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Dutch casino signage specialist Signs4U has completed in combination with IGT a major new contract on behalf of the Netherlands’ Holland Casino. The operator’s new IGT Mega Millions wide area progressive (WAP) jackpot on the PeakSlant49 cabinet, installed in all 14 of the casino chain locations, is now up and running. Each of the venues has a bank of six, eight or ten slots surmounted by a sign that is designed and built using the latest flexible LED panels from Signs4U. The effect is a 360-degree “seamless” sign that has been equipped with a “cutting-edge” technology animation by IGT, according to…

Gaming test lab and product certification consultancy BMM Testlabs announced that Zeena Rossouw, Vice President of Operations & Sales, South Africa, has been awarded the Outstanding Woman Award 2022 at the 7th Annual Sports Betting East Africa+ Summit and Eventus Awards. BMM’s South African team attended the Summit at the Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 4-5. The next edition of the event will be held July 13-14, 2023, in Kampala, Uganda. Zeena Rossouw spoke about this: “I have dedicated over 30 years to the gaming industry in Africa and I am very grateful to be recognized for…

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) has rejected the appeals of private bookmakers Eurofootball and National Lottery against the decisions of the State Commission on Gambling to apply a compulsory administrative measure including the permanent revocation of the licenses held. The decision of the three panels of the SAC on the cases is final, the court said on Friday, as reported by the Bulgarian News Agency. According to the court, within the time limits set by the SCG, the two companies have failed to take action to repay or secure the overdue public claims established: over BGN 328 million ($171 million) for Eurofootball…

Representatives for iGaming testing and certification firm iTech Labs deemed the company’s attendance at the iGB Live! trade event, which took place at the RAI Amsterdam between the 5th and the 8th of July, a “great success” in terms of meeting with new iGaming companies, as well as in providing a place to meet face-to-face with many existing customers. The trade show set a new attendance record, attracting a record of 5,022 industry professionals. The figure represents a 7% uplift on the previous best of 4,694 set in 2019 and a 31% uplift on 2021 when iGB Live! was the first major in-person gaming event…

Resorts Digital Gaming announced Friday it has inked a new deal with casino influencer team the Slot Squad. The digital division of Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino Hotel —owned by Mohegan Sun— is teaming up with the group to create a new online experience for their customers.  In what Resorts labels “a first-of-its-kind partnership,” the Slot Squad joins Resorts Live, a proprietary platform developed by RDG to showcase online casino games and content. Customers can play along and interact with the Slot Squad directly through RDG’s platform. Resorts Live is also developing in-person live streams at the Resorts Casino in Atlantic…

In the early hours of this morning, state legislators brought Massachusetts sports betting to life. In what seemed almost impossible, and hours passed the Sunday night deadline, the last minute session was able to get a compromise approved. The new bill still needs to be signed by Governor Charlie Baker, but that seems like a formality at this point. After all, it was Baker who was pushing for sports bets in his state from the very beginning. He even filed his own Massachusetts sports betting legislation on the matter back in 2019. The bill will allow betting on some college…

Slot machines have been existing since the 19th century. They work on chance entirely. There is little strategy involved and everybody has the same odds of winning. It’s you simply spin the wheel and pray to get a match symbol with various pay. Slots betting is an easy way to win a lot of cash with little strategy. How to defeat a slot machine you should keep certain tips handy. 1) Stick to the budget: You should always decide the money you are batting before you enter the slot. You can go lower by your budget but never from it…

 July 31, 2022 A month’s worth of rain fell in only two hours, causing Las Vegas flooding that saw standing water in casinos and the closure of the airport. Streets became rivers. Parking garages became waterfalls. There was even water pouring from lighting fixtures in hotels. Down on Fremont Street, the Circa Casino had water coming from behind video screens. At Planet Hollywood water gushed from the rooftop. And even the illustrious Caesars Palace sprang a leak. It was all quite surreal. All in all, there were over 300 emergency calls during the storm, and seven people had to be…

