Betting technology firm NewGioco has expanded its presence in the Italian market with the signing of two new online operators based in Rome and Sardegna. The new URLs 782-sport.it and gamesmart.it are scheduled to go live in the next week and are expected to increase the company’s online player base by around 500 new registrations each month which will bring an …
B2B Daily Fantasy Sports and pool betting provider Scout Gaming Group has struck a deal with Norway’s public service radio and television company, NRK AS for the delivery of a free-to-play fantasy sports platform. Under the terms of the deal, Scout Gaming will initially launch NRK’s platform for the football World Cup. NRK and commercial Norwegian television channel TV2 will partner …
Mobile-focused gambling operator LeoVegas has appointed Stefan Nelson as chief financial officer. Nelson will join the firm from SEB Corporate Finance on August 22 2018 succeeding Viktor Fritzén who takes up his new role as Senior Advisor. Nelson brings almost 20 years of financial experience to the LeoVegas table and has, among other roles, served as a leading equity analyst of …
Back in the fourteenth century master Italian poet Dante Alighieri penned his still-famous Divine Comedy, probably scaring the hell out of his audiences with his imaginative descriptions of an afterlife featuring Paradise, the Purgatory, and the Inferno where evil doers are consigned. The famous Italian painter Botticelli later created his visual versions of Dante’s Inferno, which have been described as highly …
Aspire Global has described its first quarter 2018 as ‘productive’ following a record full year 2017 performance. Key performance metrics from the interim report include: Revenue increase of 14 percent to Euro 18.4 million (Q1/2017: Euro 16.1 million) 24 percent increase in B2B Revenues to Euro 9.7 million (Q1/2017: Euro 7.8 million) EBITDA increased by …
Swedish game studio and Playtech subsidiary Quickspin has released ‘Pirate’s Charm’, a swashbuckling 3X5 pirate adventure. Three bonus scatter symbols in the same spin will award 10 free spins, with an additional two free spins for every full reel of Mystery Charm symbols. When these symbols appear across reels 1, 2 and 3, the Mystery …
Subject to the approval of a new term of the convertible bond between Kindred Group and Kambi, the online gaming firm expects to extend is existing sports betting contract with the B2C sportsbetting provider. The commercial agreement will be effective from 1 January 2018 and will extend the partnership on a long-term basis, supporting Kindred …
B2B simultated gaming supplier GAN has completed the launch of its first multi-stage social casino slots tournament for patrons of Station Casinos who are enrolled in the operators Boarding Pass rewards programme following review and approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. GAN’s Leadership Draw Tournament (LDT) model will be delivered to selected clients of …
Casino games developer Pragmatic Play has landed what it terms ‘a landmark partnership’ with Danske Spil. The agreement sees the integration of a range of Pragmatic titles including Wolf Gold, Hot Safari and Journey to the West. “This is another important step for us as we continue to deliver the industry’s most sought-after collection of …
Yggdrasil Gaming will expand into a number of new markets including Denmark, Spain, Latvia and Italy following an extension to its existing collaboration with Betsson. Betsson’s Italian brand starcasino.it is the first to go live with Yggdrasil content which will be followed by other markets in the near future. Yggdrasil CEO Fredrik Elmqvist said: “Betsson …
Marko Jelen has been appointed by WeAreCasino as Director of Sales for Eastern Europe, Middle East and CIS. Jelen joins the commercial team having served over two decades in the terrestrial casino industry, more recently moving to online. He will be responsible for sales and the development of new partnerships with land-based and online casinos. …
Online lottery betting operator Lottoland has acquired a majority stake in Italian lottery firm Giochi24 for an undisclosed consideration and launched the brand into the Italian market. The Italian debut marks Lottoland’s eighth license in regulated markets. “We are delighted to have partnered with Giochi24 and to enter into the regulated Italian market,” Nigel Birrell, …
ALEA has agreed a content supply deal with IGT for the integration of over 120 games to its SlotsMillion and LadyLucks flagship brands in the UK market. UK players will gain access to over 70 desktop and 50 mobile IGT titles following the integration. “No game portfolio is complete without IGT’s classic and modern slots, …
Red Tiger Gaming’s content has gone live on Mr Green in an initial rollout that includes popular titles Treasure Mine, Laser Fruit and Ra’s Legend among others. Mr Green will utilise Red Tiger’s proprietary jackpot software in conjunction with Smart Spins technology for innovative rewards and promotions. The partnership will also see the launch of …
Games developer Habanero has agreed a partnership with European aggregator GAMEIOM for the integration of its full suite of games. GAMEIOM’s distribution includes major operators BetVictor, Ladbrokes Coral and William Hill. “We’re delighted to have signed up with GAMEIOM and look forward to a long and mutually advantageous working relationship,” Arcangelo Lonoce, head of European …
A William Hill trading update Tuesday revealed a 3 percent rise in group net revenue for the unaudited 17 weeks ending April 24, 2018. Results were impacted by a poor retail performance but offset by strong online and U.S. business results. Key performance indicators include: Online net revenue up 12 percent. Online net revenue from …
After exposing flaws last week in the Australian News Agents Association, which has been campaigning against his company, Lottoland Australia CEO Luke Brill expanded his defence of his company this week by warning that any “synthetic lottery” ban imposed by the federal government would be challenged. Brill said in a statement that his company, which …
The publication New Yorker reported Monday that after a consultation with the state governor, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has tendered his resignation with immediate effect. The report detailed allegations of assault against at least four different women following an expose by the Associated Press news agency; Schneiderman was allegedly involved in relationships with …
First quarter results for the 12 weeks ending March 31, 2018 were released Monday by the French regulatory authority ARJEL showing growth across all segments. The market was driven during the first quarter 2018 by online sportsbetting which generated stakes of Euro 847 million, up 34 percent and marking an all time high. This segment was boosted …
Italy’s National Research Council, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) released the results of a study on the Italian gambling market, both terrestrial and online, late last week. Undertaken by the CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, the new IPSAD® and ESPAD®Italia data for 2017 reveals that while adult gambling is on the rise – primarily the scratch&win and sportsbetting …
As the U.S. gears up for the possibility of legalised sports betting, recent action by the Washington Gambling Commission (WGC) reinforces that the pastime is illegal in Washington State. Following an investigation, WGC agents arrested four people for operating an illegal soccer betting ring late last week in the greater Wenatchee area. Raids on five business premises …
Mobile-focused gaming operator LeoVegas has partnered Novomatic subsidiary Greentube for expansion of its games offer. A wide range of Greentube content has been integrated to the LeoVegas platform for the Scandinavian and UK markets via the Novo Remote Gaming System solution. The new game selection includes Novomatic’s Lucky Lady’s Charm deluxe, Sizzling Hot deluxe, Book of Ra 6 Reel deluxe, Apollo God of …
Barcelona-based Zitro Interactive has clinched a multi-platform video bingo content supply deal with Casino Gran Madrid Online. The well known Casino will offer fifteen video bingo games from the provider, including popular titles Power 4 Bonus, Power Mania or Wild Rocks across PC, mobile and tablet. “Just as we have Zitro Video Bingo machines in the group’s live …
Online multi-brand operator Soft2Bet has launched Nolimit City games across its Malina Casino, Alf Casino, Casinia and Cadoola brands. The integration follows a deal struck earlier this year at industry expo, ICE. Soft2Bet will back the expansion in its content offer with a dedicated campaign on Nolimit City games. “We have nothing but good to say about Soft2Bet,” Malcolm Mizzi, Head of Sales …