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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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Finland’s New Government to Launch a Licensing System for Online Gambling By 2026

According to the government program revealed on June 16, 2023, Finland's new center-right government, the Orpo Cabinet, is particularly devoted to opening up the online gambling market and launching a licensing...

PointsBet Proceeds With $195 Million US Operations Sale With DraftKings

Three days after the receipt of the comprehensive $195 million offer from DraftKings on June 16, 2023, Australian online sports wagering operator PointsBet Holdings agreed to proceed with the sale of its US bus...

Alliance Global Group To Consider Plans To Expand Casino Operations Outside Metro Manila

On June 15, Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the Philippines-based conglomerate owned by billionaire Andrew Tan, has revealed that it will consider plans to extend its casino operations outside Metro Manila. T...

Harvest Big Wins in Pragmatic Play’s New Online Slot Country Farming

Along with other sectors, the gambling industry has been revolutionized by technological advancements making a wide range of slot games that were once only accessible at brick-and-mortar venues now available vi...

30 Extra Free Spins On Everygame Poker For Slots Players Who Deposit Via Mastercard; Increased Blackjack Monthly Quest Rewards

During this week, from June 19th to June 26th, Everygame Poker the leading poker room on the Horizon Poker Network, is rewarding its depositing slots players with up to 60 free spins, along with 30 additional f...

Try Delicious Vietnamese Food In Betsoft’s New Online Slot: Phở Sho™

On June 15th, Betsoft, an innovative iGaming developer based in Valletta, Malta, released Phở Sho™, another installment in its Red Dragon™ series, which focuses on the Vietnamese dish Pho, a delic...

Play’n GO Turns Game Play Into Lucrative Wins in Sweet Alchemy 2

Leading software development studio and iGaming content provider, Play'n GO, has released a sequel to the popular slot Sweet Alchemy launched in 2018. This time, the provider uses the proven formula to turn the...

DraftKings Offers $195 Million for PointsBet US Operations

A renowned sport betting operator, DraftKings Inc., has revealed its intentions to acquire the US operations of the Australia-based sports wagering giant PointsBet. According to the press release, DraftKings de...

NFL’s Global Markets Program Teams Get Permission To Sell Sportsbook Sponsorships To Legal Gambling Operators In Their Countries

Good news for all NFL teams with foreign marketing rights! As Sports Business Journal reported, from June 16, they can sell sportsbook sponsorships to any legal gambling operator in their respective countrie...

Cheltenham Festival likely contributor to GB online gross gaming yield from January to March 2023 hitting £1.30 billion

Online total gross gambling yield (GGY) in Great Britain reached £1.30 billion (€1.51 billion/$1.62 billion) in the last quarter of the financial year (Q4), climbing five percent from the same period the year p...

Videoslots Limited To Pay £2 Million Regulatory Settlement for Non-Compliant Procedures

The UK Gambling Commission has issued a 2 million pound regulatory settlement for Videoslots Limited for the operator's failure to comply with the social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) procedure...

Arizona’s Sports Betting Handle in March 2023 Exceeds $600 Million Again

The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) reports that the sports wagering handle in the state of Arizona reached the level of more than $644 million in March of 2023, which is the second highest monthly level sin...

Vermont Governor Signs Online Sports Betting Bill Into Law

It was recently announced that Republican Gov. Phil Scott officially signed into law H.127 bill, making Vermont another US state to legalize online sports wagering. In addition, half of the US states have alrea...

Everygame Poker Rewards 10 Free Spins On Pho Sho Slot; 10 Free Spins For Reload Bonus Players On Hot Lucky 7s Slot

Pho Sho, the new slot game from Betsoft has finally arrived at Everygame Poker! Starting June 16-19, Everygame Poker, the flagship poker room on the Horizon Poker Network, is rewarding its slot players with ...

BetVictor Rebrands as BVGroup to Break Ground in Canada

The Gibraltar-based renowned sports betting and online casino operator, BetVictor, has rebranded its corporate identity as BV Group, according to a source. The company has reportedly adjusted its logo and websi...