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Co-Gaming and SBTEch again extend sports book supply agreement

31 Mar 2015

ComeOn and Mobilbet online casino owner Co-Gaming has for the third time renewed its sports book supply agreement with SBTech. SBTech’s online sports book product is enhanced by the recent acquisition of a UK Gambling Commission licence, opening opportunities in the UK market (see previous report). Under the renewed agreement SBTech’s offering will include horse …

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Lebanese crackdown ahead for online gambling?

31 Mar 2015

Top Lebanese state prosecutor Samir Hammoud has urged enforcement agencies in the country to crack down on illegal online gambling operators and pursue those who pirate Lebanese brand or copyright material by tracking down websites and taking appropriate action, reports the Daily Star newspaper.

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Spectacular year for Amaya Gaming

31 Mar 2015

Montreal-based and Toronto-listed online gambling group Amaya Gaming captured mainstream headlines Tuesday with an eight-fold increase in quarterly adjusted earnings, and an announcement that it intends to seek a secondary listing on Nasdaq. Management advised shareholders that the company aims for growth in its core poker business (the Rational group acquired last year for $4.9 …

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Net Entertainment in content deal with Codere

31 Mar 2015

Net Entertainment has announced a new content deal, this one with Codere, which will see the Swedish software provider supplying a suite of games to Codere’s Spanish online casino operation. Codere is a major Spanish gaming group with a significant presence in Italy and Latin America, and Net Entertainment’s deal with the group follows its …

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Cyprus betting firms protest OPAP monopoly

31 Mar 2015

Betting companies in Cyprus fed up with the advantages held by Greek-Czech gambling monopoly OPAP have formed an association with overturning the monopoly top of the agenda. Early members of the new Cyprus Betting Companies Association include Bet on Alfa, Fair Champions Meridien, Cy Bet and Megabet Plus, reports the Cyprus Mail. The companies are …

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U.S. tribal gambling continues to grow

31 Mar 2015

The tribal gambling industry in the United States continued to grow in 2013, albeit by a mere 0.5 percent, reports the Casino City Indian Gaming study, which notes that: * Tribal casinos in the United States won $28.3 billion from gamblers in 2013, a record for the tribal gaming industry; * There were 244 Native …

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Malaysian police break up online gambling ring

31 Mar 2015

The relentless Malaysian police pursuit of illegal online gambling continued this week with a late afternoon raid in the Sarawak province which saw 17 people arrested and 10 computer sets and other evidence seized. “We raided a venue at Piasau Industrial Estate and rounded up four women and 17 men,” Miri police chief ACP Gan …

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Amaya Gaming offloads Cadillac Jack

30 Mar 2015

The Amaya Gaming group in Montreal has shed another subsidiary as part of its strategy to concentrate on internet and mobile gaming, confirming that it has entered into a sales agreement with AGS for Cadillac Jack, a slots manufacturing company. AGS is associated with fund management group Apollo Global Management LLC, which has about US$160 …

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GameAccount launches new online baccarat game

30 Mar 2015

Online gaming software provider GameAccount has launched a new baccarat game, branded EZ Baccarat, in partnership with DEQ Systems Corporation.   EZ Baccarat is carried on GameAccount’s Simulayted Gaming platform , with the first client Foxwoods Resort Casino Connecticut. Parx Casino in Pennsylvania and Empire Casino in New York will soon follow suit.   GameAccount …

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Betconstruct to provide odds to Gaming1

30 Mar 2015

Vahe Baloulian, chief executive officer at BetConstruct, has announced that his company has signed a content deal that will see his company providing its Odds Feed service, covering over 20,000 matches a month, to online casino and sportsbook operator Gaming1 and its Cirbus.be site in the Belgian market.   Gaming1 chief executive officer Sylvain Boniver …

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New online chief for Italian gambling company

30 Mar 2015

With fifteen years in the online gambling industry under his belt, and a wealth of contacts, Alessandro Allara is well qualified to head up the online gambling division of Italian gambling group SNAI in Rome, a position he took up earlier this month after leaving Paddy Power, where he was Direttore della comunicazione, Italia.   …

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Slotland reports a big winner

30 Mar 2015

The management at Slotland online casino has reported a $180,004 jackpot hit on the Lucky Ducts slot game.   Winning player DonnaS has been a regular at the casino for the past two years and told casino staff that whilst playing on a cold, dark winter’s evening she hit the jackpot.   She plans to …

