Quatro online casino on the Casino Rewards network has reported a major progressive jackpot win on Microgaming’s Mega Moolah slot. The casino gives very little detail on the player, GM, the events leading up to his huge hit, or his intentions regarding the windfall, but notes that he takes home $3,905,087 in one cash payment…on …
Online gambling games developer Leander Games has become the latest content supplier to make its games available to white label online casino and spoortsbook provider EveryMatrix. The agreement will enable EveryMatrix to deliver additional content from third-party game development houses via Leander’s gaming server integrated into the EveryMatrix CasinoEngine product. Ebbe Groes, CEO at EveryMatrix, …
The West Ham United football club has a new sponsor in the form of online sportsbook operator Marathonbet in a deal which both entities have characterised as “long-term’. Marathonbet will take on the title sponsorship of the club’s annual home pre-season friendly, which will now be known as the Marathonbet Cup, adding it to a …
Portugal’s slow but inexorable march towards nationally regulated and licensed online gambling (see previous reports) continued Thursday with the news that the government has signed off on the proposed legislation, which now goes to parliament for its imprimatur. Portugal’s Secretary of State Adolfo Mesquita Nunes, said the law now requires only a formal final approval …
The UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes’ latest television advert “The Betting Men” (see previous reports) is to be the subject of an Advertising Standards Authority enquiry following over 80 complaints from the public over its alleged glamourising of gambling as an enhancement of personal qualities. Ladbrokes has remained relatively tight-lipped on the news …
The North American-facing online gambling operator Bovada, which recently stopped accepting players from New Jersey (see previous report) has extended the ban to Delaware and Nevada as well, thus distancing itself from all three of the legalised online gambling state jurisdictions in the United States. The company has advised players in Delaware and Nevada that …
New slots starting to appear on internet casinos powered by Williams Interactive and PlaynGo are sporting four new slots with themes ranging from pirate fleets to enchanted crystals. Enchanted Crystals is a 243 pay-line offering with a fantasy theme and comes from the PlaynGo studios, along with Oily Business (a 5 pay-line progressive) and the …
A US federal court has ruled that amounts of over $10,000 held by US citizens in internet banking or gambling accounts must be declared to the tax authorities. The ruling was on a case where a US gambler operated internet accounts with PokerStars.com and PartyPoker.com, funding them through FirePay and Western Union transactions. He ran …
The Nevada Gaming Commission has confirmed the suitability of US real-money online gambling technology provider Gamblit Gaming as a distributor, manufacturer of gaming devices, manufacturer of interactive gaming systems and an interactive gaming service provider. The company has been awarded the relevant licensing for these categories after successfully completing the extensive year-long application process. “We’re …
Massachusetts state Sen. Michael Rush’s attempt to insert an online gambling amendment into the current budgetary debate in the state Senate (see previous reports) has failed. The Senate dropped the amendment, which sought to give the state lottery approval to extend its operation into some forms of online gambling. The removal of the amendment, which …
The latest Slots3 game release from online gambling software developer BetSoft Gaming is a five reel, 10 pay-line slot titled Fruit Zen. The game is the second in BetSoft’s Arcade product line and has been made available simultaneously on both mobile and desktop platforms. As the name suggests, Fruit Zen has a serene, Asian theme …
According to statements issued by Sportech plc and NYX Gaming the two companies, acting together in their SNG Interactive joint venture have sealed an agreement with the New Jersey land operator Resorts Casino Hotel to provide a new online gambling platform licensed under New Jersey regulations. Resorts Casino Hotel is perhaps best known in the …
WinADay, the online casino that offers unique proprietary software-based games for desktop and mobile, has announced the launch of its latest slot, Dragon’s Lair. The new game takes players into the mystical world of dragons, goblins and magical crystals, awards multipliers up to 100X and features a Double Wild symbol. When three or more Click …
New Jersey politicians concerned over the failure of the state’s nascent online gambling market to live up to expectations can take heart from the latest research by the respected industry data provider H2 Gambling Capital, which predicts that the intrastate online market has the legs to achieve $370 million p.a. in revenues over the next …
British online slot developer The Games Company has delivered two exclusive World Cup-themed mobile games for Betfair in collaboration with the Odobo developer’s platform. Road to Rio and Football Crazy are among the first trio of games launched by The Game Company in a schedule designed to coincide with the World Cup football currently unfolding …
Nevada Gaming Commission chairman Pete Bernhard is to step down at the end of June after serving for over a decade, and will be replaced by the regulator’s current commissioner Dr. Tony Alamo. Announcing the changes, Nevada governor Brian Sandoval said that Bernhard had informed him that he did not wish to seek reelection. Alamo …
The UK online gambling software developer Realistic Games has launched new mini game versions of blackjack and roulette with BetVictor and Boylesports in time for the World Cup and Royal Ascot. Customers of the two operators using desktop devices can now play the two table games whilst they bet on tournament matches and other sporting …
Eric Hollreiser, the communications chief for the Isle of Man-based Rational Group, gave a wide-ranging radio interview to a local station this week which should prove reassuring to staff at the company’s headquarters in Onchan. The poker information site Flushdraw tuned in to the interview and has provided a link to it here: The 5 …
With the ink barely dry on the $4.9 billion acquisition agreement, the Isle of Man-based Rational group and its new owner Amaya Gaming are to meet with New Jersey online gambling regulators today (Thursday) for preliminary discussions on the way forward on licensing once the change of ownership has been implemented. A previous application by …
Finnplay, the Finland-based e-gaming platform provider has signed a deal to integrate Betradar’s Virtual Horse Racing solution. Martin Prantner CEO of Finnplay said Wednesday: “Virtual Betting is an extremely popular and growing product for online operators and their player base. Betradar’s virtual products will provide Finnplay and our clients with real money 24/7/365 betting on …
A top European online gambling executive, Brian Mattingley from 888 Holdings, has spoken out for his competition regarding entry to the legalised online gambling market in the United States, where legalisation proposals in some states contain “bad actor” clauses that are seen by many as protectionist moves by vested interests. In a telephone interview with …
The Gibraltar Betting & Gaming Association (GBGA) has instructed the Olswang legal firm to write to the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Sajid Javid MP, the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP and the Gambling Commission to spell out the risks posed by the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 and …
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has sealed a deal with ITV and Twitter Amplify for a World Cup Highlights sponsorship. ITV will tweet up to ten Paddy Power sponsored near-live football highlights per game on Twitter following a successful trial run during the Brazil and Croatia opening match. Promoted Tweets will be sent out from both …
Jonathan Flesher has left real-money platform provider Betable after serving 18 months as executive vice president of business development. Flesher joined Betable from social games firm Zynga where he held the same title. He is currently serving as an advisory board member at Gamera Networks Pte. Ltd in Singapore, Tournament Trading Technologies Ltd, Tango Me, …