A study on teenage gambling released this week by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the University of Waterloo has been making mainstream press headlines in Canada with its claim that teenagers are gambling online at a significantly higher rate than previously reported. However, the study threw a wide net and includes even …
Swedish online casino games developer NetEnt has announced that the third game in its “Rocks” series will be based on the famous MOTÖRHEAD band. “The MOTÖRHEAD brand is synonymous with high-octane music and has one of the last real iconic logos in music,” Gabbi Langdorf, senior licensing manager at Global Merchandising Services said this week. …
In Illinois, a class action attempt to sue IGT’s online social casino DoubleDown under an archaic state law allowing gamblers to claim losses has failed before federal judge Edmond E. Chang. Our readers will recall that Illinois resident Margo Phillips filed the action last year, claiming that over time she lost a thousand dollars spent …
Hopes that the legalisation of online poker and daily fantasy sports might hitch a ride on the New York “must pass” budget bill due Friday (see previous reports) faded Wednesday when the Poker Players Alliance advised that these elements are missing from the final draft. The exclusions do not mean the end of political efforts …
Daily fantasy sports punters at the Yahoo operation were told this week that with immediate effect credit card deposits would not be accepted, although in the same communication the company advised that PayPal was still acceptable. The motivation for the withdrawal of the credit card facility is not clear, although earlier this year a similar …
American professional soccer franchise Los Angeles Galaxy and California State University-situated sports complex StubHub Center have partnered daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings. Amongst other promotional initiatives, DraftKings assets will be highly visible across all digital LA Galaxy properties and at the StubHub Center, including field-level signage, a designated DraftKings Entrance and an exclusive DraftKings area …
SoftSwiss has announced the launch of its “first-of-a-kind WebGL slot game” titled Johnny the Octopus. The game, which was developed by SoftSwiss’ in-house studio, is a new step in casino games development the company claims. Players will need a WebGL-enabled browser to fully appreciate the animation in this 3D title where all symbols on the …
Celton Manx’s online sportsbook SBOBET has become the official betting partner of Irish association football club Dundalk. Under the terms of the deal, Dundalk FC, who is the current reigning champion of the League of Ireland Premier Division, will promote the SBOBET brand during matches at the club’s Oriel Park home ground in County Louth. …
Dutch market intelligence agency newzoo has released a Global Esports Market Report in which it says big brands are expected to spend around $128 million on esports sponsorships and another $197 million on advertising, which combined are approximately 70 percent of all esports revenues and represent a 49 percent increase in growth. By 2019, newzoo …
Games developer NetEnt delivered several all time high’s in robust full year 2015 results for the 12 month period ending December 31, 2015 outlined in its latest annual report. The company attributed growing market share in the UK, new customers, mobile growth and its focus on North America as the main factors supporting its continued …
Platform and content provider SoftSwiss has claimed to be first iGaming provider to enter the official Romanian online gambling market following the integration of a portfolio of real-money gaming content on SuperBet Romania. In future, third party content will be rolled-out on Superbet.ro’s platform using SoftSwiss’ unified API, the company said.
Morgan Stanley analysts have downgraded William Hill plc following a profit warning issued by the company last week (see previous report). William Hill said two factors had negatively affected its forecast, namely; an acceleration in the number of time-outs and automatic self-exclusions over recent weeks which are impacting the level of actives across the Online …
Social casino and casual games developer FlowPlay has launched a social sports offer titled All Star Daily Fantasy. The game, punted as a new model, operates in virtual currency (which can be bought with real-money) but doesn’t provide “real-world winnings” which in effect means the game isn’t classified as gambling, Derrick Morton, chief executive officer …
In the latest round of advertising complaints and investigations, the UK Advertising Standards Authority has deemed a Profitable Play t/a Starspins“Refer a Friend” promotion to be misleading as significant conditions were not clearly explained. The ASA also upheld complaints against two William Hill December promotions, both of which the ASA found the wording of the …
Australian payment processor eMerchants Payments Solutions Ltd. has expanded an existing cash card solutions deal with Bet365 for the Australian market to launch with Bet365’s customers in the UK market. Under the terms of the multi-year deal, Bet365’s UK customers will be provided with a branded Emerchants card that provides them immediate access to their …
Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GIG) has acquired the assets of a Swedish-based affiliate network from Magenta Media in a deal that includes a four-figured number of referral sites, an experienced team of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) experts and recurring revenues from the existing portfolio of affiliate accounts with partnering operators. The mainly Swedish casino market-focused …
Would be Russian online sports betting operators are reeling from the shock implications this week of an increase in taxation not ten times higher as previously reported (see our bulletins), but up to 100 times greater. Reporting on the increase, the Russian business daily RBK claimed that it has seen a draft of the new amendments …
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which our readers will recall recently suggested it may be the time for omnibus legislation covering all forms of intrastate gambling, may be about to broaden its interest to include the social free-to-play online offerings of Penn National Gaming’s Plainridge Park. A report in the Boston Globe newspaper Tuesday confirmed that …
A newly formed coalition of the smaller fantasy sports business and vendor sector says it will fight the duopoly comprising FanDuel and DraftKings who support proposed New York State legislation that would see prohibitive licensing fees of $500,000 and a tax regime of 15 percent of gross gaming revenues effectively put small operators out of …
Microsoft Malta will provide its latest Customer Relationship Systems (CRM) to the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) in an agreement announced this week. The new CRM system will automate the MGA’s gaming and licencee management processes via a dedicated and secure web portal. According to the MGA, the project will “transform the way the MGA interacts …
Kansspelautoriteit, the Netherlands gaming authority, has revoked a Euro 180,00 fine imposed on Total E Soft, XKL and its directors in June 2015 (see previous reports) following an appeal lodged by the company against the decision. The administrative fine which was imposed for the provision of online gambling without a license, was reassessed by Kansspelautoriteit’s …
https://youtu.be/EoYhjg6iPf4 Microgaming has teased an amusing take of the perennial nursery rhyme, Bah Bah Black Sheep, an upcoming omni-channel release. The game titled “Bar Bar Black Sheep” is a 5×3 reel, 15-fixed-payline slot launching on April 6, 2016 as spring breaks in the Northern Hemisphere. It offers wilds, scatters and a retriggerable free spins feature …
Intertain-owned online operator Botemania was named a key sponsor of La Liga football club Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (RCD Espanyol) for the duration of this season. As a result of the partnership, Botemania will gain a strong multi-platform presence in Barcelona’s Estadi Cornellà-El Prat Stadium, home ground to RCD Espanyol, along with exposure …
GAN, previous Gaming Account Network, has clinched its tenth multi-year simulated gaming contract in the U.S. market, this with an undisclosed customer described as a major, established US casino operator whose property generates in excess of $500 million in annual gross gaming revenues. This client is situated in the North Eastern region of the US, …