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Betradar agrees deal with Softgamings

1 Feb 2019

Games developer Softgamings will incorporate Betradar’s comprehensive betting portfolio, featuring betting services, gaming solutions, live streaming, betting stimulation and its signature all-in-one solution, managed trading services (MTS), as part of its existing turnkey solution for casino operators. Betradar sales director Wesley Graham said: “Our market-leading betting products and Managed Trading Services together with Softgamings’ platforms will be quickly and easily deployed, …

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$329,861 jackpot score at Win A Day

1 Feb 2019

Win A Day mobile casino player James H. hit a record-breaking jackpot of $329,861 while playing on the casino’s proprietary Vegas Vibes title. The lucky punter is planning a trip to the Alps and the purchase of a motorbike.

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BGO pens content supply deal with Realistic Games

1 Feb 2019

Casino and slot games supplier Realistic Games has penned a content supply deal with the BGO Casino brands for the integration of its portfolio through the Playtech Open Platform (POP). Realistic favorites, including Tutankhamun Deluxe, Big Wheel and 8th Wonder, will be available to BGO’s players alongside its latest titles, such as Spin Dizzy, Shuffle Bots, and Fortune 5. Robert Lee, …

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BetConstruct boosts live casino games portfolio

1 Feb 2019

BetConstruct has boosted its live casino portfolio with the addition of Dragon Tiger and Baccarat Super 6, complementing its existing Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, Speed Baccarat, Bet on Poker and Russian Poker titles. “The new additions to our Live Casino portfolio attract a rather valuable audience. The players of Dragon Tiger and Baccarat Super 6 are typically loyal and long-lived, …

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Paddy Power Betfair acquires majority stake in Adjarabet

1 Feb 2019

Paddy Power Betfair plc has acquired a 51 percent majority stake in leading online Georgian operator Adjarabet for a GBP 101 million consideration. Adjarabet is licensed to offer a full suite of online betting and gaming products in Georgia including casino, sports, poker and peer-to-peer games. It is the market leader with an estimated 40 percent share of …

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UK ASA study shows underage exposure to gambling ads is declining.

1 Feb 2019

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (UKASA) has revealed the results of a study that show a 40 percent decline in children’s exposure to gambling advertisements between 2013 and 2017. Between 2008 and 2017, exposure increased 25 percent from an average in 2008 of 2.2 ads per week (the first full year in which ads for gaming and …

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Resorts Digital launches online sportsbook

1 Feb 2019

Resorts Digital Gaming LLC launched its online sportsbook in New Jersey this week, enabling sports fans to place bets online from their desktop or mobile device via Resorts Casino. Powered by SBTech, the new online sportsbook offers a diverse selection of sports to bet on, including all four major sports leagues—NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB—as well as …

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PG Soft launch ‘Symbols of Egypt’

1 Feb 2019

‘Symbols of Egypt’, PG Soft’s new 3-reel, three-row video slot, offers a Bonus Multiplier Feature which can potentially award multipliers up to x30. The feature consists of 4 Bonus Lines made up of mysterious symbols – except for the Wild symbol. Activating all the mysterious symbols in one or more Bonus Lines will trigger the Bonus Multiplier …

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Pragmatic Play live with Svenska Spel Sport & Casino

1 Feb 2019

Software provider Pragmatic Play has taken its full portfolio of content live with Svenska Spel Sport & Casino. Svenska Spel players gain access to a multitude of titles including Great Rhino, Da Vinci’s Treasure and Wolf Gold. Melissa Summerfield, Chief Commercial Officer at Pragmatic Play, said: “Swedish players are renowned for enjoying engaging, entertaining slots, and we look …

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Bet.Works signs up for GeoComply solution

1 Feb 2019

Online platform provider Bet.Works has struck a deal with GeoComply for the integration of its geo compliance solution for online sports betting and igaming in the US market. “Geolocation compliance is a cornerstone of our online sports betting and iGaming platform and by partnering with GeoComply, we’re utilizing the industry’s most trusted solution to meet stringent state and federal …

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UK licensees warned on non-disclosure agreements

1 Feb 2019

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has warned licensees on including non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in settlement agreements with consumers. “Some of these agreements may have had the effect of preventing those consumers from reporting regulatory concerns to us, by either excluding disclosure to any third party or, in some cases, explicitly preventing customers from contacting the Gambling Commission.” The UKGC …

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Efbet launches in Spain with Optima

1 Feb 2019

Bulgarian online and retail sportsbetting and e-gaming operator Efbet has expanded its relationship with OptimaMGS for launch in the Spanish market later this year. The operator, who already utilises OptimaMGS for its Eastern European operations, will launch casino and sportsbetting in the market leveraging Optima’s games portfolio, Player Account Management platform and Sports Betting Module to deliver pre-match and …

