Churchill Downs reported a strong full year 2016 performance primarily attributed to its overall social and online divisions despite a decline in social casino. Key performance highlights for the twelve months ending December 31, 2016 include an increase of $96.3 million in net revenue driven primarily by a $72.5 million increase from Big Fish Games, …
Antigua businessman Nigel Pigott is the driving force behind a new online gambling operator trade association that also wants to work with the local government to restore the Antigua gaming and licensing jurisdiction to its former prominence. Titled Antigua Leisure and Gaming Association (ALGA), the organisation has put up an informative website detailing the history …
Online slot fans will be hoping that a new game, based on the popular but bloodthirsty television series Vikings, will eventually come to their screens following the news this week that GameCo has partnered with MGM Interactive to develop a series of games featuring the legendary Ragnar Lodbrok and his fearsome sons. The MGM Interactive …
The month of February 2017 has seen a continuation in the improved revenues flowing from gambling operations on Macau, with the latest numbers from the regulator published Wednesday revealing that revenue hit a two-year high by the end of the month, underlining the steady recovery from a three-year drought created by an economic slowdown in …
The latest Nevada Gaming Control Board figures reveal that gambling revenues across the state grew 12 percent year-on-year in January, with Clark County leading on $925 million – a 14.3 percent y-o-y improvement. The Strip also prospered, delivering a 14.4 percent increase in revenue to $532 million. Total gaming win for January reached $1.04 billion, …
The Australian gambling supply company Aristocrat is now fourth largest in the world in the digital social gaming sector, according to a report by the Australian Associated Press news agency, commenting on the company’s remarkable international growth, with revenue two years ago tenth among its rivals, rising to fifth by September 2016. This week the …
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission special committee tasked by state lawmakers with studying and presenting recommendations on the regulation of intrastate-legalised online gambling (see previous reports) is due to submit its conclusions this week, but media sources have expressed doubts that it is yet in a position to do so. The Commission has studied different proposals, …
iGaming solutions aggregator, Slotegrator, has partnered Evolution Gaming and Zeus Play, expanding its live casino and slots offering. “The company’s goal is to provide operators with advanced gaming systems that grant varied gaming experiences,” a press statement reads.
The almost 5-year-long Crockfords Club vs. Phil Ivey, GBP 7.8 million edge sorting saga will continue as the UK Supreme Court granted Ivey permission Tuesday to appeal an order handed down by the Court of Appeals in November 2016 (see previous reports) in which the court found in favor of Crockfords. Readers will recall Crockfords …
Chance Hill B.V. has reportedly sold its Chance Hill online casino to HonestPartners, effective March 1, 2017. An email from HonestPartners to affiliate marketers this week said ChanceHill.com will remain active however affiliate activities would be moved to Net Refer affiliate software.
Malta-based developer World Match has released twelve, HTML5 video poker games covering most poker variants and a jackpot feature. Titles comprise Super Las Vegas HD, The Saloon HD, Mega Jack HD, Aces and Faces HD, Deuces Wild HD, Jacks or Better HD, 10’s or Better HD, All American HD, Double Bonus Poker HD, Joker Poker …
UK bookmaker Coral will deploy dynamic video advertising across Facebook and Youtube through its partnership with Fresh8 Gaming. Personalised, automatically generated video advertising real time offers and odds will enable the operator to deliver relevant, timeous content to its digital audience using Fresh8 Gaming technology. “The automation and simplification of the video production process is …
The UK Gambling Commission’s new report on overall gambling participation and perceptions in 2016 provides a “more detailed snapshot of online behaviors” and makes for interesting reading. The survey comprised 1000 respondents who were interviewed either telephonically or online with headline findings identified by the UKGC as: A 3 percent increase over 2015 in respondents …
Following a partnership with Grupo Caliente (see previous reports), Spanish operator Codere has launched online sports betting in the Mexican market through Codere.mx. The company seeks to expand away from its home market as it eyes further penetration in the Latin American markets and Italy.
GVC Holding’s bwin brand has entered into three high profile sponsorship deals with Spanish professional football clubs Club Atlético de Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla FC. The company’s relationship with all three clubs will run until June 2018, with Club Atlético de Madrid offering an option to extend the partnership for a further year. bwin will …
A report by online poker legalisation action group Play Pennsylvania and the respected independent online poker information site Online Poker Report released Monday claims that the state could realise around $400 million in tax revenues by 2022 from the legalisation of online gambling The 14-page white paper’s author, analyst Robert DellaFave, projects that the state …
The presidentially-driven initiative against illegal online gambling operators in the Philippines continued Monday with the arrest in a police raid in Pasig of 15 Chinese and one Filipino national. Philippine National Police spokesman Senior Superintendent Dionardo Carlos said agents of the Anti-Cybercrime Group served a search warrant on YD International Inc., at the 18th floor …
Persistent industry rumours that MGM Resorts is planning a new online poker and casino brand launch in New Jersey (see previous reports) have been confirmed by the group’s business development exec, Tom Mikulich, albeit without disclosing a lot of detail or a timeline. The move follows MGM’s assumption last August of full ownership of the …
Alan Turner has resigned from his non-executive directorship at Nektan PLC to focus on private business interests. Turner’s involvement with Nektan began shortly after its inception and he was an integral part of the company’s flotation on AIM in 2014, the company said.
Playson has rolled out its “Dancing Dragon Spring Festival” HTML5-built slot to a wider audience. This Chinese New Year-themed, 5-reel, 30-payline game offers simple mechanics with an opportunity for a maximum win of 5000x the players bet if the whole game field is covered with the Dragon symbol. The demo can be watched here: https://playson.com/games/run/dancing-dragon-spring-festival
LuckyNiki.com is a new online casino powered by SkillonNet’s mobile and desktop platforms. On entering the website, players are greeted by anime-illustrated hostess Niki who invites live casino play from Evolution Gaming, XPro and Novomatic; table games and slots from NetEnt, WMS, Microgaming, NextGen and GVG; as well as scratch cards and jackpot games. The …
Hot on the heels of Kindred Group’s (formerly Unibet) acquisition of 32Red, Danish newspaper Børsen reports the company’s continued interest in acquiring elements of State-owned gaming company Danske Spil. According to Børsen, Kindred Group is ready to buy Danske Spil’s casino, poker, tips, Zezam and oddset assets for around Krone 4 billion (approx. GBP 458 …
American actress Heather Graham is the new face of GVC Holding’s Foxy Casino and Bingo brands forming an integral part of the company’s GBP 10 million product revamp (see previous report). The first in a series of six tongue-in-cheek commercials will see Graham donning the iconic purple Foxy suit while offering the director suggestions for …
Instant Win Games (IWG) has announced the appointment of Leon Thomas as chief commercial officer. Thomas joins IWG from Mecca Digital where he served as chief operating officer, prior to which he was managing director for both Tombola and NYX Gaming Group’s US Operations. Working out of IWG’s London base, Thomas will be responsible for …