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By Tomas Medon

PokerStars Makes Debut in Ontario

June 30, 2022

The online gambling sector in Ontario is showing no signs of slowing down, and there will likely be around 70 different brands accepting wagers possibly by the end of the year. This week, PokerStars, one of the world’s most well-known and respected iGaming brands, made its first foray into the Ontario online sports betting market. […]

By Tomas Medon

Greektown Casino-Hotel to Be Rebranded as Hollywood Casino at Greektown

April 26, 2022

On May 1, Detroit’s Greektown Casino-Hotel will have a new name (Hollywood Casino at Greektown), according to its operator, Penn National Gaming. The renaming of the venue which is one of the state’s largest will coincide with a $30 million hotel refurbishment and other renovations. All these are meant to deliver a breath of fresh […]

By Tomas Medon

Pennsylvania Gets More Online Gaming Options

April 14, 2022

The gaming market in the Keystone State keeps getting bigger and better. New operators are getting into the gambling market while existing companies are working on expanding their footprint further. That said, players always have a lot of great things to look forward to. The most recent additions came this week and they are every […]

By Tomas Medon

Atari’s Metaverse Casino Is Almost Here

March 10, 2022

Renowned video game company Atari has been hard at work shifting its focus on what could be the future of gaming. While the company is mostly known for its solid portfolio of arcade games like Donkey Kong, Ms. Pacman, Pong, Frogger and Space Invaders, it has sights set on something quite different for the future […]

By Tomas Medon

Online and Mobile Sports Betting Finally Debut in New York

January 10, 2022

The long wait is finally over for the sports bettors in the Empire State. Last Saturday, the state ushered in the next era of betting with the arrival of legal and regulated online sports betting. As such, punters in the state will now be able to wager on their favorite sporting activities from wherever they […]

By Tomas Medon

AUSTRAC Launches Money Laundering Probe into Country’s Casinos

June 10, 2021

Last Monday, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) launched a probe into some of the country’s casino operators. This follows concerns over a potential breach of some of Australia’s money-laundering laws. That said, casinos in all five major cities will be undergoing extensive background checks to ascertain that they are operating within the […]

By Tomas Medon

Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia Announces Opening Dates

January 10, 2021

The long wait is finally over for South Philadelphia’s residents who have been looking forward to the launch of a new casino in the area. On January 6, the operator behind Live! Casino & Hotel announced that they have already set the opening dates for their new world-class gaming and entertainment company that will be […]

By Tomas Medon

New Findings Could Spell Trouble for Credit Card Gambling in Australia

December 22, 2020

A little over a year ago, the Australian Banking Association announced a consultation paper that dealt with the use of credit cards for gambling transactions. This consultation’s main goal was to get the community’s views on the role of banks and other related financial institutions in addressing the issue of problem gambling. The findings of […]

By Tomas Medon

More Casinos Closing Down Amid New Virus Wave

November 24, 2020

2020 has been a rough year and while a lot is being done to ensure that things return to normal at some point in the future, there is still a long way to go. The global gambling industry which has been reeling from the impacts of COVID-19 continues to suffer from the ravaging impacts of […]

By Tomas Medon

Michigan Casinos to Close Again as Parts of Efforts to Contain COVID-19

November 17, 2020

On Sunday, November 15, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced an executive order that outlined a wide-ranging of restrictions should aid in the fight to contain the spread of COVID-19. These sweeping new restrictions will see in-person classes at learning facilities across the state suspended for the […]