The Romanian government is reconsidering its regulation and tax requirements for prospective online gambling licence applicants following a total lack of interest in the regime four years on from when it was implemented. Despite repeated warnings from industry experts, the Romanians insisted on introducing high fees and a 25 percent tax rate, successfully discouraging any …
3D slots developer BetSoft Gaming has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with software developer SoftSwiss which enable that company to use its desktop and mobile games. SoftSwiss will be offering this content through popular licensee websites like bitstars.net, betchain.com, bitcoinpenguin.com along with Princess Star.com in Princess Casinos International Group. Ivan Montik, CEO …
Online gambling group Betfair’s top technical manager has emphasised the company’s commitment to in-house development of its technology and products during a presentation to investors and major shareholders this week. The company’s chief technical officer, Paul Cutter, said that innovation was driving in-house development projects in order for the group to retain its position in …
Just days after extending its agreement with the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (see previous report), Scientific Games has announced that it has been awarded a contract for the provision of instant games for Lotto New Zealand by the New Zealand Lotteries Commission. The seven-year contract includes the provision of marketing support and creative services. Wayne …
International Game Technology’s Wheel of Fortune game has proved such a success on the company’s DoubleDown Casino social offering that the company has augmented the inventory with Wheel of Fortune Triple Extreme Spin. The new addition to DoubleDown has bonuses and gameplay “….straight from the casino floor to a desktop or mobile device,” a statement …
The Canadian province of Ontario – Canada’s most populous – is set to launch provincially regulated online gambling within the next few weeks, according to an announcement Tuesday. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has been engaged in developing its online gambling capability for the past two years as it seeks to emulate similar provincial …
Britain’s HM Treasury has launched a Call for Information (CFI) on the benefits and risks of digital currencies. Andrea Leadsom MP and the Rt Hon George Osborne MP initiated the CFI earlier this week saying “it formed part of moves to support the growth of Britain’s emerging FinTech sector in order to ensure customers can …
NMi Gaming has had its accreditation to cover testing and certification of all elements of the new Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) Certification Programme extended. The Programme released by the DGA recently and the extension of scope was granted to NMi after an audit and review by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The DGA have …
Playtech have launched Campaign Manager an initiative designed to streamline and optimise licensee marketing efforts and revenues by fully automating key aspects of the player journey including advanced bonusing, messaging, personalisation and content delivery tools. Campaign Manager on the IMS platform allows licensees to design user journeys across all their products and channels, enabling automated …
Malta-based online games developer World Match is the latest to receive authorisation from the UK Gambling Commission allowing it to legally offer its services to the UK market. Andrea Boratto, Executive Director of the World Match said: “The UK market is one of the most important in Europe and the valuable authorization received by the …
Gala Coral’s partnership with social casino app developer and publisher Ruby Seven Studios (see previous report) has come to fruition with the launch of “Magician Casino”, a free-to-play mobile slots app available across Google Play and Apple iTunes for smartphone and tablet users. “Magician Casino”, which currently features adaptations of three Gala Coral titles; The …
A new pari mutual sports betting offer has launched into the Colombian market, the first in over ten years. Colombian state-operated offer Las Deportivas is licenced by regulator ColJuegos and powered by Corredor Empresarial. It currently offers football betting but is expected to expand its portfolio as the regulatory framework’s modernization continues. According to Coljuegos …
Social casino game developer Plumbee has announced that is has signed a new contract with video slot producer, Quickspin in an agreement that will run until December 2017, with Quickspin continuing to provide Plumbee with exclusivity of its “free to play” content across multiple platforms. Quickspin’s software and expertise at producing innovative video slots has …
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has advised that internet gambling operators can now register online for tax duties relating to online gambling services, urging operators licensed in the UK to use the facility before changes to remote gambling laws relating to tax come into effect on 1 December. Operators who are liable to the …
888 Holdings plc has posted another outstanding set of quarterly results, disclosing its performance numbers for the third quarter in an interim management statement for the period from 1 July 2014 to today, and incorporating the Group’s third quarter trading period from 1 July 2014 to 30 September 2014. Q3-2014 highlights include: * Q3 Group …
Internet Arcade has made 900 arcade games available for free over the Internet as it continues to build its online library of video and console games as part of the JavaScript Mess project, the goal of which is to emulate video game systems to be played in a web browser. Internet Arcade claims: “The game …
A cricket test match in Abu Dhabi between Australia and Pakistan (the Aussies lost) this weekend saw the ejection from the stands of two men who subsequently admitted they worked for unidentified bookmaking firms and were relaying in-play information via cell phones. The men, believed to be an Indian national and an Emirati with family …
The offshore Chinese gambling island of Macau confirmed analyst fears Tuesday, reporting revenues down 23.2 percent in the worst month yet since records were initiated in 2005. The previous record drop was in January 2009, when revenue fell 17.1 percent in the aftermath of a global credit crisis. The serious decline has now lasted for …
Almost two months ago the South African Minister of Trade and Industry suspended the entire board of the National Gambling Board, replacing them with two temporary administrators in a non-transparent process that triggered extensive media speculation (see previous reports). Several weeks later the government revealed under some pressure that a forensic investigation into the affairs …
Reporting on the third quarter performance of the local gambling industry this week, France’s gambling regulator ARJEL highlighted the outstanding returns from sports betting, which reported GGR up by a remarkable 94 percent to Euro 60 million (Q3-2013: Euro 31 million). The boost came mainly from the World Cup football in Brazil, where French gambling …
The UK newspaper The Independent highlighted the continuing plight of online gambling group Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment this week, pointing out that the company’s share price has declined 26 percent this year amid falling profits. On Monday the share price fell another 10.2p to 89.65p after a brief rally earlier this year on news that the …
The nationwide police blitz against online gambling operators in Malaysia (see previous report) is being hampered by the activities of informers who have been tipping off targeted illegal operators prior to police raids…and in some cases police suspect their own members may be the moles. The prior warnings to operators have been so effective that …
The UK Gambling Commission has written to British sports governing bodies on the implications for their members of the new UK point-of-consumption laws and their influence on marketing and corruption in sports betting in terms of the Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Act 2014. The correspondence referenced “Land-based advertising of online gambling” and signed off by …
Following a competitive process, Scientific Games has again been selected by the Tennessee state lottery as its partner, and will provide instant games and related services for the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation. The contract includes instant game production, product management support, game management systems, warehousing and distribution, and a wide range of related services such …