Betfair has launched its newest media campaign featuring top footballers from professional football clubs Barcelona, Arsenal and Juventus. The Play Smart campaign, created by Leo Burnett London, is the sponsorship evolution of the Betfair campaign ‘Where Gut Instinct Meets Smarts’, and builds on the cognitive process of blending instincts, intelligence and competitiveness and the ability to ‘Play Smart’. The …
SoftSwiss has boosted its selection of QuickSpin titles to forty following an expansion of an existing deal. “The game developer [Quickspin] and SoftSwiss share a unifying belief, which we have mentioned time and again: quality ahead of quantity,” a Softswiss statement reads. “With just over 40 video slots in their portfolio at the time of writing, the brand …
Kalamba Games’ new release ‘Desert Gem’ will take players on a treasure hunt for gold and gems to unlock bonus rounds, free spins and bonus jackpots. This 4×5 video slot incorporates the HyperBet feature enabling players to adjust game volatility and win potential by setting the number of gold symbols in the reels. Selecting more gold symbols increases the …
Stockholm-listed iGaming firm Aspire Global has hailed a record fourth quarter concluding ‘an Amazing Year’. Key performance highlights for the 12 month period ending December 31, 2018 include a 45.5 percent increase in revenue year-over-year (YoY) to reach Euro 104.6 million and an increase of 52.6 percent in B2B Revenues which amounted to Euro 56.6 million. …
The Rhode Island Senate approved mobile sports betting legislation this week by a majority vote of 31 to 4. The legislation allows mobile wagering through the Twin River casinos in Lincoln and Tiverton, within State lines. “The new in-person sportsbook that opened in November has been very popular, with lines sometimes stretching out the doors,” lead sponsor Senator Dominick Ruggerio, …
US-based social casino sofware provider High 5 Games (H5G) has entered into a platform supply deal with BtoBet as the company targets emulating its social casino success in the online gaming sector during 2019. High 5 Games will utilise BtoBet’s Neuron omni-channel gaming platform which is based on Artificial Intelligence technology. Anthony Singer, founder and CEO of High 5 Games “We’re …
Play’n GO’s newest release features an interesting theme linked to the Accession Day Tilts under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. ‘Queen’s Day Tilt’ is based around the fun and festivities that took place during the celebration and the developer has paid particular detail to historical accuracy. The game is the first 3×3 grid slot from Play’n GO, a …
Betsson reported a 15 percent rise in group revenue for the full year 2018, reaching SEK 5,419.8 million (2017: SEK 4,716.5 million), with an organic growth of 11 percent. Operating income (EBIT) increased 35 percent to reach SEK 1,193.7 million (2017: SEK 882.2 million), while Net Income was up 35 percent to SEK 1,078.1 million (2017: …
International betting integrity body ESSA handled 267 alerts in 2018, 86 percent of which were generated from the tennis (178) and football (52) sports disciplines and mostly from in the European (148) and Asian (48) regions. Khalid Ali, ESSA Secretary General, said although Tennis and football continue to lead the pack in terms of alerts, new patterns …
Digital gaming provider GameArt has undergone a number of stringent regulatory and customer-centric assessments to achieve ISO 9001 certification. Meeting the myriad stringent regulatory requirements of today’s various markets is no simple task, so the acquisition of the certification illustrates the breadth of knowledge and expertise fielded by the GameArt team, a press statement reads. CEO of GameArt, Maja Lozej: …
1X2 Network will integrate Kalamba Games content, managed and licensed by Oryx Gaming, to its 3PI game aggregation platform. Kalamba joins GameArt, Habanero, Playson and Oryx Gaming as third-party suppliers, alongside 1X2 Network’s own in-house studio content from its 1X2gaming and Iron Dog Studio’s.
