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NYX Gaming Group to offer GameART content

6 Nov 2017

Software developer GameART has agreed a reseller deal with NYX Gaming Group. NYX customers will be able to access a range of HTML5-built games supplied by GameArt including popular titles Tiger Heart, Money Farm 2, Dragon King and new releases Emperors Wealth, Queen of the Seas and the up-and-coming 32 jackpot games series, which are …

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Oulala DFS network moves into East Africa

6 Nov 2017

Daily Fantasy Sports platform provider Oulala has moved into East Africa with SafariBet Kenya. The official launch of a two-year agreement involving an integration with Oulala’s iframe, and then API, is scheduled to go live early next year. ”We are very pleased that Safaribet has become a new member of our Daily Fantasy Football network,” …

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Sportech transition progresses

6 Nov 2017

Sportech PLC released a third quarter trading update Monday, detailing a 7.6 percent revenue increase year-on-year and a steady forecast on anticipated full year results. Key performance indicators for the three-month period from July 1 2017 to September 30 2017 include: ·    Revenue increase of 7.6 percent to reach GBP 18.3 million  (Q3/2016: GBP 17.0 …

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Emperors Wealth from Gameart

6 Nov 2017

GameART has released a new 5-reel, nine-payline slot with a Royal Asian theme, ‘Emperors Wealth’. Features include Wilds, Expanding Wilds, legendary dragons who may award 10, 20 or 50 Free Spins and a Gamble Feature in which players must select a red or black card for a potential win of up to five times their …

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Bet-At-Home achieve all time high in YTD report

6 Nov 2017

Bet-At-Home AG has achieved all time highs in both revenue and EBITDA according to its latest fiscal report. Consolidated results for the first three quarters of 2017, ending September 30 2017, include: –    A 19 percent increase in EBIT to Euro 24.4 million, up Euro 3.9 million year-on-year (Q1-Q3 2016: Euro 20.5 million). –    EBITDA …

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Nolimit City reeling them in

6 Nov 2017

Stockholm-based developer Nolimit city has entered into a content supply deal with online media firm Groove Gaming Ltd. Through the deal Groove Gaming’s network will gain access to popular NoLimit City HTML5 titles including Kitchen Drama: Sushi Mania, Oktoberfest, Creepy Carnival, Space Arcade, the newly released WiXX and upcoming title Kitchen Drama: BBQ Frenzy. “The …

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Booongo partners Winner Entertainment

6 Nov 2017

Software developer Booongo Games has partnered multi-vertical gaming operator Winner Entertainment for the integration of a portfolio of its popular content. Winner Entertainment customers will enjoy a range of Booongo titles including “88 Wild Dragon”, “12 Animals”, “God`s Temple” and others.

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Mr Green supports professional darts

6 Nov 2017

Online gaming operator Mr Green has become the title sponsor of the Professional Darts Association’s ‘The Mr Green Sport Players Championship Finals’. The Championship will feature 64 top professional players competing at the Butlins Minehead Resort in Somerset from November 24-26. This sponsorship, which marks Mr Green’s first foray into the world of Darts, will …

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NetEnt content live in the Czech Republic

6 Nov 2017

Prominent Czech Republic online sports betting operator Tipsport has gone live with a portfolio of NetEnt content in the regulated market. “We continue to deliver on our strategy to expand on regulated markets globally and we are excited about entering Czechia,” Enrico Bradamante, managing director of NetEnt Malta Ltd, said.  “I am confident that our …

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Cherry AB nomination committee appointed

6 Nov 2017

Cherry AB has named the appointment of members of the nomination committee for Cherry AB’s 2018 Annual General Meeting. The nomination committee will be composed of representatives of the three largest shareholders, in terms of voting rights listed in the shareholders’ register, and comprise 40 percent of the total number of votes in the company.  …

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NYX Gaming group partners Gaming1

6 Nov 2017

GAMING1 has entered into a content distribution agreement with NYX Gaming Group through the company’s NYX OGS platform. GAMING1’s portfolio of 15 HTML5 slots and four HTML5 tables games will reach more than 200 operators following the integration, the first of which will be Mybet followed by others over the coming weeks. GAMING1 CEO Sylvain …

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Nektan live with Spin Games and Konami igaming content

6 Nov 2017

Nektan has become the first European operator to offer Spin Games licensed titles including Konami video slots. Proven US land-based titles such as China Shores will be made available to European customers for the first time through an integration of Spin Games’ HTML5 remote gaming server (ROC TM) to Nektan’s Evolve Lite platform. The portfolio …

