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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.

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Yggdrasil Sees Bulgarian Expansion Thanks to the Partnership with Inbet

One of the leading iGaming publishers, Yggdrasil, is expanding through all key European markets. The most recent expansion is in the Bulgarian markets, thanks to the integration with Inbet, a Bulgarian operator...

Churchill Downs And Urban One Executives Reveal Rebranded Plans And New Name For Proposed Richmond Casino

Officials from Churchill Downs Incorporated and Urban One have disclosed the newest proposal for a casino, resort and entertainment property named Richmond Grand Resort and Casino. Additionally, they pointed ou...

Victorian Gambling And Casino Control Commission Requests From Betting Providers To Stop Practice Of Encouraging Club Sponsorships

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC), the independent regulatory body for the Victorian gambling industry, has been informed of incidents where some online betting suppliers sign sponsor...

PokerStars Tournament Returns to Resorts World Las Vegas in November 2023

After 12 years of absence from the live poker tables in the United States, PokerStars is returning with its North American Poker Tour (NAPT) in November. The poker operator will reportedly hold the first event ...

Nevada Breaks Record In July With $1.4 Billion In Gambling Income

The Nevada Gaming Control Board, Nevada’s regulatory body, revealed that Southern Nevada’s players hit casinos so often in July, the most ever in state history, breaking "monthly gaming win records" across the ...

$5 Million Sports Book Opens in XL Center In Hartford On September 18, 2023

XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, will be the home to a $5 million sports betting facility set to open on September 18. As reported, the long-awaited opening will be just in time for the major NFL ev...

Ontario Bans Online Sports Betting Ads From Featuring Celebrity Athletes

Ontario government will ban the use of athletes in online gambling advertisements and restrict the use of celebrities likely to appeal to minors. The measure advocated by the Opposition NDP and a Canadian senat...

PlayUZU Enters Buenos Aires Market After Partnering With BuenosAiresSlots

After securing a license from the Loteria De La Ciudad De Buenos Aires (LOTBA), the city's gambling regulatory body, PlayUZU, an online casino powered by SkillOnNet, has entered into a partnership with BuenosAi...

Everygame Poker Rewards Players With 10 Free Spins On New Betsoft’s “April Fury and the Chamber of Scarabs” Slot

From August 31st to September 3rd, Everygame Poker is awarding its slot players who have deposited at least once in the past with 10 free spins on Betsoft’s newest slot called April Fury and the Chamber of Scar...

Gaming and Leisure Properties Acquires Land Under Hard Rock Casino Rockford For $100 Million

On 30 August 2023, reputable real-estate investment company Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) acquired the land designated for the Hard Rock Casino development project in Rockford, Illinois from 815 En...

Choctaw Casinos & Resorts Sign Three NFL and MLB Legends For Major Endorsement Deal

A leading Oklahoma's casino and hotel operator, Choctaw Casinos & Resorts, announced on 29 August 2023 that the company will make a multi-million dollar deal with sports celebrities Troy Aikman, Ivan “P...
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Tenth Release in Pragmatic Play’s Popular Big Bass Series, Big Bass Hold & Spinner Megaways, Is Live

The players have fallen for Pragmatic Play's Big Bass franchise a long time ago - and the company caught the wave and kept releasing new titles under the famous name. The tenth release in the series is Big Bass...

Everygame Poker To Host Online Satellites For Main Event Of $75,000 Caribbean Poker Tour

It was recently reported that Everygame Poker, the leading poker room on the Horizon Poker Network, will host online satellites for the $75.000 Caribbean Poker Tour Main Event set to take place in St. Maarten. ...