Fifteen international gambling regulators led by UK regulator Gambling Commission and the French regulator ARJEL have signed a collaborative agreement to address concerns over the “blurred lines between gambling and video games”. The agreement follows continued publicity on the legality or otherwise of loot boxes and betting on accessories skins in video games. It includes …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae5eh6fCmac Online casino games and platform provider Relax Gaming has launched its video slots portfolio with Erik the Red, a seafaring adventure featuring a fiery, bearded Viking. The 5×4 video slot sees Erik and his wife, Helga, searching for an idyllic new land for their crew, lining the reels with helms, axes and shields as …
Online gambling games developer Yggdrasil Gaming has announced that it is to make its online casino slots and table games available to EveryMatrix’s operator network, including the UK and Denmark regulated markets . The agreement will enable EveryMatrix’s flagship CasinoEngine to include Yggdrasil’s entire casino slots and table games portfolio to operator partners licensed on …
Retail and online betting products supplier SIS (Sports Information Services), has launched a 24/7 Live Betting Channels service to provide operators globally with betting content around the clock. The 24/7 Live Betting Channels service provides a range of content for online and retail, tailored to betting operator needs around the world. Content includes live horse …
UK-based game studio Blueprint Gaming has unveiled a revamped version of its popular release Genie Jackpots, with the addition of the MegaWays mechanic designed to create an improved gaming experience. Set against the backdrop of an Arabian night, Genie Jackpot MegaWays features four magical power spins and four randomly awarded reel multipliers. A modified version …
Bitcasino.io, part of the Coingaming Group, has agreed a deal with games development studio Gameart to exclusively launch its new slot Joan of Arc across its online offering. Gameart’s latest slot, which features aptly-themed symbols and sounds, sends players on an epic and immersive journey as they bid to unlock rewards with the legendary French …
Recently launched Malta-licensed online casino and sportsbook Betzest announced Monday that it has added games from top developer Microgaming to its large inventory of third party developed games. Marius Filip, the founder and CEO at Betzest, said: “In a highly competitive sector we listened to requests of our players and we are very pleased to …
International Gaming Technology (IGT) has announced that it is to introduce its first Wide Area Progressive games to the United States, bringing a concept that has been popular for years on European online gambling sites to American online punters. In a press release Friday the company revealed that it will offer Mega Jackpots Cleopatra and …
London and Brazil-based games developer Caleta Gaming has announced the launch of 38 HTML5 games for its new mobile social casino platform developed over the past year. The company launched 21 slot machine games, 12 video bingo titles, three keno games, one lotto game, and one pick’em game, with titles that include Magic Forest, China …
Local media reports from Quebec province in Canada are that the provincial Attorney General has lodged a notice of appeal against the Quebec Supreme Court following its August strike down of provincial gambling legislation that sought to block online gambling competition to the state-owned provincial monopoly through domain blocking. The legislation – Act 74 – …
On Monday online gambling games developer BetSoft announced that it has signed a content deal to provide its range of HTML5-based products to Curacao-licensed online casino operator Jumba Bet. The agreement covers all BetSoft games licensed for the jurisdiction, including titles from the Slots3 series. The partnership also provides for the integration of further content …
In the early hours of Monday morning local time the Macau authorities lifted the temporary closure orders on the gambling hub’s casinos as Typhoon Mangkhut moved away with some flooding but less damage than had been anticipated. On Saturday night, the government shut down all casinos in the city in order to protect the safety …
Macau’s gaming revenues for September will likely be impacted by the government’s decision late Saturday that the island’s 42 land casinos would be temporarily shuttered as a precaution against Typhoon Mangkhut, a massive storm system approaching after wreaking havoc in the Philippines. Citing the likelihood of heavy flooding and high winds, the authorities took the …
Dutch Justice Minister Sander Dekker appears to have rowed back a little from his statements earlier this year that permanent disqualification from obtaining a Dutch online gambling licence of companies that have been penalised by regulator Kansspelautoriteit may be counter-productive for the nascent online gambling market in the Netherlands, once legislation has been implemented. This …
A tweet from the usually well-informed David Payne Purdum at ESPN Friday raises the possibility of an attempt by federal politicians to get involved in the newly liberalised and booming US sports betting scene, regardless of states’ rights or opposition by the American Gaming Association (see previous reports). Our readers will recall that Senators Chuck …
Online gambling games and platform provider Oryx Gaming is to add another range of slots to its platform following a content agreement with relatively new developer Givme Games. The games are online versions of slots that have proved successful in the land gambling market. Dragon’s Gold, Egypt Treasure, Hot Hot 7 and Fruit King are …
GVC Holdings, the multinational sports-betting and gaming group, announced Friday it is to become a member of Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), following the results of the DJSI’s annual review. Launched in 1999, the DJSI represents the gold standard for corporate sustainability, tracking the leading sustainability-driven companies based on analysis of Environmental, Social, and Governance …
Online gambling provider Game Account Network (GAN) has hired an intellectual property litigation firm in the US to seek settlements for infringements to its patented US technology. The developer and supplier of enterprise-level business to business internet gambling software and services in the US has hired Chicago law firm Irwin IP LLP to implement its …
Live dealer technology and games provider Evolution Gaming has signed an agreement with Les Ambassadeurs Club, a top gambling club based in London. Under the terms of the deal, Evolution will operate a Mayfair Salle Privée Live Casino studio within the venue and also install Dual Play Roulette and Baccarat convergence tables on the club’s …
Endorphina’s newest slot game has a theme that locates it inside the spectacular wild terrain of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the Russian Far East. With magnificent geysers, volcanos, high-rise mountains and high-definition graphics of the region’s wild bears, eagles, wolves and foxes, the scene is set for 5 reel, 243 ways-to-win action. In addition to …
US gambling technology and games supplier Scientific Games Corporation said Thursday that it is taking its sports betting portfolio to the next level with the creation of a Sportsbook Operations team in Gibraltar. The new team will support customers directly with a sportsbook operations service to help grow their sportsbook businesses. The creation of SG …
Thursday evening saw the entry into the New Jersey online sports betting market of a formidable competitor, The Stars Group subsidiary BetStars, which became the eighth online – mobile operator to arrive, offering a full range of bet types, including in-play betting. “We are excited to introduce BetStars to New Jersey sports fans,” said Matt …
Media reports from West Texas Thursday reveal that a 40-year-old illegal online bookmaker, Jose Abelardo Dominguez, has been convicted on illegal sports betting, money laundering and tax evasion charges and sentenced to three years imprisonment. He forfeits $7 million in allegedly ill-gotten gains through the judge’s order that he pay $1.9 million to the IRS …
Hard on the heels of the latest German bierfest slot title Stein Haus from Greentube (see previous report) online gambling games developer Booming Games has announced the launch of a similarly themed video slot titled Wunderfest Deluxe. With the real Oktoberfest just over the horizon in October, the timing for the 5 reel, 25 pay-line …