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By Tomas Medon

Reorganized Swiss Online Gambling Industry Goes Live

July 2, 2019

On July 1, Switzerland’s legal online gambling under the new regulatory regime finally went live. The country’s new Money Gaming Act officially took effect on January 1, 2019, a development that opened the doors for the country’s 21 licensed land-based casino operators to offers online gambling products and services for the very first time. The […]

By Elaine West

New DOJ Wire Act Opinion Stumbles Upon Yet Another Setback

June 21, 2019

For the past several months, the US Department of Justices most recent reinterpretation of the Wire Act has been all the buzz in the gambling industry and this is due to its very significant implications. With a number of states slowly shifting towards online gambling the new opinion was going to extend the applicability of […]

By Grant Mahon

Issues Federal Blocking Order for Online Payments

June 18, 2019

has recently launched a new campaign that targets online casino payment processors following the approval of a new temporary federal gambling treaty last spring. This has seen the German state of Lower Saxony issue an international payment service provider with a blocking order as parts of the country’s efforts to drive illegal online gambling […]

By Ameana Jones

Wire Act Applies Only to Sports Betting, Federal Court Rules

June 6, 2019

On Monday, June 3, a New Hampshire federal court issued the highly-anticipated ruling on the New Hampshire Lottery Commission et al. v. Barr et al. which challenged a recent opinion by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the 1961 Wire Act. Delivered by U.S. District Judge Paul Barbadoro in New Hampshire, the decision […]

By Grant Mahon

Microgaming Inks Partnership Deal with Mansion

May 8, 2019

Renowned Isle of Man-based casino game developer and supplier Microgaming has landed yet another big deal with Mansion, which is one of the leading online gaming veterans on the planet. Under the new partnership, Microgaming’s extensive library of fan-favorite titles will be going live across Mansion’s online gambling brands – this marks a huge milestone […]

By Alexander Palmer

Online Gaming in Michigan Meets Takes Another Step Backwards

May 7, 2019

Needless to say, there are a few specific things about the online gaming industry in the United States that are largely considered to be very simple. However, various setbacks abound in the legislatures of some states over issues that have proven to be both surprising and frustrating especially because industry stakeholders and experts have responded […]

By Elaine West

LeoVegas, Playson Partner for European Gaming Market

May 2, 2019

Playson, a renowned Malta-based online casino content developer has announced its newly-inked partnership with LeoVegas, a popular online gaming regulator with ties to multiple gaming-friendly jurisdictions across the globe. As per the of the new partnership agreement, a decent number of the supplier’s outstanding games will now be available on the LeoVegas platforms across […]

By Grant Mahon

NetEnt Partners with DraftKings for New Jersey

April 28, 2019

NetEnt has inked a landmark online casino supply partnership deal with renowned daily fantasy sports and sports betting operator DraftKings for New Jersey’s regulated online gaming market. As per the of the partnership agreement, the newly signed bill will aid both DraftKings and NetEnt in their bids to increase their footprints in the regulated […]

By Tomas Medon

Vietnamese Police Crackdown on Illegal Gambling Ring

April 28, 2019

In the course of the just concluded week, police in Vietnam arrested no less than 22 people in connection with a massive $1.2 billion gambling ring that is believed to have involved up to hundreds of thousands of s. As a matter of fact, this particular gambling ring is believed to be the largest […]

By Grant Mahon

Betsson Rebrands Its Dutch Facing Online Casinos Properties

April 26, 2019

Stockholm-listed online gaming operator Betsson AB has recently rebranded its two main Dutch-facing online casinos, Oranje Casino and Kroon Casino. As it turns out, this part of the company’s bid to distance itself from its “cowboy” past in the Netherlands. It has operated both online gaming properties in the country since 2014 when it acquired […]