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Euro Games Technology nets three new online partners

15 Jun 2015

Bulgarian software developer, Euro Games Technology (EGT) will have its content distributed through three new online partners betn.com, Klaver Casino.com and Play or Bet.com The integration forms part of EGT’s agreement with Glimmer Ltd’s Portomaso Gaming platform (see previous reports).

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Evolution expands rights agreement for Games Marketing content

15 Jun 2015

Live casino solutions provider Evolution Gaming has inked a six-year rights deal with Games Marketing for a selection of its proprietary games and side bets. The deal extends a current agreement for Games Marketing side bets integrated into Evolution’s online Live Blackjack product. The first of the six new games is scheduled for release to …

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Scientific Games to launch slots and table games for Paddy Power

15 Jun 2015

Scientific Games and Paddy Power have signed an online slots and table games content deal which will see a new range of proprietary slots and table games offered to Paddy Power customers. The content, from Scientific Games’ studios Bally, Barcrest, Shuffle Master, and Williams, will be available for play online and through mobile devices. “Scientific …

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BetVictor offloads UK betting points

15 Jun 2015

Brighton-based racetrack betting provider Star Sports has acquired a portfolio of 18 prime racecourse betting points from BetVictor for an undisclosed consideration as the UK firm strengthens its focus on the online business. With immediate effect Star Sports will add on-site betting points at UK racetracks Sundown Park, Cheltenham, Goodwood Newmarket and Ascot. “It’s a …

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L-Day close for Portuguese online gambling

15 Jun 2015

The long-awaited liberalisation of the Portuguese online gambling market is now on the near horizon as the country prepares for licensed and regulated activity commencing June 28. Portugal’s Secretary of State for Tourism, Adolfo Mesquita Nunes reiterated this week: “We are preparing everything so that on June 28 the technical control structure is operating. We …

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Online casino launches first wearable game

15 Jun 2015

The Royal Vegas Android AIR has launched its first casino game for Android smart watches, putting the Microgaming Thunderstruck slot on the wrists of on-the-go punters as a companion game for Android AIR installations. The smartwatch is a companion device that is paired with a host mobile phone or tablet for internet connectivity, and does …

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Online sportsbetting ring busted in New York State

14 Jun 2015

Police investigators in Rockland, NY arrested eight men Friday on illegal online sports betting and loan sharking charges following a covert ten month investigation across four US states.  The names of those arrested were not immediately released, although police spokesmen claimed they were associated with organised crime. The police raiding parties seized illegal gambling records, …

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MGT sells off daily fantasy sports interests

13 Jun 2015

MGT Capital Investments, which acquired up-and-coming daily fantasy sports operator DraftDay just a year ago for stock and $600,000, has sold the enterprise along with its other daily fantasy sports assets for $7 million to a previously unknown company titled Random Outcome USA Inc. It is understood that Sportech Digital, a subsidiary of UK-listed Sportech …

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New Jersey online gambling lagged in May

13 Jun 2015

The New Jersey Division for Gaming Enforcement released its May 2015 performance statistics Friday, revealing that online poker revenues fell 2.5 percent compared with the preceding month at $1,93 million, whilst online casino revenues slipped 1.5 percent to $10.54 million. Total New Jersey online revenue was $12.47 million, down by 1.5 percent on the previous …

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Investors balk at 50 million bwin shares placement

12 Jun 2015

At least some Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment investors appeared to disagree with chairman Philip Yea’s statement Friday that the company welcomed the placement of 50 million shares in the company by Emerald Bay Limited and Stinson Ridge Limited… Bwin shares took an 11 percent hit as the news broke. Emerald and Stinson were created as part …

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Inspired expands virtual deal with Eurobet Italia

12 Jun 2015

Inspired Gaming has extended its business relationship with Eurobet Italia to supply a bigger range of Virtual Sports, the company announced Thursday. From a standing start, Inspired’s Virtuals have supported the development of a Euro 1 billion market in Italy in just one year, the UK company claims, noting that it supplies 95 percent of …

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Betsson out of Dutch affiliate market for now

12 Jun 2015

The Swedish online gambling group Betsson AB has confirmed that it has curtailed affiliate marketing and promotions in the Dutch market in the interest of ensuring it will be favourably considered for a licence under the forthcoming regulatory regime in the Netherlands. Our readers will recall that the Dutch government has repeatedly warned that illegal …

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American Gaming Association critical of NFL

12 Jun 2015

The National Football League’s arbitrary cancellation of a fantasy football convention in Las Vegas last week has prompted the land gambling trade body American Gaming Association to publicly criticise the League for its  inconsistent policies against partnerships with casinos, which the Association claims is reflective of an “outdated view of gaming.” Firing off the AGA …

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Limited scope for online gambling in Massachusetts?

