Social casino developer Plumbee has expanded its Mirrorball Slots Platform with the addition of “Mermaid’s Treasure” developed by Platipus Gaming and now live on Facebook. Landing three scatter symbols will trigger seven free spins, during which time the first reel will be fully wild. Every free spin Mermaid on the reels following will create a …
Isle of Man software provider Microgaming has tantalised with two new graphic-rich preview titles “Titans of the Sun, Theia” and “Titans of the Sun, Hyperion” due for release on the Quickfire platform in October. Both games feature Wild and Scatter symbols alongside a host of mythical symbols. The 15-line God and Goddess-themed titles offer a …
“Super Graphics Super Lucky” is the latest release from British gaming firm Realistic Games. The new three-reel title, released across Phone, tablet and desktop, carries a Japanese capsule vending machine theme and is the sister-game to the company’s successful “Super Graphics Upside Down” title. A bonus round includes 12 free spins, a progressive multiplier and …
Czech social democrat parties ANO and Christian Democrats have agreed changes to a proposed rise in betting industry tax from 25 percent to 23 percent, Reuters reports. The lower increase in betting tax, which currently stands at 20 percent , will significantly benefit market leaders such as Fortuna Entertainment Group. “We agreed in the coalition …
The Canadian online gambling group NYX Gaming has confirmed the appointment of Leon Thomas as its managing director of US operations (see previous reports). Thomas joins the Toronto listed group following a four month period as a marketing consultant to Caesars Interactive Entertainment. He will be charged with leading NYX’s commercial development with US clients, …
The Swedish online gambling software provider NetEnt has received a transactional waiver from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, allowing it to launch its digital gaming products via the Borgata and bwin.party brands. Having applied to the DGE for a Casino Service Industry Enterprise Licence earlier this year, the transactional waiver permits NetEnt Americas …
Gambling statistics for August 2015 released by the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau Tuesday show that for the fifteenth consecutive month revenues fell…this time by 35.5 percent year-on-year as the regional crackdown on corruption and a pronounced economic slowdown continued. The number of visitors from China slumped by 6.1 percent in July. Reuters reports …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfCm6PJuL5I The independent television advertising monitor iSpotTV reports that daily fantasy sport provider DraftKings continues to spend big, over the last seven days investing $15.93 million – an average of over $2 million a day – and more than the previous week (see earlier reports). This sort of marketing investment positions the DFS operator up …
The California Gambling Control Commission continued to lose top management experience and talent this week when its high-profile executive director Richard Schuetz headed for greener pastures in the Bahamas. Our readers will recall the conflict of interest considerations earlier this year which resulted in the resignations of Commissioner Tina Littleton and later Commission chief Richard …
Quebec’s online and land gambling operator Loto Quebec has started fiscal 2015-2016 with a bang, reporting that its Q1-2015 ended June 29 recorded higher revenues and net earnings. Revenues reaching Cdn$860.5 million (+0.9 percent) and net earnings of $298 .7 million (+2.6 percent), whilst tight resource management helped reduce total expenses by $9 million (-3.7 …
Remember the player disasters epitomised by Purple Lounge-Mediacorp, Everleaf and a slew of lesser known cases where online gambling operators failed to properly segregate punter deposits from operational funds….and the punters are left unpaid when they went bust? Whilst a number of online gambling licensing jurisdictions profess to offer regulations guarding against this sort of …
The Asian-facing Gampag online gambling group, which operators the ca88.com internet and mobile casino, is the latest operator to sign up for BetSoft games. Under the terms of the partnership, Gampag will be offering Betsoft’s Slots3 collection of 3D video slots via mobile and desktop channels. BetSoft spokesperson Joya Zhang described the deal as a …
Australia’s federal Social Services Minister Scott Morrison is controlling a fresh review of Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act, which is widely seen to be ambiguous and outdated by current technological and commercial standards, notably the rise of mobile gambling and the entry into the Australian gambling market of large European online sports betting groups. Morrison wants …
Coinciding with the end of the British August bank holiday, 888 Holdings issued a new statement Tuesday on a revised bid for Bwin-Party, which Bwin has confirmed it has received and is studying, along with the latest offer from GVC Holdings (see previous report). For now, Bwin says that its directors’ unanimous recommendation of the …
French horse racing operator Pari-Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has acquired a majority stake in long-time partner Die German Tote Service- und Beteiligungs GmbH (German Tote) for an undisclosed consideration. “The acquisition of the German Tote is an opportunity which allows PMU to become an operator in Germany, and become a part of its equestrian tradition of …
H1-2015 results from gambling testing agency BMM Testlabs show good year-on-year growth in earnings and revenues and the signing of 30 new clients. Without providing actual financial figures, the company claimed in a media statement that revenues rose by 7 percent, and EBITDA by 51 percent, in the first half, and that in the second …
Since the Italian regulator AAMS stopped making online gambling statistics publicly available two years ago, reliable information on the local scene has been hard to come by, but the problem was solved by the ever-inquisitive Italian media this week. Accessing figures that are apparently only available to licensed operators these days, the report claimed that …
Whilst the victor in the 888-GVC bidding war for Bwin-Party has still to be decided, 888 Holdings pushed ahead with its plans Friday, issuing a stock exchange statement outlining its schedule in the event of a successful outcome, although the header incorporates a caution that investors should not make any decision in relation to the …
With interest in daily fantasy sports reaching peak levels in recent months, and the US football season about to kick-off, the Washington State Gambling Commission has reminded its citizens that this genre falls under the bans imposed by RCW 9.46.240. Washington State has some of the most draconian anti-internet gambling laws in the United States, …
BetCoin Bitcoin Entertainment Network (BBEN) claims it has debuted the first virtual sports offering for its players, rolling out its entry into the sportsbook sector with virtual sports and virtual displays for live events, all available for desktop and mobile Bitcoin gamblers. The virtual displays for live events is punted as especially appealing to mobile …
Gala Coral group’s in-house development studio, CR Games, has released a new multi-channel online slot titled Jokers Gold. The five-reel game features ‘each way’ Wilds along with a Free Spins bonus round, where Jokers land in view and expand to fill the reel and become ‘Super Jokers’. Any Super Jokers symbols that land in view …
Spare a thought for Illinois lottery winners who this week found themselves denied their winnings by the State Lottery, which has frozen millions of dollars in pay-outs due a budget crisis. The Reuters news agency reports that the state has been operating without a budget since the fiscal year began in July 2015, due to …
For the second month running Nevada gambling revenues have declined, according to statistics released Friday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Overall gaming win came in at $922.8 million, a year-on-year decline of 1 percent; the fall was more pronounced on the Las Vegas Strip, where it was 2.1 percent down to $524.9 million. Downtown …
Despite record levels of revenue the NYX Gaming group felt the drag of its underperforming online poker subsidiary Ongame in the second quarter of 2015, its latest results disclose. NYX reported that: * Revenues in Q2-2015 were up 44.5 percent year-on-year at $10,7 million; * Gross profit rose 40.2 percent to $9.1 million; * Net …