Playtech has launched its enhanced Playtech Open Platform (POP), new content aggregation technology which is integrated with its data driven IMS platform and enables POP customers to access benefits of the Playtech Engagement Centre. Playtech has also connected the open platform with its new content discovery system Marketplace which it says will ultimately change the way the industry discovers, configures and accesses gaming …
iGaming services provider SoftGamings has partnered Czech developer Apollo Games for the distribution of its slots content portfolio. SoftGamings Head of Partnerships, Irina Sazonova: “We are very excited about the partnership with Apollo Games. The fascinating thing about this gaming platform is its focus on innovation and high-end technologies to build the best online gaming products for operators and their …
Quickspin’s newest release is titled ‘Divine Dreams’, set deep within the rain forests of Indonesia where the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity is worshipped. The slot is a 5-reel, 3-row game with 243 win ways. Features include a Bonus Reel, Scatters, Mystical Multipliers, Yin Yang Wilds, Sacred Super Respins and Mega Respins and Divine Free Spins. …
Red Rake Gaming is now in a position to offer its gaming content to UK licensed operators having been authorised by the UK Gambling Commission. The Spain-based developer said the B2B license award in one of the biggest regulated markets worldwide solidifies its market expansion aspirations. Red Rake Gaming’s first batch of games has already been tested …
Former Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has been appointed by MGM Resorts as President of Global Gaming Development. Sandoval will drive MGM Resorts’ global expansion efforts, most importantly in Japan, and focus on state public policy efforts around sports gaming while solidifying the company’s leadership in the growing sports betting market. MGM Resorts President Bill Hornbuckle will now lead global casino marketing …
Gaming Realms has entered into a three-year sublicensing deal with Scientific Games Digital for the development of a new Slingo Monopoly game. Gaming Realms expects to launch the new real money game in early 2019 across its existing Slingo B2C and B2B channels as well as through its distribution channel of operators and third-party sites. “Being given the opportunity to …
The Swedish gaming authority Spelinspektionen’s self exclusion programme is under pressure following reports of several players who self excluded but were still able to play, breakit.se reports. According to the report, two breakit reporters, Erik Wisterberg and Tobias Blixt, registered and self-excluded on SpelPaus but were still able to register accounts and play at a number of operators. Seemingly an operator issue, …
Sweden’s Spelinspektionen SpelPaus self-exclusion programme has recorded over 8,896 registrations since the market officially opened on January 1, 2019. The service provides Swedish citizens the ability to block themselves from all online gaming sites and protects them from gambling advertising. 8,896 people registered of which 6,913 were men and 1,983 women. The majority of self exclusions (6,200 people) …
US sport betting and online gaming joint venture Roar Digital, LLC (formerly MGM GVC Interactive LLC), owned by MGM Resorts International and GVC Holdings Plc has appointed Matt Prevost as the JV’s Chief Marketing Officer, based at Roar’s new head office in New Jersey. Roar was established in July 2018 to take advantage of the new opportunities created by the U.S. Supreme Court’s …
Optimizer Invest has recently undergone a restructuring and re-organisation of its assets and holding companies with the intention of separating its asset management and consultancy services in two legal entities. Optimizer’s consultancy services will continue to be operated from Optimizer Invest Ltd, whilst its non-listed and non-regulated portfolio companies will mainly be managed by Optimizer Ltd. As a …
In response to an open letter penned by Nigel Birrell, CEO of Lottoland Holdings and shareholder in ZEAL Network SE (see previous report), ZEAL said it had yet to receive any proposals for alternative transactions but remains open to discussing serious alternative proposals until 18 January 2019 when the Extraordinary General Meeting will take place as planned. “ZEAL believes that …
1X2 Network’s 1X2Gaming and Iron Dog Subsidiaries games portfolios, along with strategic partner Leap Gaming’s virtual sports titles, are now available to operators and players in Sweden having met compliance requirements. Games are already available with operators LeoVegas, Betsson, Bethard and NordicBet who were among the first wave of licensees in the country.
