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32Red gets into sports bettin with Kambi

6 Jun 2014

32Red will use its sponsorship association with football club Glasgow Rangers to promote its new Kambi-powered and managed sports betting platform, which has been soft-launched this week in good time for the FIFA World Cup betting rush. The Italian market is also high on 32Red Sports’ target list, as are a number of new initiatives …

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Board elections concluded at Mybet

6 Jun 2014

The German online gambling group MyBet Holdings has concluded its latest round of directorship changes, with some directors re-elected, but an infusion of new blood for the supervisory board. New directors Markus Knoss and Patrick Möller join re-elected director Clemens Jakopitsch at the board room table. Knoss has a finance and banking background in Franfurt’s …

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Betvictor’s new owner nixes Sun Bets deal

6 Jun 2014

BetVictor’s deal to provide sports betting services through a white label operation for Sun Bets (see previous  reports) has reportedly been abandoned following ownership and management changes at BetVictor, which was taken over by Michael Tabor last month. The agreement would have provided betting services to around six million Sun newspaper readers, an ambition that …

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Internet cafe gambling busts in Ohio

6 Jun 2014

WYTV in Ohio reports that three internet cafes in Austintown and a private residence in North Jackson were raided by police Thursday and shut down on allegations of illegal online gambling. Jeff Solic, commander of the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force, told media that the raids were mounted following an undercover investigation that began …

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Betdaq the first with major jackpot offer

5 Jun 2014

Betdaq, the online sports betting exchange bought by Ladbrokes last year for Euro 30 million (see previous reports) has become the first operator to take on board Colossus Bets’ GBP 10,000,000 jackpot product. The partnership enables Betdaq to offer guaranteed Colossus Bets prize pools throughout the FIFA World Cup to its betting exchange players. Betdaq …

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Daily Mirror chooses Virtue Fusion for online bingo offering

5 Jun 2014

Playtech plc subsidiary Virtue Fusion has replaced 888 Holding’s Dragonfish as the online bingo platform for the Daily Mirror and Daily Record brands in the Trinity Mirror group stable. A spokesman for Virtue Fusion said that the new bingo network would include access to Playtech online and mobile casino games. Mark O’Donnell, a spokesman for …

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Bally buys Israeli social games developer

5 Jun 2014

Tel Aviv based social games developer Dragonplay is worth as much as $100 million, it appears; the company has been acquired by the American games and casino supply company Bally Technologies, which will pay $51 million in cash, along with networking capital to the developer’s shareholders in return for the total equity of the company. …

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Lucky247.com launches download casino

5 Jun 2014

Online casino operator Lucky247 has announced that, in addition to its flash and mobile platforms, players are now able to enjoy a download version of its casino through -Viper – Microgaming’s download platform. The addition of Microgaming’s download casino product is a natural progression for the casino considering its rapid growth in popularity, said CEO …

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New online poker draft is not mine, says Heller

5 Jun 2014

The legislative confusion created by news of yet another federal proposal to legalise online poker circulating in draft form in the US Congress (see previous reports) has been heightened by reports that the politician initially thought to be behind the draft, Nevada Senator Dean Heller, has denied authorship. Heller told the Las Vegas Review Journal …

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Poker supergrass Daniel Tzvetkoff’s bet pays off

5 Jun 2014

Online poker’s most infamous informer, and the man widely credited with the US shuttering of major online poker sites on Black Friday, Daniel Tzvetkoff (31), has avoided further jail time due to his collaboration with the US authorities. The Australian former Intabill e-cash processor, who was arrested in 2010 during a trip to Las Vegas …

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IGT’s Doubledown Casino launches ‘Final Goal’ slot

5 Jun 2014

Football fever is here with the imminent kick-off to the World Cup football in Brazil, and International Game Technology’s online and social gaming DoubleDown Casino has used the increased interest opportunity to launch a soccer-themed slot game, Final Goal. Starting Thursday, football fans around the world can play the mobile-exclusive game, which is available on …

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Skybet aids punters in funding UK Football League

5 Jun 2014

UK Football League sponsor Sky Bet is differentiating itself in the fiercely competitive odds-led online gambling market by launching a campaign that allows punters to help fund their favourite team when placing a bet. The campaign will be publicised by extensive television and other advertising designed to highlight punters’ ability to fund their team when …

