The land and online gambling industry in the Philippines was accused this week of making the country more “susceptible to money laundering, fraud, and other illegal activities,” in a fiery address by Senator Leila de Lima. Launching her Senate Resolution 953, which calls on government to review and reform land and online gambling, the Senator …
The debate over whether loot boxes in video games can be defined as betting continued in the United States this week with an undertaking by Federal Trade Commission chairman Joseph Simons to investigate the issue and present a report to Commissioners. Senator Maggie Hassan appears to be driving the debate, claiming that the use of …
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has unilaterally set itself up as a shield against problem gambling, imposing restrictions on the use of its credit cards in online gambling transactions. This week Shayne Elliot, the CEO of the bank, one of Australia’s largest, said that management has decided that its cardholders may not …
Wednesday’s meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board saw more transactional waivers granted to gambling companies under the state’s more liberalised online gambling dispensation. During its public hearing, the PGCB granted the sports betting operator petitions of Rush Street Interactive and Sports Information Services, Limited (SIS). The former group is the in-house division for Rush …
Australian daily fantasy sports provider PlayUp has made its first major move since acquiring the DraftStars brand from CrownBet in April this year (see previous report), launching an Indian DFS site branded DraftStars.in and offering real-money action to Indian DFS fans. In a press release just a week on from the Indian launch, PlayUp says …
The U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed its first betting data deal with Sportradar and Genius Sports. Beginning this NBA season, Sportradar and Genius Sports have gained the non-exclusive right to distribute official NBA betting data to licensed sports betting operators in the U.S. Genius Sports and Sportradar said they will work closely with the NBA to ensure those …
iGaming solutions provider Aspire Global has been granted a sportsbook license by Ireland’s licensing authority, the Irish Revenue Commissioners. This is Aspire’s seventh license and enables the company to expand its sports vertical into another regulated market. The company expects to receive its eighth license from the Swedish gambling authority in the near future. “We are excited to …
Omni-channel content provider NSoft has partnered Romanian operator PowerBet for the delivery of its Live Betting MTS which supplies odds from Betradar. The fully automated and integrated service will offer PowerBet customers live betting sports and markets along with its Live Odds application supplying realtime odds updates. NSoft’s live sports betting package covers 18 different sports and includes 20.000 live matches and …
A Scottish online Lottoland customer is set for a fabulous Christmas after mistaking a GBP 1 million jackpot win for GBP 1,000. Identified as Mrs Fox, the punter told the Lottoland representative that her online scratch card win of GBP 1000 would help towards Christmas, which was followed by total disbelief when the rep explained she had actually …
Microgaming debuted Roulette at Malta industry exhibition SIGMA this week. The table game was developed exclusively for the company by Ipswich-based independent creator Switch Studios and is the first of a full suite of new table games being developed exclusively for Microgaming.
Turnkey solutions provider Chippy Software and Play’n GO have entered into a strategic partnership in which they will collaborate on the development of new content. The partnership will extend from content development to supporting good causes, a press statement reads. “The goal of our partnership with Play’n GO is to be the best of the best. As they are …
SG Digital has rolled out its newly-enhanced Managed Trading Service (MTS) with Caesars Entertainment Corporation (Caesars) in New Jersey and Mississippi. The enhancements follow the rapid integration of SG Digital’s newly-acquired Don Best platform. Caesars sportsbooks will benefit from additional betting and pricing services, along with real-time event data solutions which complement the OpenBet™ sportsbook that already powers Caesars’ online, mobile and retail …
The Third edition of the Malta Gaming Awards took place this week at the MFCC, TA’Qali in Malta, one of the main highlights of Malta Gaming Week and coinciding with the SIGMA industry expo. The awards are unique in that nominees must have a strong connection with Malta and all proceeds must go to charity. Before a 1000-strong audience, 28 categories …
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Spain’s Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) released its third quarterly report of 2018 for the period ending September 30 2018 Wednesday showing a 28.86 percent rise in gross gaming revenues (GGR) year on year (YoY). Total market GGR for the quarter was Euro 181.77 million, representing an increase of 8.74 percent over the …
Habanero has had a strong November with the announcement of another content supply deal, this latest with Nektan. The deal is signficant as it marks Habanero’s entry into the U.K. market. Habanero will supply its full portfolio of slots and table games, made available through Nektan’s white label platform, Evolve, and by extension, through Nektan’s …
A meeting of the SEA Games Federation Council has approved the inclusion of eSports as a Category 3 sport for the next edition of the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. The vertical will rank alongside other interesting sports such as Jiujitsu, Kickboxing, Netball, Obstacle Course and Underwater Hockey as medal sports. eSports will become …
Ninja Casino, the flagship online brand for Global Gaming, has today (Wednesday) gone live in the regulated market of Estonia. Following approval from the EMTA (Estonian Tax and Customs Board) for the company’s PayNPlay concept, players within the territory will now be able to enjoy the Ninja experience, says Estonian country manager Indrek Tappo. Ninja …
Online and mobile casino software provider iSoftBet is giving its operator partners an early Christmas present with this year’s festive release, a new slot titled The Nutcracker. This adaptation of the popular fairy tale is filled with surprises for players to unwrap – including Fairy Free Spins, with increasing win multipliers, and a unique Nutcracker …
Bede Gaming has integrated Play’n GO’s entire content portfolio of games to its platform offering, including popular products like Street Magic and Planet Fortune, all now available to Bede’s operator partners, including tier one brands such as The Rank Group. Ross Haselhurst, commercial director, Bede Gaming, said Wednesday: “We are very pleased to have taken …
Armenian online gambling game developer Eye Motion has added a new game to its “Beating Slot” HTML5 series, a range which includes 11 popular products such as Old Egypt, Gothic Century, Ancient Greece, Secret of Aztecs, Old Armenia, Old China, Old Karabakh, Old Russia, Old Africa, Old Celts and American Indians, and a promise of …
MGM Resorts International has been chosen by Major League Baseball as its first “official gaming sponsor” and “official entertainment partner,” according to a press release issued Tuesday. The “all-inclusive partnership agreement,” is the league’s first such deal since the US Supreme Court overturned the federal sports betting prohibition in May this year (see previous reports). …
U.S. sportsbook operators on Tuesday announced the formation of a new national non-profit organisation to help monitor integrity and fight fraud as the country’s new sports wagering market expands. Titled Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association (SWIMA), the new body will partner with state and tribal gaming regulators, law enforcement and other stakeholders, according to a …
Online casino operator Videoslots.com has agreed a deal to integrate a wide range of slot titles from developer Wazdan. The online casino will host a number of Wazdan’s titles, which all feature the latest in high-end graphics and sounds, bringing to over 3,000 the choice of games on the Videoslots site. William Ahlberg, head of …