Sporting Index Group has named Simon Trim as chief executive officer following the departure of Warren Murphy last month. Trim has been with the firm for 18 years and was appointed Managing Director of Sporting Solutions, the B2B trading services division of the Group, in late 2011.
Land and online gambling group Paddy Power plc has released its preliminary FY2015 results for the period ended December 31 2015, pointing out that these metrics were achieved prior to the Betfair merger which came into effect in February 2016. However, the announcement also includes Betfair third quarter results for the three months ending 31 …
Following the award of Bulgarian online sports betting and casino licensing, Bwin.Party was active this week in seeking employees for the local operation. The operator was looking for software developers, a data entry assistant for sport events and English-speaking customer service associates. https://www.jobs.bg/company/81205
Nevada governor Brian Sandoval’s Nevada Gaming Policy Committee hearing on DFS and other matters Monday produced a consensus that there is a need for regulators and operators to develop a closer working relationship, with further hearings planned later in the year. Reports in the Las Vegas Review Journal and Vegas Inc. note that all parties …
New Jersey has joined the procession of US states with legislative intentions on daily fantasy sports, with the introduction to the state Senate of S.1927 by Senator Jim Whelan Monday. A presser from the senator’s offices reveals that the measure is specific to daily fantasy sports (it apparently leaves season-long fantasy sports as is) and …
The Virginia legislative system has wasted no time in legalising fantasy sports in the state, quickly following last week’s legislative approval (see previous reports) with Governor Terry McAuliffe’s imprimatur making Virginia the first US state to regulate the genre, which includes daily fantasy sports as well as season-long competitions. A last-ditch attempt by season-long fantasy …
B2B internet gaming provider GAN has launched San Francisco-based developer iWin Inc’s “Jewel Quest” title for online simulated gaming in the US. Jewel Quest is the first title to launch following GAN and iWin Inc’s announcement of a partnership saying additional titles will be launched in the near future. Pending regulatory approvals, GAN hope to …
B2B mobile content developer and platform provider Nektan said Monday it had received commitments from new and existing investors, including directors, to raise up to GBP 2.93 million which will be used to expand its European and US business interests. Nektan plan on raising the funds through a combination of subscriptions to new convertible loan …
Ali Fortune Investment Holding Ltd (AFIHL), a company majority owned by China’s largest online retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, will acquire AGTech Holdings Limited for a HK$2.39 Billion consideration. AFIHL plans to boost its China lottery business through the acquisition of AGTech as it returns to the lottery sector after suspending operations in February 2015 …
Malta-based games developer World Match has expanded in Italy following a content supply deal with GoldBet.it that will see the operator expand its offer to a portfolio of around 100 casino games complementing its poker platform and bingo offers. “We’re very pleased with our games going live on Goldbet, because it is one of the …
B2B gaming software provider Booming Games will expand distribution of its games content following a deal with turnkey solutions provider Oryx Gaming. ORYX will integrate Booming Games’ 50-strong games portfolio providing its clients with the added opportunity of selecting bespoke content to suit specific target markets. ORYX Gaming chief executive officer Matevz Mazij said in …
The Malaysian Police’s “Operation Dadu” against illegal online gambling was in action again over the weekend as police in Kepong shuttered an illegal gambling venue in a midday raid, arresting 4 men and seizing 17 computer sets and other evidence.
A 220 percent increase in the player base in just a year is pretty good going, Matthew Tripp, CEO of Aussie online betting group CrownBet, told the Australian Finanacial Review this week. The gambling executive said that the company, formed late 2014 from what was left of BetEzy (see previous reports), is performing beyond expectations …
Connecticut could be the next US state to take its state lottery ticket sales online, joining Michigan, Illinois and Georgia in offering the internet facility. According to local media reports over the weekend lawmakers on the Public Safety and Security Committee have raised a bill allowing the sale of lottery tickets online through a licensed …
NetEnt online slot fans can look forward to another unusual game from the Swedish online gambling software provider on March 22, the planned launch date for its new Aloha! Cluster Pays. The unusual title reflects a key feature in the game; cluster pays refers to symbol clusters that trigger a variety of bonus rounds, and …
The remarkable rise of the Leicester City football club in England’s Barclays Premier League – from the threat of relegation in 2015 to potential champions in the top spot with just nine matches to go this year – has resulted in one prescient punter scoring GBP 72,000 off a wager of just GBP50 at Ladbrokes …
Next week will see the release of Play’n Go’s latest online slot, a 5 reel game with fantasy superhero theme titled Cloud Quest. The interactive features in the game enable players to become superheroes combating monsters that are terrorising a fictitious metropolis whilst they spin to secure reward opportunities and hopefully cash prizes. Players work …
In a possible reprise of the online horse racing betting hiatus caused by legislative neglect several years ago (see previous reports) it appears that unless Illinois lawmakers react before March 25, the state’s pioneering online lottery ticket sales venture will have to be suspended. The Washington Times reports that online sales launched in 2012 have …
According to a report Friday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the chief executive officers of daily fantasy sports market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel will address a meeting Monday of the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee in Las Vegas. “Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings, and Nigel Eccles, CEO of FanDuel, are part of the line-up of gaming …
An attempt by Rep. Matt Gaetz to affix a daily fantasy sports amendment to a gambling bill before the House in Florida failed this week when other lawmakers blocked his move, and after a 90 minute argument he withdrew the measure. Gaetz’s amendment sought to define DFS as a skill game and therefore not subject …
Texas AG Ken Paxton has applauded a decision by daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel to withdraw from the Texas DFS market following his opinion that the genre is contrary to state law and constitutes gambling. Paxton was reacting to an announcement by FanDuel that it would withdraw its DFS contests in May this year but …
The head of Lithuania’s Gaming Control Authority, Virdzhiniyus Dauksys, had harsh words this week for online gambling operators who continue to offer their products to Lithuanians without the requisite licensing, describing the practice rather melodramatically as equivalent to smuggling. Dauksys was announcing the latest moves in his organisation’s action against unlicensed operators following the introduction …
Former Alderney chief regulator Andre Wilsenach has been named as head of the newly launched International Center for Gaming Regulation (ICGR), a first-of-its-kind resource for independent education, research and training programs to aid gaming regulators and emerging jurisdictions around the world. The organisation is a partnership of the University of Las Vegas International Gaming Institute …
Indiana senators have joined their Vermont counterparts (see previous report) in approving a bill seeking to regulate and licence intrastate daily fantasy sports. Local newspaper The Journal Gazette reports that SB339 was progressed through the Senate by 34 votes to 10 Friday, and having already passed the House the measure now heads to Governor Mike …