As leading iGaming studios are making major steps to stay competitive in the ever-growing live casino sphere, Playtech has just announced of another major milestone. The long-planned migration of its services to the world’s largest 8,500 square metre live casino studio in Riva, Latvia has been finally completed.

When two big companies clash in their interests, they either find ways to outmanoeuvre each other or become one to benefit from better profit margins and the economies of scale. In what could easily be the biggest news for the year, Scientific Games Corporation have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NYX Gaming Group Limited. This will form an industry-leading force across iGaming, iLottery and sports betting businesses.

The 13^th iGaming Oscars ceremony, EGR Operator Awards 2017 is just around the corner. Having given you a preview of this year’s nominations in the casino department in an earlier post, now it’s time to start voting for your favourite slot from the 13 nominees, all powered by different developers. Here’s a quick overview of each one.

It’s time for round 3 in the players versus rogue casinos saga, as documented by LCB (LatestCasinoBonuses) earlier this August. Having successfully disarmed 2WinPower with the help of iGaming studios like Lightning Box Games and Aristocrat earlier that month, some astute players and LCB have stumbled upon yet another pirated site – Hera Casino.

Last year, the EGR Operator Awards event celebrated its 12^th anniversary, and now it’s time for the lucky number 13 and this year’s shortlist highlights. Held at the luxurious Grosvenor House on London’s Park Lane on 26^th October of this year, there are 30 category awards up for grabs for the big and rising casino, bingo, poker, eSports, fantasy sports, lottery and sports betting brands, including the coveted operator of the year award, which went to Unibet (now Kindred) in 2016.