Specialty Betting Archive

One of UK’s favorite online betting sites receives £1 million fine. The United Kingdom is known to be the world’s strictest regulator of online gambling. Failure to comply with the region’s stringent guidelines comes with swift and heavy action. One of the area’s most popular online gambling sites, Skybet, is learning that lesson the...

Toronto online casino players finding sweeter deposit bonuses at home. For more than three years, the majority of gambling enthusiasts in Ontario have elected to do their iGaming with international casino websites. When provincial regulators launched a home-grown iGaming website in January of 2015, it failed to draw much attention. Recent interpretations of the...

Gateway reopens first of 5 Playtime Casinos in Canada following a $3.6M renovation and rebranding. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment is Canada’s largest gambling entertainment group, operating 26 properties across the country. The majority of them are located in British Columbia. Here, the company is working on a series of renovations and refurbishments, including a...

Play’n GO’s omni-channel offline, online and mobile casino platform, OMNY, debuts at ICE 2018. Last month, Play’n GO announced that it would be unveiling its latest tech innovation at ICE Totally Gaming in London. The unique product, known as OMNY, is finally here. Ostensibly, it will change the land-based and online casino industry forever...

Best free and real money slot machine apps for iPhone & iPad. I enjoy the thrill of slot machines as much as anyone. Sometimes, I prefer to play real money casino slot games. Other times, I just want a little excitement without the risk. It generally depends on my financial situation at the moment....

Political online betting gurus pick Oprah Winfrey for US President in 2020. Oh yes, the word is getting around. Oprah Winfrey for President! Some sports betting sites are so keen on the concept, they’re already offering odds on the American talk show host’s bid for the Presidency. But wait… she isn’t running for president....

Favorite Casino Games: How where you live effects what you play. What’s your favorite gambling game of choice? Is it slot machines or blackjack? Maybe you prefer baccarat, video poker or a good old fashion spin of the roulette wheel? Chances are, what you play most is derivative of where you live. According to...

Atlantic Lottery kicks off 2018 with yet another plea for online casino poker expansion. For well over a decade, the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) has been providing the provinces Atlantic Canada with a safe, secure and self-regulated online lottery service. In all that time, the online gambling services have been heavily restricted. To start...

Scrutiny and rationalization of online casino gambling laws Yukon. The Yukon is a unique territory of Canada. It is the smallest of the three territories, sharing in their number one economic trade of mining. Despite its location as the northwestern-most region of the country, Yukon’s climate isn’t so extreme as the Northwest Territories (NT)...

Crown Resorts divesting of mobile sports betting platform CrownBet. For the last year, Australian casino entertainment group Crown Resorts, has been dumping assets like heavy barrels on a sinking ship. The latest divestment is CrownBet, a mobile sportsbook platform the company owns 62% stake in. Reports that CrownBet would be the next on the...