Las Vegas, Nevada and Southport, Merseyside. You might think America’s most glitzy city has little in common with the small coastal town that lies in the shadow of Liverpool on England’s rugged North West coast. But both have seen iconic casinos close their doors, only to reappear, at least in a virtual way, in cyberspace. For Southport, this is just the latest in a series of closures to be announced by Malaysia-based Genting Group across the UK, while in Vegas, it signals the return of an iconic name that disappeared from The Strip in 2006. A Sin City legend There…

If 2015 was a casino game then whatever game it was, be it blackjack, roulette or baccarat, it would have a real face. Looking back at the biggest iGaming trends over the last 12 months, the proliferation of live dealer casino games was by far the biggest. Thanks to the combination of emerging platforms making the medium their primary focus, and established online casinos integrating options alongside their virtual games, live dealer tables became big business for everyone. Of course, feelings aren’t enough to define a trend and just because live dealer games became more visible in 2015, it doesn’t…