888 Holdings has extended its existing partnership with online payment provider Optimal Payments for an integrated suite of payment processing services for the licenced U.S. online gaming market. Optimal Payments’ services will be offered as a pre-integrated solution for the 888.com brand and other 888 platform operators in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware. Itai Frieberger, …
High 5 Games (H5G) today announced the launch of a new online social casino targeted at players who have a penchant for authentic Asian-themed casino games. Shake the Sky will offer slot titles from H5G’s existing collection such as West Journey Treasure Hunt, Golden Three Kingdom and Four Great Chinese Beauties along with new titles …
Two lucky Casumo online casino punters will have some extra money to spend over this festive season. Finnish player Mika won a total of Euro 180 000 over two days when he won Euro 67 000 playing Net Entertainment’s new offering Twin Spin and another Euro 108 000 the next day. “I have really been …
888 Holdings has launched its “Bet You Can” Media campaign following a major upgrade to its sports betting product in line with its new “consumer-centric” focus. 888sport’s platform has been augmented with new in-play and pre-event markets and is offering a range of promotions on its online and mobile channels. The multimedia campaign includes TV …
Online gambling firm Betfair reported on its H1/2014 interim results for the six months ending October 31, 2013 saying progress has continued to be made against its strategic objectives with the company delivering a good first half performance. Betfair reported a 25 percent increase in sportsbook-led active customers in its UK and Ireland markets while …
The flow of online gamblers to New Jersey’s newly launched online casino and poker sites has continued unabated since Thanksgiving Day last Friday, with another 14,000 accounts opened to boost the total thus far to around 51,000, reports the Associated Press news agency. Six Atlantic City casinos: the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa; the Trump …
A content deal signed earlier this year by games developer Net Entertainment and the UK gambling group Ladbrokes came to fruition this week when the UK company rolled out a selection of mobile casinos games. The mobile products are part of Net Entertainment’s Touch series of products and will be followed by the release of …
Billed as the “world’s first regulated, social gaming platform” ISIS Lab Corporation will launch ISIS Friends, a social network built for the online gaming market in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with Isle of Man-based casino management firm Cladstone Ltd . The ISIS Friends’ social and real money online gaming platform promises a “substantial” library …
A sponsorship agreement signed between Spanish gaming operator Grupo Orenes’ online property vivelaSuerte.es and Spanish football club Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. will provide good exposure to the online gambling firm by way of shirt front branding, a presence on billboards, web and other advertising media as well as a dedicated sportsbook and betting …
Gala Coral Group has sold off its remaining four UK casinos based in Aberdeen, Bristol, Cardiff and Teeside along with a cold casino licence in Dundee to independent casino operator, and owner of Rainbow Casino in Birmingham, Double Diamond Gaming Limited for an undisclosed consideration. The transaction finalises the exit of Gala Coral’s casino interests …
Malta-based gaming company Yggdrasil Gaming has integrated traditional slots symbols within a modern 5-reel game in the release of Jokerizer, the first in a new series of slots product which was developed in collaboration Norwegian online casino SpilleAutomater.com. The 5-reel, 3-row and 10-payline video slot is described as a high roller game with a mystery …
Philadelphia-based KGM Gaming, in conjunction with partner Spin Games, will provide its remote gaming server and several game titles for play across CaesarsCasino.com and HarrahsCasino.com in the freshly launched New Jersey market. Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) entered into the multi-year content deal with KGM Gaming saying it was an added benefit working with a local …
Core Gaming’s exclusive five-year contract with the Knievel estate has seen the launch of the much anticipated Evel Knievel-branded slot game with first operator Betfair. The American stunt riding icon Evel Knievel’s branded game is a 50-line slot with a free spin feature and unlimited locked free spins developed for the desktop and mobile platforms. …
The Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling has updated its blacklist to include slotsvillage.ag, fortunebeach.com, winadaycasino.com, 247livebet.com and casinoco.com but removed williamhill.com, 21nova.com and joylandcasino.com saying they now comply with Bulgarian legislation.
Microgaming will launch its festive season-themed Secret Santa online slot today (Monday) with new features that include “five of a kind again”, where the reels re-spin to deliver another five of a kind win following the payout of an initial five of a kind hit. Secret Santa, a 1 024 ways-to-win slot, is a feature, …
Sports data service provider Sportradar has entered into the U.S. market with the acquisition of data provider SportsData LLC for an undisclosed consideration. Following completion of the deal, SportsData will focus on providing an expanded product portfolio to media customers and fantasy sports companies while Sportradar will complement its European product portfolio with all major …
Gambling revenue in Macau leapt 21.3 percent year on year reaching 30.18 billion patacas, its fourth highest this year. The former Portuguese enclave was positively affected by the Manny Pacquiao boxing fight hosted at the Venetian Macao and the Macau Grand Prix, an annual street circuit race held over two weekends. Analysts predict restricted growth …
Picklive Limited, operators and suppliers of next-generation fantasy sports and social gaming facilities, have announced a new partnership with The Telegraph Media Group in the United Kingdom. The deal will allow the Telegraph to offer fantasy players access to Picklive’s short-term fantasy sports and social gaming products, which typically last for one match. David Galan, …
Geolocation technology deployed in the just-opened New Jersey online gambling market has been fine-tuned and now excludes just one in every ten users who are legitimately within the state’s borders as required by the regulations. Anna Sainsbury, CEO of supplier GeoComply, said adjustments to the technology used by most of the New Jersey land casinos …
The UK Gambling Commission has published its latest twice-yearly set of gambling industry statistics, providing the latest information on each industry sector – arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, gaming machine manufacturers, lotteries and remote gambling. The numbers show that land-based betting far outpaces its remote gambling cousin in the United Kingdom; between April 2012 and end …
More clarity is now available on the reported exit of Playtech plc from the online gambling markets of Finland, the Netherlands and Canada, the subject of intense speculation in affiliate and player circles for the past few weeks. The departure from these markets is by no means universal, and a number of Playtech-powered operators will …
The Philadelphia Enquirer raised an interesting discussion point this week as New Jersey regulated online gambling became a reality…will venues offering free WiFi tolerate patrons coming together to gamble on the premises, using the newly launched internet poker and casino gaming sites? It’s early days yet, but the Enquirer met varied responses on checking with …
Online casino operators are often secretive when it comes to player sign-ups, but regulators have no such competitive pressures and can often give a consolidated and wider view without it impacting the competitive sensibilities of individual operators. That’s what New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement did as Thanksgiving Day drew to a close in the …
Malta-based online casino operator Vera&John has signed a new three year partnership with Bally Technologies and will be launching the first Bally Interactive games on Monday, 2 December 2013. “Vera&John is renowned for its large number of online slots, so partnering with Bally Technologies was a natural decision’, said Nicolas Lund, casino director. “Bally Technologies …