Platform provider Vista Gaming has taken on a portfolio of sixteen HTML5-built video slots and 8 new chain reactor games from software developer Mobilots. The new games, available across PC, tablet and mobile device platforms, will go live with CyberBingo, BingoFest and BingoSKY.
Betsson AB has begun the search for a new chief financial officer following the resignation of Fredrik Rüdén, effective 31 August 2017. Rüdén is part of Betsson AB’s management team and has been with the company since 2008. “Fredrik has contributed much to Betsson’s success during the nine years he has served as the company’s …
30-year-old New South Wales NRL club, The Newcastle Knights, has attracted Ladbrokes for the remainder of the 2017 season, the bookmakers first New South Wales-based sponsorship. Under the terms of the deal, the Ladbrokes logo will feature on the back of the club jersey, in addition to goal post and corner post pad branding on …
Veikkaus and win2day went live this week with the first cross-border poker network, powered by Playtech, following approvals from both the Finnish and Austrian Ministries of Finance. The collaboration instantly doubles the Finnish and Austrian gaming brands’ number of customers playing omni-channel poker products through the dedicated Playtech-powered iPoker network. The collaboration was a result …
Independent Irish retail bookmaker, McBrides Racing Ltd, will expand to online with the launch of Mintbet.com in partnership with FSB Technology. Mintbet’s launch forms part of McBrides Racing’s relaunch as it builds on 40-years of bookmaking in the Republic and Northern Ireland.elopment for the Mintbet brand and one that I hope both existing and new …
Despite warnings from the Kenya Revenue Authority that increasing the tax burden on the country’s gambling industry runs the risk of a goose and golden egg scenario, the Parliamentary Budget Office (made up of multi-disciplined experts who advise elected officials) has called on Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich to do just that in his 2017/2018 …
The Connecticut Lottery Corporation’s bid to obtain legislative permission to sell a wide range of non-instant games online died without a vote in the state House Public Safety and Security Committee this week when members killed off HB967…but the lottery’s interim president, Frank Farriker, suggested the request may be repeated at some point in the …
In the wake of the cricket corruption scandals three years ago the Indian Supreme Court tasked the Law Commission with examining whether betting should be legalised, and this week Commission chairman Justice B.S. Chauhan revealed some preliminary findings, suggesting that regulation and control may be a more effective approach than prohibition. Justice Chauhan said gambling …
The UK-based Random Games Ltd has vehemently denied that it is the company identified in the Malta Gaming Authority’s notification of March 3 of its suspension of licensee C50145 (see previous report), which has a similar title. Our readers may recall that the MGA notification advised that “Random Games Limited” has had its Class 1 on …
Legislatively speaking, Delegate Shawn Fluharty is shaking things up on the gambling front in West Virginia; earlier this month he introduced HB 2751 to the state House, a measure that challenges the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which restricts sports betting to just three US states (see previous report), and on Friday …
The spate of daily fantasy sports legalisation proposals launched in the United States this year now includes Ohio and Pennsylvania following moves this week by lawmakers. Last year the Ohio legislature saw two DFS bills at either end of the spectrum; one wanted to legalise the vertical whilst the other sought to declare such activity …
Undeterred by the failure of its bid to acquire betting shops dropped as a result of the Ladbrokes Coral merger, Irish bookie remains determined to open more UK shops this year. Irish media reports are that Boylesports, undeterred by a failure to secure UK betting shops dropped as a result of the Ladbrokes Coral merger …
Lawmakers in Germany’s Bundestag have taken the unusual step of rejecting a European Commission opinion that the country’s second State Treaty on Gambling is not viable and “unworkable,” and have advanced the legislation. The proposal includes the controversial provision for “temporary” sports betting licenses after earlier versions capping licensing at 20 operators were strongly opposed …
German Betting Association chief Mathias Dahms has called for open dialogue involving his body and other interested parties as the German states continue to grapple with gambling reform and sports betting licence issues (see previous reports). Dahms is against the 20-licence cap on sports betting that has created such a furore, saying that restricting the …
North Carolina could be the next (and ninth) US state to legalise daily fantasy sports following the filing this week of HB279 in the state House, authored by Republican Representative Jason Saine. Saine is a DFS player, and said this week in introducing his proposal: “This is really permissive legislation. It says regulatory or regulation …
Cagayan-licensed online sports betting operator Dafabet may be experiencing problems in Vietnam, where 64 locals have recently been convicted on $45 million-worth illegal online gambling charges associated with the operator (see previous reports), but that hasn’t distracted the company from its plans to enter the African market, initially with an office and website based in …
Online gambling games developer Pariplay has clinched a games supply deal with Swedish online casino and sports betting operator Betsson and is to provide a comprehensive portfolio of games that includes Atari Asteroids, Atari Star Raiders, Atari Black Widow and The Three Stooges. The content partnership with Betsson has been enabled through Pariplay’s strategic partnership …
Online gambling games developer Mobilots has inked a content deal to supply a selection of 16 new desktop and mobile video slots and eight new Chain Reactor Games to Vista Gaming, which operates three bingo brands: CyberBingo, BingoFest and BingoSKY.
Malaysian police spokesman Senior Asst Comm Rohaimi Md Isa revealed in a press conference Friday that widespread raids throughout Malaysia over the past week have resulted in the seizure of 4,422 computer sets and the arrest on illegal online gambling charges of 703 persons. The spokesman said that the raids were part of a large …
Andres Blanco, a co-founder of a new EveryMatrix white label online casino titled Fantasino, has announced that the site is now live, offering live dealer, desktop and mobile games on a multi-lingual and multi-currency .com website. Among the enterprise’s unique features, Blanco boasts, is a facility through which players can build up 3D characters in …
Live casino software developer and provider Medialive is attracting attention at the currently running ENADA expo in Rimini, Italy with its new virtual reality live roulette product, according to local reports. Using a VR visor, online punters can experience enhanced ambience and a 360 degree view of the live dealer action at the Medialive studio …
Eddie Tipton (54), the rogue Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association employee who allegedly engineered a giant lottery game fixing scam several years ago that impacted the lottery games across 37 US states (see previous reports) is facing more charges this week. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced that he has filed charges against Tipton and two …
Novomatic’s online gambling games and software developer, Greentube, has announced a new partnership with online gambling giant bet365 which ensures that premium Novomatic gaming content is available to bet365 customers with immediate effect. Among the new titles on offer at bet365 are Novomatic blue chip slots such as Book of Ra, Lucky Lady’s Charm and …
Whoever owns or operates the online gambling brand MGMLive.com (and it’s by no means sure who that is) should proceed with caution…major US land and online gambling giant MGM Resorts International has you in its sights. On Thursday MGM Resorts filed suit in a Nevada court, accusing the online trademark pirate of illegally using its …