Online Casino and Gambling News: August 2021

The federal government has given its approval to the compact between the state of Florida and the Seminole Indian Tribe, which will result in sportsbetting operations launching in the Sunshine State in October as a result.

Game aggregation group SoftSwiss announced this week that the July 2021 gross gaming revenues for the Game Aggregator product hit €232 million, which is an all-time high for the platform.

Italian betting group Lottomatica has announced this week that they've adopted casino content from Red Tiger Gaming, providing additional slots and table games to their player base moving forward.

Betting group Pariplay announced this week that they've come to terms with Caleta Gaming and will add the developer's games to its Fusion platform moving forward.

This week Station Casinos announced that their Durano Drive project will kick off in the first quarter of 2022 and will eventually provide 100,000 square feet of gaming space.

Gaming platform and software provider BetConstruct revealed this week that they've been granted approval by the UK Gambling Commission to offer its new Blast and Striker games within the country.

Betting operator Casumo has announced this week that they've extended their sponsorship with Reading FC through the next season.

Today a slot machine player kicked off their weekend in style when they hit the Mega Moolah Mega Jackpot, hauling in a massive £7,230,504 prize as a result.

American casino software group Scientific Games Corporation has purchased Australian game developer Lightning Box, giving the former an important partner in growing their online operations.

Earlier this year Entain's board of directors rejected a purchase offer from MGM Resorts, but it looks like the latter may be accumulating assets for a second bid on the business.