Author: OnlineGamblingDaily

A new report from TransUnion found that the focus of cybercriminals is shifting from the financial services sector to gaming and gambling, as well as leisure. This requires swift action from operators to fight fraud in the gambling and gaming industry. The US-based consumer credit reporting agency looked at data for the first six months of 2021. It found that reports of digital fraud attempts increased by 16.5% globally when compared to Q2 of 2020. But when it came to the gaming and gambling industry, digital fraud attempts skyrocketed by 393% compared with the last year. This is a significant warning shot…

T he sports betting and online casino brand operated by Carousel Group in partnership with Maxim, MaximBet announced Wednesday that it has secured market access in Ohio and Pennsylvania, pending regulatory licenses, after adding to Total Market Access.  Following its launch in Colorado, MaximBet continues its expansion in the U.S. and Canada. The company will now have access to online sports in Ohio, and will soon be gaining market access in Pennsylvania through Caesars Entertainment to provide iGaming.  In an official press release, Daniel Graetzer, CEO of MaximBet, spoke about this expansion and said: “Every new market we enter our…

I GT is extending its cashless gaming solutions to Oklahoma via a Resort Wallet and IGTPay agreement with Indigo Sky Casino in Wyandotte, announced the company on Wednesday. The gaming venue will upgrade its IGT ADVANTAGE casino management system, becoming the first in the state to offer IGT’s fully integrated turnkey cashless solution. International Game Technology sees the agreement as a golden opportunity to extend its momentum in cashless gaming technology deployments, as Oklahoma is the U.S. state with the second-highest concentration of gaming machines per capita. The multi-year agreement with Sky Casino will see a phased rollout of IGT’s…

K onami Gaming announced Wednesday a lineup of premium slot entertainment, core game releases, and casino systems technology premiering at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas on October 5-7, 2021. Gaming executives and professionals at this year’s event will be able to see SYNKROS features such as SYNK31 Title 31 / Anti Money Laundering and technology such as cashless wagering and TITO support at games, cardless login by player phone number, QR code, and/or Near Field Communication (NFC); new Konetic employee mobile features such as Jackpot processing, and more.  Konami is also marking the G2E debut of its…

G lobal supplier of iGaming products, Wazdan, has established a foothold in the Balkans for the first time after partnering with MeridianBet. The operator, licensed by the MGA, focuses on Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia. Its customers will have access to Wazdan’s titles, including Hold the Jackpot hit Power of Gods: Hades, as well as Larry the Leprechaun and 9 Lions. MeridianBet customers will also be able to enjoy Wazdans’ collection of customizable features, including Volatility Levels, Ultra Fast Mode, Ultra-Lite Mode, and Big Screen Mode, as well as the Buy Feature. The Balkans are currently experiencing a boom in iGaming.…

Want to win big on slots but don’t know where to begin? Join us as we dive into the top 3 games that have produced the biggest winners in the history of EmuCasino. These games tend to have special features that have earned it its high payout status, which we will be exploring in depth, in addition to other aspects of the games. Without further ado, let’s see which games made it rain winnings from the sky. Unleash a hail of bullets in Deadwood Notorious outlaws have their sights set on a lucrative bank vault in the town of Deadwood…

Missed out on the SiGMA Americas Virtual summit? These are some highlights from the expert keynotes and panel discussions After a well-attended launched first virtual foray into LatAm markets with a tri-lingual summit last September, SiGMA Group has outdone itself with a 2-hour virtual event once more. The first day of the two-day summit featured a fully interactive expo hall, a live chat box feature where attendees could speak one on one with exhibitors, and direct message attendees, and panelists, and a high profile line up of speakers sharing the newest developments in online gaming making this an ideal networking,…

What an amazing week for gambling news! NFL betting shattered all-time records thanks to massive regulated gambling expansion! That growth also fueled record breaking revenue numbers for all forms of betting across America! Hello my friends! It’s time for another stroll through the gambling news… the record breaking gambling news! With stories from casinos to sports betting to online gambling… and all of them are this week’s big stories! The NFL season just kicked off, and with 26 states plus the District of Columbia all having legal regulated sports betting, it’s going to be a record year… at least, that’s…

