White label online gambling provider EveryMatrix has enhanced its client service capability following a deal with the Vegas Kings i-gaming creative agency, which recently launched two operational EveryMatrix websites, including design and integration. The partnership agreement flows from the Certified Partners Program initiative started by EveryMatrix, which is designed to improve website development and delivery …
The BBC reported over the weekend on the results of a study on gambling advertising by its Victoria Derbyshire show, noting that 95 percent of television advertising breaks during live UK football matches feature at least one gambling advert, and one in five of the commercials broadcast across 25 matches were for betting firms, rising …
The Times of India reports that the provincial Indian government of Telangana is about to make two local ordinances banning online skill games permanent with a new bill that the cabinet will consider this week. The bill will impact online rummy companies which are already engaged in fighting the banning ordinances, and may now have …
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has published its Q2-2017 results, with land gaming revenue up 14.5 percent at P39.1 billion (US$759 million) and e-gaming revenues of P6.2 billion, bringing the overall total GGR to P45.3 billion – up by 10.8 percent year-on-year.. Nationwide land casino GGR for the first half of 2017 was …
BetSoft has announced that its latest online slot – Jumbo Joker – will go live at licensee sites on October 26. The game is BetSoft’s fresh interpretation of the traditional, much-loved fruit machine that ihas been a staple of land-based casinos for decades. Jumbo Joker has two tiers of reels and a Jumbo Meter that …
The new Aussie sports betting operator Neds has launched in the local market, supported by an integrated advertising and promotional campaign and distinctive brand platform developed by Ogilvy Brisbane. The campaign aims to connect with the ‘modern Aussie bloke’ using the tagline Time To Bet and features a range of five different television and social …
Online payment solutions specialist Easy Payment Gateway (EPG), has cut the ribbon on its first London office, naming Paysafe veteran Jonathan Gonzalez Rambal as head of UK business development. In a statement Monday EPG said that the decision to open a London office was motivated by a significant increase in UK business, and that former …
French fantasy football game provider Oulala has reported a content supply agreement which will see the company providing its football management game to the Marsbet i-gaming platform. Oulala md Benjamin Carlotti, said in a company statement Monday: “Sports betting operators are now fully convinced of the benefits that come with offering DFS to their clients. …
In a sequel to a recent Sunday newspaper investigation that claimed online gambling providers and operators are offering games with themes that appeal to minors (see previous report) the UK regulators and a trade association have communicated with 450 industry companies, warning them that sanctions can be applied if such cases are exposed. In a …
Insider leaks that the Greek government is planning new legislation that could cut its punitive gambling tax rates were confirmed Friday by Minister of Finance Euclid Tsakalotos, who told the Ekathimerini newspaper that he intends to bring two bills to parliament before Christmas 2017. Our readers may recall that 24 ‘temporarily’ licensed online gambling operators in …
Players and affiliates report having received notifications from the Ladbrokes group that it intends to shutter its Playtech powered Ace Kingdom online casino on 31 October. All player and affiliate obligations will be honoured, and players are being referred to Gala online casino, another group operation. The notification did not explain why Ladbrokes has decided …
The chairman of Crown Resorts, John Alexander, has come out with all guns firing following allegations in the Australian parliament this week by independent anti-gambling politician Andrew Wilkie that Crown whistleblowers have accused the company of tampering with pokie machines and skirting anti-money laundering laws (see previous report). In an open letter addressed to Wilkie, …
A sports betting technology and content deal between provider Kambi and Mexico’s Televisa media group came to fruition this week with the launch of online sports betting operation PlayCityApuestas.com. The launch follows Kambi agreements last year which saw the provider supply 16 PlayCity land casinos with retail sports betting facilities (see previous reports). Kambi CEO …
One of Australia’s most vocal opponents of gambling, independent Sen. Nick Xenophon, is leaving the federal political scene to focus on his SA Best Party and South Australian provincial politics, according to local media reports Friday. Despite his departure from Canberra, Xenophon will continue to wield influence in the federal parliament through his political party, …
It’s been a week in which Mexican operators and observers at conferences and in the media have outlined the potential but also the difficulties of making online gambling fly in the local market, assessed by analysts as worth $450 million in GGR per annum, with a CAGR of around 25 percent a year. The problem …
New Zealand based land casino company SkyCity is betting that the eSports sector will continue to prosper, acquiring a 40 percent stake in eSports company Let’s Play Live Media (LPLM) for an undisclosed consideration. SkyCity innovation manager Sonya Crosby informed local media reporters that the eSports sector is currently growing at a rapid rate and …
Commissioned by UK television network ITV, production house Sister Pictures has started filming on a new television drama titled Clean Break which features Sheridan Smith, Ben Bailey Smith, Neil Maskell, Jade Anouka, Lloyd Owen, Robert Emms and Rosie Cavaliero. The lad character in Clean Break is a Canary Wharf office cleaner and single mom of …
The online gambling information site Legal Sports Report carried an interesting article this week based on official figures from the New York State Gaming Commission which appear to show that the daily fantasy sports sector is slowing down and may have plateaued. Using a freedom of information request, LSR obtained figures from the Commission for …
Swedish online gambling group Betsson AB has reported on its Q3-2017 and year-to-end September results, highlighting: * Q3 revenue growth up 11 percent at SEK 1,181 million; 2 percent of this was organic; * Revenue from Western European operations up 63 percent, with a 31 percent organic growth; * Strong growth in mobile casino operations; …
The Sunderland-based online gambling group tombola has appointed a former Sage software executive to the new position of chief operating officer. James Beard (41) was at Sage for more than 12 years, and left recently as business development director for Europe, Asia and Africa. He joins a new management team at tombola, with four new …
Playtech powered Casino.com has reported that one of its European online punters has won a jackpot worth GBP 599,380.45 on Playtech’s Age of the Gods Live Roulette. The lucky player, a factory worker and father of three, was playing Roulette on his mobile after a night shift when he hit the big time by unlocking …
Online gambling company Global Gaming 555 AB’s shares started trading today (Thursday) on the Nasdaq First North exchange in Stockholm, Sweden. Global Gaming 555 falls under the Consumer Services sector and is the 91st company to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets in 2017. The company specialises in online casinos, delivering both B2B …
Online sports betting group Dafabet has inked a one-year title sponsorship agreement covering the currently running UK snooker English Open tournament, now branded the Dafabet English Open and running until October 22. The tournament is the opening event of the 2017-2018 Home Nations series and features top players Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, John Higgins, Shaun …
The Gibraltar-based “synthetic” lottery provider Lottoland’s troubles in the Australian market continue to mount despite the company’s offers to start paying a 15 percent point of consumption tax immediately (see previous reports) and – more recently – it proposal to enter into partnerships with retail lottery ticket sellers. The latter proposal is that Lottoland punters …