American gaming device maker Bally Technologies has officially closed its acquisition of casino device company SHFL Entertainment Inc., ending months of negotiations that probably took faster than people in the biz expected.
Read More . . .UK bookmaker William Hill has announced the opening of a new technological 'centre of excellence' in the UK as part of a move to further improve its mobile offering to customers.
Read More . . .The head of California's Gambling Control Commission, Richard Schuetz, has predicted that only online poker may become legal in the state in the near future and not online casino gaming.
Read More . . .New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has officially confirmed that he will take his state's quest for legal sports betting all the way to the US Supreme Court.
Read More . . .Online payment services and geolocation company CAMS has identified players from 23 US states that attempted to access New Jersey's online gambling service on the first night of its test launch.
Read More . . .The state of Massachusetts' bid to introduce casinos in its borders has turned into a circus. If it's not enough that one casino operator after another have dropped their bids in part of their failure to get public support,
Read More . . .The one company that everyone has been watching in the New Jersey online gambling licensing processing has been PokerStars, and this week it became final
Read More . . .Some websites claim online wagering is already legal in Mississippi because state legislation doesn't specifically ban it. But Allen Godfrey, executive director of the state Gaming Commission, said those claims are wrong.
Read More . . .In a decision being watched by other states, Nevada gambling regulators approved regulations Thursday to let slot machine makers and keno companies widen prize pools and offer mega-sized jackpots across state lines.
Read More . . .The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has unveiled a list of operators that have been permitted to go live during the US state's five-day 'soft launch' trial period of online gambling, but early problems have been reported by some users.
Read More . . .We've talked a lot about how America is going to be waiting for a while before they get any federal action on online gambling regulation. That's still likely true, but it's not because of a lack of bills that could do the job.
Read More . . .One of Australia's most controversial punters, who is at the centre of a Police Integrity Commission inquiry, was a secret part-owner of the internet gambling site bookmaker.com.
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