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The Louisiana Gaming Control Board unanimously approved a resolution to grant DiamondJacks Casino and Resort an extension on its reopening date through February 25. DiamondJacks’ parent company, Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E), will appear before the board on February 17 to present their reopening plans. The chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, Ronnie Johns, has still not seen those plans.  The Bossier City casino closed its doors back in 2020 due to COVID-19 and its complications. Peninsula Pacific had been campaigning in south Louisiana to open a new casino in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish. The vote, however, failed and the casino…

The US federal government is set to appeal a federal court decision that struck down a Florida gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe. A federal district court judge in the District of Columbia ruled in November that the deal, which gave the tribal nation a monopoly on sports betting, violated federal Indian gaming law. According to Florida Politics, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has notified a federal court that she and the Department of Interior intend to appeal the decision. A notice to appeal the decision was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday,…

Slots and table games provider Habanero announced Wednesday it has strengthened its position in Italy through its latest deal with online operator brand, Snaitech, owned by Playtech. The company has now gone live with the Italian online site, Snai.it, and will be providing it with a select range of popular titles, such as “Egyptian Dreams”, “Four Divine Beasts” and “Presto”.  Habanero deems this deal as “a crucial step” in its expansion strategy across the European market and beyond, as Snaitech has grown considerably since its inception in 2015.  Commenting on the deal, Arcangelo Lonoce, Head of Business Development Europe at…

Crypto online gambling markets are breaking more and more records. Combined with smart crypto solutions, the industry opens up new opportunities for operators and players. The changing market requires iGaming providers to be innovative and flexible. The growth of crypto gambling lead to new trailblazing mechanics. One of the examples is “crush”. With the multiplayer mode, this kind of game gained popularity quickly and remains in demand among operators and especially crypto players. Space XY, by BGaming, is a crash multiplayer game that recently appeared in casinos worldwide. The game has become a part of a game package for crypto…

It’s time to get your skates on… The wait for the Winter Games is almost over, with a record 109 events over 15 disciplines in 7 sports to look forward to this February. Beijing assumes hosting duties as it becomes the first city in history to host both a summer and a winter games, 14 years on from hosting the 2008 summer games. Here’s all you need to know about the wealth of winter sport coming to a TV screen near you… Beijing Games Preview | At-A-Glance Guide to the Winter Games One of the biggest sporting events of 2022…

CT Gaming has launched a new multigame from the Diamond King series. It includes 50 games, of which ten are connected to the innovative and progressive jackpot Diamond Tree. Diamond King 2 is already released on the Bulgarian market after receiving permission from the National Revenue Agency to be included in the Approved Types of Gaming Equipment list. The latest game pack provides a mix of players’ favorite slot games and new titles – all cater to a maximum of player preferences. “The easy touchscreen game selection guarantees the clients the best experience without complications. The proven classics and the…

Online sports betting operator PointsBet has become “the first U.S. sports betting provider” to offer clients live, in-game betting opportunities with zero suspensions across the core markets of spread and moneyline, as part of a test run during NBC’s Saturday NFL Playoffs broadcast. The company claims it has “broken ground” in the industry and calls the testing of its “Always On” technology a success. The new technology was deployed during the NBC broadcast of the NFL Wildcard Playoff game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals. The “first-of-its-kind” step follows PointsBet’s acquisition in March of 2021 of Dublin-based Banach Technology,…

On Wednesday, six Missouri professional sports teams and existing casino operators in the state agreed to support sports betting legislation. If the proposed bill is approved, it would allow mobile betting tied to existing gaming venues within the state. It is the first agreement of its kind in the US, where operators and franchises work together to push for a sports betting bill. As reported by the New Jersey Daily Press, the MLB St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals, NHL St. Louis Blues, MLS St. Louis City Soccer Club, NFL Kansas City Chiefs, and National Women’s Soccer League Kansas…

Affinity Interactive (AI) and Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. (GNOG), announced on Thursday that they have entered into a definitive multi-year agreement for market access in the State of Missouri. The definitive agreement grants GNOG the right to offer mobile sports betting and online casino wagering in partnership with Affinity Interactive, legislation, and regulatory approvals permitting. The agreement would see GNOG pay AI a percentage of its net gaming revenue in the state, subject to certain minimum royalty payments over the term of the agreement. “We are thrilled to announce this agreement with Affinity Interactive ahead of highly anticipated online gaming…

