The draft budget tabled in Macau’s Legislative Assembly Wednesday projects that gambling companies operating on the island will pay government gaming tax of MOP 91 billion (US$ 11.3 million) next year. Leong Vai Tac, the secretary for the Economy and Finance, told lawmakers that the gaming tax revenue represents an increase of MOP 10.5 billion …
Thursday saw no let-up in the online gambling raids by Philippines police officers focused on dismantling a internet gambling ring operating in Pasig City, according to local media reports. Police chief director Guillermo Eleazar, told local reporters that a raid was successfully mounted at 1 pm on Thursday with 104 individuals detained, 93 of whom …
Online gambling games developer SoftGamings has announced a partnership with Yggdrasil Gaming as it supplies top-performing casino slots and table games in its portfolio. Yggdrasil remains driven by a strong passion for developing outstanding games, whilst Softgamings: has circa 40 top game providers contributing to its portfolio of games, and offers a unified API Integration …
One step forward and two back appears to be the manner in which New York daily fantasy sports is developing following last month’s New York Supreme Court finding that DFS contests are illegal gambling under the state constitution and not games of skill. The finding completely undermined the state legislation signed into law in 2016 …
A new report on gambling published Thursday has prompted the UK Gambling Commission to urge parents and the industry to strengthen the protection of minors. The 2018 Young People and Gambling report reveals that gambling participation by 11 to 16 year olds has increased in the past 12 months but remains lower compared to all …
Malta based slot supplier Booming Games and GAN have agreed to team up and distribute Booming Games portfolio of slot games to the GAN platform and its operators in various regulated markets. The portfolio comprises of more than 30 HTML5 slot games including popular titles like Booming Seven Deluxe, Sugar Skulls and latest release Astro …
Encouraging industry news from Brazil this week is that the Chamber of Deputies in the National Assembly has progressed Provisional Measure 846/18, which formalises plans for the distribution of revenue raised through the countrys national lottery Loterias Caixa (Lotex). The approval covers both land and online sports betting, setting a two-year window in which the …
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has released the results of a survey undertaken to identify and understand the existing skills gap in the gaming industry in Malta. The survey was conducted by the MGAs Information Unit during the first quarter of 2018 and run amongst its remote gaming licensees. Key highlights from the survey include: …
iGaming firm Global Gaming has appointed Niklas Jönsson as chief financial officer to succeed Christoffer Tell. Tell will take on an advisory role until February 2018 as Jönsson takes up the chief financial officer role from January 1, 2019. Jönsson joins the firm from Evolution Gaming Malta.
Betfred has secured a new three-year title sponsorship of the Professional Darts Corporations (PDC) second longest-running tournament, the World Matchplay. Next years tournament runs from July 20-28 and will enjoy a GBP 200,000 increase in prize money to a record GBP 700,000. “We have always enjoyed a great working relationship with Barry Hearn so I …
UK independent game studio Live 5 Gaming has launched Live 5 Premium described as next generation online content. The studio, who has an existing relationship with SG Digital, is focussing on levelling up its content offering to focus on premium gaming. The content upgrade reflects Live 5s massive investment in game design and production, CEO …
The South African Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has adopted a shortened version of the National Gambling Amendment Bill which maintains the ban on online gaming but permits online sports betting. The Department of Trade and Industry had previously introduced a comprehensive amendment bill, however, the committee resolved to deal with three technical issues …
Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has signed an agreement with Swedish singer Erik Segerstedt, who will deliver all audio for the upcoming game Popstar currently being built by GiGs in-house casino games developer, GiG Games. Popstar is planned for release in H1 2019 across all markets where GiG Games has a presence. Mathias Larsson, managing …
After seven years in the CEO hot seat at Interwetten, Werner Becher has confirmed that he plans to depart the online sports betting operator at the end of 2018, although he has not revealed details on his future plans. In a LinkedIn post this week Becher confirmed that he had notified the board of his …
NetEnt continued its tease campaign for its upcoming epic game Vikings this week, releasing a little more detail on the game, which has a theme based on the internationally acclaimed Vikings TV series a worldwide hit with viewers since it premiered in 2013. Vikings Video Slot features star characters, including Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) …
Innovative gaming solutions supplier Yggdrasil Gaming has released its latest epic slot game, the voodoo-themed Baron Samedi, which boasts a staggering 36 feature collections. In the third in a trio of dark-themed games including the recently launched Wolf Hunters and Dark Vortex (see previous reports), players are invited to enter the mystical world of the …
Online and land gambling games developer Pariplay has inked a content deal that will see the land and online games from the High 5 Gaming studios integrated into its Fusion platform, continuing a planned expansion. The new partnership will see H5Gs full suite of over 300 web and mobile slots integrated into Pariplay Fusion, including …
UK online gambling games developer Blueprint takes punters back to the Stone Age is its latest online slot, a colourful and animated game titled Primal Megaways where the elephant in the room is the ancient wooly Mammoth, along with other legendary pre-historic beasts. Players pit their skill and smarts against these fearsome creatures as they …
GVC Holdings plc, the multinational sports betting and gaming group, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Neds International for an initial A$68 million (cGBP 37million), with a total maximum consideration of up to A$95 million. Neds International is a relatively new entrant into the Australian digital sports betting market, having launched in 2017.
Virginia appears set to join the liberalised gambling expansion push among US states following the filing this week of HB 1638 by Delegate Mark Sickles in preparation for passage early next year through the state General Assembly. Delegate Sickles proposes the repeal of current prohibitions on online lottery and sports betting activity, paving the way …
Online gambling games and software provider iSoftBet has announced the launch of Pearl of the Orient, a new game with a theme that takes players back in time to the mystical world of the Far East. Flanked and guarded by two golden dragons, Pearl of the Orient takes place within a classic pagoda setting and …
Denise Coates, the billionaire founder and CEO of UK betting giant bet365, saw her pay climb by GBP 45 million last year following a strong business performance by the group. The company’s financial reportage shows that Coates earned GBP 265 million, up from GBP 220 million in the preceding year, comprised of a base salary …
One of Ireland’s biggest independent bookies, Tully Bookmakers, warned this week that it will likely have to shutter 18 retail betting shops once the new and increased betting tax in Ireland is implemented. Such a move would jeopardise around 70 jobs, probably soon after Christmas, director Paul Tully told local media, Tully revealed that he …
Push Gaming content is now available on EveryMatrix via its CasinoEngine Solution following a partnership deal. EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine operators will gain access to Push Gaming’s mobile slot game portfolio, including titles such as Jammin’ Jars, Wild Swarm, Blaze of Ra and Fat Rabbit amongst others. Stian Hornsletten, Executive Director and CasinoEngine CEO commented: “Being in such a competitive market, it’s …