The publication New American posed an interesting question this week, suggesting that the jealously guarded right to bear arms in the United States could be endangered if Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of the American Wire Act was passed as a federal law. New American argues that RAWA, which seeks to override individual state laws on internet …
The New Jersey Directorate of Gaming Enforcement unveiled its new “licensed and regulated” seal Tuesday, announcing that all New Jersey regulated websites will be required to carry the design for the information and reassurance of visitors. Licensed operators have welcomed the move, saying that it assists them in distinguishing their sites from those of illegal …
The burgeoning eSports vertical has received another boost with the news that media giant Turner Broadcasting is to launch an eSports televised league next year. Based on the video ‘shoot ’em up’ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the initiative represents the first major eSports game televised which will run in two 10-week tournaments across all TBS owned …
The US national sports leagues are opposing New Jersey’s request that a full bench of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals review the latest rejection of the state’s appeal on its sports betting legalisation law (see previous reports). In a filing Tuesday, the sports leagues’ legal representative, Paul Clements, argued that there is no need …
NYX Gaming Group Limited and Spanish land games originator R. Franco have announced a development and distribution agreement on new games from Franco, including the popular Neopolis slot, which NYX has developed for online use and will distribute, along with other Franco titles. David Flynn, a business development executive at NYX Gaming Group, described the …
The Chinese news agency Xinhua reports that lottery sales in the country of US$4.4 billion declined 10.9 percent on a year-on-year basis in August, bringing the decline over the past 8 months to 1.9 percent, according to Ministry of Finance figures. Welfare lottery sales increased by 0.4 percent year-on-year to RMB133.4 billion in the first …
A 43 percent rise in sports gamblers has driven a 92 percent rise in pre-tax profits to GBP 410.2 million at online gambling group bet365…and the prospects for the UK headquartered company to grow organically rather than by mergers and acquisitions are good, analysts said this week. Amounts wagered on sport rose by a third …
Addressing an enforcement conference in the United States this week, American Gaming Association CEO Geoff Freeman sought to distance the legal and licensed American gaming industry in 40 states from the illegal activity in gambling across the nation, which he claimed was often associated with organised crime. Freeman revealed that distinguishing itself from illicit activity …
Macquarie analysts claim that China’s clampdown on corruption and gambling is bringing about changes to the region’s gambling industry in which China no longer drives gross gambling revenue growth; they predict that over the next two years the Chinese contribution to growth will be between 0 and just 3 percent. That compares with growth in …
Prolific software provider Microgaming has won Digital Product of the Year for the second year running on its Jurassic Park online slot at the 2015 Global Gaming Awards in Las Vegas. The slot is the first product of its kind to use Parallax Scrolling effects, the game features all of the most memorable dinosaurs, such …
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 …