Digital affiliate platform Better Collective has strengthened its Finnish presence with the acquisition of Premium Administration OU, its first M&A acquisition of 2018. The seven-figure acquisition deal of Premium Administration OU’s casino and sports betting affiliate assets will expand Better Collective’s activities in Finland to the same level of its activity in other Nordic markets, the company said. …
Cherry AB’s ComeOn! subsidiary has expanded its offering with the integration of Relax Gaming content. The initial roll-out will comprise Blackjack and Roulette table games on ComeOn.com and cherry casino.com with additional content and a further rollout across other brands throughout 2018. Heidi Skogster, chief operating officer at ComeOn!, said: “Relax Gaming has demonstrated an ability to provide a value offering of …
Online gambling games developer World Match has announced that its 200-strong games portfolio has been made available to Wplay.co online casino patrons following a content deal with the Colombian-licensed operator. Wplay.co was the first operator to secure online gambling licensing from the Colombian regulator Coljeugos last year (see previous report). The World Match gaming suite destined for Wplay includes 160 slot …
Isle of Man and Gambling Commission-licensed online casino operator Dafabet has advised players that effective March 8 it has ceased to accept deposits and plans to shutter the UK-facing operation by March 20 this year. Players may withdraw positive balances until March 20, whereafter remaining player balances not claimed will be returned automatically through the registered depositing …
Gibraltar press reports Monday are that the UK government has assured its Gibraltar counterpart that Gibraltar-licensed online gambling operators will continue to have access to the UK market until at least 2020…Brexit notwithstanding. The two governments have reportedly agreed to develop a replacement regulatory framework in preparation for Britain’s exit from the European Union. Media reports on the …
Mobile games developer OneTouch has launched a Hold’em Poker title using a portrait-first design for on-the-go mobile bettors, while also catering to desktop and tablet players. Matthew Rochman, Head of OneTouch, said: “Players have choices to fold, bet and check as the flop, turn and river are dealt out, which means strategy and smart poker decisions come into play. …
Gaming Innovation Group has partnered horse racing content website GG.co.uk in a marketing partnership which will see it deliver event and targeted digital paid marketing services for the popular portal. The alliance enables GiG a future entry point into the UK horse racing market while marking an important milestone for the company in the creative use of its …
New 10-Year deal for provision of online pari-mutuel betting and totalisator services. Sportech Plc’s Racing and Digital has won a new long-term contract with long-time partner Puerto Rican Racetrack Camarero for the provision of totalisator services and web and mobile pari-mutuel betting platforms. Under the new ten-year contract, Sportech will continue to provide pari-mutuel betting technologies and services …
Live games provider BetGames.TV has partnered Italian operator Snaitech for the integration of a range of AAMS-certified live-presented games through its Global Adaptation Network (GAN) platform. SnaiTech will gain access to BetGames.TV’s live presented games, including Bet on Poker, Bet on Baccarat, Wheel of Fortune, War of Bets, Dice and Dice Duel, across both the online and retail sectors. “We are incredibly …
44-year-old Mark Scheinberg, an Israeli-Canadian who with his father Isai created and built Pokerstars before its sale to Amaya Inc. (now The Stars Group), has been listed at ninth in a survey of wealthiest Canadians, and 422nd richest man in the world (the wealthiest is currently Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos with a net worth of $112 billion, followed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet on $84 …
In a multi-year deal, B2B sports betting provider Kambi Group will support online gaming operator Casumo’s diversification into sports betting with a collaboration that will see the development of a gamified sports betting product. The new sports product will primarily target casual bettors and betting virgin sports fans backed by a fun, playful betting environment. Kambi’s Sportsbook will be …
Bookmaker BetBright has attracted attention with the debut of a state-of-the-art robotic jockey ahead of the Cheltenham Festival. Dubbed ‘RoboJockey’ the lightweight steel technology initiative is not just capable of sitting on a horse but can direct a horse to a gallop of more than 30 miles an hour and jump four-foot high fences while communicating with humans …
Aussie punters on the books of online sportsbetting site Pinnacle were left wondering what is going on Monday when they started receiving emails from the operator advising that it is “unable to offer services in your jurisdiction after March 12th, 2018.” Whilst Pinnacle apologised for the inconvenience, it offered no explanation for its decision, or the logical …
According to a report in Malta Today, three Italian-owned companies have surrendered their Malta-licenses following the Malta Gaming Authority’s termination of one licensee and the suspension of another. The Maltese Authority embarked on an investigation into Italian-linked or owned licensees following the arrest of alleged Italian mafia kingpin Benedetto Bacchi and the suspension of Phoenix International earlier this year (see previous reports). The investigation, …
Our readers may remember that around the middle of last year a little known Hong Kong investor, Tang Hao, used his Discovery Key Investments company to gobble up a growing number of shares in The Stars Group (then Amaya Gaming), investing hundreds of millions of dollars in buying up lots, some reportedly from stock sold off by disgraced Amaya executive David Baazov. Business press …
Malta-based AXL Affiliates has announced the acquisition of Mvideoslots and all related assets for a six-figure amount. AXL has plans to integrate these under the growing AXL Affiliates brand, and in confident that by the end of 2018 Mvideoslots will represent an important part of the consolidated turnover of AXL Affiliates. Mvideoslots is a casino …
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board executive director Kevin O’Toole gave the US online licensed online gambling industry a welcome boost last week when he suggested to a House budget hearing that the Board is in the process of not only crafting temporary regulations for online gambling, but expects to begin the licensing process for operators by …
Nguyen Thanh Hoa (60), a senior police officer in Vietnam, was reportedly arrested Sunday as a suspect involved in illegally organising international online gambling operations, according to the Reuters news agency. A spokesman for the Police Ministry in Hanoi said the case is part of a widespread corruption crackdown that has now extended beyond the …
IFinland-based open gaming platform provider Finnplay has agreed on a deal to integrate with Stockholm and Malta-based games developer Nolimit City’s full portfolio of gaming titles to its Billfold platform. Under the multi-year marketing distribution agreement, Finnplay shall have full access to Nolimit City’s diverse slot games content library, which includes WiXX, Casino Win Spin, …
Sportsbet’s new video advertising is clearly aimed at Australian National Rugby League punters and revolves around a novel concept in which club-attired fans are pictured in a restaurant ordering club teams from the menu. The National Rugby League comprises 16 professional men’s rugby league teams in Australasia, and is run by the Australian Rugby League …
After posting strong results for 2017 this week, online (and soon retail) gambling group GVC Holdings management told the Reuters news agency that following a expansion phase that has included the imminent GBP 4 billion acquisition of the Ladbrokes Coral group it was probably a good time for the company to consolidate its assets. Whilst …
The DDoS outage on Friday March 2 at Betonline AG has proved to be a major problem affecting especially desktop operations deep into the current week and testing the IT team to the full. Using Twitter to communicate on an almost hourly basis, the betting company kept players in the picture as they battled with …
German betting company discusses joint venture with Malta-based strategic investor. Who is the potential joint venture partner negotiating with German online betting group MyBet Holding SE is the question doing the rounds following a rather enigmatic press release from the company Friday. MyBet revealed that it is currently engaged in negotiations with “a strategic investor” …
In an interview with The Times this week former Paddy Power CEO and co-founder Stewart Kenny (65) opined that more needs to be done by operators to guard against problem gambling, suggesting that imposing loss or deposit limits, and perhaps the imposition of cooling off periods before any limit changes are made could be effective. …