Spain’s gambling authority La Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego launched a consultation earlier this week inviting the public to weigh-in on the proposed formation of a National sports integrity commission tasked with combating the manipulation of sports competitions and fraud in sports betting. The public is invited to submit their observations by March 8, 2019. The …
Japan’s feudal past and cyberpunk future collide in Shogun of Time, the latest online slot developed exclusively for Microgaming by Just For The Win. Propelling players across parallel realms, Shogun of Time is a captivating four-reel, 81-ways online slot featuring wilds, scatters, transformational free spins and the Reel Split Re-spin feature. Futuristic fortunes abound in the luminous sprawl of …
Latest figures from New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement reflect a 24.6 percent rise in total gaming revenue to $229.6 million compared to January 2018. Casino Win increased 9.2 percent to total $177.3 million vs $162.4 million in January 2018, while Internet Gaming Win was $33.6 million, up 53 percent. January 2019’s Sports Wagering Gross Revenue was …
Games developer Yggdrasil Gaming delivered a strong 2018, an annual report released this week details. The company reached SEK 274.2 million in total operating revenues marking a 62 percent increase on 2017 and a rise in EBIT of 18 percent to SEK 69.5 million with an EBIT margin of 25 percent. 2018 saw a 100 …
Turkey has awarded a 10-year concession for the management and expansion of Iddaa-SporToto to Sans Girism OGG, a consortium comprising local Demirören Group and Scientific Games. The award follows a competitive tender in which the final decision came down to which of two companies, Sans Girism and former concession holder Intelek (comprising Intralot and local telecom provider Turkcell), would take the lowest commission. Both firms were …
Andrew Anthony has been appointed 888 Holdings’ responsible gaming director. Anthony has spent almost sixteen years with the company, serving most recently prior to this appointment as Director of Finance Project Delivery for over a decade.
Several U.S. States are looking for a piece of the sports betting action with the introduction of new bills. Washington State’s House of Representatives will consider a newTribal sports betting bill HB 1975 authored by Democrat Eric Pettigrew. Sparse on in-depth detail, the bill allows for terrestrial and online sports betting on professional and collegiate sports wagering in tribal …
Kambi Group plc’s full year 2018 results reported a strong performance bolstered by several retail sportsbook installations in the burgeoning US market. Performance highlights include: Revenue amounted to Euro 76.2 million (2017: Euro 62.1 million, up 14 percent. Operating profit (EBIT) was Euro 12.7 million (2017: Euro 7.7 million), with a margin of 16.7 percent (2017: …
Betway will remain esports organizer and production company, ESL’s, exclusive betting sponsor of the largest CS:GO circuit events for a further year. The contract extension includes a further 12 month renewal option. Betway will continue to enjoy exclusive “behind the scenes” access, VIP hospitality, in-stream and in-stadia branding, as well as host of experiential and digital assets. Adam Savinson, …
Germany’s Hessen Fiscal Court has ruled against Paddy Power Betfair plc’s (PPB) appeal of a 2012 German tax assessment relating to the Betfair Exchange, which operated in Germany until November 2012. The Fiscal Court deemed that a tax liability of approximately Euro 40 million (GBP 36 million) along with accrued interest is payable. The second case involves a retroactive …
IGT has announced the appointment of Bob Vincent as Chairperson of IGT Global Solutions Corporation; Wendy Montgomery as Senior Vice President of Global Brand, Marketing, and Communications; and Scott Gunn as Senior Vice President of Corporate Public Affairs. Bob Vincent will serve as a senior consultant to IGT Chief Executive Officer Marco Sala and the rest of IGT’s senior leadership team. He has a …
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has published new standards to protect children and young people from exposure to gambling advertising effective April 1, 2019. The new standards: Prohibit online ads for gambling products being targeted at groups of individuals who are likely to be under 18 based on data about their online interests and browsing behaviour; Extensively …
Kindred Group showcased a solid performance for the full year 2018 period and an all-time-high performance in Gross winnings revenue during the fourth quarter 2018. Key performance indicators for the 12 month period ending December 31, 2018, include: Gross winnings revenue amounted to GBP 907.6 million (2017: GBP 751.4 million) for the full year 2018. Underlying …