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Genesis Casino – New online casino on the grid

9 May 2018

A new, fully mobile-optimised gambling destination has launched, owned and operated by Genesis Global Limited. Genesis Casino, licensed by the Malta Gambling Authority, Curacao and the UK Gambling Commission, offers over 1300 game titles from renowned developers including Microgaming, Quickspin, Play’n Go, Evolution and NYX across Live Casino, Video Slots and Table Games. “Genesis Casino is another step forward towards our …

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Twelve40 teams up with live lottery supplier Pin Projekt

9 May 2018

Lottery and games provider Twelve40 has entered a strategic partnership with live lottery supplier Pin Projekt. The deal will see Pin Projekt integrate its front-end live streaming lottery solution, Lotto instant Win (LiW), into Twelve40’s proprietary platform. Twelve40’s operator partners will now have access to LiW, which allows players to place bets on the outcome …

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Yggdrasil partners with Nitro casinos on branded game deal

9 May 2018

Yggdrasil Gaming has entered into an exclusive global partnership with Nitro Circus to create an all-new action sports-themed online slot game. This strategic alliance allows Yggdrasil to create its first ever branded game by partnering with Nitro Circus, the world’s biggest action sports entertainment brand led by its co-founder, the legendary action sports athlete, motorsports …

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Sportsradar partners with e-sports organiser in multi-year deal

9 May 2018

Sportsradar and eSports tournament and league organiser ESEN eSports have inked a multi-year deal tasking Sportradar with exclusive collection and distribution of audio-visual and data content across eSports competitions including the King of Nordic tournament. Sportsradar’s  Fraud Detection System will be monitoring all competitions in order to identify any instances of match-fixing. The Fraud Detection …

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Rightlander taken on boad by GVC and LeoVegas

9 May 2018

Rightlander, the innovative affiliate landing page tracker, has signed deals with LeoVegas and GVC to help both operators improve affiliate compliance and boost their responsible gambling measures. Rightlander’s technology scans affiliate websites, simultaneously building a list of locations where an operator’s brand is mentioned or linked to while also searching for certain events and conditions …

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Ganapati signs up with iSoftBet

9 May 2018

Online and mobile casino content provider, iSoftBet, has added further content to its existing Game Aggregation Platform (GAP) by integrating developer Ganapati’s full suite of Japanese-themed games. The partnership means that operators using iSoftBet’s platform will now receive access to additional slots, including the popular She Ninja Suzu and Pikotaro’s Pineapple Pen. GAP boasts more …

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Mexico’s televisa reportedly prepapring to sell online gambling interest

9 May 2018

Mexican media reports have indicated that Mexican media giant Televisa is mulling the sale of is gambling group PlayCity, comprising a Kambi-powered online sportsbook and a significant number of land casinos and Mexican licenses. Televisa launched PlayCity 13 years ago and has built the venture into a formidable competitor in the reportedly $450 million a …

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Riposte to Detroit news article on Michigan online gambling legalisation

9 May 2018

In a op-ed piece in the Detroit News this week, Andrew Quinlan, co-founder and president of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, challenges an earlier article in the newspaper criticising Michigan state moves to legalise online gambling and quoting health officials who warned of the dangers to minors, citing statistics from the UK Gambling Commission. …

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PR boost for Malta

9 May 2018

Malta’s Independent newspaper reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) blog has given the Mediterranean island a PR boost, noting the creation of a services industry in which i-gaming licensing and regulation has delivered exceptional economic performance. Nowhere else in the European Union does the i-gaming sector account for such a large part of the economy, the …

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Bethard signs up for Booongo content

9 May 2018

Games developer Booongo will launch its suite of games on the BetHard platform following the signing of a content supply deal. After integration, BetHard customers will gain access to popular  Booongo titles such as “God`s Temple”, “African Spirit”, “Gnomes` Gems” and “12 Animals”, among many others.

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MoneyMatrix partners Esports Entertainment Group

9 May 2018

EveryMatrix subsidiary MoneyMatrix has agreed a deal for the provision of its payment portfolio and hosted cashier to Esports Entertainment Group’s VIE esports wagering platform. Described as a ‘landmark deal’ for MoneyMatrix, VIE will become the first esports merchant to onboard MoneyMatrix’ NexGen Payment Processing Platform. “We are excited to launch with MoneyMatrix’s processing platform as we can now offer our …

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NetEnt launch Live Sports Roulette

9 May 2018

NetEnt will follow the release of its World Cup Free Round Widget for slot games with Live Sports Roulette on June 14 for play across mobile and desktop during the football World Cup. Players will be able to keep up with scores and real time updates on the football World Cup as they play Live Sports Roulette, accompanied by World …

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Irish justice minister to propose tough new gambling laws?

9 May 2018

The Irish Examiner reports the imminent submission of a new gambling law proposal by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan to the Cabinet this week in which a new independent regulator would be established, problem gambling measures implemented and stringent gambling advertising restrictions imposed. According to the report, gambling firms may be forced to freeze compulsive gambler accounts or pay hefty fines, …

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PlayOJO seeks to strengthen brand awareness in UK market

9 May 2018

European online casino brand PlayOJO has launched a new, multi-million-pound UK TV ad campaign tasking players to “find their OJO”. The ad featuring an emotional alpaca looking for his “OJO” will be broadcast on numerous UK TV channels, including ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky. In addition, the campaign will reach across digital and social channels …

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UKGC to speed up responsible gambling strategy

9 May 2018

With just twelve months left in the current 36-month responsible gambling strategy, UK Gambling Commission executive director, Tim Miller, said progress has not moved as fast as the UKGC would have liked. The comments follow the publication of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board’s (RGSB) progress report. “RGSB’s progress report reaffirms our view that there is still considerable work to …

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NewGioco expands in Italy

9 May 2018

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 …

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Scout Gaming scores deal with norwegian NRK

9 May 2018

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 …

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Nelson named LeoVegas CFO

9 May 2018

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 …

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Hell to pay in afterlife inferno online slot

9 May 2018

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 …

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Aspire Global interim report “paves way to successful 2018”

8 May 2018

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 …

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Quickspin launch Pirates Charm

8 May 2018

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 …

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Kindred Group anticipates sports betting extension with Kambi

8 May 2018

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 …

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GAN completes Station Casinos Ltd online slot tourney

8 May 2018

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 …

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Pragmatic Play lands Danske Spil deal

8 May 2018

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 …

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