Author: OnlineGamblingDaily

Affilka by SOFTSWISS expands the capabilities of its affiliate marketing tracking platform with the launch of a new module for poker sites. Affilka can now provide its services not only to online casinos and sportsbooks but also to online poker sites. The new poker module will enable clients operating online poker sites to take advantage of Affilka as well. The new module includes an updated API, which will be used to process user gaming activity on online poker rooms. In addition to click data, registrations, deposits, and cash-outs, the Affilka affiliate marketing platform will collect, store and process the following online…

Late in 2019, Yahoo Sports became a strategic affiliate partner driving qualified bettors to bet on the BetMGM mobile online sports wagering platforms through a partnership with BetMGM and Yahoo Sportsbook. Joanna Lambert, President & GM, Consumer Yahoo, tells Yogonet in an exclusive interview that more than 80% of total Yahoo Sportsbook users registered with BetMGM are also active in the Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Fantasy Sports apps. The week ahead of NFL Kickoff, Yahoo Sports drove a 444% increase in referrals to BetMGM year-over-year and its largest-ever single day of betting registrations, she notes.  BetMGM’s CEO said New York marked…

iGaming content aggregator Slotegrator is offering jurisdictional advisory services to help operators get a gambling license in Belize in 2022, which the firm considers as one of the industry’s most affordable options. Online casino and sportsbook operators face a steep uphill struggle when it comes to establishing a merchant account without a license, which Slotegrator considers necessary when it comes to conducting transactions and cooperating with high-quality software and game providers.  “Stability pays dividends. While some brands opt to skip the license and take their chances with being shut down by authorities, most recognize that the money spent on a…

Provider of sports betting services to B2C operators Kambi Group has announced its Q4 and Fiscal Year 2021 report. For the Q4 period, revenue amounted to €34.9 million ($39.7 million), a decrease of 26% versus €46.9 million ($53.4 million) in the fourth quarter 2020.  However, revenue for the whole fiscal year saw a noticeable increase. Revenue amounted to €162.4 million ($184.9 million), up 38% from €117.7 million ($134 million) the prior period January to December. “The momentum we built in Q3 continued into Q4, helping us finish the year in fine fashion,” the company commented in a press release. “This…

Canada’s Loto-Québec announced that as of February 28, The Montreal Casino, Charlevoix and Lac-Leamy casinos; and Quebec City and Trois-Rivières gaming rooms will reopen at 50% capacity. The deconfinement plan announced last Tuesday by the Quebec government will also allow the Crown corporation to reopen the Casino de Mont-Tremblant on Thursday, March 3. Loto-Québec will also reactivate the video lottery terminals in the bars when they reopen and will resume Kinzo operations, reports CTV News. Opening hours will vary depending on the establishment, while vaccination passports will be required and masks will be mandatory for all employees and clients in the gaming…

fuboTV subsidiary Fubo Gaming has secured market access for mobile sports betting through its Fubo Sportsbook in Mississippi, Louisiana and Missouri, the business announced on Thursday. The expansion brings the company’s reach to a total of 10 states less than one year since its formation. The market access expansion results from the company’s existing partnership with Caesars Entertainment. The agreements provide statewide mobile access for sports betting, with the launch of Fubo Sportsbook subject to obtaining requisite regulatory approvals and, in certain jurisdictions, enactment of legislation, a press release explains. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to extend our…

The City of Richmond’s attempt at a second casino referendum could ultimately happen. While the City of Petersburg tried to advance the economic opportunity through legislation, seeking at the same time to stop Richmond from holding another election on the subject, a state Senate committee killed the proposal on Thursday. However, there is still a matching bill in the house. The efforts to pursue the casino project once again in Richmond are spearheaded by Councilwoman Reva Trammell, who has been met with support from most of her colleagues, Urban ONE CEO Alfred Liggins, and members of the community. The original…

Mohegan Sun’s permanent FanDuel Sportsbook had a soft opening Thursday, nearly five months since the first legal sports bet in Connecticut was placed at the casino’s temporary sportsbook, and just in time for Sunday’s Super Bowl. Jeff Hamilton, Mohegan Sun’s president and general manager, led Thursday morning’s opening, saying the casino dispensed with the fanfare that usually surrounds such debuts because the $8 million facility isn’t quite finished. A grand opening is scheduled for March 5. “Our goal was to get open for the Super Bowl and we’re about 90% there,” he said, as reported by The Day. “When we opened…

