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Booongo content for BetConstruct Casino Suite
  • 26 Nov, 2021 10:34
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Booongo content for BetConstruct Casino Suite

Gaming specialist and platform provider BetConstruct is now offering games from the Booongo Gaming portfolio to clients of its Casino Suite software.The deal sees Booongo titles including G...

BetMGM and IGT document Virginia manoeuvres
  • 18 Mar, 2022 09:40
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BetMGM and IGT document Virginia manoeuvres

Old Dominion has become the target of further US expansions, as BetMGM and International Game Technology, through its FanDuel collaboration, detail entries into Virginia.Representing its te...

Biggest ever ICE for GeWeTe
  • 09 Mar, 2022 10:23
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Biggest ever ICE for GeWeTe

GeWeTe, the cash handling division of the Gauselmann Group, will take its largest presence yet at the Gauselmann stand at ICE 2018 next week.GeWeTe, dominant in its home market of G...

QTech Games ‘thrilled’ to finalise Epic merger
  • 04 Apr, 2022 06:06
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QTech Games ‘thrilled’ to finalise Epic merger

QTech Games has confirmed what it lauds as a “major merger” with games reseller Epic Media, as it strives to bolster its platform’s position for taking its igaming content to market across emerging territories.

Gopher indicates break fee inclusion in improved offer for Playtech’s Finalto
  • 09 Feb, 2022 19:49
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Gopher indicates break fee inclusion in improved offer for Playtech’s Finalto

Gopher Investments has suggested that it will offer a break fee of $10m to Playtech, as the gambling tech firm announces an adjournment to a general meeting, initially slated, for July 15, 2021, to allow its board...

SKS365 deal takes Habanero into Italian online gaming market
  • 12 Apr, 2022 07:40
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SKS365 deal takes Habanero into Italian online gaming market

Online slots and table games developer Habanero has entered the Italian igaming market via SKS365, which operates the planetwin365 betting and gaming brand.Habanero’s full catalogue of titl...

SKS365 takes Elk Studios content to Planetwin365
  • 09 Mar, 2022 09:33
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SKS365 takes Elk Studios content to Planetwin365

SKS365 has lauded the addition of a suite of online casino titles that “are among the best in the world” for content and features, after striking an alliance with Elk Studios.This has seen the online sports...

Accies Acquisition shareholders approve proposed PlayStudios merger
  • 22 Feb, 2022 00:32
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Accies Acquisition shareholders approve proposed PlayStudios merger

Accies Acquisition Corp has praised the achievement of a “significant milestone,” after shareholders of the special purpose acquisition company voted in favour of its proposed merger with game developer PlayStudios

EveryMatrix joins initiative to preserve forests of the Romanian mountains
  • 10 Mar, 2022 16:28
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EveryMatrix joins initiative to preserve forests of the Romanian mountains

EveryMatrix has detailed what it calls a “major contribution” to Foundation Conservation Carpathia, which aims to protect the Carpathian Mountains from deforestation and create a wilderness reserve in Romania....

Las Vegas Sands finalises $6.25bn Venetian divestment
  • 29 Jan, 2022 10:15
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Las Vegas Sands finalises $6.25bn Venetian divestment

Las Vegas Sands has finalised the $6.25bn divestment of The Venetian Resort Las Vegas and the Sands Expo and Convention Center to affiliates of Apollo Global Management and

A lot of developers become distracted by innovation
  • 08 Feb, 2022 21:42
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A lot of developers become distracted by innovation

Innovation in online casinos is a topic often visited by stakeholders, and one we delved into somewhat ourselves just last week during the CasinoBeats Malta event.In the aftermath we spoke to Liam Mulvaney, co-founder and CEO of Plank

Industry continues to react to ‘unprecedented’ COVID-19 situation
  • 10 Dec, 2021 17:20
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Industry continues to react to ‘unprecedented’ COVID-19 situation

Heightened safety measures, big money donations and corporate statements have been evidenced once more as the industry continues to update on COVID-19 protocols.With a vast majority of land-based establishments entering a period of temporar...

Booming Games integrates titles with LeoVegas
  • 28 Nov, 2021 11:52
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Booming Games integrates titles with LeoVegas

Malta-based slot supplier Booming Games has announced a new deal which has seen its portfolio of titles launched on LeoVegas.Under the terms of the agreement, over 60 HTML5 slot games, including Booming Sev...

