The Canadian province of Quebec’s recent approval of legislation that requires Internet Service Providers to block online gambling sites on a list prepared by the government’s own online gambling enterprise (see previous reports) could face a strong judicial challenge bolstered by a recent Canadian Supreme Court ruling. The case involved the municipality of Châteauguay (near …
The state of Massachusetts made a move toward the online wagering environment this week when the state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure voted to advance Senator Jennifer Flanagan’s bill S.151, which gives the state lottery authority to take its products into the online and mobile business space. Lawmakers reacted favourably to …
Online gambling games developer Join Games has signed an agreement to provide games to Slotegrator, a company that provides games to online casino operators. The multi-year deal includes CineSlot, which is becoming increasingly popular in the Nordic and UK markets as a result of a vigorous off-line marketing effort by Join. Luigi Spina of Join …
Online and live dealer white label gambling provider EveryMatrix has inked a deal with Asian-facing live dealer providers Oriental Game and Asia Gaming which will enhance its live dealer offering. First Cagayan-licensed Oriental Game provides live dealer casino games that create a holistic gaming experience for Asian players, from baccarat to roulette and traditional Asia …
Online sports betting company Dafabet will be the new shirt sponsor for the Lancashire football club Burnley when it re-enters the English Premier League next season. The club has inked a two-season deal with Isle of Man-based Dafabet, which has additionally agreed to offer sponsorship space on all junior football shirts to promote Burnley FC …
A new twenty-four hour eSports television channel is set to launch in the UK around June 23…the first of its kind designed to cater for the growing popularity of the competitive video gaming vertical. Branded Ginx eSports TV, the channel has reportedly attracted the attention and future minority backing of ITV and Sky TV, according …
German online sports betting firm Tipico Limited has announced the appointment of Joachim Baca (45) as its new Chief Executive Officer with effect from July 18 this year. Baca, who replaces the departing Jan Bolz, was formerly chief operating officer at Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment in Gibraltar, which was recently merged with the GVC online gambling …
Online casino operator Mr Green has announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Push Gaming which will see the online casino offer a new 5 reel 25 pay-line game titled Peter and the Lost Boys. Based on JM Barrie’s popular tale of Peter Pan, a boy who didn’t want to grow up, the games …
The Amaya online gambling group has made its much-anticipated move into the French online sports betting sector, launching in beta-test mode its Betstars.fr site along with iOS and Android mobile apps through sister PokerStars.fr’s desktop client. Betstars is currently offering betting on seven sports with more to come in the near future, including in-play wagering. …
New York media reports indicate that lobbyists and lawmakers are currently under pressure from today’s (Thursday) legislative deadline as they try to build a deal that will legalise daily fantasy sports betting in the state, Current legislation in the Assembly seeks to regulate and tax fantasy games while clarifying that they are not considered illegal …
RealTime Gaming has released details of a new online Latin American-themed slot due to go live next (July) month and titled Samba Sunset. The new 5-reel All Ways Pay game boasts a range of features such as double up Wilds, Scatters, Multipliers and Free Spins backed by Latin rhythms and 3D graphics depicting exotic carnival …
A Malabon City judge in the Philippines apparently prone to lashing out online gambling search warrants with scant regard for jurisdictional limits has had his authority limited by the Philippines Supreme Court pending a thorough review of his cases. Local media reports note that Judge Zaldy Docena has complied with a number of police requests …
The German sports betting market may be roiled by legislative confusion, but it holds out the promise of big rewards for operators, according to a new study from the independent research and analysis company Gold Media. The study of land and online gambling potential predicts that by the end of 2016 the German sports betting …
The latest online slot from RealTime Gaming builds on the success of its original Enchanted Garden game probably explaining why the latest iteration is simply branded Enchanted Garden II. Released in download, instant-play and mobile format, the theme is again redolent with Fairies and Gnomes in a tropical garden, backed by features that include Scatters, …
Pennsylvanian lawmakers who support the legalisation of online gambling along with other gaming expansion proposals are reportedly canvassing their colleagues’ views with the objective of trying for a House floor vote next week, the Pittsburgh Action News reports. Legislation proposing online gambling and the expansion of casino-style gambling to airports, bars, off-track betting parlours and …
May 2016 online sports betting numbers from the Italian regulator released this week show that the Italian market continues to prosper, with wagers up over 30 percent at Euro 317.4 million. Online punters contributed a hefty chunk to the overall Euro 562.4 million wagered by Italian punters in the month – a year-on-year rise of …
NYX Gaming Group Limited has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Portugal land-based casino operator Solverde S.A. for the integration of digital gaming content and player account management via NYX’s Open Platform System (OPS). One of two major land-based casino operators in Portugal, Solverde operates five terrestrial casino properties and intends expanding into the …
Betclic Everest Group (BEG), bet-at-home.com’s majority shareholder, will replace up to 350,000 shares (10 percent of bet-at-home’s entire share capital) with institutional investors saying it aims to increase the presence of the company in the capital market, its free float and the liquidity of the shares. BEG confirmed it has no existing plans to sell …
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has awarded a Class IV gaming license to Novomatic Interactive Greentube subsidiary StakeLogic. HTML5 games developer StakeLogic will launch 17 new titles, including Spartus and Monkeys of the Universe to make the occasion, a press statement reads. “The response from the industry to our games has been overwhelming,” Ruben Visse, …
COnline casino Chance Hill will migrate to startup platform provider Fast Track Solutions platform following a deal agreed this week. This deal is an extension to their already established partnership which saw Chance Hill agree Fast Track develop its new Ikibu-branded offer powered by Gaming Innovation Group’s iGaming Cloud platform. “We have been working with …
Online table game and slots specialist Play’n Go has released its new Fire Joker slot, which is describes as a 3×3 modern take on a retro theme, with classic symbols such as bars, lemon, cherries and lucky sevens emerging from fiery lava to bring big wins across five fixed pay-lines. A unique visual firestorm ignites …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU9toSY3Kxg&feature=em-uploademail Online gambling software and games developer Microgaming has released the preview teaser for its latest slot, a 5 reel 25 pay-line offering titled Jungle Jim El Dorado. In this innovative 25-line slot, an intrepid adventurer is on an epic quest to find the legendary city of gold. Rolling Reels and a golden Multiplier Trail …
Police in the northern Vietnam city of Hai Phong has announced the successful demolition of two illegal online football rings that generated VND 7.6 trillion (US$ 340 million) in wagers. The Ministry of Public Security’s High-tech Crime Prevention Police Department says the rings shared a common leader – Bùi Khắc Hiền (52), and that provincial …
Fantasy sports participation in North America has reached 57.4-million players according to new research conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs for the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA), a trade body representing the interests of both fantasy and daily fantasy sports. This is the highest number of players recorded in the history of the study and a …