Gaming News Archive

Will inaugural ICE North America ignore Canada online gambling market? A very stimulating announcement was made last week. Clarion Gaming, host of the annual ICE Totally Gaming summit in London, UK (and others), proclaimed the inaugural ICE North America is coming in 2019. The entire iGaming industry is dizzy with anticipation. But now, a...

Endorphina’s Lucky Lands Slot gives players freedom of free spins choice. Endorphina is one of those smaller digital slots development brands that only puts out a new game once every few months. But is that such a bad thing? In their case, it’s a point of quality over quantity, and the quality of new...

Hard Rock Casino Vancouver labour dispute is finally over. After a very long and arduous ten weeks, the strike at British Columbia’s Vancouver Hard Rock Casino is over. According to the British Columbia Government and Service Employee’s Union (BCGEU), negotiations came to an end this morning as workers voted in favour of their first...

NBA legend allegedly caught cheating at casino games in Las Vegas. Athletic superstars are often seen as role models. They inspire us. They entertain us. Most importantly, they encourage our youth that they, too, can grow up to realize their dreams. But every once in a while, those role models display a dark side,...

With Caesars Windsor open and call for US boycott, will Canadians still flock to Detroit for casino gambling? Nearly two decades ago, Detroit, Michigan became host city to three major gambling destinations. The MGM Grand Detroit opened its doors in July 1999. It was soon followed by MotorCity Casino in December 1999, then Greektown...

Swiss sports betting odds firm to benefit Canada Pensioners. Here in Canada, everyone’s talking about sports betting. The government needs to expand our laws. Single-events must to be legalized. The US took the smart path, while we continue to lose billions offshore. Round and round we go, but nothing seems to be happening. Finally,...

Poker players from Canada performing strong at 2018 WSOP Championship. The World Series of Poker Main Event is the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. Action got underway last week, where a field 7,874 entrants began their mission towards WSOP fortune and fame. The near-record-breaking entries to the $10,000 buy-in event promises an...

Will Delaware’s $7 million in 20 days be enough to induce a Canada single sports betting law? Sports betting is not illegal in Canada. In fact, we’ve been laying wagers on sporting events for decades. The problem is, we’re limited to ProLine parlays, picking multiple contests and only winning if all of them come...

Jumanji board game becomes new Jumanji Online Slot from NetEnt. NetEnt is the world’s leading developer of branded online slot machines. The company has turned such famous titles as Scarface, Jimi Hendrix, Guns n’ Roses, and even The Creature from the Black Lagoon, into some of the most popular internet gambling games in existence....

Fine-happy UKGC issues Enforcement report to help online gambling companies avoid future penalties. Since legislating a whole new iGaming regulatory and licensing regime in late 2014, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has dished up millions in fines to operators who fail to comply with the legislative agenda. In the last year, they’ve been...