Estonian company Stay Cool OÜ has agreed a content supply deal with Booming Games. Booming Games’ full portfolio of 40 plus HTML5 games has been launched across Stay Cool OÜs Coolbet brand’s proprietary platform offering popular titles that include Booming Seven Deluxe, Sugar Skulls, VIP Filthy Riches and latest release Boomshakalaka. “We are excited to launch our portfolio on a …
A security researcher from web performance and security firm, CloudFlare, has reportedly uncovered a data leak of an unidentified online casino group’s user details and information on 108 million bets. The breach discovered by security researcher Justin Paine and reported by ZDNet, details a data leak from an ElasticSearch server that was left exposed online and without a password. …
Finnish national betting firm Veikkaus is looking to streamline its staff complement as retail continues to be impacted by the popularity of the online sector. In addition, the State-owned betting monopoly is assessing its restaurant table gaming operations with a view to phasing them out, Veikkaus said it had initiated redundancy talks with 1,300 of its total …
Thai Police have raided a house in Bangkok’s Bang Phlat district acting on a tip-off that the property housed an online gambling operation, 818Kiss. After bypassing heavy security, authorities found the three-storey house contained ten computers which were operated by eight members of staff. Authorities believe the operation comprised “thousands of members” with wagers running into …
William Hill has announced the completion of the recommended cash offer to MRG shareholders, now retaining around 92 percent of the company shares. The bookmaker has extended the acceptance period to January 31, 2019 allowing remaining shareholders opportunity to accept the Offer based on the updated information. William Hill intends to request an extraordinary general meeting to be …
PointsBet, an Australian sports betting operator, has gone live in New Jersey in partnership with Meadowlands Racetrack. The new market entry offers bets on a range of sports, along with the operator’s PointsBetting feature. “We’re extremely excited to bring PointsBet’s premium and game-changing sportsbook and signature betting options to the US,” Johnny Aitken, chief executive of PointsBet …
Australian slot developer Big Time Gaming (BTG) will release its new slot ‘Holy Diver’ later this week to LeoVegas on an exclusive basis until February 7, 2010, after which a wider rollout will take place. Themed on American heavy metal band Dio’s song from the 80’s, ‘Holy Diver’ has been two years in the making. The title features BTG’s …
GVC Holdings PLC has made senior management changes with the appointment of Tony Ritzema as Group Trading Director, Nick Batram as Group Director of Corporate Strategy and Development and Paul Tymms as Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. Ritzema succeeds Jim Humberstone who has stepped down from the Group and will report to chief operating officer, Shay Segev. He joined GVC as Head of Trading, …
Online lottery betting firm MultiLotto has appointed chief financial officer Chirstian Hellbjer to the position of chief executive officer. The appointment follows the departure of former CEO Thomas Biro and the appointment of Mark Knighton as Head of Operations. Hellbjer joined The Multi Group as Financial Controller, quickly rising through the ranks to become the company’s CFO. He is attributed with strengthening not …
Betsson has merged its chief product officer (CPO) and chief technology officer (CTO) positions and appointed Peter Frey to fill the combined role. Betsson’s decision to merge the two roles aims to close the gap between technology and business with a view to achieving better efficiency. Frey, who currently serves as CTO for privately-held Swedish media group Bonnier …
iGaming software supplier Tom Horn Gaming has entered into a content distribution agreement with sports betting and gaming technology supplier SBTech. As part of the deal, SBTech’s platform partners have gained access to Tom Horn’s collection of immersive video slots which players can now look forward to selecting on SBTech’s newly-launched casino hub. The partnership with SBTech aligns …
Red Rake Gaming’s upcoming release ‘Tiger and Dragon’ is set for launch later this week. The ancient-Chinese-themed video slot offers free spins if five or more respins are connected in the same spin and a Tiger and Dragon Roulette mini-game in which players must choose between the Tiger or the Dragon to spin the wheel. Play …
UK-based independent games studio Bee-Fee Limited and Endorphina Games have agreed distribution deals with casino platform provider Chippy Software for the integration of their full portfolio’s of content. BeeFee games include The Best of New York, Dragons Power, Stunning Hot, Koi Kingdom and many others. Endorphina titles include Lucky Streak 1 and 2, Taboo, Tribe, Football Superstar, Lucky Lands and others.
In a trading statement for the unaudited 53 weeks ended January 1, 2019, William Hill PLC said the Group’s full-year adjusted operating profit1 for 2018 from continuing operations is expected to be cGBP 234 million, c15 percent down on 2017. “This is in line with guidance, which was for 2018 operating profit to be in the range …
According to Ugandan media, President Yoweri Museveni has placed a blanket ban on gambling and betting saying the Government will halt new license awards as well as license renewals. State Minister for Finance, David Habati, speaking on behalf of the President at a conference this past weekend, said the President’s directive follows concerns from religious leaders that …
Casino game and software supplier Red Tiger Gaming has launched its full portfolio of slots with Casumo, the first operator to go live with its content on its recently granted MGA B2B licence. Casumo’s players will gain access to Red Tiger Gaming’s complete portfolio including its daily Jackpots. Gavin Hamilton, CEO of Red Tiger Gaming: “We’re thrilled to have signed …
Malta-licensed scratch card developer Hacksaw Gaming has become the latest partner of Relax Gaming’s Powered By programme. Relax Gaming will offer Hacksaw Gaming’s portfolio of 26 scratch card games, the first integration of this game type on the platform. Daniel Eskola, Relax Gaming CEO: “We pride ourselves on offering a powerful range of content to suit the needs of any …
Seville-headquartered, B2B software developer OPTIMA is anticipating the upcoming preeminent industry expo, ICE London, in early February 2019 where the team will showcase the latest innovations in its sports betting and gaming platform, OPTIMAMGS. Recently awarded Oracle’s Best Management System, OPTIMA will offer visitors an insight into the main functionalities of its Multichannel Gaming Suite, a highly scalable, feature rich …
Luckia Group’s Jaume Moragues Farràs has been promoted to the newly created role of Group Product Director responsible for both the retail and online sectors. Marcelo Ruiz has taken on the role of managing director of the Online Division and Betting building on Farràs’ previous successes.
Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack’s new sportsbook is scheduled for two days of operational testing by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) on Tuesday. Following a successful test phase, “The Book” will launch midday on Thursday. “We are excited to bring sports betting to Delaware County and allow our guests from the tri-state area to experience our property in a …
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) published its first monthly report for Sports Wagering (December 2018) this week detailing the full month returns from Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and partial month returns from SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia and Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh which both started sports wagering operations on December 15, 2018. Total wagers …
GVC Holdings has announced its admission to the FTSE4Good Index Series following the FTSE4Good’s annual review in December 2018. Launched in 2001, the FTSE4Good Index Series measures the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. Transparent management and clearly-defined ESG criteria make FTSE4Good indexes suitable tools to be used by a wide variety of …
French online betting and gaming firm FDJ Group has reported a 4.4 percent increase in total stakes to Euro 15.817 billion in 2018 driven by continued investment in digital channels and a strong World Cup. Digital channels contributed Euro 2.4 billion to total stakes, up 45.5 percent over 2017. Sports betting broke the Euro 3 billion barrier …
Sweden’s gambling authority Spelinspektionen has awarded another three licenses bringing the total in the market to sixty-four. Online gambling license awards were made to Dreambox Games OÜ operating through chanz.com and Ellmount Gaming Limited for its casinoroom.com operation. Legolas Invest Ltd was awarded licensing for both online gambling and betting operating through legolas.bet and mobile.legolas.bet and More Tech Group Ltd a betting license for superlottoclub.com.