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According to the Wall Street Journal (and every other major news source from here to Timbuktu), Flutter is merging with Canada-based The Stars Group (TSG). As many of you know, TSG is the proud parent of online poker juggernaut PokerStars. A marriage between these two will irrefutably chisel the theme of the industry's...

Apple & Google are cracking down on real-money mobile gambling chameleon apps found in their respective app stores. Over the last many years, gambling regulation has taken shape from all sides of the industrious spectrum. Government’s are cracking down on their own authoritative bodies for turning a blind eye to money laundering. Player protections...

City officials are of the opinion that if you don't take cash in the first place, you can't become an open port for money laundering. As such, they are looking closely at the possibility of opening Cascades Casino Delta as the first Canadian casino to adopt 100% cashless gaming. The city is requesting...

On Monday, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), gaming regulator for the Netherlands, published a document revealing the action taken against Canada-based TSG earlier this month on September 3, 2019. That document revealed that KSA had launched an investigation into the internet poker operator in July of 2018. What it found was that Pokerstars.eu had intentionally and...

The three areas we've seen benefit the most in recent years are regulation, technology and revenue. More jurisdictions are taking the inevitable presence of iGaming seriously. Software companies are making enormous strides in technology. As a result, games developers, operators and players are all seeing greater profits....

One very lucky British player sure didn't when spinning the reels of NetEnt's famed Mega Fortune online slot last week, but that's exactly what happened. For a meager 50p bet at Gate 777 Casino, the player was awarded an astonishing windfall of €3.3 million, instantly changing the course of their life forever more....

On the morning of September 20, 2019, Microgaming issued a press release announcing its long-time online poker network will cease operations as of next year. The Isle of Man firm says the decision comes following an “extensive internal review” of all the iGaming verticals in its wide-reaching portfolio....

The British Columbia Lottery Corp (BCLC) released its latest financial data, reporting revenue for the provincial gaming market in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. On the surface, the figures looked good. Underneath it all, however, a clear message was unveiled, telling the public just how effective the new anti-money laundering (AML) laws...

Last week, it was announced that Slotegrator is partnering with the industry's number one live casino studio, Evolution Gaming. Now, on top of delivering the top performing slot machines in the iGaming market, casinos that employ the brand's trademark APIgrator platform will also have access to the best live tables in the business....

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