DraftKings announced Wednesday an exclusive market access partnership with the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, which will bring DraftKings retail sportsbooks to the state.  Plans are underway to open DraftKings Sportsbook locations at Tulalip Resort Casino and Quil Ceda Creek Casino, both located just 30-minutes north of Seattle in Tulalip. Initial design plans for the DraftKings Sportsbook at Tulalip Resort Casino, pending licensure and regulatory approvals, will feature a 5,000 square-foot space with a 50-foot video wall and more than two dozen kiosks and eight ticket windows. The design of the DraftKings Sportsbook at Quil Ceda Creek Casino is still early…

Konami Holdings Corporation Founder, Chairman and Representative Director Kagemasa Kozuki has been inducted in the Mississippi Gaming Hall of Fame, Class of 2022 by the Mississippi Gaming & Hospitality Association (MGHA). The induction will take place during the 2022 Southern Gaming Summit on May 5, at Biloxi’s Beau Rivage Resort & Casino.  Kozuki established and expanded Konami’s presence across the state of Mississippi, as both a gaming provider and community supporter by leading global gaming developer and manufacturer, Konami Gaming.  Executive Director of the MGHA, Larry Gregory, spoke about Kozuki’s induction and said: “Mr. Kozuki is among the gaming pioneers…

Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) on Wednesday announced the official award category nominees for the 4th Annual EKG Slot Awards, an event that recognizes excellence in slot machine game development within the casino gaming industry.   “We are very excited to announce the official nominees for the 4th annual EKG Slot Awards,” said Todd Eilers, Principal at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, LLC.  “The list of nominees is very impressive and includes some amazing new games.  We look forward to hosting a fun and exciting event to honor and recognize the winners in each category.” The EKG Slot Award categories are…

International Game Technology (IGT) is making a series of executive and board leadership changes, the company announced on Wednesday. It is “an important step in positioning the company for the next phase of its evolution,” a press release states. The changes will be effective January 24, 2022. Lorenzo Pellicioli will retire as chairperson of the IGT Board of Directors and will remain a non-executive director. Marco Sala, currently CEO of IGT, will become executive chair of the board, and Vincent Sadusky will become CEO and executive director of the board.  Moreover, Maria Pinelli, who currently serves as a member of…

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) in Africa has been awarded a certificate of recognition from the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) for maintaining its continuous accreditation for more than 20 years. SANAS is recognized by the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 (Act No. 19 of 2006) as the sole national accreditation body for providing an internationally recognized and effective accreditation. GLI Africa is accredited by SANAS for Performance Testing (ISO/IEC 17025) and Inspection (ISO/IEC 17020), and the certificate recognizes 20 uninterrupted years of accreditation for Performance Testing. Devon Dalbock, General Manager of GLI Africa, said: “This…

Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Interactive division, announced Thursday it has enhanced its offering in the US after taking its social gaming content live with GameAccount Network (GAN) brands across the country. The new partnership has seen Greentube launch a range of specially selected games, based on research into US player preferences, to GAN-powered operators The Chickasaw Nation (Oklahoma), San Manuel Digital LLC (California), The Snoqualmie Tribe (Washington), and Penn Interactive (nationwide). These include land-based games as well as exclusive real-money and social titles that such as “Diamond Cash: Mighty Elephant”, “Apollo God of the Sun”, “Strike it Gold Winways” and “Fuzanlong”. In…

Data from Juniper Research has found that the value of online gambling bets soared from just over $550 billion to nearly $950+ billion in 2021. Wager levels were expected to exceed $1 trillion total spend on all digital goods and services for the first time in 2021. Juniper’s latest research, Mobile Gaming & Online Gambling: Casinos, Lotteries, Betting & VR 2016-2021, found that gambling activities were increasingly migrating to the online environment, with the majority of net growth attributable to users of mobile channels. It also argued that new technologies such as VR would provide a further stimulus to the…