Florida Senator Dana Young’s proposal to legalise daily fantasy sports in the state, bill S374, has been approved 9 vs. 2 in the Senate Rules Committee and now heads to the floor, media reports late Thursday revealed.. The bill seeks to exempt the genre from state gambling regulations but is being opposed by Seminole tribal …
Irish online and retail bookmaker Boylesports has expanded its Irish retail stable by acquiring six JP Bookmakers outlets in the West of Ireland from JP McGuiness. All six will be rebranded as BoyleSports stores, expanding its network to 240 outlets across Ireland, Boylesports revealed in its announcement, advising that it plans to invest in the …
The daily fantasy sports legalisation lobby in Iowa received a morale boost Thursday when a House sub-committee voted a legalisation bill forward after hearing testimony from experts and lobbyists. DraftKings and FanDuel lobbyist John Cacciatore told panel members: “There are hundreds of thousands of Iowans today who play season-long fantasy sports with their friends, neighbours …
Ladbrokes-Coral betting exchange subsidiary Betdaq announced Friday that it has introduced a flat-rate 2 percent commission as the first stage of its #ChangingForTheBettor policy. All current and future customers will benefit from the reduced commission that applies to all sports and markets on the platform, which matched in excess of GBP 4 billion-worth of bets …
Japan’s Internal Affairs Ministry announced Friday that from October 2018 Japanese punters will be able to buy tickets online for most public-run lotteries, including the popular Jumbo Takarakuji series, which are sold five times annually and offers a prize of Yen 1 billion, as well as regular Takarakuji tickets and the Numbers and Loto series. …
The four European countries that have agreed to share poker player pools, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy will soon have achieved the objective, with France and Spain already active, and Portugal soon to follow, according to a statement by French regulatory chief Charles Coppolani during a recent television interview. The Portuguese poker regulatory scene has …
Digital marketing services provider Gambling.com Group plc has announced an agreement to acquire a mobile performance marketing network created by Sabin Brooks and Mike Webb for an initial cash consideration of GBP 3 million, with a one-year 25 percent earn-out provision dependent on performance of up to GBP 4.5 million in Gambling.com stock. Brooks and …
Just weeks ahead of a report on its privatisation, French online and land gambling giant Française des Jeux (FDJ) has posted FY 2017 statistics showing that sales rose 5.7 percent year-on-year to Euro 15.1 billion. Last year’s strong sales performance follows a 3.6 percent rise in sales in 2016 by FDJ, Europe’s second-biggest lottery after …
The Telegraph newspaper reported Thursday that the UK Gambling Commission is seeking new powers to fine bookmakers for breaches of advertising regulations as part of a wide-ranging consultation aimed at better protecting consumers. Part of the watchdog’s argument is that it needs such powers in order to raise gambling advertising standards through the viable threat …
Kansas has become the latest among over 10 US states that have started making legislative arrangements contingent on the US Supreme Court overturning the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in the New Jersey appeal case currently before it (see previous reports) A currently sparse House bill – H2533 – has been introduced via …
GVC Holdings plc, currently involved in the GBP 4 billion acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral, was temporarily distracted Thursday when the Greek taxman demanded Euro 186..77 million in 2010-2011 taxes it claims are due on the Greek operations of Sportingbet, now a GVC subsidiary (but not back then – GVC acquired the company in 2013). In …
Omni-channel online slots developer Play’n Go has launched a new 5 reel, 40 pay-line slot with a retro-futuristic space theme titled Planet Fortune. The theme transports players to a planet inspired by the science-fiction of the 1960s, where they’ll come across heroic astronauts on the hunt for out-of-this-world treasures, assisted a wild robot symbol and …
Playtech has just previewed a new 6 reel, 4,096 ways-to-win online slot with a primate and jungle theme titled Epic Ape. Features include stacked symbols on all reels, a chance to win up to 100 free games with multipliers of up to 6x and re-triggering free spins, along with random multipliers.
Positive news from Italy this week is that the authorities are pressing ahead on a verification process to support the nation’s involvement with France, Spain and Portugal in a shared player pool project. This despite some political opposition which has slowed Italy’s involvement in recent months. Our readers may recall that the four European nations …
Robbie Cooke, the longtime CEO of Australian betting giant Tatts will be heading for pastures new following the completion of the company’s merger with Tabcorp around March this year and will be joining financial lending and deposits firm Tyro as CEO, according to Australian media reports. Tyro has around 20,000 clients, according to the reports, …
The Indiana Legislature bills filed recently in anticipation of a positive Supreme Court judgement against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (see previous reports) are clearer following more detail on the content this week. Indiana is one of at least ten US states that have been preparing legislation enabling early regulatory involvement in what …
Online gambling games developer BetSoft has announced a new content deal that will see its games launched on the new Danish female-oriented website Bingohygge.dk. Bingohygge.dk will be offering BetSoft’s full suite of gaming software to their players, including Slots3, ToGo mobile and Classic Slots. The games will be supplied through an arrangement with Spillehallen.dk ApS, …
Nektan-powered online casino, Monster Casino, has partnered Konami Digital Entertainment (Konami) for the supply of a range of games content. The partnership enables the UK market-focused operator to offer exclusive Konami games as part of a pilot programme that will initially integrate five titles comprising China Mystery, China Shores, Gypsy Fire, Jumpin’ Jalapenos and Lotus …
Pariplay, in collaboration with Atari, has released ‘Pong’, a new online slot based on the iconic Atari Interactive arcade game. The original table tennis simulator arcade game recently celebrated its 45th Anniversary having launched in 1972. It is widely attributed to have defined the video game industry. The modern HTML5-built Pong features five reels and …
Inspired Entertainment has sneak peaked its newest virtual sports product prior to its launch at ICE 2018, an American Football game title ‘1st Down Virtual Football’. Check out the trailer here:
Ladbrokes has agreed a new two-year title sponsorship deal with the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). As part of the deal, reported to be worth up to GBP 5 million over two seasons, the promotion of responsible gambling will be intensified with the bookmaker saying it intends, together with the SPFL, promoting the message within …
GAMEIOM will integrate a full suite of ORYX Gaming content following the recent signing of a partnership. The integration to GAMEIOM’s Isle of Man and Gibraltar-based platform and game aggregators will include proprietary and third party content covering slot games, table games, card games, video poker and traditional games. Following the integration, GAMEIOM will gain …
Cryptocurrency enabled iGaming platform CashBet is in the news again this week with the signing of a sponsorship deal with English Premier League Club Arsenal. The deal marks the first cryptocurrency sponsorship partnership within the Premier League and follows on the heels of the platform provider’s announcement today of the launch of CashBet Coin in …
Pragmatic Play has expanded into a new vertical with the launch of a selection of instant win scratchcards. The existing portfolio comprises seven online scratchcards based on a selection of Pragmatic Play’s video slots, such as Wolf Gold, Gold Rush, Queen of Gold and Hot Safari. Each game offers a varied top prize to cater …