Inspired Entertainment has announced the launch of Space Invaders Roulette, an officially licensed Space Invaders game from TAITO CORPORATION. “Bringing the joy of a casino roulette to life, Space Invaders Roulette is packed with lively new features offering great fun for players coupled with potentially lucrative cash pay-outs,” the company stated in a press release. The game’s special Cannon symbol shoots up to five Invaders on every spin, revealing special enhanced odds for bets on the selected numbers. Players get the chance to shoot the UFO down and double the game’s unique number multipliers. Brimming with multiple ways to win, players may have an…

Recently, the head of This Week in Gambling was interviewed by Simon Cleath of Slot Speak, part of the “It’s a Slot Machine” channel on YouTube. Discussion ranges on a variety of topics, from fun stuff like how he got into the gambling industry. All the way to more serious issues, such as the future of gambling in Las Vegas and the integration of online gambling in America. The It’s a Slot Machine channel on YouTube invited you to meet J. Todd, the creator of This Week in Gambling! He is a gambling industry news reporter, and his site covers…

The SOFTSWISS Sportsbook has shared insights and results of the past year. The online sports betting platform was launched by SOFTSWISS at the end of 2020 and has gained traction in its first year of operating performance.  According to the Sportsbook statistics, men are the top users of the platform. Men account for 97% of the sum of all bets, while women only account for 3%. The situation is similar to the number of bets made, or Bet Count. In 2021 men made 94% of all bets recorded in the SOFTSWISS Sportsbook, while women only made around 6%. “Our product confirms the prevailing…

The Deadwood Gaming Association, a trade association representing the interests of South Dakota’s commercial casino industry, declined to testify on Monday on a legislative resolution seeking to allow South Dakotans to decide on a sports betting expansion across the state. While stakeholders including the Sports Betting Alliance, a coalition of pro sports teams and betting operators, and the Flandreau Santee Sioux showed public support to the bill, the Gaming Association was the notable absentee during testimony at the Capitol: Deadwood casinos are deadlocked on the gaming expansion. “We did not reach a consensus here in Deadwood on that bill,” said…

In an exclusive interview with Yogonet, Leighton Webb, Vice President of iGaming and Sports Betting at PayNearMe shares insights and updates on the company’s current approval to process online sports betting payments in New York. Webb also shares his opinion on cashless payments in the industry and the possible upcoming trends: “Cashless will be a driving factor to bridge the online and offline worlds and create a seamless experience for players,” he says. Lastly, the executive talks about PayNearMe’s future expansion plans for the new year in Arizona and Nevada and adds that PlayLive!, the online casino affiliated with Live! Casinos &…

Seminole Hard Rock and Penn Interactive have been voted top Employers of Choice in the 21st Annual Casino Gaming Executive Satisfaction Survey, organizers announced on Wednesday. The report is conducted by nationwide executive search firm Bristol Associates and global non-partisan consultancy Spectrum Gaming Group. Described as a “critical benchmarking tool for the US gaming industry,” the survey is designed to help gaming companies attract, retain and motivate their executive talent by providing insight on executives’ overall attitudes and preferences toward their workplace and the industry, a press release explains. For the second straight year, gaming executives voted Seminole Hard Rock…

Connecticut-based integrated resorts developer and operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment announced on Wednesday operating results for its first fiscal quarter 2022, ended December 31, 2021. For the period, the tribal company posted net revenues up 74.2% to $402 million compared to the three months ended December 31, 2020. Moreover, the business posted income from operations of $35.2 million, a 231.7% increase year-over-year. A net loss attributable to MGE of $11.7 million was delivered, less than a $26.6 million loss in 2020; while Adjusted EBITDA increased 140.8% to $97.4 million. “Our consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $97.4 million continues our trend of…

 February 10, 2022 Sale of two iconic Las Vegas Strip casinos, the Venetian and Palazzo, has been unanimously approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. We originally reported this sale to Apollo Global and Vici Properties back in March of last year, but now things can begin to move forward. The approval from the Control Board means the agreement will now go before the Nevada Gaming Commission for a final approval February 17th. Should they sign off on the matter, then this deal could finally be ready to close. There has been no disclosure of renaming or rebranding the Venetian…