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Oklahoma’s tribal gaming company Choctaw Casinos & Resorts announced Tuesday it will now become the presenting sponsor of the PGA TOUR’s inaugural ClubCorp Classic after inking a four-year partnership deal. The event will take place at ClubCorp’s Las Colinas Country Club in Texas, April 19-24, and will feature the best on the PGA TOUR Champions playing together with sports and entertainment celebrities in separate competitions, as well as an unprecedented amateur match.  As presenting sponsor of the annual PGA TOUR Champions event, Choctaw Casinos & Resorts “brings its status as a premier entertainment venue to the tournament with fan enhancements…

Lottery.com Inc. has announced the addition of four key hires who will contribute to the support and execution of the company’s strategic growth initiatives. The new additions follow the previously announced hiring of Greg Potts as Global Vice President of Affiliate Success. Amy Lawrence joins the company as Vice President of Compliance. She will utilize her multifaceted skills to ensure the company’s compliance with complex multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements, while also achieving operational and growth efficiencies. Lawrence joins Lottery.com from AGS, where she most recently served as Compliance Officer. She also served as Associate General Counsel at MGM Resorts International and…

Players in the Empire State now have another option for sports betting, as PointsBet New York has officially launched. Their entry into the market makes them the sixth operator, joining the original four who launched on opening day of Caesars, FanDuel, DraftKings,  and BetRivers. Ten days ago we reported that the BetMGM app had also launched, then becoming the fifth operator in New York State. They also announced that their app was an official partner with the New York Knicks, Rangers, and the Madison Square Garden Arena. Now that PointsBet New York is up and running, there are still three…

Hawaii House Bill 1815, which dropped last week and aims to legalize sports betting in the state, is seeking to impose a 55% tax on sportsbooks. The unusually high rate would make Hawaii the highest-taxed state for sports gaming, ahead of New York and New Hampshire’s 51% rate. Authored by Rep. John Mizuno, HB 1815 reads: “Sports wagering tax: There shall be levied, assessed, and collected a tax of fifty-five percent on all winnings paid out to any person by a sports wagering provider. The tax revenues shall be deposited into the sports wagering special fund.” The passage originally led…

SOFTSWISS announced Tuesday that its Managed Services are expanding their structure with the launch of a new service: Player Reactivation, which soft-launched in 2021 for a few clients and showed “excellent results working with dormant and inactive players”, the company stated.  The Player Reactivation service is now available to all SOFTSWISS Online Casino Platform clients.  The Player Reactivation team’s services are available in three languages: Russian, English and German. The new Managed Services department is responsible for dealing with players who, for one reason or another, display a decrease in gaming activity or lack of it. In this case the…

Cambodia’s largest casino operator, NagaWorld, has denied having targeted union members in mass layoffs last year that led to an ongoing strike. On Tuesday, NagaWorld employees began their 37th day of industrial action near Naga’s complex in Phnom Penh. On Monday, NagaWorld responded to allegations by the Naga workers union that it targeted members when it terminated more than 1,300 employees last year. It said it was forced to take cost-cutting measures amid the COVID-induced downturn, pointing to its net loss of $77 million in the first half of 2021. Its “mutual separation plan” was accepted by 73% of affected…

In an exclusive interview with Yogonet, Kindred’s U.S. Senior Vice President, Manuel Stan, spoke about Unibet’s expansion across the U.S; the company’s latest releases along with the Philadelphia Eagles and Evolution; its projections for 2022 while reflecting on 2021’s achievements; and the reasons why the company decided not to apply for a New York license. Philadelphia Eagles-themed dealer game is now available to the New Jersey public. This being a new addition to your sports-themed slot, which has also included another NFL team with the Pittsburgh Steelers deal, how would you assess this business strategy so far? Which added value…

A new legislation is seeking to introduce limits on the number of Nebraska racetracks developing casinos. Legislative Bill 876, introduced by State Sen. Tom Briese of Albion, chairman of the General Affairs Committee, sets requirements for the approval of new racetracks in the state, thus restricting the number of casinos. Briese said he introduced the bill because he considers Nebraska voters want a “well-regulated, financially sound” industry, reports Norfolk Daily News. “I don’t think the public wants to see a casino at every exit on Interstate 80,” he said at a hearing on the bill, on Monday.  LB876 would require…

