The recent news that NetPlayTV is in preliminary talks with Sportech plc regarding the possible purchase of The Football Pools (see previous report) has been followed by a press release from Sportech. The statement confirms that the Sportech board has received a number of indicative proposals in respect of The Football Pools. “Consistent with the …
Swedish online gambling software developer Yggdrasil Gaming has been awarded the licences required by the UK Gambling Commission to offer its proprietary gaming platform and games to British residents. The company, which has offices in Malta and Poland, has signed up a number of online casino operators around Europe and its rapidly expanding games catalogue …
Online and land gambling supplier Scientific Games has revealed top management moves at group level, with CEO Gavin Isaac’s contract extended by a year, and group chief financial officer Scott Schweinfurth on the way to a well-deserved retirement. Isaac’s contract extension is a vote of confidence in Isaacs, who has overseen important acquisitions like that …
Just when most thought the extensive reportage on the change of ownership at the Las Vegas Review-Journal was easing, the news broke late Tuesday that the senior editor at the publication, Mike Hengel, has accepted an exit passage and is leaving. Addressing a stunned LVRJ newsroom less than two weeks since the news broke that …
Daily fantasy sport market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel may be hoping that the holiday season brings more fans and competition entry fees to their sites following last week’s numbers from independent monitor SuperLobby, which portrayed a marked slowdown in action since the DFS gambling furore hit the headlines three months ago (see previous reports). SL …
International Game Technology plc has announced that it has started to offer content from the legacy GTech game portfolio on its social gaming app, DoubleDown Casino, with the launch Tuesday of the originally Boss Media Treasures of the Pyramids slot for mobile and desktop. Our readers will recall that Boss Media was acquired by GTech …
Last weekend turned out to be a profitable one for Arizona online punter EricM, who hit a progressive jackpot with a Royal Flush on the Let ’em Ride game at Bovada online casino. Unfortunately the Bovada presser tells us nothing about the player’s reaction or his plans for the windfall.
The residents of Roquetas de Mar, a coastal town in southern Spain, have been popping champagne corks today as the results of Spain’s mega-lottery, El Gordo were released, with the major winning number on 1,600 tickets that were sold in the town and are worth Euro 400,000 each. The winning number – 79140 – appeared …
The new Gaimerz.com p2p eSports platform is now operational in international eSports markets, claiming that it offers a unique advantage to players – the chance to check the opposition’s ability ratings before confirming personal entry into video game competitions involving fixed wagers. Free to use, Gaimerz has installed a series of subscriber feedback loops and …
Swedish games developer Yggdrasil has announced that its online slots are now available on six additional online casino sites: Betclic brands BetClic, Expekt and Monte Carlo, and independent online casino operators Kaboo, Casino Heroes and Sunmaker. The Yggdrasil inventory offers 12 different slots, along with promotional tools for operators.
Yahoo and NBC Sports Group have announced the renewal of a partnership that combines the content and experience of Yahoo Sports, including its fantasy sports product, with NBC Sports Digital’s growing video assets and promotional clout. The expanded partnership brings more content to Yahoo/NBC Sports viewers, including Premier League highlights, NBC Sports Regional Network team …
The Unibet group has announced that Albin de Beauregard, the head of the company’s internal audit department, has been promoted to the position of chief financial officer and will replace Graham Stretch at the end of March next year. De Beauregard joined Unibet in 2011, moving across from Eurosportbet, where he was CFO, shortly after …
Ho Chi Minh City police report breaking up an extensive Vietnamese online gambling ring that generated over US$44.35 million in bets from local punters. The raiding party arrested a Singapore citizen, Wong Boon Leong (35) whom they believe is the ring-leader, along with three other persons, all Vietnamese. Documentary and other evidence was seized at …
The criminal fraud on state lotteries allegedly perpetrated by former Multi-State Lottery Association security chief Eddie Tipton (see previous reports) has widened to include Kansas. New reports by investigators Monday indicate that Tipton personally bought two tickets that won jackpots in Kansas, bringing to five the number of states where he may have rigged lottery …
The Borgata gambling company in Atlantic City moved quickly on Monday after the city defaulted on a tax refund payment due Sunday, filing a request that the courts enforce an earlier order for the city to pay a $62 million tax refund or face bankruptcy and the possible seizure of assets. Monday’s court filing asks …
Online and land bookmaking firm Paddy Power paid a price for its high-risk controversial advertising strategy earlier this month when it agreed to pay an undisclosed settlement amount to former Irish football star Roy Keane, who has now dropped his legal suit against the company. Our readers will recall that Paddy Power made unauthorised use …
Online gambling games provider CasinoWebScripts has announced the release of three new online casino games – two HTML5 video poker games for mobile and desktop devices, and a Flash poker dice game, developed especially for desktop. The two video poker games are titled Royal Flush Party and Jacks or Better, and are suitable for all …
The competitive Team Gravity League of Legends eSports team has been bought for a million dollars by former National Basketball star Rick Fox. Fox, who played for the LA Lakers and Boston Celtics in a sparkling 14 year professional career, has revealed that he plans to rebrand the team as Echo Fox and enter it …
The New York State Gaming Commission Facility Location Board has given final approval for three new land casinos selected earlier this year from 16 corporate applications. Located in the Sullivan, Seneca and Schenectady counties in the north east of the state, the three successful applicants are Empire Resorts, which has plans for the $630 million …
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (60), the politician who introduced Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act to the Senate (see previous reports) has withdrawn from the US presidential race where he was one of 14 candidates seeking the Republican Party nomination. “Today, I’m suspending my campaign for president,” Graham said in a short video …
The UK-based social casino software provider, Plumbee, has expanded its slot game portfolio with today’s launch of “Crystal Queen”. The new, winter-themed slot game is the fourth game released this year, following the success of “Sevens High”, “Mermaid’s Treasure” and most recently “Titan Thunder” and is now available to players on both Android and iOS …
Virtual racing product supplier to the online and retail sector SIS has released two special on-demand racing games for the festive season. The Santa Chimney Racing and Santa Sack Racing games is a merry edition to the full portfolio of 2D and 3D horseracing, greyhounds and cycling games which went live with Sky Vegas in …
Jorn Starck, formerly director of regulatory operations at the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), has been promoted to executive director, replacing Andre Wilsenach who is about to depart (early in the New Year) for pastures greener at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Starck has been with the Commission since 2007, and prior to …
Online gambling games developer Genesis Gaming has released its latest new video slot game Mirror Magic, a 5-reel, 25 pay-line game currently available exclusively at Unibet in Flash and HTML5. The theme is an imaginative magical tale of hidden identities, and tells the story of royals from a distant land trapped in a Dickensian life …