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Crown Resorts has received approval from all regulatory bodies to go forward with its sale to US private equity firm The Blackstone Group. The Western Australian Minister for Racing and Gaming and the Gaming and Wagering Commission of Western Australia have given the nod following approvals last week announced by Victorian and NSW regulators. Shareholders

In what appeared to some to be a strong-armed move more reminiscent of an American Tribal gaming dispute than a legally overseen transfer of power, over 50 security personnel, local and federal police, city officials, and top business leaders took control of the US$3.3 billion Okada Manila casino resort on May 31, under the watchful

Microgaming strategic partner On Air Entertainment has been steadily filling its quiver with the ability to hit bullseyes since launching its first live dealer blackjack tables in November 2021. Now, the live streaming game provider has secured the necessary certifications and other approvals to launch a new studio available to operators licensed in Romania as

On Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 Real Madrid graciously extended the contract of their superstar midfielder, Luka Modric, for another year which will keep Modric with the Real Madrid football club for at least the near future. This decision by the Real Madrid organization will allow them to keep the entire midfield that helped their successful

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Brazilian media company Record Group’s R7 reported late last week that the government there is seeking ways to make foreign gambling operators pay domestic taxes in Brazil. One option under discussion is requiring internet sports books and eventually casino operators to have a head office in the country in order to make them obliged to

Dealers at Loto-Quebec’s Montreal Casino continued their strike into its second week yesterday with negotiations underway but progress at an impasse. The Unlimited General Strike began on Saturday, May 21, a week after croupiers walked off the job in work stoppages twice on the previous weekend. Over 520 dealers represented by the Canadian Union of

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), Europe’s most prolific online casino license provider and regulator, is putting space between the regulatory body and alledged bad actors who are facing legal woes. Former compliance officer, Iosif Galea was recently arrested in Italy while out on bail in Malta for an alleged leak of information from the Gaming

On Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 the Real Madrid football club signed the great and highly – talented center – back, Antonio Rüdiger, on a free transfer, and they were referring to him as, “one of the best defenders in the world,” This new move for Real Madrid majorly strengthened their team immediately following Real Madrid

On Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 the Manchester United football club announced that their superstar midfielder, Paul Pogba, who initially joined Manchester United for a world – record fee, but he will be leaving the English club for free. Manchester United last Wednesday that the French – born midfielder will be departing from Old Trafford at

Microgaming’s strategic partner, OnAir Entertainment has spent the last seven months expanding its global footprint and recently added Sweden as its seventh regulated market. With certification and approval of Swedish regulators, big-name casinos in Sweden can now carry the Malta-headquartered firm’s selection of premium streaming live dealer casino content. Players in Stockholm and beyond can

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has found that Crown Casino in Melbourne facilitated illegal funds transfers from China that produced some A$32 million in revenues for the casino. The fund transfers violated both Victoria’s Casino Control Act and the laws of China. Crown has been levied a fine of A$80 million (US$57,483,600)

Big Time Gaming, the Evolution AB company that started the Megaways slot revolution has released a new 6-reel game with Wild Portals and other sci-fi, otherworldly features. The Megaways engine is a feature mechanic that turns a slot machine into a whole new virtual game with every spin with up to 117,649 ways to win.

Gamblers in Las Vegas continue to leave huge amounts of money in the slots and on the tables when they pack up and go home until the next time. Overall gaming revenue in the state for April was 8.6% higher in 2022 than it was for the same month in 2021. This year the state

The City Council of Chicago voted 41-7 to approve Bally’s $1.7 billion casino resort on the waterfront in the River West neighborhood of America’s third-largest city. The only hurdle left to clear is to see the Illinois Gaming Board sign off on the deal, that in some ways, was three decades in the making. While

On Wednesday, May 25th, 2022 the superstar striker for AC Milan, Zlatan Ibrahimović, underwent surgery on his left knee in order to fully repair the joint. Ibrahimovic will be out of all professional football competitions for approximately 7 to 8 months. This is good and bad news. The good news is that Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s knee

On Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 Manchester City made a historic 3 – goals over the course of only 5 – minutes in order to turn the tables on an intense as well as dramatic end to the 2021 – 2022 season. Manchester City was ultimately able to clinch their 6th – English Premier League championship

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd is swimming in enough cash that the Australia-based slots and entertainment company plans to buy back, at market rates, up to AUD500m (US$353.61m) of its own stock without taking a material hit in the enhancement. That is possible because the company generated AUD580.1 million (US$403.9 million) in profit (NPATA) during the first

In addition to other developments, B2B game developers and supplier Push Gaming has inked a deal with Coolbet sports and casino to get its games out to a wider audience in Europe and North America. The games will begin integration presently. Push is the developer of popular online real money slots like Big Bamboo, Nightfall,

The global online gambling market is expected to reach US$142.38 billion by 2026 with over a third of that growth in the Asian Pacific markets, mainly China. Parsing the numbers from several online gambling-focused markets reports, it’s easy to put facts with the anecdotes that online gambling virtually exploded when people were shuttered from terrestrial