Online Casino and Gambling News: May 2015

About an hour ago a punter hit the Marvel Ultimate Power Jackpot for a large $772,262 win, capping off an excellent month for the comic book entertainment industry.

Australian betting firm NYX has announced it has signed an extension with Scientific Games which will see SG continuing to distribute NYX's poker games in free to play mode to casinos throughout the United States.

Israeli and Spanish betting developer Akamon Entertainment has announced the release of three new video bingo games "Space Guardians", "Temple of Fortune" and "Zodiac Empire".

Late yesterday a punter playing Net Entertainment's Mega Fortune Dreams video slot hit the game's major jackpot for a whopping €115,079.

The World Series of Poker's new Colossus tournament has reportedly had a huge surge in registrations, as more than 14,000 people have registered for the $595 buy in event.

This week it was announced that the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission and Netherlands Gaming Authority have signed a Letter of Intent in which they will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding regarding online betting regulation.

Online betting firm Sportech plc has announced that it has sold its stake in social betting firm NYX Social Gaming JV to NYX for roughly £12 million.

Internet betting software developer Rival Gaming has announced the release of its newest video slot World of Oz, which is a direct take on "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

Internet casino planetwin365 has announced that it has opted to add casino games from 1x2 Gaming as the two firms have entered into a content supply deal.

Italian betting regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli has issued a report that states that the group has blocked more than 5,200 unregulated gambling sites in 2014.