Police in Gurgaon, India conducted a series of anti-online gambling raids Friday, visiting several shops and cyber cafes and arresting 33 persons. The raiding parties seized 36 computer sets and other equipment and documentary evidence during the swoops, which were mounted following tip-offs from the public, a police spokesman revealed.
The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that Neonopolis in downtown Las Vegas will be home to an eSports arena, with around 15,000 square feet of third floor space previously taken up by a movie theatre and a nightclub to be devoted to eSports competitions. Pro Gaming League Inc. and Toronto-based Stratton Capital Corp., are the …
The business-to-business sector in the daily fantasy sports vertical is set to become more competitive with the announcement by the GameDay Studios – Uptown partnership that it is about to launch a Europe-facing white label DFS platform branded Manager Duel. A spokesman for the partnership said that the platform would offer wider player liquidity because …
Online sports betting firm 12Bet has announced that it has signed up as official betting partner for the famous English Premier League football club Arsenal in a three-year deal. 12Bet will receive brand, promotional and publicity advantages from the agreement, including a presence at the Emirates Stadium and access to first team player celebrities. A …
The Toronto-listed online gambling group Intertain is reportedly gearing up for a London listing under the Jackpotjoy plc brand and is to hold a special shareholders meeting later this month to brief stakeholders and secure their approval. The plan includes moving Intertain’s head office infrastructure to the British capital, with the Jackpotjoy plc brand becoming …
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has announced the achievement of a new capital infusion of $153 million following a funding round led by Revolution Growth, a US sports-oriented investment group founded by Ted Leonsis. The new cash is available just in time for the US NFL football season, which starts next week. Announcing the new …
Gaming Realms’ mobile gambling subsidiary Slingo has announced a television sponsorship deal with E! Entertainment Television that will commence this (September) month and run for twelve months across reality TV channels like Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Total Divas and Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry. The features will all be in the post-9pm watershed slot, …
Online sports betting operator Tipbet has signed as the Official Betting Partner of German Bundesliga team SV Werder Bremen for the 2016/17 season. As the Official Betting Partner, Tipbet will be represented in advertising space around the Weserstadion and will organise a series of betting-related activities for the engagement of Werder Bremen fans. In addition …
The independent digital research company Newzoo has released a teaser on its current review of the eSports vertical, reporting that it has revised upward by 7 percent its estimates on revenues in the current year to $493 million. That represents a year-on-year growth of almost 52 percent, the researcher observes, attributing elements of the growth …
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has followed up on its skill games consultation last year (see previous report) by drafting new regulations permitting the licensing of such games, which have been submitted to the European Commission. In essence, and subject to operators meeting the defined parameters of the regulations, the new licensing initiative will create …
US-based Spin Games’ content deal with Bahamas online gambling group FML came to fruition Thursday when the latter’s everybodywinslive.com website went live with Spin’s HTML ROC remote gaming server and gaming content. FML Group was founded in 1999 and is one of the largest gaming companies in the regulated Bahamas region. It is now the …
DFS operator Fantasy Aces on the Toronto venture exchange is expanding, with growth taking it into the top five operator list in the United States. On Wednesday the company announced that it has acquired active DFS players in the database of Fantasy Feud Inc., a DFS operator owned by Gaming Nation. The acquisition of the …
Ladbrokes has added the Football Association of Ireland to its official betting partner list, which already includes the Football Association of England. The agreement is to run for two years, including the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia, and will give Ladbrokes additional brand exposure. “Ladbrokes Ireland has returned to a position of growth and …
Evolution Gaming has claimed that it is to open the first live dealer studio in Romania in a deal that involves iSoftBet and the Grand Casino Bucharest. The Live Casino studio facility, scheduled to go live later this month, is being completed on the level below the existing gaming floor in the casino. iSoftBet partnered …
Spillemyndigheden, the Danish online gambling regulator, has issued its latest market statistics, which illustrate a continued robust and growing nature in the three months to end June 2016. Highlights of the report include: * Overall GGR up at DKK 935 million (Q2-2015: DKK 805 million); * Sports betting GGR up 15 percent year-on-year at DKK …
The Malaysian justice system’s first dedicated cyber court commenced operation in the Duta Court complex Thursday, specialising in hearing cyber criminal cases such as bank fraud, hacking, falsifying documents, defamation, spying, online gambling and cases related to pornography. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, said: 밪uch courts are necessary to …
Online gambling software and games developer Playtech plc has unveiled its 21+3 Blackjack side bet to add the perks of poker into every round of blackjack. The 21+3 Blackjack side bet is based on a player’s two cards and the dealer’s up-card. If the three combined cards form a straight, flush, three-of-a-kind, straight flush or …
The online gambling industry’s top affiliate management company, Income Access has been acquired by payment solutions provider Paysafe for C$40 million. The agreement was signed by Income Access owner EcomAccess, and IA Digital Marketing and its shareholders, and includes certain software and related intellectual property from Share Results. C$28 million of the consideration is to …
Yahoo Esports and major eSports tournament organisers ESL have announced a new partnership on streaming, tournaments and associated sponsorship opportunities. Fans of the ESL One and IEM events can expect to see more coverage on Yahoo as a result. “ESL is in a unique position to be able to offer access to some of the …
The British Horseracing Authority has shrugged off speculation that the Brexit issue will materially effect the implementation of the proposed new government-enforced levy on internet and retail bookmakers who accept bets on British horse races. Commenting that the government’s intention is “clear and unambiguous,” the Authority said that it remains confident that the proposed start …
The Supreme People’s Procuracy in Vietnam has announced that 63 individuals arrested in the break up of a major online sports betting ring in northern Vietnam earlier this year are to stand trial soon. Among them are To Cong Hung (34) director of Dream Weavers Online Services JSC based in Ho Chi Minh City, and …
Hope has surged anew in Macau, where the latest (August) gambling stats from the regulator have shown a 1.1 percent rise in gambling revenue, the first positive monthly year-over-year growth in more than two years. Gambling revenue was 18.8 billion patacas ($2.4 billion), government data showed on Thursday, at the top end of analysts’ expectations …
Speculation on a possible merger between The Rank Group and 888 Holdings following their partnership in the failed William Hill bid have been put to bed by 888 chief executive officer Itai Frieberger. Our readers will recall the two companies recently considered a merger in order to buy William Hill in a three-way deal (see …
According to ESPN eSports, Valve Corporation is being sued by British Telecommunications (BT) for patent infringements in its Steam social entertainment platform and market place. A legal filing in the Delaware Federal Court, reportedly seen by ESPN, details a federal lawsuit that alleges Valve has infringed at least four patents specifically identifying its Steam Broadcasting, …