Virtual Reality (VR) developer HTC Vive has revealed in a press statement that it is currently in partnership with online and land gambling provider International Game Technology (IGT) to develop virtual reality technology usable in casinos. HTC Vive is a range of virtual reality hardware products developed by HTC Vive Tech Corp, a unit of …
Italian gaming firm Snaitech S.p.A., in its full year 2017 results, reported a return to profit for the first time in a decade despite presenting a mixed bag of results. Key performance indicators for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017 include: Total group revenue of Euro 889.6 million (2016: Euro 898.4 million), a decline …
UK casino supplier, Realistic Games, has announced the appointment of two experienced client support managers who will be based at its Gibraltar office. Colin Weaver joins Realistic Games from Betsson where he served as Casino Insight Manager, after previous roles at Bet365, while Lidia Suero joins the company having held an account manager role at …
SG Digital’s OpenBet reportedly processed a record number of transactions at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, saying during the annual four-day event, the platform handled over 39 million wagers which peaked at 15,800 bets placed per minute, an increase of nearly 10 percent on the previous year. On the day of the Gold Cup, won by …
American electronic commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon has launched a cross-platform, competitive gaming service for developers enabling the integration of competitions into their games and offering real-world prizes fulfilled by Amazon or other in-game rewards. Through a set of flexible APIs, and built on AWS cloud infrastructure, GameOn gives developers a powerful set of …
PGSoft’s newest 243-way slot title ‘Peas Fairy’ is a mythical-themed game backed by magical graphics. Led by the lively Pea Fairy, players are invited to explore a village and choose pea pods for surprises. Two of the pea pod guardians, Black Spider and Butterfly, play games such as ‘Trapped Butterfly’ in which players are tasked …
Online gaming firm ComeOn will expand its offer to include free-to-play Daily Fantasy Sports following a deal with Scout Gaming. ComeOn will gain full access to Scout Gaming’s DFS platform enabling the operator to offer a complete Daily Fantasy Sports solution to its customers, initially on a free-to-play basis with plans to integrate payment solutions …
Sweden’s gambling market reforms are on-track for implementation on January 1 2019 following the end this week of the three-month statutory standstill period set aside for review of the legislation by the European Commission and EU member states. No detailed opinions were received against the draft proposal during the window for member states to comment …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoivqiRLN2M Online gambling games developer ELK Studios is making an impact with its latest video slot, a five reel, 7,776 ways-to-win sci-fi themed game titled Kaiju. Part of the appeal for sci-fi fans has been the intricate and highly imaginative theme supporting this multi-featured game, presented through cinematic style visuals and available on desktop and …
The Australian media are widely reporting the departure from the Crown Resorts board of directors Wednesday of Australian billlionaire and 47 percent shareholder James Packer (50) due to ‘mental illness issues’. The Reuters news agency notes that the resignation follows a tumultuous period including a break-up with singer Mariah Carey and the failure of Crown’s …
Online sports betting platform provider FSB is to help launch a new UK-facing sportsbook called 7 Best Bets on its platform. The desktop and mobile site, set to go live on 9th April, has an exclusive affiliate deal with popular social game 7 Of The Best, which was founded by former Tottenham Hotspur and England …
GVC Holdings’ acquisition of the Ladbrokes Coral online and retail gambling group is on track for completion following the news this week that the UK Competition and Markets Authority has given the potentially GBP 4 billion deal its blessing. The clearance follows a thorough investigation and consideration of the deal. The CMA notes that GVC …
K8.com, an online gambling company based in the Philippines but licensed for UK operations, has agreed to sponsor competitions between May and December this year in the 2018 Supreme Pool series. There will be five sponsored events, with a GBP 16,000 prize pool for each one, and a Grand Final, were a GBP 40,000 top …
B2B casino platforms provider and gaming systems aggregator Softgamings has joined forces with virtual sports provider Kiron Interactive. Under the terms of the partnership, SoftGamings’ clients will now be able to integrate a large number of Kiron Interactive’s virtual sports games into their casino environments, including Archery, Badminton, Table tennis, Cycling, Football, and Kiron’s full range racing titles. …
NSoft has launched its Sportsbook web solution with Kosovo operator, Eccobet. Nsoft’s turnkey software solution provides Eccobet pre-match and live betting through multiple channels including retail, terminal, web and mobile.
BetConstruct is racking up the integration of fresh content to its casino platform with a new supply deal with Booongo Gaming. The integration of Booongo’s suite of games brings Betconstruct’s portfolio to over 4,000 and includes popular titles such as God’s Temple, Poisoned Apple, Lucky Xmas, 15 Golden Eggs and African Spirit. BetConstruct’s Head of Business Development, Anna …
Seville and London-based digital platform technology supplier OPTIMA has announced the appointment of Javier Manceñido as Vice President of Sales. Manceñido joins the company from Genius Sports where he served as business development and commercial partnerships manager, prior to which he held senior positions at Spin Entertainment-Spingol, as commercial executive and was sales director Latin America for Sportradar. “Javier brings …
Manchester-based digital agency Degree 53 has announced the successful launch of a premium sportsbook platform for bookmaker Goldchip. The new end-to-end, fully bespoke sports betting platform was built from the ground up alongside a sportsbook website and two apps catering for iOS and Android device users taking Goldchip’s phone-based business into the digital sector and enabling the operator …
Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) has announced the launch of VIE.GG, an eSports betting exchange-style wagering platform offering player versus player betting (PVP) in which the house takes “a small percentage of each wager, as opposed to a sports book model that pits the player versus the house.” The launch of VIE follows months of final financial compliance …
The Italian online gambling market continues to hold appeal for operators, judging by the response to the release of the latest batch of licences by regulator Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli, which has reported that 80 applications have been submitted since applications rather belatedly opened in January this year. 120 licences were offered, but a …
NetEnt has crowned to new multi-millionaires within just 24 hours following two jackpot drops on the same day. Our readers will recall NetEnt’s Mega Fortune Dreams paying out a massive Euro 4,084,430 jackpot to a Swedish Unibet Casino customer early in March (see previous report). The company has reported a second jackpot prize of Euro 2,667,743.19 being won by a …
Full year 2017 results from online bingo-led operator Jackpotjoy plc were negatively impacted by higher financing costs despite a strong performance that delivered double-digit revenue growth. The company reported a good start to 2018 in which it plans to continue deleveraging the business. Key financial highlights for the 12 months ending December 31, 2017, include: o 14 …
Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has extended its partnership with Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz for a further 5-year term. Under the new contract, SGC will continue to provide lottery instant games and its Cooperative Services Program (CSP) for instant game management to the southwest German state’s four million residents. The partnership between Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz and Scientific Games has grown the Lottery’s …
Casino games developer Wazdan has expanded its presence in the UK market following a deal with Jumpman Gaming in which its products will gain wider distribution opportunities. Under the terms of the agreement Jumpman Gaming will integrate over 100 HTML5 slot tiles from Wazdan which will be distributed to numerous Jumpman Gaming brands licensed by the UK Gambling Commission …