08/22/16 Rank Group expected to release flat sales growth Rank Group is set to release financial results after abandoning William Hill bid with 888 Holdings.
08/19/16 Bitcoin declared “cash equivalent” by the UKGC The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) will allow people to gamble using bitcoins on platforms licensed in their own country.
08/19/16 Invercargill Licensing Trust Board aims to keep poker machines funding New Zealand’s ILT board believes it has a strong case to keep poker machines funding in Southland with the community backing up the trust.
08/19/16 Advertising Standards Authority onto Bwin and Betway UK’s Advertising Standards Authority admonished Bwin and Betway for misleading advertisement.
08/19/16 Suncity to open VIP facilities at three Cotai casinos Junket operator Suncity Group will open VIP facilities in Macau’s newest Cotai casino resorts.
08/19/16 Rank Group and 888 drop pursuit of William Hill The two UK betting companies abandoned their pursuit of William Hill, after the bookmaker rejected a €3.5 billion bid.
08/19/16 CEEGC 2016 shares speaker Odeta Nestor profile The President of the National Gambling Office of Romania will be among the keynote speakers at the Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference 2016.
08/19/16 Careers Convention on SiGMA’s second day The Malta Gaming week will feature a careers convention for all developers and graduates seeking a career in iGaming.
08/19/16 Casino Forum Batumi celebrated its 2016’s edition The summer event covered many crucial topics regarding the regulation of Adzharia’s gambling operations, new developmental opportunities and market expansion.
08/19/16 Pagcor rejects Ongpin’s stake in Philweb Pagcor rejected Ongpin’s offer to donate the bulk of his stake in online gaming firm Philweb Corp. to the state casino regulator.
08/18/16 Ongpin donated 49 percent PhilWeb’s stake to Pagcor Roberto V. Ongpin has cancelled the auction of his 53.76-percent stake in PhilWeb Corp. donating the bulk of it to state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
08/18/16 Online poker bill undergoes last minute changes in California A group of Native American casino operators had previously opposed the California bill, which is now being amended to address their concerns.
08/18/16 FanDuel and DraftKings to come back to Nevada FanDuel and DraftKings are coming back to Nevada after the state’s NGCP published draft legislation that would make paid-entry fantasy sports exempt from Nevada’s gambling laws.
08/18/16 MGM increases its stake in its Macau division The US casino operator has agreed to increase its stake from 51 percent to 56 percent through the purchase of shares from Grand Paradise Macau.
08/18/16 Kenyan MP said gambling will break the economy Gem Member of Parliament has warned that the practice will break Kenya’s economy if it doesn’t get regulated.
