The major Austrian online and land gambling technology and equipment supplier Novomatic is pushing ahead with preparations for what will probably be Austria’s biggest IPO yet, according to a Reuters report from Frankfurt. The report notes that Novomatic will probably officially announce its listing plans in autumn and that the group could be valued at …
Singapore-based DAO Casino, a blockchain-Ethereum based platform, is enjoying a quite extraordinary run in its crowdfunding ICO (Initial Coin Offering), claiming in a press release Friday that following launch on June 29, the ICO had raised $9 million in 30 minutes. Current information from that company indicates that funds raised are now over $12 million …
Aquila Global Group’s Wplay.co is the first online operator to be licensed to serve the Colombian market by gambling authority ColJuegos. Wplay.co is of Colombian origin and has been certified by BMM Testlabs, the regulator said. The company expects to create around 3,000 employment opportunities, directly or indirectly, and is aiming to meet a one …
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) Bill HB249, sponsored by Rep. Charles Potter, has passed the Delaware House on a 28-6 vote. Potter’s bill re-classifies DFS as a skill game, proposes the implementation of a licensing scheme, a tax regime of 15.5 percent on net revenues and a $50,000 annual fee. “It gives Delaware an opportunity to …
Yggdrasil Gaming content has gone live with prominent operator Adjarabet in the Georgia market for the first time. The deal covers Yggdrasil’s full suite of games along with in-game promotional tools BOOST, BRAG and Missions. Fredrik Elmqvist, chief executive officer at Yggdrasil Gaming, said: “This is a significant moment in Yggdrasil’s growth, with our first …
NetEnt’s Hall of Gods slot has changed the life of one lucky online player with the award of a Euro 7.5 million jackpot. A 47-year-old Folkeautomaten.com customer from Norway hit the jackpot of Euro 7,525,932.97 on June 15, 2017, pocketing one of NetEnt’s biggest all time payouts. folkeautomaten.com is operated by ComeOn!
A Ladbrokes retail shop’s data protection compliance procedures are in question after a self-excluded customer’s information was found in a bin bag outside a retail shop in Central Glasgow. The information reportedly included sensitive personal data along with photographs of the customer, but excluded bank details and betting history. Ladbrokes has initiated its own internal …
Italian prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, of the Catanzaro Tribunal, who is probing alleged mafia-related links between the Calabria-based Arena clan and recently suspended Maltese-licensed online gaming company CenturionBet, claims the Maltese authorities have been uncooperative and are delaying its investigation. According to Malta Today, Italian authorities have requested assistance from Malta in questioning a former Malta …
Betsson Group has appointed Fredric Lundén in the newly created role of vice president governance, risk and compliance, effective September 1, 2017. The appointment strengthens Betsson’s executive management team enabling the group to identify and move on ethical opportunities related to the complexities of entering burgeoning and newly regulated markets. Most recently, Lundén served as …
Sheldon Adelson’s Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling seems to have blundered in its lobbying efforts to get the Department of Justice and US Attorney General Jeff Sessions to review a 2011 DoJ opinion that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting (see previous reports). According to a Bloomberg report, the CSIG hired Washington lobbyist …
Figures for gambling operations in the state of Nevada during the month of May 2017 have been released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, showing that revenues rose year-on-year by 3.5 percent. Revenues for May came in at $991.6 million (May 2016: $957.9 million) with the biggest contribution coming from slots at $647.2 million, followed …
Deal supports new shirt sponsorship agreement between Royal Panda and Queens Park Rangers Football Club. The Royal Panda online casino’s three-year football sponsorship deal with Queens Park Rangers Football Club will be supported by a new sportsbook to be supplied by technology provider BetConstruct. According to BetConstruct, the new partnership will allow Royal Panda to …
Online gambling games developer IWG has started delivering content to the 888 online gambling group following a recent agreement between the companies. Popular titles Slingo and Cashbuster will be among the games rolled out across 888 Bingo with more to follow in the next few months, an IWG statement confirmed Friday. IWG chief commercial officer …
Sky Betting dependence and commitment to big data has again been illustrated by the group’s GBP 3 million investment this week to create 34 new roles within its Leeds-based Data Tribe. Hires include new heads of data, IT, and marketing tech, along with two group platform managers, two marketing technology managers and other positions in …
Maine governor Paul LePage holds the future of daily fantasy sports in his state in his hands; the state legislature has passed a measure legalising the popular genre and sent it to the governor for signature into law. Gov. LePage’s position on DFS is not clear, and he could exercise his right to veto, or …
Jez San, the British entrepreneur who has started many innovative companies, including the recently shuttered PKR Poker, has announced that he has raised $200,000 for a new online gambling venture based on blockchain technology. Although his Funfair venture has a website https://funfair.io/token-presale-news/ there do not currently appear to be any signed up clients for the …
The Slotland online casino has revealed that a stay-at-home mom hit a jackpot of $315,124 on one spin of the Open Season slot, achieving the largest pay out yet for the casino’s site-wide proprietary progressive jackpot. Debra J., is a moderate player who challenges the slots online a few times a week, claims to have …
Reading, Berkshire-based online gambling games developer Realistic Games has launched its latest online slot, a three-reel, five-win line game titled Rainbow Magic that immerses players in a world of mythical mushrooms, fairies, crystals and harps, along with a free spins bonus round where players can double their prize on every spin. Wins are paid by …
A finance employee of the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation has been jailed by the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court for embezzling R500,764 from the organization. A mother of two, Lucille Felicity Booth (54), pleaded guilty to 39 counts of fraud as part of a plea-bargain deal before being sentenced to five years in jail. …
Rank Group has launched a new brand concept, Luda, embracing bingo’s social and community context in an accessible, contemporary environment. The group envisages relaxed, high street coffee-shop styled venues combining inviting food and beverage menu’s with a slots and bingo offer. Rank is looking to open its first Luda clubs in Walsall, Leeds and Weston-Super-Mare …
The judgement handed down by the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) in the Unibet vs Hungary challenge contains no considerations relevant to Dutch gaming policy, the Kansspelautoriteit said in a statement this week. Unibet won its case against Hungary when the CJEU ruled that European Union (EU) member states who persecute EU …
Amatic Industries’ interactive division Amanet has had twenty-seven of its online gaming titles authorised by iGaming test-institute NMi for the Spanish market. Amanet may now market the portfolio to Spanish operators which include its popular Arising Phoenix, Bells on Fire and Diamond Cats titles, to name a few. “We are very much respected in the …
Swedish lottery supplier Genera has appointed Jonas Blomqvist as chief executive officer to support the company’s expansion into new digital business areas. Existing chief executive officer and co-founder Rickard Stromberg will move into the role of business development director replacing Maria Sandellwho leaves the company next month. “Genera is well positioned in the marketplace and …
Playtech’s latest omni-channel game release is a Wild-West-themed five-reel, 20-payline slot titled ‘Heart of the Frontier’. Featuring three rootin’, tootin’, shootin’ gun-slinging cowgirls, ‘Heart of the Frontier’ offers expanding and stacked Wilds and a Showdown Free Games feature. When the ‘Sheriff’ and ‘Bandit’ expanding wild symbols land on the same spin the Showdown Free Games …