Online gambling software and platform provider Nektan plc has chosen the Vegas Baby online casino to launch its new German-language offering, which includes a front-end entirely functional in German. boosting the developer’s country-specific offering. The product includes full customer relationship management (CRM) via Newlette, Nektan’s new partner CRM agency, and comes in response to client …
Armenian online gambling software developer Digitain has launched a new app for the increasingly popular card game Belote, with both classic and open Belote versions included. Characterising Belote as a “more cerebral alternative to the common British card game of Bridge”, Digitain says the new app is the latest in a series of skill games …
In a trading update Thursday Playtech plc broadly covered activity in H2-2017 ahead of a briefing for investors scheduled for November 14 at the group’s new Live Casino studio in Riga, Latvia. The company reports that daily average revenues in the Gaming division accelerated following the interim results in late August, and are currently higher. …
Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) reported third quarter results Wednesday, detailing a 7 percent rise in group revenue driven primarily by its Gaming, Lottery and Interactive Businesses and a favorable foreign exchange impact of $2.1 million. Key performance indicators for the third quarter period ended September 30, 2017 include: Operating income up 170 percent to $90.6 …
An industry advisory from Cherry AB Wednesday revised its full-year forecast on subsidiary ComeOn! while reporting on the company’s third quarter preliminary earnings. In terms of the development of its ComeOn! subsidiary, Cherry revised its full-year forecast for 2017 from revenue of approximately MSEK 2,500 to around MSEK 2,200, and profit (EBITDA) from about MSEK …
The optimism earlier this year that New Hampshire may become the next US state to legalise online gambling (see previous reports) sputtered out this week when bill H562 failed to pass as “inexpedient to legislate” on a vote of 23 vs. 0 during a House Executive session. H562 was a largely empty proposal in content …
GAMSTOP, an online gambling industry national self-exclusion initiative created and managed by the Remote Gaming Association and scheduled for implementation by the end of 2017, has reportedly been postponed until spring 2018 in order to give operators more time to prepare and put in place the required facilities. Our readers may recall the announcement in …
Online gambling group GVC Holdings plc has revealed in a stock exchange advisory that has sold Headlong Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, and other companies that comprise its Turkish facing operations to Ropso Malta Limited, a company backed by investors currently providing the primary IT services to the business, for a performance-related earn-out consideration of …
Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has launched its next generation, omni-channel lottery gaming system for the Atlantic Lottery in Canada as part of a five-year contract. The new system has gone live supporting traditional lottery retail sales, as well as mobile and internet gaming sales in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, …
Ian ‘Simmo’ Sims, an online programmer, entrepreneur and until recently a successful affiliate marketer, has produced an innovative software program that will make life easier – and more profitable – for affiliates. Branded Rightlander, the subscription-based product scans the subscriber’s websites and builds a list of affiliate and monetised links. It follows each of these …
Fantasy solutions provider Scout Gaming has announced the appointment of Joakim Renman as commercial director. Renman joins the company having served at Wiraya Solutions AB as commercial director – igaming. Prior to this, he was sales director at NYX Gaming Group over a three and half year period and product manager – regulated markets at …
Online gambling affiliate marketers in the Belgian market face a bleak future if a new law currently being progressed becomes effective next year. The legislation passed the Council of Ministers earlier this month and is currently being studied by the European Commission for compliance with EU laws, and assuming it is approved at that level …
The eight-year legal battle between Sportech and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) continues concerning its claim for compound interest on the repayment of GBP 97 million in overpaid VAT the company paid, reclaimed and was ultimately awarded back in December 2016 (see previous reports). In the latest development, the Sportech board expressed its disappointment …
Microgaming’s highly anticipated ‘The Phantom of the Opera™’ online slot went live today with partner Microgaming and Quickfire operators . ‘The Phantom of the Opera™’ is based on the successful film adaptation released in 2004 that grossed over $154 million worldwide. This 243 ways, 5×3 reel game features the musical’s world renowned scores and the …
iGaming community platform developer Better Collective has announced the award of an affiliate license for the Romanian market and the acquisition of PariuriX, a predominantly sports betting focused platform that the company claims has captured the biggest iGaming community in the country. With PariuriX’s brand values aligning strongly with Better Collective’s own principles, as well …
In an industry update, the Belgian Gambling Commission (BGC) has begun rolling out a new online identification system in partnership with True Odds nv. The project, dubbed Games 2.0, is expected to address online identification issues. “Fake national registry number will be a thing of the past, among other things,” the Commission said, as it …
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) which both regulates and operates gambling assets in the Philippines has posted its results for the period January – September 2017, highlighting: * Net income up 36.3 percent y-o-y at of P4.4 billion; * Income from gaming operations P42.4 billion; * After tax total income up 15.7 percent …
National holiday week traffic during October helped boost gambling revenues on the Chinese island of Macau by 22 percent year-on-year to 26.6 billion patacas (US$3.3 billion) according to official figures released Wednesday. The increase in revenue, which is ahead of analyst predictions, represents the fifteenth consecutive month of gains in Macau and is the best …
Online and land gambling group Paddy Power Betfair posted its Q3-2017 results Wednesday, highlighting: * Revenue up 9 percent year-on-year to GBP 440 million, driven by 11 percent growth in sports revenue; * Underlying EBITDA up 7 percent to GBP 121 million on a margin of 28 percent, notwithstanding marketing investment in the Draft acquisition …
Professional Bundesliga football club VfL Wolfsburg has agreed an exclusive betting partnership with online sports betting operator 10Bet. Through the partnership 10Bet will enjoy branding opportunities on pitch-side, LED screens and interview backing at all league and cup games as well as through the Club’s print and digital channels. “This exciting collaboration between two internationally …
NYX Gaming Group has integrated ‘Delve into Fortunes’ on NYX OGS, a playful take on the Mexican Día de Muertos Festival. This 5-reel, fifty-payline slot, developed by NYX’s Montreal-headquartered development studio, Side City Studios Inc., is beautifully illustrated and accompanied by a Flamenco-style soundtrack. A random Once In A Wild Re-Spin feature, awards four Random …
Quarter three online gambling results released Tuesday by Spain’s Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) show total gross gaming revenue up 37.3 percent year-on-year despite a 3 percent decline in advertising spend. Key performance metrics for the three month period ending September 30, 2017 include: Consolidated gross gaming revenues (GGR) amounted to Euro 140.5 …
Sports betting integrity body ESSA reported 72 cases of suspicious betting activity in its third quarter summary bringing to 152 cases in total in 2017 to date. The alerts identified 46 cases linked to Tennis and eight each for football and table tennis. Four cases were linked to Basketball and two each for badminton, snooker …
Malta-headquartered Pocket Games Soft (PGS) is the latest third party supplier to integrate with Leander Games’ LeGa platform. PGS is the development studio behind the Medusa, Summon & Conquer and Tree of Fortune slots which will be made available to UK and Alderney-licensed LeGa operators. “In a short space of time, Pocket Games has quickly …