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Minnesota bill HF778 seeking to legalize sports betting has cleared a third committee. The proposal passed out of the House Judiciary, Finance and Civil Law Committee on Thursday by a 9-6 vote, and now heads to the Taxes Committee. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Zack Stephenson, seeks to permit statewide retail and online sports gaming. It had previously passed the House Committee on Finance and Elections on a 7-5 vote earlier this month in its road to a chamber floor. As in previous occasions, the bill found backing from the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, which reaffirmed its support during the…

SBC Summit North America announced Thursday its 2022 edition, scheduled for July 12-14 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, will have the juxtaposition of sports betting with mainstream entertainment and the industry’s close relationship with pro sports, entertainment, broadcast and online media as central themes. The Summit’s agenda will feature key issues, including how legal sports betting is becoming embedded in popular culture, and the subsequent opportunities it creates.   The Converging Worlds conference track, one of eight conference tracks on July 13-14, will examine lessons betting operators can learn from established digital-first customer-centric industries; discuss the next…

Abbiati Casino Equipment has become a leading supplier to the Hann Casino Resort, a luxurious integrated resort in Clark, Central Luzon, Philippines. Following personal meetings with its Chairman and CEO, Mr. Daesik Han, together with his management team at the G2E Manila Show in 2019 and subsequently at the then-existing Widus Hann Casino, Giovanni and Giorgio Abbiati initiated an extensive research and development project to design a range of high security, high-end professional and customized security Gaming Currencies, American Roulette Wheels and Baccarat Displays. As a result, Abbiati has been awarded the order for the entire gaming floor. The Italian…

Earlier this week, Bulgaria-based global developer of iGaming content EGT Interactive announced it is changing its name to Amusnet Interactive, which will see the introduction of new features and functionalities, the enrichment of its portfolio with new product verticals, among other developments. In an interview provided by the company, Ivo Georgiev, Chief Executive Officer speaks about EGT Interactive’s evolution, and what this new stage entails. The company turned six years this month while changing its name to Amusnet Interactive. What was the driving force behind this decision? Yes, for the past six years, we have grown immensely in terms of products, clients’ portfolio,…

A bill seeking to give Atlantic City a 1.25% cut of sports gaming dollars generated by resort casinos for property tax relief advanced in a Senate committee Thursday morning. Bill S845 would redirect the revenue to the city, which is currently earmarked for the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) to market and promote the popular tourist destination. “When the bill (legalizing sports gaming) first passed in 2018, the only municipality or township left out of benefiting from sports gaming was Atlantic City,” said Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr., who was in Trenton to speak in favor of the bill,…

FanDuel Group announced on Thursday the launch of FanDuel Faceoff, a casual game experience in partnership with Game Taco, a U.S. skill-based game platform company. FanDuel Faceoff will offer customers the opportunity to play casual games against one another for fun and the chance to win cash and other prizes. At launch, FanDuel Faceoff will be available in 32 states in the U.S.  Available on iOS, FanDuel Faceoff gives players the chance to compete through their existing FanDuel accounts. Players will have the opportunity to compete in head-to-head games, multi-player games, and other special events for cash prizes. FanDuel Faceoff features four popular Game Taco titles for launch: Grand Slam Superstar, Wheel of…

The possibility of Interstate games is within view for Michigan online poker players, and that would be a very big deal. Currently, poker players in Michigan can only compete against one another. But if the state were to join a compact with other states, that could change. Currently there is just such a multi-state online poker compact in existence between the states of Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware. Michigan want’s to join that multi-state agreement, which would allow players there to compete online against players in the other states within the compact. This would not simply benefit Michigan online poker…

GAN, a B2B supplier of iGaming software, on Monday filed a lawsuit against MGM Resorts International alleging its system for communicating loyalty credit information between its M Life Rewards casino program and the BetMGM online gaming service infringes a GAN Ltd. patent. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, Bloomberg Law reports. The patent covers technologies connecting an Internet-based gaming system with a land-based casino management system to determine whether a patron’s online gaming account loyalty credits are transferable to the land-based system, the suit says. If they are, it then transmits the credits. The…

