Online slots and table games provider Habanero has agreed a deal with Oriental Game – a fast-growing live dealer platform in the Asian market that is licensed by the Philippines regulator PAGCOR. The deal will see Habanero make its full catalogue of slots, table games, and video poker titles available to the supplier, whose operator …
Online games developer BetSoft reports that it has signed a content deal with CIS-facing and Curacao-licensed operator Mostbet which will see its complete suite of games on offer throughout Eastern Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, Mostbet will directly integrate all Betsoft slot games – including key titles in the Slots3 Series – to …
Hot Spins, a slot developed by iSoftBet, is now on gneral release following the expiry of an exclusivity deal with online casinos in the GVC group. Andy Whitworth, director of commercial management at GVC, said Monday: “Hot Spin has started extremely well, and I have big hopes that it will continue. It combines a classic …
The Philippines taxman has reminded holders of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator licenses (POGOs), which service gamblers outside of the Philippines, that they are obliged to register with Philippines tax authorities because they are considered resident foreign corporations “engaged in business in the Philippines,” and not non-resident foreign corporations. The advisory notes: “All Foreign-based and Philippine-based …
Land and online games developer High 5 Games has launched two new slots in the New Jersey market, Jungle Jack and The Three Graces. The games will be available from Golden Nugget, Caesars, Sugar House Rush Street, Resorts, Mohegan Sun and Pala, and feature Scatters, Wiolds, Stacked Wilds, Bonus and Free Spins. Although themes are …
Chinese media reports over the weekend quote Ministry of Public Security statistics just released that report the arrest of 33,000 people and thje shuittering of 34,000 websites during the first six months of a special enforcement action which began in February titled “Cyberspace Management 2018.” In the six months since its inception, the public security …
Loto Quebec, the online and land gambling group operated by the provincial government of Quebec in Canada, posted its fiscal Q1 -2018-19 numbers Friday, reporting a positive start to the year. Consolidated revenues reached Cdn$ 686.5 million, an increase of Cdn$ 41.6 million or 6.4 percent compared to the same period in fiscal 2017-18. Net …
It looks as if a German online punter who refused to pay off gambling charges run up on his Landesbank Berlin Visa credit card may have scored with his argument that he was under no obligation to pay for transactions with an online gambling operator who was/is not licensed in Germany. Recent reports on a …
Russian telecomms regulator Roskomnadzor continued its assault on illegal online gambling websites throughout the month of August, reporting that 14,500 domains were blocked. Sports betting is the only form of online gambling permitted in Russia, with just fifteen licensed and therefore authorised operators accounting for 60 percent in the market. That hasn’t stopped a plethora …
The US-facing FanDuel Group (Paddy Power Betfair, FanDuel and TVG) continued to make waves on the nascent US sports betting scene this week, following its operational debut in the newly liberalised vertical with confirmation that it will be offering diverse and relevant content in television shows as well. The first of these shows will be …
Late Friday the US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan announced that a 35-year-old Russian man allegedly involved in widespread IT-related criminal activity in the United States will soon face justice in an American court following an extradition agreement with the eastern European country of Georgia. The activities of Andrei Tyurin between 2012 and 2015 spanned several …
The Guernsey-based Bear online casino group, which operates Slingo and Spin Genie, announced Friday that it has partnered with UK-based peer-to-peer online ID verification service HooYu. Bear Group will use the HooYu platform to ensure mandatory compliance and social responsibility requirements as well as to detect fraud teams, a statement from the company advised.. Ben …
Online gambling games developer Yggdrasil Gaming has showcased its first branded game partnership with Nitro Circus with an innovative launch event in Malta featuring two of Nitro Circus’ biggest stars. World-famous BMX riders Todd Meyn and Kurtis Down performed a series of gravity-defying stunts in front of more than 100 Yggdrasil clients from the industry’s …
Bede Gaming has added a SBTech sportsbook to its platform, with the Rocket X brand Bet UK the first to complete integration. The integration will enable Bede Gaming’s partner operators to access end-to-end sportsbook services, further strengthening Bede’s comprehensive digital platform proposition. SBTech becomes Bede’s second major sportsbook integration following the successful launch of Kambi’s …
Thursday saw the New Jersey launch by Caesars Entertainment of its new mobile sports betting app, which has been integrated into the company’s existing casino app. The app is available through the App Store and on CaesarsCasino.com for Android users. This move allows anyone in New Jersey who downloads the app to place bets on …
In a stock exchange advisory Friday Playtech plc advised that it has sold its entire holding of approximately 11.4 million ordinary shares in CFD provider Plus500 Ltd at a price of 1,550 pence per ordinary share, realising gross proceeds of approximately GBP 176 million. The proceeds from the sale will be used for general corporate …
A spokesman for the popular Hendon Mob poker database, which publishes individual player results gleaned from publicly available information, has confirmed that the company will comply with the recently introduced EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). This means that European players can request that information pertaining to them be deleted or amended. Companies who fail …
Aspire Global will be launching bingo in addition to casino and sports, the company announced Thursday. The new vertical will initially be launched together with a Nordic operator, followed by Karamba. Availability will then be extended wider. The new bingo vertical launches on the company platform, offering an attractive, social addition to casino and sports, …
Tropicana Atlantic City Casino & Resort has confirmed that it has entered a partnership with William Hill Sportsbook & Racebook to bring more gaming offerings to its New Jersey guests. In an announcement Thursday Tropicana said: “We pride ourselves on creating unique and exciting experiences for our guests at Tropicana Atlantic City, and our sports …
The latest online slot from the developers at WinADay features hunting as the central theme, with a hunter who can turn no-win symbols into double wilds with a single rifle shot. Other features are Scatters, Wilds, Sticky Wilds and Expanding Wilds , Multipliers, a bonus, free spins and the opportunity to win a progressive jackpot …
FanDuel Group has confirmed that its sportsbook app will be available to the US public this week, although for now only persons within the borders of New Jersey will be able to wager with it. The app has undergone beta testing and a soft launch, and is now ready for launch, media reports indicate. Publications …
The Asian internet and e-commerce giant Tencent is reportedly one of several backers behind a major investment – said in some reports to top $100 million – in Indian daily fantasy sports company Dream11 Fantasy Pvt. The deal values Dream11 at around $750 million. Post the deal, founder Harsh Jain’s stake in the company will …
Boris Chaikin, a 20-year online gambling industry veteran with wide experience in marketing has been appointed chief executive officer of the Soft2Bet group of online casinos, leading a workforce of 120 across 12 European countries. Chaikin has wide executive experience in strategic and operational management, including previous involvement in CRM, new products, marketing and business …
Police in the Zhejiang province of China revealed Thursday that they have been engaged in shutting down an online gambling ring that generated wagers of RMB 3 billion (US$440 million)following an extensive investigation that began in April this year after tip-offs from the public. Several media reports on the police action quote spokesmen who said …