BSkyB (Sky) has entered into a multi-year agreement with British land and online gambling group Ladbrokes which will see Sky Sports distributed to the group’s entire estate of over 2,488 betting shops across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The agreement will support the evolution of Ladbrokes shops by enhancing the customer’s experience whilst in-venue, a …
Mega-jackpot online gambling provider Topjack Games launched a new mega jackpot roulette game Thursday, adding Lloyd’s of London-insured Euro 2 million jackpots to the company’s latest roulette game – Zero-2-Hero. Company founder and CEO Nick Lynes said that the addition represented the first roulette game in the world to offer a jackpot over a million …
Our readers may recall the move in Iowa through State Study Bill 1068 to legalise intrastate online poker if provided from existing licensed land casinos; Thursday 28 February is the crunch day for the bill, which will be considered today by a state senate sub-committee. It’s the second attempt to legalise online poker in the …
Those who lie about their associations with people and companies present a better than even chance that they may be dodgy in other areas, too, so British punters be warned about a man claiming to be a racing tipster and to have an association in the past with top UK bookmaking firm Stan James plc. …
Social betting operation BuddyBet has partnered with Digital Sports Group (DSG) to add real-money betting to 180 sports sites and forums. DSG, established in 2009, is an independent publisher of online sports content. The company was founded by media entrepreneurs and is a privately owned business. Marketing magazine The Drum reports that “Bet Me” buttons …
Sheriff Gaming has announced the launch of the thirty-seventh slot within its gaming portfolio and its fifth slot game to launch this year. “Frog Royale” is a fairytale-based game that tells the story of a princess who hopes the frog might turn out to be her Prince Charming. Players will enjoy bonus features, expanding Wilds, …
Software developer Genesis Gaming has entered into a multi-game agreement with International Game Technology (IGT) for the development of patented games, exclusive to IGT. The bespoke video slot games will have distinctive features that will also remain exclusive to IGT. “Genesis Gaming has been designing quality games that are consistent with the standards we have …
WMS Industries interactive division Williams Interactive signed an online content licensing agreement with Malta-based Bonnier Gaming this week. Bonnier Gaming will have access to WMS’ online games library on its various websites, expanding WMS’ portfolio to new audiences within the second half of 2013. Orrin J. Edidin, president of WMS Industries Inc. and chief executive …
The Scandinavian online gambling group Nordic Leisure AB has posted a much more encouraging set of results for 2012, reporting: * 30.8 percent rise year-on-year in annual revenues to SEK101.8 million ($15.84 million). * Operating profit for the twelve-month period up at SEK8.9 million ($1.38 million) (2011 deficit of SEK3.5 million ($544,922)) * Player deposits …
The German province of Schleswig Holstein was in the news again Monday with the announcement that despite its recent repeal of a liberal internet gambling act it had issued yet another online casino licence – this one to the large German land operator Löwen Play GmbH. The province joined 15 other German states in the …
The British Treasury could collect up to GBP 386 million from a point of consumption (POC) tax on internet gambling in its first full year of operation in 2015 if the tax is set at 15 percent, according to forecasts from research firm GamblingData. The UK government has stated it intends to introduce a POC …
Card counters, frowned upon by most land casino operators at the blackjack tables, face a new obstacle this week following the release of software designed to monitor tables and identify culprits. Blackjack Countdown is described by developer eConnect as a “…system [that] analyzes the cards coming out of the deck to understand when the advantage …
New Jersey lawmakers in both the state Assembly and the Senate showed that they are serious about online gambling Tuesday when they approved an amended bill rushed through the Legislature to comply with Governor Chris Christie’s requirements following his February 7 conditional veto. The measure is now back on the governor’s desk, with industry observers …
The Sydney-headquartered online and land gambling games and software developer Aristocrat is the latest company to benefit from the staff ructions at IGT, with top games developer Joe Kaminkow signing up as senior vice president of games development. A press statement from the Australian company Tuesday announced Kaminkow’s appointment, noting that he is one of …
A new developer titled simply Win has released a free-to-play social casino game called Slots Craze for Facebook and iPhone. Although it does not presently have any real-m oney gambling elements, the development has support from major European online gambling group Bwin.Party. Barak Rabinowitz, CEO of the developer, told the publication VentureBeat Monday: “Slots Craze …
Online social gaming provider Zynga, which is believed to be in the final stages of preparing for a real money internet casino and poker launch in the UK , followed up on its statement that it would be cutting costs and focusing on core products by shutting down its Baltimore office last week, and “consolidating …
Land based operator Gala Coral is the second terrestrial customer in as many weeks to integrate Sheriff Gaming‘s 3D games in their land based terminals following the announcement of a content supply agreement this week. Sheriff Gaming’s expansion into the land-based sector is proving successful and its latest deal with Gala Coral, being a major …
Gaming provider Labgame has chosen Medialivecasino as its live casino provider to the Italian market. Medialivecasino said its new games, which feature HD cameras and new game interfaces to improve usability, will increase revenues by 20 percent. Labgame customers will also be able to integrate MediaLiveCasino’s new Live Roulette broadcast from Casinò di Sanremo. The …
Microgaming is extending its casino games portfolio with two new slot additions “Girls with Guns – Jungle Heat” and “Tiger Moon”. On its download, Flash and Quickfire platforms, Girls with Guns – Jungle Heat is a five reel, 243 ways to win video slot following six military-minded females on their journey through the jungle to …
Casinos Austria and Austrian Lotteries-owned multi-channel operation Win2day.at has launched a sportsbetting offering powered by Tipp3, also a co-operation between Austrian Lotteries, Casinos Austria AG and a number of leading Austrian newspapers. Presently only available to Austrian residents, the platform offers sports betting and live betting on soccer, ice hockey, Formula 1 and Alpine skiing …
Bodog Canada has said its current regionalised domain, while remaining, will redirect customers to Bodog.eu in a bid to expand “its horizons” in an international expansion strategy. A company statement said the addition of specifically Asian-oriented products including a live dealer casino offering Baccarat, Sic Bo and Dragon Tiger is imminent as it seeks to …
The refusal by the Newham Council in East London to grant Paddy Power permission to open a betting shop has focused the spotlight on a key element in betting shop operations – does the machine action on FOBTs dominate “traditional betting?” Newham has become the first UK council to invoke the “primacy clause” in the …
Observers of the online gambling legalisation scene in the state of California may have a sense of deja vu this week on the news that there are once again two proposals on the legislative agenda…and both have been introduced by the same politicians who attempted to legalise intrastate online poker last year. One observer wryly …
Nigerian authorities have been clamping down on illegal online gambling operators in a drive that began with the new year, reports the Vanguard newspaper. Among those arrested by officials acting on the directions of the Lagos State Lotteries Board, was Serbian national Nenad Inkovic, who faces charges of operating an illegal, unlicensed internet sports betting …