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Betway names new CEO

6 Nov 2017

Betway has appointed Anthony Werkman as its new chief executive officer succeeding Richard Akitt who takes up the position of Chairman. Werkman joined Betway in 2013, most recently serving as Director of Marketing and Operations. Richard Akitt, Chairman of Betway, said: “It’s been a privilege to be CEO of Betway for the last five years, …

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Pinnacle sign up for Yggdrasil content

6 Nov 2017

Veteran operator Pinnacle has signed up for the  integration of Yggdrasil Gaming content and a range of promotional tools to boost retention and engagement. “In what is still a relatively young industry, Pinnacle has been offering world-class online gaming to its customers for almost 20 years,” said Fredrik Elmqvist, CEO at Yggdrasil. “It enjoys a …

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Ladbrokes Coral receive stiff penalty for responsible gambling failings

6 Nov 2017

A Ladbrokes Coral statement released Monday detailed penalties amounting to around GBP 2.3 million following customer protection failures identified by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The investigation, which focused on Gala Interactive (Gibraltar) Limited operations prior to the merger of the Ladbrokes and Coral businesses in 2016, has led to Ladbrokes Coral acknowledging failures in …

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Red Rake games now available on iSoftbet platform

6 Nov 2017

Online and mobile casino content provider iSoftBet announced the addition Monday of 30 slots and 10 video bingo games to its game aggregation platform (GAP) after integrating Red Rake Gaming’s full suite of games. The aggregator currently offers more than a thousand game titles from over 30 developers to clients, with games from Playson, Habanero …

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Mobile betting adverts parodied by aussie comedians

6 Nov 2017

The Melbourne-based comedy quintet The Peleton humorously parodied the avalanche of gambling television adverts on the run-up to Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup over the weekend, but the mirth had a painful sting in the tail, reminding punters of the dangers of developing betting problems. Using the title “news ads from BrokeLadsSports365!” and Youtube as a platform, …

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Celebrities not the best to follow when it comes to cyber currencies

5 Nov 2017

Lydian Coin, yet another new cyber currency hyped by Miami-based start-up Gravity4, raised $10 million in an ICO recently, and some of the promotional push behind it may have been generated by famous airhead and celebrity socialite Paris Hilton, who used Twitter to briefly promote the ICO before withdrawing the tweet. The withdrawal may or …

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Questions around accuracy of problem gambling numbers in the UK

5 Nov 2017

With the debate around the acceptability of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals raging this week following the release of the government’s gambling review (see previous reports), broadcaster BBC published an article based on a claim by the Association of British Bookmakers that since the introduction of the machines 15 years ago, problem gambling statistics from the …

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32Red launches Ant & Dec themed bingo site

5 Nov 2017

Friday saw the launch of the much-anticipated 32Red Ant & Dec Saturday Night Takeaway online bingo site, themed on the popular UK television show of the same name. Pre-launch publicity boosting the site included the advisory “Ant & Dec will call the numbers and watch over you while you enjoy the thrilling bingo games, our …

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New Aussie sports book already in trouble with advertising authority

4 Nov 2017

When new Australian online sportsbetting operator Neds launched its first “It’s Time to Bet” advertisements recently several observers predicted that it would just be a matter of time before it was censured for the tone of the material. They pointed to adverts in the free-to-air television and social media material which show a man lying …

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More POGO licences issued in the Philippines

4 Nov 2017

The Philippines online gambling regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has announced the award of a further 9 Philippine Offshore Gambling Operator (POGO) licenses, bringing the total thus far to 51 and suggesting that the regulator has abandoned its initially announced maximum of fifty licences. Pagcor had previously allowed for this by noting that …

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Indian partnership investing in daily fantasy sports venture

4 Nov 2017

The Indian publication Economic Times reports that venture fund Kae Capital and social gaming specialists Nazara Games have invested an undisclosed amount in HalaPlay, a real-money daily fantasy sports platform that uses data analytics and machine learning to help gamers draft teams, analyse their playing behaviour and enable them to improve their fantasy skills and …

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BetStars secures Czech licence

3 Nov 2017

The Stars Group online sportsbook subsidiary BetStars has secured a Czech online gambling licence, becoming the first international online gambling firm to enter that market. BetStars follows sister company PokerStars into the Czech Republic following the online poker company’s acquisition of licensing earlier this year (see previous reports). Both companies appear undeterred by the stringent …

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