Multi-jurisdiction licenced online casino Guts.com augmented its already impressive game inventory with additional content from BetSoft in a deal signed this week. Guts will offer BetSoft Gaming’s full suite of games including its Slots3 portfolio and ToGo line of mobile games. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Guts,” said Roger Admeus, BetSoft’s sales director. …
Despite its economic travails, the gambling industry in Italy is apparently flourishing, with the online version of the pastime growing the fastest. A Milan Chamber of Commerce study was reported by the publication Gazzetta del Sud this week, detailing a land industry in which some 9,300 businesses offer gambling of some kind, up 32.1 percent …
Paddy Power and Absolute Radio have entered into a six-figure exclusive sponsorship deal. Absolute Radio’s Saturday morning Rock ‘N’ Roll Football Match Day Warm Up Show will feature Paddy Power’s “Ball of Shame” ad which reviews outrageous moments in football, promoted by DJ Mark Crossley. According to The Drum the ‘Ball of Shame’ campaign rewards …
Online and mobile game monetisation platform Cashplay.co has partnered with multiplayer mobile gaming platform Nextpeer. The partnership allows Nextpeer’s network of over 1000 iOS and Android game developers and studios to access new revenue streams by integrating cash tournaments into their games. According to Nextpeer, 2000 games using its multiplayer functionality are currently played by …
Slotland paid out a $135 417 jackpot to a lucky player identified only as Bobby S. Bobby S. was playing the three-reel Heavy Metal slot when he won the site-wide progressive jackpot, earlier this week. “This is the first time I’ve ever really won anything big,” Bobby S. said. “I’ve had lots of smaller wins, …
Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, has signed a casino content supply deal with new operator PlayFortuna. The new online casino has been developed with a flexible bonus system to run alongside regular promotions. Andrew Zinger, Head of PR at PlayFortuna, said: “We chose Quickfire as it is a well-known and reputable gaming content provider. We were …
Net Entertainment has released another video slot to its Touch Portfolio. “Reel Rush” has been optimised for mobile following a positive response from players, said the company. The game features include Wild substitutions, re-spins and Free Spins with 3125 Ways to Win. Re-spins in Reel Rush Touch™ create opportunity for generous wins, with increasing Ways …
Sen. Gwen Margolis, a Miami Democrat, is taking another run at legalising the online purchase of Florida state lottery tickets, having seen a similar bid last year halted at committee stage. CBS reports that Margolis has reintroduced her bill SB 98 for the 2014 legislative session, proposing that the Florida Lottery to create a program …
The smart use of large volumes of business data is growing across a multitude of industries, with online gambling featuring prominently among them, an article on the Siliconangle blog revealed this week. Online bookmaking companies are among the leaders in using large volumes of data to best advantage, the article notes, focusing on Paddy Power, …
Jonathan Revill (38), an IT manager for a large energy company in Leeds, UK went to prison for seven years this week following a massive fraud case in which he used most of his ill-gotten gains to gamble over the internet, reports the Yorkshire Post. Revill was accused of defrauding his employer out of GBP …
Nigerian sports betting company KC Gaming Networks Limited will formally launch an expansion of its Bet9ja-sports betting brand in Lagos on September 5, 2013. The company claims to be the premier sports betting company in Nigeria, “bringing together people of vast experience in odds betting spanning decades”. Ayo Ojuroye, chief executive officer of the company, …
International Game Technology’s (IGT) Board of Directors have declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share in its common stock, equating to a 67 percent increase compared to the same quarter last year and its 42nd consecutive quarter that the Company has paid a dividend. “As a reflection of our continued commitment to a balanced …
British slots and table games supplier Realistic Games has revealed its latest three reel slot game titled “Hot Cross Bunnies”. The x300 jackpot game with a single win line features a host of traditional arcade elements, such as nudges with auto nudge and a rewind feature should the best win be missed. When no win …
UK online gambling firm Betfair has promoted from within replacing outgoing chief legal officer Martin Cruddace with its director of regulatory affairs, Fiona Russell. Russell has held a number of positions within Betfair since 2006, prior to which she was employed in her capacity as a solicitor at BSkyB.
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, a past suitor of online gambling group Betfair , will acquire British online payment company, the Skrill Group, for a Euro 600 million consideration. “Skrill is a high-quality business that has demonstrated its ability to grow rapidly into a market leading provider of online payments serving the online gaming, …
The Manila-based and Alderney-licensed live dealer technology provider EntwineTech has announced two new developments designed to enhance the player’s experience. The company has introduced the latest generation high definition cameras on all of its Live Dealer tables, bringing fresh levels of clarity and sharpness to the games and allowing players to see more clearly the …
Malta’s online gambling regulator, the Lotteries and Gaming Authority, has come under fire from the player community repeatedly over the past few years with allegations of bad licensee supervision, poor communications and an alleged lack of care for the consumer. In several high profile online poker operator failures the regulator has been criticised for not …
International Game Technology (IGT) has adapted “She’s A Rich Girl”, one of its popular land-based slots, for the online environment. The game is a 5-reel, 9-payline game themed on the glamorous life of a stylish rich girl, her spoilt dog and pampered cat. She’s A Rich Girl features two wild symbols, scatters and free spins …
William Hill US marketing man Jimmy Vaccaro will leave the company to join Las Vegas-based South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in the newly created position of head of sports and race marketing department. Vaccaro will focus on South Point’s new mobile phone app and a number of other special projects that support the casino’s …
Another football sponsorship in the lead up to the Premier League season was signed between Crystal Palace Football Club and 12BET this month. Under the terms of the deal, which has been described as “ground-breaking for the club”, 12BET becomes the Eagles’ new stadium sponsor and official betting partner. Crystal Palace Chairman Steve Parish said …
A new Betfair Sportsbook-focused ad campaign has launched promoting Betfair’s Cash Out product which allows punters to cash-out bets when in a winning position before an event ends. The campaign created by WCRS includes extensive television advertising and promotional space across digital platforms. According to Campaign Brief, a new commercial deal with Sky Sports, a …
Slotland’s latest proprietary slot is titled “Super Sevens” – a classic fruitie in design and feel. The game allows players a free spin after each winning spin and any win from a free spin is multiplied by the current win multiplier which starts at X2 up to X7. Check out the demo here:
Greece has dismissed Stelios Stavridis, the chairman of its privatisation agency the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), for “ethical reasons” over an “unfortunate mistake that couldn’t be overlooked”, a senior finance ministry official said. The statement was made following a picture of Stavridis on board the private jet of Dimitris Melissanidis which was published …
Global Cash Access (GCA) has launched Everi, a payment and monetisation solution focused on interactive gaming. The new product is intended to bridge the payment gap between land-based and interactive gaming said a company statement, and comprises Everi Payments a straight-through payments system that consolidates numerous payment options, traditional and alternative, into one payment wall …