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Microgaming confirms massive Mega Moolah jackpot hit

3 Oct 2018

Microgaming has confirmed that a major online jackpot was hit earlier this week at the Grand Mondial online casino (see previous report), advising in a statement Wednesday that its Mega Moolah progressive was hit for a massive Euro 18,915,872.81, setting a new pay-out record for the popular game. The winning player, who wishes to remain …

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Spinomenal games for Inbet platform

3 Oct 2018

Spinomenal, a Malta-based games aggregator, has agreed to supply a hundred games from a variety of developers to white label platform provider Inbet Games. The package includes recent Spinomenal releases such as Demi Gods II and Lilith’s Passion alongside the likes of Divine Forest, Reviving Love, Tiki Rainbow and Hunting Treasures, augmenting Inbet’s existing 600-game …

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High 5 Games launches Triple Topaz

3 Oct 2018

Land and online gambling games developer High 5 Games has launched an HTML5 version of its popular land slot Triple Topaz, making the game accessible from both desktop and mobile devices. Carried by a theme of precious gem stones, in Triple Topaz players are challenged to find the rare blue Topaz across a 3-4-5-4-3 reel …

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High 5 Games launches Triple Topaz

3 Oct 2018

Land and online gambling games developer High 5 Games has launched an HTML5 version of its popular land slot Triple Topaz, making the game accessible from both desktop and mobile devices. Carried by a theme of precious gem stones, in Triple Topaz players are challenged to find the rare blue Topaz across a 3-4-5-4-3 reel …

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Booming Games achieves provider licensing from MGA

3 Oct 2018

Booming Games, the Malta-based online gambling games developer, has obtained a Critical Gaming Supply licence from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). In a statement Tuesday the company said this licence will strengthen Booming’s distribution both globally and within Malta. Company spokesperson Frederik Niehusen said: “The MGA licence opens up a completely new range of opportunities …

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Booming Games achieves provider licensing from MGA

3 Oct 2018

Booming Games, the Malta-based online gambling games developer, has obtained a Critical Gaming Supply licence from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). In a statement Tuesday the company said this licence will strengthen Booming’s distribution both globally and within Malta. Company spokesperson Frederik Niehusen said: “The MGA licence opens up a completely new range of opportunities …

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Super Fast Hot Hot Respin game slot launched by iSoftbet

3 Oct 2018

Online gambling software  and games developer iSoftBet has made its new 5 reel, 25 pay-line slot Super Fast Hot Hot Respin, available to the entire market following a highly successful exclusivity period with GVC’s casino brands (see previous report). The game is based on the developer’s popular Super Fast Hot Hot title but takes the …

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Super Fast Hot Hot Respin game slot launched by iSoftbet

3 Oct 2018

Online gambling software  and games developer iSoftBet has made its new 5 reel, 25 pay-line slot Super Fast Hot Hot Respin, available to the entire market following a highly successful exclusivity period with GVC’s casino brands (see previous report). The game is based on the developer’s popular Super Fast Hot Hot title but takes the …

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Nektan reports stronger growth in first quarter of its fiscal year

3 Oct 2018

The Gibraltar-based international gambling technology and services platform provider Nektan plc has claimed another record quarter for the first three months of the financial year ending 30 June 2019 (Q1 FY19). The company reported stronger than expected growth with the following highlights: * Record Q1-2019 NGR and Cash Wagering figures, during the traditionally quieter summer …

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Nektan reports stronger growth in first quarter of its fiscal year

3 Oct 2018

The Gibraltar-based international gambling technology and services platform provider Nektan plc has claimed another record quarter for the first three months of the financial year ending 30 June 2019 (Q1 FY19). The company reported stronger than expected growth with the following highlights: * Record Q1-2019 NGR and Cash Wagering figures, during the traditionally quieter summer …

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William Hill continues to strengthen its U.S. position

3 Oct 2018

The US division of UK bookmaker William Hill plc has significantly strengthened its presence in the US sports betting market folloing an expansion of its business relationship with US land gambling group Golden Entertainment Inc. The new agreement will see the bookmaker managing Golden’s sports betting activity across the states of Nevada, Maryland and Montana. …

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William Hill continues to strengthen its U.S. position

3 Oct 2018

The US division of UK bookmaker William Hill plc has significantly strengthened its presence in the US sports betting market folloing an expansion of its business relationship with US land gambling group Golden Entertainment Inc. The new agreement will see the bookmaker managing Golden’s sports betting activity across the states of Nevada, Maryland and Montana. …

