SlotCatalog announced today the introduction of new expanded online casino markets of Canada, Belgium, Latvia, and Lithuania to its growing roster of real-time industry slots popularity and performance analytics coverage.

A SlotCatalog company spokesperson said: “With ongoing challenges and headwinds affecting the industry as a result of the continued coronavirus pandemic, it has had an unprecedented effect with the cancellation of sports events, shutdowns in the land-based casino industry and more. Digital data insight is now more pivotal for operators as they seek to empower their business decision making in marketing and product for online players.

The digital casino landscape is ever-changing, and while none of us within the industry could have foreseen such a black swan event as the Coronavirus, we believe the addition of analysis of 90 casinos in the Canadian market, 22 in Belgium, 8 in Latvia and 5 in Lithuania increases the depth and breadth of market insight on our platform covering 1,700 online casinos..

Our team remains committed to providing a data-driven intelligence platform for slot games and the iGaming industry and we invite our visitors, players, casino operators, and game and software developers’ seeking detailed data-analytics to reach out with any requests to continue our market coverage in the challenging months ahead.”

About SlotCatalog

SlotCatalog is a data-driven intelligence platform about slot games and the iGaming industry. We have structured data points for slot games, online casinos, and game studios. As of this date, the platform provides access to more than 15,900 slot games, 340 game providers and 1,700 online casinos. Our visitors are players, casino operators and game and software developers’ seeking detailed data-analytics from our expansion repository.

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PAGCOR, the Philippine gambling regulator, announced in a Sunday statement that it is suspending all gaming operations with immediate effect in response to the growing global coronavirus crisis.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Philippines has reached 140 as of today, March 16, and 12 patients infected with the virus have died.

In line with an order issued by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that Metro Manila be put under community quarantine to prevent the further spread of the dangerous virus, PAGCOR said Sunday that it has moved to immediately suspend all gaming operations.

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The suspension involves the closure of land-based casinos, both ones owned and operated by PAGCOR as well as all casino properties, including integrated casino resorts, run by private companies.

PAGCOR’s suspension order also affects electronic games (eGames), bingo (traditional and electronic), sports betting facilities, poker and slot machine clubs as well as other operations that are licensed and regulated by PAGCOR.

The closure of gambling facilities will last for the duration of the nearly one-month National Capital Region community quarantine that was recently imposed by the government.

PAGCOR said in its Sunday statement that restaurants and food outlets located within the gaming areas may remain open, in accordance with a directive from Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.

Hotels that house casinos and other gaming facilities may, too, remain open and continue to accommodate guests, but are urged to cancel any large functions and events.

Quarantine to Affect Offshore Gambling Operations, Too

The Philippine gambling regulator said that Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) will also be affected by the recently enforced community quarantine. As per the regulator’s statement, “only a minimum number of [POGO] workers will be allowed in their workplaces.”

The rest of the employees at online gambling operators providing their services from within Metro Manila will be “restricted to their respective living quarters where they will observe social distancing and quarantine protocols.”

The community quarantine restricts movement in Metro Manila to accessing basic necessities and work. As part of the measures implemented by the Philippine government to contain the spread of the coronavirus, curfew in Manila City from 8 pm to 5 am is set to take effect today.

PAGCOR said that it “believes in the seriousness of the Covid-19 situation” and that it supports the “government’s extreme effort in containing the virus.”

The regulator went on that for its part, it has decided to prohibit all public gatherings across gaming venues it owns as well as across the licensed gaming properties it regulates. The measure aims to ensure the safety of both people employed in the gaming industry and customers, and “eventually the general public.”

Source: PAGCOR suspends casino operations and other gaming activities

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March edition of AOPS is back with greater prize money; winner of extravaganza series will be declared on Sunday.

New Delhi: The much-talked-about mega online Poker tournament is back with its March edition that has begun on the felts of Adda52.com on 6th March. This action-packed 10-day tournament series saw a total of 4,702 entries with more than 1,003 players making it to the tournament, from all across the country in the first 5 days of the tournament. The winnings have gone bigger in the March edition, with INR 1.75 Crore prize money being distributed amongst 330 winners so far.

