Continent 8 Technologies Expands to New Locations

New expansion drive has been pursued at eGaming co-location and managed hosting services provider Continent 8 Technologies, seeing its operations spread to new locations and new team members acquired.

Namely, after acquiring Gibraltar&s Vault 247, the…

Malta LGA and Jersey Gambling Commission Ink MoU

An announcement came this week that the Malta Lottery and Gaming Authority (LGA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation with the Jersey Gambling Commission.

The MoU apparently includes a whole range of topics, among wh…

Online Gambling – Dangerous For Koreans In The Philippines

Seven Koreans were arrested this week in the Philippines on charges of violating the anti-gambling laws by operating an illegal online gambling facility inside a condominium building in Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

Ricardo David, Bureau of Immigration…

Norwegian Punter Hits Big Win at EUCasino

EU Casino made an announcement this week that their player Jonny.E. from Norway scored a big win of Euro 180 000 in a single spin on the retro arcade-style online slot Cubis.

In a comment on his win, Jonny E. said: “I chose to play Cubis because I was…

New Land-Based Partnership Closed by IGT

An announcement came this week of a new partnership closed by International Game Technology’s (IGT) DoubleDown Casino in the US market.

Its new partner in the revenue-share deal is Reno, Nevada-based Bonanza Casino, whose website will host the DoubleD…

PlayN Go Launches New Mobile Slots

Two new mobile slot games have been released by games developer Play’n GO, bringing the number of titles in its mobile portfolio to twenty-seven.

The new games are mobile versions of the company’s popular “Dragon Ship” and “Enchanted Meadows”, and the…

New Departure from Zynga

Another senior executive left social gaming giant Zynga this week – its Mobile’s head of advertising, monetisation and business development Wilson Kriegel, who has been with Zynga ever since its acquisition of social gaming developer OMGPOP.

Kr…

Greece Harmonizes Tax Rate for Gaming Sectors

Thanks to an agreement reached by the European Commission and the Greek Finance Ministry, the state-owned betting agency OPAP will apply a flat online and slot machine player winnings tax of 10 percent.

The decision will enter into force on January 1,…

Update: More Details on Gala Casinos Acquisition

A new update has been provided by Rank Group plc regarding its bid for the acquisition of Gala Casinos Limited – this time it warned that the whole deal may be seriously affected by the delays in achieving the Competition Commission&s approval, w…

Peru Gets First Online Casino and Sports Book Offering

The first online casino and sportsbetting service has been launched on a dedicated Peruvian site Inkabet, announced sports betting technology provider Offsidegaming.

Being a pioneer in the Peruvian market, the site is led by highly experienced profess…