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 …
William Hill’s Manila Service Centre operation has been suspended following notice by the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation of an inquiry relating to allegations of illegal gambling activities in the Philippines. In an operational update issued Monday, William Hill said: “With regards to these allegations, we believe that there are no activities occurring in our …
Sports and betting data provider Sportradar has partnered with the British Basketball League (BBL) as preferred betting data partner for the 2014/15 season. BBL is the premier men’s professional basketball league in the United Kingdom representing 13 teams from England and Scotland who compete for the national title during the regular season and post-season Play-offs, …
An interesting licensing agreement between interactive gaming firm Great Luck LLC and the lipay Nation in Southern California was announced today (Monday) that will see browser-based Class II bingo games made available to registered users in California. Great Luck LLC’s chief executive officer Joe Valandra, who is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of …
New regulations published in Spain’s official Government Gazette late last week have led to the gambling authority Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGoJ) inviting submissions for online gambling licenses that include for the first time online slots and exchange betting. The process is open to existing licensees who choose to expand their current offer …
Nevada-based sports betting platform developer Metric Gaming has inked a licencing and distribution deal with ONEworks. Under the terms of the deal, ONEworks will act as Metric Gaming’s exclusive distributor to sportsbook operators in Asia and will integrate Metric’s mobile-optimised sports wagering software into its ONEbookSM platform. The platform will provide ONEworks’ clients and their …
My Club Betting.com (MCB) has entered into a three-year, six-figure partnership with the Wales National Rugby Team, becoming the League’s official lead sponsor. MCB will develop an official Wales Rugby League betting site that will push 20 percent of betting revenue back into the sport, a statement said. “This truly is a fantastic opportunity for …
Fantasy football firm PickLive announced its plan to pursue a listing on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) today. The company said it plans to raise GBP 5 million effectively valuing PickLive at GBP 10 Million. It will look to utilise the funds for the development of a B2B offer in which it would partner with …