With good timing for Easter, Swedish online gambling software and games provider Yggdrasil has unveiled its latest online slot, a mysterious Pacific island-themed game titled Easter Island. Features include expanding reels, sticky wilds, animation and a symbol swap re-spin where every win triggers a re-spin, and the winning symbol replaced either all high or low …
Online sports, casino and education-related betting operator Pinnacle has integrated a large portfolio of quality games from Quickfire powered by Microgaming. Pinnacle.com players will be able to access over 600 Microgaming casino games and the industry’s largest progressive jackpot network, as well as a wide range of development partner content from over 20 integrated specialists. …
Online gambling games and software provider NetEnt has unveiled its latest game, Hotline, the first NetEnt video slot with a unique multi-level bonus bet feature, along with a high-quality retro soundtrack that takes players back to the 80’s. Inspired by the surging popularity of retro themed TV shows and remakes of the most popular movies, …
Even casual observers of the online gambling industry cannot fail to notice the recent surge in new online casinos using cybercurrency and blockchain technology and linking the effort with speculative Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to raise capital. This week delegates at the ASEAN Gaming Summit were advised by blockchain research firm nChain Group CEO Jim …
Playson has launched its newest 5 reeler, Claws vs Paws, a cartoon-style Cat Burgler vs Police Dog themed title. This slot offers Wilds, Sticky Wilds, Sliding Wilds, two Scatter symbols and a Special Scatter which triggers one of the Free Spins modes. Decryptor and Alarm symbols appear on the fifth reel during the Progressive Multiplier …
English Premier League Newcastle Football Club has been charged by the UK Football Association (FA) for displaying its online gambling sponsorship partner FUN88’s logo on the shirts of its under 18 youth team. Under-18’s or youth teams are not permitted to feature online gambling sponsors on their shirts according to the FA’s kit and advertising …
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 …