The Players Lounge

Welcome to The Players Lounge! This is the first section to check for breaking news on new games and new casinos. It's your place to learn about the development behind new titles, where you're likely to find the new games debut, and when your favorite operators plan to launch a new site. Players, operators, and regulators share some common interests in the online gambling sphere and this is another place those interests can overlap. But it is the players' lounge and the focus is on your interests.

Whether it's a new gamification model or promotional features built into games, new tech to make your gameplay more enjoyable, or where you might find your favorite lottery tickets available at an online casino, you'll find it here. You'll also find the latest progressive slots winners and relaunches of old favorite titles.

While most of the subject matter is online-oriented, we'll also let you know if land-based casinos are planning to go online, or if your local regulator plans to change the minimum gambling age. If it's something players need or want to know, you'll find it here.

Gambling Commission regulator fines Lottoland.co.uk operator

In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has ordered online casino operator EU Lotto Limited to pay a fine of £760,000 ($1.04 million) for failings in its anti-money laundering and social res...

Pragmatic Play heads in “new direction” with first anime-inspired videoslot: Starlight Princess

On a mission to deliver a happily ever after experience to players, Pragmatic Play's latest contribution to the iGaming universe, Starlight Princess, works hard to do just that, with its tumble feature, mul...

Portugal premiere for MGA Games via PokerStars.pt alliance

Spanish online casino games developer MGA Games has announced that a large selection of some of its most popular titles will be going live in Portugal via the PokerStars.pt domain from prominent iGaming operato...

Norway floats legislation to begin blocking unlicensed iGaming domains

The government for Norway is reportedly planning to introduce legislation that would compel local Internet service providers to exploit domain name system (DNS) obstruction software in order to block unlicensed...

Belgian court confirms mandated separation of online gaming products

In Belgium and the Constitutional Court has reportedly affirmed an earlier ruling to annul a section of the nation’s Gambling Act of 1999 and prohibit locally-licensed iGaming operators from offering sportsbett...

Yggdrasil’s GATI powers Peter & Sons new Norse-themed online slot: Hammer of Gods

Yggdrasil has launched the fifth GATI-powered title from Armenian studio Peter & Sons. Hammer of Gods combines wilds, multipliers, special wilds, and more, with quirky cartoon-like characters, outstanding a...

Swedish iGaming regulator issues updated anti-money laundering guidance

In Sweden and the Spelinspektionen regulator has announced the release of new guidance that has been designed to help locally-licensed iGaming operators more effective counter money laundering and terrorist fin...

Pragmatic Play launches partner Reel Kingdom’s new online slot title Bigger Bass Bonanza

Pragmatic Play has launched partner Reel Kingdom's latest title, Bigger Bass Bonanza, after finding success with the first iteration of the fishing-inspired online slot in December 2020. The new "bigger" ve...