GGPoker to host special Sunday GGMasters featuring a $150 buy-in and $5 million in prize money

GGPoker to host special Sunday GGMasters featuring a $150 buy-in and $5 million in prize money

GGPoker’s flagship Sunday GGMasters is a popular event among the online poker crowd. The brand has offered this event for two years, providing an affordable buy-in and solid guaranteed prize money. Coming up next month, GGPoker has decided to reward players with an increase in its guarantee for the event. For the same $150 buy-in,…

Swintt to launch full suite of online slots in Latvia via exclusive deal with Optibet

Swintt to launch full suite of online slots in Latvia via exclusive deal with Optibet

Continuing its recent expansion in regulated European regions, casino software provider Swintt has gone live in Latvia with sports betting and online casino Optibet after the latter facilitated the brand’s successful Estonia launch in 2021. Under the deal, Swintt’s complete portfolio of slots will be available solely to the Nordic Leisure Group-owned operator until the start…

Legislation tabled that would bring online sportsbetting to Hawaii

Legislation tabled that would bring online sportsbetting to Hawaii

Twitter In the American state of Hawaii and lawmakers are reportedly considering a new piece of legislation that could see the island jurisdiction legalize online sportsbetting with an associated 55% tax rate on any player winnings. According to a Sunday report from local television broadcaster KHON-TV, John Mizuno (pictured) from the 51-seat Hawaii House of…

Super Bowl sportsbetting handle hits record high in Nevada

Super Bowl sportsbetting handle hits record high in Nevada

Twitter Sportsbettors in the western American state of Nevada reportedly spent an all-time high of $179.8 million wagering on the action from Sunday evening’s Super Bowl LVI to produce an exceptional $15.4 million in operator revenues. According to a Monday report from The Nevada Independent citing unaudited figures from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the…

New York first 30-day online sportsbetting handle tally hits $1.98 billion

New York first 30-day online sportsbetting handle tally hits $1.98 billion

Twitter The seven licensed mobile-friendly online sportsbooks in the eastern American state of New York reportedly chalked up almost $2 billion in aggregated handle over the course of their first 30 days of operation. According to a Monday report from the New York Post newspaper citing official figures from the New York State Gaming Commission,…