Just months after the initial release of the first High 5 Games slots for real money online play in New Jersey through its launch partner Caesars Interactive Entertainment (see previous reports), an expanded selection of seventeen additional slots is set to go live on CaesarsCasino.com, the company announced Thursday. Of these seventeen premium titles, The …
Virtual tennis tournaments with up to 16 players are now available as Betradar’s latest sports betting solution, launched this week. Internet and mobile punters can place bets on a continuous basis, with new wagering cycles commencing at 3.5 minute intervals, and up to eight matches played in parallel. The product has been designed and developed …
The Hawthorne Race Course in Illinois has become the latest US company to sign up for Sportech Racing and Digital’s range of online and land-based betting products. Sportech Racing and Digital is the American subsidiary of the UK-listed gambling group Sportech plc. The new deal will see SRD providing Hawthorne with totalisator and related services …
Denmark’s regulated gaming market generated gross gaming revenue of DKK1,195 million (Euro 160.3 million) in Q2-2014, with record performances from both sports betting and online casino during the period, reports the national regulator. It was the strongest quarter yet from operators providing sports betting and online casino products since the opening of the Danish online …
PlayStudios, a social casino operator associated with the American MGM gambling group has signed a deal giving it access to slots for its free-play myVegas app from the respected Konami Gaming company. The agreement establishes myVegas as a social and mobile channel for several Konami game titles under licence. “Licensing established content has been the …
With popular titles like Alice in Wonderslots and Lucky Pirates to its credit, games development studio Playson is becoming increasingly well known in the HD games development business, and it has extended its range by joining the Odobo Developer Program this week. Playson employs around 250 people in offices and studios in Malta, Ukraine, Russia …
Internet gambling group Tipp24 has reported reduced profits for a second consecutive quarter, blaming increased costs in the ramping up of new businesses. On Thursday the company adjusted its forecast for FY 2014, estimating that it will grow revenues by between Euro 135 and Euro 145 million, and expects a reduced EBIT of Euro 15 …
The Unibet online gambling group has delivered another sterling set of results for Q2-2014, reporting: * Earnings up 38 percent to GBP 16.7 million * Revenue up 24 percent to GBP 77.1 million. * Active customers up more than 33 percent quarter-on-quarter at 610,000. * World Cup football betting made up GBP 16 million of …
888 Holdings chief executive Brian Mattingley remains bullish on the prospects for his company’s online sports betting venture 888Sports, telling reporters in a conference call Wednesday that his company’s Emerging Offering division, which includes the sportsbook product, generated $7 million in revenues – up 15 percent – in Q2-2014. “Our Sports betting offer once again …
Through its licensing agreement with Universal Partnerships & Licensing, Microgaming has released its much anticipated Jurassic Park online slot via download, Flash and Quickfire platforms today (Wednesday). The game features 243 ways to win across five reels and transports the player to a bygone era using 3D-rendered imagery, environmental animations and realistic, quality audio. During …
Sports betting provider SBTech has inked an exclusive multi-year deal with TGP Europe Ltd for the provision of a turnkey sports betting solution for the company’s white label operation. TGP Europe, owned by TGP Holdings part of the Sun City Group, a major provider of live dealer casinos in Asia will switch from its current …
Wei Seng “Paul” Phua and his son, Darren Wai Kit Phua entered a plea of not guilty in Federal Court this week in response to a Felony indictment of transmitting illegal wagering information and operating an illegal gambling business (see previous reports). Paul Phua, a Malaysian national and professional high stakes poker player is alleged …
The British online gambling group Bet365’s venture into the Australian market is proving to be an expensive business, with the usually successful company reporting losses of A$40.8 million in its 2014 financials, said to be generated mainly by start-up costs. The latest result takes the online betting company’s accumulated losses to A$77 millon in just …
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia has accredited NMi to perform online and land-based games testing. Julian Borg-Barthet, Business Development Manager for the NMi Gaming Division said that the Balkans were an important area for the company and furthers the company’s strategy to be present in all regulated markets worldwide. NMI recently …
Rational Group’s general counsel and executive Paul Telford will leave the company on completion of the Amaya Gaming Group acquisition. Telford said the years following Black Friday had been pressure-filled and he’d chosen to take this opportunity to make up for lost time with his family. He stressed his decision was personal and was not …
Listed company Kambi Group plc posted strong inaugural Q2 and first half year 2014 results following its spin-off from the Unibet Group. Key performance highlights for the second quarter include: – Revenue amounted to Euro 9.5 million (Q2/2013: Euro 4.8 million), up 97 percent. – Operating profit (EBIT) was Euro 0.8 million (Q2/2013: – Euro …
Scientific Games Corporation turned in a strong performance in terms of revenue but incurred a net loss of US$72.4 million attributed to the early extinguishment of debt and high expenses. Key performance highlights for the quarter ending June 30, 2014 include: – Group revenue increased to $416.9 million (Q2/2013: $235.0 million), up 77 percent – …
Stefan Olsson, chief executive officer of solution provider InstaDeal has hailed this past quarter as it’s “most expansive” yet with five new turnkey sites and the deployment of several bespoke development projects. The InstaDeal Turnkey platform has undergone extensive development and supports new poker network as well as direct banking payment provider Trustly. “The core …
It appears that online gambling group 888 Holdings is pulling out of the Dutch online sports betting market, which is currently moving toward legalisation early next year. In a notice on its website, the company advises affiliate marketers that, “pursuant to recent developments in The Netherlands,” it is instructing that affiliates must, with immediate effect, …
The monumental statue of Christ the Redeemer that has become synonymous with the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and the recent World Cup football in that country, was in the news again this week when the UK Advertising Standards Authority slammed betting company Sporting Index on its use of a particularly insensitive advertisement. …
Prosecutions associated with the use of offshore internet sports betting site Beteagle (see previous reports) continued this week in New Jersey, with Bayonne defendant Eric Patten (37) pleading guilty to an offence under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Patten’s plea was accepted, and he will be sentenced in December this year …
Celebrity US businessman and entrepreneur, Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in the state Superior Court for Atlantic County seeking to have his name removed from the branding and titles on two Atlantic City land casinos, Trump Plaza and the Trump Taj Mahal, both the property of Trump Entertainment Resorts. The Associated Press news agency …
It appears that the Russians have decided that the volatile virtual currency Bitcoin is not for them; this week the Ministry of Finance announced that it is currently drafting a bill that will prohibit the issue or use of the currency in terms of Article 27 of federal Russian law. The Ministry notes that in …
The latest operator to launch on the burgeoning Asian online gambling scene is the Curacao-licensed Infinitybet.com, operated by Infinity Interactive NV and offering a wide range of sports and racing live-bet wagering, along with online and live dealer casino action powered by games supplier BetSoft Gaming. The racing vertical should have some appeal for the …