A meeting of the SEA Games Federation Council has approved the inclusion of eSports as a Category 3 sport for the next edition of the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. The vertical will rank alongside other interesting sports such as Jiujitsu, Kickboxing, Netball, Obstacle Course and Underwater Hockey as medal sports. eSports will become …
Ninja Casino, the flagship online brand for Global Gaming, has today (Wednesday) gone live in the regulated market of Estonia. Following approval from the EMTA (Estonian Tax and Customs Board) for the company’s PayNPlay concept, players within the territory will now be able to enjoy the Ninja experience, says Estonian country manager Indrek Tappo. Ninja …
Online and mobile casino software provider iSoftBet is giving its operator partners an early Christmas present with this year’s festive release, a new slot titled The Nutcracker. This adaptation of the popular fairy tale is filled with surprises for players to unwrap – including Fairy Free Spins, with increasing win multipliers, and a unique Nutcracker …
Bede Gaming has integrated Play’n GO’s entire content portfolio of games to its platform offering, including popular products like Street Magic and Planet Fortune, all now available to Bede’s operator partners, including tier one brands such as The Rank Group. Ross Haselhurst, commercial director, Bede Gaming, said Wednesday: “We are very pleased to have taken …
Armenian online gambling game developer Eye Motion has added a new game to its “Beating Slot” HTML5 series, a range which includes 11 popular products such as Old Egypt, Gothic Century, Ancient Greece, Secret of Aztecs, Old Armenia, Old China, Old Karabakh, Old Russia, Old Africa, Old Celts and American Indians, and a promise of …
MGM Resorts International has been chosen by Major League Baseball as its first “official gaming sponsor” and “official entertainment partner,” according to a press release issued Tuesday. The “all-inclusive partnership agreement,” is the league’s first such deal since the US Supreme Court overturned the federal sports betting prohibition in May this year (see previous reports). …
U.S. sportsbook operators on Tuesday announced the formation of a new national non-profit organisation to help monitor integrity and fight fraud as the country’s new sports wagering market expands. Titled Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association (SWIMA), the new body will partner with state and tribal gaming regulators, law enforcement and other stakeholders, according to a …
Online casino operator Videoslots.com has agreed a deal to integrate a wide range of slot titles from developer Wazdan. The online casino will host a number of Wazdan’s titles, which all feature the latest in high-end graphics and sounds, bringing to over 3,000 the choice of games on the Videoslots site. William Ahlberg, head of …
Global growth in gambling in general is likely to decelerate next year due to threats posed by a slowdown of the Chinese economy, tougher European regulations and the tapering of recovery in Las Vegas, according to an independent study by Fitch Ratings. However, the company retains an optimistic long-term view based in part on China’s …
PG Soft launched ‘Santa Gift Rush’ this week, a thoroughly Christmas-themed slot in terms of both graphics and audio. This omni-channel game is a 5-reel, 3-row video slot featuring Gift Rush symbols that may reward players with 3 different bonus features. Getting one or more Gift Rush symbols offers the chance to trigger the Coin …
US Sports betting deals abound with Betgenius the latest in an agreement with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for the delivery of a complete sportsbook management system including live sports data feeds, price management for pre-game and in-play odds across all major U.S. sports, and a bespoke, end-to-end price and risk management service. Betgenius’ …
Red Rake Gaming has launched a new, dark-magic-inspired video slot title ‘Magic Wilds’. This game offers 5×4 reels and 32 paylines that can increase to up to 5×8 reels and 100 paylines during the free bonus spins feature. Players are transported to a mystical world where a great magician uses his spells to trigger compelling …
Malaysian National News Agency Bermana reports the detainment of seventeen Chinese nationals who are accused of facilitating an online gambling operation. Eleven men and six women, aged between 19 and 43 years-old, were arrested, City police chief Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said during a press conference Tuesday. Five modems, 65 smartphones and other gambling related …
Rhode Island Democratic Senate President Dominick Ruggerio is reportedly poised to introduce a proposal in the legislative session beginning January 2019 that would allow mobile sportsbetting within State lines. The implementation of mobile wagering, which would primarily generate more revenue for the State, will also provide convenient wagering options to Rhode Islanders who would place …
eSports firm Luckbox and Esports Entertainment Group are leveraging gambling industry experience in their latest hires. Luckbox has appointed Frida Ericksson as director of operations leading the charge in responsible gambling, security, fraud prevention, verification, payments and customer support. Ericksson, whose career started with Betsson Group in Malta, is a certified anti-money-laundering specialist. She joins …
Casino games and platform provider Relax Gaming and AGS, proprietary games developer and distributor of third-party content, have entered into a reciprocal platform-to-platform agreement they describe as “monumental”. Under the terms of the agreement, Relax Gaming and AGS will become key distribution partners for each other’s game content through Relax Gaming’s operator network and AGS …
Greek gaming giant OPAP S.A. reported a 5.8 percent increase in gross gaming revenues in its consolidated financial results for the nine month period ended September 30, 2018. Growth was negatively impacted by unfavourable sporting results in the third quarter but offset by a strong performance from the VLT sector. Key performance highlights include: Gross …
Following news of a significant deal between The Stars Group (Stars) and Eldorado Resorts (see previous report), William Hill US has weighed in on the benefits it will also reap from the deal. According to a press statement William Hill US has approved and will benefit financially from the agreement which gives Stars certain options to operate online betting and gaming …
Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) subsdiary GiG Games has launched its second in-house developed game ‘Book Of Souls’ just six weeks after its first launch ‘Wild Reels’. “Next year we will build up even more momentum releasing new games,” Mathias Larsson, Managing Director of GiG Games, revealed. “So watch this space, there is a lot more to come from GiG …
Malta-based game development studio Evoplay Entertainment has agreed a game supply deal with BetConstruct. The integration brings fresh VR and 3D slot content to Betconstruct’s Casino aggregator from EvoPlay’s Ukraine development centre. Alexander Levchenko, CEO at Evoplay Entertainment, said: “We are delighted to partner with BetConstruct, one of the industry’s best-known platform providers. “Our mission is to revolutionise …
Playtech has integrated new instant win content to its Playtech Bingo Network following a deal with specialist supplier IWG announced this week. Rhydian Fisher, CEO at IWG, said: “Our commercial business continues to go from strength to strength and partnering with one of the leading platform providers in Playtech is a very important deal for us. “Playtech has a wide …
Habanero’s seasonal release ‘Happiest Christmas Tree’ should get players in the mood with its tinsel, nutcracker, toy trains and bell festooned-theme as they embark on a quest to find the Christmas Tree. Three Christmas tree wilds on the screen in this omni-channel slot unlocks free spins in a special festive bonus round. Toni Karapetrov, Head of Corporate …
A Swedish Bethard mobile player has boosted his bank account with a whopping Euro 2.2 million jackpot win. The win comes just 13 days after Yggdrasil Gaming reported a record jackpot of Euro 7.8 million won on Joker Millions (see previous reports). The lucky punter was playing Yggdrasil’s Empire Fortune when the progressive jackpot gifted him SEK 23.2 million. …
Play’n GO’s newest release is a Rock-music-inspired slot led by frontman Simeon Chimpsky who is supported by a troop of monkey bandmates as they come together for one last musical performance. ‘Banana Rock’ makes use of Play’n GO’s trademark Win Spin™ feature, whereby the player is guaranteed a win at the end of their spin. It is …