In the United States, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Thursday that it has agreed a multiyear partnership with Sportradar and Second Spectrum that will expand the league’s global distribution of statistics and implement a new, league-wide player-tracking system. Beginning with the 2017-18 season, Sportradar will make statistical information for the NBA, WNBA and NBA …
Rank Group subsidiary Mecca Bingo is unveiling a fresh new look for the Mecca brand and its Meccabingo.com website, backed by a multi-million pound through-the-line marketing campaign, including a series of TV adverts to be aired on network television from 1 October this year. The TV ad introduces the new multi-channel brand strapline ‘We know …
NetEnt’s progressive slot Mega Fortune has delivered another instant millionaire, this one an anonymous Norwegian online punter wagering on the Betsson.com website. The 20-something punter was enjoying a little slot action before going to bed when his life changed with a NOK 45 million (Euro 4.9 million) jackpot, NetEnt reports in a press statement. The …
The UK facing eSports television channel Ginx TV has received an investment of GBP 3.1 million from media networks Sky and ITV, each committing GBP1.55 million to the enterprise in return for a 16.5 percent stake. Michiel Bakker, CEO at Ginx TV, said in a statement Thursday: “GINX eSports TV aims to add significant mainstream …
International Game Technology has announced that it has signed a four-year contract extension to enhance the suite of interactive multichannel poker products it provides to AB Svenska Spel in Sweden – operator of the world’s fifth-largest ring-fenced market poker site according to Pokerscout.com. Svenska Spel is exercising a four-year extension provided under its contract with …
Mobile-friendly games from Lithuanian developer Mr Slotty are the latest to be added to iSoftBet’s bulging Game Aggregation Platform (GAP), offering operators a more diversified and robust portfolio of content. Mr Slotty products join those from more than twenty other developers on GAP. Mr Slotty parent group Loberta UAB is respected for its high-speed, high-definition …
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission this week studied statistics from a problem gambling study mandated by 2011 state gambling laws and presented by UMass-Amherst professor Rachel Volberg. Volberg revealed that 1.7 percent of the state’s adult population were considered problem gamblers and 7.5 percent were at-risk gamblers following a baseline study of the Massachusetts population, conducted …
A teaser press release from the independent research firm Technavio predicts that the online gambling market in the US will grow at an impressive CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of more than 51 percent between 2016 – 2020. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue generated from legal online casino, betting, and …
The Canadian province of British Columbia, which runs its own cosy PlayNow.com online gambling monopoly, moved to protect it last month by warning off major international online gambling companies, according to online media reports that have just surfaced. Apparently the BC Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch corresponded with a number of online gambling operators accessing BC …
Chinese Ministry of Finance figures reported by China News Daily reveal that the nation’s lottery sales continued to rise in July, topping $4.8 billion in an almost 20 percent increase compared with the same period in 2015. Welfare Lottery ticket sales increased 6.7 percent year on year to 16.6 billion yuan in July, while Sports …
Online slot fans will be pleased at the news that games developer PariPlay appears to have widened its release of the popular online slot Atari Star Raiders beyond 888. The Trada online casino is now offering the 5-reel, 3-row, 20-line video slot, which features sticky wilds and a free spins round that turns the pay-lines …
Causing something of a twitter on Twitter this week, a poster describing himself as a disgruntled former employee of online gambling site Luxbet set about wreaking revenge on the company. Using the hashtag #DaveGetsFired, the allegedly sacked social media manager said he had been fired on his day off and went on ostensibly to “hijack” …
Yggdrasil Gaming has announced the launch of what it claims is its most graphically advanced game to date, titled Double Dragons. The five-reel, 25-payline slot features 3D animations, a gripping soundtrack and a collection of features designed to create a ‘unique’ user experience. In Double Dragons the base game boasts dropdown symbols and stacked wild …
Games developer NetEnt has finally played its ace card of the year, releasing the much-anticipated online slot Motorhead as the impressive grand finale of its “NetEnt Rocks” series. In the sequel to the popular Guns ‘n Roses and Jimi Hendrix slots, players can spin the reels to the memorable sounds of Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee …
Chinese lottery operator DJI Holdings has announced a change in its corporate identity to better reflect the company’s broader services. The Cheshire-headquartered group will henceforth be known as BNN Technology as the company transitions to being a technology platform provider for mobile payments, mobile content and data management to consumers throughout China, while preparing for …
GBI, a British company that provides betting services to the Israeli Toto, is pressing the Israeli government to reconsider its decision to ban horseracing from early 2017, threatening that it may seek millions in compensation if it does not. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon announced the ban recently, saying that …
Remember Australian Senator Stephen Conroy? He was the rather autocratic communications minister in the Rudd and Gillard Labor governments who oversaw some spectacularly controversial internet and telecommunications issues that included an attempt to introduce a questionable and inaccurate blacklist and ISP blocking on various industries, including online gambling (see previous reports). So controversial was he, …
The wide range of Canadian gambling entities and punters who were hoping to see single game betting legalised will be disappointed today following a negative vote in the House of Commons which defeated a proposal 156 vs. 133. Private Member Bill C-221 authored by Windsor MP Brian Masse sought to liberate Canadian sports betting from …
Pennsylvanian House lawmakers, newly returned to work this week from their break and with scant time left before another adjournment, have jump-started activity on an omnibus gambling bill which has already been factored into state budget calculations and includes the legalisation of i-gaming and daily fantasy sports (see previous reports). The House Gaming Oversight committee …
PokerStars Casino has notified three jackpot hits, all within a relatively short space of time and awarded to long standing PokerStars customers. Lithuanian punter “CyprusBit” won $994,218.41 off a $10 spin on Genie Jackpots, Dutch player “degalactico” hit it big on “Pig Wizard” pocketing $79,816.09 and UK customer “zellone87” snagged $53,961.95 on Winstar.
Australian gaming operator Tatts Group has announced the retirement of chief operating officer Barrie Fletton who has spent a cumulative 24 years with the company. Fletton will leave the position at the end of November 2016 to be succeeded by Brendan Parnell who joins the company from Tabcorp where he most recently held the position …
Betway Sportsbook has entered into its second high profile sponsorship deal in under a week, the first with RSC Anderlecht (see previous reports). In this latest sponsorship, Betway has become the official betting partner of Belgium’s principal football cup competition, the Croky Cup following a deal with the Belgian Football Association and Pro League for …
Ladbrokes announced changes to various non-executive director positions Wednesday as the company prepares to transition to Ladbrokes Coral. Mark Clare was appointed Senior Independent Director (SID) and Chairman of the Social Responsibility Committee and Stevie Spring as Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, with immediate effect. The appointments were made under the …
Online gaming company 32Red Plc has turned in another impressive set of results for the six month period ending June 30 2016. The company delivered a record revenue performance with net gaming revenue up 63 percent to GBP 30.38 million (H1/2015: GBP 18.58 million) and gross profits amounting to GBP 7.5 million (H1/2015: GBP 4.3 …