Las Vegas Sands cites framework difficulties in Japan withdrawal
  • 05 Dec, 2021 02:28
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Las Vegas Sands cites framework difficulties in Japan withdrawal

Nevada headquartered Las Vegas Sands has scrapped plans to develop an integrated resort in Japan to focus energy on other opportunities.Maintaining a belief that business and leisure tourism industries will benefit from the...

AIGF leaders join SBC Digital India’s speaker line-up
  • 12 Feb, 2022 12:36
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AIGF leaders join SBC Digital India’s speaker line-up

The All India Gaming Federation is set to play a central role in this week’s SBC Digital India conference and exhibition, where the body’s senior team will join a stellar line-up of speakers ready to share valuable information about...

Fruits – Nolimit City
  • 23 Feb, 2022 19:43
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Fruits – Nolimit City

Fruits is the latest online slot released by casino platform and game developer Nolimit City.RELEASE DATEOut now.THE PITCHNolimit City states that it i...

Gamingtec bolsters slot content with Push Gaming deal
  • 24 Oct, 2021 23:57
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Gamingtec bolsters slot content with Push Gaming deal

Platform provider Gamingtec has added Push Gaming into its portfolio following the confirmed partnership agreement between the two companies.As part of the deal, the supplier’s slot content will be integrated into Gamingtec’s...

BetSoft continues its series of unique Max Quest slots
  • 23 Feb, 2022 13:01
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BetSoft continues its series of unique Max Quest slots

BetSoft will expand on the series of slots that began with the launch of the unique Max Quest: Wrath of Ra in November 2018. This slot machine has revolutionized the idea of ​​w...

Microgaming praises PlayItForward staff-led scheme
  • 15 Nov, 2021 05:49
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Microgaming praises PlayItForward staff-led scheme

Microgaming has hailed a staff-led scheme set up under its corporate social responsibility programme PlayItForward after raising £120,000 in donations since inception two years ago.The initiative provides a dedicated space...

Penn National confirms $163m Barstool acquisition
  • 24 Oct, 2021 04:52
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Penn National confirms $163m Barstool acquisition

Casino and racetrack operator Penn National Gaming has completed its previously announced acquisition of a 36 per cent interest in Barstool Sports for $163m.In a deal that values the latter at $450m, the pu...

Downton Abbey – Skywind Group
  • 04 Apr, 2022 16:43
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Downton Abbey – Skywind Group

Downton Abbey is the latest online slot from developer Skywind Group.RELEASE DATEOut now.THE PITCHSkywind Group cordially invites you to Downton via th...

Red Tiger launches Tournaments gamification tool
  • 04 Nov, 2021 15:25
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Red Tiger launches Tournaments gamification tool

Leading casino software supplier Red Tiger has released its new Tournaments feature to the wider market following a period of exclusivity with Paddy Power....

Collaboration is king as Yggdrasil and AvatarUX claims Slot of the Week
  • 05 Jan, 2022 11:58
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Collaboration is king as Yggdrasil and AvatarUX claims Slot of the Week

Yggdrasil and AvatarUX‘s third instalment of its PopWin series has been cherry-picked to claim SlotBeats’ Slot of the Week.CherryPop is a 5×3 title which uses AvatarUX’s PopWin mechanic, wh...

Valkyries come to claim SlotBeats’ Slot of the Week
  • 30 Jan, 2022 18:06
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Valkyries come to claim SlotBeats’ Slot of the Week

SlotBeats entered the battlefield to award Peter & Sons its SOTW award with its most recent release, Valkyries, in collaboration with Yggdrasil. A re-telling of Richard...

Voodoo Magic and Coils of Cash: the first releases of Pragmatic and Play'n GO
  • 31 Mar, 2022 13:11
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Voodoo Magic and Coils of Cash: the first releases of Pragmatic and Play'n GO

On January 7, two developers opened the new season with their first releases. Pragmatic Play introduced Voodoo Magic and Play'n Go released Coils of Cash. Both offer high volatility but differ significantly in features.

Chicago extension, acquisitions, and a US resurgence: the week in numbers
  • 04 Mar, 2022 11:03
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Chicago extension, acquisitions, and a US resurgence: the week in numbers

Each week, CasinoBeats breaks down the numbers behind some of the industry’s most interesting stories. At the start of a new week we reflect on more US purchases, a further slew of financial reports, and Chicago casino RFP extension.

Bally’s Corporation submits $650m casino proposal in Richmond, Virginia
  • 05 Mar, 2022 22:19
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Bally’s Corporation submits $650m casino proposal in Richmond, Virginia

Bally’s Corporation has submitted its $650m casino resort proposal to the city of Richmond, Virginia, which is accepting bids from potential partners ahead of a public referendum on the project later in the year.Bal...