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Australia plans to establish sports integrity watchdog

1 Feb 2019

The Australian Federal Government is preparing the establishment of a National Sports Integrity Commission by 2020, local media report. The commission will be tasked with addressing match-fixing and corruption in Australian sport through pooled intelligence from State and Federal policing agencies. Recommendations from The Wood Review, commissioned by the Australian Government, recommended three focus areas:  sports wagering regulation, monitoring and …

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MGA suspends BTM Entertainment Group license

1 Feb 2019

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has suspended BTM Entertainment Group Limited under gaming licence MGA/B2C/350/2016 and directed that all operations be suspended. All websites operated by BTM Entertainment Group Limited, or associated with BTM Entertainment Group Limited, and which make reference to the Authority or the above-quoted licence are not approved to be operational by the MGA. “Due to the suspension …

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Casinomeister annual awards 2018 released

31 Jan 2019

Respected player advocate Casinomeister (CM) has released its much anticipated Annual Casinomeister Awards 2018, naming the best and the worst the industry has to offer since 2001. Best Casino 2018 was awarded to Trada Casino and Videoslots, an unprecedented, bona fide tie, CM said. Worst Casino 2018 went to Curacao-licensed Osiris Casino, who CM describes as about as rogue as a casino can get. The …

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Lottoland partners Hero Gaming

31 Jan 2019

Lottoland Solutions and Hero Gaming have partnered for the integration of instant and jackpot lottery betting games across Hero Gaming’s portfolio. Customers at Hero Gaming will be able to place small stakes bets on the outcome of a wide range of instant and jackpot lottery betting games, for the chance to win substantial prizes guaranteed by Lottoland’s proprietary …

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Chicken Fox live exclusively with Unibet

31 Jan 2019

Australian slot developer Lightning Box will set feathers flying with its latest quirky creation, ‘Chicken Fox’, exclusively released on Kindred Group’s  Unibet brand until February 20 afterwhich a wider rollout will take effect. The 3×5 reel slot, staged inside a cash-strewn hen house, features every farmer’s worst nightmare – a fox among the fowl. With members of the yard …

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Tidal Riches hit the beach

31 Jan 2019

Greentube has launched the beach and deep sea-themed slot title ‘Tidal Riches’ to its B2B partners. Dive to the bottom of the ocean in search of Tidal Riches in this 20-line, 5-reel slot offering the possibility of play on up to 50 lines and 6 reels. Players must aim to line up 5 identical symbols next …

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Gaming Corps’ PlayMagic collaboration sours

31 Jan 2019

Swedish video game and interactive entertainment developer Gaming Corps’ relationship with PlayMagic Ltd. has reportedly soured with a termination of a collaboration agreed in June 2018. The companies partnered to develop a product line for the gaming market within the casino slots category, however, Gaming Corp says PlayMagic hasn’t fulfilled its part of the deal and it is not …

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Fortune Miner title from OneTouch 

31 Jan 2019

Isle of Man-based mobile first developer OneTouch has complemented its expanding slots and table gaming portfolio with the release of ‘Fortune Miner’. The 3×3 slot, which features 27 ways to win, sees players mine their way through underground tunnels in search of gems, dynamite wilds, bonus rounds and royals. Simple, fast-paced and designed to be played on …

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BF Games’ upcoming slot release Bonnie & Clyde

31 Jan 2019

Bee Fee Games will take players on the run with legendary outlaws Bonnie & Clyde in its upcoming slot release scheduled for the last week of February. The new title is a 5-reel, 3-row video slot with 20 pay lines offering special features, engaging sound, and vivid animations that include a subtle change from day to night as …

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Btobet in technology supply deal with Islandbet

31 Jan 2019

BtoBet has agreed a long-term deal with Jamaican-based operator Islandbet for the provision of its integrated technology for sports betting and iGaming solutions. Islandbet Director, Adam Epstein said the operator will leverage the knowledge and experience that BtoBet already has in the region.

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Parimatch to integrate Habanero content

31 Jan 2019

Cypriot operator Parimatch has agreed a content supply deal with Habanero for the developer’s complete portfolio of gaming titles. Recent releases Hot Hot Fruit, Knockout Football, Pumpkin Patch, and Ways Of Fortune will all be made available to the operator, as will Egyptian Dreams Deluxe and Jump.

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Oregon awards Colossus Bets totalisator license

31 Jan 2019

London-based pools betting provider, Colossus Bets, has secured a totalisator license from the Oregon Racing Commission (ORC) enabling the company to offer lottery-sized sports jackpots to North American betting operators. Colossus Bets’ chief executive Bernard Marantelli: “We are looking forward to bringing the Colossus formula of lotto-sized jackpots with leg-by-leg Cash Out and crowdfunded syndicates to North American horseplayers. …

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