Tough luck story of the week has to be the still-anonymous Irish lottery punter who lost out on a Euro 68,205,610 jackpot win in Tuesday night’s Euromillions draw….by a single digit. The Irish media Wednesday morning revealed that there were no winners for the jackpot, but that four players, including an Irish player, came incredibly …
NetEnt has released a preview vid and some tantalisingly brief details on its next online slot, which it says is due for release May 23. Titled Copy Cat, the game is a 5-reel, 3-row, 25-line (fixed) video slot featuring Free Spins, Bonus symbols, Wild substitutions, Stacked symbols, Stacked Wilds and a special Copy Cats feature. …
The UK’s independent online lottery Lottoland took a break from scrapping with national lottery operator Camelot this week to launch a new product titled WorldMillions, promising that the new service will offer “the largest guaranteed prize in the world”. WorldMillions will be drawn on Thursdays with a fixed jackpot of GBP 50 million, and again …
GVC Holdings online gambling subsidiary Bwin appears to be bucking the trend in Poland, reportedly applying for licensing whilst rivals are busy withdrawing from the market as a result of punitive taxation and a regulatory regime that favours local companies. The new regime came into force at the beginning of this (April) month in the …
Proponents of the dominant cyber currency Bitcoin, used by a growing number of online gambling operators as a legitimate and anonymous currency, were encouraged this week by the news that recent amendments to the Japanese banking regulations recognise the cyber currency as ‘property of value’. Whilst that stops short of full recognition, it remains an …
Irish technology provider iGame Media has claimed a “world first” in respect of a new streaming platform it has supplied to the Ladbrokes Coral online and land gambling group which enables it to take full control of its licensed video content. The platform provides a single application program interface (API) video platform with a unified …
Playtech’s BGT Sports subsidiary had announced the extension of its multi-year SSBT (self-service betting terminals) contract with online and land betting giant Paddy Power. A company statement Tuesday explains that the extension of the partnership reflects the on-going trend towards self-service products in-shop, with modern consumers preferring a digital experience that provides them with up-to-date …
Microgaming has unveiled its game release plans for April, revealing that a revitalised Cool Buck slot and the retro Mega Money Multiplier are on the way. Cool Buck is a classic five-reel, nine-payline slot format delivering fast-paced action and brand new features. The simple, sleek design allows the gameplay to take centre stage with a …
Penta Investments, the majority shareholder in the Central and Eastern Europe facing Fortuna Entertainment online and land gambling group, has announced plans to make a buy-out offer to minority shareholders in order to obtain full control of the group. Penta said it plans to withdraw its Fortuna shares from public trading on the Prague and …
Live dealer content provider Evolution Gaming has announced its intention to open a casino production studio in Vancouver, Canada – its first major expansion outside Europe. Expected to launch before the close of 2017, the studio will be Evolution’s eighth and is the result of an agreement to provide Live Casino games and services for …
Gaming solutions and operations provider Intralot SA reported a pleasing full year 2016 performance, saying a series of M&A deals had greatly enhanced its business development potential. Key performance highlights for the 52-weeks, ending December 31, 2016 include: – A 7.1 percent increase in consolidated revenues amounting to Euro 1,323.6 million. – Adjusting for Eurobet’s …
A 28-year-old Swede hit it rich last week winning NetEnt’s Mega Fortune mega jackpot for Euro 3,317,639.08 on a Euro 2.50 spin. This jackpot is the second biggest win ever recorded at Casumo online casino, only superseded by Casumo customer David from Sweden who won Euro 2,971,469.79 around nine months ago.
EveryMatrix will integrate a portfolio of Nolimit City games following the signing of a content supply deal with the Stockholm-based developer. Oktoberfest, Creepy Carnival and Space Arcade are a few HTML5-built titles EveryMatrix operator partners will gain access to. “EveryMatrix has a roster of partners in several key markets for us, so we are thrilled …
B2B internet gaming provider GAN (formerly GameAccount Network) has reported “strong momentum” in its most recent quarterly update. Key highlights for the first Quarter 2017 include: – A 9.3 percent Quarter-on-Quarter growth in Active Player-Days to 2,226,482 Active Player-Days. – Average revenue per daily active user increased 3.7 percent to $7.69. – Strong growth momentum …
B2B supplier of managed sports betting, Kambi Group, reported strong full year 2016 results, saying its operators had outperformed the market and increase their turnover by 36 percent. The group reported a 17 percent rise in revenue to Euro 56 million, EBITDA and operating profit of Euro 15.6 million (2015: Euro 13.6 million) and Euro …
Cherry AB has announced the appointment of Christine Rankin as chief financial officer for Cherry AB (publ) with immediate effect. In addition, Carolina Haglund Strömlid has been appointed Head of Investor Relations and Communication for Cherry AB (publ). Rankin most recently working at Nasdaq, prior to which she was VP Finance at Serneke Group AB, …
NYX Gaming Group has strengthened its position in the Dutch market with a long-term partnership as the new platform provider for the Nederlandse Loterij. The recently-formed Dutch national lottery, a result of the merger between De Lotto and Nederlandse Staatsloterij in 2016, will utilize NYX’s OPS platform which will act as the player management system …
Sports betting operator EnergyBet has boosted its offer with virtual sports betting in partnership with Leap Gaming. Customers will be offered wider choice in betting on virtual tennis, horse racing, dog racing, speedway, trotting and velodrome cycling within the next few weeks.
Sportsbetting solutions provider BetConstruct will provide a white label sports betting service for Breakout Gaming as the operator seeks to expand its existing offer. BetConstruct’s white label sportsbook will provide customers around 30,000 live matches every month, with 40,000 pre-match events and 140 sports disciplines. “We are very excited about the new Breakout Gaming site …
Novomatic announced its launch in the Spanish market through starvegas.es with an offer of online betting, roulette, video bingo and eSports. Thomas Graf, managing director of Novomatic Gaming Industries GmbH, stressed the importance of the conversion of all Novomatic titles to online of which 100 of the 300 games already available online are now on …
32Red affiliate programme, TTRpartners, has reportedly advised of 32Red’s exit from the Australian market following the country’s adoption of new interactive gaming law. TTRpartners has advised affiliates cease promoting 32Red brands to Australian residents as no new registrations will be accepted as of today (Monday). 32Red’s exit follows the departure of Vera&John and 888poker over …
Novomatic Group is undergoing an organizational restructure with interactive subsidiary GreenTube acquiring Mazooma Interactive Games in order to streamline the interactive units across the group, and the conception of Greentube UK. According to a press statement, Greentube UK will provide Mazooma’s former customer base with local access to the Novomatic Group portfolio and with Greentube’s …
Figures released over the weekend by the Chinese Ministry of Finance show that February lottery sales in China continued to outperform expectations and were up 25.4 percent year-on-year at RMB 28.2 billion (around US$4.1 billion). Welfare lottery sales were up 23.9 percent to RM15.3 billion, while sports lottery sales rose 27.1 percent to RMB12.9 billion. …
BetSoft Gaming has announced a content deal with European online gambling group Intertops that will see its full portfolio of mobile and desktop games carried by the operator for its German and English speaking players. “Intertops have been providing a world class iGaming experience for their players for over two decades,” Julian Camilleri of BetSoft …