12 Jun 2015

A large-sample research study in Massachusetts has found that only 2 percent of respondents have gambled online, although 72 percent have gambled in the one-year study period….mainly on lottery action. The project embraced 10,000 Massachusetts residents and was carried out by the state university’s Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences over the period …

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Vermantia speeds up content delivery with remote gaming server

12 Jun 2015

Virtual gaming content supplier Vermantia Gaming has boosted the appeal of its omni-channel virtual sports and interactive lottery content with the launch of a new remote gaming server (RGS), giving its customers enhanced access to more than 120 games in retail, mobile and desktop versions. Following a simple and one-time RGS integration, new Vermantia content …

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New Pennsylvanian online gambling bill examined

12 Jun 2015

The latest online gambling legalisation bill to hit the Pennsylvanian Legislature, SB900 (see previous reports), is admittedly still subject to debate and amendment, but changes will be needed before it can be regarded as presenting commercially viable prospects for operators. Industry writer John Mehaffey examined the current provisions of the measure in the publication Online …

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Lithuania embraces online gambling

11 Jun 2015

The publication Delfi.lt reports that last Friday Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė signed amendments to the national Gaming Law, which will ensure the supervision of online gambling. The president noted that Lithuania and the Netherlands are the only member states of the European Union where remote gambling activities have not been regulated, and that the amendments …

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Live dealer provider appoints new MD in Malta

11 Jun 2015

Live dealer provider Evolution Gaming has appointed Martin Carlesund as its new CEO of Evolution Malta, the operational entity within the Evolution Group. Carlesund has extensive experience within the gaming industry and was most recently CEO at HighLight Media Group Ltd, a major gaming affiliate firm. Previously, he was CEO of Eniro Sweden and Eniro …

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New chief for United Kingdom Gambling Commission

11 Jun 2015

The appointment of a new chief executive of the UK Gambling Commission, delayed due to the recent national election in Britain , has now been finalised with the announcement that Sarah Harrison will take over from Jenny Williams as CEO on October 1 this year. Harrison is an experienced regulator who was previously in management …

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Casino Saga selects Microgaming’s Quickfire

11 Jun 2015

Online gambling games supplier Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, is providing gaming content to Casino Saga, an operator that specialises in casino gamification. Although a relatively new online casino, Casino Saga has established itself quickly on the online gaming scene, and was created by a group of Scandinavian game enthusiasts. The operator prides itself on making …

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French online gambling industry fragile, uncertain about the future

11 Jun 2015

The Association Française du Jeu en Ligne, a French trade body representing the interests of remote gambling operators, has issued an appeal to the government for tax reform and wider regulation, commenting that after five years of regulation the industry remains “fragile” and uncertain about its future. Whilst many of the government’s goals regarding the …

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Big win for Texas at Bovada online casino

11 Jun 2015

The Bovada online casino helped Texas to live up to its reputation for the biggest and best this week by announcing that one of its players hit a $112,425 jackpot. Playing the Greedy Goblins progressive slot, JulineJ from the Lone Star State hit the big win, although unfortunately the casino has not supplied the sort …

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Xin Gaming signs distribution deal with Pololo

11 Jun 2015

Up and coming online gambling software developer XIN Gaming has inked another distribution deal, making its games available to Africa and Latin American facing gambling supply group Pololo Gaming in a move that should widen both desktop and mobile accessibility. XIN managing director Mathias Larsson, said this week: “Our games are mainly focused on the …

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Appeal for more transparency in Adelson Macau case

11 Jun 2015

The wrongful dismissal litigation in Las Vegas between Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands group and its former Macau chief executive, Steven Jacobs (see previous reports) could have more repercussions for the land gambling group following a petition this week to a Clark County District Judge. The petition, from US accountability watchdog the Campaign for Accountability, …

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