Inspired Entertainment announced Wednesday the launch of its latest retail slot game, the fishing-themed title “Big Fishing Fortune”. This 5-reel, 3-row, 10 win-line fishing expedition slot features a fisherman, Wilds and a Big Fishing Fortune Bonus that awards unlimited Free Spins. The online version of this game had been launched in December last year. Players will cast their hook and line to reel in three or more bonus symbols to trigger the Big Fishing Fortune Bonus. During the Big Fishing Fortune Bonus, players will have unlimited free spins until the fisherman catches the Big Fish Value. The Big Fish Value is…

The World Series of Poker® (WSOP) and GGPoker Network today announce that WSOP.CA, a fully-regulated online poker room, will open its doors to Ontario-based players in early April, subject to the successful execution of an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario. WSOP.CA will offer players access to exclusive WSOP tournaments and satellites, all running on its award-winning, next-generation software. Players will be welcomed to the poker room through a range of launch promotions and bonuses. Additionally, WSOP.CA players will automatically become enrolled in the legendary Caesars Rewards loyalty program, which is the largest customer loyalty program in the entertainment-hospitality industry, bar-none.…

Evolution announced Wednesday that Loto-Québec has launched four of Evolution’s Dual Play live gaming tables, two Dual Play Roulette and two Dual Play Baccarat, hosted at Loto-Québec’s land-based Casino Montreal.  Loto-Québec is the first Lottery Corporation and the first online game site provider to offer Evolution’s Dual Play solutions in Canada, building on a partnership that began in 2018. In its initial move into Live Casino, Loto-Québec offered its online players six Evolution dedicated tables (including five hosted by French speaking game presenters), as well as other Evolution live tables. All of these tables are hosted at Evolution’s live casino…

Esports Technologies announced Tuesday it has won the “Esports Product of the Year” award at the 2022 SiGMA Asia Awards, held March 21 in Dubai, which recognizes the company’s strategic efforts in advancing the rapidly growing esports industry.  The other finalists nominated in the Esport Product of the Year category were Digitain, EspKings, Oddin.gg, Odds.gg, and GameScorekeeper. In an official press release, Bart Barden, COO, Esports Technologies, said: “We were honored to join an elite group of industry players as finalists for the SiGMA Asia Awards. Our team is so proud to receive this award for Esport Product of the…

Casino developer and operator Full House Resorts and construction services business Turner Construction Company conducted a vendor outreach event aimed at minority- and women-owned businesses last Tuesday for the development of both the temporary and permanent American Place casino in Waukegan, Illinois. The event was held at American Place’s newly opened Waukegan office, less than a mile from the future 42-acre site of the venue. Meeting with representatives of Full House and Turner were 38 people, 14 of them women and others, reports Chicago Tribune. Illinois officials had previously stated they wanted to see part of the work on the…

Aspire Global announced Wednesday it has obtained the Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) “Interactive-Gaming-Systems” certification standard GLI-19, thus enabling the company to launch its PAM (Player Account Management) platform and managed services to the US and Canadian markets.  Aspire Global has a strong presence in Europe, Latin America and Africa and has a clear target to establish a leading position in the expanding North American market. “The success of Aspire Global is built on its complete, cutting-edge iGaming offering. Aspire Global offers all the relevant products for iGaming operators: PAM (Player Account Management) platform, games, sportsbook, aggregation, and managed services. Soon…

Toronto-based sports betting and media company Rivalry Corp. is launching betting on mobile esports, the business announced on Wednesday. The Canadian operator is now among the first to offer wagering on what has become one of the fastest-growing esports segments. Mobile esports has now been added as an option on the company’s sportsbook product. Customers can begin wagering on competitive esports played on mobile devices through a comprehensive offering of titles. The list of currently available betting games includes Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, League of Legends Wild Rift, Call of Duty Mobile, PUBG Mobile, and Free Fire. Additional titles are…

The revenue collected from slot machines operating in Puerto Rico’s casinos doubled during the second half of 2021, with the consequent positive impact on funds for the University of Puerto Rico, the Tourism Company, the Tourism Industry Development Fund, and the Treasury Department. In the six months reviewed, which also correspond to the first quarter of the fiscal year 2021-22, the total raised was just over $1,224 million, which exceeded by 108% the $595 million collected during the same period in 2020, a variation of $629.2 million.   According to the data provided by the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission in…