Australian online bookmaker Neds.com.au has agreed a deal with TopBetta product The Global Tote. The Global Tote allows wagering operators to customise pricing using a range of products, including other totes and SP pricing, to deliver competitive online betting products. The offer, expected to launch during the first quarter next year, will initially operate on …
Spanish content developer MGA Games’ video bingo and slot content has gone live with Interwetten.es through the Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, platform. “We are delighted that an international brand such as Interwetten.es has trusted us to expand its offer of casino games in the form of slots and videobingo,” José Antonio Giacomelli, director of MGA …
Tom Horn Gaming and EveryMatrix have agreed a distribution partnership in which the innovative developer’s content will be made available to operators via EveryMatrix’ CasinoEngine platform. Ondrej Lapides, CEO at Tom Horn Gaming, said: “Tom Horn Gaming is always looking for opportunities to grow as a brand and this deal with EveryMatrix will really help …
Yggdrasil Gaming has extended its reach in the Danish market following a content supply deal with Danske Spil. The content, which will go live on Danske Spil via the GVC platform during the first quarter 2018, will also go live on GVC’s bwin.dk brand as part of the same deal. Yggdrasil CEO Fredrik Elmqvist said: …
Playtech’s Swedish game studio QuickSpin will launch a new Achievements Races promotional tool next month to complement its Achievements Engine, launched earlier this year. The tool is designed to maximise retention opportunities for operators. Players can achieve rewards far quicker, sometimes by four times, when the tool is deployed leading to an enriched gaming experience …
New Jersey’s indefatigable champion of i-gaming, Sen. Raymond Lesniak has introduced his much anticipated legislative proposal to create an international pool of online players through agreements with international operators (see previous reports). The senator launched his bill S3536 at the end of November, calling for the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to be allowed …
Philippines regulator Pagcor allowed the other shoe to drop this week on Philweb’s application for permission to provide e-gaming services to an initial 16 gaming sites. Our readers may recall that in October this year Philweb jumped the gun a little in announcing that it had achieved accreditation as an EGS supplier from Pagcor, allowing …
The Australian mainstream media are currently all over the latest Australian Gambling Statistics report released late last week, which showed that Aussie punters continue to be the biggest gamblers in the world, burning through almost A$24 billion in a year, more than half of which was fed into pokie machines at pubs and clubs across …
Binion’s Gambling Hall has launched a new and highly interactive app titled Binion’s Online Gaming App. Developed by Free Slot Games of Las Vegas LLC, the creative team behind the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Free Slots social casino app and white label solutions for casino operators, the Binion’s Online Gaming App allows players to …
Simulated gaming technology provider GAN posted its third quarter KPIs this week, advising that strong growth in active player days has continued for the fifth consecutive month, although per capita spend has declined. Highlights of the report included: * 15.2 percent year-on-year growth in Active Player-Days in Q3 2017 to 2,996,914 (Q3 2016 – 1,700,908.) …
Digital platform provider Bede Gaming has entered the South African market following an exclusive licensing deal with Sun International as the entertainment firms’ preferred online sports betting partner. Sun International will leverage the Bede platform to support its digital growth ambitions in the market, including its prominent Sunbet brand. Anthony Leeming, chief executive of Sun …
Scientific Games Corporation’s joint venture Lotterie Nazionali S.r.l., the exclusive manager of the Italian scratch and win Gratta e Vinci, has been awarded a nine-year contract extension for the Italian Scratch and Win concession by Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (AAMS). Lotterie Nazionali S.r.l. will need to cough up an upfront fee of Euro …
Jesper Svensson, who has been with the Betsson group since 2013 and served as acting chief executive officer of Betsson’s operational subsidiaries since September 2017, has been formally handed the role of chief executive officer. “Jesper has extensive experience from the gaming industry and the passion and skills needed to lead Betsson’s gaming operations. I …
White label platform provider and content aggregator Softswiss has partnered Yggdrasil Gaming to offer its operators new, innovative content. “Yggdrasil is a strong partner who shares our philosophy of growth propelled by high quality of products,” Ivan Montik, chief executive officer of SoftSwiss, said . “Following the great demand for Yggdrasil content amongst our clients …
Spain-licensed operator Starcasino.es has integrated a range of Zitro Interactive (Zitro) video bingo content to complement its existing offer. Zitro will initially integrate 15 games across Star Casino’s desktop and mobile channels including popular titles Spin Bingo, Fishmania and Power Mania Bonus.
Cherry AB has exercised an option to increase its stake in UK-based Highlight Games Ltd by 12.5 percent for a GB 2.5 million cash consideration. Following the acquisition, Cherry’s stake in the company amounts to 37.5 percent with the option to acquire a further 13.2 percent in two further tranches over the next 12 months. …
Rival Gaming’s latest offer is a departure from the snowy, carol-singing releases from the past few weeks while still catering to the feel good spirit of the Christmas season. ‘Misfit Toyland’, a 5-reel slot with 243 ways to win, is themed on all the discarded toys of past Christmases who end up in Misfit Toyland …
Initial feedback coming out of the US Supreme Court’s hearing on New Jersey’s challenge to the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) is tentatively positive as numerous US news agencies report the bench appears to be “leaning towards overturning PASPA and allowing sports betting in New Jersey”. New Jersey’s argument that PASPA infringes upon individual …
The Nederlandse Loterij Organisatie (NLO) has fallen foul of the country’s gaming authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) for failures in age restriction measures. The KSA said statistical research had shown that minors had participated in games of chance offered by the NLO deeming measures preventing minors from play are insufficient. According to the KSA it will monitor …
Aquila Group’s Wplay.co online sports betting operation has signed a sponsorship deal with the Comité Olímpico Colombiano (COC), its contributions focused on the development and participation of Colombian athletes in the Olympic competition. “We are convinced of the importance of sport in human development and peace in Colombia. We are committed to the Olympic Committee …
Eurobet has expanded its virtuals portfolio with the addition of Betradar’s Virtual Football League and Virtual Football Nations Cup across its retail, online and mobile platforms in the Italian market. The Virtual Football League features 16 teams playing 240 fixtures per season across 30 match days, each having 8 games played in parallel. The Virtual …
Stakeholders in the potential sports betting market in New Jersey will be watching proceedings with interest as they kick off in the US Supreme Court today. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will open oral arguments in opposition of the 1992 Federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which effectively denies most US States from …
China’s Organised Crime and Triad Bureau has undertaken 30 cross-border raids leading to 71 arrests and the confiscation of HK$100 million in betting slips. The charges include bookmaking and money laundering, the South China Morning Post reports. “The ring worked in four tiers: overseas bookmakers; senior brokers; brokers; and gamblers,” Bert Lo Chung-wong, chief inspector …
Australian gambling giant Crown Resorts is facing a class action following a court filing by a local legal firm Monday, alleging that Crown management did not give shareholders enough information about the risks being taken in its marketing efforts in China aimed at gambling whales. Our readers will recall that 18 employees, including Crown’s VIP …