Data provider Satellite Information Services (SIS) has clinched a three-year exclusive deal with the Mauritius Turf Club for the distribution of racing pictures, data and fixed-odds prices to UK retail betting shops and online operators for the first time. The SIS service will broadcast eight races a day for 37 weekend fixtures, with an average …
Spanish La Liga professional football club R.C Celta de Vigo has attracted a new shirt sponsor in sportsbook operator Luckia. The one-year renewable deal will see the Luckia brand feature on the back of Celta shirts along with other companies whose origins lie in Galicia, a fact that the club is extremely proud of. “There …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-dNjsON4tQ What has 5 reels, 243 ways-to-win, four free spin choices for players, expanding Wilds and an appealing cartoon-style dragon theme? That would be Microgaming’s new online slot Dragonz, which is nearing launch and is already exciting a fair amount of chatter in player circles. With the opportunity to win over 3,500 x wager, that’s …
Belgian online casino and sports betting provider Gaming1 will take on a selection of AMATIC Industries’ (Amatic) online gaming content following an agreement late last week. The portfolio features a range of popular Amatic land-based games which have been adapted to the online environment through Amatic’s new AMANETgaming platform which utilises HTML5 technology. The games …
Ladbrokes Australia has expanded its product range with the launch of its new Sports Pool Betting offer “Perfect Round”. Punters are required to select the winning teams for all of the matches in the pool, enter a stake and place a bet. If all their selections win, the bettor will win their share of the …
Social gaming firm Zynga has appointed gaming industry veteran Gerard Griffin (49) as its new chief financial officer reporting directly to chief executive officer Frank Gibeau. “Gerard’s 25 years of financial experience and deep understanding of the games, media and technology industries will be instrumental to Zynga,” Gibeau said. “His disciplined financial leadership and approach …
Swedish gaming operator Mr Green has gone live with a new, custom-designed live casino environment, developed in partnership with Evolution Gaming. The new, exclusive Mr Green-branded environment features Mr Green’s own croupiers who, it says, will provide its customers with a unique and personalised live casino gaming experience. The launch of the vertical forms part …
Therese Hillman will succeed Maria Hedengren as chief financial officer for NetEnt, effective January 9, 2017. Hillman is a member of the board of directors at Unibet and has spent the past five years as chief executive officer of Gymgrossisten, a subsidiary of the Qliro Group. ”I’m very pleased to welcome Therese Hillman to NetEnt. …
It appears that Sheldon Adelson’s ongoing fight against legalised online gambling in the United States even extends to his company’s land casino expansion plans, according to reports in the Morning Call newspaper. The publication reports that Adelson’s Bethlehem Sands casino is the only one of twelve casinos in Pennsylvania that is opposed to the intrastate legalisation …
Statistics on Macau gambling revenues in September were released Saturday by the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, and show a year-on-year increase for the second month running. The Reuters news agency reports that the Asian gambling hub posted a better than expected 7.4 percent rise – the second this year after over two years …
Unibet has announced the final earn-out payment on a deal to acquire the iGame Group which was inked back in August last year (see previous report). A press statement from the company reports the second and final earn-out payment of Euro 12.5 million to the former owners of the iGame Group. The payment fell due …
RealTime Gaming has released its latest online slot, a space-themed game titled Nova 7s which is simultaneously launched across desktop and mobile delivery platforms. This 5 reel, 25 pay-line slot has spectacular graphics depicting the vastness of outer space, punctuated by colourful alien planets and supernovas and solar flares exploding across the screen. Special features …
Blasts from the past like the Michael Colbert scandal, messenger betting, money laundering and allegations of miscalculated payments to customers and state authorities (see previous reports) all surfaced again in a Wall Street Journal article Friday claiming that Cantor Fitzgerald gambling subsidiary CG Technology has agreed to pay $22.5 million in penalties and forfeitures to …
Jamaica’s Lottery Scam Task Force, a special unit set up by the Jamaican police to combat the national embarrassment that online lottery scams have become, has been in action again this week, arresting 4 individuals in predawn operations Friday. The arrests follow 4 others a day earlier as officers moved in following investigations into the …
Amazon subsidiary Amazon Game Studios has launched a new eSports free-to-play fighting game titled Breakaway that includes an in-game currency innovation branded Stream+ that can be used for wagering on streamed eSports games through an interactive system. Launched during the annual Twitchcon expo in San Diego this week, the new currency will integrate directly with …
Some great exchanges on the 2+2 poker forum this week highlighted the increasing interest in virtual and augmented reality technology from the online poker community. Among the practical experiments being carried out was the use of VR tech heads up games streamed through Twitch and Bolt Casino VR by a poker fan using the handle …
On Friday Dermot Smurfit’s GameAccount Network (GAN) business posted its H1-2016 numbers, reporting a net pre-tax loss of GBP 2.3 million – an improvement on the GBP 2.6 million it lost in the same period last year. On the brighter side, the company’s social casino operations produced a 75 percent rise to GBP 1.4 million …
Virtual sports provider Inspired Gaming has announced the launch of its latest product – Rush Golf Live – with Betfred the first operator to carry the game. The launch coincides with the start of the 41st Ryder Club Europe vs. USA golf competition, which runs through to October 2. Inspired has again turned to the …
The Israeli founders of online spread betting and CFD firm Plus500 (which Playtech’s Teddy Sagi nearly bought last year) have taken advantage of a good 2015 performance by the company to sell off a substantial chunk of their holdings, between them selling over $130 million’s worth of shares. Alon Gonen and Gal Haber respectively sold …
Good things have evolved from start-up website builder Ucraft’s work on the Spring Builder platform project with BetConstruct earlier this year…the software and platform provider has subsequently made an unquantified investment in the start-up. BetConstruct may have also been attracted by the obvious interest in Ucraft’s business – the start-up has already gained 5,000 subscribers …
The issue of certain state-linked commercial organisations being granted exemptions from Singapore’s tough anti-online gambling laws has been on the table for the past few months and has been the subject of opposition complaints; protest petitions and general argument (see previous reports). On Thursday a new chapter on the issue opened when the government’s Ministry …
The stigma of cheating has surfaced again in the daily fantasy sports sector following allegations that two players colluded in a million dollar contest at DraftKings. The operator has confirmed that it is investigating the conduct of two winners in its “Fantasy Football Millionaire” competitions. The allegations involve two brothers, and centre on the fact …
Novomatic Interactive subsidiary Greentube has announced that it has signed a partnership deal with the Gibraltar-based mobile app developer Chopsticks In The Apps Ltd through which it will organise distribution of Chopsticks games through its online, mobile, social and land-based channels. The two companies have agreed to work closely together to hand-pick a selection of …
Slot designers and marketers will all benefit from the second three-day slot development workshop presented by the highly experienced Ashley Sandyford-Sykes from Microgaming, scheduled to take place on the 25 – 27 October 2016 in Amsterdam under the auspices of the Totally Gaming Academy. Sandyford-Sykes has experience in the development of over a hundred popular …