Games developer QuickSpin will enter the UK market following a multi-year deal signed with Gala Interactive this week that will provide all Gala brands access to content from the developer. The deal is a marker for QuickSpin who had its sights set on entering the UK market during 2013 but hadn’t expected it to realise …
“Muse” a new Net Entertainment slot themed on the Greek mythological daughters of the God Zeus is set for release towards the end of this month (February 2013). The 5-reel game depicting the nine Muses features Wilds, Scatters and other rewarding features judging by the YouTube preview.
Canadian gaming firm Amaya Gaming Group Inc. has extended its agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) acting on behalf of DC Entertainment. Amaya will remain the exclusive provider of DC Comics-inspired pay-to-play online casino games that include popular super-hero themes such as Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Superman, and The Flash. The Group said …
Australian sports betting, already reeling under revelations of doping among top Aussie sportsmen, took another blow Thursday when the national police warned of significant match-fixing risks due to large Asian betting pools, citing A$40 million in wagers on one local soccer match alone. The Reuters news agency reports that Australia’s top criminal intelligence body, the …
Belgium‘s black list of operators that the Belgian Gaming Commission regards as unlicensed and therefore illegal just keeps growing, with another four sites added this week, bringing total numbers on the list to 64. Betwingo.com, Scratchmania.com, Wataro.com and Jeuxcash.rtl are the latest additions, and will be subjected to ISP blocks. Betwingo is a well-established sports …
The US land and online gambling group WMS has posted its latest quarterly report covering the three months ended December 31 2012, reporting weaker overall revenues, although the online operations of Williams Interactive and Jackpot Party internet casino performed well. The company reported revenue of $157.5 million for the quarter, down 2.9 percent on the …
California state Senator Rod Wright, already well known for his attempts to push online gambling legalisation measures through the state Legislature, is spearheading another gambling initiative…the legalisation of sports betting. Wright’s effort this year mirrors a similar attempt last year, when his SB1390 made it through the Senate but stalled irretrievably in the Assembly According …
Mississippi Representative Bobby Moak’s attempt to legalise online gambling in the southern state has failed at the committee stage…barely three weeks since he introduced it for the second time in as many years. Moak’s House Bill 254 met the same fate this week as did his HB 1372 in 2012 . The bill died in …
The suspense of the past 45 days is over at last….and not in a good way. On Thursday New Jersey governor Chris Christie for the second time imposed a last-minute veto on an attempt to legalise intrastate online gambling. The Associated Press news agency reported late Thursday that the governor vetoed a bill that would …
Online gambling software provider Playtech plc has released an interim management report on the three months ended December 31 2012, posting a strong Q4 performance to end a successful year. Financial highlights in Q4-2012 included: * Gross income up 26 percent to Euro 98.8 million (Q4/11: Euro 78.4 million) * Total revenues up 20 percent …
Chumba World is the unusual title chosen for a new online and mobile social game based on gambling and developed by Australian start-up Virtual Gaming World, which hopes to generate enough interest to garner financial support for the massively multi-player, freeplay offering. VGW chief executive and and founder Laurence Escalante told the publication VentureBeat that …
The Home Affairs Bureau in Hong Kong this week approved the two-way combining of betting pools with foreign jurisdictions, allowing overseas punters access to the larger and more attractive pools in the former British colony. The system, known as commingling, would mean a boost of HK$200 million a year in revenue for the government on …
Online and mobile wagering operations have boosted business at Australian bookmaker Tabcorp, according to a trading update from the company this week, with the bookie firm reporting strong growth in its digital activities. Overall, the corporate picture was not as rosy. Tabcorp on Thursday reported a net profit of A$72.9 million for the first six …
According to the sports betting information website Sports Book Review, player accounts at online betting exchange Betmaker have been transferred to the Bookmaker sportsbook following a merge of the two companies this week. Players have been notified that they can log-in to Bookmaker by adding an “L” to the end of their account IDs. All …
Nevada sportsbook operator Cantor Gaming has announced that its race and sports books, in total 8 locations, generated 16 percent of Nevada’s total handle and enjoyed 21 percent of the total win on this year’s Superbowl. “We were delighted to see so many sports fans in our books during Super Bowl, demonstrating that Cantor Gaming® …
SHFL Entertainment has announced the acquisition of ProTec Games Inc. (ProTec), a computer based content provider for casino slot games, table games and online video games, for an undisclosed consideration. ProTec Games, located in Qingdao, China, has had a business relationship with SHFL for the past year and will continue to develop graphical assets and …
Malta-based Yggdrasil Gaming Limited has signed its first licensee, PlayCherry Ltd, a part of the Cherry Group, to coincide with that group’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Fredrik Elmqvist, Yggdrasil Gaming chief executive officer said: “We are extremely pleased to provide Cherry with our brainchild, the instant RNG lottery games portfolio. With exciting games and very distinctive …
Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp (WROTB) owned harness racing track Batavia Downs in the US State of New York in partnership with Sportech’s eBet Technologies has successfully launched a new Internet pari-mutuel advance deposit wagering platform to extend Internet wagering on horse racing under the brand “BataviaBets” stemming from an agreement reported back in June …
Z4 Gaming, the recently Nevada Gaming Commission licenced technology provider, has appointed John English as senior vice president of business development and public relations. English will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and delivering external business relationships that will support Z4’s infrastructure and global growth strategy as well as the Company’s public relations initiatives. Joining from …
Media Corporation PLC, the owner of the now defunct Purple Lounge, has announced the resignation from the board of Mark Butt following the placing into administration of Eyeconomy Ltd . The firm also said it had sold off its publishing asset onthebox.com for GBP 75 000 as it didn’t consider it a core asset and …
The Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has unveiled its latest branded online slot title, themed on the American animated television series South Park, and containing a number of unique features. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central, South Park first aired in August 1997 and remains one of television’s most …
In Australia the Green Party is currently campaigning for restrictions on gambling advertising, calling initially for a federal government controlled study of the impact that gambling ads have on children, problem gambling and the integrity of sport. The proposal will likely be for a joint standing parliamentary committee on gambling to look at the advertising …
Speculation that the heavily indebted Caesars Entertainment group may sell off some parts of its Montreal-based interactive gambling division surfaced last year but became official this week, when it was referenced in the group’s SEC filing associated with incurring further debt by offering $1.5 billion of seven-year, 9 percent senior secured notes to help pay …
The widely-discussed revisions to the UK Advertising Standards Authority advertising rules for gambling operators were made available this week. The update warns advertisers that the opt-out wishes of target audiences must be respected, and dwells particularly on advertisements that have been targeted using internet viewing behaviour information collected by web browsers, aka online behavioural advertising. …