming Authority announced on Thursday that it has decided to suspend the authorization awarded to Arabmillionaire Limited, which now trades under the Playfooz.com brand, for breaching a wide range of the Authority’s regulations. As of October 12, the UAE-based online lottery’s B2C – Gaming Service Licence is suspended. Therefore the business is no longer authorized to carry out any gaming operations, register new players, or accept new customer deposits.  The company is however required to retain and provide access to all registered players to their player accounts and to refund all funds standing to the credit of players in line with the applicable…

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