UK-based B2B games development company Sigma Gaming has exclusively released its latest title “Roll’em Roll’em” to Ladbrokes The game is a 20-line slot game themed around dice and offers the “Roll a Lucky Six” feature which will expand the reels from 4 to 5 windows and 40 win lines. A “Lucky Roll Bonus” feature provides …
In a brief industry announcement, Isle of Man-based games development studio ZoneLock Games has named Ingenuity Gaming as its preferred development partner. ZoneLock holds a UK Gambling Commission remote gambling software licence and lists IGT, Playtech, Microgaming, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Bet365, Betsson and Unibet among its clients.
Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) hailed a positive performance in July, of which it said it normally experiences a negative seasonality effect. The company reported an all time high in gross gaming revenue for its Guts, Rizk and Betspin operations along with a 10 percent increase in total deposits to Euro 10 million, and margins of …
Another major online gambling ring has been broken up in Cambodia following a combined police and immigration department raid on a luxury villa in Phnom Penh Friday. Immigration Ministry spokesman Uk Heisela told local media reporters that the ring had been reported by local residents, and that its activities had been monitored for a month …
In the Philippines, the presidential denouncements of online gambling and Philweb’s now resigned chairman Roberto Ongpin continued to batter the e-gaming company Monday with media reports that its stock has fallen a further 35.74 percent in brisk trading The GMA network reported that PhilWeb shares opened at P7.60 apiece, down 15.64 percent from P9.01 per …
The UK Gambling Commission is monitoring the burgeoning, GBP 400 million-a-year eSports market and will not hesitate to use its powers to the full in stamping out any unlicensed and illegal gambling, the chief executive of the regulator, Sarah Harrison (50) said in a weekend interview with the publication This Is Money. ‘This is a …
Look out soon for the latest Yggdrasil online slot, which will reportedly be a 5 reel, 243 Ways-to-Win game with a jungle-Aztec temple like theme titled Big Blox. The title refers to the large stone blocks depicted in the artwork, and the images across the reels, which evoke an ancient Inca-Aztec ambience. It appears that …
The 350 to 400 retail betting shops across the UK that the Competition and Markets Authority has ordered Ladbrokes and Coral to shed in order to proceed with their planned GBP 2.3 billion merger have attracted the attention of Irish online and land bookmaker Boyle Sports. Irish media reports over the weekend have revealed that …
The South Australian government is earning itself something of a reputation for conservatism when it comes to gambling; in addition to pioneering the imposition of a p.o.c. tax on online operators (see recent reports) it has not directed its Independent Gambling Authority not to approve betting on eSports competitions, according to a report on 9News. …
The UK Gambling Commission confirmed Friday that it has suspended the online gambling licensing awarded to Smart TV Broadcasting Ltd to operate online casinos like Guruplay.com, Smartlivebaccarat.com, Smartlivebingo.com, Smartliveblackjack.com, Smartlivecasino.com, Smartlivepoker.com and Smartlivesports.com. No reason for the review was given, other than the bland statement that the process was to consider whether the operator, who …
The latest MGM Resorts business reportage includes information on the Las Vegas gambling giant’s increasing use of mobile and online activity to engage with the sought-after millennial demographic – a major element in its future plans for continued success. The group has been a consistent advocate for online gambling licensing and regulation in the United …
The announcement Friday that the respected Scientific Games CEO Gavin Isaacs has handed the reins over to former Norwegian Cruise Lines chief executive Kevin Sheehan (see previous reports) had an unintended and immediate consequence…the group’s share price dived 16 percent in Friday trading. Analysts attributed the plunge to investor concerns that Sheehan, whilst an accomplished …
One of the main player attractions of the cyber-currency Bitcoin is probably the anonymity of transactions in which it used, but that could become a thing of the past according to an article in Gaming Tech Law this week. The piece points to a European Commission-sponsored anti-money laundering initiative calling for the creation of a …
Online gambling games supplier Oryx Gaming has enhanced its inventory with another three new games from the Gamomat studios following the success of 15 previous additions. The trio of new offerings, which are compatible with both desktop and mobile devices, includes the online version of the German land-based classic Super Duper Cherry, along with Sticky …
The Royal Panda online casino has announced unfortunately very brief details of the extraordinary good fortune of one of its players over the period of a single week, reporting that just a few days after joining the casino a player identified only as Scott scored a GBP 125,000 win. The press release does not indicate …
English Premier League football club Chelsea has announced that online and land gambling group William Hill plc is its new official betting partner in a three-year agreement. The bookmaking firm will host Chelsea’s match day betting service at Stamford Bridge, allowing fans to place bets on match days and collect winnings from any one of …
Leeds, UK-based Sky Betting and Gaming’s grand design to train and employ top technology students from northern universities in Bradford, Leeds, Hull and Sheffield in its own academy (see previous reports) kicked off for real this week when 27 technology graduates reported for duty at the Sky Software Academy in Leeds. The courses embrace four …
Sportech plc subsidiary The Football Pools has inked an agreement to offer the BetUp second-screen live betting game from Commologic, bringing in-play betting to its punters for the first time. BetUp will be rolled out across desktop and mobile in time for the new English Premier League football season, with a mobile app to follow …
The major Australian retail and digital betting group Tabcorp’s latest FY-2016 results published earlier this week (see previous report) illustrate the growing importance of the digital channel to Management, Whilst retail revenues declined a percentage point to A$6.5 billion, digital turnover rose 12 percent to $3.8 billion, with two thirds of that generated through mobile …
Scientific Games Corporation announced Friday that Kevin M. Sheehan, former Chief Executive Officer and President of Norwegian Cruise Line, has joined Scientific Games as the company’s new CEO and President, and will serve on the company’s board of directors. Current Scientific Games CEO and President Gavin Isaacs will become Vice Chairman of the board of …
The football team that put Leicester City FC at the top of the English Premier League earlier this year, crushing all before them, received an added bonus this week from a delighted club owner, Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha…. a GBP 100,000 BMW i8 luxury sports car apiece. The nineteen cars, all painted a glossy blue …
San Francisco-based social gaming developer and operator Zynga’s latest quarterly (Q2-2016) shows that the company continues to incur losses, albeit at a slower rate than before…but that online gambling-related games like Zynga poker and Wizard of Odds and Hit It Rich slots are still delivering impressive percentages of the company’s revenue at 19, 15 and …
UK Championship football club Derby County has announced that Coral will be its official betting and gaming partner until the end of the 2018/19 season. The betting group will receive full sponsorship privileges from the club at its iPro Stadium on match days, including the provision of gambling facilities. In addition Coral will provide online, …
Rock ‘n Roll rules again early in September, when the latest game in the NetEnt Rocks series – Motorhead – is scheduled for release. The game is themed on the famous band led by the late great Lemmy Kilmister and comes replete with rock concert footage and plenty of noise. The game is a 5-reel, …