07/22/16 Russia wants to label Bitcoin as foreign currency Depending on how soon all involved parties can come to an agreement, the law proposal will be submitted to the Duma by the end of 2016.
07/22/16 Cherry completes €80m deal for initial stake in ComeOn Swedish gambling operator Cherry AB announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 49 percent stake in ComeOn Malta Ltd.
07/22/16 iSoftBet closes content agreement with Ainsworth By entering into a partnership with Ainsworth Game Technology, iSoftBet has expanded its Game Aggregation Platform service.
07/22/16 Goa Coastal authority issues notice to casino near bird sanctuary Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority sent a show-cause notice to a casino vessel stationed near a bird sanctuary for operating without the Coastal Regulation Zone clearance.
07/22/16 William Hill’s CEO resigns with immediate effect James Henderson quit his position as chief executive at William Hill effective immediately.
07/22/16 LeoVegas appointed new sportsbook head The sport casino and live casino announced the appointment of Andreas Bardun as the operator’s new sportsbook head.
07/21/16 Aspire Global announced the launch of Lucky Bets Casino Lucky Bets Casino is the Malta-based iGaming solutions provider’s fifth white label launch of 2016 with LuckyBetsCasino.com.
07/21/16 Valve sent Cease and Desist Letter to 23 Counter-Strike gambling sites The letter demands the gambling sites to change practices in the next 10 days or Valve will “pursue all available remedies including without limitation terminating your accounts.”
07/21/16 Poland restricts online casino to a single operator Poland’s government has reversed course by deciding to restrict its online casino market to a single operator.
07/21/16 Playtech awarded the “Most Effective Agency Collaboration” This year’s series of International Corporate Events have just finished and the award was granted to one of the largest gambling technology companies in the world.
07/20/16 No casino will be allowed in Sri Lanka The statement was made at the business forum held at Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore by the Prime Minister.
07/20/16 888poker teams up with Treepodia The real-money online poker room 888poker has taken one step further by teaming up with Treepodia to launch “Personalize Video”, an option for players to share their wins and achievements on social media.
07/20/16 Rich Roberts is no longer Sportech’s digital US president Sportech announced Roberts’ resignation adding that he has also stepped down from the company’s board.
07/20/16 Gaming Control Board denies Lawrence County’s casino license The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board followed Cyrus Pitre, the board’s chief enforcement counsel recommendation to deny or abandon Endeka Entertainment’s casino license application.