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Players have been anticipating the rumored merger between fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel for many months. Now, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission may throw a wrench into the deal. Also, fantasy news from Germany and gambling news from India.

The first ever PokerStars Championship event held in Asia will begin at the City of Dreams on 30 March and feature 52 tournaments.

PokerStars Festival 2017 will visit Panama and the Czech Republic in March, South Korea, Macau and Monaco in April, Chile in May, Spain in June and August, the Philippines in July and Uruguay in September, with more stops to come.

The exclusive sportsbook of the state lottery of Azerbaijan has announced that it will use SBTech's award-winning, fully-managed platform.

Clarion Events, in association with Japanese firm Hakuhodo is delighted to announce the second edition to the Japan Gaming Congress which will take place in Tokyo on 10-12 May 2017.

Developments for the company included the approval and deployment of virtual sports in Nevada, a contract with OPAP for 4,500 venues and high-profile brand partnerships.

The user interface for Armenia's largest multi-vertical operator received new platform features and P2P games.

Opening day of the fourth edition MGS Entertainment Show on 15 November proved successful with the appearance of officials from the governments of China and Macau.

A demo version of video poker games created for LT Game's Live Multiple Game System will be unveiled at the Macau MGS Entertainment Show from 25-17 November.

Mitsuya Fujimoto will introduce the Japanese gaming market during the iGaming Education Forum from 16-18 November in order to demystify the country's gambling industry.

The deal will see ALT lend its complete online portfolio, including slots, lottery and sportsbook, to Slotegrator's platform.

Blaine Graboyes, creator of the world's first video game gambling machine, will make appearances at Naruscope's eSports & Casino Resorts Conference, the Producers Guild of America's Produced By: New York Conference, and the World eSports Summit 2016.

Casino City has searched the globe for the casinos with the most square footage. Does bigger always mean better? We'll let you be the judge.

The company will now be able to develop, own and license Hard Rock casinos and hotel-casinos in the western U.S., in addition to other locations worldwide.

The company has signed an agreement with LT Games that will see its leading virtual sports products distributed to ETG self service terminals in Macau casinos.

The supplier will deliver coverage and fixed-odds prices for 300 races to U.K. retail and online customers.

Casino Data Imaging will incorporate the company, which specializes in marketing automation and analytics implementation for casinos, into upcoming projects.

The agreement will see Mediatech lend its omni-channel expertise to a number of projects within Cambodia's regulated gaming market.

This week in gambling, the online poker bill for California has been shelved for 2016, leaving online poker players to wait for next year. Plus, online gambling news from Ireland and the Olympics, as well as the Philippines and online gambling.

This week, J. Todd celebrates the 500th show with online gambling news from Malta, France, China and the United States. Plus, information on another affiliate program closing its doors.