THE AMERICAS

Amaya Gaming sold its Chartwell and Cryptologic software operations to NYX Gaming Group and Amaya CEO David Baazov was targeted by Quebec’s insider trading probe; Major League Baseball put limits on its players’ fantasy play and the commish says bets are more evil than steroids; Zynga founder Mark Pincus announced he was resuming his CEO duties; one-fifth of one percent of mobile gamers account for two-thirds of revenue; doubt was cast on reports of California tribes coming together over online poker; Delaware’s online gambling sites haven’t earned a penny for their casino partners; the surviving Atlantic City casinos improved their profitability in 2014; Florida legislators’ gambling ambitions went off-script again; former betting tout Adam Meyer had his bail revoked; Christian ‘Chipgate’ Lusardi was sentenced to five years in prison; I. Nelson Rose explained why online gambling operators won’t screw up interstate online poker liquidity and Rebecca Liggero previewed the top-five ‘must attend’ sessions at the 2015 iGaming North America confab.

EUROPE

A key Dutch pol says it’s full speed ahead for the Netherlands’ online gambling legislation; Cherry AB launched its first branded white-label site; Bwin.party’s Foxy Bingo added casino options; Italy’s online gambling market grew very little in 2014; Romania’s lottery found itself under investigation over illegal slot machines; Betway signed on as Snooker UK’s title sponsor; the UK Gambling Commission stalled its CEO’s departure; Genfour’s Ian Dunning discussed what Robotic Process Automation can do for the gaming industry and Lee Davy paid tribute to the late Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliot.