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With an extensive network of gaming halls throughout Spain, mainly in the Levante region, Tiki Taka Games has introduced Zitro’s 88 Link to its gaming halls, thereby complementing the video reel offering already available with Link Me and Link King. “88 Link offers an absolutely different gaming experience. It is a guaranteed success that is trending in the best gaming facilities around the world. Combined with Link King and Link Me, it has become an irresistible combination for operators and players,” the company stated in a press release. Jesús De La Ossa Escudero, CEO of the Tiki Taka Games group,…

New York’s newly-launched mobile sports betting market, which went live on January 8, is already showing proof of its potential. DraftKings, FanDuel, Rush Street Interactive and Caesars Sportsbook took in $150 million in wagers from over 650,000 player accounts during the opening weekend, state officials said on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg. The figures support similar positive data shared by Canada-based tech company GeoComply Solutions. According to GeoComply, the market likely surpassed New Jersey for the top spot in the US during its first two weekends offering legal mobile bets. The business, used by most of the US sports betting industry…

Pragmatic Play announced Wednesday it has expanded its reach in Paraguay after partnering with Tower Star in a multi-product content deal.  Customers of the Latin American brand will be able to access Pragmatic Play’s array of Virtual Sports products, including Horse Racing and Football, as well as a complete collection of slot titles featuring “Gates of Olympus” and the John Hunter series.  The provider will also supply its Live Casino portfolio, offering casino classics and  creations such as “Sweet Bonanza Candyland”. In an official press release, Victor Arias, Vice President of Latin American Operations at Pragmatic Play, spoke about this new…

Ainsworth Game Technology is taking its gaming library live with BetPlay, the online casino division of Corredor Empresarial S.A., one of the top sports betting and online slot providers in the Colombian market. They are the official sponsors of Colombian professional soccer with the BetPlay League and the Colombian professional soccer team. The Australian provider’s extensive line of slot games, with a proven history in the land-based casino market, is now available on BetPlay. Popular games like Mustang Money, Action Dragons, and Electric Nights, plus many others offer players incentives like progressive jackpots, free games, bonuses, all unique features in these…

Inspired Entertainment Inc announced Wednesday the launch of two of its most popular themes “Centurion” and “Catch of the Day” on its Prismatic cabinet for the Category C pub markets in the UK.  “Centurion and Catch of the Day, both instantly recognizable to players across the UK, debuted on the Prismatic cabint in Category C in December 2021. Only a few weeks into 2022, those games are proving to be extremely popular with the pub players and support the omni-channel strategic approach in offering multi-faceted content deployment to our pub retail customers”, the company stated.  “Centurion” is “an all-time player-favorite”…

As metaverse poises to be one of the key trends this year in several business areas, including gambling, XR Casino has recently made the headlines when it announced its first corporate investor, BOTS, a global technology conglomerate specialized in Blockchain-based solutions that plans to launch a proprietary Metaverse based on Las Vegas. XR Casino has completed the MVP versions of its initial games, Blackjack, Roulette, and Slot Machine in AR, MR, and VR. The beta version of its games is already available for iOS and Android, to work with Augmented Reality. The company is on track to launch its social casino…

New York Gov. Hochul’s $216 billion state budget proposal is seeking to bring casino gambling to New York City. The record-breaking budget includes a plan to allow the state Gaming Facility Location Board to issue a Request for Applications to open up to three new gambling parlors in the city or surrounding suburbs, adding to the ones already operating upstate. “We will issue an order to get bids in … there’ll be a board that makes a selection process for casinos across the state largely — the three will be probably focused in the downstate area, but there’s no restriction…

As reported by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Tuesday, gaming revenues for Massachusetts casinos were up at the top last month, as MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor, and Plainridge Park Casino combined generated nearly $100 million in revenue; of which about $26.5 million are due to the state. Of the $95.65 million in gaming revenue produced in December, Encore Boston Harbor was responsible for having pulled in $62.4 million, two-thirds of the statewide total. December is now ranked as the second-best month in terms of revenue for Wynn Resorts’ Everett casino that opened in June 2019, followed by October 2021’s $62.8 million total. …

