Kindred Group Partners With Scientific Games In New Jersey

Three-year collaborative agreement signed In a press release Thursday, the Kindred online gambling group announced that it has signed a three-year partnership deal with Scientific Games that will see it using the Open Platform System and Open Gaming System in New Jersey. The agreement includes provision for a two year extension option. Scientific Games subsidiary SG Digital will be Kindred's...

Sports Betting in the News — Weekly Round-up for August 31, 2018

Sugarhouse The Third Online And Mobile Sports Betting Brand To Launch In New Jersey First online sports betting site operated under a partnership with Golden Nugget Atlantic City Rush Street Interactive's SugarHouse online and mobile sportsbook and casino has become the third major sports betting company to launch in New Jersey, opening its doors early Thursday morning Atlantic City time....

Draftkings In DFS Deal With Major U.S. Sports Bar Chain

Agreement with Buffalo Wild Wings will see roll-out of ‘Blazin’ Fantasy Football’ game on an exclusive mobile app Online sportsbook and daily fantasy sports provider DraftKings has signed another partnership agreement strengthening its brand presence and services in the United States. The company will deploy its daily fantasy sports experience and technology in a deal to exclusively provide the ‘Blazin’...

New Jersey in the News — Weekly Round-up for August 31, 2018

Pala Interactive To Boost New Jersey Marketing Online gambling operator has hired BetGenius to ramp up player acquisition Tribal online gambling operator Pala Interactive has announced that in an effort to boost player acquisition in its New Jersey operations it has hired the marketing services of BetGenius, a subsidiary of Genius Sports. Pala operates PalaCasino, PalaBingoUSA and PalaPoker in the...

Nevada Gaming Commission At Odds With Control Board Over CGT Punishment (Update)

Commissioner opines that infractions of Nevada regulations were serious enough to warrant licence revocation A $250,000 punitive settlement for contravening Nevada gambling regulations negotiated between sports betting operator CGT (formerly Cantor Gaming) and the Nevada Gaming Control Board was unanimously rejected Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission. Commissioner John Moran told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the Commission felt that...

American Gaming Association’s Annual State Of The States Report is Out

Commercial gaming industry brought in $40.28 billion in gaming revenue in 2017, a 3.4 percent increase over 2016 The US land gambling trade body American Gaming Association released the latest version of its annual State of the States report Wednesday, providing a comprehensive overview of the commercial casino industry and the significant economic impact it has in the 24 U.S....

Widow Of Live Dealer Technology Pioneer Adam Anhang Arrested In Spain

The long arm of the FBI catches up with Áurea Vázquez Rijos One of the enduring mysteries of the online gambling industry - the 2005 murder in Puerto Rico of live dealer technology pioneer and real estate investor Adam Anhang (32) - featured in a BBC story this week which revealed that Anhang's estranged wife and widow Áurea Vázquez Rijos...

Pennsylvania in the News — Weekly Round-up for August 24, 2018

Pennsylvania Online Casino Operator Starts Live Dealer Action Rush Street Interactive's PlaySugarHouse online casino becomes the eighth NJ gambling site with Evolution Gaming Rush Street Interactive announced Friday that its PlaySugarHouse online casino has commenced live casino operations powered by Evolution Gaming, becoming the eighth New Jersey gambling site to bring in live dealer games. “Evolution pioneered the product category...

New Jersey in the News — Weekly Round-up for August 24, 2018

888's New Jersey Online Casino Launches Live Dealer Action Evolution Gaming the provider The New Jersey operations of international online casino operator 888 Holdings have launched an Evolution Gaming-powered live dealer offering for players visiting 888casino NJ, an online casino licensed and regulated by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The live casino games are accessible on PC, Mac,...

IGT Awarded Interim Sports Betting Licence By West Virginia

Licence covers company's PlayShot integrated sports betting platform International Game Technology plc announced Wednesday that the company has been awarded an interim license by the West Virginia Lottery Commission to provide its PlayShot integrated sports betting platform in the State. With this approval, casino operators in West Virginia now have the option to partner with IGT to participate in the...