Russian sports betting operator 1XBet’s recently announced partnership as official International Presenting Partner of Italy’s Lega Serie A was apparently short-lived following an outcry from Italian authorities who decried the deal as “unfair competition to those who work with regular state licenses”. Curacao-licensed 1XBet does not hold Italian licensing and appears in one form or …
Inspired Entertainment has entered into a strategic partnership with Novomatic to integrate its content for the delivery of a “market-specific” product combination for Greek gambling giant, OPAP. Described as the first agreement of its kind, Novomatic games, including Book of Ra Deluxe, Dolphin’s Pearl Deluxe, Sizzling Hot Deluxe, Lucky Lady’s Charm Deluxe, are now live …
Through its licensing partnership with Gaming Realms, IWG has launched an addition to its ‘Big Money Slingo’ product range titled ‘Big Money Slingo Bonus’, a mix of slots and bingo with a GBP 250,000 jackpot combined with a free spins bonus feature. The bonus feature tasks players to hunt for five keys which, if collected, …
Players will enter a world of flashy gold watches, expensive cell phones and other luxury items in Play’n GO’s latest five-reel, 10-payline slot, ‘Fu Er Dai’. When the wild, red-eyed dragon lands on an inner reel, it transforms into a wild dragon girl who expands to cover the entire reel in order to reveal her …
Yggdrasil Gaming has sneak peeked its upcoming release ‘Reptoids’, a 1960’s styled game offering a new Alien Detector Field (ADF) mechanic. The ADF scans the reels with every spin, discovering aliens who may be disguised as top government officials, socialites or celebrities. Players who reach the free spins round will be given additional tools to …
Chicago-based game development company 2By2 Gaming has expanded its portfolio with a raft of new online slot games. The company’s latest branded release ‘Hansel & Gretel on the Treasure Trail’ is a fairytale-themed, 60-ways-to-win, 5-reel slot featuring a free spins bonus round and a four level mystery progressive. The demo can be watched here: Other …
A new professional eSports competition is in the making from eSports company eFootball.Pro and Konami Digital Entertainment. The new eSports competition, which will be created using Konami’s football game series, will be broadcast on a global level. “The goal is to drive all that makes traditional football the king of sports, towards electronic football, towards …
Live casino technology and games provider Authentic Gaming has signed a partnership deal to live stream its product from the gaming floor of the prestigious Denmark land-based casino operator, Royal Casino Group. The deal marks the first time that live gaming will be streamed from a Danish land based casino, and will see stream coverage …
Three recent acquisitions helped to lower the impact of losses at Chinese online lottery firm 500.com in the third quarter, its latest results show. The company continues to struggle following the imposition of a “temporary” online lottery suspension by the Chinese government over two years ago (see previous reports). 500.com posted a Q3-2017 net loss …
Lottoland’s woes in Australia continued to grow Tuesday when the Northern Territory provincial government, where the “synthetic” lottery is licensed, instructed the regional regulator Northern Territory Racing Commission to amend its rules to prohibit betting operators from taking wagers on the outcome of Australian-based lotteries. The NT Attorney General, Natasha Fyles, told local reporters “…concerns …
Indian online rummy operators Ace2Three and Rummycircle have announced the formation of a not-for-profit lobbying grouip titled ‘The Rummy Federation’ with the objective of empowering the regional online rummy industry and encouraging a sustainable and responsible game-play environment. The Foundation will begin by setting guidelines for online rummy and providing accreditation to online rummy websites, …
Online bingo operator JackpotJoy Group reported on its third quarter and consolidated nine-month 2017 fiscal period Tuesday showing positive momentum and a good financial performance. Gaming revenues rose 14 percent in the third quarter, and in consolidated nine-month results reached GBP 222 million (9M/2016: GBP 194 million). Third quarter results were driven by a 12 …
Live casino provider Medialive Casino Ltd has appointed Rob Wheeler as commercial director responsible for global business development. Wheeler previously served as commercial and partnership director, E2E at Playtech, prior to which he held a similar position at Cozy Games. “Rob is a proven business development director, with excellent industry knowledge and an extensive network …
ZEAL Group and UNICEF have launched the UNICEF-lotteriet in the Norwegian market, the country’s first ever digital-only charity lottery. Zeal Group will operate the initiative under its Lottovate brand providing Norwegians the opportunity to win up to 2 million Norwegian Krone each week while supporting this important charity. Over the next nine years, the new …
Gaming operator Eurobet has launched Inspired Entertainment Inc’s Football Matchday product in the Italian market. Inspired’s Virtual Sports will feature on dedicated channels in Eurobet retail venues with one channel solely showing Football Matchday and Platinum Football. Specifically designed for the Italian market, Football Matchday offers an exciting and unique league concept to players. Featuring …
The UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) new three-year, five-point strategy published Tuesday will be of interest to all industry stakeholders. The strategy, described as ambitious by Gambling Commission Chair Bill Moyes, sets out the regulator’s focus on five priority areas: 1. Protecting the interests of consumers. Includes, but is not limited to, the UKGC’s expectation that …
Gaming giant Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics S.A. (OPAP) has revealed progress in its third quarter 2017 and consolidated financial results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017. Consolidated gross gaming revenues (GGR) grew 4.8 percent to reach Euro 1,045.8 million (9M/2016: Euro 998 million). OPAP reported a strong third quarter with 11.9 percent …
Grup Peralada-owned Casinobarcelona.es has has announced the launch of exclusive online and mobile Playtech casino products and has gone live on the iPoker network in Spain. The family-run business, which operates in various sectors including entertainment and culture, is a renowned land-based venue and gaming brand in Spain who launched its online casino in 2012. …
EveryMatrix’ launch of its ReactCasino website this week represents an important milestone in the company’s development in terms of the supporting architecture. The website utilises new front-end technology, a product of EveryMatrix’ past investment and development focused on the delivery of faster content to gaming websites. The modular and customisable gaming framework has a responsive …
Betconstruct has launched a new iOS and Android application that enables the average person to become a bookmaker and turn any game into a bet-on-event. Following the download of ‘BookieApp’, the user can create individual bet markets on a selection of preloaded sports such as football and basketball or create a custom event such as …
Live dealer casino platform provider Ezugi launched “Unlimited 21 Blackjack – Auto Split” for Desktop and Mobile devices this week. Unlimited Blackjack allows an unlimited amount of players to play the same game simultaneously against the Dealer while auto-split functionality on certain pairs of player cards is built into the game rules allowing for a …
Spain’s Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) is inviting public comment on a draft resolution that will amend various resolutions specifically pertaining to the identity verification processes carried out by online gambling operators. The draft resolution modifies the existing identity verification process which the DGOJ believes need to take place sooner in the transaction …
William Hill is the first to launch International Game Technologies (IGT) terrestrial favorite ‘Ocean Magic’ slots across its retail betting properties, mobile and desktop channels in the UK market. “William Hill is proud to be the first operator in the world to offer IGT’s Ocean Magic game in the UK retail environment, on mobile devices …
Third quarter figures released late last week by the French regulator ARJEL paint a positive picture of French online gambling, highlighting: * Online poker overall revenue up 11 percent at Euro 58 million, with cash game handle up 8 percent at Euro 885 million, and cash game revenue up 5 prcent at Euro 22.1 million …