The German Ice Hockey Federation eV (DEB) has announced a new sponsorship agreement with digital sports betting company LVbet. During the one-year agreement, LVbet will serve as “DEB Official Partner” as well as “Official Partner of the German National Ice Hockey team.” The LVbet brand will gain exposure through televised sporting events, as well as …
The international recruitment firm Boston Link claims its latest set of free reports gives insight into the salaries of the iGaming industry in hubs like the Isle of Man and Malta. Historically the iGaming industry has led the way in how companies should reward their staff, with innovative cultures and highly attractive salaries, the company …
Ainsworth Technology, a gambling technology and equipment supplier based in Australia, has posted a significant reduction in its Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) during the first half of its fiscal 2018 year, attributing the fall to lower domestic sales and a one-off tax adjustment cost. NPAT was down 53 percent year-on-year at A$9.7 million as …
Cyber currency supporters in Israel had encouraging news Tuesday after the Israeli Supreme Court issued a temporary court order to the major financial company Leumi Bank, requiring it to allow trading in cyber currencies, and discontinue its practice of limiting the accounts of firms associated with the burgeoning sector. Readers should however note at the …
West Virginia’s SB415 sports betting bill was passed by the House Finance Committee, just a week after it passed through the State Senate, and now advances to the full House of Delegates for consideration. The bill allows sports betting, including mobile and online, at five state casinos under the regulatory control of the West Virginia …
Over the past week, numerous UK media outlets have reported the imminent sale of a 25 percent stake in the TOTE by Betfred founders Fred and Peter Done. According to Sky News, who broke the story, the prospective sale is valued at GBP 30 million and talks with a ‘consortium of racing industry figures’ are …
SBTech has entered the Polish market with the launch of a full omni-channel solution for sports betting operator Etoto, uniting its online business and new retail offer. In addition to competitive odds and content covering a wide range of sports, SBTech’s cashier and self-serving betting terminal (SSBT) interfaces will integrate retail cash and voucher processing, …
The Stars Group has acquired a 62 percent equity interest in CrownBet Holdings Pty Limited from Crown Resorts Limited for an aggregate amount of around US$117.7 million in cash. CrownBet launched its online sports betting operations in Australia in 2014, growing its revenues from A$76.5 million in 2015 to approximately A$204.0 million in 2017 and …
iSoftBet will offer operators in the Danish market a range of casual games from game developer Spigo. The integration marks the first time iSoftBet will offer social games, delivered through its Game Aggregation Platform (GAP). Titles from the Danish developer include single player, multiplayer, card-based, dice-based, classic and modern games such as Diamonds, Fruits and …
According to the Australian Financial Review (AFR) four bids had been received by the Citigroup’s Monday deadline for the acquisition of William Hill’s Australian operation, which is led by CEO Tom Waterhouse. bet365, Sportsbet, Ladbrokes and Crownbet are speculated to be in the running with the winning bidder expected to be announced Friday this week. …
Content developer Habanero has launched a new graphic-rich video slot melding two themes from Steam Punk to palaeontology in its ‘London Hunter’ title. Set in Victorian London, the five-reel, three-row, fixed 25-line slot requires players help save the city from devastation when an escaped dinosaur takes to its streets. Features include free games, multipliers and evolving Wilds, …
iGaming customer retention specialist Enteractive has struck a deal with online sports betting and casino operator Pinnacle. Enteractive’s Player (Re)activation Service is now live with the operator, which turns churned players into active users through its unique one-to-one personal phone calls. Enteractive CEO Mikael Hansson said: “This is another major deal for us, which highlights our growing reputation in the iGaming industry …
Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has entered into a partnership with Hong Kong-based game studio, D-Tech in which it has acquired a 36 percent stake in the company for a Euro 360,000 consideration. “We are very happy with this investment and with the partnership between us and D-Tech,” Mathias Larsson, managing director of GIG Games, said. “The people behind the studio …
Betsson has agreed a content supply deal with Relax Gaming in which Relax will initially provide its suite of table games, before rolling out further products later in 2018. Relax Blackjack and Roulette will go live on Betsson.com as well as on a number of other Betsson brands including Betsafe, NordicBet, Oranje Casino, and Casino.dk, via Relax’s proprietary RNG engine. Patrik Österåker, Relax …
UK bookmaker, Betfred, and daily news and betting publisher, Racing Post, have collaborated to provide mobile customers a new digital football content package. The offer, through Betfred’s latest iOS and Android Apps, provides a broad range of football markets from Betfred and football data content from Racing Post including match verdicts, keys stats for a variety of …
Online casino operator BGO Entertainment is the latest industry company to take the innovative Rightlander tracking software on board, which will enable it to ensure affiliate marketer compliance with growing regulation. Rightlander is a landing page tracking platform that allows affiliates as well as operators to effectively and efficiently identify broken landing pages, or those …
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings showed its determined move into the sports betting vertical this week with the appointment of Sean Hurley as head of sportsbook, based in New Jersey and reporting directly to co-founder and chief revenue officer Matt Kalish. In a statement Monday DraftKings outlined Hurley’s responsibilities as assisting in the build, launch …
Betway has landed three new sponsorships in partnership with prominent esports firm ESL. The new sponsorship’s comprise ESL’s Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) and ESL One in 2018; starting with a sponsorship of IEM Katowice this February. In addition, Betway will sponsor Season Seven and Season Eight of the CS:GO Pro League, which conclude in May and December of this year. Adam Savinson, Betway, said: …
Online casino Win A Day has augmented its crypto currency deposit and payment services with Litecoin following the addition of BitCoin late last year. LiteCoin peer-to-peer cryptocurrency is considered to be a faster and cheaper alternative to Bitcoin.
William Hill is addressing the gender pay debate with the release of a new report detailing numerous internal gender pay breakdown’s in terms of pay at a senior level, bonus receivers, and gender balance. “Our median pay gap is 5.71% and our mean pay gap is 17.19%,” the company said, saying the reason behind the gaps …
Blueprint Gaming’s upcoming branded release is the heavy-metal-themed video slot titled ‘Spin̈al Tap’. Spin̈al Tap is a parody band, who first appeared in 1979 on ABC TV in a sketch comedy pilot called The T.V. Show and later hit the big screen in a movie that traced a music tour undertaken by the fictional aging British …
500.com lottery betting subsidiary, Lotto Warehouse, has signed an exclusive B2B deal with Earners Alliance, the owner and operator of numerous online casino’s including Casino Wilds, Betify, Loco Joker, Winner Resort and Slot Champ, and a provider of white label solutions. “Lottery Betting has evolved over the course of the last 18 months or so from being a new and upcoming …
A new online casino operation has gone live on Aspire Global’s platform. Goliath Casino is headed up by co-founder and chief executive officer Marcus Adler who served most recently as head of online acquisition at LeoVegas. The new destination has initially launched with online casino but expects the integration of a sportsbook to follow shortly with an extensive offer including …
International Game Technology PLC (IGT), through its subsidiary, IGT Global Solutions Corporation, has been awarded the lottery system and other services contract with the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL). Under the terms of the agreement, IGT will provide a new draw-based central system, new lottery terminals, a back-up, multifaceted communications network, and ongoing services to the SCEL for a …