Isle of Man-based online bingo and casino operator Cladstone Limited has announced that it will be closing down at the end of October and has consequently curtailed all new registrations and deposits. Players who fail to use or withdraw their account balances by then will find they have been pooled and donated to Gamcare. The …
Earlier this year land-based slot developer Live 5 signed a content provision agreement with HTML5 games provider CORE Gaming to supply its popular land-based slot The Sky’s The Limit for online use, and this week the deal came to fruition with the launch online and for mobile of the air travel-themed game. The 20 pay-line, …
Posting a trading update in respect of the nine months to end September 2015 this week, online gambling group GVC reported a strong performance and declared a second interim dividend of 14 Euro cents a share. Dividends declared so far this year amount to 56 Euro cents per share, an increase over the 55 Euro …
Online gambling content provider and Novomatic subsidiary, Greentube, has announced a content agreement with online gambling group Unibet plc. In a statement Thursday Greentube said that the agreement expands the market reach of Unibet by offering Novomatic interactive content that includes blue chip slot games such as Book of Ra deluxe, Lucky Lady´s Charm deluxe, …
Live dealer technology and content provider EntwineTech and Angelnlive have announced a strategic partnership in which EntwineTech will licence Angelnlive to use its new live casino platform “n2-Live”. Angelnlive will focus its marketing activities on the various app stores utilising the brand name. Entwine Tech spokesman Ian Dunning said Thursday: “This is a significant step …
Malta-licensed online gambling provider Game Lounge has announced the launch of its second white label online casino, a Finnish-facing site branded Suomicasino.com. Game Lounge CEO Jonas Cederholm said Wednesday that the enterprise had been created in collaboration with the Cherry Group. “Expectations are high, with a clear vision to quickly establish ourselves in the Finnish …
Swedish sports betting solutions provider Betting Promotion is set to be acquired by operator Nordic Leisure in a shareholding deal that will see the latter acquire 74.4 percent of the company. Financial details of the deal with major shareholders were not disclosed, and the agreement still has some way to go in terms of due …
Former William Hill plc marketing manager Kristof Fahy has been appointed chief marketing officer responsible for both retail and digital activity at UK land and online gambling group Ladbrokes plc, the company announced Wednesday. Immediately prior to his Ladbrokes appointment Fahy was CMO responsible for digital channels at Telegraph Media Group, having joined that company …
Under a hail of criticism and political interest, fantasy sports company FanDuel has permanently banned employees from playing fantasy sports games on its own and competitors operations. The company has gone so far as to extend the ban to competitor employees playing through its own website, requiring customers confirm that they are not an employee …
Online gaming firm NetBet has become an official partner to Romanian Liga 1 football club “Steaua Bucuresti”. Under the partnership, NetBet will receive a strong brand presence on field, digital platforms and in promotional campaigns. NetBet already supports other high profile football clubs that include West Bromwich Albion, Saint-Etienne and VFL-Gummerbach.”
Leading on from its entry into the e-sports arena, online gambling firm Betway will sponsor the Electronic Sports League’s (ESL) UK Premiership. The eSports league, operated by Turtle Entertainment in Cologne, boasts 5 million strong registered members comprising over 1 million teams in 50 different games. “Betting is already a huge part of the CS:GO …
Reel Island, owned by Flip Gaming, is White Hat Gaming’s newest client offering a range of games and live casino from NetEnt, NYX Gaming, Leander, Thunderkick and Ezugi. “We worked extremely hard to create a brand with an outstanding design and layout that lends itself to the modern player and we feel we have achieved …
UK bookmaker William Hill has rolled out its new in-house developed sports betting platform under the Project moniker Trafalgar. Project Trafalgar has been two years in the making and features a new website infrastructure and mobile application with wide capability for future development. Customers will experience a clean, responsive layout, fast and seamless navigation enabling …
Real-money HTML5 Developer Program and Marketplace Odobo has appointed Mat Ingram to head up content strategy. Prior to this appointment, Ingram ran his own consultancy working within the gaming industry. He previously served a long stint at Inspired Gaming Group in various roles that include managing director – interactive, managing director – games and,software development …
Delegates to the recent G2E expo and conference in Las Vegas report that one of the highlights of a show that acknowledged the importance of innovation was IGT’s new TMZ slot. Themed on the popular US television shows “TMZ” and “TMZ Live” hosted by attorney and television presenter Harvey Levin, the prototype showcased a new …
Online gambling forums were buzzing last night after the independent progressives slot monitor Casinolistings reported that a massive $13,212,882 jackpot had just been hit on Microgaming’s Mega Moolah video slot. Details of where the big hit took place and what the player has to say about his incredibly good fortune are now awaited from the …
The fall-out continued Tuesday in the DraftKings “insider” information furore (see previous reports) with the New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman demanding explanations and information, and other politicians getting involved. Our readers will recall that Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced last week (before the current scandal erupted) that she was reviewing the legality of …
Free-to-play casino developer PLAYSTUDIOS’ latest rewards partnership is with Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City who joins the myREWARDS loyalty platform providing in-game perks to its customers. Borgata is the first East Coast property to share myVEGAS with its customers and joins other partnerships on the proprietary platform that include Cirque du Soleil’s touring …
William Hill has signed a new four-year content and integrated services supply deal with Betdigital. Andrew Sackey, head of product and content at William Hill said Tuesday he looks forward to working with Betdigital, one of its key suppliers, on new projects in the near future.
Playtech’s troubles over its acquisition of Ava Trade Ltd continued Tuesday with an update from the company suggesting that it has been unable to resolve the opposition to the deal of the Central Bank of Ireland, and will formally challenge the bank’s decision. The update advises: “The Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) has reverted to …
Barclays Bank has announced the successful completion of an accelerated GBP 260 million bookbuilt offering to institutional investors of 8 million ordinary shares in Betfair Group plc, on behalf of Le Peigne SA in respect of 5 million placing shares and Rothschild Wealth Management (UK) Limited. The two companies, acting on an agency basis for …
Daily fantasy sports market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel are trying to manage a growing row in social and international mainstream media over allegedly “insider” use of data by employees in order to gain monetary advantage. The furore over the past 72 hours developed when a DraftKings manager, Ethan Haskell, “inadvertently” released what constitutes insider information …
Hockey, basketball and soccer fans will all benefit from a new four-year partnership deal between daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment in Toronto, owners of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, the NBA Toronto Raptors, MLS Toronto FC and the Air Canada Center franchises. The Center is the base where DraftKings …
Norway’s media authority Medietilsynet has identified a “massive increase in illegal gambling advertising directed at Norway” prompting it to enter into dialogue with counterparts in the UK, Spain and the Netherlands. According to two studies commissioned by the media authority from Nielsen Media Research in 2014 and 2015, illegal gambling advertising has increased from NOK …