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Authentic Gaming launches in Italy

26 Sep 2018

Live dealer games and technology provider Authentic Gaming, has entered the Italian market for the first time, launching with two of the largest operators in the region, LeoVegas.it and Eurobet. Players at LeoVegas and Eurobet will now gain access to live table games streamed from the floors of real world casinos, featuring real croupiers and …

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More games for WeAreCasino aggregator

26 Sep 2018

1X2 Network and its subsidiary Iron Dog Studios have increased the availability of its slots, table and virtual games after joining forces with new game developer and aggregator, WeAreCasino. Operators using the WeAreCasino platform to stock their portfolios with games will now gain access to a wide range of titles from the supplier’s 1X2gaming and …

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Scientific Games boosts licensed games portfolio with Hard Rock

26 Sep 2018

Scientific Games Corporation has announced a new, exclusive three-year contract for lottery instant “scratch” games with gaming, hospitality and entertainment legend, Hard Rock International, which owns international trademarks for the Hard Rock brands. Scientific Games, offers the largest portfolio of licensed brands for lottery game entertainment, and the announcement solidifies instant “scratch” games for lotteries …

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William Hill US and IGT form US lottery partnership

26 Sep 2018

IGT Global Solutions Corporation and William Hill U.S. announced Tuesday that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to offer U.S. lotteries a full service solution for sports betting. Together, the companies are able to offer U.S. lotteries a fully-managed solution to meet all current and future needs in sports betting, both maximising revenues to …

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Khalilian deal with Monster Tech unravels

26 Sep 2018

Online gambling entrepreneur Fred Khalilian’s partnership with Monster Technology Group has apparently collapsed in disarray after just a year amid serious  allegations of fraud, theft, conspiracy, and intimidation that are the subject of a complaint to the FBI filed by Monster management. The publication Digital Trends reports that a Monster Company 40th anniversary press release …

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New Las Vegas slot from Spanish developer

25 Sep 2018

There’s no mistaking the theme of the latest online slot release from Spanish developer Red Rake Gaming…Viva Las Vegas is a five reel, 50 pay-line game liberally illustrated with traditional Las Vegas neon signs and show girls, backed by an evocative music and sound track. Features in this game, which has a claimed RTP of …

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Shares in spread betting company drop following income warning

25 Sep 2018

CFD and spreadbetting provider CMC Markets shares declined sharply following an income warning from the company this week citing tighter regulations and a volatile market. Our readers will recall that recently Playtech disposed of its holding in the rival Plus500 company. CMC shares dropped 12 percent after the trading update warned income for 2019 would …

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Russian online sports betting operator scores with La Liga sponsorship

25 Sep 2018

Top Russian licensed bookmaker Fonbet says it has scored a significant brand and promotional coup with its three-year sponsorship agreement with Spain’s La Liga. Fonbet cliams that the agreement with one of the world’s leading football leagues is both ground-breaking and propitious for promotions, branding and publicity “It is important for us to become a …

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Digital and lotteries keep Tatts out of trouble

25 Sep 2018

The historic merger of Australian gambling giants Tabcorp and Tatts has resulted in profits at the latter falling noticeably, according to corporate reportage for the year ended June 30 2018. Costs and impairment charges are apparently the culprits as overall revenues rose 3.6 percent year-on-year to to AU$2.9 billion, with the lotteries and digital divisions …

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NetEnt games live in Lithuania

25 Sep 2018

Swedish online gambling software and games provider NetEnt announced Tuesday that its games are now live in the regulated Lithuanian market as the company continues to pursue its strategy of operating in regulated licensing jurisdictions A brief statement from NetEnt revealed that following successful technical integrations, the provider has now launched a selection of its …

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Pragmatic Play goes live with Solverde

25 Sep 2018

Online gambling games and software developer Pragmatic Play reported Tuesday that it has taken its portfolio live with the Portuguese online casino Solverde. The agreement sees all of Pragmatic Play’s content, including recent releases Da Vinci’s Treasure and Peking Luck, made available to Solverde’s players for the first time. Melissa Summerfield, chief commercial officer at …

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Yggdrasil releases Wolf Hunters slot

25 Sep 2018

The latest imaginatively themed online slot from the Yggdrasil Gaming studios takes players on an adventure quest to a medieval city to hunt for the fabled Werewolves. Titled Wolf Hunters, the game comes with a list of features that includes sticky wilds, a bonus respin and collection advancements. Since players get a respin every time …

