Stride Gaming’s non-executive chairman, Nigel Payne, will brief on the company’s performance at its upcoming annual general meeting. Payne said company trading was broadly in line with Board expectations despite challenging conditions. “The Board remains confident in Stride’s ability to manage ongoing fiscal and regulatory market pressures and leverage its unique infrastructure to capitalise on significant growth …
NetEnt has agreed a content supply deal with Parx Casino ahead of the opening of the regulated online casino market in Pennsylvania. Once the market opens, a broad range of NetEnt’s portfolio of slot games and table games will be available at Parx Online, operated by Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment Inc, who also operate Parx Casino, a horse racing venue and …
The Virginia State Senate has passed bill SB 1126 authorising voters to choose whether they want gambling expansion, or not, by way of a referendum. The Senate voted 28-12 in favour of the bill, however, the measure would still need to be approved by the House of Delegates, receive the Governor’s signature and be voted for by Virginia voters. Optimistically, …
The District of Columbia has agreed, by a narrow margin, to bypass competitive bidding for the technology required to launch district-wide mobile betting at a legislative meeting Tuesday. Still subject to a second vote, a similar result would probably mean Intralot would be a shoo-in as sole supplier, expanding its existing lottery contract. Bill sponsor Jack Evans, addressing the council, …
Cherry AB subsidiary Highlight Games has inked a multi-year deal with Italian gaming operator’s Sisal Entertainment and Eurobet Italia Srl for the supply of its Soccerbet™ virtual sports games in Italy. Highlight Games products will be rolled out across the Sisal Matchpoint and Eurobet retail estates as well as online and mobile channels. The first game to be integrated will be Soccerbet Single …
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has become a Strategic Partner of the All-in Diversity Project, an industry-driven initiative that aims to benchmark diversity, equality and inclusion in the global gaming sector. The alliance will ensure greater exposure for the issues surrounding diversity in the betting and gambling sector in Malta and will help address issues like the skills gap, …
bwin has expanded its relationship with German football association Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (DFB) becoming the association’s first private official sports betting partner. Under the terms, bwin has secured DFB and national teams advertising rights for the DFB Cup; German third division, 3. Liga and; the Women’s Bundesliga. The partnership includes perimeter advertising, hospitality, online and …
New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Attorney General’s Gurbir S. Grewal and Josh Shapiro have joined forces in a letter asking the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to withdraw “a deeply troubling” opinion that effectively makes internet gambling illegal. The letter addressed to Federal Acting Attorney General Whitaker and Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein expresses strong objections …
Shortly after the announcement of a deal with Evolution Gaming, DraftKings has expanded its product offer in the New Jersey market with the roll out of Live Dealer blackjack, baccarat, three card poker, ultimate Texas Hold’em, and roulette. The live casino offer is streamed from Evolution’s live studio in Atlantic City.
According to a media report on Swedish TV broadcaster SVT Tuesday, Minister of Public Administration Ardalan Shekarabi has called in stakeholders to discuss the newly re-regulated gambling market’s “aggressive and unrestrained advertising”. “If the industry is unable to take responsibility and observe moderation in advertising for gambling, then I will not hesitate to progress with …
Betconstruct has been named Official Gaming Software Partner of top Premier League football club Arsenal BetConstruct aims to grow brand awareness through the sponsorship. Peter Silverstone, Arsenal’s Commercial Director: “We are looking forward to helping BetConstruct to continue building their name around the world with consumer and business audiences.” Vigen Badalyan, BetConstruct’s Founder and CEO: …
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint regarding Tombola ads that appeared “occasionally” in ITV’s “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here” app. Tombola is a sponsor of ITV’s hit reality TV series in which celebrities live together in a jungle environment, competing for the title of “King” or “Queen of …
If a report in The Guardian newspaper has any merit, Ladbrokes Coral appears to be stumbling from one public snafu to another. The latest follows the emergence of a non-disclosure agreement late last year in which a problem gambler and relatives agreed to not report Ladbrokes’ gambling exclusion failures to authorities in a hush-settlement of …
Microgaming wowed delegates on the first day of ICE London 2019 with the unveiling of its Village People® Macho Moves title from Fortune Factory Studios and Agent Jane Blonde Returns slot from Stormcraft Studios which were accompanied by 70’s disco vibes and a special “Happy Hour” live DJ performance. Day two will see fearless heroines …
Yggdrasil Gaming said Tuesday it will significantly grow its YGS Masters initiative in 2019 to become a global content publisher, identifying and partnering with the world’s leading studios to curate, develop and distribute high volume, high-quality games to its customers. YGS Masters, who currently hold partnerships with four independent studios comprising Rabcat, Northern Lights, Fantasma …
New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has released preliminary wagering results related to the 2019 Super Bowl, the first year that sports betting has been legal in the State. Preliminary wagering statistics reported by Atlantic City Casinos and New Jersey Horse Tracks show that $34,894,900 was wagered on this year’s Super Bowl with a …
Payment technology provider SafeCharge has launched its Identity Manager solution for the seamless automation of Digital Identity Validation. Identity Manager serves as an agnostic gateway enabling merchants to connect to a wide range of identity validation providers worldwide, including eKYC, document verification as well as age verification, PEP and sanction checks. The solution, fully incorporated …
In its first year of reporting, online streaked ahead of the land-based gambling sector in the Greek market recording Euro 356 million in gross profits for the first eleven months of 2018 compared to Euro 222.82 million in the terrestrial market. According to mononews.gr, the fifteen operators active in the online sector recorded Euro 124.5 …
Sports betting and igaming technology supplier SBTech launched its Exploding Jackpots product Tuesday. Claimed as an industry-first, the product offers a unique cross-platform series of ‘must-drop’ timed and amount-based jackpots available on any sports bet or casino game and any of the company’s preferred partners’ games or products across the entire SBTech platform. Prior to …
NetEnt has signed a licensing deal with Global Merchandising Services for the right to develop a branded slot centred on the legendary Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne. The slot will be added to NetEnt’s Rock portfolio already featuring Guns n’ Roses™, Jimi HendrixTM and Motörhead™. Osbourne has sold more than 100 million albums as a …
NetEnt is set to launch an industry-first product within live casino together with Rank Group. The new live casino game ‘Perfect Blackjack’ will initially launch exclusively on Grosvenor Casinos in the coming months allowing players to be dealt cards according to the perfect blackjack strategy, which cuts the house edge down to 0.5 percent and …
Sportradar has expanded its board to accommodate four new appointments, Tony Aquila as chairman, and Marc Walder, Herve Couturier and George Fleet as International board members. Aquila will serve as the Global Chairman of the Sportradar Group Board. He serves as Founder, Chairman and CEO of Solera Holdings, Inc., a global technology company that develops …
Swedish trade association Speletiska Rådet (Sper) has welcomed Betsson and TR Media as its newest members. Formerly acting as the Swedish ethics council for 15 years, Sper redirected its focus in 2017 and reformed into the trade association for gambling operators and suppliers. Sper currently lists eighteen members comprising ATG, Folk games, Sports Games, Combined …
News of the recent payout of Microgaming’s Mega Moolah jackpot in which a lucky Zodiac Casino player won the Euro 13.3 million prize, has pushed Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network over the Euro 1 Billion milestone, cementing its position as the largest network of its kind in the industry. Microgaming’s millionaire-making network has awarded numerous transformative …