Online and retail sports betting operator SoccaBet officially launched in Ghana this past weekend but it seems amid some confusion from within Ghana’s own Government departments. President of the Ghana Gaming Commission, Emmanuel Quaynoo publicly appealed to the country’s own Police authorities to refrain from shutting down and seizing any assets, saying: “The Commission is …
Sports data provider Sportradar has entered into a multi-year agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) becoming the NHL’s exclusive third-party provider of real-time game data, beginning with the 2015-16 NHL Season. Sportradar will provide real-time play-by-play and game statistics via the League’s proprietary Hockey Information Tracking System to media and technology companies worldwide. “The …
The four entrepreneurs who founded German online sports betting group Tipico have reportedly engaged JP Morgan and Rothchild to find possible buyers for the company, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The publication speculates that the new European gambling rules are driving an urge to merge in the online gambling industry, citing the recent mega-deals …
Content provider Vermantia has inked an agreement with Italian sports betting giant SNAI which will provide the retail division with two live sports betting channels offering live sports videos combined with supporting data and statistics for punters. The video content will be provided in collaboration with Perform Group, providing a fully customised Watch & Bet …
Manila-based live dealer online gambling provider Entwine Tech has launched a new variant of baccarat titled Points Baccarat. Company spokesman Ian Dunning said Monday that the company had liaised closely with players in developing the game. “Players know what new products and features will have the most positive impact on game play and enhance revenues …
Gaming technology provider Genii has inked its eighth content supply deal since July, this latest with platform provider B3W Group for the deployment of its portfolio of 130 casino games including Genii’s Spin16 product. The deal significantly boosts B3W’s desktop and mobile offer. “This agreement enables B3W to provide a new and unique offering to …
Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming’s Interactive arm has launched a free-to-play offer for SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia. The CASINO4FUN offer, which is powered by Rush Street Interactive’s proprietary internet gaming platform, provides SugarHouse website visitors access to free-to-play online slots and table games while offering the purchase of virtual credits to extend play. “We realize that …
Fortune Magazine has run an interesting insight into the meteoric rise of Boston-based daily fantasy sports start-up DraftKings and its 34-year-old chief executive officer, Jason Robins titled “Big Bet – How Jason Robins is blowing up the $15 billion world of fantasy sports”. The article reveals staggering figures in terms of sign-ups following a huge …
Czech-based software provider Endorphina has inked its latest content supply deal with Betsson-owned Europe-Bet. The Georgian-facing operator has gone live with Endorphina titles including Satoshi’s Secret, Minotaurus and a range of their classic fruit slots. “Endorphina is a relatively new but fast growing company with ambitious plans in the coming year,” said Avtandil Oboladze, slot …
Scientific Games Interactive will launch its SG Universe Play4Fun Network social gaming platform and SG Universe Mobile Concierge platform with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casinos in New Buffalo, Hartford and Dowagiac, Michigan. The offer, expected to go live before year-end, will provide Four Winds’ customers an online and mobile social casino …
Technology provider Gamblit Gaming will bring the massively successful “Catapult King” to the real-money gaming arena following a deal with Australian-based developer Wicked Witch Software. Wicked Witch Software and Gamblit have agreed to collaborate on the development of “Catapult King: Gamblified” offering real-money gaming mechanics for the UK mobile market followed by the launch of …
Sports betting technology firm Metric Gaming and data services provider Sporting Solutions have inked a mutual distribution deal with each other’s sports wagering products. In exchange for Sporting Solutions’ content and pricing solutions – which will help supplement Metric’s sportsbook offering – Sporting Solutions has been awarded a license to distribute Metric’s in-play pricing feeds …
B2B mobile gaming platform and content provider Nektan PLC reports strong momentum in a trading update ahead of the release of its full year results scheduled for mid-October 2015. The company said its Respin joint venture with Spin Games LLC in the U.S. market is experiencing “considerable momentum” from its “first mover advantage”. Respin’s patented …
Kiron Interactive has overhauled its virtual sports product suit with a host of upgrades to existing racing games as well as the launch of two new virtual games via its recently launched Betman Online proprietary platform . The new content includes a third iteration of their popular greyhound racing game, complete with two new digitised …
UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has appointed David Martin and Sly Bailey as members to its Board Committees effective September 25, 2015. Martin, a non-executive director since 2013, will serve as advisor to the company’s audit committee and Bailey to the Ladbrokes social responsibility committee dealing with corporate reputation, public issues and media relations. Bailey, who has …
With the lack of progress in the internet gaming market in the U.S., GameAccount Network (GAN) has refocused its efforts on its Simulated Gaming Product following a disappointing first half 2015 progress report. Key performance highlights for HY1/2015 included: – Gross Income increased to GBP 13.4 million (HY1/2014: GBP 13.2 million) – Net Revenue of …
Timothy Clower Bryant (36) of Fayetteville, Arkansas pleaded guilty this week in a US District Court to one count of operating an illegal gambling business which used a number of unidentified websites on the Internet. The publication Arkansas Business reports that Bryant operated the illegal enterprise between January 2010 and December 2011, taking an estimated …
Online gambling observers closely monitoring the progress of Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act in Congress have warned that an inability to gain practical traction as an election year approaches may result in its supporters trying for an alternative strategy….imposing a two year moratorium preventing individual states from legalising the pastime whilst a rather …
Extensive gambling company advertising in Australia has attracted the attention of regulatory monitoring programs as companies in the A$21 billion a year Australian market vye for punters’ attention. The Sydney Morning Herald reported over the weekend that CrownBet is the latest company to come under inspection by the New South Wales regulator, the Office of …
The new Social Services minister in Australia, Christian Porter, has assured interested parties that the government’s review of online gambling remains a commitment following recent political changes Porter told The Australian newspaper that the review was an election commitment and, as a new minister, an early order of business for him. “At this stage, it …
Having successfully achieved licensed status in Denmark (see previous report), 888 formally launched its 888casino.dk Danish website this week, offering players free spins and sign-up bonus incentives to join. The full inventory of 888 games is available, including roulette, blackjack and slots, along with free-play action for those who want to familiarise themselves with the …
The virtual reality (VR) possibilities flowing from wearable computer hardware have been under development by leading online gambling providers like Playtech and Microgaming for some time (see previous reports) but Facebook subsidiary Oculus is among the first to market with another commercial product this week. The company has been working closely with Korean smartphone giant …
The battle for individual state legalisation of sports betting in the US could be heating up as reports from Pennsylvania suggest that the Democratic chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, Nick Kotik, is planning the introduction of a new legalisation bill. Most observers thought that Pennsylvania would await the outcome of New Jersey’s expensive …
The adventures of television action hero Jack Bauer in the television series “24” now form the theme of a new online video slot from iSoftBet, which has developed the game in collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox. The new slot joins the growing selection of iSoftBet branded games and features Scatters, Exploding Wilds, Free Spins and …