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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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. …
Malta-Stockholm based online casino platform and game developer Nolimit City launched ‘FRUITS’ this week, describing the title as an unconventional approach towards a classic theme. With 116 fixed lines and a 22-33-33 reel area, Fruits offers a random Sticky Fruit Respin feature in the base game that gives the opportunity to pack a screen full of players …
MRG Group’s Mr Green has integrated SWISH to its offer, Sweden’s most popular mobile payment service. Launched in 2012 by the Central Bank of Sweden, SWISH has developed a reputation for fast and easy mobile payments whilst keeping security at the forefront of its business services, cross-referencing all transactions with Swedish National ID verifications. With the integration of SWISH, …
Reflex Gaming and Stakelogic have penned a strategic agreement in which they will collaborate on the development and deployment of ‘hyper-local’ specialised content for the UK and other European markets. Mat Ingram, Chief Product Officer at Reflex, said: “ICE London represents a symbolic start to the business year for the vast majority of gaming organisations and the team …
Online Lottery Platform Jackpot.com has expanded its lottery betting vertical with the integration of new games based on its proprietary, insured random number generator (iRNG). The new technology enables customers to win substantial jackpots underwritten by Lloyds prize indemnity writers. The company said its iRNG technology is based on a combination of in-house technology and Quantis Random Number Generator …
Cyprus-headquartered software developer Fugaso has been awarded a remote operating license by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). “MGA license is one of the most prestige licenses which Fugaso wishes to advance and expand,” Niko Mazger CEO of Fugaso said. “The license granted by the Malta Gaming Authority is a huge accomplishment for our products. We are excited to become one of …
Sazka, the largest state lottery in the Czech Republic, will power its next-generation online casino product using iSoftBet content, fully adjusted and compliant with local regulations. The deal will see Sazka’s PGMS platform provider Neogames integrate iSoftBet’s complete suite of slot, video poker and table games, giving the Czech lottery provider access to a diverse and comprehensive portfolio of …
1X2 Network will launch its latest Iron Dog Studio release ‘Viking Wilds’ with LeoVegas for a three-week period of exclusivity on March 6 before a wider rollout to other partner operators on March 27. Viking Wilds, developed by 1X2 Network’s Iron Dog Studio subsidiary, transports players on a journey through snow-capped fjords and icy Nordic waters where they are guided …
Inspired Gaming has secured a multi-year extension to its scheduled Virtual Sports contract with bet365. The new contract includes the provision of four additional streams of Virtual Sports content on bet365’s interactive platform and a roadmap of new content for 2019. bet365’s interactive platform currently includes Inspired’s Horse Racing, European Football (soccer), Greyhounds, Speedway, Tennis, Motor Racing, …
Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has gone live with Hard Rock’s omni-channel sportsbook offering marking the the launch of its sports betting services into the U.S. market for the first time. The sportsbook delivers a seamless experience for players, who can now place bets online and on the mobile app within the state of New Jersey, and in …
UltraPlay will debut a new esports dedicated front-end design at the upcoming ICE London 2019 expo designed to allow betting brands to meet the “Millennials’ requirements for immersive esports betting entertainment.” The modern design of the new front-end, complying with web UI/UX trends, gives a premium player experience, offers easy-to-use layout, intuitive tools and functionalities for …
PlayChip, a new Universal Gaming Token has listed on cryptocurrency exchanges Independent Reserve, HitBTC and LATOKEN following its first integration into operational partner PlayUp’s gaming platform. The ERC20 token commenced trading on Australia’s first regulated cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve, as well as top ten exchanges HitBTC, and LATOKEN earlier this week. “This has been a fantastic week for the PlayChip,” Daniel Simic, …
UK sports betting platform provider Metric Gaming has partnered Bethard Group for the launch of the Hard Metrics joint venture sports betting and iGaming turn key solution for the US market. Under the terms of the J.V., Metric Gaming will provide a full sports betting solution with focus on American sports as well as Metric’s own proprietary golf, racing and just-launched …
Thai authorities have arrested sixteen people for the illegal operation of online gambling sites following coordinated raids across across six provinces. Police named sbotded, sbolucky666, sbohero888 and sure999 as among those websites identified. “Their [online gambling operations] combined cash flow is over Bt300 million [GBP 7.3 million],” Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakparn, chief of Thailand’s Action Taskforce for Information Technology Crime Suppression, …
Evoplay Entertainment will showcase its second fully 3D / VR in-browser enabled slot title ‘Sprinkle’ at ICE 2019. Sprinkle takes players on a VR enhanced, 3D-dive into a psychedelic world of luminescent mushrooms, enveloped by an accompanying soundtrack of dreamy music to enhance the unique gaming experience. Features include wild substitutions and a range of free …