Online instant win games supplier IWG is planning the launch of a new, first-of-a-kind range of jackpot games powered by London-based tech firm RISQ’s RNG engine. The new insurance-backed solution, which enables the creation of non-networked prize pots worth up to GBP 25 million on a wide number of game types and channels, will be …
The Rank Group has boosted its content offer with the integration of a selection of titles from The Games Company (TGC) via the Bede platform. TGC’s new remote game server (RGS), powered by Black Cow Technology, will deploy the content to Rank Group operators Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor, with its Mexican-themed, 5-reeler ’Mariachi Mayhem’ the …
The Russian sports betting subsidiary of Bwin, a joint venture between Bwin parent group GVC Holdings and locally owned firms Digital Betting and Rambler&Co (see previous reports) has announced that its Bwin.ru website is now operational, and that real-money betting will soon be available. The business is running behind schedule at present, having originally planned …
High profile Australian academic Dr. Sally Gainsbury at the University of Sydney has published the results of a 3,199 respondent study in collaboration with other Australian universities which claims that almost 26 percent of Australian online gamblers use illegal offshore gambling sites, and are more likely to be problem gamblers. Online casino and poker activity …
Bangladesh authorities have nabbed five Indians allegedly remote gambling at the Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium during the one-day Bangladesh Premier League cricket match. “We have handed them over to police as this is the most we could do. They will take further action,” Jalal Yunus, spokesman for the Cricket Board said. The Bangladesh Cricket League …
The Golden Palace Group has been awarded an A+ license from the Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC). As one of the first operators in the regulated Belgian market, Golden Palace Belgium has been operating under a B+ license since 2011. The A+ license enables the group to expand its offering to include additional verticals such as …
Betfred has expanded its content offer with Scientific Games’ interactive (SG Interactive) portfolio. The new additions include titles such as Rainbow Riches: Pick’n’Mix, Rainbow Riches Free Spins, Rainbow Riches Reels of Gold, Raging Rhino and Monopoly Big Event. Further SG Interactive games will be rolled out in the coming months along with a number of …
Authentic Gaming has launched a new live dealer format streaming, for the first time, from studios located on casino floors. The new vertical dubbed Casino Floor Live Studio allows online players to access dedicated tables in studio environments which are located in the heart of actual gaming floors in real land-based casinos. LeoVegas was the …
Stockholm-listed app developer SpiffX has partnered Bede Gaming to distribute its sports betting predictor and in-play product Take5 through Bede’s content aggregator platform, PLAY. The Take5 platform comprises a number of hybrid games that provide players with a quick and easy alternative to already established sports games. Lennart Gilberg – Acting CEO and Director of …
Eccles confirmed the development via a tweet on Twitter, saying: “Excited but a little bit sad to be leaving @fanduel today.” Eccles, who has spent eight years building FanDuel, will be succeeded by Matt King. King, who served as chief financial officer of FanDuel from 2014-2016, will join the Board with immediate effect. “Nigel achieved …
BetSoft has announced the latest edition to its Classic Slots collection, a 1,024 ways-to-win game with an African wildlife theme titled Stampede. The theme transports players to the windswept and sunny African savannah, home to majestic elephant families, herds of zebra and gazelle, and w diversity of other wild animals and birds. The Scatter Pay …
French Senator Jérôme Durain has asked France’s online gambling regulator ARJEL to follow Belgium and the Netherlands in investigating whether loot boxes in video games constitute gambling, and what consumer protections may be necessary. Loot boxes are in-game “crates” full of surprise upgrades, prizes and accessories which can be won through accumulating points or bought …
Malta-based AXL Affiliates Ltd, has acquired global advertising platform firm Astute Media and its twelve subsidiaries for a GBP 22 million consideration. Astute delivers over 900 million ad impressions per day through its twelve subsidiaries, and the announcement from AXL says its acquisition will help AXL reach new markets and territories and strengthen its position …
US-based online and land gambling supplier Scientific Games has joined the legal war being waged by NYX Gaming against Brit bookmaking group William Hill plc over the proposed acquisition of NYX by Scientific Games. William Hill has indicated that it intends to use its shareholding in NYX to abort the deal, but faces the combined …
Four years ago, when Atlantic City launched its online gambling market, there were many naysayers on the commercial viability of the sector, its alleged propensity to create problem gamblers, and its gloomily predicted negative impact on land casino revenues. All have been proved wrong. Despite the downward trending land casino business in Atlantic City at …
The interactive division of AGS, a primarily land-based games developer that has diversified into mobile social gaming, reported on the progress of its white label social casino platform drive this week, noting that six operators are now live with the product. AGS Interactive SVP Bryan Bennett said in a company statement: “Six new partners have …
The Tivoli online casino reports that an anonymous player became a Danish kronor millionaire in 25 seconds this week after hitting the jackpot on its Gunslinger slot. The 51-year-old woman player was rewarded with DKK 1,126,200 (around Euro 151,333) after betting just 125 kroner on the popular slot. She told casino management: “I collected the …
NetEnt has just launched a new product – Mobile Standard Blackjack – that it claims will give players the chance to get closer to the live casino action in a more immersive experience. With HTML5 gameplay and touch point table setup, NetEnt Live Mobile Standard Blackjack features close angle design, bringing players closer to the …
The cross-over between sports and poker is much in evidence in the news this week that World Poker Tour and daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings have teamed up on the former’s upcoming (January 2018) WPT European Championships main event. DraftKings will offer its vast player base eight opportunities to win a seat in the main …
In a company statement Friday Australian gambling giant Tabcorp advised that the Australian Competition Tribunal has for the second time given its authorisation for the merger with Tatts to take place. Our readers will recall that the full Federal Court of Australia ordered the original Tribunal approval to be reviewed after opposition to the merger …
Canadian online casino operator Mohawk Online Limited, which operates the SportsInteraction online casino site, has advised that it is to take on board branded superhero slots from Playtech, including popular titles such as Green Lantern, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Batman Begins. The first games launched on Sportsinteraction.com feature the iconic …
Two industry managers, former NetEnt regional chief Michael Pedersen and former head of operations at LeoVegas, Stefan Lind, are joining forces to create a new and pioneering online casino titled Letsbet.com, which they plan to launch early 2018 with an initial focus on the Nordic region. After a year of extensive research, the two founders …
Video games developer and publisher Electronic Arts is embroiled in controversy over its new Stars Wars Battlefron II game release, with players complaining about the difficulty of winning sufficient points to receive a loot box, and an opinion by the Belgian Gambling Commission that loot boxes acquired with points purchased with real money constitutes gambling …
The English Football League and its betting partner Sky Bet have launched a new commitment to responsible gambling as part of a record five-year partnership that will see the sports gaming company continue as headline sponsor of the Sky Bet EFL until 2023/24. The new agreement represents a 20 percent year-on-year increase from 2019/20 on …