Las Vegas Sands Chairman and vehement protagonist of online gambling Sheldon Adelson’s-backed “Restoration of America’s Wire Act” was reintroduced to Congress today (Wednesday). The bill spearheaded by Rep. Jason Chaffetz along with six GOP co-sponsors and the backing of Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is a three-page submission much like the last one Chaffetz submitted in …
Intralot has entered into an in-principal commercial and strategic partnership, dependent on regulatory approvals and due diligence, with Malta-based gaming platform provider, Bit8. The agreement stipulates an exclusive, joint development and marketing approach in the international online platform market and the acquisition of a significant minority stake. Bit8’s online gaming platform is based on proprietary …
Pavilion Worldwide Group (PWWG) has signed a Letter of Intent for the provision of online games for Native American regulated casinos with interactive gaming firm Great Luck LLC. The games will be integrated for use on Great Luck’s VPN Aided Play System (VPNAPS) i-gaming platform. PWWG currently has 15 games in development for the online …
One of NetEnt’s latest offers is titled Spiñata Grande, a festive 5-reel, 40-payline video slot. Features include Colossal symbols, a Mini-Slot feature and Colossal Wild in Free Spins. Every symbol has a colossal version that is either 2×2 or 3×3 symbols big, and during Free Spins a Colossal Wild will rumble the reels! Whenever the …
Australia-based slots studio and NYX Gaming Group-owned NextGen have debuted a portfolio of scratch card games based on popular NextGen titles such as Merlin’s Millions, Doctor Love, Medusa and Foxin’ Wins. The new games will be made available to all eligible operators via NYX OGS opening a further lucrative channel in their acquisition and retention …
Fantasy sports operator DraftKings partnered the Golden State Warriors and was named the official sponsor of Warriors Slate Night along with additional marketing and sales opportunities. Slate Night was first hosted by the Warriors against the Charlotte Hornets at the Oracle Arena and sees Warriors players wear their Slate alternative uniform for every home and …
Greek games developer Vermantia has released four new 6-level instant win games to participating operators via the Odobo Marketplace. Each game features two bonus levels and as players level up, they are able to cash out or embark on the next challenge with the risk and rewards increasing with each new stage. Players are able …
German-focused private sports betting operators contributed record tax revenues to the country’s coffers in 2014, despite there still being no resolution to the award of National sports betting concessions by the State of Hesse (see previous reports). German sports betting association, Deutsche Sportwettenverbands (DSWV) claims most of the tax revenues derived from sports betting were …
New York-based pari-mutuel Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) operator Derby Games has raised $6.5 million in its latest funding round led by Bullpen Capital in participation with a group of angel investors. Derby Games said it will use the funds to hire “top talent in engineering, marketing and other areas of operation” to support the growth …
A British court of appeal has scheduled a hearing for Sportech’s VAT repayment claim on the “Spot the Ball” game for the week beginning November 2, 2015.
In a renewed push to strengthen its online brand presence, Coral Interactive has partnered with R.O.Eye, a performance marketing company who will oversee Coral Interactive’s affiliate programme. R.O.Eye will additionally focus on recruiting new casino and gaming customers including a specific push to attract more football fans, reported The Drum marketing magazine.
Sky Betting and Gaming has employed the services of GBGroup whose transaction monitoring technology will allow the operator to detect fraudulent activities more efficiently and identify signs of problem gambling more effectively. Sky Betting and Gaming is the GBGroup’s first online gaming company to employ its global identity transaction monitoring software, the same software used …
Isle-of-Man online gambling software and content provider Microgaming has launched its latest solution targeted at launching offline businesses online and improving the results of existing online casinos through strategic planning and actions built on data analysis. Pegasus Gaming Solutions, headed up by Lydia Barbara, former head of network games at Microgaming, will work hands-on with …
A report released by the British Columbia Government shows problem gambling on the decline. 3058 people were interviewed via online and telephone surveys in the 2014 B.C. Problem Gambling Prevalence Study which estimated 125,000 (3.3 percent) problem gamblers compared to 159,000 (4.6 percent) in 2008. Although young adults 18 to 24 years of age were …
Software and gaming solutions provider Playtech has expanded its virtual sports portfolio to include a new fully simulated football game. Other games currently available in Playtech’s virtual sports portfolio include horse-racing, greyhound racing, velodrome and speedway. Tennis, basketball and trotting games are expected to launch to licensees later this year, all featuring league and tournament …
Novomatic Group-owned Greentube has acquired a controlling interest in Canadian social gaming firm BlueBat Games for an undisclosed consideration. The City of Vancouver-situated company provides developers the ability to “socialise” their games on browser and mobile platforms and developed Greentube’s turnkey private label social casino marketing platform, Greentube Pro. “We worked closely with the BlueBat …
Inspired has completed the acquisition of its Merkur Inspired joint venture with Gauselmann Group-owned Merkur Gaming founded in 2011 on a 50/50 basis for the Italian VLT market. Following the acquisition, Merkur Inspired will be rebranded as simply Inspired and its focus will shift to fully integrating content across all platforms including online and mobile …
bwin.party digital entertainment’s chief technology officer Guy Duncan has moved on to join Naspers-owned PayU Global situated in the Netherlands. Duncan served just over two years with bwin.party digital as a group product and technology executive.
Universal Pictures’ 2011 romantic comedy Bridesmaids is the latest movie to be featured in an online gaming slot. The deal between Microgaming and Universal Partnerships & Licensing covers the development and distribution of a five-reel, multi-level bonus game titled “Bridesmaids” on both browser and mobile platforms featuring the movie’s main characters along with humourous clips. …
Yggdrasil Gaming will launch Joker Millions, its first pooled progressive jackpot, by the end of this month. The company said a number of sites have already co-mingled in the Joker Millions pool prior to the game’s official launch at industry expo ICE this week. Joker Millions features sticky symbols and joker symbols and is based …
Singapore’s remote gambling legislation was enforced this week with the reported blocking of “several hundreds” of online gambling websites by ISP providers. Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said while the list of blocked websites would be regularly reviewed, the information would not be made public. “The MHA and the Media Development Authority are working …
Sports betting solution provider SBTECH has partnered 5-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer Evander ‘Real Deal’ Holyfield for the launch of a new sports book and casino gaming site at RealDealBet.com. The new offer will be available across both browser and mobile platforms.
January 2015 figures released by Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau show the continued decline in casino revenue for the eight consecutive month. Casino revenues dropped 17.4 percent to MOP23.75 billion Y-O-Y in January 2015 with junket operators, impacted by a clamp down on high rollers, dwindling in numbers from 217 to 183.
Long-standing GTECH client MGM Resorts International has agreed a deal for GTECH’s OnPremise mobile sports betting and casino gaming, marking GTECH’s first foray into on-premise mobile gaming in the U.S. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, GTECH will provide enhanced sports betting technology at 12 MGM Resorts properties and GTECH OnPremise TM mobile Sports …