The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has partnered international betting integrity body ESSA in an information-sharing agreement designed to strengthen UEFA’s campaign to rid football of match-fixing. ESSA and its membership of 25 sports betting operators will support UEFA’s efforts to identify attempted match manipulation by using the ESSA alert platform, which monitors, tracks and reports suspicious betting …
The UK Gambling Commission has published additional proposals geared at a “safer and fairer” environment for consumers. Proposed changes include: Wider reaching child protections with operators banned from providing free-to-play demo games until a consumer’s age has been determined. Improving the speed and effectiveness of age verification processes. Operators will be required to set limits on consumers’ …
Stockholm-based online casino platform and game developer Nolimit City has entered into a content supply deal with turnkey, white-label and content aggregator, iGaming Platform for the integration of its full portfolio of video slot games via its proprietary RGS platform. “The general approach and enthusiasm to work on a partnership deal with iGP has been something that got this …
Our readers will recall the resignation of Javier Balbuena, the head of the Paraguay national regulator Conajzar, earlier this month amidst a row over a monopolistic sports betting concession awarded to an allegedly politically connected company titled Daruma Sam SA. The contentious issue saw the name of the national president, Horacio Cartes, dragged into allegations of interference in the …
Bulgarian eSports betting provider UltraPlay has expanded its live betting model to cover additional betting markets including Decider Map Played, Correct Score and Map Advantage on the CS:GO, Dota 2, and League of Legends games. “We are proud to provide the most advanced and competitive eSports live betting model on the market right now,” Peter Ivanov, Head of …
Gaming Realms plc has sold its affiliate portals, bingoport and freebingohunter, for a total consideration of GBP 2.4 million to 1ST Leads Ltd in line with its strategy to focus resources on its real money gaming and content development businesses. 1ST Leads paid GBP 2 million on closing, and a maximum of GBP 400,000 will …
Cloud-based gaming platform Playkey has expanded its reach, from its traditional base in the the UK, Russia and CIS, into the German market The service launched in Germany was made possible through a collaboration with European solution provider G-Core Labs, who is known for its CDN partnership with game publisher Wargaming, and DARZ GmbH, one of Germany’s prominent IT …
Digitain has partnered YourBet for the delivery of a bespoke Sports Data service ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The sports betting provider will deploy its platform and real-time data tools for YourBet, providing the eGamings’ subsidiary with features including Football Match Centre (featuring games from 40 plus global competitions, with live data on results, stats, squad …
Sports betting solutions provider NSoft launched Betradar’s Virtual Football League and Cup in to the Romanian market with SuperBet following the integration of the product to its SEVEN Aggregator platform. Betradar’s Virtual Football product offers fast-paced betting on retail, mobile and online channels.
The UK Government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reached agreement with BGO Entertainment Ltd (BGO) following an investigation focused on consumer protection, in collaboration with the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), into the operator’s terms on bonus promotions. According to the CMA, BGO has provided formal commitments to change the way it offers bonus promotions to customers in which it will …
SoftSwiss has launched a new omnichannel, tropical island-themed, online casino JetSpin. The new operator offers a casino and live casino games selection covering video slots, table games, video poker and roulette from top providers such as Microgaming, NetEnt, Yggdrasil, Evolution Gaming and Habanero. Various payment service providers, including cryptocurrency, offer free deposits and withdrawals while customer support …
BetSoft’s newest graphic-rich slot release ‘Tiger’s Claw’ invites players to journey through a relaxing mystical realm, exploring a land of beauty and riches in which a wise Shaman awards wisdom and scatter pays on a quest for the legendary Tiger’s Claw. Landing five Tiger’s Claw’s will unlock multiple Free Spins with up to 98 being possible in a …
Online gaming operator NetBet has integrated Realistic Games’ slot portfolio boosting its offering to include titles such as Win Sprint, Symmetry, Time is Money, Super Graphics Upside Down and Six Appeal. Additional titles will be rolled out throughout the year including Realistic’s new 3D slots and deluxe games, scheduled for release across phone, tablet, and desktop platforms. Robert …
1×2 Gaming has capitalised on the fantasy superhero craze this month by launching Justice Machine, a 5 reel, 30 pay-line slot rich in animation, interactivity and features with a claimed RTP of 96.2 percent. The imaginative theme, based on ‘eighties comic culture, is full of interesting fictitious characters that include Talisman, Diviner, Challenger, Megabot, Sector …
UK-based Sky Betting and Gaming has reported a successful H1-2017/18 covering the first half of 2017 to end December, highlighting: * 47 percent rise in half year revenue to GBP 339 million; * Digital operations at SkyBet a star performer, increasing revenue by 58 percent to GBP 210 million; * Sky Gaming revenue rose 31 …
Hot on the heels of its recent support of George Groves, online gambling group Mansion have announced a number of new boxing sponsorships over the coming months. Following Groves’ success in the World Boxing Super Series semi-final, Mansion will be supporting him in the final later in this year. In addition to the previously announced …
NetEnt made a surprise press statement over the weekend, advising that the board of directors has decided to replace the Group CEO and President Per Eriksson with immediate effect in order to increase focus on long-term growth for the company. Eriksson’s responsibilities will be taken over temporarily by CFO Therese Hillman, and recruitment of a …
It’s almost Springtime, and eggs, baby rabbits, lambs, ducklings and chicks form the theme of a new Easter-release online slot from Booming Games this week, titled Baby Bloomers. The cartoon-style presentation of the farmyard theme underpins a set of features that includes Scatters, Butterfly Wilds, re-triggering Free Spins, Expanding Symbols, Bonus round and Multipliers. Booming …
The Sunday People newspaper in the UK published a scare article over the weekend, claiming that an unidentified Whitehall source had intimated that the UK government will soon impose a GBP 2 maximum betting limit on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) despite Gambling Commission recommendations for a reduction to GBP 30 “or less” (see previous …
Red Tiger Gaming has announced that it will launch its new online slot Esqueleto Mariachi on March 26, adding to the growing list of games with themes based on the Mexican Day of The Dead festival (think Play’n Go’s Grim Muerto, IGT’s Day of the Dead, Fortunes of the Dead by NextGen and Thunderkick’s Esqueleto …
The UK newspaper The Telegraph reported over the weekend that the UK Gambling Commission is about to unveil further regulations restricting online gambling. The newspaper reports that the regulations will force gambling companies to introduce age checks on their websites in a bid to stop children from using them. Providing free games on gambling websites …
The end of Slovenia’s monopolistic gambling system may be in sight, according to press reports on new legislative moves in the National Assembly. A bill introduced earlier this year by parliamentarian Branko Zorman proposed that member states in the European Economic Community be allowed to apply for online sports betting licenses, overturning the existing monopolistic …
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released two sets of draft regulations as it continues to work on the licensing and regulatory infrastructure for online gambling in the state. Both concern online casino and poker, and a third set is due for release on April 2. This third set is expected to deal among other …
The online gambling licensing jurisdiction Curacao in the former Dutch colonial Netherlands Antilles is causing the mother country concerns over standards and regulation, according to an article Friday in the Curacao Chronicle which quotes from the Dutch Gaming Authority’s latest annual report. In the report the DGA voices serious concerns regarding the conduct of operators …