The British taxman is set to continue the long-running legal fight over VAT with gambling group Sportech, which reported in a statement Monday that Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs is to take the issue to the Supreme Court after being unanimously refused the right to appeal by UK Court of Appeal. HMRC will ask the …
The Georgian online casino and betting site Adjarabet.com has inked a deal with casino software provider Booming Games and will soon launch 30 of the developer’s games, the company announced this week in a press statement. Launched in 1998, Adjara has regularly expanded and updated its gaming suite to rank among the most popular operators …
In a sports sponsorship deal that has turned sour, the Minnesota Wild hockey club (an NHL member) has sued Emil Interactive Games – parent group of daily fantasy sports provider DraftOps – for breaching a sponsorship agreement by not paying the club $1.1 million in respect of payments due from November last year to June …
Viral Interactive, a white label casino and sportsbook platform provider, is to take on 150 additional games following a content agreement with desktop and mobile games developer Pragmatic Play. The deal includes top Pragmatic games like Aladdin’s Treasure, Bee Land, Magic Crystals, Ducks ‘n’ Eggs, Fruit Slot, Glorious Rome and many more, including the trademark …
Online and mobile gambling games supplier iSoftBet has inked a deal with the major Italian gambling group Snai, one of the most successful gaming and gambling operators in Italy. Milan-listed Snai is expanding its activity in the regulated Italian market and has engaged with iSoftBet through Cogetech, a member of the same corporate group. The …
The British FA (Football Association) has announced a long-term agreement with online and land betting group Ladbrokes to become its new official betting partner. The deal, commencing on 1 August 2016, will see the leading bookmakers’ relationship with The FA span the England team and The Emirates FA Cup. With more than 800 million followers …
According to a press statement issued Thursday by the independent gaming test agency Gaming Laboratories International, it has certified the first Gaming House Operator full interactive gaming system under the new Bahamian gaming legislation. The operator, GLK Limited, is headquartered in Nassau, Bahamas, and worked with GLI to have its full complement of casinos, numbers …
New Jersey Assemblyman Ralph Caputo is having a busy week in the state Assembly, pushing legislation that compels land operators with online gambling sites to identify their involvement and do their bit in promoting Atlantic City (see previous report) and driving a daily fantasy sport legalisation measure. Caputo chairs the Assembly’s Tourism, Gaming and the …
The Buffalo NY-based action group Coalition Against Gambling appears to have been stung into action by the progress in the New York Legislature this week of daily fantasy sport legalisation measures, with spokesman and retired physician Stephen Shafer claiming “DFS is a hustle”. Shafer is a persistent critic of DFS, which he claims is illegal, …
Figures for Q1-2016 released this week by the Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden indicate that almost two-thirds of sports betting revenues generated by licensed operators in the Danish gambling market come from internet enterprises. Total revenues for the quarter were up 30 percent year-on-year at DKK 975 million (US $146 million), continuing a consistent five year growth …
Top online betting brand Betfair has announced that it is to continue as the official sponsor and betting partner for Arsenal FC through to 2019 in an extension of its partnership agreement with the English Premier League football club. The agreement covers activity within the UK, Europe, South and Central America, and will see the …
The UK online gambling group 32Red and its sports betting platform provider Kambi have announced an extension to their two-year partnership. The partnership saw publicly-listed 32Red relaunch its sports betting offering 32Red Sports. Commenting in a statement on the extension, 32 Red chief executive Ed Ware said: “During the past two years, Kambi has been …
With daily fantasy sports legislation making progress in both the House and the Senate in New York state (see earlier bulletins on Pretlow and Bonacic proposals) the New York racing industry had suddenly taken an interest, proposing that daily fantasy sports in the state be restricted to the racinos and three commercial casinos currently under …
In an initiative that is becoming increasingly noticeable, the US land casino trade body the American Gaming Association has been touting legalised sports betting through conference appearances and in social media. This week saw a typical example, with the Association taking to Twitter to point out that billions of dollars are about to be wagered …
A new independent study by SimilarWeb claims that only 37 percent of online gambling traffic is direct, with referrals (ie mainly affiliate) activity delivering 24 percent; followed by 22 percent of traffic attributable to advertising; and 17 percent from SEO work. Surprisingly, there is much room for improvement in social media marketing, which currently delivers …
The Swedish online gambling games developer NetEnt released the preview of a new online slot Thursday, announcing the imminent arrival of the 3,125 Ways to Win game “When Pigs Fly”. With an amusing cartoon-style theme carrying the famous adage, the new slot has features that include Wild substitutions, Re-spins and Free Spins, with some players …
The fast-growing eSports vertical has prompted the Italian gaming regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM), to announce that in the interests of exercising and supervising the booming sector it intends to issue further eSports betting licenses. The announcement follows news this week that the Italian SNAI gambling group has been awarded the first …
Global testing group Gaming Laboratories International has announced the acquisition of Bulletproof Solutions, Inc., a Canadian IT services company with a strong and growing portfolio of successful contract and project services. The company did not give details of the consideration agreed upon. The investment underscores the GLI Group’s commitment to Canada, and in particular, New …
Coin Gaming, the operator of bitcoin-denominated casino Bitcasino.io, has launched Sportsbet.io, a new bitcoin-only sportsbook, in good time for the Euro 2016 football championships. Part of the launch marketing campaign for the new enterprise is an exclusive competition for players registering an account at Sportsbet.io with tickets to Euro 2016 matches as prizes, including the …
Online slots fans looking for something fresh as a change from the standard run of mass produced games found on most online and mobile casino sites will find their search rewarded with the launch this week by Casino.de ApS of Vegas Slots.com (www.vegasslots.com). This new social casino enterprise from an established Internet e-commerce technology and …
Industry veteran Paul Turner has been appointed to head spread betting firm Sporting Index in a promotion from within from his previous post as marketing director of the UK company. Turner has been with the company for over three years, and will report directly to Sporting Index Group CEO Simon Trim, who took over from …
Omni-channel gaming platform provider Mediatech Solutions has reached a content agreement with fast-growing Czech software supplier Endorphina. The deal will see Mediatech integrate slots from Endorphina, including Safari, Satoshi’s Secret and Jetsetter, as well as recent releases, Twerk, Voodoo and 7up! The slots will join more than 1,500 other titles on Mediatech’s next generation IRIS …
The New York daily fantasy poker scene has exploded into action over the past week with the introduction in the state House of Rep. Gary Pretlow’s legalisation measure (see previous report) and now a companion bill in the Senate revitalised as promised by Sen. John Bonacic. The bills are attracting opposition from the traditional casino …
Virtual sports provider Inspired has announced that its new Rush Football 2 product will be launched in Italy with the Snai–Cogetech Group, titled V-Football Evolution. V-Football Evolution will be available to Snai-Cogetech’s customers both online and in retail venues from June 6. The game will feature HD graphics, motion capture animations, and updated player models, …