EGT Interactive announced the expansion of its Greek presence through a partnership with Novibet. The provider is now focused on strengthening its position on the Greek iGaming market, “and its portfolio of classic casino games will captivate the slot enthusiasts”, the company projected.  This deal is intended to provide a growing opportunity for both sides, and attract more players as Novibet is a renowned operator in the online gaming world, and therefore “a partnership with a brand as well-known as Novibet is an essential and immense opportunity for EGT Interactive to play a significant role in the new locally regulated…

Michigan’s sportsbooks and online casino reported their numbers for December 2021, thus concluding a year on a record-breaking roll with more than $500 million in sports wagers for the second consecutive month and more than $120 million in online casino revenue, according to PlayMichigan, which tracks gaming developments in the state. December’s results were the closure to a debut year that brought $4 billion in sports bets and more than $1 billion in gross gaming revenue from online casinos.  Online sportsbooks alone drew $484.6 million in December, topping the record $473.8 million set in November, according to official data released…

Several users have come forward with accusations that PayPal is freezing gambling accounts and keeping the funds without offering any explanation as to why. And now, they are coming together to take legal action against the payment provider in a federal lawsuit. They’re also looking for more people who have faced similar situations and thinking of a class-action lawsuit. One of the plaintiffs, Lena Evans, has used PayPal for over 20 years to send cash back and forth for a poker league that she owns. PayPal seized nearly $27,000 in her account without giving her a reason why. She also…

Pragmatic Play has expanded its Latin American team with the addition of Javier Samel as the new Argentina Country Director. Holding previous roles as Head of Business Development LatAm at SportingTech, Operation Manager of Online Gaming Unit at Grupo Boldt, and boasting over 12 years of experience across the region’s gambling arena, Javier Samel appointment marks the expansion of the provider’s localization strategy, which has seen Pragmatic Play expand swiftly across the continent with its multi-product portfolio. Javier Samel joins a growing team in Latin America, headed by Vice President of Latin American operations, Victor Arias. Pragmatic Play has recently entered…

iLottery solutions and services company NeoGames has made a bid to acquire supplier of gaming solutions Aspire Global for SEK 111 ($12.22) per share, according to a statement provided by Aspire on Tuesday. This values Aspire Global in between $500 million and $600 million. On January 17, 2022, a public tender offer was made by NoeGames to the shareholders of Aspire Global “to tender all their shares in the company to NeoGames” for a consideration consisting of a combination of both cash and newly issued shares in NeoGames in the form of Swedish depository receipts. Aspire Global’s main shareholders, who…

Following Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature of a bill legalizing sports betting into law in December, Ohio is finally set to bring sporting events wagering to the Buckeye State after a years-long process that featured several false starts. The market, set to open before Feb. 2023, could become a millionaire industry for the state. The market is likely to generate $90 million a year in state tax proceeds within five years, Cincinnati Business Courier reports, based on numbers John Atkinson, director of business development at 888 Holdings, provided the news source. “There’s a big opportunity in Ohio,” Atkinson said. “It’s a…

Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Interactive division, announced Tuesday it has taken a selection of its games portfolio live with Fonbet in Greece, further expanding its regulated market reach. Local Fonbet players will be able to access six titles including “Book of Ra Deluxe”, “Lucky Lady’s Charm deluxe” and “Dolphin’s Pearl Deluxe”. Additional content including Greentube’s Diamond Link and Cash Connection series will soon be added to the selection.  Greentube’s content has been available in Greece for several years, but the country recently moved from an interim legal framework for online gambling to become fully regulated, enabling more operators to enter the…

Ben Fox, producer and CEO of the Casino Esport Conference (CEC), and also CEO of Gameacon, analyzes in this column how land-based casinos have tried to integrate esports offerings, the key lessons and takeaways from failures, and he suggests what he considers the best path forward to capitalize on the massive world of gamers. Time has passed, and we have moved into our sixth year of the Casino Esport Conference. What have we learned over these six years, and what has changed? Over the past years, we have seen many offerings, arenas, tournaments, celebrity players, prize pools, and companies banding…