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California’s Jamul Casino said Friday it has opened its newly renovated High Limit Rooms. The re-designed space offers a larger High Limit Slot Room with a dedicated bar, a separate High Limit Asian Games room, and a private High Limit VIP lounge. The new venues are including additional security and privacy. Mary Cheeks, President and General Manager of Jamul Casino, stated in a press release: “Jamul Casino’s new High Limit Rooms are completely custom—from the artwork, to the furniture, to the crystal chandeliers.  These elegant, airy spaces are a sanctuary of class and sophistication. We’re very proud that Jamul Casino’s…

SBC Summit North America organizers have confirmed the event’s return to New Jersey in a new summer date of July 12-14, 2022. With the show floor at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus already sold out, organizers have said this year’s edition is set to break the 2021 record as the best-attended dedicated event yet staged for the sports betting and emerging iGaming sectors in the region. The Summit will be the centerpiece of three days of high-level events, which also include the Player Protection Symposium on July 12, and the second annual SBC Awards North America at Pier Sixty,…

International Game Technology (IGT) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Italian proximity payment business to PostePay – Patrimonio Destinato for €700 million (USD 784m). Under the agreement, IGT will be selling LIS Holding and indirectly LISPAY. These two wholly owned subsidiaries conduct IGT’s proximity payment business, offering services through a fully owned advanced payment technology platform and a network of 54,000 points of sale. Services offered range from payments services including bill payments and prepaid payment cards to commercial services providing telco and e-vouchers top up and technological solutions including merchant and enterprise services. “This transaction provides us…

Lottery.com announced on Thursday that it has selected Algorand’s blockchain to support the development of Project Nexus. Announced last year, Project Nexus is a blockchain-based gaming platform that is being developed by Lottery.com to operate lottery and other forms of online gaming worldwide with enhanced security, scalability, and speed.  With the aim of creating an environmentally sustainable platform that improves users’ gaming experiences, Lottery.com selected Algorand because of the blockchain’s focus on user safety, the track record for consistent uptime, high performance, low-cost per transaction, and stated commitment to a negative carbon footprint. https://t.co/zoUjkqeuAO advances Project Nexus with the selection of…

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (MLGCC) announced Friday the approval of Bingo World in Anne Arundel County and Rush Street Interactive (RSI) for a sports wagering license. Bingo World’s application must now be approved by the Sports Wagering Advisory Council (SWARC) before it can launch its sports betting operations.  The property is the ninth approved Maryland sports betting facility, being among the original 17 entities designated in the sports wagering law to conduct retail sports betting. Sports betting operations in the state launched December at MGM National Harbor, Live! Casino, Horseshoe Casino, Hollywood Casino and Ocean Downs Casino. The…

Specialized payments platform Paysafe announced Thursday a new partnership to provide online credit and debit card payment processing for the Hard Rock Online Casino New Jersey mobile app.  Through Hard Rock Online Casino New Jersey’s streamlined integration with Paysafe’s own payment gateway, the iGaming payments specialist is now processing New Jersey players’ card deposits. “Whether a bettor wants to wager on major sporting events or enjoy the online casino’s suite of branded and original slots, table games and live dealer titles, they can fund their player account in seconds using their credit or debit card, with the transaction processed seamlessly…

The new three-year agreement features the addition of Sportradar Integrity Services’ Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS) for bet monitoring of 27 state-level competitions, as well as Brasileiro U20 and Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes. More than 300 CBF-sanctioned matches per year will now be monitored under the new contract, which also continues the existing monitoring of Série C and Série D, and the provision of Intelligence and Investigation Services to assist CBF Investigations into any potential integrity threats.   Sportradar’s education experts will also deliver three live online integrity workshops per season to help inform players, coaches, staff, referees and other stakeholders…

