Olympia Group-owned online casino, poker and sportsbetting website GEObet has upgraded its poker software following its move to the InstaDeal Network. The website now offers its customers Instadeal’s fast poker product “Speed Poker” along with an upgraded mobile offering for iOS and Android devices. “You can play instantly, in your browser. Or you can download …
Sam Hobcraft, formerly the Director of Gaming at Betfair, has taken up the position of Director of Gaming at The Rational Group, parent company to PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. During his tenure at Betfair and in addition to the Director of Gaming title, Hobcraft held various positions prior that included Product Director of Gaming …
The Dutch gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit, has renewed Sportech Racing BV’s horse race and harness race betting licence until the end of 2014. Sportech Racing BV will pay a mandatory 2.5 percent of turnover in bets to the Dutch Trotting and Racing Association in return for authorisation to operate in the market.
Casino owners and politicians in Nevada alike will be pleased with the 11.2 percent y-o-y rise in August casino revenues reported Monday by state regulators. Casinos state-wide won $955.3 million from gamblers in August, an increase of $96 million compared with the same month a year ago. Baccarat high rollers made a substantial contribution to …
Leeds, England-based Sky Betting and Gaming has appointed the local Epiphany Group as its search engine optimisation (SEO) partner. The company will manage all aspects of Sky Betting and Gaming’s SEO strategy, including earned media and off-page creative, across its Sky Bet, Sky Poker, Sky Vegas, Sporting Life and Sky Bingo brands, according to BDaily …
Genesis Gaming celebrated the launch of its 500th game instance of slots via Quickfire powered by Microgaming with the launch of its 25-line, multi-featured video slot “Phoenix and the Dragon”. Genesis Gaming said its partnership with Quickfire has proven particularly successful with innovative titles such as Orion, Orc’s Battle, Taboo Spell and Spacebotz. “We believe …
International Game Technology’s licence agreement with Hasbro has yielded the new Transformers: Battle for Cybertron 5-reel, 40-payline slot. Headlining the instantly recognisable metamorphasising robots Optimus Prime, Megatron, Grimlock, Shockwave, Ratchet and Bumblebee, the game features IGT’s FreeFall cascading symbols and a free spins bonus. Players can choose their favourite robot in the free spins bonus …
The Bulgarian online gambling regulator Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling has brought to 142 the number of internet gambling websites on its blacklist, which means that ISP access and local financial transactions could be impeded. Among the latest ten websites to be added to the list as illegal and unlicensed in the Eastern European country …
The many online and mobile gambling companies on the Isle of Man will have expanded hosting services available from Manx Telecom by the end of January 2014 following the completion of a new GBP 10 million data centre in Douglas. The three phase project will deliver a new purpose-built Tier 3 data centre located near …
The British online and land gambling operator Sportech plc has announced a joint venture with fantasy sports developer Picklive that will see the launch of an American-facing gaming product branded Picklive USA next year. Picklive USA will target the rapidly growing U.S. fantasy sports market, worth an estimated $2 billion, through a combination of daily …
The Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has inked another major deal, this one for desktop and mobile content with UK online and land gambling giant William Hill plc. “We continue to follow our growth strategy in the UK market, and I am very excited that William Hill has selected Net Entertainment as supplier …
The operator of the Satoshi online casino, one of the first the introduce Bitcoin as an acceptable virtual currency, has widened its scope by introducing live dealer action at Satoshilive.com, which it claims is the first fully live Bitcoin casino. Explaining the decision to add live dealer action, a Satoshi spokesman said: “Online gaming is …
Police in Flagstaff, Arizona have been active over the weekend, raiding an internet cafe and two associated residential premises armed with search warrants for illegal online gambling. Spokesman Sgt. Cory Runge told the Associated Press news agency that the raiding party found and seized “hundreds” of computers being used as illegal gambling devices, and $14,000 …
The latest online slot release from online gambling software provider RealTime Gaming has a theme that will have players counter-intuitively hoping for ants in a picnic setting. The 5 reel, 25-line game is titled Small Fortune and is presented in a picnic setting, with colourful graphics depicting all the good food and drink necessary for …
The online gambling firm Bet-At-Home has announced a one season extension to its six-year-old sponsorship agreement with the European Handball Federation. The online casino company will continue to dominate brand exposure at certain major Champion’s League games, and will benefit from associated television advertising and other promotional advantages. The EHF commands extensive media coverage; the …
Land gambling games development companies, whose top products are often eventually translated to the online environment, appear to be embarking on a new trend to exploit nostalgia for the faves of the ‘eighties among age fifty-plus slot players, reports the Associated Press news agency. Reviewing new games debuting at the G2E expo in Las Vegas …
The (relatively) new owner of the Australian online sports betting brand Sportsbet, Irish betting group Paddy Power, will be pleased with the result of a brand recognition and preference survey carried out recently by Global Reviews which showed that the brand is top-of-mind for 34 percent of respondents quizzed in the study. The results of …
Top UK online casino 32Red has commenced a 12 month partnership with Channel 4, sponsoring Film4 television on both the 11pm and 1am film slots every night of the week. The casino will use animated idents comprising of casino related imagery presented as an homage to one of film’s greatest visionaries; graphic designer and Academy …
The online and land betting group Sportech plc announced the acquisition of Data Tote Limited, a European provider of on-track and online greyhound and horse race betting services Friday. Sportech has agreed an initial GBP 3.1 million in payment for the company, with a GBP 1 million deferred payment provision dependent on Data Tote performance. …
The Australian business press is reporting a possible intention to sell off the Canberra-based sports betting firm ACTTAB by the Australian Capital Territory provincial government following a feasibility study which found that substantial further investment was needed if the company was to survive and thrive in an increasingly competitive gambling market. The independent professional business …
The dismal interim management statement from online and land gambling group Ladbrokes Thursday was followed by media interaction with senior executives in which chief executive officer Richard Glynn accepted full responsibility for the company’s performance, and the chief financial officer revealed difficulties in ending the Ladbrokes contract with software provider Microgaming. The difficulty with Microgaming …
According to reports in the UK newspaper The Telegraph Thursday, there may soon be a new contender in the social gaming investment sector in the United States. The newspaper’s business section flags the UK developer of the wildly successful Candy Crush Saga, King, as moving toward an initial public offering in the United States, revealing …
Online gambling software developer BetSoft Gaming has announced the release of a new Western-themed 5 reel, 30-line 3D slot titled The True Sheriff. A company spokesperson said Thursday that the new game represented a landmark for the company, as it is the first widescreen HD video slot to be developed by its staff. The True …
The acquisition of land and online gambling supply company W.M.S. Industries by Scientific Games is another step towards completion following the news Thursday that the approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission has been secured. Scientific Games made the announcement, adding that it expects to complete the transaction in the fall of 2013. “We are pleased …