Legal online gambling in Delaware took another dive southwards in January 2015, delivering only $132,074 in revenues – a 22 percent decline compared to the poor December 2014 figures, and the third worst month experienced since online gambling operations were legalised late 2013. The online poker vertical recorded a dip of 3 percent compared to …
Per Norman has been appointed the new president and CEO of the Swedish listed online gambling group Mr Green & Co AB, and will take up his responsibilities on 23 April 2015. Norman has extensive experience in such positions as CEO and Deputy CEO of Boxer, SES- Sirius and MTG, and has been a Board …
In-play sports betting may soon be outlawed in Austria as federal and provincial legislators mull changes to the law. The provincial initiative is led by the state of Tirol, where a coalition comprised of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and Green Party is considering changes to the Tirol Bookmaker and Totalisator Law of 2002. A …
It’s been a mixed week for online casino operator Guts.com; it started with the elation of being voted top European online casino by players on the Casinomeister information site, but ended with the acknowledgment that a recent judicial ruling in Germany has made it impossible for the site to continue serving German punters. In an …
The Swedish online gambling software developer Net Entertainment has delivered another sparkling set of annual results, posting highlights that included: Fourth quarter 2014: * Revenues for the fourth quarter up by 33.8 percent to SEK 241.1 (180.1) million; * Operating profit at SEK 80.3 (55.6) million, up 44.5 percent y-o-y; * Operating margin higher at …
The UK online gambling operator Cozy Games has announced a new addition to the group with the arrival of the brand new Lucky Admiral Casino. Known for its own in-house brand of slots, instant win games and casino titles, Cozy Games brings all of this experience to the new online casino, which offers a range …
Evolution Gaming has launched a second dedicated Live Casino are for William Hill’s Vegas brand at its Riga studios. The new area initially featuring one live roulette table and one live blackjack table went live earlier this week. Evolution already operates a dedicated environment in Riga for williamhill.com, accessed via the website’s ‘Live Casino’ tab. …
Austrian football club Admira Wacker Mödling has signed a sponsorship deal with Novomatic’s Admiral Sportwetten saying it will promote Austrian sport. Under the terms of the sponsorship, Admiral Sportwetten will expand its media brand presence through TV advertising, PR campaigns and game day promotions in partnership with FC Admira Wacker Mödling. “We are delighted to …
Yako Casino is a new online casino set for launch during the second quarter of 2015 utilising EveryMatrix software. Its quirky design was undertaken by Blend Digital Agency and is described as “a disruptive innovation in the gaming industry offering online casino players a fully personalised customer experience, focused on you – its’ target audience.” …
FSB Technology will supply a new sports betting website for Asian operator Dafabet under a managed sports betting service deal signed this week. The sportsbook will provide a wide variety of pre-match and in-play sports, including horse racing, via FSB’s proprietary sports betting platform. FSB’s offers in-play services through an agreement with Sporting Solutions.
Online gambling software supplier SkillOnNet has signed a deal with Prime Casino.com that will see the popular online casino utilise its software platform and full suite of games. The agreement, finalised at ICE in London last week, will see Prime Casino.com expand its content by moving from the Quickfire platform and tapping into SkillOnNet’s extensive …
The Unibet online gambling group has posted its year-end report for the period January – December 2014, qualifying its results with the observation that the numbers include Kambi’s results up to 31 May 2014 and a significant non-recurring net gain of GBP 35.3 million as a result of the disposal of that company. Fourth quarter …
Novomatic’s interactive gaming subsidiary Greentube has announced the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Vancouver, Canada mobile social casino games developer BlueBat Games for an undisclosed consideration. Greentube said in a statement Tuesday that the deal further expands Greentube’s U.S. presence by giving it “…access to a technology extension, allowing it to develop white label …
The wrangling over the bankruptcy auctioning off of the $2.4 billion, two-year-old Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City just seems to go on and on, and this week new disputes have arisen as the owners seek to dump a $94.5 million bid by Florida developer Glenn Straub….and keep his $10 million deposit. Revel lawyers have …
The Kentucky Attorney General, Jack Conway, has issued an opinion confirming that sweepstakes-style gambling through internet cafes is an illegal activity in the state following warnings earlier this year to operators (see previous reports). The opinion immediately triggered the departure of the operator of the Lucky 7 internet cafe in Ashland, along with his computer …
Swedish online gambling software developer Yggdrasil Gaming has revealed plans to launch a new pooled progressive slot game titled “Joker Millions” before the end of February. The company’s arithmetic on the project suggests that prizes could initially reach jackpot levels of around Euro 1.3 million, which has proved high enough to attract the participation of …
International Game Technology (IGT) announced Wednesday that at a special meeting of its shareholders the merger with GTech (see previous reports) was overwhelmingly approved. Specifically, the shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among IGT, GTECH S.p.A., a joint stock company organized under the laws of Italy, GTECH Corporation, a Delaware corporation …
Addressing Russia’s top annual technology and security conference – InfoForum 2015 – last week, Russia’s Information Policy and Communications Committee chairman Leonid Levin hinted that the national parliament would consider laws designed to prevent anonymous Internet surfing in order to exclude citizens from undesirable websites – including online gambling enterprises – appearing on the nation’s …
A year after implementation the Kahnawake Gaming Commission has reported on the efficacy of its tightened responsible gaming policy, noting that its licensed operators have responded well to the challenges of cooperating on player self-exclusion requests. During the twelve months ended December 31 2014 the Commission’s dedicated online player self-exclusion facilities, along with requests direct …
Bitcoin platform provider Coingaming.io will offer Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, games in a content supply deal announced Tuesday, to which it claims to be the first ever licensed Bitcoin-only gaming platform to do so. The integration will provide operators access to a portfolio of over 400 games in 20 languages, the first going live with …
Sportech Racing and Digital have expanded their existing tote services relationship with the Jockey Club del Perú to include a fully-integrated and fully-featured horse race betting website in the country, delivered by Sportech’s G4 digital wagering technology. The Spanish language website will offer local racing product from the Hipódromo de Monterrico in Lima, as well …
Finland’s National Police Authority is threatening Finnish professional ice hockey team Jokerit, and by association online betting firm NordicBet, with a Euro 100 000 fine if their combined marketing activities are not curbed despite both entities claiming to run them outside of the country. Jokerit said it is of the view that Finnish lottery legislation …
The Belgian gambling commission Kansspelkommissie has authorised seven licensed operators to offer live gaming. Our readers will recall the Kansspelkommissie prohibited all live play early January to establish the prevalence of live play offers and ordered operators to report to the Commission if they offered the product (see previous report). Pending a thorough investigation into …
The growing number of nationally restrictive licensing jurisdictions, especially in Europe, presents online gambling operators who are internationally oriented by the very nature of the internet with difficulties related to licensing and duplicative costs. While the trend towards government-mandated licensing regimes in individual countries may appear to threaten the business of independent jurisdictions that have …