Online gambling games developer BetSoft Gaming has announced a new games supply deal with Malta-based i-gamng operator OCG International. The terms of the partnership will allow OCG International to offer BetSoft’s Slots3 series of games, including the new Classic Slots collection, to its online gaming brands. “OCG International offers many brands to their ever-growing base …
Online and mobile casino content provider, iSoftBet says it has helped developer GameArt enter Romania and Italy for the first time, starting with a launch on NetBet. iSoftBet and GameArt have a longstanding partnership, with the developer’s games available through the iSoftBet Game Aggregation Platform (GAP) along with those of developers like Playson, Realistic Games …
Reports that Aussie sports fantasy company has now added the retail bookmaking assets of TopBetta to its stable. Undeterred by recent obstacles to its reverse takeover and ASX listing via Mission NewEnergy (see previous reports), Perth-based sports fantasy and betting group PlayUp announced Monday that it has acquired the retail bookmaking assets of Australian listed …
The series of class actions against social casino games developers which has followed the recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal finding that Big Fish Casino activity constitutes illegal online gambling in Washington State law (see previous reports) was addressed by Korean social casino games operator DoubleUGames over the weekend. Our readers may recall that DoubleU …
Australian fantasy sports provider PlayUp, recently in the news following its acquisition of Draftstars from CrownBet (see previous report) has reportedly encountered obstacles to its plans to list on the Australian Securities Exchange and Nasdaq in the US. The Sydney Morning Herald reported over the weekend that PlayUp planned to list on the Nasdaq in …
The Malta Gaming Authority was in the news again this week following a report in the newspaper Malta Today that five more licensees have departed Malta’s shores following a probe into organised crime links by the regulator. This reportedly resulted in one licence suspension, a licence cancellation and three voluntary terminations of licenses by the …
´The Arena Football League has announced partnership deals with daily fantasy sports provider DraftKings and the Vegas Stats and Information Network, explaining that the objective is to improve fan engagement over the next two seasons, delivering a more interactive experience to fans, who will be able to play daily fantasy sports games based on the …
English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur and Asia-facing online gambling group FUN88 have announced the extension of their long term betting partner relationship to engage with Asian and Latin American sports fans through a range of activities including presence on the Club’s range of global and localised digital channels. As part of the renewed …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0lZbKxOluk Online casino operator Slotland will launch its next in-house developed slot early next week, introducing the multi-featured, 5 reel 30 pay-line Castle Siege online slot. The new game takes players on an a medieval quest to destroy a castle and win its treasures. It has Sticky Wilds, three jackpots and a bonus game where …
Police in Ukraine have carried out an anti-online gambling swoop, raiding 15 premises in Kiev and seizing over 100 computers along with other evidence reportedly linking the operations to Russian criminal groups. Investigators identified a number of Russian-facing online casino websites associated with illegal Ukrainian activity, including eldoradoclub.com, vulkanclub.com, 24vulkan.com, slotvulkanclub.com, estcasino.com, greencasino.com, anonymcasino.com and …
Australia based but Malta-bound online social gaming group Virtual Gaming Worlds has confirmed that it is to seek a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. The company has enjoyed a growth phase, with sales on track to reach $350 million in the 2017-2018 year, and is hoping to join the ASX via a compliance listing …
French online and retail gambling group Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has announced top management changes, appointing Bertrand Méheut as chairman and his Canal Plus colleague Cyril Linette as chief executive officer. Méheut was chairman of Canal Plus from 2003 until 2015, while Linette served as sports director from 2008 until 2015. The company advised in …
NetEnt announced Friday that a 37-year-old punter using a mobile device hit the Hall of Gods progressive jackpot on April 2, winning Euro 6,719,561.71. The winner, who has elected to remain anonymous, was playing on LeoVegas’ mobile app and staked just Euro 10 before going on to take the seven-figure jackpot, later telling casino management: …
Piegate – the novelty betting issue around former Sutton reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw, caught on camera eating a pie during an FA Cup match (see previous reports) surfaced again this week with the news that the UK Gambling Commission has imposed a GBP 84,000 fine on online gambling company SunBets – a Tabcorp/News Corp subsidiary. …
Australian online gambling group CrownBet has confirmed that it has offloaded its daily fantasy sports venture DraftStars for an undisclosed consideration to up-and-coming local company PlayUp. According to a media statement, PlayUp will use the acquisition to accelerate its international growth plans. The deal will also enable CrownBet to focus on its core sports. Sydney …
Not content with severe restrictions that ban gambling advertisements during live sports broadcasts between 5am and 8:30pm (see previous reports), the Australian regulator Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is now mulling further limitations that extend to internet streaming. Announcing a public consultation period Thursday, ACMA invited interested parties to submit views on the streaming …
GVC’s Bwin.ru venture into the Russian sports betting market in partnership with Digital Betting has reportedly been enjoying success since launch last November, and a large part of that has been the clever use of social media marketing. In a media interview this week Digital Betting CEO Dmitry Sergeyev revealed that the partnership had engaged …
The failed attempt by the Prince Edward Island provincial government in Canada to become an online gambling licensing and regulatory jurisdiction surfaced again this week, nine years on from the start of the incident. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police was called in to investigate any criminal activity in the failed deal, which cost the government …
Figures released Thursday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that for the 13th month running online revenues rose above the $20 million a month benchmark in March, with a 17.6 percent y-o-y improvement at $25.6 million…itself a record topping the previous benchmark set in February this year by $3.6 million. Online casino …
The police in the Philippines province of Pangasinan on the island of Luzon have reported on illegal gambling raids across four cities and 44 municipalities that have resulted in the arrest of 118 individuals since Monday. Senior Supt. Ronald Oliver-Lee, police provincial director, said the arrested suspects are now facing charges for violation of the …
America’s major sports leagues have fought against the liberalisation of sports betting in the United States for years, mainly litigating against the state of New Jersey’s attempt to set aside the federal and restrictive Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), but it appears that even they now recognise that the much-anticipated US Supreme Court …
Gibraltar-based white label gaming software and services provider, Nektan plc reported Thursday that its B2B platform, Evolve Lite, is now live with Asian-facing international online casino and sportsbook operator, 138.com. The product was delivered through Nektan’s global platform deal with Tyche Digital Malta Ltd and will see Tyche deliver its mobile-ready, HTML5 games content to …
The UK Gambling Commission announced Thursday that Neil McArthur’s tenure as interim CEO has been made permanent after a “thorough and highly competitive” search to replace Sarah Harrison. McArthur has been acting as Interim CEO since Harrison left the organisation at the end of February (see previous report). Bill Moyes, chair of the Commission, said …
Austria and Italy-facing gambling group Newgioco has posted a positive first quarter for 2018, reporting increased online sales and a $570,000 reduction in debt. The company said Thursday that online sales via subsidiary Multigioco were up an impressive 90.93 percent in Q1-2018 at $45.8 million (Q1-2017: $24 million). Betting turnover rose 67.2 percent y-o-y to …