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Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has appointed Alberto Ruiz-Ocaña as new Business Development Manager for EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), the testing and certification services company announced on Wednesday. Ruiz-Ocaña has more than 10 years of experience in licensing, compliance, and helping companies develop and implement business strategies, explains a press release. His skills are expected to help enable growth in European and LATAM markets. As Business Development Manager for EMEA, Ruiz-Ocaña will be focused on developing opportunities for GLI with new clients across all sectors of the industry including online, land-based, and VLT Lottery. “Alberto is a great…

New global online casino MrRex announced its official opening on Wednesday. Hosted on the Aspire Global platform, the casino offers a full suite of casino games including digital slots and table games, as well as live-streamed casino options like roulette, blackjack and baccarat. Additionally, the site also features a full sportsbook, which allows users to wager on a wide selection of sporting events, ranging from standard offerings like football and basketball to more “unique” options like chess and darts. MrRex Casino operates under Aspire Global’s MGA and UKGC licenses, according to a press release. B2B provider of iGaming solutions Aspire…

The social casino market is booming, but it’s up to developers and operators to keep this momentum moving forward post-COVID. The impact of the COVID pandemic has been different for every sector, but for many, it’s accelerated a move towards digital platforms. When social distancing measures closed the doors of nearly 1000 casinos in the US, social casino games hit the jackpot. Total global gross gaming revenue of the social casino segment amounted to $6.2 billion in 2020, according to Statista. That’s up from $4.9 billion the year before, and revenue is forecast to steadily grow all the way to…

Abbiati Casino Equipment’s family – Italian brand leader in the manufacturing of roulette wheels, tables, chips, and layouts – suffered the passing of its founder, Giovanni Abbiata a few weeks ago. Today, under the leadership of his son, Giorgio Abbiati, the company continues with its plans to consolidate and enter new markets. In this interview with Yogonet, Abbiati’s CEO explains how they have adapted their offer to the new times and points out in which countries they see growth opportunities.   The pandemic prompted the company to develop antimicrobial products to protect gaming tables. To do so, they partnered with…

888 Holdings announced Tuesday it has been awarded a provisional sports betting license from the Virginia Lottery, thus marking the ninth state in which the company holds local licenses or market access agreements.  In June 2021, 888 announced a strategic partnership with Authentic Brands Group, a brand development, marketing and entertainment company and owner of Sports Illustrated brand to extend Sports Illustrated into betting and gaming. SI Sportsbook was launched in Colorado in September 2021, and will now launch in Virginia in 2022.  While a relatively new sports betting market, sports betting in Virginia has already experienced significant growth. According…

Peru Gaming Show’s 18th edition will take off today at 11:00 am (GMT-5), marking the return of the traditional event to the city of Lima, after a long pause due to the pandemic. Hours before the main opening, organizers of the event highlighted, the “high expectations that revolve around the event in the regional market”, although they recognized that the post-pandemic framework influences the call, since “it will not be the same as past editions, due to the delays caused by the paralysis of the industry, however, enthusiasm and confidence are present”. From AMG SAC, organizers of the event emphasized…

Suncity Group Holdings has now closed all of its VIP gaming rooms in Macau and has reportedly stopped paying some staff, Bloomberg reports. The news comes after the company’s CEO, Alvin Chau, was arrested earlier this week, amid accusations of money laundering and illegal cross-border gambling. The shutting of the company’s VIP rooms will result in a cut of around a third of its Macau headcount, a source familiar with the matter claims. The closure of the rooms has not yet been publicly announced, while Suncity Group has not responded to media requests for comments. It is not clear if…

MERKUR Gaming participated in the second gaming show to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, in just a six-month timespan. While the latest edition of the Gaming Industry Exhibition, held at Kyiv’s International Exhibition Centre, November 24-26, failed to attract its usual visitor numbers, the gaming company celebrated the expo’s upsurge in top-level attendees. “Visitor quality exceeds quantity in Kiev,” the Gauselmann Group subsidiary described the event, which featured executive-level attendees from the industry. MERKUR Gaming was a major exhibitor at the event, the second held in 2021. The company aimed at bringing its “top-level brand status and its position as…

