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Online payment solutions provider AstroPay announced Tuesday it has inked a new sponsorship deal with English Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, also known as Wolves. This agreement marks the second year of their partnership, which includes the exclusive designations for AstroPay as the principal partner of Wolves and Wolves Women for the 2022/23 campaign. Both parties first began working together began in August 2021. The deal will also see AstroPay’s branding and logo featured on the front of the match shirts and will be prominently displayed on the shirts worn by the esports teams. Wolves’ home stadium Molineux will display…

iGaming solutions provider Skywind Holdings announced it has finalized its acquisition of UK technology company Intouch Games Group, marking a key milestone for the group as it continues to increase its B2C presence in Europe’s largest market.  Since its establishment in 2001, Intouch Games Group has grown in the continent and in the world, with over 500 employees based in UK, Cyprus, Romania, Vietnam and Taiwan. It is also home to eight casino brands including mFortune, Jammy Monkey and Mr Spin.  Intouch Games offering will enhance Skywind’s extensive portfolio, sitting alongside slot and Live Casino games, a press release explains.…

This week’s gambling news finds us in Las Vegas, where the World Series of Poker has officially kicked off! But as the WSOP ramps up, some Las Vegas casinos remain closed from the pandemic! Also, a Massachusetts sports betting update just in time for the NBA Finals! This week’s big story finds that the 2022 World Series of Poker is officially up and running in Las Vegas at Bally’s Casino… I mean at the Horseshoe Casino… I mean they’re calling it Bally’s, but it’s really the Horseshoe… I mean at some point it’s going to be the Horseshoe, but right…

iGaming technology company Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) announced it has signed a head of terms agreement with US-based sports betting brand Crab Sports to provide its Platform and Sportsbook solution in Maryland. This is the first deal in the US for the new and expanded offering of GiG and Sportnco, since a merger was completed in April and “provides an example of the potential of the combined product offering,” according to a press release. GiG describes the turnkey solution as powered by its technology and flexible architecture, and includes the technical platform, CMS, and the recently acquired Sportnco Sportsbook, “all powered…

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) announced Monday it has selected British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) to develop its online gambling app, customizing its PlayNow.com platform for the Saskatchewan market.  The app is expected to be ready by fall, and will offer casino games such as poker, blackjack and slots, and single-event sports betting. SIGA and BCLC have officially signed a vendor agreement for the product last Thursday. As reported by Regina Leader-Post, SIGA President and CEO Zane Hansen said during a Monday interview: “This one we’re really excited about. We’ve seen the success of it in other provinces. So, we…

Due to a critical need to fill casino and hotel jobs, the Oneida Indian Nation announced Monday it will make 50 new apartments in central New York available for its hourly workers at below-market rents at The Villages at Stoney Creek.  The $15 million apartment complex, located near the Oneida’s Turning Stone Resort Casino west of Utica in Verona, New York State, will begin taking tenants on July 1. Apartments will be available for new, full-time employees who are relocating to the area and those filling new positions where there are shortages.  In an official statement, Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter…

Online gaming provider BGaming announced that the company is now supporting the iGaming token Crypto SNACK as a currency. This addition places the Crypto SNACK token among BGaming’s portfolio, which includes more than 80 products such as video slots, video poker, lottery, card, and casual games. SNACK holders will now be able to wager the token directly on all BGaming online casino games, the company explains. “Crypto Snack is a crypto company with deep roots in crypto and blockchain and this partnership adds an extra dimension to the token,” a press release states. BGaming keeps moving forward with Crypto!The world’s fastest-growing iGaming…

Online gaming software and solutions provider Amusnet Interactive announced on Tuesday that the company will attend the upcoming Peru Gaming Show (PGS) trade expo, which will be celebrating its 19th edition this year. This marks the company’s first participation at PGS introducing its new name Amusnet Interactive, following the completion of a rebranding from EGT Interactive last week. Peru Gaming Show will be held on 15-16 June 2022 in Lima, Peru. In a press release, Amusnet interactive stated that the company will be presenting not only its classic casino games but also modern slots and new titles from its Live Casino platform, including 20…

Pragmatic Play has recently added the Megaways mechanic to its Wild West title, and launched Wild West Gold Megaways.  The new gameplay content features gunslinging herdsmen and wild broncos as symbols that arrive in the form of cowboys, sacks of gold coins, and a revolver, with a sheriff’s badge serving as the game’s Wild symbol. This Wild can create more winning combinations by substituting for any symbol on the reels except for the Scatter, landing with random multipliers worth 2x, 3x or 5x the player’s bet.  The Free Spins round can be activated by landing three or more scatter symbols,…

Hotel and casino company Station Casinos announced it will host Fourth of July fireworks shows at six of its Las Vegas Valley properties, including Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa & Casino, Palace Station, Sunset Station, Santa Fe Station and Boulder Station.  The coordinated launch of each fireworks display will start at 9 p.m. on Monday, July 4, the company stated in an official press release. The show will also be live-streamed on social media and will have a synchronized playlist for guests to listen along to, both available on its official website.  — Station…

Gaming and hospitality business Rush Street Gaming announced Monday that two of its longest-tenured executives have received new promotions: Bill Keena, a 35-year casino veteran, has been named Chief Operating Officer; while Marc Arndt, a 24-year finance executive, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Last month, Tim Drehkoff had been promoted from CFO to CEO, after the departure of Greg Carlin, former CEO and Co-Founder. CEO of Rush Street Gaming, Tim Drehkoff, stated: “Bill Keena and Marc Arndt have been part of the Rush Street family for over a decade. Their unique combination of institutional history, operational expertise and financial…

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…