From iGaming Business Online and land-based casino games and solutions firm Bally Technologies Incorporated has signed an agreement with software developer iSoftBet that will see its products made available to players in Europe. Bally Technologies recently inked a deal to integrate content from developer Interblock USA LC into its iGaming Platform while the Las Vegas-based firm declared that it will now be able to provide European players with ‘top-notch video slot content and HTML5 mobile games’. “We have been very successful at creating exciting and compelling products for our land-based customers,” said Tony Plaskow, Interactive Senior Sales Director for Bally…

New Jersey online gambling is not expected to start until around Thanksgiving, but Atlantic City’s 12 casinos must move fast to line up partners for their online operations. The State Gaming Enforcement Division has told the casinos they have until June 30 to arrange Internet gambling deals. The short time frame is intended to give state regulators time to examine the qualifications and backgrounds of the companies that want to partner with the casinos, particularly since several foreign companies are considered likely to join with Atlantic City casinos. One of them, Bwin.party, is based in Gibraltar and has inked a…

Playtech has announced the launch of Ultimate Blackjack Mobile Live Casino and Mini Baccarat games for bet365 which will be available on iOS. The company’s VP of Operations, Shimon Akad commented: “This launch is extremely exciting as Playtech launches its second and third native iOS Mobile Live Casino games successfully. We are very pleased to offer a high quality real-time casino that will allow players to enjoy the excitement of a real casino at a touch of a button. We are confident that the convenience of these products coupled with the company’s classic casino games will be a strong addition…

From iGaming Business American horseracing and casino operator MTR Gaming Group Incorporated has launched a new mobile wagering application that will allow customers to place bets using their smartphones and iPad computers. Already installed at MTR Gaming Group’s Presque Isle Downs and Casino, Scioto Downs Racino and Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort regional venues, the technology permits punters who have created an account to bet on live or via simulcast while in specific areas of a track facility. The West Virginia firm stated that mobile gambling at racetracks will ‘attract a new generation of younger, technologically savvy patrons to horseracing’…

From Card Player There was a piece of legislation in the state of Oregon that would have closed popular card rooms in the Portland area. However, the bill is reportedly dead. That’s great news for poker players around the Pacific Northwest. The bill gained some traction because some lawmakers are displeased with the proliferation of such games since the state authorized “social gaming” more than two decades ago. According to the Oregonian, a hearing on the bill featured the opinion that poker rooms, by charging admission fees and allowing dealer tips, were violating the social gaming law. The establishments also…

Internet gambling isn’t expected to start in New Jersey until around Thanksgiving, but Atlantic City casinos must move fast to line up partners for their online operations. The state Gaming Enforcement Division has told the casinos they have until June 30 to arrange Internet gambling deals. The short time frame is intended to give state regulators time to examine the qualifications and backgrounds of the companies that want to partner with the casinos, particularly since several foreign companies are considered likely to join with Atlantic City casinos. One of them, Bwin.party, is based in Gibraltar, and has inked a deal…