Sports technology firm, Genius Sports, has extended its relationship with the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) in which it partnered to drive the leagues digital transformation. The new agreement sees PSSI take on a range of Genius Sports’ integrity services to combat suspicious activity, including monitoring technology and educational workshops.
In an industry advisory Playtech said it will launch a mandatory takeover offer for the remaining shares in Snaitech S.p.A. following the further acquisition of 9 percent of Snaitech’s issued share capital through market purchases since its recent acquisition of a 70.6 percent share in the firm (see previous reports). Playtech expects the transaction to be completed by end …
Industry speculation was confirmed Tuesday with an announcement from the American Gaming Association (AGA) informing the departure of chief executive officer Geoff Freeman after a five-year tenure. Freeman will remain with the AGA until the end of July, taking up his new position of President and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association on August 1, 2018.
Asia-facing games distributor QTech Games, has announced a new deal to integrate Betradar’s product portfolio, featuring virtual sports, eSports and a full data suite. Betradar has recently diversified its product range from data and integrity services into more customer-facing product sets, and QTech Games’ has been chosen as the platform with which to launch the offering onto a …
PokerStars Casino has caught football fever from sister company BetStars and is fuelling fans with an array of new themed games that can be played alongside the upcoming FIFA World Cup football.. Matchday Millions, an in-house developed proprietary slot game with a $1 million minimum guaranteed jackpot, is now live, while a four-level jackpot slot Stars Lineup, which was …
Australia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra and the Australian Football League are working with the AFL Players Association to encourage stronger player-fan engagement. The project is an extension to an existing digital rights agreement between the organisations that runs through 2022 and will see Telstra working to generate digital content from players to build fan interest and engagement. The goal is to …
The Norwegian government submitted its latest online gambling regulations to the European Commission for its opinion Monday, triggering a three-month “stand still” review period prior to implementation. The legislation has been described as commercially protective and designed to keep foreign companies out of the market, and includes powers given to the Norwegian Gaming Authority to order blocks on financial transactions in …
GVC Holdings’ proprietary US sports betting platform, held in Stadium Technology Group (“Stadium”), will be powering the first single-game sports bets accepted in the US state of Delaware, the company announced Tuesday, available at the state’s three casinos where previously only ‘parlay-betting’ was permitted. Describing its position in the market as unparalleled, GVC said the development demonstrates its strength …
ORYX Gaming has been certified to enter Spain’s igaming market enabling the company to roll out its proprietary titles to Spanish operators and later third party supplier content developed on the ORYX RGS. “Our content is perfectly suited for Spanish players and will give operators a chance to diversify portfolios while growing revenues,” Matevz Mazij, ORYX Gaming …
Gala Leisure Ltd has announced the appointment of founder and former chief executive of the Gala Coral Group, John Kelly OBE as non-executive Chairman. The appointment follows a strategic review by owner Caledonia Investment and supports the implementation of a new growth strategy that will see Gala Leisure’s 124 clubs rebranded to ‘Buzz Bingo’ and the introduction of a new omni-channel …
The Pennsylvania Lottery has moved into the online sector, in partnership with Scientific Games, with the launch of its PA iLottery offering interactive games for the desktop, tablet and mobile channels. PA iLottery will initially offer titles including Big Money SLINGO®, Bigfoot, Cash Buster Towers, Cash in the Lamp, Crossword Cash, Foxin’ Wins, Monster Wins, Robin Hood, Super Cash …
French regulatory authority ARJEL has launched the ‘Red Button’ app for athletes and sports figures to report any illegal approaches and perceived irregularities in sports competitions as part of a wider campaign focusing on integrity in sport. Red Button was developed by the Finnish Football Players Association JPY and FIFPro and co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Project, ESSA, EGBA and the RGA. The app …
According to Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah, the Turkish National Police undertook large-scale raids this past weekend in an effort to root out illegal gambling. Reported to have involved over 8000 police members, the nationwide raids were conducted on venues suspected to be offering illegal gambling across 81 provinces. Eighty people were detained as a result, with a further …
Platform provider SoftGamings has struck a deal with iSoftBet for the supply of its full suite of content comprising upwards of 150 original and branded games. Following the integration, SoftGamings partner operators will gain access to omni-channel slots, table games and video poker titles from the developer. Michael Probert, Head of Business Development at iSoftBet, said: “This partnership with …
Magnet Gaming launched ‘The Great Catch’ this week, an HTML5-built, nine-reel online slot with two progressive jackpots and three bonus games; “Game Chance”, “Shark Hunt” and “Fish Finder”. A demo can be watched here.
Kindred Group-owned Kindred Futures has gone live with a “pioneering” chatbot leveraging Artificial Solutions’ AI technology which will enable customers to find and place bets faster than ever before. Using Artificial Solutions’ conversational AI platform, Teneo, the Chatbot launched on Unibet’s Facebook page is a conversation-based interface assisting customers in finding odds and placing bets, providing information on upcoming fixtures and …
French operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) joined shared European poker tables Monday on PMU.fr enabling its poker customers to play with those from Spain. “PMU’s goal is to take a strong position on European poker tables in Europe. This launch is just the beginning of an offensive strategy with new announcements to come.” In an interesting development, PMU Poker …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEeJGeTERjc&feature=youtu.be Spanish games developer MGA Games has launched a new football-themed slot in anticipation of the FIFA World Cup. Manolo “el del Bombo” follows in the wake of MGA’s Chiquito slot, and is based on the real life character of the same name. Manolo el del Bombo is the colourful, die-hard fan of Spain’s Valencia CF and the Spanish national …
Prominent Serbian operator Mozzart Bet has selected EGT Interactive to boost its content offer with a complete portfolio of video slots. In addition to Serbia, Mozzart Bet operates in Romania, Republika Srpska, Macedonia, Croatia and Kenya.
The State of New Jersey’s sports betting draft bill A-4111 has received the green light from the New Jersey Assembly Tourism, Gaming and Arts Committee, US media report. The bill, newly submitted as A-4111 today (Monday) and replacing Bill A3911, reportedly proposes a tax rate on gross gaming revenue of 13 percent for online and 8.5 percent on “in-person” …
GVC Holdings has described its latest multi-year deal with Ainsworth Game Technology (AGT) as a landmark agreement which will see the exclusive launch of AGT’s proprietary slot games in New Jersey’s online casino market. GVC’s New Jersey platform, which powers both the MGM and Borgata gaming brands, will initially launch around twenty of AGT’s slots, …
In the latest online gambling figures released by Spain’s Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), the market continued to perform in the first quarter 2018 delivering double digit revenue growth year-on-year amounting to Euro 163 million, up 28.85 percent. Slower growth in online sportsbetting still delivered a 15.89 percent increase year-on-year while online bingo …
BetVictor is guaranteeing GBP 1 million in giveaways for a minimum GBP 1 single bet over the 2018 World Cup with the launch of its “The Million Pound Bet” competition. The customer who places a winning bet with the biggest odds on any World Cup market will be in line to win the big …
Betting and data tech firms Sportech and Sportradar have partnered for the emerging US market in a commercial betting deal that will see Sportech offer Sportradar’s sports betting related product portfolio. Sportradar’s offer includes pre-match and in-play betting services, content, trading and risk management services which will all be made available to Sportech’s network of …