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.

EGBA warns German legislators against 5.3% tax on online poker and slot stakes

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) yesterday issued a statement in which it warned officials in Germany against implementing a proposed 5.3% federal tax on all online poker and slot stakes. T...

Two more Manila integrated casino resorts granted PIGO iGaming licenses

In the Philippines and the giant Resorts World Manila and Solaire Resort and Casino properties have reportedly followed their neighboring Okada Manila venue in being officially licensed to offer online gaming t...

The Action Network acquisition for Better Collective A/S

Danish sportsbetting analytics firm Better Collective A/S has announced the signing of a deal valued at around $240 million that is to see it buy prominent American sports wagering evaluation and media platform...

Catena Media looking to grow its United States presence via Lineups.com buy

Online performance marketing firm Catena Media has announced the completion of an all-cash arrangement that has seen it purchase the real-time sports data website at Lineups.com for $39.6 million. The Maltes...

FunFair Games new real-money multiplayer innovation, AstroBoomers: To the Moon!, launches exclusively with Betsson Group before May 11 network-wide debut

British iGaming innovator FunFair Games has revealed its very first real-money multiplayer game, AstroBoomers: To the Moon!, which from May 11th can be accessed exclusively through Spearhead Studios platform, a...

New Blueprint Gaming powered studio Lucksome debuts first release, Divine Links

New Malta-based game studio Lucksome has launched its very first slot release, Divine Links, which is powered by British online casino games developer and part of Germany's Gauselmann Group, Blueprint Gaming....

Germany to realize GluNeuRStV following North Rhine-Westphalia ratification

In Germany and the New State Treaty on Gambling (GluNeuRStV) is reportedly set to come into full effect from the first day of July following its final ratification earlier this week by legislators for the state...

Playson May CashDays worth €60,000 in shared prize pool; debuts new online slot, Divine Dragon: Hold and Win

Doing triple duty this month, Malta-based online casino software developer Playson has announced an outrageous prize pool worth €60,000 via the May edition of Playson CashDays while also bolstering its growing ...

Pragmatic Play launches remake of classic via new turbo charged Buffalo King Megaways online slot

After recently adding to its live casino arsenal and inking another multi-vertical partnership, Pragmatic Play has launched an updated version of its wildly successful 2019 classic online slot, Buffalo King...