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Cambodia and Thailand quarreled over the casino

Saitaku Resort and Casino has become the source of a bizarre border standoff between Cambodia and Thailand. The controversy started last month, when Veera Somkwamkid argued that the new Saitaku Resort and Casino was located inside a Thai national park. Whilst all was set to run smoothly, on the night …

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Australian government bans sportsbook ads during matches

Australia gambling

The federal government of Australia is poised to introduce new laws to ban gambling advertising during live sporting events as early as next week — but the imminent move has prompted angry opposition from sporting bodies, which say the move will dramatically reduce funds for grassroots sport. Under the changes, …

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Betsoft Gaming signed a contract with Rollthebit

3D iGaming content supplier Betsoft Gaming officially revealed that they are to join forces with the Bitcoin specialist Rollthebit. Under the terms of the newly-inked partnership contract, the full content portfolio of Betsoft is to go live with Rollthebit. The partnership terms will allow Rollthebit to deliver Betsoft’s full suite …

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Rank Group has extended the contract with Playtech

Playtech will continue to cooperate with the British casino operator Rank Group. The new project suggests that Playtech will implement the Neon Slots system to manage the company’s 3000 electronic gaming machines and the Neon Tables app for the iPad to serve 650 Grosvenor gaming tables. Rank will transfer his …

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KKR made an all-cash $7.3 billion bid for Tatts Group

Tabcorp

A group backed by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and a consortium has made an all-cash $7.3 billion bid for wagering company Tatts Group in an effort to derail its agreed merger with Tabcorp. Charlie Green, a director at Hunter Green Institutional Broking, which owns Tatts shares, spoke …

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A digest of spring articles by CASEXE

The company CASEXE provides a list of the most recent newsbreaks of the iGaming market. Top – 3 articles by CASEXE to inform you about the following: Investing into turnkey online casino, criteria capital providers should take into account while investing, tendencies of online gambling business development, hidden pitfalls of …

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VizExplorer has announced a partnership with OpenWager

VizExplorer has signed a partnership with social casino platform provider OpenWager. The companies will collaborate to launch VizExplorer SocialLink for integration with VizExplorer applications. Social gaming provider OpenWager platform will be integrated with VizExplorer’s marketing tool, campaignViz, which can track players’ cross-channel behavior and allow for tailored promotional offers. Later, …

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Nolimit city provides its slots to VodooDreams.com

Fast-growing Stockholm-based iGaming developer Nolimit City is to provide its online slots to SuprNation’s debut brand, VodooDreams.com. Having moved into larger offices in Stockholm and doubled its employees to meet the growing demands, this is the second major deal of the month for Nolimit City, after a successful content agreement …

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Greentube has launched its games in Hungarian iGaming market

Novomatic’s interactive gaming division Greentube goes live with casino slot games and online gaming operator Las Vegas Casino Hungary. Las Vegas Casino, operator of five land-based venues in Budapest, has gone live with Greentube titles including Book of Ra, Lucky Lady’s Charm, and Sizzling Hot deluxe on its licensed Vegas.hu …

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Attorney General for the ban of online casinos in USA

According to the Huffington Post, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions could reintroduce a federal ban on all state-regulated online gambling in the country, according to various reports in the national media. Sessions could consider such a move, despite a reported lack of public support and opposition from the National Governors …

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IGT sold DoubleDown in $825m deal

Gaming device maker International Game Technology (IGT) has a definitive deal to sell casino unit Double Down Interactive to an affiliate of South Korea’s DoubleU Games for $825M. IGT says the deal also establishes a “multi-year strategic partnership” between the two companies to “provide innovative player experiences” in the social …

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Cherry purchases 7,5 percent of the shares in Almor Holding

Swedish innovating and fast growing gaming company Cherry has acquired an additional 7,5% percent of the shares in Almor Holding Ltd (Almor), a leading online casino business specialising in German-speaking markets. In July 2015 Cherry acquired a 71% majority stake in the Malta-based company for €4.6 million ($4.9 million), with …

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Ukraine re-legalise gambling in 2018

Ukraine has accepted a Ministry of Finance letter promising to re-legalise gambling by 2018, almost eight years after it was outlawed. A legalisation proposal in 2015 failed as operators felt suggested licence fees and tax rates were too high. It was suggested that those regulations, which would have allowed i-gaming, …

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Reflex signs a deal with Gameiom

Gameiom Technologies has agreed to provide a selection of its gaming content to Reflex. The partnership comes after Gameiom recently agreed a deal to provide virtual sports games to William Hill. The deal will see Gameiom, whose CEO is experienced industry thought leader, Stuart Carr, supply Reflex with its Remote …

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