Only 0.8 percent of respondents to a recent independent research project carried out in Mexico described themselves as online gamblers…the least popular form of gambling in Mexico, the project ultimately discovered. Carried out by Institute of Legal Research at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, the study found that the most common characteristics of online …
As expected, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced a hike in remote gaming duty from 15 percent to 21 percent (see previous reports) from January 2019. “I can confirm that we will increase Remote Gaming Duty on online games of chance, to 21 percent in order to fund the loss of revenue as we …
Novomatic Interactive division, Greentube, has sealed a deal with mrgreen.com for the supply of a range of casino content. The suite of slot games, integrated via Greentube’s NRGS platform, are now available to Mr Green players in the Nordics. Michael Bauer, Greentube CFO/CGO, commented: “We are more than excited that this partnership is becoming a reality. We feel very confident …
A Koblenz district court in Germany has dealt lottery betting operator Lottoland a bitter blow ruling that the operator is not authorised to offer its services to German players under the country’s State Treaty on Gaming and must cease advertising and operations in Germany. The case, brought before the court by plaintiff, Rhineland-Palatinate State Lottery, Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH, saw Lottoland countering …
William Hill US has clinched a deal with professional ice hockey team, New Jersey Devils. The multi-year agreement signifies the first professional sports team to partner with a sportsbook in New Jersey, a press statement reads. In collaboration with the Newark’s Prudential Centre, a permanent William Hill Sports Lounge in-arena activation centre will be established, providing a sports …
The US National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) has announced the establishment of a new committee tasked with exploring the expansion of legalised sports wagering in the US. The Board of Governors Ad Hoc Committee on Sports Wagering will examine the sports wagering landscape and its potential impact on current NCAA rules, educational efforts, player availability reporting, and any associated …
White label casino supplier ProgressPlay is continuing to ramp up its games offer, its latest content supply deal with Groove Gaming. Under the terms of the deal ProgressPlay will integrate Groove Gaming’s complete portfolio of slots and live games, exposing the developer to over 100 skins.
Patagonia Entertainment has agreed a deal with live dealer supplier Vivo Gaming for the integration of a selection of titles onto its iGaming platform for LATAM-facing clients. Games include Live Roulette, Baccarat, Blackjack and Live Dedicated Tables delivered from 4 studios across the globe on an all new HTML5 3.0 responsive game version.
Live casino solutions provider Evolution Gaming will power The Stars Group’s online Live Casino services for players at PokerStarsCasinoNJ, following a partnership deal agreed this week. The Stars Group — a long-standing Evolution customer already operating a dedicated Live Casino environment for PokerStars Casino at Evolution’s main central European studios in Riga, Latvia — will use Evolution’s recently opened studio …
Bede Gaming has struck a deal with games provider Habanero for the distribution of its table games, poker and slot titles via Bede’s PLAY platform. The deal is significant for Habanero, potentially exposing its suite of games to an additional three million registered customers. “Bede has a growing network of tier one clients and this deal will help us reach …
Sportsbetting provider Kambi Group reported stellar third quarter results on Monday. The company announced a record financial performance reporting a 39 percent year-on-year revenue growth and 31 percent operator turnover growth. Key performance highlights include: Revenue of Euro 20.5 million (Q3/2017: Euro 14.8 million), and Euro 54.5 million (9M/2017: Euro 43.1 million). Operating profit (EBIT) was Euro …
UK-based online gaming development studio Blueprint Gaming, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, has unveiled the latest addition to its portfolio of licensed slots with the release of The Goonies, inspired by the popular 1980’s pop-cult favourite film directed by Steven Spielberg. Blueprint’s newest slot game is set in the ‘Goon Docks’ and sees …
Instant win games provider IWG, announced Monday that it has partnered with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) to provide the lottery with its entire portfolio of online instant win games. Following an integration using IWG’s Progressive Play rgs popular releases including the Cash Buster series, Slingo and Monopoly are now live via web and …
Online gambling platform and games supplier Relax Gaming has signed a partnership agreement with games developer, STHLM Gaming, in which the latter will make its content available to Relax Gaming’s clients through the proprietary Silver Bullet partner program. Titles including Van Gogh, Stacks of Riches and Boost It will be rolled out as part of …
Canadian digital technology group Breaking Data Corporation has revealed plans to raise Cdn$ 12 million in capital funds through a private placement on the Toronto stock exchange, primarily in order to fund its acquisition of online gambling games developer Oryx Gaming. The agreement to purchase was signed in August this year (see previous report) when …
Online gambling games developer Eye Motion has introduced an additional game in its “Old” series of slots, a 20 pay-line product titled Old Russia. Like its predecessors Old Armenia and Old Karabakh, the theme of the game contains cultural elements from the title nation, backed by animations, music and sound effects, and features that include …
Online gambling games developer BetSoft is about to launch (on November 2) what it claims is a revolution in RNG gaming in its latest slot Max Quest: Wrath of Ra, an action-packed, multiplayer game with an adventure theme. Drawn by the promise of ancient fortunes buried beneath the Egyptian sands, Max Quest sees players joining …
In Indiana, the Interim Study Committee on Public Policy voted this month to recommend legislation to bring legal sports betting to Indiana, according to an Associated Press new agency report this weekend.. Indiana Gaming Commission Executive Director Sara Tait said sports betting “is something that has been successfully regulated elsewhere for years, so we’re not …
The suggestion earlier this week by Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn that a levy be imposed on gambling companies to help support grassroots English football (see previous report) has been met with a decidedly negative response from operators who are already feeling the pinch of tax, compliance and regulatory costs. Clive Hawkswood, CEO of …
Louisiana state Sen. Danny Martiny, who has tried and failed in the past to get a sports betting legalisation bill through committee stages in the state legislature, said this week that he is preparing another proposal for his colleagues in the Senate to debate. Martiny’s hand will have been strengthened by an information hearing of …
Gambling and religion are usually poles apart, but a piece in Poker News this week surprisingly shows that the two can come together successfully in the free-to-play social gaming environment, where game designers have produced slots with religious themes like Adam & Eve, Noah’s Ark, Christmas Story and Trials of Job. The games have proved …
Live casino games and technology provider Evolution Gaming announced Friday the launch of its first totally scalable Live Blackjack table. Titled Live Infinite Blackjack, the product adds a unique twist of the traditional blackjack game to the company’s extensive live table games portfolio, while providing an unlimited number of seats at a single blackjack table. …
Finland’s gambling monopoly Veikkaus revealed Friday that its revenue fell during the third quarter, motivating management to increase competitiveness. The company reported: * Turnover down 2.4 percent at Euro 2.36 billion, with revenue flat at Euro 725 million; * Digital contributed 42.3 percent of turnover, with retail at 57.7 percent * Lottery revenue grew 33.4 …
Online casino group MRG, which operates the popular Mr Green brand, has posted Q3-2018 figures that it claims are the best in revenue growth terms for the last five years. The company reported the following highlights: * Revenue up 50.9 percent y-o-y at SEK 445.2 million; * Marketing spend below 30 percent of revenue for …