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A lucky UK slots player has won nearly €2.4m on the Gladiator Jackpot game. The British punter claimed the huge €2,374,847.22 prize – the biggest payout in the game’s history – at online casino Winner.com. Part of providers Playtech’s progressive slot network, Gladiator Jackpot includes clips from the famous Gladiator film as well as features such as a Coliseum Bonus and Gladiator Jackpot Bonus. The latter bonus sees players presented with nine helmets of different prize values colored in gold, silver or bronze. Those who reveal nine golds win the Gladiator Progressive Jackpot. Playtech head of casino Amir Askarov said:…

iGaming Business – Malta’s Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) and the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a bilateral cooperation. The authorities said the MoU will provide a formal basis and framework for cooperation between the two jurisdictions. This will include the exchange of information and investigative assistance of providers, and remote gambling services. The MoU will also address issues including reciprocal server location, cloud regulation, the recognition of national certification bodies and player liquidity. The MoU was signed by Mario Galea, LGA’s chairman, and André Wilsenach, chief executive officer of the…

Lexology – In recent years, the increasing popularity of social media and social networks has led to the increased availability to Australians of a “new” genre of games that have become integrated into those networks. These games, commonly known as online social games, add a new social experience to gaming. In many respects, they are based on the same easy to learn and casual play model as many traditional games. The growth of the online social games industry has led to some concern, due to their similarity with certain types of interactive gambling services which are illegal in Australia. However,…

NJ.com – Trump Plaza is partnering with British company Betfair to offer Internet gambling once it begins in New Jersey next month. Betfair is one of Britain’s largest online betting companies, and it owns TVG, the platform provider for 4NJBets. That is the only horse racing account-wagering platform available to New Jersey residents. “New Jersey is leading the way by launching online gaming and creating a new economy,” said Paul La Fontaine, the company’s managing director of gaming. “Betfair brings more than a decade of online experience, and through our platform will be pleased to enable play anywhere, anytime, through…

Pennsylvania online gambling is waiting and watching. Even as New Jersey and Delaware are scheduled to launch Internet gambling this fall, with both states trying to counter the loss of gambling dollars to neighboring states. But don’t expect Pennsylvania to quickly follow suit, William H. Ryan Jr., chairman of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, said Tuesday at a conference in West Philadelphia. “I don’t see any real groundswell right now for Internet gaming,” Ryan said during a panel discussion on regulation with officials from New Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Florida. Ryan spoke of a more likely route to gambling expansion…