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U.S. National Hockey League could reap a bonanza from sports betting

3 Oct 2018

The National Hockey League’s (NHL) annual revenue may increase by $216 million annually due to widely available, legal, regulated sports betting, according to a new Nielsen Sports study commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA). The study analyses the revenue streams that legal sports betting could generate for the NHL: revenue as a result of …

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U.S. National Hockey League could reap a bonanza from sports betting

3 Oct 2018

The National Hockey League’s (NHL) annual revenue may increase by $216 million annually due to widely available, legal, regulated sports betting, according to a new Nielsen Sports study commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA). The study analyses the revenue streams that legal sports betting could generate for the NHL: revenue as a result of …

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Google Play Store removes 56 gambling apps

3 Oct 2018

Google has announced the removal of 56 gambling applications from its Google Play Store on grounds that the games were not compliant with Viet Nam laws, according to the Vietnam government’s Deputy Director of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, Le Quang Tu Do. Google’s removal of the apps following a request from the …

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Google Play Store removes 56 gambling apps

3 Oct 2018

Google has announced the removal of 56 gambling applications from its Google Play Store on grounds that the games were not compliant with Viet Nam laws, according to the Vietnam government’s Deputy Director of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, Le Quang Tu Do. Google’s removal of the apps following a request from the …

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1×2 Network inks Microgame agreement

3 Oct 2018

1X2 Network has strengthened its position in the regulated Italian market after uniting with Microgame to deliver its content to operators and players across the country. Under the partnership, operators powered by the Microgame platform will be able to access innovative slots and table games from 1X2 Network’s 1X2gaming and Iron Dog Studio subsidiaries. This …

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1×2 Network inks Microgame agreement

3 Oct 2018

1X2 Network has strengthened its position in the regulated Italian market after uniting with Microgame to deliver its content to operators and players across the country. Under the partnership, operators powered by the Microgame platform will be able to access innovative slots and table games from 1X2 Network’s 1X2gaming and Iron Dog Studio subsidiaries. This …

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Australian wagering levels fall

3 Oct 2018

Australia’s traditionally betting-mad public appears to have slowed down, judging by figures from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office, which show that total gambling expenditure fell 0.5 percent in the 2016/2017 year, with casino table games posting a 7.8 percent drop in the same period. Total gambling turnover was A$23.69 billion, with casino expenditure dropping to …

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Australian wagering levels fall

3 Oct 2018

Australia’s traditionally betting-mad public appears to have slowed down, judging by figures from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office, which show that total gambling expenditure fell 0.5 percent in the 2016/2017 year, with casino table games posting a 7.8 percent drop in the same period. Total gambling turnover was A$23.69 billion, with casino expenditure dropping to …

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Has Eldorado Resorts given newly acquired tropicana’s online gambling staff the chop?

3 Oct 2018

The publication Online Poker Report has quoted unnamed sources ‘close to the situation but not employees’ who claim that Eldorado Resorts has fired the in-house online gambling team at recently acquired Tropicana Entertainment in Atlantic City. The in-house staff runs Tropicana’s successful NJ online casino operations, which routinely deliver $3 million a month in revenues, …

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Has Eldorado Resorts given newly acquired tropicana’s online gambling staff the chop?

3 Oct 2018

The publication Online Poker Report has quoted unnamed sources ‘close to the situation but not employees’ who claim that Eldorado Resorts has fired the in-house online gambling team at recently acquired Tropicana Entertainment in Atlantic City. The in-house staff runs Tropicana’s successful NJ online casino operations, which routinely deliver $3 million a month in revenues, …

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Georgian gambling restrictions on the way?

3 Oct 2018

The government of the Republic of Georgia has invited applications for companies with the necessary expertise to evaluate the extent and value of its gambling industry, implying that the government itself lacks the necessary facilities or capability to carry out the project. The country currently has a reasonably benevolent gambling industry environment with a reasonable …

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Georgian gambling restrictions on the way?

3 Oct 2018

The government of the Republic of Georgia has invited applications for companies with the necessary expertise to evaluate the extent and value of its gambling industry, implying that the government itself lacks the necessary facilities or capability to carry out the project. The country currently has a reasonably benevolent gambling industry environment with a reasonable …

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