FanDuel Adds Hybrid Dealer Games, Latest Online Casino to Embrace Prerecorded Table Games
FanDuel announced a casino content partnership with Inspired Entertainment this week, becoming the latest US online casino operator to embrace the developer’s unique “hybrid dealer” concept. These games resemble popular live dealer online casino products but use prerecorded footage of real human dealers rather than a real-time stream from a studio. The deal with Inspired also includes the development […]
Brazil Taking Significant Regulatory Steps Against Unregulated Online Gambling Ahead of White Market Launch
Brazil’s regulated gambling market is scheduled to launch in January, and the government and gaming industry are working to tackle unregulated gambling in the meantime. The steps Brazilian lawmakers are taking include the blocking of internet access to unauthorized websites and a ban on credit card transactions for online gambling. Despite the legalization of sports […]
Global Poker to Host Grand Prix Turbo Series Over Austin Formula One Weekend, Starting Today
With the start of the F1 Austin weekend, Global Poker is hosting its penultimate Grand Prix Turbo Series of tournaments, with 250,000 Sweeps Coins in prizes, plus individual leaderboards. The event actually consists of two similar series, one using Sweeps Coins (SCs, which can be redeemed for cash prizes) and the other using Gold Coins […]
SVPGC, a New South Virginia Organization, Aims to Raise Local Awareness on Problem Gambling
As part of a statewide effort to tackle gambling addiction, three South Virginia organizations have joined forces to create the Southern Virginia Problem Gambling Cooperative (SVPGC). Together, they plan to serve the region and educate residents about the dangers of problem gambling. The three parties to the SVPGC are: Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services Board Southside Behavioral […]
Renewed Hope for 2025 New York iGaming Comes From Hochul Budget Clues
New Yorkers are seeing a glimmer of hope for online casinos becoming legal in the state in 2025. That’s because perhaps the smoothest path to bills becoming law, the governor’s budget, may need to include an additional funding source for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). In January, Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is scheduled to publish […]
EveryMatrix Acquires Slot Developer Fantasma Games as Part of US-Oriented Expansion Strategy
Content aggregator EveryMatrix is set to acquire Swedish slot developer Fantasma Games for the equivalent of $20 million (SEK 209.8 million), following a vote in which over 95% of Fantasma shareholders agreed to the transaction. EveryMatrix’s platform offers over 29,000 games from over 350 third-party developers and its in-house game development wing, Armadillo Studios. It […]
Arkansas Supreme Court Rejects a Challenge to Ballot Measure for Local Approval on Fourth Casino
The Arkansas Supreme Court has partially dismissed a lawsuit challenging an upcoming ballot measure that would revoke a retail casino license in Pope County and make it harder for the state to issue new ones. The court rejected claims by the Arkansas Canvassing Compliance Committee (ACCC) and Cherokee Nation Entertainment that the group Local Voters in […]
Resorts World Bet Renews Proposal to Open New Jersey Online Casino
Resorts World Bet is moving forward with its plans to launch a New Jersey online casino. So far, the online gambling brand only offers mobile sports betting in New York. On Oct. 16, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) released records showing the gaming regulator approved Resorts World Bet’s request “to continue to […]
Hard Rock and Seminoles Make Million-Dollar Hurricane Relief Donation
The Seminole Tribe of Florida and Hard Rock International committed $1,000,000 to fund Hurricane relief for those in Florida and the Carolinas impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Donated funds will help World Central Kitchen (WCK) and the American Red Cross deliver emergency support and facilitate long-term rebuilding for communities dealing with the aftermath. Seminole […]
DraftKings Electric Poker Launches in Pennsylvania, Second State for the Fast-Paced Multiplayer Experiment
DraftKings Electric Poker is available to players in Pennsylvania following an apparently successful first run in Michigan. The fast-paced, three-player tournament format is DraftKings’ first foray into online poker, perhaps rekindling players’ curiosity about whether DraftKings ever plans to launch a full-scale poker room. Electric Poker is DraftKings take on what’s known in the industry […]