Several people are killed after an unsuccessful meeting in a casino
  • 01 Feb, 2022 09:34
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Several people are killed after an unsuccessful meeting in a casino

While at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City, some are fighting with knives, the players at the Kings Romans casino in Laos have used firearms. Three people died in the incident and a fourth was shot dead by police.

Gateway in $31m North Bay casino construction
  • 07 Dec, 2021 04:10
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Gateway in $31m North Bay casino construction

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment has disclosed plans to invest approximately $31m to construct its new Cascades Casino North Bay property.Set to create up to 300 new jobs in the city of North Bay, Ontario,...

Caesars breaks ground on first non-gaming US property
  • 17 Feb, 2022 09:27
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Caesars breaks ground on first non-gaming US property

Caesars Entertainment has broken ground on its first non-gaming US hotel, over a year after Marco Roca, chief development officer, outlined plans to develop a range of such establishments across the country.

Slot machine Starburst. How to play and where to play for free
  • 30 Dec, 2021 06:21
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Starburst slot is NetEnt's most popular slot

There are thousands of slots from all sorts of developers and hundreds of those produced by NetEnt. However, the Starburst slot machine has been one of the most popular among players for more than five years. And if we consider only NetEnt...

GambleAware debuts citizens advice gambling support service in Scotland
  • 27 Nov, 2021 17:04
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GambleAware debuts citizens advice gambling support service in Scotland

Citizens Advice Scotland has documented the launch of a new Gambling Support Service in the country, which has been commissioned by GambleAware. The programme, which will run for two years between 2020 and...

Anna Romboli joins Svenska Spel from NetEnt
  • 18 Mar, 2022 18:30
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Anna Romboli joins Svenska Spel from NetEnt

Anna Romboli, currently chief communications officer at NetEnt, is to leave the gaming giant and join Svenska Spel as busines...

Genting’s Jeremy Taylor talks safer gambling
  • 13 Feb, 2022 14:25
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Genting’s Jeremy Taylor talks safer gambling

Jeremy Taylor, managing director of Genting Online, talks to CasinoBeats about the company’s approach to safer gambling.Genting became the first operator to achiev...

On the spin: Slot launch round-up
  • 16 Feb, 2022 04:05
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On the spin: Slot launch round-up

As a number of new igaming titles grace the CasinoBeats inbox, sit back and get to grips with a select few new slot games in one handy bite-size chunk.Play’n Go – Riches of RobinBased around the infamous English folk...

Nuvei’s CGA alliance to deliver digital gaming payments expertise
  • 02 Jan, 2022 19:13
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Nuvei’s CGA alliance to deliver digital gaming payments expertise

Nuvei Corporation has announced that it has joined the Canadian Gaming Association to provide support, advocacy, and expertise as the region’s igaming industry evolves.The global fintech provider’s partners...

How does the Random Number Generator work?
  • 26 Jan, 2022 20:23
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Where do game results come from? Casino Random Number Generator

Players often speculate that games are rigged. This is understandable, because it is difficult to maintain neutrality after prolonged losses. But if you know how everything works, perhaps such thoughts will come less often....

SkyCity revises guidance due to Adelaide impairment
  • 26 Oct, 2021 03:40
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SkyCity revises guidance due to Adelaide impairment

SkyCity Entertainment Group has revised and updated its guidance parameters for the fiscal year to June 30, with an adjustment to expectations necessary due to higher insurance estimates and a AU$150m impairment of Adelaid...

Metropolitan Gaming purchases Caesars UK and African assets
  • 21 Dec, 2021 03:56
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Metropolitan Gaming purchases Caesars UK and African assets

Metropolitan Gaming has confirmed the completion of the purchase of European and African casino businesses from Caesars Entertainment.The US casino operator had been looking to offload the assets following...

US casinos continue coronavirus mitigation efforts
  • 08 Jan, 2022 19:19
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US casinos continue coronavirus mitigation efforts

Las Vegas Sands has continued to make donations as part of its mitigation efforts concerning the coronavirus pandemic, after two million surgical masks arrived in New York.Detailed as part of the firm’s previous efforts to...

Microgaming aiming to support ‘even more’ responsible gambling charities
  • 18 Apr, 2022 23:59
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Microgaming aiming to support ‘even more’ responsible gambling charities

Microgaming has reflected on its 2021 charitable scope as it aims to support “even more” responsible gambling charities who are “on a mission” to treat, minimise and prevent gambling-related harm. Marking its contribut...