SHFL Entertainment has reported record revenue of $77.4 million in its second quarter, up 17 percent year-over-year. Other key performance indicators for the three month period ending April 30, 2013 include: – Utility, Electronic Gaming Machine (“EGM”), and Proprietary Table Games (“PTG”) businesses all saw double-digit growth over the same period last year. – Recurring …
Fans of Net Entertainment’s high-quality slots are in for a treat in July, when the release of Reel Rush is scheduled. The preview pushed out by NetEnt claims that the fruit-inspired game will be one of the most innovative launched this year, with features that include Wild substitutions and Free Spins with 3125 Ways-to-Win. Re-spins …
Luke Brill, a highly experienced marketing exec on the Australian gambling scene who was formerly self-employed at Brill Consulting and as marketing director at Centrebet, has a new post; he has been appointed by the Betfred online and land gambling group to head up Australian operations. Brill’s career includes management posts at Gamebookers and Sports.com.
Hot on the heels of a live dealer deal with Malta-licensed operator Come On Europe Limited, Evolution Gaming has entered into a game content supply agreement with SHFL Entertainment geared towards the burgeoning U.S. gaming market. Under the agreement, Evolution will receive the rights to offer many of SHFL’s specialty table game titles in its …
UK bookmaker Betfred will promote its web and mobile live casino offering with the launch of a television campaign on ITV, Sky Sports, Sky Atlantic, MTV, Discovery and several other major TV channels. Head of Casino for Betfred.com, Aaron O’Sullivan said, “2012 was an award-winning year for Betfred.com and our mobile platform and we’re looking …
Finland’s state-owned gaming interest Raha-Automaattiyhdistys (RAY), reported a good start to its 2013 year despite “the poor state of the economy”. The Group’s digital channels yielded strong growth of 24.3 percent along with a pleasing increase in registered customers to 244 000 at end April 2013, the company said. RAY reported a 3.5 percent increase …
Eindhoven-based Sheriff Gaming has announced the launch of two new 3D slot games titled Extreme and Alawin. Extreme is a 5-reel, 20-line 3D animated slot set in deep space. The game debuts an “Extreme” version of a Wild symbol – the Dropping Wild Cube, along with a new Extreme Multiplier Cube that awards multipliers. The …
Samantha H., a German customer at Slotland, said she will use her $141 000 jackpot winnings to buy a summer cottage where her family can spend time together. The lucky player hit the jackpot playing the rock and roll-themed Greatest Hits game at Slot Land.com “It went for quite a stretch without a big win …
888 Casino has launched a new exclusive slot titled City Life 2 – The Vegas Job, a sequel to its popular City Life. The slot is themed around a gang of con artists looking for their next big job on the Las Vegas Strip and includes a shotgun toting granny. New features include “2-ways-2-win” which …
With the current spring session of the Illinois Legislature now closed, it is clear that for now at least no progress has been made on an online gambling legalisation measure stripped from a land gambling bill earlier this year. The proposal was circulated around the legislature as a stand-alone bill prior to formal introduction . …
The directors of International Game Technology clearly want to keep the investment community interested, announcing Tuesday that a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share on its common stock has been approved – a 50 percent increase compared to the dividend paid in the same quarter last year. “This marks the 41th consecutive quarter that the …
A few years ago the name Daniel Tzvetkoff was on the lips of everyone in the online gambling business as the tale of the 26-year-old Australian payment processing whiz kid’s arrest at a conference in Las Vegas and his alleged informant status with the US enforcement authorities unfolded. Tzvetkoff and his multi-million dollar antics eventually …
Legislation introduced by Louisiana Republican Representative Mike Huval in March this year, calling for an investigation into the possibilities for legalised and regulated intrastate online gambling has progressed through the state House and is now awaiting the attention of the Louisiana Senate. Louisiana House of Representatives Concurrent Resolution 3 was approved by a vote of …
Betfair’s often outspoken head of legal affairs and company secretary, Martin Cruddace, is leaving the company this autumn after nine years of service, according to reports Tuesday in The Racing Post. Cruddace joined Betfair as group director of corporate and legal affairs in July 2004, and had reportedly decided to step down following the successful …
According to reports Tuesday in the UK newspaper The Telegraph, online gambling company Webis Holdings has attracted the favourable attention of top UK investment guru Jim Mellon – dubbed by many as Britain’s Warren Buffet equivalent. Isle of Man-based Webis Holdings is apparently preparing to apply for an online gaming licence for California, which would …
The previously reported prosecution of three Americans accused of running online sports betting operations from offshore locations has culminated in sentencing this week. Two operators of the 44wager.com website based in Costa Rica but offering services to US residents were sentenced to prison Monday. Thomas Uva IV (32) was sentenced to 21 months, followed by …
The top UK and international land and online gambling group William Hill plc has announced the launch of a scheme which will help the company raise around GBP 375 million in new capital from the issue of seven-year guaranteed corporate bonds. The company plans to use the proceeds of the drive to repay GBP 275 …
This year’s annual conference of the Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF) was held recently in Riga, Latvia and was attended by 65 delegates from regulatory bodies in 22 jurisdictions, along with other interested parties. GREF chairman Håkan Hallstedt, said that the conference was a success, enabling delegates to discuss matters of mutual concern across all …
Online casino Mr Green will integrate Bally Technologies games on its website with future plans to offer the games on its mobile platform. “I’m very excited that Mr Green can be one of the first ones to offer Bally’s games to its customers online,” said Mr Green Chief Product Officer Markus Aurala. “Bally’s proven game …
Social gaming giant Zynga cut its workforce by almost 20 percent today, effectively laying off 520 employees. In a memo to employees chief executive officer Marcus Pincus said: “None of us ever expected to face a day like today, especially when so much of our culture has been about growth… The scale that served us …
The UK Gambling Commission released the results of a report commissioned from The Gambling Lab to provide an overview of social gambling to assist in widening the discussion of potential implications for risk, harm and responsible play in relation to gaming and gambling behaviour. Senior researchers included Dr. Jonathan Parke and Jane Rigbye from The …
Malta-licensed operator Come On Europe Limited has entered into a deal with Evolution Gaming for the provision of a live dealer solution. Under the terms of the deal, ComeOn! will integrate the full range of standard Evolution Live Casino tables into its website Come On.com. Players will be able to access Live Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat …
Online players are in for a treat with a raft of new games launched by well-known game providers. International Game Technologies introduced the online version of its popular terrestrial Pamplona slot game. This graphic-rich 5-reel game is themed on the world-renowned Pamplona Bull Run and includes IGT’s MultiWay Xtra feature allowing 1 024 ways to …
The online gambling group Betsson is set to boost its online and mobile performance through the introduction of International Game Technology games and branded titles, a statement from IGT advises. Based in Malta, Betsson will integrate the games through IGT’s remote game server technology, augmenting its gaming inventory with titles like Monopoly Plus, 100 Pandas, …