London-listed JPJ Group has confirmed that it will retire its Vera&John and InterCasino brands from the UK market, choosing to focus its home market presence through flagship domain Jackpotjoy. JPJ has communicated to existing UK customers that the online casino brands will be officially shut down on Tuesday 3 September, with the operator no longer accepting new player registrations. “We’ve …
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NYX Gaming shuts down Playboy Poker
Cryptologic operated online poker room Playboy Poker has shut down its services following a review of its business and performance by new owners NYX Gaming. The white label poker room which operated on the Ongame Poker Network, had served prior notice to its player base alerting players that it would discontinue its operations. Playboy Poker customers were given till the …
Read More »NYX Gaming takes Chartwell and Cryptologic businesses for £80m
NYX Gaming Group has snapped up the Chartwell Technology and Cryptologic businesses from Amaya via a share purchase agreement valued at CA$150,000,000 (£80.8m). The transaction is anticipated to close before the end of the third quarter of 2015 and is subject to financing and other customary closing conditions. Amaya said that the sale is consistent with its previously announced plan …
Read More »RightCasino.com’s infographic on the Growth of Online Casinos
A new infographic from affiliate website RightCasino.com reveals how, in 20 years, online gambling evolved into a $35bn (£20.8bn) annual market. The infographic charts the history of online betting from humble origins to its current level of sophistication, where social gambling, mobile accessibility and multi-million pound jackpots have become the industry standard.
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