One of the highlights of the Microgaming stand at the ICE expo in London February was the preview of a new 5 reel, 40 pay-line slot with superb graphics; titled Fortinium, the game boasts a cleverly crafted steampunk theme and has been keenly anticipated. This week the games provider put up its preview on the …
Live online casino dealer provider Evolution Gaming has announced that it has extended its partnership with online casino operator 888casino, which has selected Evolution Live Casino for its push into the New Jersey online gaming market in the US. 888casino is fully regulated in the state of New Jersey. This summer, under the extended agreement, …
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has published temporary sports betting regulations that will enable operators to begin offering sports bets in the state today (Thursday). The regulations include: * Sports betting licence fee is initially set at $100,000, but final regulations may see this increased once the regulator has a feel for enforcement, …
Nottingham Forest Football Club has announced a partnership with the digital entertainment and sports betting company, BetBright. The new deal represents the most significant front-of-shirt agreement in the club’s history and will see the BetBright logo placed on the front of playing kits for the first team. The partnership with Nottingham Forest is BetBright’s first …
The Bangkok Post reports that 15 internet celebrities and beauty presenters – the first group of around 100 such individuals facing charges of illegally promoting football gambling services – have been summoned to appear before investigators at the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB). Police Major General Phanurat Lakboon, deputy chief of the MPB, said that around …
The sports leagues may have bitterly opposed New Jersey’s ultimately successful attempt to achieve the liberalisation of sports betting in the United States, but they’re certainly interested now in doing deals with betting operators, says Joe Asher, chief executive of the US division of William Hill plc. In a Reuters interview Asher claimed that U.S. …
Malta-based Pocket Games Soft (PG Soft) has sealed two content supply deals over the past week with Nektan and 188BET. PG Soft games include Medusa I and II, Summon & Conquer, Tree of Fortune, Gem Saviour, Plushie Frenzy, Wisdom Wonders, American Blackjack, European Blackjack, Win Win Won and Peas Fairy, among others. PG Soft was founded in 2015 but only …
International Game Technology PLC (IGT) has signed a patent cross-license agreement with social gaming developer FlowPlay, Inc. (FlowPlay). Under the agreement, FlowPlay will be able to develop games that include patented game features from the IGT portfolio for an ongoing licensing fee. “We are excited to become a member of the game features patent pool managed by IGT,” Derrick …
New Jersey’s online gambling sector delivered a strong May 2018 with the second-highest gross revenue since its inception five years ago. Gross revenues from the New Jersey online casino sector came in at $24.3 million, up 5 percent from the previous month (April 2108: $23.02 million) and 15.3 percent year-on-year (May 2017: $21.07 million). New Jersey …
Åland-based gambling company Paf will be the first international gambling company to introduce a loss limit from September 1, 2018 but it will come at a cost with an expected 5 percent drop in income. From implementation, customers playing at Paf.com will not be able to lose more than Euro 30,000 over a 12-month period, adding to …
Malta-based sports betting solutions provider Altenar has agreed a deal with online casino operator Condor Gaming for the provision of an omni-channel sportsbook solution for recently launched brands 24-Bettle and b-Bets. 24Bettle and b-Bets will combine Altenar’s sportsbook product with a virtual casino offering 3D slots and table games, live casino and a personalised reward system, while b-Bets will operate an live …
LaLiga football club Valencia CF has agreed to extend its partnership with bwin until 2020. bwin will continue as Valencia’s official betting and gaming partner enjoying a prominent presence at the Mestalla stadium and across the football club’s digital channels. bwin also sponsors Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Sevilla.
R.Franco Digital has developed and launched the first online version of Spain’s most traditional and most popular card game, Mus. This card game traditionally involves smarts and bluffing and is thought to have originated in the Basque country with the earliest reference of Mus mentioned in 1745. R.Franco Digital’s online Mus is played with the Spanish deck …
Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) describes the launch of its new sportsbook at Rizk.com as “the most advanced and disruptive sports betting platform product of the last decade introducing a different take on the odds market for the upcoming World Cup.” The platform, which has been under development for the last 18 months, will be made available to external …
Online gaming operator Mr Green has launched Live Casino Quickbets in collaboration with NetEnt and Kambi. Netent Live’s sports betting feature is integrated in Mr Green’s exclusive Live Beyond Live casino environment on the Sports Roulette Table. The feature is built with a mobile first approach but is available across devices making it possible for players to place bets on a selection of popular …
Innovative Vienna-based content development studio Rabcat joins Northern Lights on Yggdrasil Gaming’s Yggdrasil Game Server (YGS) Masters programme. The partnership will see Rabcat release a series of new titles to be made available to Yggdrasil’s operator partners in regulated territories. As part of the partnership, Rabcat will gain access to BOOST®, Yggdrasil’s collection of in-game promotional tools enabling the studio to …
MRG (formerly Mr Green) has forked out an additional Euro 1.5 million for Evoke Gaming following the meeting of certain conditions to the acquisition agreement for Euro 7 million signed in December 2017. The integration of Evoke Gaming’s sportsbook brand Redbet has proceeded both faster than plan and generated larger synergies than expected, MRG said. ”We are pleased with the …
Lottery platform and content provider Twelve40 has launched ‘Lucky Shootout’, an instant win game inspired by football penalty shootout’s. Players can choose their favourite teams and challenge a goalkeeper in the ultimate test of nerves. Once the player picks their spot, the goalkeeper shows the agility for a great save or the attitude in telling the player …
Play’n GO’s latest release ‘House of Doom’ is a dark, heavy-metal music inspired slot featuring a soundtrack from Swedish doom metal band Candlemass. It’s a 5-reel, 10-fixed-payline slot offering free spins, Wilds and a Skulls of Abyss bonus round. Reportedly the brainchild of Play’n GO chief operating officer Martin Zettergren, the dark feel and symbology of the slot which …
Playtech BGT Sports (PBS) has unveiled its new MatchAcca tool, which will be available for customers on its self-service betting terminals (SSBTs) during the World Cup football championships beng held this year in Russia. MatchAcca, which gives customers the option to back related contingencies by combining several selections into a single bet within a single …
Just when the pessimists were predicting another fruitless year for online gambling in Michigan, the state lawmakers confounded them on Tuesday night by passing Rep. Brandt Iden’s online gambling bill on a 68 vs. 40 vote. It was a close run thing – the Legislature adjourned on the same day as bill HB H 4926 …
Virtual sports developer Leap Gaming has scored a strategic partnership with media behemoth IMG Media. Leap Gaming’s suite of virtual products will complement IMG’s streaming and official data services providing “significant strategic momentum for both businesses.” Freddie Longe, senior vice-president and managing director at IMG Gaming, said: “Our partnership with Leap Gaming significantly expands IMG Gaming’s touchpoints with …
Online gambling data centre and network solutions provider Continent 8 is expanding its capacity in Atlantic City in anticipation of the advent of legal sports betting later this week. In addition to supporting online gambling, sports betting, and eSports vendors in New Jersey, Continent 8 will soon go live in Pennsylvania and Nevada. “The repealing of PASPA accelerated the demand for …
Czech Republic-based developer Chopsticks in the Apps (Chopsticks) will launch three titles with blockchain-based lottery and casino website Wild Crypto. The titles include Lutty Bird, a skill-based game similar to the famous Flappy Bird social game, where players must guide the player past as many pipes as possible. There is also Fruit Road, influenced by the viral hit Crossy Road, …