National charity, YGAM has joined with research teams from Newcastle and Loughborough Universities to help parents and carers understand the danger of loot boxes, with one young respondent in the Economic and Social Research Council funded project confirming how he spent nearly £500 buying packs of random cards. The expert insight and advice is
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Late last week, partypoker completed a large update to its US network. The changes took place at partypoker US, BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker. US players now have access to a streamlined look with more customizable options. The new features take place as the online poker network is set to enter Pennsylvania and Michigan online
FRANKLIN, Ky. (July 21, 2020)—Kentucky Downs is betting big with the opening of a new 30,000 square-foot historical horse racing (HHR) gaming hall in early September—just in time for its famous live horse racing meet. The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs will add more than 600 all-new historical horse racing terminals and other amenities
The proposed $17.3 billion deal that is to see American casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation merge with smaller rival Eldorado Resorts Incorporated reportedly passed its final hurdle late last week after being approved by gaming regulators in the eastern state of New Jersey. According to a report from the Associated Press news service published by
New Jersey gaming regulators gave the final approval Friday for a $17.3 billion merger of Eldorado Resorts Inc and Caesars Entertainment Corp, clearing the way for a deal that will create the world’s biggest casino company. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission voted 2-0 in favor of the proposal, which for the time being gives one gaming
Uncover golden riches as Blueprint Gaming takes players deep into the jungle with its latest title, Kong’s Temple. The medium to high volatility slot is hot on the heels of the UK based game studio’s recent release, Eye of Horus Gambler, transforming the original from Reel Time Gaming‘s (RTG) land-based portfolio. In-game multipliers: A ‘pure
Ukraine’s long-awaited large-scale privatization has officially begun. On July 15, the state-owned four-star Dnipro Hotel, located in the Kyiv city center, was sold for $41 million to a private investor through the ProZorro online procurement platform. The final sale price was almost 13 times higher than the initial price, with 29 participants submitting their offers
British online casino games developer Playtech has announced that its Age of the Gods family of video slots now has a new member in the five-reel and 25-payine Age of the Gods: God of Storms innovation. The Isle of Man-based firm used an official Thursday press release to detail that the three-row title is also
Gauselmann Group owned Praesepe, which operates a total of 165 adult gaming centres, five family entertainment centres, and five bingo clubs in the UK, has pledged a total of £84,000 to GambleAware covering the first quarter of the gambling industry charity’s fiscal year ending 1 June. The sum represents 10.2 percent of the £820,000 either
In the United Kingdom and international events organizer Clarion Gaming has reportedly announced that next year’s edition of its ICE London exhibition has been postponed by some eleven weeks due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a Thursday report from Inside Asian Gaming, the 31st edition of the annual three-day extravaganza had
Regal Gaming and Leisure, part of the Gauselmann Group of leading UK facing brands, has confirmed the appointment of Rod Runnalls to the newly created post of Head of Business and Product Intelligence. Rod, who has gained more than 30-years gaming machine experience with The Rank Group, Ladbrokes, Leisure Link and MHG (now Gamestec), joins Regal
Malta-based software development company EveryMatrix has launched its very first RGS Matrix client, ARCADEM. Established in 2020, the up-and-coming games studio will utilize the ‘out of the box’ remote gaming server to make, deploy, and distribute its complete gaming portfolio. Coming soon: Scheduled for September release, The Neon Samurai Kawa, is the developer’s first game,
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Though he had worried about the drain on Louisiana’s treasury, Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed into law the full multimillion-dollar package of business tax breaks that lawmakers passed in their June special session as a coronavirus recovery effort. The Democratic governor agreed to temporarily suspend part of the corporate
In Singapore and the operator behind the gambling-friendly Resorts World Sentosa complex has reportedly announced that it is set to initiate a round of layoffs so as to be better able to cope with a recent downturn in business caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report from GGRAsia, Genting Singapore Limited runs the
In upstate New York and more than 4,200 people have reportedly been told that they are to be made officially redundant as a result of the ongoing coronavirus-related shutdowns of the eastern state’s four large casino resorts. According to a Monday report from the local Times Herald-Record newspaper, Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady, Tioga Downs
The document introduces comprehensive regulation of the gambling market and an exhaustive list of permitted activities in the sphere of gambling. The slot machine rooms may only be installed in hotels that have three, four or five stars. Residents of the aggressor state are not allowed to have gambling business in Ukraine. According to the
In Australia and local casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly announced that it remains keen on spending approximately $1.4 billion on its three-tier ‘master plan’ for the state of Queensland. According to a Sunday report from Inside Asian Gaming, the Sydney-listed firm revealed the stance despite failing to secure a desired 30-year
Dame Rosie Winterton, MP for Doncaster Central and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, has praised the work of YGAM co-founders Anne and Keith Evans, congratulating them for their unstinting commitment to help improve awareness of gambling and gaming related harms. After suffering for over two decades with a gambling addiction, Anne Evans’ son
Slots specialist Playson has released its latest title, Pearl Beauty: Hold And Win, which whisks players away to the Far East in search of huge prizes. The Asian themed, 5-5eel, 3-row game sees players in a mystic place where they join two adventurous geisha in pursuit of big wins and bonus features. Game symbols in
British online casino games developer Bee-Fee Limited (BF Games) has announced that its portfolio of video slots now runs to 54 titles following last week’s launch of its new three-reel and five-payline Hot Sunrise innovation. The London-headquartered firm used an official July 3 press release published by European Gaming Media and Events to declare that