Sports betting provider Kambi will continue to provide its sportsbook and technology services to online operator LeoVegas following the agreement of a multi-year contract extension. Kristian Nylen, chief executive officer of Kambi, said: “Contract extensions are particularly pleasing as they underline both the relevance of the outsourcing model and quality of our Sportsbook, so we …
French operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has launched a new version of its MyPMU app with new capabilities targeted at retail customers. The app provides enhanced horse racing information and enables punters to make bets via QR Code technology. Bettors can select and group their bets on the shopping cart page of the app which …
Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has communicated a significant 5-year platform deal with an undisclosed “large casino operator”. Improvements of platform infrastructure and architecture has increased capacity to support the scale of all operators in the industry, a press statement reads, with this deal considered a validation of the company’s strategy. “This agreement has been won …
Online casino and sportsbook operator Mr Green has broadened its portfolio with the launch of bespoke bingo and keno products. The operator recently introduced a unique One-Minue-Keno product in Sweden and the UK markets offering the opportunity to win GBP 100,000 every minute. Its latest bingo product for the UK market offers classic features such …
Sportsbetting solutions provider SBTech has launched a new mobile-focused Add2Bet Live Betting feature. Add2Bet enables players to instantly use the cash out value of an open bet to create a new double, treble or acca by combining it with new selections. The feature is one of a series of recently-launched mobile-focused enhancements to SBTech’s sportsbook …
Yggdrasil Gaming’s Joker Millions has paid out a massive Euro 3,5 million jackpot to a lucky Vera&John mobile customer. “The player deserves to treat themselves to an early Christmas present. We’re sure the imminent festive period will be that bit more special for them this year,” Fredrik Elmqvist, CEO at Yggdrasil Gaming, said. Victor Olinger, …
Sigma Gaming’s game-show themed ‘Pick A Fortune’ title is scheduled to go live with Quickfire operators in November 2017. This title engages players with a win step bonus in which the main Pick and Choose Bonus offers three prizes which players can accept or reject for more volatile consolation prizes. Check out the demo here:
Booongo Games signed multiple content supply deals with various operators during this month providing the developer an expanded presence particularly in the Asian markets. Boongo content has gone live with with Li Heng Entertainment! – an iGaming platform operating in the Asian market, content aggregator and iGaming services provider Pantheon Online and Asian operator Richhouse …
Play’nGO has released the demo vid of ‘Reactoonz’, the sequel to its popular Energoonz title which is slated for release this week. This 7 x 7, extra-terrestrial themed slot features energy harvesting clusters of out-of-this world aliens who descend from space onto the reels, and a Gargantoon with ambitions to invade (see previous report). Check …
BetConstruct has partnered Augmented Reality Platform Spheroid Universe in a VR casino and social games content supply deal. Spheroid Universe’s platform generates geo-localized digital assets – spaces – real estate for developing AR/VR world and applications. Once a user purchases a space, they can resell it or, alternatively, buy and place various AR items, change …
Online gambling live dealer and white label provider Asia Live Tech has announced the launch of a new service product that capitalises on the trend in the industry toward offering Bitcoin transactions. The new product provides a turnkey solution designed for easy integration by i-gaming operators, with the technological complexities handled by Asia Live, including …
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos has come through on a promise earlier this month to introduce online and VLT gambling bills to parliament; Greek media reports indicate that legislation has been introduced, is out of committee, and is set for debate in the coming week as lawmakers seek new tax revenue possibilities. The draft legislation …
Claiming it is a world first as a fully compliant blockchain lottery provider, Quanta Technology has achieved Isle of Man licensing to operate and develop its business on the island. Quanta director Lee Hills said in a company statement this week: “As the first blockchain gambling business in the world to obtain a reputable gambling …
Over the weekend a meeting in Lausanne of the Olympic Games committee discussed the eSports phenomenon, acknowledging its rapidly growing global audience of millions of men in the 18 to 25 age group, and its potential to enhance interest and engagement in the historic Games. There is a wealth of practical evidence on this massive …
British bookies are braced for the release of the UK government’s Fixed Odds Betting Terminal review this week, following widespread speculative coverage in the English mainstream press. Virtually every big newspaper has carried the story, claiming that DCMS minister Tracey Crouch will release the review Tuesday, and speculating on what they think it will contain. …
In an interview with the Times of Malta over the weekend, KPMG senior manager and i-gaming expert Russell Mifsud illustrated how important the industry is to the local economy, pointing out that on the latest figures available: * Malta has flourished for the past 13 years following the introduction of its licensing and regulatory model …
Last week saw the launch of the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), a not-for-profit trade association representing the interests of the fantasy sport sector in India. FIFS is a self-regulatory body, with 13 Indian fantasy sport operator members at present; it was formed to protect the interests of all Indian users by creating regulations …
Australian gambling group Tabcorp published its fiscal Q1-2017/18 results this week, recording an overall 5.4 percent y-o-y rise in revenue at A$ 578.8 million, but noting that its UK online venture with a local newspaper, Sunbet, continues to struggle. The group’s flagship performer remained its Wagering & Media division, which posted revenue up 4.5 percent …
Loto-Quebec’s otherwise rather average results in fiscal H1-2017 were boosted by an outstanding performance from the group’s Espace Jeux online division, which delivered a 42.3 percent year-on-year increase in revenue at Cdn$ 50 million. Overall, group revenue for the six month period ended September 25 this year reached Cdn$ 1.814 billion – up 3.5 percent …
SoftGamings, an online casino platform provider and games aggregator, has released a new product titled Live Casino Bundle which delivers a package of eight top live casino providers. The main benefit of obtaining a bundle instead of integrating providers separately lies in the fact that the package can be integrated through a single unified API …
Spanish turnkey sports betting and e-gaming multichannel solution provider, Optima and The Bookmakers Technology Consortium, a co-operative of independent bookmakers operating around 500 betting shops in the UK, announced a partnership deal Friday that will help bookmakers with less than 20 shops in the UK access one of the top OTC and multichannel technologies available …
Online sports betting provider Kambi has reported a rather quiet Q3-2017, with revenues flat and operating profit down. On Friday the company posted KPIs for the third quarter: * Revenue flat at Euro 14.8 million; * Operating profit down at Euro 1.1 million on a margin of 7 percent (Q3-2016: Euro 3.1 million on margin …
The Kindred publicly listed online gambling group has posted its Q3-2017 and nine-month performance figures, claiming all-time high results in revenue and profits, and highlighting: Q3-2017 * Group revenues up 36 percent y-o-y at GBP 194 million; * EBITDA of GBP 46 million (Q3-2016: GBP 33 million), with recent acquisition 32Red contributing GBP 3.7 million …
London-based technology company RISQ has launched a gaming industry first with the development of a random number generator platform boasting jackpots of up to GBP 25 million. The insurance-backed solution is suited to a range of games, including slots, tables games, lottery, keno, bingo, and instant win, and can be tailored to the individual needs …