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MGT Capital launches skill gaming website

5 Jun 2014

New York-based MGT Capital Investments, Inc. has announced the commercial launch of its real money skill-based gaming website, mgtplay.com. The site offers a range of professionally designed games allowing registered players the opportunity to wager and win cash, in one-on-one play or tournaments. Skill-based games allow players to compete head-to-head with one another via the …

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Adelson reiterates opposition to online gambling

5 Jun 2014

Addressing shareholders of his Las Vegas Sands land casino enterprise this week, Sheldon Adelson used the opportunity to reiterate his strong opposition to the legalisation of online gambling in the United States One of the world’s wealthiest individuals, Adelson told his investors that he is “very, very much against Internet gaming” and will continue to …

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Sports betting boosts spanish gaming sector

4 Jun 2014

Spanish online gaming regulator Direccion General de Ordenacion del Juego (DGOJ) has released Q1 2014 market results on the Spanish online gaming market. Compared to Q1/2013, the DGOJ indicated the market had grown 10 percent year-on-year with gross gaming revenues totaling Euro 67.93 million (Q1/2014: Euro 60.9 million), an increase of 9 percent. Total amounts …

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Football Carnival slot from Playtech

4 Jun 2014

Playtech has launched a Football World Cup 2014-themed slot titled “Football Carnival”, a 5-reel 50-payline game available in real cash mode and free play mode. Obviously Brazilian-themed, Football Carnival features a range of four players symbols from various countries.  They are stacked in the base game but only cover two positions on the reels. Also …

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Tipp24 in search of new CFO

4 Jun 2014

Andreas Keil, chief financial officer of Tipp24 SE has resigned from his position for personal reasons. Keil and Tipp24 have signed a contract termination agreement that will see him assist the company until September 30, 2014 to ensure a smooth transition. “We sincerely regret that Andreas Keil has decided to step down from the Executive …

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GreenTube to distribute games through GameAccount Network

4 Jun 2014

Novomatic Group’s Greentube Interactive Entertainment Solutions has entered into an agreement for the distribution of its games to GameAccount Network’s operator partners in Europe. “Novomatic is one of the giants of the gaming industry renowned for its track record in producing many of the most enduringly popular international slot games and is a trendsetter in …

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William Hill unveils new marketing campaign

4 Jun 2014

William Hill has kicked off a new campaign prior to the start of the Brazil World Cup 2014 carrying the strapline “Make Every Moment Matter”. The campaign was created by Creature of London and filmed by Caviar in the Czech Republic and looks to enter “the mind’s eye of the football-betting fans along with instilling …

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Terminator 2 launched by Microgaming

4 Jun 2014

Microgaming has developed an online slot that takes all the elements of what made the hit movie Terminator 2: Judgement Day such a success. Terminator 2, the slot game, features all the movie’s lead actors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Robert Patrick, using original film footage, accompanied by the original soundtrack. Packed with engaging features …

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Gala Coral goes live with Williams Interactive content

4 Jun 2014

Gala Coral has integrated the latest of many content supply deals inked this year in a drive to beef up its online offer. Williams Interactive’s content library, through the Williams Interactive Remote Game Server, has become available to customers at Gala Coral online casino brands that include Coral.co.uk. Games include Raging Rhino, Zeus III, Thai …

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Sportech wins approval for Connecticut sports bar

4 Jun 2014

Pools and tote betting services specialist Sportech plc has announced that it has obtained regulatory approval to build and open a flagship sports bar, restaurant and betting venue in downtown Stamford, Connecticut. Stamford has a population of more than 120,000, is home to a thriving financial district and is situated close to the border with …

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Pennsylvania online gambling hearing generally positive

4 Jun 2014

Tuesday’s hearing before the Pennsylvania Senate Committee on Community, Economic and Recreational Development on intrastate internet gambling was generally positive, according to local media reports, despite Andy Abboud, a Sheldon Adelson lieutenant, again voicing the objections of his employer’s land casino group to any legalisation. The majority of witnesses appeared to support properly legalised and …

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Online definitely boosts land gambling

4 Jun 2014

Commercial Intelligence’s survey of a sample of 506 New Jersey online punters earlier this year has shown that land operators who do not also offer an online option are missing out on an opportunity to generate revenues and engage more closely with 40 percent of their customer base. In terms of frequency, the survey showed …

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