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Another online gambling football tie-up

30 Jul 2013

English soccer club Swansea City has entered into a new exclusive partnership with SBOBET who has become the team’s official Asian betting partner for the upcoming Premier League season. “This is an exciting partnership that will help spread the Swans name throughout the world,” said Leigh Dineen, vice chairman at Swansea City. “There is huge …

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Snoqualmie Casino launches Williams Interactive iGaming platform

30 Jul 2013

Williams Interactive LLC, the interactive business unit owned by WMS Industries Inc. has launched its Play4Fun Network iGaming and Marketing platform in partnership with Washington State – situated Snoqualmie Casino. Williams Interactive said the Play4Fun Network is a first-of-its-kind B2B white-label free-play online gaming and marketing platform designed with the tools and capabilities land-based casinos …

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Fortuna sells lottery stake to E-Invest

30 Jul 2013

E-Invest will acquire an 8 percent stake in Fortuna Entertainment Group’s lottery subsidiary following the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement last week. Fortuna said the companies had agreed to co-operate in the Czech Republic lottery market back in May 2012 which has finally resulted in E-INVEST’s acquisition of an 8 percent stake in FORTUNA …

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PERFORM clinches significant deal

30 Jul 2013

Digital sports media group PERFORM has been selected as an official partner by Football DataCo for the exclusive supply of live data to the betting sector for the Barclays Premier League, The Football League and Scottish Professional Football League. The three year deal, which starts at the beginning of the 2013/14 season, will mark the …

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EveryMatrix to integrate iSoftBet content

30 Jul 2013

As an extension to an existing agreement, EveryMatrix Ltd will integrate iSoftBet’s range of Flash and mobile optimised slot machine games onto its platform. Ebbe Groes, chief executive officer of EveryMatrix said the deal is a significant step in the expansion of the EveryMatrix Casino Engine platform. “We continue to get requests from our clients …

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Abominable snowman in Betonsoft’s new online slot

30 Jul 2013

The online gambling software developer BetOnSoft released its latest 3D online slot Tuesday, launching its abominable snowman-themed game Yeti Hunt. The theme transports online punters to a winter wilderness where they join a couple of bumbling news reporters who are trying to find evidence of the elusive and infamous yeti. Along the way they meet …

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138.com to sponsor Newcastle United football

30 Jul 2013

The English Premier League football club Newcastle United has announced a partnership with the Asia-focused online sports betting brand 138.com. The betting firm will become the official global gaming and betting partner of the club, featuring across all media channels including sponsorship of the club’s official website. In-stadia betting services will also be provided by …

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Microgaming in major William Hill online gambling deal

30 Jul 2013

The Isle of Man-based online gambling software provider Microgaming announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement that will see top British online and land gambling group William Hill plc take Microgaming’s casino and mobile content through its Quickfire distribution channel. William Hill is the UK’s leading online betting and gaming business and one of …

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Online gambling prevalence remains stable says U.K. regulator

30 Jul 2013

ICM Research, the independent research outfit commissioned by the UK Gaming Commission to keep tabs on the prevalence of online gambling in Britain, has released its latest quarterly report covering the three months to end June 2013. The numbers show that there has been little change in the number of adults indulging in online gambling, …

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Concerns at the rise in female problem gamblers in Ireland

30 Jul 2013

A problem gambling specialist working at the Rutland Centre in Dublin, Ireland says that females now make up 20 percent of problem gamblers being counseled by the establishment – a significant rise over the 4 percent recorded four years ago. Clinical director Fiona Weldon opines that the accessibility of online casino games, bingo and poker …

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U.S. service provider gets in early with New Jersey online gambling application

30 Jul 2013

Philadelphia-based gaming technology and supply company KGM Gaming has announced that it is the first gaming company to submit a complete working remote gaming server for online gaming to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for approval. The project positions KGM to partner with licensed Atlantic City land casino operators seeking to offer real-money …

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Multi-state game from MDI Entertainment

29 Jul 2013

Scientific Games Corporation subsidiary MDI Entertainment LLC has created an instant game with a “2nd Chance” opportunity to win a monthly, multi-state progressive jackpot of $ 1 million or more called MONOPOLY Jackpot. The game features the MONOPOLY brand on both instant ticket artwork and the 2nd Chance interactive game gives holders of non-winning scratch …