Peer-to-peer social network betting platform Betconnect has partnered Love Sport Radio to offer content and advice to punters. Billed as the “world’s first social betting platform”, Betconnect aims to connect professional gamblers “who have been restricted or closed by traditional bookmakers with a network of everyday punters, in a shared betting experience.” The partnership begins with ‘Betconnect Week’, on …
Yggdrasil Gaming has released ‘Trolls Bridge’ after a period of exclusivity with select clients. The game is a feature-packed slot led by a series of playful characters. Set within a wooden drawbridge, players are challenged to cross over to meet the trolls and spin the reels to claim prizes. The highlight of the game is …
Connecticut State Senator Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, and other members of southeastern Connecticut’s legislative delegation have submitted a bill that would authorise online and in-casino sports betting at Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan casinos. In addition the Connecticut Lottery Corp., in agreement with the Indian tribes, would be authorised to offer online Keno. The bipartisan bill, supported by more than a …
PGSoft has released ‘Piggy Gold’ which is themed on the 12th Chinese Zodiac symbol. ‘Piggy Gold’ is a 3-reel, one-row video slot featuring Wild symbols and Multipliers. When a Wild symbol with x2, x5 or x10 appears on reel 2 and there is a win, that win will be multiplied by the multiplier value. A Double Symbol …
Booming Games is preparing the release of its latest 25 line slot featuring a chowder of hip and happening felines. Features include Catpots which can award players up to 200X their bet.
Nigel Birrell, chief executive officer of Lottoland Holdings Limited – a shareholder of Zeal Network, has expressed his strong opposition at the prospect of Zeal Network’s takeover of German lottery firm Lotto24 AG (see previous reports). In a letter addressed to Zeal Network’s CEO Dr Helmut Becker and CFO Jonas Matsson, Birrell states “the Transaction makes no strategic or economic sense and will result in …
US-based iGaming and sportsbook platform supplier Bet.Works has been granted concurrent Gaming Laboratories International GLI-33 / GLI-19 certifications for sportsbook operations, successfully completing pre-compliance testing against the “GLI-33: Event Wagering Systems” standard. These standards offer a definitive roadmap regarding betting integrity and a way to move forward responsibly in the post-Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) era, the company …
The Stars Group brands PokerStars and BetStars launched online and mobile poker, sports betting and casino products in the newly regulated Swedish market today (Monday). The new framework gives players based in Sweden full access to poker games and tournaments at PokerStars.se and FullTilt.se, initially around 370 markets across 25 sports and specialist betting options at BetStars.se, and 490 games at PokerStarsCasino.se and FullTilt.se/casino. The products will be …
Scientific Games/SG Digital’s Openbet technology will power the Oneida Indian Nation’s (OIN) Sports Betting service at its Turning Stone Resort Casino, Yellow Brick Road Casino and Point Place Casino, situated in upstate New York, upon launch of a legalised sportsbetting market. Scientific Games and Oneida will submit the agreement to the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) for review to ensure compliance with applicable laws. …
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has updated guidance for non-remote and remote casinos on the prevention of money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism and their advice for all other operators on Duties and responsibilities under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. “The purpose of these updates is to incorporate changes in relation to the submission …
Microgaming is celebrating its 15-year anniversary with Square Enix and the Lara Croft Brand with a renewal that agrees the production of a third branded online slot. The exclusive agreement builds on the industry’s longest-running branded relationship, which was penned 15 years ago when Microgaming launched the industry’s first ever licensed branded slot game with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider™ in 2004. …
Amendments have been proposed to the sports betting bill passed by the Washington D.C. council of the district of Columbia last month in which private businesses would be able to apply for licenses to operate sports betting facilities. The D.C. Lottery would oversee a single-operator system of online betting within city limits. The amendments, titled “Sports Wagering …