Those who attend Peru Gaming Show (PGS), which is taking place December 1-2 at the Jockey de Lima Exposition Center in Peru, will have the opportunity to meet the CT Gaming team at their stand. Georgi Koprinarov, General Manager for Latin America, shared with Yogonet his outlook on the return to a relative normalcy amid the pandemic, and his analysis on the company’s achievements in Peru.  Peru Gaming Show returns with its face-to-face event, and CT Gaming is a confirmed exhibitor. What do you expect for this trade show to come back? Since the exhibition industry took a hit like never…

As gambling expansion continues across America, new heights are being reached as Nevada, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania gambling records continue to be set! Nevada has been on an amazing record run of consecutive months with over $1 billion in gaming revenue generated. And with the numbers now official for October, that streak has reached 8 months! Revenue figures for the Silver State in October topped $1.2 billion. Naturally, Clark County has the highest winnings with just over $1 billion, while casinos on the Vegas Strip generated over $700 million. That translates to an increase of nearly 20% when compared to revenue…

BGaming announced Tuesday the publication of the current trends within the gaming industry to determine the latest and most influential changes to the market, as analyzed by its expert team. Crypto gambling’s popularity showed the biggest growth among all.  Cryptocurrency has conquered almost every aspect of life. As digital money becomes more normalized, there has been a surge in its use across all igaming products. Bitcoin continues to be the most popular form of crypto. However, Litecoin has shown the most remarkable rise in popularity across Q3, increasing by 49%.  Tether expanded in favor this year. BGaming team calculated a…

UK-based game studio Blueprint has seen a considerable spike in its sales of digital machines, the company announced on Tuesday. The Gauselmann Group subsidiary credits renewed market confidence, a strong product offering and the opening of new gaming ventures on the UK high street as factors helping drive the sales of this segment. Analysis of Blueprint machines orders processed during and following October’s ACOS exhibition, in which the company participated, shows about 30% of the total volume has come from operators launching new venues. “Clearly the UK high street is undergoing a period of significant change and low stake, low…

Slotegrator has released a new dedicated, fully-customizable bundled solution to provide statistics, odd and data feeds, Sportegrator, to launch online sports betting projects.  “As bookmakers go over a lot of data before listing bets, and punters do the same to create a betting strategy, each sport has its own extensive amount of statistics that need to be carefully analyzed to successfully set odds or place bets”, the company noted in a press release.  On top of calculating the likelihood of an outcome and offering their own forecast, bookmakers need to skew the odds in their own favor. “Otherwise, they would simply…

In its most recent large-scale customer feedback survey, iGaming testing laboratory iTech Labs scored an average of over 9 out of 10 in the areas of ‘quality of service’, ‘technical expertise’ and ‘ability to meet deadlines’. The survey was conducted on a mix of both long-term and new customers of iTech Labs, and included companies of all sizes, including some of the leaders in the industry. Customers were asked how iTech Labs scored in four main areas: Quality of Service, Technical Expertise, Ability to Meet Deadlines, and Pricing. In the first three areas, iTech Labs scored an average of over…

SCCG Management announced two partnerships this week, both of which will be presented at the SBC Summit North America. In a joint venture with Nevatronix, the company will unveil a new sports betting terminal during the event, which will take place at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey December 1-2. SCCG Management has also recently become Berlin-based Data Sports Group’s exclusive partner, with its roll-out at the event as well. The company will be showcased in Booth #113. The new hardware product, SBTVerse, was developed by Nevatronix, a 25-year gaming product and turn-key electronics solutions provider. The main features…

Bally’s Corp. announced Monday morning the change of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino’s name into Bally’s Dover Casino Resort, in Delaware, in order to align Dover Downs with Bally’s growing brand.  In December, Dover Downs will be updated with new signage, dice, cards, gaming chips and table game layouts. The property is currently using Bally Rewards. All existing rewards will be transferred to the new system, according to a press release.  The company purchased Dover Downs in 2018 when it operated under its previous name, Twin River. BIG NEWS‼️ 🤩 Our name has changed and we are officially part of…