Online casino operator Videoslots.com has agreed a content deal with Danish games developer Spigo to integrate its slots content, adding the developer to its roster of over 70 suppliers. Spigo’s content features a range of single-player, multiplayer, dice-based and card-based games, but Videoslots will initially integrate its popular slots titles including Tropicana, Showers and Starlight. …
Crank up the sound for the full impact of Microgaming’s excellent sound effects in its latest slot, a forthcoming attraction titled Exotic Cats that features lions, tigers, panthers, leopards and cougars as the backdrop for a 5 reel, 243 ways-to-win game with a slew of features that includes vertical wilds, multipliers and free spins. The …
To coincide with the start of the 2018/19 football season, online bookmaker Betway has partnered with the UK Professional Players Federation (PPF) to release a new series of short films highlighting key messages around betting integrity in sport. The films have been produced in partnership with and are funded by Betway and the PPF’s other …
The West Virginia Lottery Commission has filed legislative rules for public comment with the Secretary of State’s Office regarding sports betting, taking the process of legalisation a step further. The filing starts the public comment period and also allows racetracks and casinos to begin the process of setting up its sports betting operations. Danielle Boyd, …
B2B gaming solutions and services provider Nektan plc has expanded its suite of games with the addition of content from Swedish slot developer Yggdrasil Gaming . Yggdrasil´s complete collection of games, including its latest releases Tut´s Twister and Penguin City, are now available on all global casino sites operated by Nektan. The latest agreement greatly …
Manchester United FC has inked a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the relatively unknown new mobile betting and casino operator MoPlay, which is building an international presence. MoPlay spokesman Juergen Reutter said in a company statement Monday: “We are immensely proud to partner with what we regard as the biggest sports club in the world. Engaging …
The recent World Cup football championship in Russia has proved a resounding success for Taiwan’s Sports Lottery, according to figures released by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) Tuesday. Taiwan’s sports lottery sales soared 70 percent from a year earlier and totalled about NT$5.06 billion (US$165 million) in June as interest spiked …
Online games developer and operator Zynga has posted a 7 percent rise in Q2-2018 revenues, which it attributes to the growth in its mobile gaming business. Total revenue amounted to $217 million and bookings climbed 12 percent to $233.9 million, the company revealed in its report. Whilst revenues were up, the company reported a previously …
International Game Technology plc announced Monday that Phil Satre, chairman of the Board of Directors of IGT, has resigned from that position and as a director effective immediately. Lorenzo Pellicioli, Vice Chairman of the IGT Board, will lead the Board until its next meeting at which time the Board will elect a new chairman. In …
Online gambling platform provider, SkillOnNet has flicked the switch on its latest online casino white label, LuckyMeSlots.co.uk. Operated by Prime Gaming, the brand has a cool beach vacation theme. The site offers a portfolio packed with more than 1,200 slots, table and live dealer games from the likes of Yggdrasil Gaming, NetEnt and Microgaming. Under …
Online gambling research and consulting specialists Eilers & Krejcik Gaming has announced an expansion of its sports betting division as the vertical takes off in the United States. Former Gambling Compliance director of research Chris Krafcik joins the company as managing director for political and regulatory affairs, and will expand Eilers & Krejcik’s research and …
Live casino technology and games provider Authentic Gaming cut the ribbon on a fully-equipped new studio in Malta on Monday. The new Arena studio offers multiple camera angles and customisation options for operators and contains six Live Auto Roulette tables, with four different game formats: Classic Roulette, Speed Roulette, VIP Roulette and a never-seen-before variant, …
Barcelona-based digital technology business group ExoGroup has announced the acquisition of free to play social gaming sports platform Playfulbet and its 8 million registered players. Founded by former professional poker player Pol Ruiz in 2012, players are given free virtual coins to use to bet on the outcome of a range of sports match verticals: …
International game producer Wazdan has gone live in the UK market with two major UK online casinos, LadyLucks and SlotsMillion. Launched in 2004 as the UK market’s first mobile-only casino, LadyLucks.co.uk is now available across both desktop and mobile channels following ALEA’s acquisition of the popular UK casino last September. Sister brand SlotsMillion, a 3D …
Online casino operator Videoslots.com has agreed a deal to integrate live casino content from live dealer technology and games provider Evolution Gaming. Live casino offerings such as roulette, blackjack and baccarat will all be integrated by the operator, as will casino hold ‘em, three card poker and dream catcher. As well as hosting traditional and …
Table games developer OneTouch has agreed terms with Asia-facing Solid Gaming to supply its mobile casino content via the latter’s aggregation platform. Solid Gaming will distribute OneTouch’s portfolio of mobile titles – including No Commission Baccarat, one of the most popular games in Asia – via its content distribution channels. OneTouch is a games development …
Provided that state politicians can agree on appropriate legislation, the US state of Colorado could join the US rush to legalise sports betting without having to amend the state constitution, substantially streamlining such a process. That’s the official opinion of Colorado state Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, who following a request from the Colorado Department of …
UK media reported widely on Sunday that online and land gambling group William Hill plc’s latest US move is a sports betting partnership with land casino giant Penn National Gaming. The speculative reports quoted sources who revealed that th UK company is in talks with PNG and a positive result could create a William Hill …
There has been a blizzard of partnership deals across the United States this past week as major US gambling groups take early advantage of the liberalised sports betting market currently unfolding there, often partnered by experienced European companies. On Friday Caesars Entertainment added to the excitement it created earlier in the week in announcing that …
Turnkey online gambling platform and games provider Oryx has signed a content agreement with another developer, the Eastern European company Kajor Games. Kajot has been active in several countries since it was founded in 1996, included regulated markets such as Romania and Croatia. Following integration, players will initially get access to Kajot’s casino titles in …
A panel of three judges in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an earlier lower court decision that shuttered the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel’s Desert Rose online bingo site, saying the operation violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act because bets were placed off the California tribal lands, and that it wasn’t …
It appears that Ohio, or at least the Ohio Senate, is gearing up to pass sports betting legislation following the striking down recently of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (see previous reports). Local media reports indicate that SB 316 has been introduced to the Senate, albeit with very little content (there’s only one …
Reports have emerged in the Massachusetts media indicating that an embarrassing lack of attention on the part of state lawmakers mid-week briefly left the state’s two horse racetracks unlicensed and unable to operate. Lawmakers had allowed the deadline for renewal legislation HB4809 to go unheeded when the Legislature adjourned Tuesday; that left the Suffolk Downs …
Italian sports betting giant Snaitech, recently acquired by Playtech plc, delisted in Milan Friday, posting legacy H1-2018 figures that continued to impress. * Online betting revenues rose 23 percent to Euro 255 million aided by the recent World Cup football championships; * Online gaming revenue rose by 22 percent to Euro 674 million. * Retail …