UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph has extended its agreement with online games developer Soccer Millionaire for a second successive year. Under the terms of the deal, Soccer Millionaire will continue to provide pool betting products, skill games, and for the first time, casino games to The Daily Telegraph’s Fantasy Football product. David Galan, CEO of …
Amaya Gaming Group’s newly acquired subsidiary Chartwell Technology Inc introduced its latest game releases this week. Following the release of Chartwell’s flagship slot Vampires vs Werewolves, the momentum continues with the launch of “Call of the Colosseum”, “Thundering Zeus” and “Lost Temple”. “Call of the Colosseum” is a Roman-themed 25-payline slot offering players a free …
Celtic Casino has announced the launch of a new Irish Live Roulette game directly streamed from the Sporting Emporium Private Casino Club in Dublin, Ireland. The game, found in the casino lobby, is also available in a casino demo, allowing players a trial run before signing-up for real money games and includes real time live …
Talarius Ltd subsidiary Quicksilver Games has announced the release of its latest multi-line online slot offering “Capital Cashpot”. Quicksilver’s dedicated online games studio is capitalising on the upcoming 2012 London Olympics, with a 5-reel, 20-payline multi-slot themed around London’s famous landmarks. Iconic symbols include bobby hats, red telephone boxes, black cabs and famous London Underground …
UK-based online gambling white label supplier Plus-Five Gaming has completed a deal with Zukido to add its casino-style mini games to the Plus-Five Network. Zukido’s mini-games will complement Plus-Five’s existing product offering on its network and can be embedded within Plus-Five Gaming’s white-label websites. Since launching at the beginning of 2010 with casino and mobile …
Developer and publisher of PC-based casino and card game titles, Phantom EFX has entered into a licence agreement with WMS Gaming Inc. Terms of the deal will see Phantom EFX bringing several WMS slot-based themes to PC, digital download and mobile platforms, with the first content said to debut in the near future. Aaron Schurman, …
The international online gambling company Tipp24 has once again delivered a sterling set of half-yearly results, posting a rise in revenues of over 70 percent in the first six months of 2011. Chief executive Dr. Hans Cornehl also gave investors reason to hope for even better days with his comment that changes to the presently …
Lottomatica Group S.p.A subsidiary GTech Latin America Corporation has signed an 18-month contract extension with the National Lotteries Control Board of Trinidad and Tobago (NLCB) to continue providing online lottery technology and a full range of support services. Under the terms of the extension, the NLCB has the option to extend the term an …
Online betting exchange Betfair have entered into an advertising deal with the British Women’s beach volleyball team that will see Quick Response (QR) codes printed on the back of the team’s bikini bottoms. QR Codes can be read by software, usually offered as a free download, on smart phones. The QR Code, once photographed by …
An agreement signed in March this year between terrestrial slot machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure Limited and online gambling network GameAccount has come to fruition with the release of the first in a series of Aristocrat slot games released online in conjunction with the network . The African Safari-themed “50 Lions™”, a popular and high performing …
There is either a seriously fortunate Greek player out there using the nom-de-plume “PP”, or something unusual is going on at the Playtech-powered online casinos Windows and King Solomans, which have been pumping out publicity recently on large Great Blue slot wins. In the latest press release sent out this week, Windows Casino reports that …
The latest online casino game to exploit the current fascination with the scary and blood curdling is Reel Blood, a 5 reel 15 pay-line video slot which made its debut on the Bodog online casino site this week and probably originates from the development studios of RealTime Gaming. Set in the eerie ambience of swampy …
The decision by online gambling software provider Rival Gaming to restrict new player action by US players has affiliate marketing management programs scampering to reassure their affiliates and put new arrangements in place. Following a software switch to Top Game by AffiliateWide casinos last week , the Deck Media NV affiliate program, which handles affiliate …
Following record earnings in 2010, German lottery provider Tipp24’s Half Year 2011 results continue to impress. Key performance indicators include: – Consolidated revenue of Euro 70.1 million (H1/2010: Euro 40.6 million), indicating an impressive growth of 72.4 percent. – Consolidated EBIT reached Euro 33.5 million (H1/2010: Euro 6.5 million) The company attributes its good results …
Net Entertainment’s latest video slot release, inspired by the era of the Pharaohs, is a five-reel, 20-payline slot introducing a new feature, the Golden Bet Line. The latest in the company’s Smart Range series, “Egyptian Heroes” new feature is a randomly selected bet line which has a random multiplier ranging from x2 to x5. This …
The UK online and land gambling group William Hill plc has produced a strong set of H1-2011 results, with online operations performing particularly well. Financial highlights of the results include: * Net revenue overall up 7 percent to GBP567.8 million (H1-2010 GBP529.9 million) * Online revenues up 23 percent to GBP152.7 million (H1-2010 GBP124.2 million) …
DC Lottery officials have wasted no time in organising the public consultation sessions across the city’s eight wards in compliance with Council’s request that this be done before online gambling in the city is initiated. Earlier this year a council budgetary bill was passed that included a provision legalising online gambling, making the home of …
US football hero, movie star and online casino and sports book owner were just three of the activities in the colourful life of Charles ‘Bubba’ Smith, who died this week aged 66 years. The gigantic former NFL player leveraged his fame on the field to star in the comical Police Academy series of movies, and …
The disappointing first half results published by Ladbrokes this week may be brightened a little by the group’s latest advertising campaign, which stars the loud and eccentric Italian football pundit Tiziano Crudeli. Famed for his whooping “gooooooal” celebrations, the commentator who has become a star on Italian television features prominently in Ladbrokes commercials starting this …
Decisions taken in the Greek parliament Thursday that included far-reaching changes to the country’s gambling laws could put the financially troubled nation on a collision path with the European Commission. Steered by finance minister Evangelos Venizelos, the gambling provisions were part of an omnibus reform bill covering everything from online gambling to tourism changes. Instead …
Gala Coral group, a publicly listed UK online and land gambling enterprise, released its H1-2011 results this week reporting reduced turnover despite improved metrics across most of its businesses. Financial highlights for the group for the half year to 9 April 2011 include: * Turnover of GBP 616.2 million – a reduction of GBP 21 …
The major online and land gambling group Ladbrokes has released a weak set of half-yearly results, reporting a 33 percent decline in first half pretax profit, and commenting that it remains cautious on the outlook for the struggling British economy. Pretax profit fell to GBP 76.6 million from GBP 114.7 million the year before, reflecting …
William Hill plc’s move into the Nevada sports betting market through the $15.7 million acquisition of Brandywine Bookmaking and the Lucky’s Race and Sports Book chain, appears to be ruffling a few feathers. Cantor Gaming, which is active in the on-premises remote gambling sector in the betting mecca, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Clark County …
General levels of problem gambling in Sweden have remained stable over the past decade, but a marked increase in the male 18 to 24-year-old demographic has prompted the Swedish National Institute of Public Health (Folkhälsöinstitutet – FHI) to issue a warning. The results of the latest FHI study of problem gambling in the Scandinavian country, …