German online casino operator DrückGlück has unlocked its marketing war chest to sponsor two of the country’s most popular television shows, Celebrity Big Brother and Global Gladiators. The Schleswig Holstein licensed casino brand, which is powered by SkillOnNet, is a major TV advertiser in Germany and will ramp up spend this autumn to strengthen its …
The newly inaugurated partnership between games aggregator iSoftBet and developer Nolimit City has announced the first content deal of the arrangement, GoWild online casino, which has taken on board Nolimit City games this week. In a statement Tuesday the partnership revealed that Nolimit City has helped with finalising the integration to iSoftBet’s trademark GAP platform …
Mobile lottery provider Lottery.com has been named the Official Digital Lottery Partner of New York City FC along with sister club and 2018 English Premier League champions, Manchester City. A company statement Monday said that through the new partnership, Lottery.com users will have opportunities to win unique experiences with both clubs. In New York City, …
A new mobile-enabled product dubbed Lottery Card has been launched at retail stores across Ohio that enables Ohio lottery punters to buy and play Powerball and Mega Millions entries in a new and convenient way. Ohio is among the first states to debut this digital lottery option, which allows players to enter draw games on …
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that online bookmaker Ladbrokes in becoming increasingly frustrated at what it sees as slow progress in developing an Australian nation-wide, multi operator self-exclusion system for problem gamblers. Ladbrokes reportedly favours a multi-operator approach similar to that introduced in the Northern Territory licensing jurisdiction According to Ladbrokes the bookmaker “unequivocally supports …
The former CEO of Sportech, Ian Penrose has been tipped by UK business media reports as the next non-executive chairman of the board at Playtech plc. The Times reported that Penrose is viewed as a suitable long-term replacement for the current chairman, Alan Jackson after the latter received just over 35 percent shareholder opposition to …
Online gambling operator LeoVegas has joined the line applying for online sports betting and casino licensing behind other tier one operators like Kindred Group, Bethard (Malta) and MRG Malta (Mr Green group). On January 1, 2019, Sweden becomes a licensed gaming market and LeoVegas has made application as part of its expansion strategy, the company …
Games from Isle of Man-based slots developer Red Tiger Gaming have gone live on the websites of crypto-currency operator the Coingaming Group. The new partnership initially gives users of Sportsbet.io and Bitcasino.io access to Red Tiger’s top five performing slots, with a back catalogue and new releases to follow. Bitcasino.io is one of the Coingaming …
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 …