Entertainment Gaming Asia, a supplier of hardware to land casino operators in Cambodia and the Philippines, is eyeing the online social gaming sector as a possible solution to declining revenue, according to reports in the Asian media referencing a stock exchange filing by the company. Chief executive and chairman of the company, Clarence Chung has …
A gambling study carried out by researchers at the Curtin and Deakin universities has revealed that Australians believe betting is now an integral part of sports, according to a 9 News report Monday. Three out of four children and 90 percent of adults believe sports betting is becoming a normal part of sport, the survey …
The UK media were in speculative mood over the weekend on the possibilities of William Hill agreeing to talk turkey with potential acquirers 888 Holdings and Rank Group. Several publications pointed to media comments by executives from the two companies which indicated a determination to press ahead with the bid and if necessary consider offering …
21bet, an online bookmaker helmed by chief executive officer Richard Hogg, has announced that it has secured a three-year partnership deal with the football club Wolverhampton Wanderers, also known as the Wolves. 21bet boasts a player base of over 20,000 UK punters, attracted to the company’s offers since it launched in March this year. Hogg …
The growing popularity of eSports has clearly caught the eye of Quebec province-owned gambling monopoly Loto Quebec, which announced Friday that it is offering a new vertical branded Mise-o-jeu under its online betting brand Espacejeux.com. The service kicks off with thirteen markets based on the StarCraft II World Championship series Summer Circuit which starts this …
Smart Live Gaming, which suffered the indignity of a licence suspension by the UK Gambling Commission and criticism of the questionable conduct of its Betowen subsidiary last week (see previous reports) has surrendered its Combined Remote Operating License and General Betting Operating License as well as the associated Gambling Software License, the Commission advised Friday. …
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released its July 2016 figures Friday, reporting that online gambling continues to prosper, delivering revenues up 38.6 percent year-on-year of $17.37 million (July 2015: $12.53 million). The online sector performed a million dollars a month better in July than in the preceding month, and the sector has set …
Australia’s popular Northern Territory gambling licensing jurisdiction has again warned operators which it licenses that they must within 28 days cease offering in-play betting. Northern Territory Racing Commission (NTRC) chairman John McBride this week sent written confirmation of the forthcoming ban, which operators were warned about almost eight weeks ago (see previous report). The operators …
Social gaming company Premier Punt has announced that it has been accepted as official Fantasy Sports betting partner in a multi-year agreement with the Southampton football club. The deal comes on the heels of the launch of Premier Punt’s new app. Founded in 2013, Premier Punt specialises in “no commitment” fantasy football betting, meaning users …
Online sportsbook Tempobet has signed another multi-year football sponsorship deal, this time becoming Official Partner for the Manchester City football club. The agreement gives Tempobet access to Man City fans via stadium, digital and social networking privileges, along with access to a number of club players for a forthcoming television commercial and photoshoot. Tempobet managing …
Draft legislation has been prepared by the UK government proposing tax treatment changes to the country’s online gaming industry designed to bring it in line with fixed-odds general betting, according to a report in Bloomberg business news. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has indicated in an August 9 consultation that it intends to remove the …
This week’s surprise announcement came from Amaya, which reported that its suspended CEO, David Baazov, has left the company altogether and that interim chief exec Rafi Ashenazi has accepted the post as a permanent position. Our readers will recall that Baazov voluntarily took suspension at the beginning of this year as he fought to clear …
President Rodrigo Duterte’s purge of online gambling in the Philippines looks about to widen following comments Friday by PAGCOR chief Andrea Domingo, who confirmed the company will be investigating and reassessing the activities of special freeport zones like CEZA that issue licenses to foreign online gaming firms. The First Cagayan regulatory and licensing jurisdiction operates …
The Russian Internet regulator Roskomnadzor continued to show its teeth this week, communicating with banks to warn them to review and remove illegal (blacklisted) online gambling sites from their systems in order to disrupt financial transactions, and revealing that in the first week of August alone the regulator has imposed ISP blocks on 350 unlawful …
Daily fantasy sports market leader DraftKings has announced the formation of a Game Integrity and Ethics Team which will be responsible for ensuring that action on the site is at all time fair and ethical. The move follows a similar initiative by rival FanDuel, which launched a bill of rights for players a week ago. …
The Beijing Cyberspace Administration has concluded its investigation into the appearance of online gambling advertisements on the Baidu search engine (see previous reports) and on Thursday issued a statement on the issue. The Administration accepted that there was no unlawful intention on the part of Baidu, but ordered the company to improve the assessment of …
Online gambling software and games supplier Playtech plc has announced that it has added three of its biggest Omni-channel slot titles to Mecca’s 12,000 Mecca Max handheld tablets across 87 U.K. bingo clubs. The addition of Playtech Omni-channel title Fortunate 5 – also available on terminals within Mecca Bingo’s clubs – Bounty of the Beanstalk …
Online gambling software and technology providers PariPlay and iSoftBet announced a partnership agreement Thursday that will see the two companies distributing each other’s games through their content aggregator networks – Fusion and Game Aggregation Platform respectively. iSoftBet’s entire selection of online and mobile casino games will be available to operators integrated with Pariplay’s Fusion network. …
Mybet Holdings has posted its H1-2016 results, reporting: * Online revenues in decline, with online casino down 25 percent year-on-year to Euro 8.3 million, and online sports betting revenue down 35 percent at Euro 4.4 million; * Group revenue down 16 percent at Euro 24 million; * EBITDA a loss of Euro 1.3 million (H1-2015: …
The Canadian online gambling operator Intertain has posted an improved second quarter on a year-on-year basis, reducing losses by 44 percent to Cdn$27.5 million, boosting revenue by 22 percent to Cdn$ 118.8 million and generating an adjusted EBITDA up 34 percent to Cdn$43.4 million. A positive performance by the Jackpot Joy subsidiary is credited for …
Traditional Russian dolls give Thunderkick’s latest game its title and theme – Babushkas, a 5 reel 17 pay-line game with a claimed RTP of 95.8 percent. The dolls dance to celebrate a big player win, and can be combined to produce enhanced rewards, whilst decorated eggs open to reveal bears that can deliver bonus features …
The Isle of Man-based online casino operator Trada Casino has announced the addition of another sixty games to its gaming suite following a content agreement with London games developer iSoftBet. The new additions join games from NetEnt, Microgaming and Pariplay on the site, and include popular products like Shaolin Spin, Alice Adventure, Spooky Family and …
William Hill plc’s rejection of the GBP 3.16 billion 888-Rank acquisition bid this week has not deterred the bidders, who embarked Wednesday on a campaign to progress the venture, intimating that they remain open minded on pricing and laying out a raft of merger advantages in a detailed explanatory statement clearly aimed at shareholders (see …
Daily fantasy sports is officially permitted in Massachusetts – the eighth US state to approve the vertical. This week state governor Charlie Brown signed into state law a major economic development bill that included DFS provisions. The bill was approved by the legislature last week and sent to the governor’s desk; it allows any fantasy …