Paddy Power Betfair is making good progress with its two-phase share buy-back program, reporting in a stock advisory Monday that the initial share buy-back tranche of GBP 200 million that commenced on 29 May 2018 has now completed, with the repurchase of a total 2,429,174 ordinary shares in the company, all of which have been …
It appears that online bookmaker Marathonbet has decided to buck the sweeping advertising and sponsorship gambling bans recently imposed by the new Italian coalition government, albeit in a short term shirt sponsorship agreement with Serie A football club SS Lazio. The agreement will terminate hours short of the formal implementation of the bans in January …
The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that Apple has confirmed the removal of “many” illegal gambling apps, along with their developers, from the Apple App Store in China. In a company statement, Apple warned: “Gambling apps are illegal and not allowed on the App Store in China. We have already removed many apps …
The Superior online casino group has announced the launch of the Spanish version of its 24VIP Casino in LatAm and Spanish-speaking markets. Powered by Rival and BetSoft, with live dealer action from ViVo Gaming, 24VIP is a sister to Superior Casino in a group that has been operational for the past 12 years, with 24VIP …
56 individuals were arrested in police raids in eastern China which have dismantled a 7.8 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) online gambling ring, the official news agency Xinhua reported Sunday. The suspects stand accused of making illegal profits of 650 million yuan from the Philippines-based platform, which had more than 114,000 users, Xinhua said, quoting police …
Rush Street Interactive announced Friday that its PlaySugarHouse online casino has commenced live casino operations powered by Evolution Gaming, becoming the eighth New Jersey gambling site to bring in live dealer games. “Evolution pioneered the product category and is globally considered to have the leading live dealer products,” Ken Adams, head of New Jersey operations …
Well-established online casino operator GoWild Gaming has signed a content deal that will see the full suite of Wazdan slots available to its players. The GoWild platform currently features over 1,500 games from more than twenty carefully selected software providers including Microgaming, NetEnt, Evolution, Scientific Games, Yggdrasil, iSoftBet, Play’n GO. In addition, the platform has …
European gambling companies SBTech and William Hill have achieved licensed status in Mississippi allowing them to manufacture and distribute sports betting platforms in the state to land casino operators. Local media reports indicate that William Hill USA is working with casino operator Penn International Gaming on sportsbooks for five of its properties, with the Hollywood …
Live dealer games and technology provider Evolution Gaming has launched its tenth international production studio, and it’s in the US state of New Jersey. A company statement Friday revealed that the new premises is part of the live dealer provider’s ambitious North American expansion plans, and will be used to provide a live casino solution …
The newly liberalised sports betting market in the US – and specifically New Jersey – has prompted European online gambling group Kindred to enter into a partnership with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. The agreement spans 5+5 years and is an important initial step by Kindred into the online sports betting and gaming …
The Romanian football club Dinamo Bucharest has signed Kindred Group subsidiary Unibet as its official betting partner. Alexandru David, president of the club, said Thursday: “Unibet has shown us that it has the expertise and the passion to become more than a sponsor for Dinamo. Together, we are on the way, in a partnership through …
Omega Systems has been selected by Isle of Man eSports start-up Luckbox as the provider for its core platform, handling player account management and integrating with the esportsbook engine, casino game providers and payments providers. Luckbox co-founder CEO Lars Lien said in a statement Friday: “Our team met with more than a dozen potential platform …
Malta-based lottery provider Helio Gaming has signed an agreement to provide its games to Kenyan lottery firm Lotto Joto. All of Helio’s lottery games will feature the operator’s branding, alongside a range of localised features. Richard Mifsud, CEO at Helio Gaming, said in a press statement Thursday: “We have extremely ambitious plans for expansion in …
DraftKings may be emphasising its sports betting business following the liberalisation of the vertical in the United States this year, but the company has clearly not forgotten its daily fantasy sports roots, and has announced that it will soon launch a new and industry-first in-game DFS product branded Flash Draft. The iOS and Android mobile …
Online gambling games aggregator Slotegrator has announced that its latest content partner is the Taiwan-based developer CQ9. The CQ9 team consists of about 200 gambling professionals, including skilled designers, mathematicians, artists, software engineers and programmers, according to a press release Friday from Slotegrator.. All video slots from CQ9 use HTML5, and are compatible with desktop …
Media reports from the United States Friday indicate that eSports start-up Unikrn and its high profile founder Rahul Sood are facing litigation from Las Vegas resident John Hastings, who claims that the company’s Bermuda based subsidiary attempted to avoid federal securities laws in its initial coin offering (ICO) by claiming its currency represented a “utility …
Online sports betting operator Bethard announced Thursday that it has achieved licensing status in Denmark, expanding its European footprint. ”We are very satisfied to get a green light in Denmark and we look forward to start growing our presence in the Danish market”, said Erik Skarp, co-founder and CEO of Bethard Group. ”2018 is a …
Malta-based online casino provider Rabbit Entertainment has partnered up with games developer Wazdan to integrate the technology provider’s award-winning games into its online casino platform Lapalingo.com. Rabbit Entertainment provides white label solutions, an integrated games platform with online casino games like slots, table games, keno, video poker and live casino from a wide range of …
Online gambling group Betway has selected Saatchi & Saatchi as its new lead creative agency following a four-way competitive pitch process managed by the AAR. The betting brand began the search after announcing its split with Above + Beyond in March after a seven-year business relationship. The publication Campaign Live reports that Saatchi has been …
Microgaming has released its latest slot, a 5 reel, 243 ways-to-win game titled Rainbrew which was originally developed by Just for the Win. The game features a unique Sidewinder facility that can boost the ways to win to 1,125, the top and bottom horizontal reels by filling them with wild and Rainbrew free spins symbols. …
DFS and sports betting group DraftKings has announced the hiring of another three experienced gambling industry managers as it expands in the United States, naming Jamie Shea as head of digital sportsbook operations; Frank Kunovic as director of retail sportsbook operations; and Sean Hurley as head of commercial growth. Shea joins after ten years as …
Cherry Group’s online gambling games development subsidiary Yggdrasil Gaming has booked another strong quarterly performance, reporting the following highlights from its Q2-2018 activity: * 13 new licence agreements signed (12 in Q2-2017); * 5 new games launched including first Table Game “Sonya Blackjack” (3); * 2 gaming studios signed with YGS Masters; * Number of …
Creative agency Vegas Kings, which has been managing all Resorts Digital Gaming’s online and offline creatives for the last two and a half years, has secured a further 12–month retainer to continue providing a full tiered service to both ResortsCasino.com and MoheganSunCasino.com. “Both brands are gaining great share within the New Jersey online market and …
Cherry posted a positive set of results Thursday, highlighting: Q2-2018: • Group revenue increased by 41 percent to SEK 753 (536) million, with organic revenue growth amounting to 39 percent (37); • Profitability improved, and EBITDA increased by 78 percent to SEK 165 (93) million on margin of 22 percent (17); • Profit for the …