Author: Peter Flynn

PA State Senator Introduces Gambling Amendment Bill to Legalize Online Poker and More

Pennsylvania State Senator Edwin B. "Ted" Erickson (R-26), who currently serves as the Majority Policy Chairman responsible for gathering information as a means of determining the impact of Senate policy decisions, has taken another important step toward the legalization of Internet gambling in the Keystone State. Last week, the Republican Senator for Pennsylvania's 26th District…

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Sale of PokerStars to the Amaya Gaming Group Confirmed

The persistent rumor that Canadian Gaming Group Amaya is in acquisition negotiations to purchase Rational Group including its PokerStars website is now a fully confirmed report. Both Amaya and the Rational Group finally came around to admitting that the PokerStars parent company has been acquired by Amaya, in exchange for CA$4.9 billion in cash. Last…

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Canada’s Amaya Gaming Group and Austria-Based Novomatic Renews Greentube Content Deal

Two global gaming giants, Canada's Amaya Gaming Group (AGG) and Austria's Novomatic Group of Companies (NGC) have just renewed their two-year Greentube content distribution deal. The newly-signed agreement is actually the extension of a long-standing partnership contract that was initially inked by Greentube and Amaya back in 2009. The renewed agreement enables AGG's casino licensees…

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Bwin’s Win Interactive in Social Casino Games Deal with Tribally Owned Thunder Valley Casino Resort

A week after announcing Bwin's launch of the real money slot version of the social casino-style slot game "Teddy Pets", Win Interactive has come out with another announcement of bringing its social casino games into the realms of the real money gambling world. The social casino games development studio backed by Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, has…

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