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.

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Play‘n GO is entering the world of darts with its new Snakebite video slot

Only a month after launching its The Wild Class video slot and Swedish online casino games developer Play‘n GO has now returned to take on the world of darts via its new five-reel and ten-payline Snakebite inno...

Ocean Downs and Hollywood Casino Perryville obtain sports betting licenses from Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission

In Maryland, the state's gaming commission has granted sports betting licenses to Ocean Downs Casino in Berlin and Hollywood Casino in Perryville after determining the two operators qualify for the licenses, pu...

Louisiana Gaming Control Board approves Harrah’s Louisiana Downs sale

The gaming regulator for the southern American state of Louisiana has reportedly approved the sale of the 280-acre Harrah's Louisiana Downs facility to Rubico Acquisition Corporation for $22 million. Accordi...

SoftSwiss adds new partner SmartSoft to Game Aggregator; Sportsbook platform product gains new Hunting bonus type

On the heels of enhancing its sportsbook platform, SoftSwiss has finalized a new partnership with Tbilisi-headquartered online gaming software provider, SmartSoft, integrating the Georgian firm's games portfoli...

Irish government due to consider comprehensive gambling legislation

In Ireland and the government of Prime Minister Micheal Martin is reportedly preparing to propose wide-ranging legislation that would largely ban complimentary bets and establish a new regulator to oversee the ...

Yggdrasil releases new online slot Savana Roar; first title from YG Master partner, Jelly

Big cats are once again in the spotlight in the latest Yggdrasil powered release, Savanna Roar, an African themed title, with a max win of up to 10,459 times the initial stake, by budding mobile-first game deve...

Pragmatic Play partners with LuckSports in Brazil; agrees multi-product content deal

Hot on the heels of the launch of its latest online casino title and leading content provider Pragmatic Play has announced that it has agreed a multi-vertical deal with LuckSports in Brazil, further advanci...

Penn National completes $2 billion acquisition of Canadian digital media company “theScore”

Land-based casino and racetrack operator Penn National Gaming Inc. (PENN:NASDAQ) has completed the purchase of Toronto-based digital media company Score Media and Gaming Inc. (theScore) in a $2 billion cash and...

South Korean politician suggests implementing ‘proxy gambling’ at casinos

In South Korea and a prominent federal politician has reportedly suggested that the nation’s collection of 17 foreigner-only casinos be allowed to start offering mobile wagering so as to more quickly recover fr...

New Jersey sportsbooks surpass $1 billion handle mark for September

The numerous online and land-based sportsbooks serving the American state of New Jersey reportedly set a nationwide record in September after becoming the first to collectively process over $1 billion in monthl...