Online games developer Yggdrasil Gaming has gone live with internet gaming operator Unibet in the regulated markets of Belgium and Estonia. The move comes after Unibet last month integrated Yggdrasil’s entire casino games portfolio, which will now be launched in the two countries. The portfolio includes a range of casino games such as high-roller video slots Jokerizer and Winterberries. Fredrik Elmqvist, chief executive of Yggdrasil Gaming, said: “This is our first foray into the regulated markets of Estonia and Belgium and we have our eyes on plenty more territories around Europe.” Meanwhile, Yggdrasil has also announced that Scandinavian online casino…

iGaming Business – The Santa Ysabel Tribal Development Corporation has announced that it will launch its real-money online poker service in the US state of California next week, according to various reports. Dave Vialpando, chairman of the commission, said that the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel would be “flipping the switch on for real-money sometime between [August] 26 and 28”. The real-money service will be open to players over the age of 18 that are located within California’s borders. The launch will come despite online poker legislation having stalled in the state. Earlier this month, iGaming Business reported that a…

iGaming Business – Content and systems developer Betdigital has become one of the first companies to be awarded a Remote Gambling Software Operating Licence by the UK Gambling Commission. The award confirms that Betdigital has the necessary licensing to meet the terms of the new Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act that will come into effect in the UK this October. The new Act demands that all operators that offer a remote gambling service to British consumers must acquire a UK licence, with these operators also required to ensure their suppliers are also licensed in the UK from January 2015. Heath…

Poker Fuse – Once again this year the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) will be held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, but this time their host, Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson, will also be a keynote speaker. Adelson will be giving one of two keynote speeches at the trade show which runs from September 30 to October 2, and with an audience composed of the illuminati of the land based and online gambling industry, he is expected to expound on his opposition to online poker in the US. The Coalition to Stop Internet…

iGaming Business – The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has reported that the US state experienced an increase in online poker revenue in July, ending three consecutive months of declining sales figures. The three licensed online poker operators in New Jersey took just under $2.2 million (€1.6 million) in July, which was up 4.8% on the $2 million generated in the previous month. Despite the increase, July proved to be the second least successful month since online poker became regulated in New Jersey last year, with June of this year being the least successful in terms of revenue…

Bet365 has been accused of misleading Australian punters with various offers. Now, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched court action against them. According to the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, the watchdog said that Bet365 did not properly display the terms and conditions attached to offers of free bets and deposit bonuses. The ACCC said that in order to be eligible for the offers, customers needed to risk their deposit, gamble large amounts and bet on high-risk transactions. Prosecutors will now target three local firms linked to Bet365, the report said, and how they treated Australian punters. You…