Online Gambling News

Our Online Gambling News section focuses on newsmaking iGaming casinos as well as the news that affects them. New licenses, distribution partnerships, game debuts, rebranding, new launches, and relaunches are among the items you will find on these pages. Most stories carry more than a single area of interest, so you can often find overlap with other sections such as M&A, Jackpot Winners, the Player's Lounge, and Gaming Industry News to name a few.

The section gives online industry veterans and players the ability to share common interests as well as participate in the comments together. It's also a great place to see the evolution of many land-based interests as they explore iGaming opportunities in US states with regulated online industries. Look for emerging sportsbooks and lotteries as well as seasoned and newer operators partnering with legendary land-based casinos.

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72 percent of Swedes have gambled in past 12 months, regulator monitors gambling habits

The Swedish Gambling Inspectorate (Spelinspektionen) conducted an annual survey of the Swedes' gambling habits. The survey carried out at the end of November 2022 showed that 72 percent of all Swedes have gambl...

Ukrainian regulator revokes licenses of Russian gambling operators

As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there have been huge consequences for the international Russian gaming and betting industry, especially for many international Russian gaming operators, as many i...
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Brazilian President Doesn’t Sign Bill for Regulation of Sports Betting

Once again, Brazil didn’t succeed in regulating its sports betting market. High hopes that gamblers and casinos fell when President Jair Bolsonaro refused to approve the gambling regulation.    The President...

SA20 and Betway partner up to launch Betway SA20 cricket league

SA20, South Africa’s explosive new T20 cricket league,  has announced today the world's leading online betting and gaming operator Betway as the league's title sponsor.  The league will be named Betway SA20, wi...

WynnBET digital sports betting license granted by Massachusetts regulator

On Tuesday, December 13, Massachusetts gaming regulator granted a digital sports betting license to Wynn Resorts Las Vegas-based subsidiary, WynnBET, making it the state's first legal digital sports betting ope...

Online Casino Game Developers Making An Impact On iGaming Industry

When it comes to deciding on which online casino(s) to choose from among the multitude of sites available on the Internet, while things like reputation, license and registration, banking options, bonuses, and c...

ASIC launches civil proceedings against Star Entertainment’s 11 casino executives and directors

Australia's corporate regulator has commenced legal action against current and former directors and officials of casino operator Star Entertainment Group Ltd.  The Australian Securities and Investments Commissi...
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Maryland’s Mobile Betting’s Report Has Been Announced – the State Generates $186m

Maryland sports betting report has been published, and there is some interesting financial news. A big surprise was the amount of more than $180 million in the mobile handle. That money was spent during the Tha...

Caesar’s 54th WSOP tournament returns to Las Vegas in 2023

Following a successful 2022 series that featured 197,626 participants from more than 100 countries and the largest prize pool to date of $347.9 million, Las Vegas-based Caesars Entertainment has publicly announ...