Live Casino News Roundup #24

Evolution Gaming to Supply Pennsylvania Live Casinos

Fresh off the back of signing an agreement to power live casino sites in New Jersey, Evolution Gaming have announced this month that they’ve also received a license to operate live casino services in the newly legal US state of Pennsylvania.

The move will also entail a major expansion for their live casino studio in Atlantic City, New Jersey, creating dozens more jobs for local people. It will also open up the possibility of dedicated custom ‘private’ tables for US-facing online casinos, further diversifying the range of choice for customers.

“We are delighted to be further expanding our US operations by opening a standalone studio in Pennsylvania to serve both online operators and land-based casinos in the state,” said an Evolution spokesperson.

Weekly Blackjack Marathon at Mr. Green

A nice and simple promotion this one from Mr. Green – every Monday to Friday this month, any player who pulls 20 or more blackjacks on any of the Green gentlemen’s live casino tables will receive an equal share of a £2000 prize pool.

For the purposes of this offer, the week starts on Monday at 1pm an ends on Friday at 3pm. Bet behind wagers do not count, and a player can only win one Blackjack Marathon prize per week.

Ezugi Closes its Costa Rica Studio

Sad news for fans of Latin live casino hosts and loud carpets – Ezugi has this month announced they have closed their Costa Rican live studio. Long considered a legal grey-area base for US facing operators, Ezugi isn’t the first gaming company to close their Costa Rica studios in 2019 – and neither will they be the last, as several US states now look to fully legalise online gambling.

However, this isn’t the end for Ezugi. For now, they will be continuing to expand their live dealer studio in Bucharest, Romania, which – carpets aside – is certainly an upgrade over their original Costa Rican facilities. They join Evolution and Playtech who also both have a live studio in the chic Eastern European capital.

Special Host Offers Throughout September at Grosvenor

A new initiative from Grosvenor Casino, this set of promotions is truly innovative and uses private table live technology to it’s absolute fullest.

All throughout this September, live casino players at Grosvenor will be treated to a whole host of special prizes on different days. Usually lasting 10 minutes or so (or until someone wins) these flash prize events include, but are not limited to:

• Enhanced odds of 40:1 to on random roulette numbers
• 15 minutes of ‘full house’ action – pull four or more cards of the same suit to win a cash prize
• Side Bet Booster – a random winning result from the side bets pool is chosen as the booster. Pull this in your hand to win the prize.
• Mystery Card – The host designates the next pulled card as a mystery card. Any copies of the card pulled for the next 10 minutes win a small cash prize. If the dealer pulls a copy, everybody wins.
• Lucky Number – The host calls out one number – if it either appeared in the last 10 spins, or arrives on the next one, everyone at the table shares £100.

These are great little promotions and Grosvenor really deserves all the plaudits here for coming up with some truly original ideas. Hit up the link below, register and then take a look at Grosvenor’s ‘promotions’ page to see the detailed breakdown of when each mini-event will occur throughout the month. Good luck!

UKGC Suspends EveryMatrix Licence

Last week the United Kingdom Gambling Commission announced they were suspending casino platform provider EveryMatrix’s license with them. This means UK customers at casinos such as Jetbull, Fantasino and Mr. Win, will be unable to place new bets until the issue is resolved.

Notice that the UKGC did not say they had ‘terminated’ the license, implying that if some unknown faults could be fixed by EveryMatrix they may just get their license back. Only time will tell. In the meantime, UK players who have placed wagers at EveryMatrix sites that won’t be determined until the future can sit easy as they have promised to honour all existing bets.

UK players with accounts at EveryMatrix will also be able to check their accounts, change any settings and withdraw existing balances – but no deposits can be made in the immediate future. We’ll certainly keep you updated on this story as it develops over the coming weeks!