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Melanie Porter
EditorAfter finishing her master's in publishing and writing, Melanie began her career as an online editor for a large gaming blog and has now transitioned over towards the iGaming industry. She helps to ensure that our news pieces are written to the highest standard possible under the guidance of senior management.
Sports
May 12, 2022
High Roller Marco Piemonte Goes After $1 Million Parlay and Loses
As opposed to the French gambler who turned his $3 pocket change into $3 million on a slot machine in January, a high roller who staked $40,000 on a four-way parlay lost $1 million after he turned down DraftKings’s cashback offer for over $364,000. Marco Piemonte is the 32-year-old car dealer from Illinois who decided […]
Industry
May 11, 2022
Parimatch Foundation Launches Communication Campaign for Ukraine Aid
At the end of February, sports betting operator Parimatch launched a UAH30 million ($1 million) support fund for Ukraine. The funds were aimed at providing food, medicine, and ammunition to the troubled nation. Since the beginning of the war, the Kyiv-founded company that became the leading tech business in the country received the support of […]
Slots
May 11, 2022
iSoftBet Releases Golden Jokers Double Up, a Nostalgic Slot Games
After the successful launch of other fresh games like Triple Fruit Deluxe Megaways, Rising Samurai: Hold & Win, Crabbin’ Crazy, and Colossus: Hold & Win, top online game provider and content aggregator iSoftBet has added a brand new slot to its portfolio. The developer has chosen May 11 as the official release date of its […]
Sports
May 11, 2022
Kindred Is Ready to Offer More Support to the Racing Home Project
After announcing it would expand its support for the “Racing Home” project last December, Kindred Group has decided to take its Women in Racing partnership one step further. Kindred will keep helping the organization committed to promoting and developing the profile of women part of the horse racing industry through the 32Red and Unibet brands. […]
Casino
May 10, 2022
China: 42,000 Illegal Cross-Border Gambling Cases Between 2020-2022
In spite of continuing its intense efforts to clamp down on illegal gambling in the country while affiliating with other Asian countries to put an end to cross-border gaming, China still catches tens of thousands of individuals under the radar each year. At the end of March, the Chinese authorities announced they discovered an outlawed […]
Blockchain
May 10, 2022
Speed Media Jumps at CoinPoint Group’s Crypto Platforms
Online gaming digital marketing company Speed Media has jumped into the crypto wagon by acquiring CoinPoint Group’s cryptocurrency network. The company that is currently under JKR Investment Group’s ownership decided to purchase the top-tier premium blockchain network that features BestBitcoinCasino.com, Coin Point’s flagship platform, along with BetBitcoinSlots.com and blockchain-based platform CoinChase.com. The Acquisition Will Boost […]
Casino
May 10, 2022
EveryMatrix Locks in License for West Virginia
Online gaming software distributor for the sports betting, casino, affiliate, and payment fields EveryMatrix has been given the green light to operate in West Virginia. The supplier first applied for a license in the state in December 2021, when it also tried to secure a Michigan license. What Will the New License Mean for EveryMatrix? […]
Casino
May 9, 2022
KSA Notifies 37 Gaming Machine Operators Without Attendance Permits
The Dutch Gaming Authority has completed an extended investigation aimed at 290 gaming machine operators in the country. The regulator came across 37 operators that were not obeying the attendance permit requirements issued by the municipal authorities in the Netherlands. All operators were notified and immediately ceased the violation of the presence permit rule, with […]
Sports
May 9, 2022
BetMakers Launches Fixed-Odds & Parimutuel Horse Race Bets to New Jersey
Starting May 7, horse racing bettors in New Jersey will have the opportunity to legally place fixed-odds and pari-mutuel bets at Monmouth Park. The new options have resulted from a partnership between Australian developer and provider of Business-to-Business sports betting products BetMakers Technology Group, the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horseman Association, and Darby Development. The fresh […]
Casino
May 6, 2022
New Jersey Residents Back a Smoking Ban at Casinos in Atlantic City
Most of New Jersey’s residents have shown their support for a total ban on indoor smoking in Atlantic City’s nine casinos. According to a poll completed by Stockon University’s Polling Institute part of the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy, more than 60% of the Garden State’s residents want to see the New Jersey […]
