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Digital Sports Tech partners Sportsbook.io

1 Feb 2017

Digital Sports Tech (DST) and bitcoin sports betting operator Sportsbook.io have agreed a deal for the integration of DST’s player proposition betting product, Player Props. The deal expands DST’s recently launched product’s geographical footprint to include a number of key Asian jurisdictions and marks the first bitcoin operator to take on the product. “Operators are …

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Perform to debut innovative betting product

1 Feb 2017

Digital sports content provider,Perform Group, is set to debut its Client Added Commentary product at ICE next week. The product will allow clients to overlay their own language-specific commentary on any selected live stream, and deliver personalised messages to their customers in real-time. The service requires only an internet connection. Clients will be able to …

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GameIOM awarded Gibraltar license

1 Feb 2017

Games developer, distributor and content aggregator, GameIOM, has been awarded a remote gambling B2B license by the Gibraltar gaming authority allowing the company to offer its content to Gibraltar-licensed operators. In related news, Our readers will recall the launch of GameIOM’s first title, Fortune Cats, on William Hill which has now been followed by a …

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Playtech open live casino studio in Riga

1 Feb 2017

Due to a “huge surge in client demand”, Playtech has announced the opening of a new live casino studio in Riga, Latvia. The 8,500 square meter studio has been built on top of the city’s fortified 16th century walls in the heart of Riga Old Town and features unrivaled, state-of-the-art technology, the company said. “Every …

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Brazilian gambling expansion has hurdles ahead

1 Feb 2017

The advance of Brazil’s gambling expansion legislation, which includes online elements (see previous  reports) has been slowed by a political move which has seen the proposal re-routed to the Constitution and Justice Committee of the Senate instead of going to the floor for a vote. Media reports from Brazil indicate that this means at least …

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Dutch lower house moves on land casino privatisation

1 Feb 2017

Reports from the Netherlands indicate that the Dutch Lower House this week voted to privatise the state-owned land casino monopoly Holland Casino, splitting the fourteen venues and selling some in order to raise Euro 1 billion for government coffers. The bill, which will now go to the Dutch Senate for approval, calls for the fourteen …

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Portuguese online sports betting operator takes casino games on board

1 Feb 2017

SBTech-powered Portuguese online sports betting operator Bet.pt has announced the launch of a range of casino slots and table games supplied by iSoftBet. Bet.pt’s journey from start-up to being the Portuguese market’s biggest sports betting operator has been driven by technology from SBTech, the first and still the only B2B provider to supply a licensed …

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Second consecutive year of improvement in Nevada gambling revenue

1 Feb 2017

Figures released Tuesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board show that casinos in Nevada won $11.3 billion from gamblers in 2016, marking a second consecutive year of gambling revenue gains, albeit missing the pre-recession record of $12.8 billion set in 2007. The state-wide amount that casinos took in was up 1.3 percent year-on-year, with the …

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Daily fantasy sports bill makes progress in New Jersey

31 Jan 2017

Positive daily fantasy sports developments have been reported from New Jersey, where the Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee progressed Assemblyman Vincent Mazzeo’s A3532, a bill proposing the legalisation of DFS as a game predominantly of skill. The committee voted unanimously to advance the bill after hearing from a number of experts on the …

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Florida senate committee advances daily fantasy sports bill

31 Jan 2017

Florida Senator Bill Galvano’s Senate Bill S.8, which was recently progressed through the Senate Regulated Industries Committee and is now with the Senate Appropriations Committee, could soon have company in the form of a new proposal submitted by fellow state Senator Dana Young. Our readers may recall that Galvano’s bill proposes quite wide expansion of …

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Britain’s bookies take issue with parliamentary group’s recommendations

31 Jan 2017

A report on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) due for release today (Tuesday) by the All-Party Parliamentary Group has raised the ire of the Association of British Bookmakers, which in a pre-emptive strike has demanded that government institute an urgent enquiry into the recommendations and content. Key among those recommendations is that the maximum stake …

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Major marketing push planned by Slingo

31 Jan 2017

Mobile gambling operator Slingo has revealed that it has plans to further invest in a multi-million-pound-sterling marketing push in Britain that will embrace both digital and television promotions and marketing. The campaign kicked off earlier this week with television adverts, and these will continue in the post watershed 9pm slot through April, produced by the …