A month from its realization, SAGSE Latam expo, set to take place on March 30th and 31st at the Hilton Buenos Aires Hotel and Convention Center, completed the first sales phase and has opened the waiting list for participating companies. The event is closed and exclusive to operators, regulators, sponsors, and exhibitors with the aim of promoting a 100% business and networking space (a formula that has worked in previous editions such as SAGSE Miami last year). “It is a new format and experience has proven its effectiveness, respecting the investment and effort made by the entire industry to get together,”…

iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play is releasing its latest title, Extra Juicy Megaways, the company announced on Thursday. The new game, which Pragmatic describes as a “fruity fiesta” and a “colorful creation,” acts as a sequel to the provider’s fruits-themed hit Extra Juicy, while adding the Megaways mechanic. The new upgraded version of the game features familiar fruit symbols, lucky 7’s, bells and diamonds reappearing on the reels. It contains classic features, such as tumbling wins, as well as a gamble feature prior to the Free Spins mode. The bonus round is launched when four or more Diamond Scatter symbols…

Gaming company and horse racing giant Churchill Downs Inc. is exiting the online casino and sports betting businesses, Chief Executive Officer William Carstanjen told investors in a conference call on Thursday. The Kentucky Derby operator, however, will still maintain its web-based horse betting operations. “The online sports betting and online casino space is highly competitive with an ever-increasing number of participants that the states have licensed,” Carstanjen said, according to Bloomberg. “Many are pursuing maximum market share in every state with limited regard for short-term or potentially even long-term profitability.” CDI’s departure from the sports gaming vertical will happen over…

During Thursday’s Annual General Meeting, Australia-based Aristocrat Leisure Group CEO and Managing Director Trevor Croker announced the company’s entry into online Real Money Gaming (RMG), to be led by current Aristocrat Gaming CEO Mitchell Bowen. According to an ASX announcement, he said Aristocrat has been investing in building online RMG capabilities in-house over the past year. “Leveraging these foundations, and our growing global systems and technology capabilities, we will be accelerating a ‘build and buy’ approach to scaling in online RMG. This will see us invest strongly in building out our own online RMG platform infrastructure while also undertaking select…

As Missouri starts debating the legalization of sports betting this year, officials for Missouri’s 13 cities that have casinos called on Wednesday for a crackdown on illegal gambling machines, which they describe as having flooded the Show Me State in recent years.  “Only Missouri’s voters can decide where gambling can take place legally in our state, and currently that is limited to our 13 state-licensed riverboat casinos,” said Maryland Heights Mayor Mike Moeller, president of the coalition, according to St. Louis Post Dispatch. Members of the Missouri Home Dock City Association are urging Attorney General Eric Schmitt, county prosecutors and…

Century Casinos’ Canadian subsidiaries operating horse racetracks, doing business as Century Downs Racetrack and Casino (CDR) and Century Mile Racetrack and Casino (CMR), have partnered with Betmakers’ Global Racing Network for the distribution of their racing content as well as the facilitation of fixed odds wagering on the two racetracks’ thoroughbred and standardbred horse races.  Beginning with the Century Downs Racetrack and Casino’s 2022 Meet on Saturday, February 26, licensed betting operators around the world —including the Australian and Asian markets that Century Casinos is currently not accessing— can now offer content from both CDR’s and CMR’s sites for betting.…

We get an first-hand look at the beautiful new Monopoly Lunar New Year slot machine, combining all the elements of Scientific Games beloved Monopoly slot brand with the popular Asian themes so many players enjoy! We speak with Phil Gerber, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Scientific, about game play and game mechanics! The latest Monopoly slot game from our friends at Scientific Games is sure to bring new riches to many lucky players on casino floors! This is a 5 reel, 3 row game that can expand and comes with medium volatility, where the average return to players…

In the first half of the year, a number of trade shows will be taking place in Latin America. What’s the company’s decision on these industry events? You’ve confirmed months ago your participation in GAT Cartagena and SAGSE LatAm, events scheduled for March. Is this still on? These days, due to the situation created by the pandemic, any participation at trade shows poses particular challenges for exhibitors – in terms of travel, logistics and of course the safety and health of the employees. But in contrast to very supra-regional, international show formats which involve a high level of travel and…

As reported by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, Deadwood’s casinos started off the year with higher results compared to 2021, as January’s gaming handle increased by 6.75%. Visitors to Deadwood casinos spent $113 million on wagers in January.  The January 2022 report shows that gamblers put more than $105 million in slot machines, more than $7 million in table game bets and $835,251 in sports bets.  Slot machine handle increased by 6.88% when compared to January 2021, and table game handle decreased by 6.11%. The casinos had a taxable adjusted gross revenue of $9.9 million in January, with $892,498…