Last week’s news that Paddy Power Betfair has acquired DFS operator FanDuel with the US sports betting market in mind has been followed by as yet unconfirmed reports that the Kindred Group is considering an acquisition bid on DraftKings for similar reasons. Breaking the news Friday, the usually reliable US publication Legal Sports Report quoted …
William Hill plc appears to following the example of Bet365 in taking the precaution of establishing a Malta office as a post-Brexit alternative jurisdiction. The Times of Malta reported Friday that William Hill is to open a satellite office in Malta as part of its Brexit strategy. “We are setting up a Malta office and …
Novomatic Lottery Solutions (NLS) has been awarded a three-year content contract with an optional one-year extension, by Norsk Tipping AS, the national lottery of Norway. Under terms of the contract, NLS will design and manage instant games and digital versions of the Lottery’s Flax game for Norsk Tipping. The deal will see NLS providing more …
Malta-based by Asia facing sports betting operator ManBetX has agreed a three-year deal to become the official betting partner in Asia for Spain’s La Liga football organisation, commencing with the new season this September. LaLiga is fast expanding its regional partnerships based on the success of the league in broadcast markets and the popularity of …
Online gambling games and software provider NetEnt has added a new and innovative product to its packed FIFA World Cup roadmap with NetEnt Live’s Sports Betting Widget, an industry-first product that will give players the chance to play live casino games and bet on sports at the same time. Sports Betting Widget utilises unique streaming …
Scientific Games Corporation revealed in a press release Friday that it has been selected to implement the Delaware Lottery’s expansion to full-scale sports betting following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 on May 14, 2018. Delaware is the first U.S. state to add full-scale sports …
Daily fantasy sports US market leader DraftKings, which has reportedly been working on a sportsbook offering for s0me time, has inked a partnership agreement with Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino with the goal of capitalising on the emerging legal sports betting market. The Associated Press new agency reports that the partnership will focus on New Jersey, …
Despite a Euro 14 million hit to its corporate performance due to Latin American currency fluctuations, Spanish gambling group Grupo Cirsa reported good progress on its Spanish and LatAm expansion projects in a trading update Thursday. Our readers will recall that the group was recently acquired for Euro 2 billion by the US-based private equity …
Bristol City FC has announced that its new principal sponsor for next season is Swedish online casino company Dunder. Dunder fills a gap for the club after the Championship club announced the Robins’ 2017/18 shirt sponsor, Bristol-based construction company Lancer Scott, had agreed to cut its four year deal short after just two seasons. Bristol …
Online slots specialist developer Play’n GO has signed a multi-year partnership deal with PokerStars Casino, the company announced Friday. The agreement will see the provider supply its full suite of games via a direct integration into the PokerStars Casino platform, with a key focus on expanding the online casino slots offering in regulated markets. Play’n …
Casino and sports betting platform provider Digitain has announced the addition to its platform of the LuckyStreak live dealer solution, which is now available to Digitain platform based operators. Under the deal, LuckyStreak will provide the live dealer offering to include a range of live dealer table games such as Black Jack, Roulette, and Multiplayer …
Online gambling games developer Endorphina is the latest of many developers seeking to benefit from the excitement and publicity around the upcoming World Cup football championships in Russia, announcing the launch of a new football-themed online slot titled Football SuperStar. The game has four rows, five reels and 50 pay-lines, and the symbols on the …
Nevada’s gambling revenue surges over three months running eased during April, but the US gambling hub continued to improve with overall revenues up 7.6 percent year-on-year. Win from gamblers totalled $954 million in April, dropping below a billion dollars for the first time since January. However, analysts pointed out that for the fiscal year beginning …
On Friday Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination bureau released figures for Macau gambling in the month of May, reporting that revenues grew 12.1 percent year-on-year to 25.5 billion patacas ($3.16 billion). The growth was lower than expected after analysts predicted a figure somewhere between 16 and 20 percent, but nevertheless maintained Macau’s upward growth trend …
Kenya’s contentious 35 percent tax on all gambling GGR looks set to remain after the National Assembly’s Sports, Culture and Tourism Committee this week rejected an amendment proposing a reduction to 15 percent. Committee chairman Victor Munyaka MP said that the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act was in need of a complete makeover, possibly including …
A growing sense of urgency appears to be driving New Jersey lawmakers regarding intrastate sports betting legalisation following the recent overturning of PASPA by the US Supreme Court. On Monday the state Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee has scheduled a hearing after legislators vowed to move quickly to enact a framework for legalised …
In a press release late Thursday Delaware Governor John Carney announced that his state will be the first to offer full sports betting services following the US Supreme Court’s overthrow last month of the restrictive Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The governor revealed that sports wagering will begin at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at three …
The police in the Maharashtra state in India are taking a hard line in a case against local bookmaker Sonu Jalan, who has been arrested on charges of involvement in illegal online gambling, The crime branch in Thane is considering charges under the much tougher Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act rather than gambling laws …
Spanish regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) released very positive market statistics Thursday reflecting improvements in online poker thanks to shared player pools with France and more recently Portugal, and good year-on-year growth in overall revenue. Highlights of the report include: * Overall online revenue up 28 percent y-o-y at Euro 163.3 million; …
Latvian sports betting operator Klondaika has launched its new Altenar-powered online sportsbook with the goal of providing a tailored sports betting service to its punters ahead of the World Cup football championships in Russia. The new sportsbook will offer betting options for over 600 different markets, including in-play betting with more than 18,000 live events …
Gaming technologies and innovation, including cryptocurrencies, blockchain, ICOs and other payment solutions will be on the agenda of the 9th annual Gaming, Racing and Wagering Australia conference scheduled for L’Aqua in Sydney’s Darling Harbour between August 13 and 15 this year. International experts will be on hand to discuss latest developments in depth, along with …
One of the interesting statistics reported in the latest UK Gambling Commission study covering the period October 2016 to November 2017 is the growing rate of punters who self-exclude from online gambling; the study notes that compared with the period April 2015 and March 2016, self-exclusions have more than doubled at 1,309,740. Punters can self-exclude …
US-based technology group DNA Dynamics Inc., announced Thursday that its subsidiary, DNA Interactive, has begun work on a new platform that will take advantage of the recent US Supreme Court opinion which paves the way for the expansion in US online sports gambling. Carl Grant, DNA’s CEO, said in a statement that the company has …
The UK Gambling Commission has published its six-month update to gambling industry statistics, providing a snapshot of activity, market changes and trends across all gambling sectors for the period October 2016 to November 2017. Headline findings include: * GBP 13.9 billion total gross gambling yield of the overall gambling industry in Britain (0.7 percent increase …