Licensing

Ohio certifies inaugural five-strong club of online sportsbook operators

The gaming regulator for the American state of Ohio has reportedly unanimously approved the inaugural group of five online sportsbetting operators who are to soon be allowed to begin offering their services to ...

Wazdan inks Play North alliance to expands its presence in the Netherlands

Some seven months after having a wide range of its video slots certified for use by domains in the Netherlands and Maltese online casino games developer Wazdan has announced the signing of a deal with emerging ...

Malta Gaming Authority seeking Player Protection Directive feedback

The gaming regulator for the small European nation of Malta has announced the launch of a closed consultation concerning proposed amendments to its Player Protection Directive for locally-licensed online gambli...

EveryMatrix Software Limited bags six-year Veikkaus Oy integration alliance

Maltese online casino software developer EveryMatrix Software Limited has announced that it has won the right to begin supplying its large portfolio of games to Finland’s Veikkaus Oy iGaming operator. Headqu...

BetMGM being sued in New Jersey over faulty iGaming software allegations

In the United States and a punter is reportedly suing the BetMGM-branded iGaming enterprise over allegations that it covered up software glitches affecting play on its New Jersey-facing online casino and sports...

Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited ordered to pay £2.87 million Gambling Commission fine

In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced that it has hit the operator behind the Betfred.com and OddsKing.com iGaming domains with a fine of £2.87 million ($3.12 million). Th...

PAGCor orders two locally-licensed iGaming enterprises to close

The gaming regulator for the Philippines has reportedly ordered a pair of locally-licensed iGaming firms to close after detaining 140 members of their staffs who were suspected of having been kidnapped and forc...

PAGCor to lead collective crackdown against online gambling-related crime

The new head for the gaming regulator of the Philippines has reportedly announced that his organization is to lead a collaborative campaign that will endeavor to crack down on crimes associated with the operati...

South Africa to potentially take another run at federal iGaming regulation

In South Africa and the opposition Democratic Alliance political party has reportedly introduced legislation that would look to end the nation’s long-standing ambiguous policies surrounding online gambling. ...

888 Holdings receives Michigan online sportsbetting green light

The gambling regulator for the American state of Michigan has announced that it has awarded a local subsidiary of prominent iGaming operator 888 Holdings with a license to run the jurisdiction’s latest online s...

Catawba Indian Nation debuts a North Carolina retail sportsbook

In the American state of North Carolina and the Catawba Indian Nation has announced the opening of a retail sportsbook within the temporary casino it runs outside the community of Kings Mountain. The federal...

Hard Rock Sportsbook app now available to punters in Tennessee and Indiana

American casino operator Hard Rock International has announced that its Hard Rock Sportsbook-branded online sportsbetting service has gone live for punters in the American states of Indiana and Tennessee. Th...