Unauthorised drones are in the news again, this time over UK horse racing courses. According to various UK media reports, unauthorised drones have been reported to be flying over UK race courses and live-streaming footage of horse races to beat the average 3 second transmission time lag. The UK’s largest racing group, Arena Racing Company (ARC), said …
Dubbed ‘Strategy Robot’, poker bot ‘Libratus’ that defeated top poker pros at no-limt Texas Hold’em in 2017 has been enlisted by the US Military on a two year contract worth $10 million, an article written by American, emerging technologies-focused publication, WIRED, reports. Created by Noam Brown – a PhD student, and Tuomas Sandholm – a professor of computer science, both at Carnegie Mellon …
Kambi and Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment have launched an on-property sportsbook at South Philadelphia Turf Club in Pennsylvania. The launch marks Kambi’s second sportsbook to go live in a week following the debut of Parx Casino’s sportsbook (see previous report) after completing two days of testing in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). The Turf Club, an off-track betting establishment, is located …
William Hill PLC has appointed Robin Terrell as Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee to replace outgoing David Lowden from March 4, 2019. Terrell, a Chartered Accountant, has been a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee since 2017.
BtoBet has expanded its White Label Partnership Programme in the Latin American market with a new strategic partnership with Wildar Gaming who becomes BtoBet’s Regional Certified Partner. Alessandro Fried, chief executive officer of BtoBet: “The region, which is still predominantly retail, offers huge opportunities in terms of online sports betting, and the fact that a number of countries are legalizing …
A number of new releases from various content providers have been launched this week carrying a diverse range of themes from futuristic to ancient times. Pragmatic Play released its Wild West-themed 3×5 reel, 25-payline slot, ‘Mustang Gold’. The reels fill with traditional slot symbols, as well as cowboys, cowgirls, sheriff badges, majestic horses and golden horse …
Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has been granted affiliate vendor registration in New Jersey enabling the company to send traffic to regulated casinos and Sportsbooks in the state on a Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) basis, starting from Q1 2019. GiG’s media services arm has, over the past 12 months, been building up portfolio assets to target the …
Eyecon, a Playtech-owned development studio, has partnered with UK-licensed MrQ for the integration of its content across the online bingo operator’s platform. “We are delighted to launch Eyecon games on MrQ.com,” Paul Gilbert, head of customer management for Eyecon said. “Eyecon and the online bingo market are entwined, and so it’s great to see a new entrant to the market. …
In a post-close trading update for the year to December 31, 2018, GVC Holdings expects full year 2018 proforma underlying Group EBITDA to be in the range of GBP 750 million – GBP 755 million, ahead of current “market consensus”. Other full year pro forma trading highlights include: Total online net gaming revenue (NGR), up 19 percent. …
Microgaming and Betsson have agreed a content supply deal for the Spanish market boosting the operator’s portfolio to over 400 titles and labelling it as one of the “largest providers” in the market. Andrea Rossi, managing director for southern Europe and LatAm in the Betsson Group: “We are trying to complete the best casino games catalogue in the …
Officials of Thailand’s Action Taskforce for Information Technology Crime Suppression have arrested eight suspects who allegedly operated an online betting ring which accepted wagers on foreign soccer games. Reportedly led by Kritaphop Seethammarat, the bets were funnelled through online betting and casino website i99bet.net with the operation generating $6 million in two years.
William Hill US has partnered Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Iowa as official sportsbook operator in the event that sports betting is legalised under Iowa State Law. Should regulatory changes allow, William Hill will operate a more than 8,600 square foot sportsbook near the casino’s racing centre, subject to the approval of Iowa gaming regulatory authorities. “We …
Rhode Island isn’t wasting any time in expanding sports betting in the State with the introduction of a bill which would allow mobile sports betting. The bill, introduced by Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, enables the development of a Twin River app enabling patrons to bet via their mobile devices within State lines. “With the big crowds that …
RISQ iGaming insurance platform (iGiP), used to power jackpot-based marketing campaigns, has partnered with Chalkline Sports to scale up incremental revenue opportunities for sports betting operators within new player and existing player segments. Chalkline Sports provides simple live-odds free-to-play (F2P) sports games backed by rich data visualization and customer personalisation software, powered by proprietary Bettor BI. Julian Borg-Barthet, …
Nolimit City has entered Latvia through a partnership with 11.lv following certification of its content for the market. The developer says it has further promising partners lined up who have shown “immense” interest in releasing Nolimit games. “We’re planning big things for 2019 and will be entering more respectable, regulated markets in the world,” a press …
Cherry’s ComeOn operator has taken on Stakelogic’s full suite of slots including popular titles Book of Adventure and Book of Anubis, as well as recent releases White Buffalo and Great Wars, which link in to Stakelogic’s progressive jackpot system. Stephan van den Oetelaar, CEO of Stakelogic, said: “We are thrilled to have integrated our games with yet another tier …
Malta-based B2B Lottery Products and Jackpot Solutions provider Spinola has launched its Instant Game Engine which will offer players the opportunity to win up to Euro 50 million on each draw. The Spinola Instant Game Engine enables operators to build their own bespoke Instant Win Lottery Games utilising its Lotto Connex software and jackpot coverage. Owen Formosa, Chief Technical Officer at …
Swedish slots developer and Playtech-owned Quickspin has promoted Erik Gullstrand to the position of leading Chief Product Officer. Gullstrand, who will be tasked with overseeing the formulation and execution of Quickspin’s product strategy in 2019 and the years to come, will be based at the company’s head office in Stockholm, Sweden. Gullstrand previously served at Quickspin as Head of …
Scientific Games has enhanced its long-term partnership with Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) with the roll-out of its Open Gaming System (OGS) content aggregation platform in multiple markets. SG Digital has provided a tailored offering for the group, integrated seamlessly alongside its existing casino platform. PPB customers will be able to play over 2,000 casino titles from SG Digital’s in-house games …
Sportradar’s new full-service data-driven marketing service for sports betting operators ‘ad:s’ is designed to differentiate bookmakers in a crowded market. “ad:s offers bookmakers a host of marketing solutions that eliminates waste and streamlines their business with targeted spend on verifiable prospects that produce measurable results,” a press statement reads. In addition, ad:s solutions are embedded across Sportradar’s …
Rank Group PLC has announced the appointment of Tang Hong Cheong to the Board as a non-executive director. Tang currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Hong Kong-listed investment firm Guoco Group Ltd. and Managing Director & Non-Independent Director at GL Ltd. He is also on the board of GLH Hotels Ltd., GuocoLand Ltd. and …
A new consultation titled “Regulation for the Organisation of and Conduct of Gambling via the Internet” and Technical Specifications (TEI) has been published by the Hellenic Gaming Commission on the opengov.gr website. The Hellenic Gaming Commission is inviting input from all industry stakeholders and the public for the purpose of guiding it in providing clarification and further building on …
Microgaming’s Mega Moolah Progressive jackpot now stands at GBP 17,335,666, edging toward its all-time and world-record of GBP 18,910,668. Our readers will recall the massive jackpot was won on 28th September 2018, awarding the live changing sum in Euro to a lucky mobile player who chose to remain anonymous. Other significant Mega Moolah jackpot prize awards …
Booming Games has launched its first titles across Betsson Group brands Betsson.com, Betsafe, Casino Euro, Kroon Casino and others. The partnership will continue to roll-out Booming Games’ complete 40 HTML5-strong slot portfolio in the coming days and weeks. “We are excited to launch our portfolio on a leading operator like the Betsson Group” Frederik Niehusen, chief commercial officer at …