Digitain, a global sportsbook and casino platform provider, has confirmed its participation in the 30th edition of SAGSE Latam, to be held on March 30-31 at the Hilton Buenos Aires Hotel and Convention Center, in Argentina’s capital city. Digitain offers a full plug-in or turnkey sports betting service, with its own team of specialist sports traders employing the latest AI and machine learning technology to deliver consistent margins to its partners. “We want to thank Digitain for trusting us and confirming the importance of SAGSE in the gaming industry. At SAGSE Latam you will have the opportunity to do a…

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) announced Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Malta-based ​​affiliate network Matching Visions, recently acquired by Acroud AB, for the provision of its B2B marketing compliance software, GiG Comply. GiG Comply will support Matching Visions with its compliance strategy, helping to ensure that responsible gaming measures are visible on relevant pages, and terms and conditions are correct and up to date throughout all markets, it operates in. GiG’s automated marketing compliance solution allows operators and affiliate networks like Matching Visions to scan web pages for content, links and iGaming code red words. The rules engine based software…

The Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) passed its first reading of the draft bill seeking to amend Macau’s gaming on Monday. The draft bill is now set to be sent to the Standing Committee, where closed-door discussions are to be held after the Chinese New Year holiday, most likely in the second week of February, according to local media. The draft bill was introduced to the General Assembly by Lei Wai Nong, Secretary for Economy and Finance, who said “non-gaming elements,” such as shopping and accommodations, would play a key role in the re-tendering process. According to Lei Wai Nong, in…

Sports tech specialist in data and AI technology, Stats Perform announced Monday it has been independently audited by eCogra and renewed its accreditation to the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) Data Standards for the collection and distribution of sports event data for betting.  In early 2021, Stats Perform was the first sports data business to be awarded the accreditation. The IBIA launched the Data Standards so that betting data providers would be independently audited for the first time.  The parties had recognized for a long time that high-integrity sports data collection plays a critical role in protecting sports and betting markets…

Pragmatic Play has taken three verticals live with FacilitoBet in the growing Venezuelan market. The operator currently receives Pragmatic Play’s top-performing array of slots, including recent release, multi-award-winning Gates of Olympus, and the John Hunter series. The supplier provides its Live Casino portfolio including casino classics Blackjack, Roulette, and Sic Bo, the gameshow-inspired Mega Wheel, and its latest innovation, Sweet Bonanza Candyland. The multi-product content deal also allows Facilitobet customers access to Pragmatic Play’s collection of Virtual Sports titles, featuring greyhounds, horse racing, and football.  The agreement, already live, sees Pragmatic Play further its credentials in Venezuela as well as the wider LatAm region with remarkable growth and accompanying recognition from…

Some customers are reporting PayPal freezing accounts that they used for gambling and poker, and in some cases their money is being seized by the payment provider! And on the topic of money, it looks as if Las Vegas will soon be moving toward cashless gaming. Hello my friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling! The only show on YouTube with a Rotten Tomato score of 27%! We have gaming news to discuss out of Las Vegas, but up first we’re talking about PayPal freezing accounts and the funds of players who have accounts with them! And that is…

The Mississippi Gaming & Hospitality Association (MGHA) announced it will hold its Southern Gaming Summit (SGS) May 3 through May 6, 2022, at MGM’s Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi. Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, will be the keynote speaker at the event, which will begin with a golf tournament at MGM’s Fallen Oak Golf Course on Tuesday, May 3, followed by a welcome reception on the event deck at the Beau Rivage pool area overlooking the Gulf Coast.   On Bill Miller’s speech, MGHA’s executive director, Larry Gregory, spoke and said: “Bill Miller has…

Tennessee collected $3.3 million in taxes from $340 million in sports wagers placed at sportsbooks in the state in December. The month was the third-highest for amount of bets placed since the market launched in November 2020: it follows October, which saw $375.3 million in handle; and November, at $365.7 million in bets. More than $2.7 billion in bets were placed in Tennessee in 2021, according to The Center Square, resulting in $39.3 million in taxes paid on $240 million in gross revenue at eight active sportsbooks during the year. 2021 was the state’s first full year of sports betting.…