International Game Technology (IGT) announced Thursday it has been recognized by the All-In Diversity Project (AIDP) as the top-ranking gaming supplier in the 2021 All-Index report. The index serves as a global benchmarking tool measuring the progress of diversity, equality and inclusion in the betting and gaming sectors. 40 companies participated in the most recent AIDP All-Index survey, which covered the extended period of 2020-2021 to account for the pandemic. “Continuing its history of high performance in the report, IGT received the third-highest overall score,” the company announced. Since the inaugural All-Index report in 2018, IGT has remained a high-ranking…

On May 16, Slotegrator released a new platform for online casino operators. The main functions were updated and improved, and a number of highly functional new modules were added. In a new analysis, Ayvar Gabidullin, Business Development Manager at Slotegrator, explains the different modules and the benefits operators can obtain from them to strengthen their position in the market. Business intelligence module If information is power, analytics are what help you use that power effectively. Operators who don’t know how to manage their data are missing out on business opportunities they’re not even aware of — and wasting their budget on…

Atlantic City casino workers have now reached four-year agreements featuring substantial pay raises with all nine casinos in the popular New Jersey destination after Golden Nugget inked a new deal with Local 54 of the Unite Here union on Thursday, putting an end to the employees’ unrest. The agreement bring four years of labor peace for the city, removing any chance of a strike. The Golden Nugget settlement contains the same basic economic elements as those approved at the other eight casinos, including a $22 hourly rate for housekeeping employees in the fourth year of the contract.  On other occasions when workers…

As Latin American iGaming markets keep opening up several business opportunities for operators and providers, there are many aspects to be considered in order to make the best decisions and design the best strategies in order to leverage them and be competitive. The expert team of global sports betting and casino platform provider Uplatform has analyzed those aspects in this comprehensive article, including mobile-friendly solutions, localization, payment methods, trends like esports, and regulations in Latin America. Latin America’s potential is immense. Combined with a supply of untapped clients, the region is looking more and more like the ideal place to…

Louisiana Gaming Control Board reported overall gaming revenues in June at $265 million across four sectors, down 4.2% from May numbers, and a 9.7% drop when compared to June 2021. Most of it came from the state’s 15 riverboat casinos, which produced a total of $151 billion in revenue for June, a 3.2% monthly decline and an 8.4% decrease year-over-year. Considering the state’s land-based casino, riverboat casinos, racinos and video terminals, the only segment that showed a positive monthly variation was the sole, Caesars’ land-based property, Harrah’s New Orleans Casino, which saw $21 million in revenue for June, up 1.2%…

The organizers of the Gaming & Technology Expo confirmed on Friday that the GAT Expo Cartagena event will take place on March 29-30, 2023 at the Cartagena Las Americas Convention Center, in Colombia. “The purpose in 2023 is to hold a large format fair, in a venue featuring more than 6,000 square meters of flexible space, in order to offer exhibitors an ideal exhibition area located on a single level, in the Santa María A and B halls, for the presentation of gaming machines, products, and services, in line with the development of an industry in continuous evolution and at…

Latin American game and platform developer Vibra Gaming has signed an agreement this week with Latamwin, a LatAm-oriented company specializing in services and technological developments for the online gaming and sports betting industry. Under the new agreement, Vibra Gaming’s portfolio will be available on all Latamwin’s casino platforms, such as PuntoBet, Casino Maverick, and Divergana, among others. The sites will be able to offer their users a broad portfolio of Vibra Gaming’s “most outstanding original games,” as well as licenses such as Popeye The Sailor and The Phantom. Additionally, the deal will include the upcoming Condorito game, based on a…

The Florida Gaming Control Commission has issued a warning that a proposal to legalize “adult arcades” in Jacksonville could be illegal. These establishments, which feature casino-style electronic games, could run afoul of the state’s prohibition on slot machines in Duval County. In a letter sent to city officials and retrieved by Florida Times-Union, commissioners said that should Jacksonville allow the return of the electronic games, having previously shut them down in 2019, it could conflict with the state law banning slots in most of the state. In response, City Council member Garrett Dennis, who filed the legislation, now said he…