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. …
Sunday’s monumental Super Bowl clash between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers generated wagering of almost $94 million, giving Nevada bookies a hold of 7.3 percent, according to official numbers from theNevada Gaming Control Board. Board chairman A.G. Burnett said late Monday: “Unaudited figures show a sports book win of $7,206,460 was recorded …
The international success and popularity of the Microgaming branded slot The Dark Knight has prompted the Isle of Man-based internet gambling software developer to launch a sequel titled The Dark Knight Rises, bringing the thrilling action from the recent film and featuring Batman, Catwoman and Bane, the masked mercenary intent on destroying Gotham City. MGS …
The primarily land casino machine, management technology and games supplier Bally Technologies has signed a partnership with UK-based OpenBet through which it will supply gaming content to the online gambling industry. Using OpenBet’s casino and centralised account, Bally hopes to extend the reach of its land-based content to the growing online audience in a deal …
After only a year gambling online at bet365, high-flying UK slots fan S. Riddle swung onto a long list of jackpot winners this week with a spectacular hit of more than GBP 2,000,000, scooped straight from the grim streets of Gotham on his favourite game, The Dark Knight. “It’s still not sunk in,” he told …
In October last year Ian Timmis took up the mantle of chief executive officer at London-based SG Gaming, a company formed by Scientific Games merging its Barcrest, Games Media and The Global Draw subsidiaries. It has turned out to be a short tenure, with Timmis resigning effective end March 2013 in order to return to …
The Inspired Gaming Group has launched BetBox, a new bet management system and EPOS solution for the sports betting sector. BetBox is a turnkey betting system suitable for deployment in retail betting venues, casino or lottery sales points, and enables bets to be placed over the counter on Inspired’s virtual sports and numbers games. The …
The Montreal-based online gambling software provider Amaya Gaming has claimed that its Instant Rewards real-time achievement tool has helped PAF.com post a 30 percent increase in online poker activity and revenues. Describing the innovative product as “a new achievement engine”, the company says that it enables online gaming operators to establish a number of different …
Net Entertainment has announced that its games will be available for real money play on Facebook through a social gambling partnership with Bonza Gaming, a joint venture between Sportingbet and Plumbee. The licence agreement with Bonza will see NetEnt deliver a wide range of slots and casino games to the venture, which in turn will …
Police spokesmen have further briefed the Canadian media on the major bust over the weekend of a Super Bowl party thrown by the Costa Rica-based online sports betting operator Platinum SB Hundreds of police officers, some heavily armed and clad in SWAT-style gear, stopped the party in a Toronto venue, making several arrests. Police spokesmen …
The strong wording and ad hominem nature of the latest IGT attack on former chairman Charles Mathewson has prompted land casino mogul Steve Wynn to issue a statement in support of Matthewson. In the statement Wynn comments that his company had enjoyed a business relationship with IGT during Mathewson’s 17 years as chairman and CEO, …
Following complaints from neighbours and members of the public, Stockton, California police and Department of Justiceofficials have conducted a raid on a venue titled D’s Cyber Lounge following an eight-month undercover investigation that began last year. The raid, carried out Monday, found evidence of online gambling, and officers seized a number of guns, computers and …
AsianLogic is to generate fantasy football interest and business in Asia following a deal with fantasy sports pools betting provider Totel Football. TotelFootball offers daily, weekly and season long betting competitions across all main European competitions, and now has ambitions in the Asian market through the agreement with AsianLogic. Keith McDonnell, business development director of …
Asian-based gaming supplier Aspect Gaming has announced the completion of its acquisition of Longshot Interactive, a Las Vegas-based casino games developer focused on the Asian market, for an undisclosed consideration. According to Aspect’s chief executive officer Justin Nguyen, the acquisition adds a valuable portfolio of proprietary baccarat variants to Aspect’s existing library of slot offerings, …
Betable has inked another social gaming partnership deal with Frima Studio that will see the platform power games developed by Frima’s newly-launched real-money gaming division 3OAK. 3OAK, in addition to producing conventional free-to-play social casino games, will develop original titles that incorporate real-money play mechanics into social gameplay experiences. “Frima’s bullishness on real-money social gaming …