William Hill US and the soon-to-be opened Ocean Resort Casino Atlantic City have agreed a partnership in which William Hill will operate the casino’s sports book. Pending regulatory approval, William Hill will operate a 7,500 square foot sports book in the heart of Ocean’s gaming floor, a newly constructed $6 million gaming area featuring state-of-the-art …
London-listed Gaming Realms plc has signed a three-year licensing deal with Sony Pictures Television. Under the terms of the deal, Gaming Realms has created and hosts the new gaming website millionairegames.com on its proprietary platform following the return of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ in the United Kingdom. The new millionairegames.com site went live in tandem with the return of …
GVC brand bwin has extended its partnership with Spanish La Liga Club Atlético de Madrid, SAD (Atlético) for a further two years. bwin will enjoy a significant brand presence across Atlético’s main digital resources including website, mobile applications and social media along with advertising rights to use player images and offer fan experiences. “We could not have chosen a better …
Nigerian public online lottery business Imperial Gaming Limited is readying the launch of its Super Lotto product into the market. The company, who claims its platform is built on Gaming Laboratories International standards, will offer lottery, live and gaming products both online and in the retail sectors. Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Gaming, Femi Umar-Lawal, said: “Super Lotto, a gaming …
iGaming firm SoftGamings released v2.0 of its Bonus System Standalone product this week offering operators full bonus functionality on their existing portfolio without signing up for SoftGamings’ platform or aggregated games content. Enhancements to the product include Poker bonus native support, sportsbook bonuses native support, free round for supporting gaming providers such as Microgaming and NetENT, separation …
Armenian igaming firm Eye Motion is publicising the attainment of an exclusive IP films deal in which it has attained the right to use registered content of thirty unidentified films for the development of new games. Eye Motion, who established a second office in the UK in January 2018, offers the browser-based, cross platform engine EYE ENGINE …
UK-listed online gaming firm GAN has announced the appointment of Richard Santiago as its chief financial officer. Santiago, who will be based in Las Vegas, Nevada, joins the firm mid June 2018 having served at the US internet-based food delivery firm, EatStreet. Previously, Santiago served in senior finance roles with numerous internet gaming firms including Activision Blizzard and Riot …
Relax Gaming has entered into a B2B partnership with gaming platform Red Rake Gaming, the company announced in a statement Tuesday. Red Rake offers a wide-ranging portfolio, comprising of slot, video poker and video bingo games, which will be available to operators via Relax’s Silver Bullet platform. The platform aggregates hundreds of titles from a …
Online casino games developer Pragmatic Play has integrated its entire catalogue of online slots with StarCasino.it, part of the Betsson Group brand portfolio. The deal boosts the operator’s offering to players with games including hit titles Wolf Gold, Chilli Heat and Lucky New Year, alongside an exclusive game Star Jackpot, which has already paid out …
The last-minute resurrection in the Illinois House of SB7, a gambling expansion bill covering DFS, sports betting and online gambling, has stalled in the Executive Committee. Our readers may recall that with just days to go before the current legislative session ends, Rep. Robert Rita, who heads the House Gaming Subcommittee, revitalised SB7 – a …
The row over the authority to issue online gambling licenses outside its jurisdiction by the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone that has already seen two APECO officials fired by President Rodrigo Duterte (see previous reports) has claimed another victim…this time Rudolf Jurado, head of the government’s Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC). In a typically …
Paddy Power Betfair plc has followed up on its Q1 trading update pledge to return GBP 500 million to shareholders over the next 12 to 18 months, initially commencing with a share buyback of GBP 200 million. In a stock exchange advisory Tuesday the company revealed that it has entered into irrevocable, non-discretionary arrangements with …
The news that the Italian president, Sergio Mattarella, has vetoed a proposed finance minister put forward by a political party coalition following hung national elections in March has enabled the Italian gambling industry to dodge what could have been a damaging political bullet. The coalition comprised the two radical political party winners in the election – Five …
French gambling authority ARJEL has launched a responsible gambling social media campaign ahead of the World Cup. The campaign was formed in response to the growing popularity of sports betting in France, the regulator said, and will initially focus on the football, tennis and basketball disciplines. Produced by creative agency GoodSeed, the campaign’s underlying theme is that punters …
Latvian online casino operator Klondaika has selected Malta-based sports betting solutions provider ALTENAR for the roll out of its new sportsbook later this week. Primed for the beginning of the football World Cup, the Klondaika sports book offers betting on twenty-one sports supported in a multi-lingual environment. “Klondaika is a rising star of the Latvian gaming market, so it …
Online gambling games and software developer Real Time Gaming (RTG) has announced that industry marketing executive Alex Czajkowski has joined the company’s Asia operations as Corporate Marketing Officer based in Manila, Philippines. Briefing media this week, Czajkowski said that whilst European firms were deeply engaged in mergers and acquisitions the Asian i-gaming market for RTG games is booming. “Having …
Soe Thein, the director general of the Myanmar Department of Posts and Telecommunications, did not mince his words this week in a letter warning private telecommunications firms to stay away from any aspect of online gambling, either directly or indirectly, on pain of being shut down. The official said that the majority of internet gamblers …
Online and land gambling companies licensed in the UK could be faced with more restrictions if a cross-party group of MPs succeeds in its demands that the pastime be treated as a public health issue with restrictions similar those required of the tobacco and alcohol industries. Reporting on the group, which includes shadow culture secretary …
Despite a positive series of acquisitions and financial results, the board at GVC Holdings plc could find itself facing shareholder concerns regarding the high level of executive remuneration at its agm next month, according to a report in the publication This Is Money over the weekend. Our readers may recall that Playtech plc stakeholders earlier …
In a major responsible gambling initiative agreed as part of its sponsorship deal with the English Football League, online gambling firm Sky Bet has invested GBP 1 million in an EFL education program targeting EFL clubs and designed to improve awareness. The marketing publication Drum reports that the EFL has signed a five-year agreement with …
With less than a week left in the current legislative session, the House Gaming Subcommittee mulls amendments to a casino bill. In a surprise move Friday, and with barely a week left of the current legislative session, the Illinois House Gaming Subcommittee was presented with amendments to a Senate bill (SB 7) originally intended to …
World Poker Fund Holdings, Inc. (WPFH), revealed Thursday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Picking Duck. WPFH has also brought back Picking Duck’s Handicapper Marketplace, where the public can “buy sports picks” from professional handicappers, and has also acquired the rights to develop and produce “Beat the Bookie”, which will initially launch …
Rivalry.gg, a dedicated eSports sportsbook licensed by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission announced Friday that it is launching live, in-play betting, currently one of the most engaging betting experiences in eSports allowing bettors to place bets throughout a match on a variety of in-game events and outcomes. With the average age of eSports …
In an announcement by its board of directors Friday Cherry Group AB said that it has “terminated the employment of Anders Holmgren as CEO and President of Cherry effective immediately.” Company chairman Morten Klein acknowledged the contribution Holmgren has made during his fifteen month tenure as CEO and President, but said that the board has …