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Pokerstars becomes first licensed international operator in the Czech Republic

31 Jan 2017

PokerStars has become the first licensed online casino and poker operator under the Czech Republic’s new gaming regulation following the approval of parent Amaya by the Czech State Supervision of Gambling and Lotteries. Amaya was awarded the ‘Live Games’ licence on January 28 and is set to launch PokerStars.cz in the coming days. In a …

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New eSports betting software available

31 Jan 2017

Online gambling software developer Vermantia has announced the launch of a new eSports betting solution, taking a pioneering position in the burgeoning vertical. The company’s eSports product is available for retail, online and mobile use and can handle betting on both single games and tournaments, using data and stats derived from over a million eSports …

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AGA drives the legalised sports betting idea home

31 Jan 2017

The American Gaming Association continued its drive for the wider legalisation of sports betting in the United States Tuesday, leveraging interest in the upcoming Super Bowl final by publishing some telling statistics via Twitter and noting: “Only about $132M will be wagered legally through sports books by kick-off, $4.5B placed illegally [via Vegas sportsbooks]” The …

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Iforium in content supply deal with Relax Gaming

31 Jan 2017

Casino aggregation software provider Iforium has entered into a multi-year content supply deal with Relax Gaming in which its GameFlex platform will integrate with Relax’ Silver Bullet platform. Following the integration Iforium customers will gain access to top titles from the likes of Genesis Gaming and Push Gaming.

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Habanero readies new releases

31 Jan 2017

Habanero will showcase its popular and upcoming releases during its second year at the ICE industry expo next week, including its January Chinese New Year release “Fire Rooster”. The company will preview a selection of titles set to go live later this year including Koi Gate, Bird of Thunder, Dead Escape and Scruffy Scallywags. “We …

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New online gambling bill heard in New Hampshire legislature

31 Jan 2017

New legislation, House Bill 562, has been introduced into the New Hampshire Legislature by Republican representatives Eric Schleien, Robert Fisher, and Nick Zaricki which takes an interesting approach to legalising internet gambling by having it excluded from the gambling offenses list in the New Hampshire Revised Statues Criminal Code. The bill, currently sitting before the …

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Kindred Group live with Authentic Gaming Roulette

31 Jan 2017

Authentic Gaming’s Live Roulette solution has gone live across several brands within the Kindred Group portfolio, including Unibet and Maria Casino. Players to any one of Kindred Group’s brands will be given the opportunity to play variants of the popular table game, including Authentic Roulette Turbo, Authentic Roulette Supérieur, Authentic Roulette Original, Authentic Roulette Professional …

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Betsoft gaming partner everrich

30 Jan 2017

Betsoft Gaming has entered into its latest content supply deal with EverRich who will be operating the Bet98 online operation. The deal sees Betsoft expand further into the Asian market in which Bet98 focuses. “We are truly thrilled about partnering with Bet98,” said Joya Zhang, Betsoft Account Manager. “They place a strong emphasis on using …

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Microgaming playing it forward for the fourth year

30 Jan 2017

Microgaming’s Gift of Giving campaign completed its fourth year with a GBP 30,000 donation split equally between hard working charities in four different regions. The company’s commendable PlayItForward initiative began with an idea to redirect funds Microgaming would have spent on end of year customer gifts to charitable organisations. The recipients in each region are …

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Broadway and Microgaming extend exclusive partnership

30 Jan 2017

Microgaming has entered into a long-term extension to its existing exclusive bingo software relationship with Broadway Gaming. Since the launch of Broadway Gaming’s flagship brand in 2010 – Butlers Bingo, the company has expanded to offer six gaming sites; Butlers Bingo, Glossy Bingo, Rehab Bingo, Dotty Bingo, Bingo Diamond and Casino of Dreams, all powered …

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Sportech strengthens board

30 Jan 2017

Sportech plc has appointed Andrew Gaughan to its executive board. Gaughan currently serves as president of Sportech subsidiary, Sportech racing // digital, and has been with the company since 2010. “I am delighted to welcome Andrew to the board. He is a highly valued member of our executive team, and we look forward to him …

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More consolidation in DFS sector

30 Jan 2017

Fantasy Sports operator FantasyDraft has entered into an acquisition deal for fellow operator Fantasy Aces’ player base and corresponding balances, amongst other assets. The consideration was not disclosed.

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