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Sportech upgrades Illinois online ADW service

29 Jul 2013

Sportech Inc. subsidiary eBet Technologies has re-launched internet and mobile advance deposit wagering services BetZotic.com, the online horse race wagering service of Maywood Park in Illinois. The upgraded BetZotic.com now offers an intuitive wager pad and new features such as Bet Queue™, which allows the player to store a number of unique virtual betting tickets …

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South African player wins jackpot

29 Jul 2013

South African facing Springbok Casino’s announcement of a jackpot hit is a risky one considering that online gambling is manifestly illegal in that country. The casino said South African slot player, identified as Lucinda S., won a R99 314 playing Cleopatra’s Gold from RealTime Gaming. “I felt elated when I won!” Lucinda S told a …

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SBTech in exclusive deal with iSoftBet and another with Comeon

29 Jul 2013

Sports betting provider SBTech has entered in an exclusive deal with iSoftBet to launch a turnkey online and terminal based sports betting solution for its leading operator Netbet and other white labels. Under the terms of the deal SBTech will replace the group’s legacy sports betting platform with their sports betting and live betting platform, …

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New slot from World Match

29 Jul 2013

World Match has integrated another new multi-line slot to its HD portfolio titled “Bee Crazy”. Bee Crazy is a colourful, nature-filled game themed on the world of bees and their matriarch and is available to operators in several versions featuring different payout levels. Check out the demo at: http://www.worldmatch.eu/BeeCrazyHD

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OPTA acquisition confirmed by PERFORM

29 Jul 2013

Following a successful round of fundraising, Perform confirmed the acquisition of sports data company OPTA. The acquisition will strengthen Perform’s position in the provision of sports content to both media and betting sectors.

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MPN launch blazing cannon mini-game

29 Jul 2013

The innovative developers over at Microgaming have evolved the company’s Blaze fast-fold poker product with the introduction of a Blazing Cannon Feature. Players on the MPN (formerly known as the Microgaming Poker Network) have an opportunity to play the  mini-game each time they win 20 raked hands for a bonus of up to Euro 100 …

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MGT Capital applies for New Jersey licence

29 Jul 2013

FANTTD LLC’s, operator of fantasy sports wagering business FanThrowDown.com, majority shareholder MGT Capital Investments, Inc. has filed an application for a New Jersey Casino Service Industry Enterprise License (CSIE) with the New Jersey state gaming enforcement division. MGT said its application filed by the deadline date of July 29, 2013 will allow it to be …

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New movie for Asian punters premiers

29 Jul 2013

Hong Kong actor Chow Yun Fat reprises his role as the “God of Gamblers”, a man with impossible skill and good fortune at the gambling tables, in a new movie titled “From Vegas to Macau” and directed by local director Wong Jing, according to reports in various Hong Kong media. The movie was due to …

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South African responsible gambling program among the best

29 Jul 2013

Only 1 percent of South Africans are problem gamblers, whilst around 3 percent exhibit behaviour that pegs them as “moderate” potential risk players, according to a new international study conducted by Toronto-based Globescan. Reporting on the study over the weekend, the publication Business Report said that it found that South Africa’s National Responsible Gambling Programme …

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Betable snaps up former Zynga revenues exec

29 Jul 2013

Zynga’s vice president of revenue operations, Ryan Linton, has joined the stream of managers departing the social gaming giant, and has found a new home with the UK-based online gambling technology provider Betable. “There are very few companies that can claim to have created a truly disruptive business model; Betable is one of those companies,” …

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Malaysian police strike again at online gambling

28 Jul 2013

The Malaysian police’s “Operation Dadu” drive against online gambling continued this week with raids on six premises in the Labuan region which resulted in the arrest of 24 individuals. Police also seized cash, documentary evidence and 79 computers during the raids, according to police spokesman Supt Adzhar Othman. “Labuan police will give priority to efforts …

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U.S. gambling chiefs re-emphasise position on internet gambling

28 Jul 2013

Some of the most powerful gambling executives in America took part in this year’s American Gaming Association visit to Washington DC’s rarified political atmosphere last week, although their message remained largely unchanged as far as online gambling legalisation is concerned – give us federal regulation, and only for online poker. Travelling to Washington to meet …

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