The States of Guernsey’s Committee for Health and Social Care, Committee for Home Affairs and the States Trading Supervisory Board have announced the launch of a health impact assessment focusing on gambling participation and behaviours. The research is expected to be completed by the end of 2019 and will be used as a base to develop strategies in treating problem gambling.
The UK gambling sector’s responsible gambling association Senet Group has published a qualitative independent research report examining gambling behaviours in the context of personal control. The research, conducted by independent agency Revealing Reality, sets out the elements required for a behaviour change approach to tackling problem gambling, where an understanding of why and how people behave as they …
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party will reportedly propose policy that will impose strict online gambling limits and affordability checks under a new online gambling category within the 2005 Gambling Act, The Guardian and BBC.com reports. Tom Watson, deputy leader of the Labour Party and the Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is leading the call for …
The Irish Government has released the results of its first gambling participation survey saying the data will provide a baseline to assist in policy formation and future action. The Irish Government has been slow to update archaic regulation dating back to 1956, however, a renewed push seems to be in the making with Minister of State of …
Majority-owned by The Stars Group, Beteasy has secured the first official wagering partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Australia. As exclusive official wagering partner of the NBA in Australia, BetEasy has gained the rights to use NBA assets in marketing materials and will have its products promoted directly to NBA fans in the country. Additionally, BetEasy will become …
Malta-headquartered developer Join Games has debuted its newest slot ‘Gloves of Glory’. Themed on a championship fight night, players pit themselves against the champion for the title and ultimately the fight purse. This 5×3, 15 payline game offers an interactive bonus round, triggered by landing three or more bonus championship belts, in which players can choose which …
Webis Holdings’ unaudited interim results for the six month period ended November 30, 2018 detail halved profit and revenue attributed to challenging conditions in the B2B sector. Group turnover decreased to US$ 5.38 million (2017: US$ 10.30 million) with gross profit also decreasing to US$ 1.70 million (2017: US$ 2.22 million), resulting in an overall loss …
Habanero’s latest release ‘5 Lucky Lions’ is an Asian-themed, omni-channel 6×4 slot. Players are given the chance to pick one of five lucky lions in the bonus round, all of which offer a different number of free spins. The lions operate as multi-appearance wilds, as they seek to unearth good luck and fortune. Toni Karapetrov, Head …
Greentube’s keenly anticipated ‘The Great Gambini’s Night Magic’, a new 5-reel, 20 payline magic-themed slot promises to pull “awesome features out of the hat”. Graphic and feature-rich, The Great Gambini’s Night Magic will lead players on a magical journey. Players must aim to line up five identical symbols from left to right across 20 win lines. …
Content developer Red Rake Gaming has secured licensing from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), its second license award this year following the same from the UK Gambling Commission. In addition to expansion opportunities within the UK market, the MGA license will also allow Red Rake to offer its portfolio of games to MGA licensed operators. Nick Barr, Managing Director of Red …
Malta-based developer Nolimit city has gone live with its latest video slot title ‘Owls’. The in-house developed game is a mystical theme based in a magical world with a nation at war. Granted with the gifts of nobility, strength and wisdom, the Owl warriors defend their forgotten ancient forests. Destined to bring stability to their Kingdom, their …
Betsson has strengthened its product team with the appointment of former William Hill head of gaming, Cíara Nic Liam as Product Director Gaming and former Svenska Spel director of product management and sports products, Joakim Thor as Product Director Sports. “Both Cíara and Joakim have vast gaming experience from different parts of the industry,” Acting CPO Peter Zäll, said. “With them …
Wazdan has agreed a content supply deal with industry pioneer Microgaming, a significant milestone in its history. Under the terms, Wazdan content will be made available to Microgaming’s extensive customer base, including titles such as Los Muertos, Great Book of Magic Deluxe and Magic Stars 3. “This deal with Microgaming is a significant win for us here …
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has released its annual report on gambling participation in 2018 covering awareness, behaviour and attitudes. The datasets were gathered by Populus via a combination of telephone and online surveys with people aged 16 and over. Key findings from respondents referring to the past four week period at the time of the survey include: Gambling participation …
iSoftBet has agreed a deal with SuprNation for the provision of its complete in-house portfolio across three SuprNation brands along with the supply of its Game Aggregation Platform (GAP) and over 3,000 slot and table games from third party providers. Titles include Dalai Lama, Hot Spin and Jumbo Stampede, among many others. Michael Probert, Chief Commercial Officer at iSoftBet: “We’re …
Playtech and GVC Holdings have agreed a new long-term deal for the provision of searches and products to all GVC brands, in existing and new markets until 2025. The deal represents a significant extension in scope and duration to the existing partnership and for the first time, many of GVC’s brands will gain access to Playtech’s suite of …
Red Tiger Gaming’s latest release ‘Pirates’ Plenty’ is a 5×3, 20 payline slot scheduled for launch at the end of this week. Collect treasure map pieces to make progress on the treasure map, X marks the spot and, once reached, an extra reel is activated. Once the extra treasure reel is activated, new wild symbols …
EveryMatrix has announced the appointment of Rafael Campuzano as Chief Technology Officer. The former Bit8 CTO moves to EveryMatrix to strengthen its technical operations and manage fast-growing casino volumes. Campuzano will lead the company’s technology strategy and operations from the Bucharest office. Ebbe Groes, CEO of EveryMatrix: “Rafael is an authentic tech passionate and we are positive that …
Kiron Interactive and Cherry AB subsidiary Highlight Games have partnered in an exclusive deal for the adaptation of the Italian version of SOCCERBET™ featuring archive footage from Serie A games. Steven Spartinos, CEO of Kiron Interactive: “Kiron has developed a great pedigree in the Italian market especially with our virtual racing games which are regarded as the leading games …
Colombian gambling authority ColJuegos has awarded the country’s seventeenth online gambling license to Games and Betting S.A.S. The operator will launch online casino and sports betting through its yet-to-launch BetJuego.co domain.
The UK responsible gambling body Senet Group has published its response to the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) consultation on the new National Responsible Gambling Strategy. The three-year strategy, in force from April 2019, will focus on reducing gambling harms and requires the collective effort of a wide range of stakeholders, in particular gambling operators and those at the forefront of …
Play’n GO’s newest slot is a Western-themed game with “mild horror” influences, offering a different take on a well-worn theme. ‘Golden Colts’ cetnres around an undead sheriff and his quest to protect his town from the nefarious Ace-High Gang. The colts themselves are used to load up and fire one of the seven random bonus …
Turnkey solutions provider, Oryx Gaming has agreed a content distribution deal with New York-based High 5 Games (H5G) offering the developer’s online and land-based content to the European markets. “Our games will align the ORYX portfolio superbly as they seek to work with established content providers who know how to deliver consistent hits around the …
LeoVegas has been awarded its second Swedish license, and has launched a new brand, Pixel.bet into the newly re-regulated market. The Swedish Gambling Authority granted Pixel digital Ltd a five-year gambling license for online casino and sports betting, which includes eSports wagering. “With this licence we gain the opportunity to offer our product and passion …