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Zitro Interactive will integrate its most popular online games onto Playtech’s award-winning platforms following an agreement between both companies. The partnership will enable a large number of Playtech’s licensees to access Zitro Interactive’s content. The first Playtech licensee to take advantage of the new content will be Mexican operator Caliente...

Amaya’s first quarter results show a significant improvement over Q1 2015. Revenues are up from US$ 272.3 million to US$ 288.7 million but net earnings from continuing operations have improved dramatically from US$ 23.3m to US$ 55.4m. Poker Stars continues to increase its market share, now 71%, but we...

Despite having a recent change in CEO and unwanted publicity, the numbers appear to show it’s business as usual at Amaya. When you look at the PokerStars owner’s Q1 2016 financial results that were published on Monday, revenue is no longer a reflection of hefty percentage increases. The total...

The government of Macau on Wednesday said all casino operators in its territory had fulfilled commitments agreed in initial contracts signed over a decade ago, marking the culmination of a year-long review into the impact of the gambling industry. But the government said it would tighten regulations for junket...

A loophole allowing punters to place bets online during sporting events will be closed by the federal government as part of a comprehensive review. Gambling-safety advocates have broadly welcomed the recommendations of the O’Farrell review into the online sports-betting industry, released on Thursday, including the establishment of a national...

According to a brief report by TheHill.com, major players on both sides of the online gambling battle in the United States have acquired more troops. Both Sheldon Adelson’s Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG) and Amaya Services Ltd., a division of PokerStars parent Amaya, have hired new lobbyists. The...

David Baazov, the CEO of Montreal-based Amaya, the world’s largest online gambling company, announced Tuesday morning he will take a voluntary indefinite paid leave of absence from the company after he was charged with insider trading by Quebec’s securities regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The charges are tied to the Amaya’s $4.9-billion...

Macau on Tuesday (Mar 1) posted its best monthly gambling revenue performance since October last year and the smallest drop in growth in 20 months as an increase in Lunar New Year tourists boosted the world’s largest casino hub. Macau’s economy, which relies on the casino industry for over...