Author: OnlineGamblingDaily

The Spanish government, through the Department of Consumer Affairs, announced on Friday that it will present a bill to regulate video game loot boxes, which the Department compared to games of chance, in order to avoid addictions such as compulsive gambling and to preserve the health of players. If approved, it would be the first country in Europe with a specific law for this sector. The announcement was made at the opening of the seminar ‘Loot Boxes. New challenges for the video game industry’, organized by the Department of Consumer Affairs to discuss these random reward mechanisms with experts and…

SBC has announced that the Canadian Gaming Summit 2023 will be staged on June 13-15 next year at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, in an edition that will see the long-established conference and trade show undergo a major change, as it will be the Summit’s first year under SBC’s management. The events and media business had previously announced an agreement to acquire Canada’s premier annual conference and trade show for land-based and iGaming professionals from current joint owners Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) MediaEdge Communications. The acquisition will be completed after this year’s edition of the Summit, which takes place June…

 June 6, 2022 They may be down, but they’re not out… not yet. In fact, Massachusetts sports bets still very much have the support of Governor Charlie Baker. And things are being the struggle to legalize sports wagering in the state is being highlighted with the state’s own Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. The team managed to win game one in the best-of-seven series a few nights ago, and Governor Baker used that victory to highlight the benefits of regulating Massachusetts sports bets. As reported by MassLive, Baker flat out stated that citizens of his state were driving across…

AI-driven sports data and content provider Stats Perform has partnered with Sporting Solutions to launch a new Betting Innovation Center. In a press release, the company stated that the new facility will connect at scale, allowing partners to “unlock the true potential of popular betting experiences like player propositions and betbuilders.” The deal marks the first time that “elite modeling, trading, data science, and sports data expertise” are brought together under the same roof, the company further explained. The commercial launch of the Betting Innovation Centre is expected to take place ahead of the Qatar World Cup in November. Partners of…

The ousted board of Okada Manila -the Philippines’ biggest casino- announced on Monday it is suing Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada and his partners, according to Business Inquirer. The businessman is being accused of coercion and other misconduct in what is said to have been a “violent and illegal” seizure of the resort last week. In a long-running dispute over control of Tiger Resorts, Leisure & Entertainment -owned by Japan-based Universal Entertainment Inc-, Kazuo Okada and representatives took physical control of the $3.3 billion casino on May 31. The move came after the Philippines’ Supreme Court in April issued a ‘status quo…

PressEnter Group, operator of online casino brands such as 21.com, announced it has moved into its new office located in Malta. Silvio Schembri, Minister for the Economy, EU Funds and Land, was present at the opening day ceremony, which included the unveiling of a special plaque to mark the occasion. The new offices, located in Sliema, occupy six floors overviewing Malta’s capital Valletta. The move, previously announced in October last year, comes after a period of growth for the organization, with its workforce quadrupling between 2020 and 2021 and profits tripling during the same period. The Group then doubled its…

Online gaming operator Codere Online Luxembourg announced Friday that the Codere brand has been ranked 61st among the 100 most valuable and strongest in the ‘Brand Finance Spain 2022’ ranking, an improvement compared to last year’s ranking. This ranking, in which the Codere brand has been consistently included since 2010, determines the value a company would be willing to pay to license its brand if it did not own it, by estimating the future revenue attributable to a brand and calculating a royalty rate that would be charged for its use. Alberto Telías, Chief Marketing Officer of Codere Online, said:…

Gaming provider Evolution announced Monday it has signed an agreement with Soaring Eagle Gaming for the provision of online casino content from its Evolution, NetEnt and Red Tiger brands in Michigan.  The deal will see Evolution provide its portfolio of online casino games, including online Live Casino products and First Person RNG titles from Evolution’s live studio in Michigan. Additionally, slot games from Red Tiger such as “Gonzo’s Quest Megaways”, “Piggy Riches Megaways” and jackpots are now available to players in the state. NetEnt titles such as “Divine Fortune Megaways”, “Fruit Shop Megaways” and “Starbust” will be launched in the…

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Zitro announced on Thursday the arrival of 100 new Altius Glare to the gaming halls of Mexico’s Caliente Casino. This agreement is completed with the incorporation of more than 250 new GLARE cabinets, which are added to the 1,200 already installed in Mexican territory. The new cabinet of Caliente Casino arrives with the new multi-game Wheel of Legends, which according to the company features “a totally unprecedented graphic quality, with impressive visual effects and high-quality sound”.  In addition to the incorporation of Altius Glare, and the new GLARE Family, the alliance between Caliente and Zitro is reinforced with the installation of…

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has “put on hold” consideration of a pending gaming license application from supporters of a Linn County casino, following a bill passed late in the legislative session, which places a two-year hold on new gambling licenses in the state.  says he anticipates a full halt in the licensing process.  “They indicated that they would not be accepting applications at this point,” the commission’s administrator Brian Ohorilko said after a meeting Thursday, as reported by Corridor Business Journal. “At least at this point, it’ll be difficult to do much in terms of moving forward with an application process…

Pragmatic Play introduced on Thursday a new slot title that combines fairground and circus themes with zombies. The content provider said that Zombie Carnival features circus tents filled with a variety of undead characters, including ringleaders, clowns, acrobats, and even some blood-thirsty animals. The title provides 4,096 ways to win and eight regular paying symbols. The title’s Scatter is suitably embodied by a brain, and only appears on reels two, three, four, and five. Furthermore, the Wild is characterized by a ravenous bear that only appears in the Free Spins round, and there is a Mystery icon that randomly transforms…

Crown Resorts is on its way to secure a license to open its Sydney casino, more than a year after it was considered to be “unfit” by the NSW gaming regulator, in a plan that would see the brand get a conditional license for a specified period with the possibility of becoming fully accredited, ABC reports. To this end, the state cabinet will meet Monday to decide on the future of this plan.  After a year-long investigation launched by the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA), the company was considered “unsuitable” to hold a gambling license for Barangaroo Casino in…

International gaming fair Peru Gaming Show (PGS) is returning for its 19th edition on June 15-16, at Lima’s Jockey Club del Perú. The event is set to carry out an exclusive selection of themes and speakers with the intention of transmitting real experiences and the knowledge gathered throughout the years.  Sportsbook and casino platform provider Digitain will attend the event and exhibit its products at stand #60. Ahead of the show, Yogonet had the opportunity to speak with the company’s Senior Sales Manager, Gevorg Rushanyan and Sales Team Manager, Hamest Safaryan, who shared the company’s plans and expectations for the show. They further spoke of the company’s expansion plans…

U.S. industry executives, regulatory officials and legal advisors expect sports betting to be legal in 45 or more states by 2025, compared with 32 at the start of 2022, according to the findings of the second annual VIXIO GamblingCompliance and SBC U.S. Sports Betting Regulatory Survey. But they also voiced concerns related to New York’s unique regulatory model for online sports betting and its high tax rate of 51% eventually spreading to other jurisdictions, and they back proactively limiting marketing efforts to avoid a potential policy backlash. The VIXIO/SBC survey was conducted in the run-up to the SBC Summit North America…

After the Virginia General Assembly passed state budget language that could pave the way for a casino in Petersburg, officials of Richmond city and the eventual developer of a Richmond casino threatened legal action against it.  In a news conference Thursday morning, Petersburg Mayor and leaders, joined by Senator Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, heralded state lawmakers for including a budget provision preventing Richmond from holding a second casino referendum until Nov. 1, 2023, after voters there rejected the $600 million ONE Casino + Resort project last year by a narrow margin. The new budget deal would not allow the Virginia Lottery…