The London-based agency Hometown has been awarded the global advertising account for 888 Holdings online gambling group’s poker operations, Campaign Live reports. The award was made after Hometown won a competitive pitching process, but the agency has previously worked for 888 on a number of projects. A spokesman said Thursday that work will immediately begin …
The Guardian newspaper in Australia reports that Victoria state Senator Bridget McKenzie has proposed a new federal government national gambling tax and a ban on Aussie punters gambling with foreign operators who are unlicensed in the country. Her proposal calls for an evenly applied, uniform federal tax of 0.05 percent on turnover in which all …
The troubles keep building for daily fantasy sport operators DraftKings and FanDuel as more politicians and legal firms jump on the bandwagon associated with the DFS “insider” scandal (see previous reports). Indiana broadcaster WTTV reports that an Indianapolis law firm is trying to get complainants together for what will be the twentieth class action filed …
An unidentified Swedish player won SEK 1,128,000 on NetEnt’s Dazzle Me slot while playing at Karl Casino over the weekend. The lucky punter hit the jackpot after placing a maximum bet across all 76 bet lines.
Amaya Inc. has named its vice president of strategy Rafi Ashkenazi as chief executive officer of subsidiary Rational Group. Ashkenazi joined the Rational Group in January 2013 as chief operating officer having held the position of chief operating officer at Playtech. He became senior vice president of strategy for Amaya Inc. earlier this year. Ashkenazi …
Microgaming will release “Basketball Star”, a 5×3 reel slot with Rolling Reels simultaneously across flash, mobile and download platforms in November. Basketball Star is a 243-way-to-win offer set to a Hip-Hop track. Three or more scatters trigger up to 25 free spins, with a maximum multiplier trail of 10x. Players can also shoot lucky with …
Social gaming giant Zynga’s chief financial officer David Lee will leave the company on a high as it reports a positive performance in its third quarter results which are above the top end of its guidance range. The results were driven by Zynga’s three core mobile franchises Wizard of Oz Slots, Words with Friends and …
Gambling stalwart Unibet Group plc delivered a third quarter interim report whose results it says were affected by unfavourable currency exchange rates but still show strong organic growth. The company said it had delivered a new all-time high in gross winnings revenue which amount to GBP 86.1 million (Q3/2014: GBP 80.4 million), the amount “significantly …
Kambi Group plc delivered a robust quarterly financial Wednesday reporting an increase of 35 percent in Revenues for the third quarter. Other key financial highlights for the period include: – Revenue amounting to Euro 12.8 million (Q3/2014: Euro 9.5 million), up 35 percent during its third quarter. – Revenue over the nine month period …
In what appears to be a move to avoid eSports finding itself in the invidious situation that has developed around the daily fantasy sports vertical, operator Unikrn has announced the launch of a Code of Compliance aimed at obviating match fixing and other forms of cheating The company’s CEO, Rahul Sood said this week: “As …
New draft laws published recently by the Italian government give a preview of what the gambling industry can expect in 2016, with existing licenses up for renewal and new licensing that includes provision for internet cafes. Existing land gambling licenses will expire around mid-year, and operators will be offered the chance to renew. In addition, …
The Restoration of America’s Wire Act, an attempt to ban online gambling supported by land casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, came in for some heavy criticism in a Huffington Post op-ed article penned by legal expert Bruce Fein this week. Fein claims that crony capitalism in the USA has become an epidemic, with federal regulation a …
With the sixth annual e-Gaming Summit just weeks away on November 10, organisers KPMG have released details of the expert speakers who will address delegates. There will once again be a series of Master Classes run by the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) that will include international panellists such as IMGL President Joerg Hofmann, …
Lawmakers in the US state of Georgia held a hearing Monday as part of a legislative study on whether daily fantasy sports should be regulated. During the hearing, chairman state Sen. Brandon Beach asked Keith Smith, the CEO of Boyd Gaming Corp. whether Georgia should follow efforts in other states to place rules on companies …
Bryan Micon, the Las Vegas Bitcoin online casino operator of the Seals With Clubs website who was busted by Nevada authorities earlier this year in a raid on his home, (see previous reports) has been sentenced for operating an illegal gambling system. The Associated Press news agency reports on Tuesday that a Las Vegas court …
The Portuguese politicians may have approved the regulation of online gambling, but the practical implementation may take a little longer. Esperança Figueiredo, a director of Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos – the new regulatory structure that will oversee the market – said this week that it is unlikely that the body will be …
The colourful and at times troubled history of Australian IT re-seller Synergy Plus is about to change again as the company eyes the online casino sector for its future development, according to a report in the publication CRN this week. Just two years after fighting its way out of administration the company has announced that …
Australian stock exchange-listed resource mining developer Celsius Coal Ltd has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) for the acquisition of Favourit Global Pty Ltd, saying Favourit’s social sports betting platform demonstrates potential for strong growth. The unusual departure from the original nature of its business will require Celsius embark on a re-compliance process regarding the …
White label multi-channel casino and betting solutions provider Viral has been awarded a UK pool betting license paving the way for the launch of daily fantasy sports operator brand FantasyBet. “Season-long fantasy football has been popular for many years, but short-term fantasy sports and social gaming products that typically last for one game week are …
Boyle Sports has gone live with NYX Gaming Group’s OGS providing the operator with an expansive portfolio of digital gaming content in multiple formats. “The speed by which Boyle’s were able to implement NYX OGS™ is testament to the simplicity of the integration specification and the close working partnership between Boyle’s platform partners and NYX,” …
New York lawmaker Representative Felix Ortiz has filed Bill A8554 for the regulation of fantasy sports betting in the New York State Assemblywhich simply adds “fantasy sports gaming” to the existing state gambling code. If the bill is passed, daily fantasy sports would fall under the New York State Gaming Commission effectively allowing the authority …
Slot machine supplier American Gaming Systems’ interactive division (AGSi) has partnered the Hostess brand with the launch of social slot game “Twinkie 7’s” on its play-for-fun Lucky Play Casino app for iOS. As the title suggests, the game features some of Hostess’ most popular treats, Ho Hos®, Sno Balls®, and the iconic Twinkies snack cake, …
Activision Blizzard (Activision) will acquire Candy-Crush hit game makers King Digital Entertainment (KING) for $5.9 billion. Following the acquisition, Activision says it will become the new global leader in mobile gaming, create one of the largest entertainment networks with over half a billion monthly active users in 196 countries and own a portfolio that includes …
Online gambling numbers that operators should ponder include the fact that 9 in 20 online companies are targeted by Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks; 3 out of 4 that are attacked are attacked more than once; 9 out of 10 sites that have been targeted in a DDoS assault were hit in the last …