Russian online sports betting operator Fonbet has achieved local licensing status and opened its bkfon.ru site, becoming the sixth online sports betting operator to be awarded a Russian licence since the regulatory regime was implemented early this year. Russian-licensed operators are required to use officially sanctioned payment hubs called TSUPIS to facilitate government oversight, and …
Industry journalist Steve Ruddock picked up on some interesting statistics from the latest annual report of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission released this week, flagging the current results from its on-going monitoring research of the state gambling market. The research throws some light on the participation rates and preferences of adults in Massachusetts, and this year …
The Austrian gaming technology group Novomatic has issued a statement confirming that it has completed the final required steps for the successful acquisition of the Albanian National Lottery. Following a 2012 tender, Lotaria Kombëtare was granted a ten-year license to establish, operate and manage the Albanian National Lottery. With the completion of the acquisition, Novomatic …
Spain’s gambling industry continued to advance in 2015 with growth in most sectors, according to the latest research report from the Codere – University of Madrid Institute for Policy and Governance collaboration released this week. Highlights from the report include: * Online gambling revenue in 2015 was up around 25 percent year-on-year at Euro 320 …
Joining FanDuel and DraftKings in acquiring a UK Gambling Commission licence, Yahoo signalled its daily fantasy sports intentions in the UK market this week as former partner Mondogoal switched from a business-to-consumer DFS supplier to a European business-to-business operation. Industry observers point out that Yahoo has thus far carried out little in the way of …
A UK-based GBP 27 million arbitrage sports betting scheme, The Winning Express, has collapsed, leaving a thousand investors with concerns that their money is lost, according to a BBC report over the weekend. And, according to the report, the venture was flagged as a potential danger to the authorities who allegedly did little to halt …
The Poker Players Alliance action group has flagged two new attempts to urge members of Congress to restore the anti-online gambling Wire Act and/or support Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire, still languishing in Congress after several unsuccessful attempts at passage. In the first of these initiatives, which Online Poker Report notes is supported by …
GAN has launched its Simulated Gaming product at the Twin River Management Group’s land casino in Rhode Island, USA, revealing the identity of its ninth US customer. The software monetises internet traffic to existing websites operated by US casinos, and in 2015 helped clients to generate an average of US$2.32 per daily active user when …
B2B multi-gaming platform and social games provider Mojo Games has partnered with VLeague Internet Technology to provide online social games and poker tournaments to Asian sports giant Alibaba Sports Group (AliSports). VLeague Internet Technology is a Chinese corporation and the exclusive online social gaming provider for Alisports’ Chess and Card Division. The partnership between VLeague …
Online sports betting and i-gaming platform provider SBTech has been contracted by online casino and sports betting operator Winmasters, a Malta-licensed brand name of WM Interactive Limited, to provide a full sports betting solution and the Chameleon 360 i-gaming platform. Winmasters has already achieved significant market share in the Romanian regulated market and is now …
The popular theme of the good life enjoyed by the rich and famous is about to surface again in an upcoming Microgaming slot. The company released a preview of its “Life of Riches” slot Friday, a 5 reel, 30 selectable pay-lines game with a theme featuring luxury cars, expensive yachts, private jets and a liberal …
The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit has announced that it is to take a tougher line with unlicensed online operators who access Dutch punters, intensifying enforcement and imposing substantially heavier fines on offenders. The current policy of warning offenders and giving them an opportunity to block Dutch players will be dropped in favour of immediate pursuit …
Trada Casino has launched live dealer services, powered by Evolution Gaming. The online casino is operated by TradaGames (Isle of Man) Limited and licensed by the IOM and the UK Gambling Commission. It has RNG games from Microgaming Net Entertainment and PariPlay.
Genesis Gaming has started its holiday season with a new slot release that has action-packed cartoon super heroes clad in colourful lycra at its core rather than the usual run of new games at this time of the year with festive season themes. Titled Super Wilds, this futuristic 5 reel, 25 line game is now …
Prague-based online slot developer Endorphina reports that its Jetsetter slot on the Bitcasino.io site has just delivered a major hit for an anonymous player. The player landed three Scatters on the reels, triggering the free games feature, during which banknotes torn in half spin on the reels. If correct halves match up by landing next …
Thursday’s inaugural meeting of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission committee tasked with reviewing online gambling developments and possibilities (see previous reports) met Thursday and briefed local media on their mandate. The Massachusetts Lottery Commission has already lobbied for permission to offer more online options in order to attract the younger millennial demographic so important to the …
In Japan, the long-running political debate on whether to allow land casino gambling made some unexpected progress Friday when a proposal was approved by a lower House committee after ruling coalition partner Komeito withdrew its earlier opposition to the day’s vote by the Diet panel. A bi-partisan side meeting of leading lawmakers led to Komeito …
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States, a body of lawmakers from across the United States, has announced that members of the British Parliamentary All Party Betting and Gaming Group will join them to exchange ideas and information at the next annual gathering in January 2017 in Scottsville, Arizona. Legislators from the two groups …
There appears to be some confusion over exactly how many Chinese individuals detained by Philippines Immigration officials managed to escape in the early hours of last Thursday. When news of the escapes surfaced this week the number of escapees was given as 70, all but 26 of whom had been recaptured, however a different story …
If you thought that mobile devices were largely shielded from contamination and manipulation by malware, think again….news from the United States is that Android smartphones have become victim to a powerful new piece of malware called ‘Gooligan’ with over a million devices believed already to have been breached. The reports warn that the virus is …
GVC Holdings unveiled an exclusive new HTML5 based online slot for Danish gambling group Danske Spil Thursday. Titled Nisseautomaten (“Elf Slot”), the five-reel game features Christmas elves in a yuletide setting and is launched simultaneously for mobile and desktop devices. Features include a fun bonus round where the player is challenged to guide Santa’s little …
Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden’s latest Q3-2016 figures released Wednesday show a disappointing quarterly decline compared to the same period last year, mainly due to weaker sports betting and poker results. Highlights of the report include: * Betting and online gaming revenue up year-on-year at DKK 910 million (Q3-2015: DKK 890) but down DKK 25 million on …
Industry sources claim that the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has issued 35 offshore gaming licenses as part of the initial roll-out of the Duterte administration’s newly created offshore gaming regime. The information has not thus far been confirmed by Pagcor, but apparently the licenses were issued to Philippines-based operators who may only accept …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ApzzssyWXw Microgaming has breathed new life into Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic 1912 novel hero Tarzan, the subject also of many Hollywood interpretations, showcasing again the powerful but noble-hearted jungle legend that captured the imagination of several generations. Now the theme of an online slot titled simply Tarzan, the game has launched simultaneously on desktop and …