Organized on the country’s No. 1 online gaming platform from 6th to 15th March, AOPS is expected to witness more than 15,000 registrations across all the 41 tournaments. In the February AOPS series, the tournament series paid out a record 2,000 entries, while the players count in the March edition is expected to exceed 2,000 players, which clearly depicts the popularity of the event that has offered a thrilling platform for poker players across the country.

The top five winners that made it big, include Jayjit Ray (pokerminator) who won INR 10,26,990 in winnings in the tournament- ‘Mega Suits’, followed by Rohit Mishra (rohit22rm) who won INR 7,33,594 in the same tournament. In the ‘AOPS Millions’ tournament Gaurav Sood (gauravarod) took home INR 8,75,000, in winnings. Additionally, in the ‘AOPS Whale’ tournament the first rank was secured by Vinayak Bajaj (bhai_on_mary_jane) with INR 6,18,593 winnings followed by the second rank holder Prati (Abhishin) who won INR 5,34,632 prize money.

Post this, the biggest event of the series – Main Event boasting a 2 Crore GTD prize pool will be organized from 13th- 15th March.

Being the leader in the industry, Adda52 is well-known for offering the highest GTD prize pools in the industry. “AOPS March edition, exceeded players’ expectations after the February edition in all areas,” said Naveen Goyal, CEO of Adda52.com, “We are continuously striving towards making this poker tournament even bigger and better after the phenomenal response that we have received in the previous editions. AOPS is one of the largest online poker series on Adda 52, and we are determined to bring something more grandiose and bigger every time. We would like to thank all the poker enthusiasts who actively participate in the event. Adda52 wishes heartiest congratulations to all the winners!”

The tremendous success of the series has proved that Indian players are longing for competitions with affordable buy-ins, balanced field size and mega prize pools. With the continued success of AOPS we shall expect many more such tournaments to be organized in the near future.

About Adda52:

Founded in 2011, Adda52.com is the pioneer of online Poker in India. With the help of award-winning technology, the card game has been made available across the web, mobile and app platforms.

Poker is not just any card game, but a learning tool that enhances one’s mathematical and observation skills. Adda52.com, having 2 Mn+ registered users, offers a safe and secure platform to play the highly entertaining card game anytime and from anywhere. iTech, a world-leading testing and certification laboratory for Online Gaming systems has certified the site to be fair with a reliable and resilient system. Apart from hosting thrilling and action-packed online cash games and tournaments, Adda52.com also organizes the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT), which is India’s biggest offline Poker tournament held in Goa and Sikkim. It is also the exclusive Brand License partner for the World Poker Tour (WPT), an international Poker tournament series. Delta Corp Limited, the only listed gaming and hospitality company in India, has acquired the company which owns and operates the online skill gaming portal Adda52.com.

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Atlantic City’s top officials are set to ask a judge to order the immediate demolition of Trump Plaza after Mayor Marty Small said earlier this year that his administration’s goal would be to remove “the biggest eyesore in town.”

And while the city is seeking a court ruling for the demolition of the nearly 40-year-old building, its current owner said that preparations for tearing it down are already underway.

Trump Plaza was one of four hotel and casino resorts to close in Atlantic City in 2014 as a result from increased regional competition and oversaturation of the city’s gaming market. The property was once owned by US President Donald Trump.

Its current owner is New York activist investor Carl Icahn. Mr. Icahn previously announced that his plans for the shuttered casino resort involved its demolition to open room for new development. The property was expected to be imploded in the spring of 2018.

However, the demolition was postponed to the fall of that year because Atlantic City was just about to enter its most tourism-heavy months. According to reports from local news outlets from 2018, Mr. Icahn was apparently yet to obtain the required permits for the demolition of the 39-story building, which it is still unclear if he has eventually obtained.

