Continent 8 Technologies, an Isle of Man-based company that operates data centres in several countries, has been awarded the prestigious “Data Centre of the Year” accolade for the sixth year running at the EGR B2B Awards in London. The Awards honour and celebrate the best service providers and B2B operators in the eGaming industry, recognising …
WinADay Casino has launched its 58th proprietary slot title “Lost World”. This Dinosaur-themed 20-fixed-payline game features free spins with shifting reels, Wild and expanding Wild symbols and a symbol replacement feature. 3, 4 or 5 Bonus symbols will trigger the Shifting Reels Free Spin bonus round. Up to 15 spins may be awarded depending on …
Gibraltar-based gaming operator BetVictor has been named Official Global Betting and Gaming Partner to Premier League professional football club Chelsea F.C. Under the terms of the agreement, BetVictor will create unique offers and markets for Chelsea, undertake a variety of joint social media and digital campaigns throughout the 2015/2016 season and enjoy prime brand positioning …
Casino software provider Iforium has partnered Lithuania-based BetGames.tv in a content distribution agreement. Under the terms of the deal, Iforium will offer BetGames.tv’s full suite of live-streamed games to its operators via the Iforium Gameflex casino engine. BetGames.tv live streamed titles include Lucky5, Lucky7, Dice, Bet-on-Poker, Bet-on-Baccarat and Wheel of Fortune Games.
Software developer Euro Games Technology’s (EGT) interactive content will be carried by another seven online casinos through its partnership with GAMING1. The seven operators, all of which are Belgian-based, comprise: familygameonline.be, magicwins.be, casinobelgium.be, blitz.be, luckygames.be, panache.be, and goldenvegas.be. “All these operators are located in Belgium. EGT Interactive is gaining popularity in the region and I …
Online bingo operator Stride Gaming said in a HY2 trading update Monday it was trading ahead of management expectations and now expects an adjusted EBITDA for the year ending August 31, 2015 of no less than GBP 7 million, up from its previously estimated GBP 5.7 million. Stride Gaming shares which listed on AIM for …
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Virtual sports and mobile games provider Inspired has extended its William Hill partnership with the launch of “a true omnichannel” Virtual Sports offering via its Betting Shop TV channel, enabling the synchronous display of its in-shop Virtuals feed to its digital player-base. William Hill’s Betting Shop TV channel, which is shown in-shop across around 2300 …
Software developer Lost World Games will launch its first three casino game titles via the Odobo platform. The first title is the inaugural game of a new King of Kaiju series. “King of Kaiju: Rampage Riches” will launch as a limited period exclusive to Gala Coral. It’s a fixed 25-payline, 5-reel slot that pays homage …
US restaurant entertainment chain Latitude360 has entered the fantasy sports industry with the acquisition of online daily fantasy sports firm Major League Fantasy (MLF) for an undisclosed consideration. In a two-pronged approach, Latitude360 will roll out the first chain of live in-venue “fantasy sports books” in its venues in Indianapolis, Jacksonville and Pittsburgh as well …
Irish bookmaker Boylesports is poised to proceed with a Euro 25 million-plus takeover bid for Ladbrokes’ Irish retail arm, the business section of Ireland’s largest-selling daily newspaper, The Independent, reported over the weekend. Boylesports recently lost a High Court legal challenge for access to sensitive information on Ladbrokes’ loss-making Irish retail business which was placed …
Texas-based e-sports gaming startup Arena Online has successfully raised $750,000 in seed funding led by “a couple of key investment voices in the Houston market” business incubator START Houston, and founder of investment firm, Presidio Venture Capital. Arena Online will use the funds to complete development of its website and online multiplayer e-sports gaming platform …
Canadian gaming firm The Intertain Group has acquired the rights to Parlay’s latest bingo software source code (BSSC) along with the bingo.ca domain for a cash consideration of CDN $2.8 million. “Intertain has acquired some of the leading bingo brands in the world during the past 12 months and it has been our plan to …
Gala Coral’s in-house design team have launched an online version of its retail and social gaming fav “Wild Magic” across its mobile and desktop platforms. The title is one of ten omni-channel games set for launch by the end of the year under Gala Coral’s CR Games brand. “Wild Magic” is a five-reel, 10-payline slot …
A proposed amendment to the Hungarian Gambling Act was submitted to Parliament last week by an MP from the majority party. DLA Piper report an amendment proposal that allows for the licensing of only two online casinos along with tighter technical provisions and more detailed regulation on online casino and card games. Curiously the proposal …
Stockholm-based game developer QuickSpin is on a roll, inking another content deal with Vera&John providing the popular online casino access to its catalogue of games. The deal follows shortly after a similar partnership with BetVictor . “We are pleased to welcome Quickspin’s varied and innovative portfolio of slot games and valuable promotional tools to our …
Led by a team of marketing affiliates, Hello Casino has moved to the UK-licensed White Hat Gaming platform. The casino, originally launched in December 2014, relaunched earlier this month sporting gaming content from NYX Gaming, NetEnt and Leander Games.
French Horserace betting firms France Galop, Pari Mutuel Urbain, Le TROT and PMC partner ARU (Carrus Technology Group) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Russian Pari-Mutuel Association and the Commonwealth Trotting Association at the Economic Forum held in St.Petersburg late last week. Described as a historic agreement, the four-point MOU intends …
The tennis championship-themed “Centre Court”, a five reel, nine pay-line slot, will launch as a tournament slot on the Flash and download platforms later this week. The game will be utilised for a network tournament with a prize pool of Euro 2,500. Game, Set & Cash! will run from 29th June to 12th July, to …
Finnplay, the Finnish-based gaming platform provider has launched its sports betting kiosk solution for Ghanaian based betting agency Simplebet. Erkki Nikunen, VP sales for Finnplay, said: “Africa is a rapidly expanding market for sports betting both land-based and online. Our BillFold Kiosk Platform is designed for any form of gaming at a physical location. For …
A new proposal by the cash-strapped Russian government to legalise online sports betting and tax punters with winnings of over 4,000 rubles (about GBP 47) at 13 percent is meeting opposition from bookmaking associations. The arguments against the proposal are that it is badly drafted and leaves questions hanging over the period in which the …
John Culetsu, general manager of the land-based Mount Airy Casino Resort in Pennsylvania, has spoken up for online gambling as debate on the possibilities continues to thrive in the eastern state. Legalised online gambling would attract new and younger visitors to the state’s casinos, creating a much needed fresh revenue stream, he said this week. …
Paddy Power’s new chief marketing officer Gav Thompson (see previous report) has wasted no time in getting to grips with the company’s marketing arrangements, replacing lead creative agency BMB just three months into its contract. The marketing publication Campaign Life reports that Thompson wanted to start with a clean slate and picked replacement agency Lucky …
Gamblers in Prague, Czech Republic will be hard put to find entertainment come September 2015 following an decision by the local government coalition to impose a blanket ban – exempting only hotel casinos – on the city. Radio.cz reports that the ANO Party, the Social Democrats and the three-way coalition of Greens, Christian Democrats and …