Gibraltar-based Lottoland, which allows its over 600,000 registered Aussie members to bet on outcomes of local and overseas lotteries, faced increased pressure this week with the news that federal government Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has written to its Northern Territory licensing jurisdiction demanding that the regulator justify its decision to licence the lotto reseller. Lottoland …
Following its acquisition of a UK Gambling Commission licence, online casino operator SlotsMillion in the Spanish ALEA group is now live in Britain, offering online punters a selection of 700 games from 26 developers, among them Microgaming, Red Tiger Gaming, Quickspin, Merkur Gaming, NextGen, Pragmatic Play, Leander, Core Gaming, Blueprint, Games Warehouse, and NetEnt. . …
Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority adjudicated and finalised complaints against two online gambling companies this week, criticising Paddy Power but dismissing critics of bet365. The Paddy Power case involved complaints from the public that the company’s “always bet on black” advertising material associated with the recent Merryweather vs. McGregor fight was racist and offensive. Paddy Power …
On Saturday, 16 September, a Bovada online casino punter played the right slot at the right time, managing to scoop up a $283,675 random jackpot win. Joe P. from Pasadena, Texas was playing the A Night With Cleo slot when the random jackpot hit on the five-reel game, which includes a Double Up feature. After …
Two of the online gambling industry’s top virtual sports providers, VSoftCo and Kiron Interactive, have partnered with Italian retail betting giant Sisal Matchpoint to launch a dedicated football league satellite channel with a view to expanding the virtual sports footprint in Italy. The channel will be available in Sisal’s 4,000 retail shops across Italy, bringing …
Vivaro Betting Limited has secured a five-year French online sports betting licence and is planning the launch of its new Vbet.fr website soon. Originating in Armenia 14 years ago, Vivaro is currently based in Malta and offers its services to online punters under United Kingdom, Malta and Curacao licensing. BetConstruct-powered Vbet will bring the number …
The finance minister for the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, André Schröder, warned this week that unless the fifteen other German lande (states) do not ratify the latest Interstate Treaty on Gambling by January 1 next year, the agreement will lapse. Our readers may recall that the treaty is an attempt to unify gambling reform across …
The publication Dispatch Tribune published its list of the three wealthiest online gambling executives this week, naming former Rational Group and Pokerstars owner Mark Scheinberg (44) as the wealthiest with a personal net worth of $4.5 to $5 billion. The US-Israeli entrepreneur lives on the Isle of Man and set up PokerStars alongside his father …
Austrian land and online gambling technology and equipment provider Novomatic has announced that it has acquired from Miramax a multi-year licence that will allow it to use the famous horror and crime film brand “Dusk Till Dawn” in its online and land gambling products. Directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino, ‘From Dusk …
The bi-annual report of the German federal government Drug Commissioner released last week indicates that there has been a 2.9 percent drop in “at risk” gamblers since 2015, and a 14.8 percent drop in the category since 2007. Whilst the report deals with other forms of addiction as well, problem gambling has a dedcated section …
Online casino operator Bethard has taken games from Pragmatic Play on board following an agreement between the two companies that includes recent releases such as Queen of Gold, Pixie Wings and Jurassic Giants. Bjørnar Heggernes, casino manager at Bethard, said in a statement Tuesday that the deal gives players a wider choice of quality games. …
Star Group subsidiary Star Casino has agreed a three-year deal, covering the 2017-18 to 2019-20 seasons, to serve as a major partner of the AC Milan football club in Italy. A range of exclusive events and offers will be organised for Milan fans as part of the agreement. Lorenzo Giorgetti, the club’s chief commercial officer, …
The cyber currency community is current buzzing over the impending launch of a new blockchain technology-based online gambling product branded Kibo Lotto, which uses Ethereum smart contracts for diverse online gaming activities – especially lotteries. Based in Singapore, Kibo is funded from an ICO held late last year, and claims to be the first project …
The latest online slot from online gambling game developer BetSoft comes in good time for the Halloween season, and exploits the popular Vampire narrative with the title Blood Eternal. The game has a basic structure of six reels and thirty pay-lines and invites players to to a “hauntingly good ” run of scares and entertainment …
The UK newspaper The Guardian continued its anti-gambling run of negative stories over the weekend, claiming that it has had sight of documents that indicate the gambling industry is planning to mitigate the impact of next month’s gambling review publication by offering to fund a GBP 8 million anti-addiction awareness campaign. The newspaper reports that …
Pokerstars owner Star Group has issued an update on its guidance for this year’s performance, predicting group revenue in the range $1.28-1.31 billion, an increase on its earlier assessment that revenues would reach $1.20-1.26 billion. Group CFO Brian Kyle expects EBITDA in the $590-610 million range, up from the previously anticipated $560-580 million, with adjusted …
Online gambling games developer Wazdan went on a games release spree this week, launching seven new games at once, including Wild Guns, Jack Cadillac 27, Jumping Fruits, Fenix Play Deluxe, Fenix Play 27 Deluxe, Magic Fruits Deluxe, Bars & 7s. Some of the new slots, specifically Fenix Play Deluxe, Fenix Play 27 Deluxe and Magic …
Better Collective, which develops online gambling information and tips platforms, has announced the acquisition for an undisclosed consideration of French digital company Pull Media. A spokesman for Better Collective said that the acquisition represents a substantial step forward in the company’s growth strategy, with Pull Media set to aid Better Collective in its French regulated …
Isle of Man tier one online gambling games and technology developer Microgaming has announced an agreement that will see it become the exclusive software supplier for bingo to major online operator Marathonbet. Through the new deal Marathonbet will benefit from a range of bingo variants, over 400 casino in bingo side games, access to the …
Online bingo operator Jackpot Joy has announced that Irish comedian and celebrity presenter Paddy McGuinness has succeeded Barbara Windsor as the new face of Jackpot Joy. The popular entertainer will feature in the company’s integrated advertising campaign that builds through a series of content on TV and online. The first of the new campaign adverts …
The governing council of the Spanish province of Andalusia has approved new gambling regulations for the region that legalise sports betting and should raise around Euro 1.65 million in additional tax revenue, according to local media reports. Hitherto, Andalusia was the only regional government that did not permit sports betting. The Andalusia Gambling Regulations cover …
The legal challenge mounted by online gambling group Betsson against the Dutch gambling regulator and its tighter regulations prohibiting offshore companies from accepting business from Dutch residents has been dismissed as inadmissible by a Dutch court. In May this year the Kansspelautoriteit launched new regulations banning online gaming operators and their affiliates from targeting Dutch …
Stars Group (formally Amaya Inc.) investors experienced a surge of 8.75 percent in the share price Friday after the company presented revised financial figures for Q2-2017 which included: * Revenues up 6.8 percent (excluding foreign exchange rates 7.9 percent); * Online poker revenues down 5.9 percent; * Online casino and sportsbook revenues up 50.2 percent …
Live dealer provider Ezugi has signed up software provider BtoBet as its latest partner. BtoBet offers opportunities and growth potential for Ezugi and is a pioneer in new technologies for iGaming operators and the betting industry. The game offering includes the latest Bet behind BJ and the innovative Baccarat OTT, which brings the Ezugi suite …