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Betsson Group now exhibiting eCOGRA Safe and Fair Seal. In the earliest days of online gambling, safety and security were major issues. The same problems exist today, but within a remarkably smaller fraction of the iGaming industry. The difference came with respectable operators seeking out ways to exhibit accountability, thereby gaining a reputation for...

Ireland to update antiquated gambling laws with new regulatory body. As a consistent purveyor of multifarious news relating to the live and online gambling industry, I’m constantly researching the current and historical legal status of gaming in Canada and other jurisdictions all over the world. As such, I’ve come across a lot of outdated...

Real money skill games now at Canada’s Winnipeg casino. A few years ago, skill gaming machines were all the talk south of the 49th parallel. Manufacturers wanted to make them. Regulators wanted to test and authorize them. Casinos wanted to host them. It was all part of the collaborative mission to get so-called millennials...

New Trolls Bridge Online Slot at Yggdrasil Casinos. Every time Yggdrasil Gaming announces the release a of a new online slot machine, I get goosebumps. Before this company came along in 2013, all the major software brands were spitting out cookie-cutter games, slapping new graphics atop old slot designs. Yggdrasil’s innovate approach to unique,...

CGA launches Canada gambling education initiative. The New Year is almost upon us. Just hours from now, we’ll be kissing our loved ones or sipping champagne beneath a deluge of confetti—or maybe watching others do it on television. The stolid members of the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) will be doing the same. But once...

Triple Edge Studios’ Book of Oz Slot captivating online casino players. Once again, I’m unequivocally impressed with Microgaming‘s decision to out-source its gaming content through provider partnerships. For so many years, the Quickfire platform was being infused with classic, cookie-cutter slot machines; the same old games with a new paint job, being spit out...

Appeals Court will hear case of ALC’s arguably unfair Video Lottery Terminals. In major gambling destinations—Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City, all the casinos of Southern Ontario—slot machines are the norm. They are the most commonly played gambling devices in North America. Aisle after aisle, bank after bank, slot machines line the floors of casinos...

Is North Bay City Council blinded by bonus casino revenue? Last night, the North Bay City Council convened for a special committee meeting. A crowd of locals came out to attend, eager to hear whether a $31 million casino is in their future. It’s a very old discussion, by most standards; one that’s been...

In lieu of regulatory updates, Nova Scotia is encouraging all residents to participate in its self-exclusion casino program survey. When it comes to law making, public consultation is generally a limited affair. Politicians, being the (supposedly) highly educated members of society that they are, tend to believe they know what’s best for the people....

Quickspin’s new gladiator themed slots game not for the squeamish. From the oldest bard’s tales, to later depictions on stage, television and film, the gladiators of Olympus have always been hailed in a brave and triumphant light. The creative crew at Quickspin labs decided to tell a more realistic version of the tale. Their...