The latest, and improved, version of white label sportsbook provider Bet Construct’s Spring Platform will be unveiled at the ICE show early next (February) month, the company has announced. Functional enhancements to the platform include player profiling, bonus management and loyalty scheme capability making it possible for operators to develop more accurately targeted promotions and …
A Swedish Internet Service Provider has revealed the contents of an email indicating that the Swedish government is considering lowering the boom on unlicensed online gambling websites by imposing ISP blocks. Jon Karlung, the chief executive of ISP firm Bahnhof, says he received the email from an investigator who claimed that he had been contracted …
The editorial board of the Los Angeles Times again came out in support of regulated online gambling in California at the weekend, suggesting in an op-ed piece that the time has come for lawmakers to stand up to competing self-interested groups that have repeatedly side-tracked the legalisation of online poker, and implement an across-the-board regulatory …
The Deseret News reports that a new survey has found that, whilst most Americans have no moral problem with sports betting, only forty percent believe it should be legalised. The study was carried out by LifeWay Research, an evangelical polling group, on a sample size of 1,000 U.S. adults, conducted Sept. 14-28 by landline and …
Following a confirmatory accolade from the respected independent online gambling analyst Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, social casino games developer Rocket Games can perhaps be excused for blowing its own trumpet this week in a presser. The company reported $9.4 million in Q4 2015 revenue to claim a 500 percent year-on-year and 120 percent quarter-on-quarter growth …
Players who use online sportsbook GR88 are growing concerned at the operator’s behaviour following reports that the website has been “down for maintenance” for the past two weeks, and prior to that was the subject of no or slow-pay complaints and an unresponsive Support service, according to the information portal Sports Betting Review. “GR88 players …
Players who use the DraftKings daily fantasy sports site received emails Friday confirming earlier rumours that the company is about to make consumer protection-related changes as pressure from lawmakers in the US mounts. The email set a January 29 target date for the changes to come into effect and revealed that these include a ban …
Online gambling hosting and managed services provider Continent 8 has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for its Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Dublin data centres. The certification provides Continent 8 with ISO certification for the provision of colocation and managed services, and was sought as a direct response to customers’ needs in an evolving and maturing …
The Czech government’s sudden decision to raise gambling taxes by between 3 and 8 percent has prompted local gambling operator Synot Tip to announce that it is withdrawing from most of its sport sponsorship and advertising activities in protest. The government’s hike – the second in the last four years – increases taxes that were …
French online and land gambling group Francaise des Jeux has extended its sponsorship of the ‘France World Tour’ professional cycling team through to 2018, extending a relationship with ‘Equipe FDJ’ that began in 1997 Noting its twenty-second season of sponsorship, FDJ applauded the good working relationship that has developed between the company and French cycling …
access the William Hill and Unibet websites were met by a page redirecting them to http://blokuojama.lpt.lt/ with a message advising punters that the website they were trying to access has been blocked for “illegal remote gambling”. Players were urged to contact Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry Of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania for …
Online gambling group 888 Holdings has announced the launch of a new online slots gambling website titled Wink Slots, a slots and games oriented sister site to Wink Bingo offering over 200 slots games, available on both desktop and mobile devices. The games include longstanding classics such as Cleopatra Slots, Starburst, and Millionaire Genie, as …
The Australian media is starting to pick up on criticism of online bookmakers by Chris Scaddan, ABC program manager for the popular music broadcasting station TripleJ, who has complained that betting firms are offering betting facilities on the Hottest 100 hits competition being run by his station. Scaddan says that many of the station’s young …
A Yorkshireman in his 30s has become an overnight multi-millionaire after landing a GBP 2,065,627.64 mobile jackpot with online casino Casumo.com…and the lucky winner scooped the massive win from a stake of just GBP5! The North Yorkshire resident currently lives with his parents and has vowed to share his winnings with his family, before purchasing …
SafeCharge has inked another collaborative deal, this time with South Korean online games billing and payment solution company Payletter. In a press statement, SafeCharge noted that by embedding Payletter, the service will give game developers access to a comprehensive billing and payments platform that is easily integrated and player-friendly. SafeCharge chief operating officer Yuval Ziv …
The major French gambling group Francaise des Jeux has put up an initial Euro 2 million as the first sponsor for France’s Paris bid committee chasing the right to host the 2024 Olympic Games. The company is to launch a suitably themed lottery scratch card game in 2017 to help further fund the Paris bid, …
Online gambling behemoth Amaya Inc., published an update today (Thursday) to its 2015 full-year financial guidance as previously announced on November 10, 2015. Amaya said it anticipates full year 2015 revenues and adjusted earnings per share at the upper end of previous guidance, but that the adjusted net leverage ratio may fall within the lower …
The recently appointed CEO at BetVictor in Gibraltar, Andreas Meinrad, has bolstered his top management team with five new appointments announced this week. The new appointments, which come following a period of sustained growth for the company, include one internal promotion and four external hires. Sarah Wood was the sole internal promotion, having joined the …
ARJEL, the French online gambling regulator, has reported on the industry’s performance in the ring-fenced French market through 2015, noting that betting volumes have shown growth, but profits have remained under pressure. Sports betting continued to lead the market with wagering up 30 percent to Euro 1.44 billion, and a particularly good fourth quarter when …
The Gibraltar-based online casino group 32Red has reported another record operational year in a trading update that showcased a year-on-year rise in net gaming revenue of 51 percent at GBP48.6 million. The company attributed the record performance to focused marketing, growth in its core business, and a hefty GBP 5.2 million contribution from its July …
The Swedish online gambling software and games provider NetEnt has finally released its much-anticipated new online slot Guns ‘N Roses following a branding deal last year with the legendary rock band of the same name, describing the game as the company’s biggest branded offering so far. Development of the new rock ‘n roll slot involved …
William Hill’s Australian operations have seen a massive 258 percent year-on-year increase to in-play gambling activity during the first two days of the Australian Open tennis competition, which has been the centre of attention over the past few days following a BBC and Buzzfeed expose on match-fixing in tennis (see previous reports). Figures obtained by …
The Australian operations of William Hill has demanded a retraction of inaccurate comments on its in-play betting offer contained in a Herald Sun article recently. The article alleged that William Hill has found a loophole in gambling laws to allow punters to place in-play bets online, and claimed that the Australian Federal Police is examining …
Official statistics released Thursday by the Chinese Ministry of Finance show that lottery sales in the country declined 3.8 percent in 2015 on a year-on-year basis. The Chinese news agency Xinghua reports that the lotteries achieved sales of 367.88 billion yuan (US$56.1 billion ) over the year, with Welfare Lottery sales down by 2.2 percent …