Casino
April 22, 2021
Macau Continues to See its Gaming Market Rebound with New Gains
The good news is that Macau’s gambling scene appears to be headed in the right direction, with increases in gross gaming revenue (GGR) and run rates being reported in April. The bad news, though, is that it seems like the increases are bringing with them the return of certain bad elements, as the number of […]
Blockchain
April 19, 2021
Willy Woo Says Power Outage in China Tanked Bitcoin’s Value
Willy Woo has presented arguments to support the argument that a power outage in Xinjiang, China, is related to the weekend Bitcoin price crash. Power Outage in Xinjiang Potentially Linked to BTC Crash On-chain analyst Willy Woo has pegged the recent Bitcoin crash to power outages in Xinjiang, China, the province that accounts for close to one-quarter of the […]
Business
April 16, 2021
SoftSwiss Inks Partnership with Betjungle, Enters Indian Market
SoftSwiss inked a new partnership agreement with Betjungle. As a result of the collaboration, the company entered the Indian sports betting market. SoftSwiss Enters the Indian Betting Market via Partnership with Betjungle Online casino software brand, SoftSwiss, announced the start of a new betting project. The company inked an agreement with Betjungle Sportsbook, which led […]
Business
April 15, 2021
Genius Sports Acquires B.LEAGUE Exclusive Data Rights
Sports data and digital content supplier Genius Sports announced today it entered into a multi-year partnership deal with B.LEAGUE to become its Exclusive Streaming and Data Partner for Betting. League Data Capturing Under the deal, Genius Sports and the Japanese governing body of professional basketball agreed to give access to live data and video insights […]
Industry
April 14, 2021
Macau’s Gaming Market off to a Slow Start in Q1 2021
Macau was hit harder than most cities when the COVID-19 began to emerge. Having relied heavily on gaming for years, the sudden stop in international travel and the shutdown of the city’s casinos brought Macau to its knees, with several months reporting almost zero revenue. 2021 could eventually show some recovery, but it’s not happening […]
Casino
April 14, 2021
Nagasaki Continues IR Push as New Kyushu IR Council Launches
Efforts to bring casino gambling to Japan through integrated resorts (IR) continue, despite a few stumbles along the way. The COVID-19 pandemic slowed progress down considerably and it didn’t help that a national legislator was caught up in an IR bribery scandal with a Chinese gaming company, 500.com. Having overcome those issues, 2021 appears to […]
Legal
April 12, 2021
China Apprehended 110,000 Suspects of Cross-Border Gambling
The Chinese government continues to ramp up its efforts to curb illegal cross-border gambling with 110,000 apprehended suspects so far. China Has Investigate More Than 17,000 Cross-Border Gambling Cases On Tuesday, the state-owned news agency Xinhua disclosed a report by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, which stated that the Chinese police investigated more than […]
Sports
April 9, 2021
Indian Cricket’s Anti-corruption Chief against Legalized Betting
Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala, head of the Anti-Corruption of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), opposes the legalization of betting on the sport, which he thinks would lead to match-fixing. Head of BCCI’s ACU Says Betting Legalization Leads to Corruption Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala, the new head of the Anti-Corruption Unit of […]
Business
April 8, 2021
Golden Matrix and Amelco Launch Online Sportsbook in India
Golden Matrix and Amelco announced the launch of a custom-build online sportsbook in India just as the IPL cricket is about to kick off. Undisclosed First iGaming Operator Golden Matrix Group announced Wednesday that it partnered with Amelco to launch its very first custom-built digital sportsbook platform with an existing undisclosed iGaming operator in a new market. Golden Matrix […]
Casino
April 7, 2021
MGM Resorts Remains Only Suitor for an Osaka Integrated Resort
It might be taking longer than expected, but Japan’s attempt to bring integrated resorts (IR) to the country is moving forward. There are several cities still vying for position as one of the first three to be selected to host a major casino, and Osaka remains at the top of the list. As anxious as the city is to […]