Speaking to reporters at the lavish opening of Hard Rock International’s new Atlantic City casino this week, chairman Jim Allen laid industry speculation to rest by revealing that sports betting, both land and online, is very much part of the company’s plans. There have been reports that Hard Rock’s commercial connections with the NFL could …
Online gambling games provider Pragmatic Play has announced the launch of Asgard, a new video slot taking players to the land of the mythical Norse gods. Situated in the home of the famous Viking deities, the 5 reel, 25 pay-line video slot puts players in the middle of a tense stand-off between Aesir and Vanir, …
Thursday’s spectacularly entertaining launch of the new Hard Rock land casino in Atlantic City has been followed by the news that the company’s online offering, Hardrockcasino.com, has soft-launched, powered by experienced online casino company Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) in an agreement signed back in February this year (see previous reports). GIG received its provider transactional …
Online gambling technology and games provider Pariplay has entered the Italian market with a contract to provide casino games to leading Italian online casino brand StarCasinò.it, which is part of Betsson Group’s brand portfolio. The company’s entry into the regulated Italian market forms an integral part of its broader European strategy, Pariplay advised in a …
Two years ago a bitter clash between the then newly elected Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte and Roberto V. Ongpin, at that time chairman of online gambling provider Philweb had almost disastrous consequences for the company; it lost its licensing from regional regulator Pagcor, and it took the best part of two years for it to …
Czech Ministry of Finance numbers on the gambling industry’s performance in 2017 show that overall growth was low at 1.1 percent y-o-y with revenues amounting to CZK39.8 billion (US$1.78 billion), although turnover was up 14.1 percent at CZK224 billion. Despite high taxation, which enabled government to harvest an overall CZK 12.2 billion from gambling, online …
Australian lawmakers passed the Interactive Gambling Act Amendment (Lottery Betting) Bill 2018 Thursday, effectively banning online secondary or synthetic lotteries such as those offered by Lottoland to its 700,000 regional customers. The legislation comes into force six months from now to give those operators affected an opportunity to wind down their businesses. Lottoland CEO Luke …
Danish gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden released Q1-2018 gambling industry stats Thursday, reporting that overall gross gaming revenues rose almost 9 percent y-o-y to DKK1.52 billion (US$236.4 million). Nevertheless, revenues eased compared with the preceding Q4-2017. Sports betting delivered a 7 percent y-o-y rise in revenue to DKK 555.4 million, with wagering on mobile devices performing well …
With the liberalisation of the Swedish online gambling market just over the horizon, Kindred Group has announced that subsidiary Unibet has signed the biggest football sponsorship yet for the group. Unibet will become title sponsor for the two top tiers of Swedish football – the Allsvenskan and Superettan leagues. The governing body Svensk Elitfotboll has …
Sports and live betting operator Betano has inked a premium sponsorship deal with German Bundesliga football club VfB Stuttgart. Running through to 2021, the three-year agreement will help Betano establish brand awareness in the German market, which it has recent;ly targeted. CEO George Daskalakis said his company’s entry into the German market will be shaped …
Australian online games developer Lightning Box is on final approach for the launch of its latest slot, a 5 reel, 40 pay-line game with a spooky fantasy theme reminiscent of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow titled Lightning Horseman. The game has a claimed RTP of 95.5 percent and is set for exclusive release to Betsson …
1X2 Network continues to expand into regulated markets after being given the regulatory green light to launch its games to operators and players in Colombia. The first game to hit operator portfolios will be Diamond Roulette from the developer’s 1X2gaming subsidiary. This will be followed by other titles from 1X2gaming and Iron Dog Studio such …
UK-based game studio Blueprint Gaming has released its latest online slot titled This is Spinal Tap with a theme inspired by the classic 1980’s rock mockumentary. Under licence from Studiocanal, band members David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls all feature in this 243 ways-to-win game. The crowd goes wild when the Rock Mode …
Ladbrokes subsidiary Betdaq (bought for Euro 30 million back in 2013) has inked a starting stall sponsorship agreement covering up to 1,000 races at UK racecourses in 2018 with Arena Racing Company (ARC) . The deal allows BETDAQ’s brand to be shown on starting stalls at any unsponsored flat meeting on ARC racecourses, including live …
Barely a week after the shuttering of a US$26 million illegal online betting ring in Ho Chi Minh City (see previous reports), Vietnamese police have reported another major bust, this one in the Thanh Hóa Province, where 11 suspects have been detained for illegal online football betting. Police spokesmen have revealed that since the World …
The Thai crackdown on World Cup betting continued this week with Anti-Money Laundering officials reporting that the unit has frozen 77 bank accounts totalling more than 25.5 million baht linked to illegal online football gambling. Amlo deputy secretary-general Romsit Weeriyasan told the Bangkok Post that the agency’s transaction committee Wednesday ordered the freeze on 77 …
The UK Gambling Commission issued a further warning Thursday that betting companies licensed in its jurisdiction will face a “relentless escalation” in financial penalties if they do not step up controls in areas such as money laundering and problem gamblers. The Commission has recently issued million pound sterling fines to non-compliant gambling companies, the latest …
Pennsylvania’s land casino operators may have so far shunned the state government’s invitation to apply for online gambling licences at $10 million a pop (see previous reports) but they have been active in opposing the state lottery’s venture into online games. In a letter to state Revenue Secretary C. Daniel Hassell Wednesday the operators requested …
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board appears to have taken a different course to its online gambling regulations in its latest set of regulations, issued Wednesday to control land and online sports betting, specifically concerning the controversial issue of skins. Our readers may recall that two months back the regulator ruled regarding online gambling: “There is …
Chinese media reports this week have quoted a report on eSports from internet giant Tencent which claims that the eSports sector in China grew to RMB 5 billion with a user base of 250 million in 2017, and that the vertical is expected to grow rapidly, with the market set to reach RMB 9.7 billion …
GAN plc’s business-to-business division reports that US casino technology solutions supplier, Everi Holdings Inc. has entered into a multi-year extension with GAN for the development and distribution of ten online slot games based on original Everi game themes. The games will be deployed locally on the GAN platform for distribution to its operator clients using …
iGaming Platform has signed up for Tom Horn Gaming’s full portfolio of video slots through the aggregation platform Game Hub. Titles which will become available to iGaming Platform operators include 243 Crystal Fruits, Thrones of Persia, Blackbeard’s Quest, Wild Weather and Red Lights. “We chose Tom Horn not only because of their well-performing games, but …
Gaming Realms plc has agreed the sale of a 70 percent stake in most of its UK Real Money Casino B2C brands to River UK Casino Limited, a subsidiary of Oslo Bors-listed River iGaming plc for a total cash consideration of up to GBP 23.1 million, conditional on shareholder approval. The sale is in line with Gaming Realms’ strategy …
Video bingo and slot development company Patagonia Entertainment has agreed a content supply deal with LATAMWIN Group’s Curacao-licensed operator CasinoEnChile.com CasinoEnChile.com offers a wide range of casino content, including Slots, Video Poker, Roulette and Blackjack. “LatamWin are a huge casino brand in the Latam casino market and we’re thrilled to agree terms as our latest content partner,” Patagonia Entertainment’s Victor Arias said …