Trump Plaza Now Classified as Imminent Risk to Public Safety

Mayor Small’s administration is looking to finally have the building torn down after pieces of its facade tore loose and crashed to the sidewalk in recent days.

City building department officials and firefighters inspected Trump Plaza following the incident to determine it is an imminent risk to public safety. Atlantic City Fire Chief Scott Evans said Thursday that there are “five big holes in this building” and that they are going to see more panels fall, which “poses threat to the surrounding area.”

Mayor Small said during a Thursday press event that his administration would file the necessary papers in the Superior Court, asking a judge to order the immediate demolition of Trump Plaza.

However, Mr. Icahn said yesterday that he has already announced plans to tear the former casino down. Hunter Gary, President of Real Estate for Icahn Enterprises, said Thursday that they are puzzled by Mayor Small’s actions and that they have commenced the process of demolishing Trump Plaza, including finalizing the necessary contracts.

Mr. Gary went on that “if the mayor had simply called us instead of holding a press conference, we could have updated him as well.”

On The Same Page

Mayor Small said during his press conference that his administration and Mr. Icahn have been holding talks over the demolition of the shuttered property for several weeks now and that “we are both on the same page about seeing this building demolished, but maybe with different paths.”

Icahn Enterprises did not provide a timeline for the demolition of the deteriorating building.

Mayor Small said earlier this year in his unofficial State of the City address that he wanted to see Trump Plaza torn down and that the former resort was “an embarrassment, it’s blight on our skyline, and that’s the biggest eyesore in town.”

Source: Atlantic City Officials Want Immediate Demolition Of Hotel, Casino Once Owned By President Donald Trump

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Billionaire brothers Fred and Peter Done, who co-founded bookmaker Betfred in 1967, announced on Monday that they have purchased a 3.03% stake in rival betting operator William Hill.

The Monday announcement triggered speculations that the Betfred founders might be interested in acquiring William Hill’s UK retail estate or even in combining Betfred with its rival bookmaker.

According to some analysts, the fact that the Done brothers bought a stake in William Hill through Betfred’s main retail subsidiary (Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited) could be a precursor to a potential offer by Betfred to acquire William Hill’s betting shops chain.

William Hill was forced to close more than 700 betting shops around the UK to offset the losses caused by the Government’s crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals. The company’s retail estate currently counts 1,568 betting shops.

Betfred runs around 1,500 shops across the UK. If the bookmaker acquires its rival’s chain of betting shops, that would place it on a par with GVC Holdings, whose Ladbrokes and Coral brands currently manage about 3,000 betting shops.

According to a betting industry insider, Fred Done has long been eyeing William Hill’s real estate. “The question, as ever with Fred, will be what he’s willing to pay,” the unnamed source told The Times.

Undervalued William Hill

While some analysts believe that Monday’s stake purchase is a clear sign of a transaction involving the two bookmakers coming up, others said that it is more likely the Done brothers believe William Hill is undervalued and many fail to recognize the potential of its US sports betting business.

A spokesperson for Betfred confirmed that Fred Done believed William Hill to be undervalued, even though the legacy British betting operator was “the frontrunner” in the US sports betting field.

The Betfred spokesperson declined to comment on whether the Done brothers might be interested in acquiring some of William Hill’s business or the entire company.

Betfred itself has been looking to expand in the nascent US wagering market. The company has so far secured betting partners in Colorado, Iowa, and Pennsylvania, but will certainly form more partnerships in other states where athletic gambling is legal or is about to become legal.

As for William Hill, the company’s US division runs the majority of sportsbooks across Nevada and has been able to expand in more states thanks to a partnership with major casino operator Eldorado Resorts.

The British bookmaker also recently penned a sports media partnership with CBS Sports that provided William Hill with exclusive rights to promote its brand across the media giant’s broad range of digital platforms.

As Betfred seeks to grow its footprint in the US, the company approaching William Hill over a potential tie-up seems like a logical step.

Source: Betfred pair take punt on rival William Hill

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