In an interview for Bloomberg News, CEO of Amaya Inc Rafi Ashkenazi reiterated the company’s willingness to diversify its operations once its internal issues have been resolved Succeeding former Amaya leader David Baazov in August 2016, Ashkenazi has thus far been working on lowering the company’s long-term debt and putting together a..

TTRpartners, the affiliate program behind gambling operator 32Red and its related brands, has announced its gradual withdrawal from the Australian market The company’s request sent to iGaming aims to terminate advertising initiatives targeted at Australian players In addition, TTRpartners will not accept new Australian registrations as of..

Sports betting operator Betika has become the primary sponsor of Kenyan Premier League club Sofapaka The deal amounts to Sh50m and has a duration of one year Betika’s general manager Lucy Muchira commented that the company was happy to give back to the community by developing sporting talent He added that Sofapaka was “a club that..

Bitt, a local fintech company, has joined forces with multinational consultancy firm PwC to boost the use of blockchain technology in the Caribbean According to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two entities, PwC will advise on cryptocurrency services in the region of Barbados The initiative follows up on Bitt’s ambition to..

After two long years of construction, Kansas Crossing Casino held its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday morning The first player, Crawford County Commissioner Carl Wood, had the honor of the “First Dice Toss” Casino General Manager Doug Fisher expressed his happiness that staff did their best to overcome difficulties and make it to..

The longest Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) ever to be held is approaching, offering an extra week of phase tournaments Organizer PokerStars has just released the schedule of the series to take place between April 30 and May 23 The three levels of buy-in will be $11, $109, and $1,050, respectively The total guaranteed prize pool..

Recent media reports in India evoked panic as they suggested that using Bitcoin in the country was illegal pursuant to anti-money laundering legislation However, the misunderstanding was corrected once it turned out the quoted Member of Parliament had been seeking more stringent digital currency laws by referring to Bitcoin as a “Ponzi..

New York-based Turning Stone Resort Casino has just introduced a free-to-play casino platform It is available on playturningstonecom, and features a range of games that can be played with virtual money According to an official press release by the casino’s operator, Oneida Indian Nation of New York, “Gamers can play Turning Stone..

Gaming software developer BetConstruct has signed a deal to supply its white label sports betting provisions to online multi-vertical operator Breakout Gaming The collaboration will provide Breakout Gaming with access to more than 30,000 live events every month at 40,000 pre-match markets spanning over 140 different sports Gian Perroni, CEO of..

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has once again spoken on behalf of the American football league, expressing its strong opposition to making sports betting in the USA legal Nevada, which is the only state officially allowing sports betting, announced record wagering figures for the 2017 Super Bowl According to studies, the black sports betting..

It has been announced that the St Croix Casino Hertel Express will open on May 1 Keith O’Brien, Owners Representative and Chairman of the Board for the St Croix Economic Development Corporation also said that the 850-people outdoor amphitheater of the complex will welcome visitors on Memorial Day weekend, while the R/V park will be..

UK-registered cryptocurrency company Ethbitscom has developed a LocalBitcoins exchange platform that brings together bitcoin buyers and sellers for online and face-to-face digital currency trading Founded in June 2012, LocalBitcoins offers users the opportunity to buy bitcoin without a bank account By mid-2016, it maintained a weekly trading..

Zynga Poker, the most prominent free-play poker app, will be accessible through social media platform Snapchat According to a company spokesperson, Zynga Poker has a highly interactive Snapchat lens which “gives each user two “hole cards” and then the user triggers the three flop cards, hopefully earning a winning hand and..

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has recently launched support for Tether (USDT), thus facilitating digital asset transfers and exchange for USD through its platform According to an official press release, Tether uses an Omni Protocol for its presence on the Bitcoin blockchain Furthermore, the digital currency is backed up by fiat so that 1 USDT..

In an effort to minimize gambling addiction levels, the Japanese government is planning restrictions on pachinko establishments and race tracks At the same time, Las Vegas-style gaming in the country was legalized in December, and several casino projects are already in the pipeline The betting market in 2015 amounted to 233 trillion yen ($209..

Sports betting company SportPesa has introduced a new quick-pick feature which allows customers to choose random predictions for matches in the Mega Jackpot and Jackpot games That way users of the platform no longer need to waste time to analyze the odds but can go for computer-generated wagers right away The selection is sent to users via text..

UNICO’s subsidiary in Brick has announced a Texas Hold’Em poker tournament which will take place on Friday, April 7 The Italian-American service organization will also provide snacks, refreshments, beer and wine, and hold a gift auction during the event The poker tournament will be held at the VFW Post on Adamston Road Doors open at..

It has been announced that the Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament will take place on Saturday, June 10, at the Los Angeles County Arboretum Mario Lopez of Extra TV will be the host of the event The aim of the fundraiser is to help preserve Arboretum’s Historical Structures built by Elias J “Lucky” Baldwin and dating back to the..

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd is joining forces with Monaco’s Societe des Bains de Mer (SBM) to obtain a license for the Japanese market and operate casinos and hotels as a single entity there Galaxy, which owns 5% of SBM, relies on the Monaco brand to set foot in the Asia-Pacific market However, there is fierce..

Cryptocurrency platform Stellar, which aims at global financial inclusion, is holding a Bitcoin-Lumen giveaway program for the second time The initiative, which is going to take place on June 27,  offers Bitcoin community members a total of 16 billion Lumens, which is 16% of the initial digital currency tokens The Bitcoin-Lumen giveaway..