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Pololo Gaming signs with Endorphina

30 Mar 2015

Prague-based online casino developer Endorphina has announced a new content deal with the Pololo group, which comprises the MrCasinos, Lightbet.com and BetTap online gambling websites. Pololo spokesman David Blomquist said this week : “Our aim is to target a broader range of potential players for our sites. Our brands are growing fast and we’re confident …

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New slot from Microgaming early April

30 Mar 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mhgqp6a6os&feature=youtu.be Online gambling software and games developer Microgaming has announced the launch of a new scheduled for early April titled Rabbit in the Hat. The new offering is a 5 reel 9 pay-line vbideo slot with a magician theme, presented with sharp graphics and appropriate sound effects. The base game springs to life when a …

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Profit and sales up at Greek gambling giant

30 Mar 2015

Greek gambling monopoly OPAP has posted its annual results for 2014 showing that despite tough economic conditions in its home nation, it has managed to grow and improve. Key points in the overall performance of the group include: * Net profits up y-o-y by 41 percent to Euro 199.2 million, boosted by new games and …

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A wealth of online jackpots this March

29 Mar 2015

Online gambling jackpot tracker site Casino Listings.com, which uses proprietary software to monitor jackpot wins on most of the major online gambling platforms, reports as March draws to a close that it has been a fortunate period for at least 18 online punters who have hit jackpots in excess of $100,000. Biggest win this month …

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Online lottery for Nevada?

29 Mar 2015

Harvey Munford, a Nevada Assemblyman serving his last term of office, is making the introduction of an online lottery his last hurrah, submitting a proposal that this form of gambling be added to the list of games approved by the legislature for interstate agreements. Local media reports reveal that the proposal has been introduced in …

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666Bet director arrested in £21 million fraud case

29 Mar 2015

The UK Gambling Commission’s recent suspension of online gambling company MetroPlay-666Bet’s licence last week (see previous report) has been followed by the news that director of companies Paul Bell is being questioned by police in connection with an alleged £21 million fraud and money-laundering case. Reporting on the case over the weekend, the Sunday Independent …

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Report on New Jersey’s responsible gambling efforts

28 Mar 2015

The Rutgers Center for Gambling Studies has published the first of four annual independent reports on the efficacy of New Jersey’s responsible gambling requirements for the online gambling market. In summary, the report (see link below) indicates that the responsible gaming facilities offered by the New Jersey operators are used by only a small percentage …

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U.S. senator equivocates on online gambling bill

28 Mar 2015

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, the man driving the Senate version of Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act banning proposal, appears to be flexible on whether state online lottery sales are to be included in the prohibitions in his bill, currently at committee stage in both House and Senate. According to the publication …

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Adelson woos tournament directors

28 Mar 2015

Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson is one of the online poker industry’s biggest detractors, but that hasn’t stopped his Venetian casino in Las Vegas from making an offer the organisers of this year’s Tournament Directors Association conference couldn’t refuse….comped conference areas, audio/visual equipment and reduced hotel rates for conference attendees. Matt Savage, who chairs …

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Veteran Nevada senator calls it a day

27 Mar 2015

Veteran Democratic Party Nevada Senator Harry Reid, a central figure in many legislative debates and developments regarding online gambling over the years, has announced that he will not seek reelection in 2016. The Senate minority leader has been associated with gambling for decades and was at one time lieutenant governor of Nevada and chairman of …

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Quebec government mulls ISP blocking of online gambling sites

27 Mar 2015

The Canadian provincial government in Quebec revealed in a budget statement Thursday that it plans to introduce a legislative amendment to “introduce an illegal website filtering measure” in an effort to increase revenues at its own online gambling portal Espacejeux, reports the Globe and Mail newspaper. Internet service providers (ISPs) could be ordered to block …

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Subsidiary lottery company start-up costs hammer Zeal’s net profit

27 Mar 2015

Online lottery group Zeal Network, formerly known as Tipp24, has posted a less-than-sparkling set of annual results that include a net profit dip of Euro 6 million, which the company’s board attribute to start-up costs at group subsidiaries and associates which would provide future returns. Key financial figures in 2014 included: * Revenues up 8.3 …

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