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Caesars sign gaming content deal for New Jersey market

2 Dec 2013

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 …

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Core Gaming launch Evel Knievel

2 Dec 2013

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. …

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Bulgarian SCG adds some and removes some

2 Dec 2013

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.

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Another festive treat from Microgaming

2 Dec 2013

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, …

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Sportsradar acquires SportsData

2 Dec 2013

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 …

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Sports events good for Macau gambling revenue

2 Dec 2013

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 …

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Newspaper group signs up for fantasy football gaming service

2 Dec 2013

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, …

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Just ten percent margin of error in Geolocation capability

1 Dec 2013

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 …

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Bi-annual UK gaming stats released

30 Nov 2013

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 …

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Playtech exit from some European markets not universal

30 Nov 2013

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 …

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WiFi venues to play a role in New Jersey online gambling?

30 Nov 2013

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 …

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Online gamblers active during Thanksgiving

30 Nov 2013

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 …

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Bally Technologies signs up online casino operator

30 Nov 2013

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 …

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Acquisitions dent Amaya Gaming Q3 results

30 Nov 2013

Montreal-based online gambling group Amaya Gaming released its Q3-2013 financials Friday, reporting impressive revenue increases to $40.2 million, up y-o-y by 120 percent, but nevertheless incurring an almost $3.5 million net loss, mainly as a consequence of its ambitious acquisition strategy. In the nine months of 2013 to end September Amaya’s revenues have rocketed almost …

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New chief of Singapore gambling regulator

30 Nov 2013

The appointment in June last year of Singapore police officer Lau Peet Meng (38) as CEO of the nation’s Casino Regulatory Authority has been hailed as a success by the Ministry of Home Affairs, which this week paid tribute to his contributions in enhancing the efficiency and credibility of the regulatory body through improved enforcement, …

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Japan edges closer to land casino gambling

29 Nov 2013

The possibility of the vast Japanese land gambling market expanding into casino action, triggering investment inflows of billions of dollars edged closer Friday with an announcement by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that it plans to introduce a legalising bill to the current session of parliament. According to the Bloomberg business news agency, betting on …

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Singapore Government opens consultation on remote gambling

29 Nov 2013

Thursday’s assurance by a Singapore deputy minister that the government intends to act against online gambling by imposing ISP, advertising and financial restrictions on operators has been followed by the launch of a public consultation inviting suggestions on how best to shield Singapore punters from online gambling. A Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs official revealed …

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Michigan enforcement moves against internet cafe gambling

29 Nov 2013

Michigan state enforcement officials have conducted raids on three poker rooms in Genesee, Flint and Burton following investigations into allegations that the rooms permitted internet cafe-style sweepstakes betting on internet casino games. The state Gaming Control Board suspended the licenses of the poker rooms after investigators confirmed the allegations and District Court Judge Larry Stecco …

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Bulgarian parliament set to vote on gambling reforms

28 Nov 2013

The Bulgarian Focus news agency reports that this week’s expected parliamentary vote on gambling reforms in the Eastern European country has been postponed to next week following a proposal by Aleksandar Paunov, MP with the Coalition for Bulgaria.

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AGTech-Ladbrokes JV launches Chinese virtual football

28 Nov 2013

The virtual football joint venture of Ladbrokes and Hong Kong-registered AGTech has announced the launch Thursday of a virtual sports lottery game in Jiangsu province – China’s largest lottery  market – under the brand name Electronic Ball Lottery. The JV has entered into a long-term agreement with Jiangsu SLAC to provide it with the Virtual …

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SBTech signs up Belgian land-based company for online betting platform

28 Nov 2013

Turnkey sports betting solutions provider SBTech has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal with Belgium Starbet, one of the biggest licensed and regulated land-based operators in Belgium. The deal requires SBTech to provide Starbet with a live betting platform, providing quick access to more than 10,000 monthly live events through online and HTML5 mobile Live Betting …

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Norway clinches Youtube blocking deal

28 Nov 2013

In an agreement that has wide and almost revolutionary implications, social networking giant Youtube has reportedly agreed to cooperate with the Norwegian online gambling regulator in blocking adverts targeted on Norwegian punters by online operators who are not licensed to operate in the Nordic country. The Norwegian Gaming Board has confirmed the arrangement, revealing that …

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Brit football betting syndicate busted

28 Nov 2013

Officers from the UK National Crime Agency have made six arrests, three of them football players, over the past two days in the process of busting a football betting syndicate.  The police have thus far not released the names of those involved. UK media widely reporting on the arrests claim that the operation took place …

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Singapore considering anti-online gambling law

28 Nov 2013

Singapore lawmakers are considering laws to curtail online gambling activity, according to the government’s deputy minister of Home Affairs, S. Iswaran. According to the Straits Times newspaper, the minister told delegates to the third Symposium on Casino Regulation and Crime this week that new regulations under consideration include blocking access to betting websites, financial transaction …

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