OKTOs Wallet-Lösung wurde von der deutschen Glücksspielbehörde, der Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), zugelassen, sodass Sportwettenanbieter den innovativen E-Wallet-Zahlungsdienst in Deutschland nutzen können.

In many markets, over 90% of bets are already being placed online on smartphones. One of the greatest challenges in this context, however, is the flow of money. Because only when smooth and reliable payment processes can be guaranteed, players are usually ready to bet with a provider. Find out more about current online payment trends in sports betting.

Washington, DC (June 9, 2009) - The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today released the following statement by PPA Chairman Alfonse D'Amato on questionable actions taken by a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York to freeze payment processor accounts containing more than USD 30 million in poker players' deposits and payouts.

New York (Reuters) - CityCenter, an USD 8 billion Las Vegas project owned by MGM Mirage and Dubai World, won a reprieve on Friday when MGM committed USD 200 million to allow construction to continue while project leaders seek additional funding. "MGM Mirage intends to work with Dubai World, its lenders and others to find a long-term solution for the financing of CityCenter's completion," MGM said in a statement.

Atlantic City - Tropicana Casino and Resort will freeze the pay of top-earning employees and may lay off more than 100 dealers in a series of belt-tightening measures at the troubled gaming hall. Employees making at least USD 50,000 will not receive a pay increase this year, while lower-earning workers will see their raises capped at a maximum of 2 percent, Tropicana President Mark Giannantonio said.

Trump Entertainment Resorts, the casino operator, said on Wednesday it won more time from its lenders to negotiate or make interest payments on its debt. The company has obtained a forbearance agreement from the holders of about 70 percent of the value of 8.5 percent senior secured notes due 2015, on which the company missed interest payments in December. It also announced a forbearance agreement from lenders under the company’s USD 490 million senior secured term loan.

SugarHouse Casino will pay Philadelphia more than USD 67 million over the next decade to partly offset the 10-year tax break granted all new construction, City Solicitor Romulo L. Diaz Jr. said yesterday. Instead of paying no property taxes at all for a decade, SugarHouse will pay between USD 5.6 and USD 7.4 million annually over an 11-year period.