Belgian operator Golden Palace has boosted Red Rake Gaming’s presence in the Belgian market following a content supply deal. goldenpalace.be customers will soon be able to play Red Rake titles including “Viva Las Vegas”, “Mystic Mirror” and latest release “Maya”. Nick Barr, Managing Director for Red Rake’s Malta operations, commenting on the agreement: “I am thrilled that GoldenPalace.be have chosen …
A London Stock Exchange regulatory filing reveals the sale of a further 5 million ordinary shares by Playtech founder Teddy Sagi for an estimated GBP 22 million. The sale brings the Israeli billionaire’s stake down to less than 5 percent, almost a year and a half after he sold 32 million shares for GBP 430 million to fund real estate aspirations …
Regulators from 18 European and American jurisdictions have signed a declaration on the blurred line between gambling and video/social games. Regulators from Latvia, Czech Republic, Isle of Man, France, Spain, Malta, Jersey, Gibraltar, Ireland, Portugal, Norway, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Poland, Austria, Washington, Denmark and Finland agreed to collaborate after sharing their concerns on the risks …
Spain’s gambling authority, Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has extended the features of its Player Verification Services to incorporate Verification of Registration in the RGIAJ (SV-RGIAJ), a new facility that will enable gaming operators to compare the DNI / NIE of players with persons identified as deceased (SV-DIF) in the Civil Registry of the Ministry of Justice. The initiative, which has been …
Oryx has agreed a new partnership deal with Gaming1 that will see Karamba and Gamomat content made available to platform operator Circus in Belgium, Spain, Romania and Serbia.
Sportsbook provider PointsBet has announced the appointment of former head of online gaming of Foxwoods Resort Casino as its chief innovation officer. Seth Young will spearhead new market entry and brand identity as PointsBet targets expansion into the American sports betting sector. Prior to his new role at PointsBet, Young was the executive director of online gaming at …
Venture capital fund Vereeni Investments has agreed a strategic seven-figure deal with investment and M&A brokerage RB Capital to acquire a 20 per cent equity share in casino and slots development studio Kalamba Games. The strategic partnership will accelerate the introduction of innovative new promotional and social capabilities to Kalamba operators, as well as raising the bar in terms of …
Player retention solutions provider Enteractive has launched ( Re)activation Cloud, an AI-driven platform for large-scale personal player retention and win-back, that has been in the making for the past three years. Betsson Group is first to go live with the new automated service enabling its brands to connect to Enteractive’s proprietary platform for player reactivation and activation with 100 …
China, lotteries and corruption were keywords that re-surfaced this week in press reports on the Chinese government’s efforts to address a social media storm based on allegations that some RMB136 billion (US$19.5 billion) has been embezzled by corrupt lottery administrators. The issue will do little to persuade the government to lift its several year old …
September’s Typhoon Mangkut, which triggered a brief 33-hour closure of Macau’s 42 land casinos and caused high windstorms and flooding, cost the island economy of Macau at least MOP1.55 billion (US$191.6 million) according to figures released this week by the Macau Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC), The economic losses included MOP520 million in direct losses …
A 51-year-old New Jersey single mom who holds down two jobs to support her family hit a pre-Christmas windfall this week at the SugarHouse Online Casino, striking a $160,256 jackpot on NetEnt’s progressive slot Divine Fortune. Taking a break to unwind between her two jobs, the anonymous winner had played for just two minutes when …
Sweepstakes app Lucky Day has joined forces with the NBA’s L.A. Clippers to offer game day experiences to fans through daily scratchers, raffles and lottery. The partnership also includes gameday signage, digital and social media activations, hospitality elements and customised on-court fan promotions.
Pennsylvania’s largest casino operator, Parx Casino owner, Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment Inc. has selected Kambi Group plc for the provision of its online and land-based Sportsbook in a multi-year agreement. Kambi will provide its sports betting platform, range of managed services and land-based wagering experience to Parx Casino, which will later be complemented by the launch of a Parx-branded online sportsbook. The …
AGS has announced the appointment of Glen Bullen as Commercial Director for its AGS Interactive division, based in Gibraltar. Bullen brings extensive experience to the position having served in numerous senior business-to-business (“B2B”) commercial roles with providers such as EveryMatrix, Lottoland, Odobo, CyberArts, Chartwell Technology, and WagerWorks. In the role, Bullen will focus on supporting the Company’s existing Gibraltar-based licensed …
Spanish gaming firm Grupo Codere was battered by the collapse of the Argentine Peso according to a report submitted to Spain’s National Securities Market Commission, Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), which detailed the first nine months of the group’s fiscal year. Key performance highlights include: An 8.2 percent decline in operating income to Euro 1,115 million was …
Stride Gaming subsidiary Daub Alderney has been slapped with a massive GBP 7.1 million penalty by the UK Gambling Commission after a review found failings in anti-money laundering and social responsibility measures. In addition the company will have extra conditions placed on its license to provide gambling to British consumers. In a separate regulatory notification today (Tuesday), Stride Gaming said: …
OIA Services is the first to launch Booming Games content in the Italian market. The operator will debut twenty-six Booming Games titles through its Italian-facing Betaland and Enjoybet brands, followed by another 14 games integrated by the end of 2018. The initial rollout includes Booming Seven Deluxe, Booming Bananas and Big Apple Wins. “We are extremely proud to be the first Italian-facing …
Sweden’s Linköping Adminstrative Court has rejected an appeal brought by twelve domain holders challenging injunctions served by the gambling authority Lotteriinspektionen. The appeal revolved around the gambling authority’s decision to ban Swedish domains providing links to offshore lotteries. In May 2018, Lotterinspectionen served injunctions against 39 internet domain owners ordering they cease promoting participation in offshore lotteries. The …
William Hill has announced the completion of its acquisition of Mr Green (MRG) with the purchase of the remaining 1,913,266 outstanding shares valued at SEK69 each. An offer document is expected to be made public shortly before the commencement of the acceptance period, with settlement expected to begin around January 17, 2019, the company said.
BOSS. Gaming solutions has completed an integration with gaming provider Habanero. The integration which began 2017, marks an “important step” for BOSS.Gaming, chief operating officer Catalina Lukianenko said.
Malaysian Police have dismantled the operational centre of an international online gambling ring and arrested 118 people. “The raid was conducted at a bungalow near Lorong Gurney (Kuala Lumpur) and saw 118 arrests,” City police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim said at a press conference today (Tuesday). 118 laptops and 479 mobile phones were seized from …
Nordic-facing and Malta licensed NoAccountCasino has agreed a content supply deal with iSoftBet for a range of the developer’s best-performing games. In addition, the operator will gain access to iSoftBet’s Game Aggregation Platform (GAP), and more than 2,000 games from over 45 third-party suppliers, through a one-time integration process. This deal follows closely on iSoftBet’s content supply agreement with Georgia-based Leader-Bet. The …
Betway Ltd. has gained ISO 27001 certification through accredited testing agency, eCOGRA. The certification demonstrates Betway Ltd’s commitment to handling customer data safely and securely. “Data protection and security has never been more important following the introduction of GDPR, so it is vital that companies such as us not only treat their customers’ data with the utmost …
Spain’s gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has adopted three new resolutions, in force from March 30, 2019, with a view to strengthening player protections. “By resolution of October 31, 2018 of the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego, three resolutions on the game set forth in Law 13/2011 on Game Regulation related to …