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Games developer signs up with First Look Games

25 Sep 2018

2BY2 Gaming has become the latest premier video slots developer to sign up to First Look Games, a platform that provides a direct link between game studios and online casino affiliates in order to maximise exposure of their game titles across the web. 2BY2 Gaming joins a growing list of developers, including 1X2 Network, who …

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Online sportsbook start-up raises $10 million in series A funding

25 Sep 2018

Las Vegas-based online sportsbook and real-time data services start-up Metric Gaming reports that it has secured $10 million in a series A funding round. CEO Martin de Knijff founded the company in 2013 with the goal of becoming a top developer of sports betting proprietary products and platform provisioning. “Metric’s B2B value proposition – a …

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Online casino to sponsor crime watch list and money shows

25 Sep 2018

Online casino operator PlayOJO has revealed that it is to sponsor two Swedish television and radio shows as it strengthens its brand presence. The company has committed to sponsoring the television crime watch list Efterlyst, along with the popular Vinn Adam’s Pengar (Win Adam’s Money) competition section of the Vakna med NRJ (Wake up with …

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Vietnamese police break up major online gambling ring

25 Sep 2018

Vietnamese police reported Tuesday that an illegal online gambling ring that generated revenues of US$26 million from operations across several southern provinces has been destroyed, and ten persons involved in the enterprise detained. The successful police action is the latest in series of major operations designed to eliminate a persistent problem as illegal online gambling …

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Witness list grows for congressional hearing on sports betting

25 Sep 2018

The US federal government’s move to become relevant in the burgeoning US state-by-state sports betting space will see the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations meet at 10 a.m. Thursday on Capitol Hill to hear evidence. The witness list published thus far includes Sheldon Adelson’s Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, which will …

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NetEnt celebrates classic fruits and fanfare with Double Stacks

24 Sep 2018

Online gambling games and software developer NetEnt has launched a new game titled Double Stacks, a multi-featured 5X3 slot game with a classic theme. With Double Stacks, Free Spins, stacked Symbols, and  landbased inspired lightshow style graphics, Double Stacks presents a visual feast of falling fruit pieces on its 5 reels. The new release incorporates …

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Grandbay online casino takes BetSoft games aboard

24 Sep 2018

Online gambling games developer BetSoft has signed its second content deal with a Curacao-licensed operator this month, revealing Monday that it is to provide its suite of games to Casino Grandbay. The developer describes the agreement as “extensive”, covering many marquee BetSoft titles and including the Slots3 series.  These initial games will be launched as …

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BGO online casino group live with Blueprint games

24 Sep 2018

UK-based game studio Blueprint Gaming announced Monday that it has rolled out its full suite of games with online casino operator BGO following integration using the Playtech Open Platform (POP). Popular Blueprint titles including King Kong Cash, Paws of Fury, TED and Wish Upon a Jackpot, as well as the newly-launched Diamond Mine Megaways, are …

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OPAP extends online reach with stoiximan deal

24 Sep 2018

In a company statement Monday, Greek gambling group OPAP advised that it has inked a preliminary agreement to acquire a 36.75 percent stake in TCB Holdings, online owner of the gambling group Stoiximan, for Euro 50 million. Stoiximan owns online operation Betano and is active across the Mediterranean and European regions, and the OPAP deal …

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BetSoft and iSoftBet partner up

24 Sep 2018

Two well-established online gambling games suppliers, BetSoft and iSoftBet, have inked a partnership agreement that will see the former’s games distributed across iSoftBet’s Game Aggregation Platform. The integration of the BetSoft games will bring the number of games from a diversity of providers on the iSoftBet platform to more than 2,000, and will now see …

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Russian search company in trouble for betting adverts

24 Sep 2018

Russian media reports have revealed that the internet search company Yandex may face penalties following allegations that it carried betting advertisements during the recent World Cup football championships. The reports claim that Russian regulatory authorities have targeted the search firm in connection with the adverts, said to be from sports betting company Fonbet. Confirming its …

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Top Netflix TV show to feature in NetEnt game

21 Sep 2018

Online gambling software and games provider NetEnt has issued a teaser advising that a top Netflix TV show will be the theme for another major game release following a licence agreement with Gaumont Studios earlier this year. The Narcos series – now in its third season – is loosely based on true stories of several …

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