888 Holdings has named gaming industry veteran Per Widerström as their new Chief Executive. Widerström brings more than 17 years of international gaming industry experience to the position and is taking one of the UK's larges - a company that is known for massive success and few recent missteps. Widerström's most recent position was as…
Loot boxes are a feature of modern video games that allow players to win in-game prizes by blindly buying "boxes" that may or may not contain valuable prizes. While video game players love loot boxes, and their slot machine energy, critics have pointed out that they are a likely pathway to problem gambling and want…
At the Gambling.com Group Limited, the idea of "if it isn't broke, don't fix it" is something of a way of life. That might be one of the reasons the operators of Gambling.com are looking to another one-word domain, Casinos.com, into a premium online gaming site. Executives from the Gambling.com Group announced the new site…
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) set a new attendance record last week when it fielded more than 10,000 players for professional poker's biggest event at Binion's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. With a total of 10,043 players competing for the big prize, the 2023 WSOP shattered the previous player record of 8,773, which…
Paddy Power is signing on as the official sponsor of the PDC World Darts Championship. The uniquely British event takes place from December 15-Junauary 3 at the Alexandra Palace in London and is the professional dart playing world's equivalent of the Super Bowl or Masters Golf Tournament. To promote their newest sponsorship, Paddy Power launched…
Bet365 is expanding, and extending, its business relationship with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the UK, Ireland, and a wide swath of the European Union (EU). The deal includes a sprawling array of content agreements and a new betting product aimed at boosting multiple markets from a single wager. At its core, the deal…
Faced with a skyrocketing number of referrals for gambling addicts, the UK's National Health Service (NHS) is doubling the number of clinics it uses to treat the problem. NHS officials say they're dealing with more problem gamblers than ever, thanks to the ubiquitous nature of online gambling via mobile devices. According to a recently posted…
Opposition against a proposed Times Square casino is gaining traction as new, and powerful, organizations join the fight. This week, Broadway Cares Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and 54 Below joined a growing list of individuals and organizations that belong to or support The No Times Square Casino Coalition. At the heart of the conflict in…
Betclic will be the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) first-ever betting partner in France, Portugal and Poland under the terms of a deal that was signed earlier this week. The deal marks a major move forward for the UFC as it builds its presence in France, and other countries where the sport was either illegal or…
Reports of the demise of the horse racing industry are entirely premature if recent events at the Hong Kong Jockey Club are any indication. Players pushed the turnover at the recent G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee S (Royal Ascot) to $66.2 million HK ($8.46 million USD), a new record for the World Pool. Saturday's huge…
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