A fantasy sports legalisation bill, HB580, introduced to the New Hampshire House earlier this year by Rep. Gary Azarian, was the subject of a Senate information hearing this week in which both DraftKings and FanDuel testified in favour. The bill has already been approved by the House and advanced by an initial Senate committee. Azarian …
Research commissioned by virtual reality casino SlotsMillion has found 92 percent of respondents in a 2,000 person UK study were aware of Virtual Reality (VR) – with 23 percent having tried the new technology. Conducted by independent research firm Opinium, the study found that: * 2 percent of respondents spent at least 25 hours in …
UK online gambling firm bet365 is looking to more than double its headcount at its Manchester offices to support the phenomenal growth of the company. The Manchester office, established 12 months ago, looking to attract potential employees from a region known for its deep technical talent pool, has since expanded into a second floor and …
Newcomer games developer Kalamba Games has partnered Oryx Gaming for the distribution of its online and mobile slot games through the Oryx Gaming platform. Kalamba games studio’s are based in Malta and Krakow. The firm focuses on slots and casino content for the real money gaming and social casino markets. “Kalamba has a team of …
Peerplays has announced the forthcoming launch on May 30 of a global peer-to-peer betting platform built on top of Blockchain. The company claims it avoids fraud and cheating problems by decentralized applications, which are set to be released soon, and will allow users to access Peerplays from anywhere in the world, solving accessibility issues. The …
The eSports live streaming market leaders Hitbox and Azubu have merged under the new Smashcast brand to present a challenge to Twitch, claiming that the new brand will be the largest independent eSports broadcaster outside Asia. The new Smashcast platform is now live at http://www.smashcast.tv, and plans are in hand to make the product available …
An airline catering firm has been dealt a devastating blow having GBP 680,000 stolen from its business accounts over a two year period by a financial employee. Anjna Aggarwal (37), a financial supervisor at the Manchester Airport-based company, stole the money to feed a gambling addiction and enlisted the help of Olivia Renee (49) who …
David Pemberton has been appointed chief operating officer of the UK Gambling Commission, effective June 31, an industry update said Wednesday. Pemberton, who will oversee the regulator’s corporate services including HR, finance, IT, planning and risk, previously served as executive director at Business in the Community’s regional operations in the East Midlands and Yorkshire & …
Daily fantasy sports firm Sport AD has reportedly entered into a deal with Resorts AC for the launch of a daily fantasy sports offer in New Jersey, conditional on approvals from the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement. Sport AD’s FastPicks offer will launch exclusively in New Jersey within Resorts AC’s terrestrial, online and mobile …
An interim first quarter 2017 report from Swedish gaming firm Cherry shows strong growth in revenues and improved profitability, despite an increase in marketing expenses and its outright acquisition of ComeOn’s remaining 51 percent. Key performance highlights for the period ending March 31, 2017 include: Group revenue increase of 205 percent year-on-year to SEK 541 …
Cambodia police in the Preah Sihanouk province report that they have carried out an anti-online gambling swoop which has netted 30 Chinese nationals, currently being held on illegal online gambling charges. Provincial police chief Choun Narin told Khmer News that the group was arrested following an investigation by specialist officers under the authority of provincial …
After just a year of operating in the Belgian market in partnership with the land-based Ardent Group, Betclic Everest has reportedly shuttered its betclic.be licensed website to focus on French operations. The news was initially broken by Emmanuel Mewissen, chief executive of Ardent, who revealed to reporters that Betclic had decided to reposition itself with …
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has announced a new category of offshore licensing which covers online sports betting operators on “regulated wagering events” – including those regulated by foreign authorities. The licence covers betting activity across horse and dog racing, although it is not confined solely to those event types, and allows operators …
London-based online and mobile casino content provider iSoftBet has continued its games distribution across Europe by agreeing to provide Lithuanian operator Unigames with its full games portfolio. Under the new deal, Unigames will be able to offer its players iSoftBet’s selection of originally-themed and branded desktop and mobile games, including popular offerings like Paranormal Activity, …
In a stock exchange announcement Wednesday, the online and land gambling giant Paddy Power Betfair revealed that it is to enter the daily fantasy sports sector with the acquisition of early-stage operator DRAFT and its website playdraft.com. DRAFT is mobile-led, has a differentiated product and a strong management team, the announcement advises. The business will …
Live dealer technology and games provider Evolution Gaming has announced that Matchbook online casino is to expand its current live dealer gaming suite by adding Evolution’s full portfolio of Evolution Live Casino products, which includes Immersive Roulette, Live Baccarat including Squeeze and Control Squeeze, numerous Live Dealer Poker variants and Evolution’s new Dream Catcher Live …
Kenya-established sports betting operator, SportPesa, launched in Tanzania Tuesday, following receipt of regulatory approvals from the Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT). The Tanzanian Government plans to grow the local sports industry using revenues gleaned from the burgeoning sports betting industry. “Thank you for seeing enormous potential in Tanzania, not only to promote sport, but also …
The recently launched SugarHouse Casino has released its new multi-bet Blackjack game, custom designed by Rush Interactive. Multi-Bet BlackJack allows players to make up to twelve different bets on every deal. It also gives online players the option to play three side-bets well known to land-based blackjack players; Lucky Ladies™, 21+3™ , and Lucky Lucky™. …
Multi-platform online betting brand LottoStar has chosen Pariplay Ltd’s entire portfolio of games for the South African market. LottoStar, licensed and regulated by the Mpumalanga Gambling Board, will offer a complete range of instant win games from Pariplay, including Atari Star Raiders, Atari Asteroids and Cops and Robbers, following integration with the FUSION content network. …
ALEA’s online casino operation, SlotsMillion, has significantly boosted its offer with the addition of 80 new slots from EGT Interactive. The games, integrated via the EGT Multigame Server, give SlotsMillion players access to titles such as 40 Super Hot, Amazons’ Battle and Hot & Cash which all offer EGT’s Jackpot Cards feature, a four level …
This week Slotland launched a new shopping mall-themed slot game, “The Reel De Luxe”. Depicting high-end designer bags, shoes, perfume and jewelry, this game is a shopaholics dream. The Reel De Luxe offers three bonus features, the first of which tasks players to select symbols to reveal prizes if they land three Bonus symbols. Landing …
10Bet will offer its online customers an expanded range of live sport streams following a deal with Betradar. Betradar’s Live Channel Online service will give the bookmaker access to over 30,000 International live sports events per year including soccer, tennis and basketball coverage. “We’re very happy to have partnered with Betradar, which is now supplying …
Curacao-licensed online sports betting operator, Bumbet, has partnered South American football as a premium sponsor for the next two years of the CONMEBOL SUDAMERICANA Cup. The CONMEBOL Sudamericana is an annual international club football competition organised by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is considered the second-most prestigious club competition in South American football. As premium …
Playson’s newest release, based on a medieval puppet show, is scheduled to go live next week. The interestingly themed “Marioni Show” is a graphic-rich, 5-reel, 10-payline slot in which two knights vie for a beautiful Princesses attention. An animated croupier, seated off the reels, deals cards that may award multipliers on winnings. A bonus game, …