A ccording to a report by the state’s Casino Control and Lottery Commission, Ohio’s casino and racino industry has set another monthly record with $194.3 million in gambling revenue in August, after paying out winnings, reported cleveland.com.  The highlights of the report on Cleveland/Akron market last month are:  MGM Northfield Park had revenue of $23.3 million, up 20.8% from $19.3 million in August 2020. JACK Cleveland Casino had revenue of $21.9 million, up 20.2% from $18.2 million. JACK Thistledown Racino had revenue of $17 million, up 20.8% from $14.1 million. 11 facilities have had a revenue that topped the August…

S portsbook and casino platform provider Digitain announced Tuesday that it has won eSports Betting Platform of the Year at the International Gaming Awards 2021 (IGA), held at the Savoy Hotel in London on September 8.  On this new achievement, Digitain’s Head of B2B Marketing Department, Lilit Azatyan, commented in a press release and said:  “We are delighted to be recognised by the IGA for the high standard of our Sports Betting Platform. It is a recognition of the ongoing innovation and creativity of the sportsbook solutions delivered by the teams here at Digitain and we thank them for their…

M elco Resorts & Entertainment announced Monday that it has pulled back from plans to develop an integrated resort in Yokohama, Japan, as the newly elected mayor rejected the proposed project. As a result, the operator is considering relocating its project to a different site in the country. “For the past several years, we have worked with our partners to devise a superlative, world-class IR proposal that reflects the unique characteristics and culture of Yokohama and which would put the city on the global stage of tourism,” said Melco’s chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho, reports Macao News. The company runs…

B MM Testlabs announced Sunday September 12 its participation at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas taking place October 4-7, 2021; as the company celebrates its 40th year of operations.  In a statement released by the company, BMM Testlabs CEO Martin Storm commented on the brand’s four decades of activity and said:  “BMM continues to grow at excellent rates in 2021, and we are ready to showcase our world-renowned services in Las Vegas at G2E”.  “G2E is about making meaningful connections and identifying cutting-edge technology within the gaming industry. As BMM approaches its milestone…

S cientific Games Corporation announced on Monday that John Schulz, Senior Vice President of Lottery Instant Products and Partner Services, will join an elite group of global professionals as a 2021 inductee to the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame in October. A 36-year veteran of the lottery industry, Schulz is a key member of the Scientific Games Executive Team, directing the company’s global instant product business serving more than 100 lotteries. He also developed and leads Scientific Games’ Enhanced Partnership (SGEP), the lottery industry’s instant game category management program, which generates 45% more in funding for the good causes lotteries…

T he Coingaming Group announced Monday that it has changed its name to Yolo Group, following a full rebrand of the business “to better reflect its status as disruptors across a diverse range of sectors including gaming and fintech”, according to a statement by the company. Yolo Group will have five verticals which cover the full spectrum of the business’ interest:  Yolo Investments, focused on investment opportunities across gaming and fintech. Yolo Entertainment, incorporating all Coingaming Group B2C brands including Bitcasino and Sportsbet.io. Yolo Finance, home of the company’s blockchain, fintech and banking rails related activities. Yolo Ventures, covering strategic…

T ransport for London, the local body responsible for London’s transport network, plans to ban gambling ads across its advertising network, as requested by mayor Sadiq Khan. During his re-election campaign earlier this year Khan pledged to ban gambling advertisements in the London Underground, commonly known as “the tube”, due to the “devastating way gambling addiction can destroy lives and families,” reports Standards. Only between April and June this year, TfL ran 49 gambling-related advertising campaigns across its networks. The figure is almost the same as the entire 2018/2019 financial year, when there were 61 gambling ad campaigns across the…

P ragmatic Play has agreed to extend their current deal with Italian operator Planetwin365 by going live with a full selection of Live Casino content. SKS365’s Planetwin365 is already offering Pragmatic Play’s award-winning slots. Titles such as Sweet Bonanza, Wolf Gold, and Gates of Olympus are now available to the operator’s customers. Live content, including the game-show style Mega Wheel, Blackjack Azure , and Roulette variants will soon be available as well. Lena Yasir, Vice President of Malta Operations at Pragmatic Play, said: “Having our content front and center on one of the leading Italian operators is a great achievement and one that exemplifies the…