Sportech plc has announced the signing of a strategic technology services agreement with technology firm Longitude for the exclusive distribution of its single pools product within Europe and India for sports pool betting. A company spokesman said Monday that the Longitude technology, which was developed in the demanding securities business, should yield a number of …
Allegations by anti-gambling politicians and religious groups that Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) in British bookie shops are addictive and require restriction are to be tested in an independent project sponsored by the Responsible Gambling Trust. The objective is to establish conclusively through independent and professional research whether FOBTs are really the ‘crack cocaine of …
Online social gaming giant Zynga, which has ambitions in the real money online gambling market, suffered another serious drop in share price this week following an announcement cutting its forecast for full-year bookings. The latest drop, of 12 percent, exacerbates a dismal performance that has seen the embattled San Francisco-based company lose three-quarters of its …
Slotland has released its latest proprietary offering expanding its portfolio to twenty-seven. The new 11-payline slot “Turbo GT” is a fast paced game themed on the auto racing industry. Three “Turbo” scatter symbols anywhere on the reels trigger 10 Free Spins. Hitting Turbo scatter symbols during free spins adds more free spins to the bonus …
UK bookmaker Betfred released an improved in-play betting product featuring personalised displays, a dedicated football scoreboard and TV scheduling icons. Customers can personalise their in-play betting by selecting preferred markets, view vital stats of every in-play football game and locate televised live broadcasts by identifying media icons.
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The USA TODAY Sports Media Group (UTS) and digital sports media company, PERFORM have entered into a partnership that will deliver a host of American professional and collegiate sports to over 100 of Gannett’s local media organisations and the owned and operated sites within UTS’ digital properties through the use of PERFORM’s ePlayer sports video …
According to the recently formed Netherlands Kanspelautoriteit (KSA), it is making headway in tackling the issue of illegal online gambling in the country. A call to some 40 operators in June this year to halt their offering to Dutch consumers has resulted in over half of those withdrawing from the market (or soon to do …
According to the Spanish-dedicated information portal Red Poker, bwin.party customers holding accounts with both bwin.es and partypoker.es have been informed they may keep one account while the other will be closed. An e-mail sent out to customers said: “Subject: Your account has been closed at (partypoker.es) effective October 1 Dear user: XXXXXX We contact you …
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Unibet has announced the finalisation of discussions with Spanish tax authorities in respect to historical activities it undertook which were targeted at the Spanish market during the period January 2009 to May 2011. A settlement agreement reached with authorities will see the company make a one-off payment, covering betting duties, interest and penalties of Euro …
The Israeli social gaming start-up Dragonplay, which boasts that its Live Holdem Poker Pro game pulls in 2 million MAP (monthly active players) has raised $14 million in new investment from Founder Collective, Accel Partners and Entrée Capital. The company offers the poker game, along with a live blackjack freeplay app and has plans that …
Industry observers were trying to work out this week why Caesars Entertainment would want to sell off a piece of its Montreal-based Caesars Interactive Entertainment subsidiary just when the legislative climate in the United States seemed to be improving. Reports speculate that around 1.5 percent of the available shares in the interactive division were sold …
Online and land gambling content provider Aristocrat has announced the appointment of two top industry game developers, Daniel Marks and Scott Olive, who will be working exclusively for Aristocrat on a third-party basis. Marks brings with him a wealth of experience including managing member and lead game designer for High 5 Games. During his tenure, …
WinADay Casino’s new Fluffy Paws video slot game features Japanese, Pokemon-style animation centred around three cuddly pets: Bunny, Kitty and Puppy. Slots players choose their bonus opportunities by selecting a pet to play along with them in this 5 reel 25 pay line game. Players can switch pets anytime during play. Those that choose the …
Gambling revenue in Macau, the world’s largest land casino market, rose 12.3 percent in September year-on-year, Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau data released Thursday showed. Nevertheless, September’s revenue amounted to a weaker-than-expected 23.87 billion patacas ($2.99 billion) compared with MOP21.24 billion in the same month last year. Analysts had forecast September growth to be …
Top US gambling industry execs shared their thoughts on the advent of legalised online gambling during a session at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas Wednesday, following a key note address in which American Gaming Association chief Frank Fahrenkopf urged federal legalisation. Covering the event, the Associated Press news agency noted that the consensus …
Gaming solutions provider Aristocrat has launched a new nLive virtual casino for tribal terrestrial operation Island Resort Casino which is wholly owned by the Hannahville Indian Community, a federally-recognised Potawatomi Indian Tribe residing in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan State. Island Resort Casino is a long-time partner of Aristocrat and the company’s terrestrial casino solution …
Net Entertainment’s second release this month is a 5-reel, 3-row video slot titled “Lucky Angler: A Snowy Catch” featuring Win Both Ways, Free Spins and Sticky Wild Substitutions. The Sticky wild symbols, appearing on reels 2 and 4 in the main game intensify players’ excitement as they remain in place as long as they are …
The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) is currently in the process of converting one-year licence awards that expire at the end of 2012 to five-year licences. Licence holders will receive a letter from the authority within this month on the status of their licence which will describe if there are circumstances which may result in the …
Instadeal will provide its fast-fold poker product to the PIV Game Network in a partnership deal signed this week. PIV Game Network, who launched its first multi-platform in 2010 with the purpose of creating a new concept of poker by combining several networks under the same brand, currently operates more than thirty brands. Instadeal will …
Mandalay Media Group has been rebranded to BGO Entertainment by founders Richard Skelhorn and Alexander Holt as a vehicle to consolidate numerous business interests into one company. Online bingo brands Costa Bingo, Sing Bingo, City Bingo and Fancy Bingo will remain on the firm’s recently launched independent Xbingo gaming platform. The duo intends concentrating on …
Virtual cash earned by UK players of We R Interactive’s social football game I AM PLAYR can now use their earnings to place virtual bets on real world sporting events such as English Premier League matches through a new Betfred.com sports betting integration that will see live odds from the UK bookmaker fed into the …
Sportingbet Plc, the subject of acquisition interest from William Hill and GVC , has reported its full year audited results for its fiscal year ending July 31, 2012. Despite delivering a net loss attributed to its Spanish tax settlement, Centrebet acquisition and integration expenses along with costs associated with its Turkish disposal, the Company reported …