The UK online gambling operator Fruity King, which has in the past exhibited a tendency to emulate Paddy Power-style controversial marketing and publicity behaviour, has been accused of being ‘misogynistic’ in a Twitter advertising push that saw the company posting an image of underwear-clad presenters from the popular Loose Women TV show with the caption: …
Former Philippines Bureau of Immigration (BI) commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles, who were fired last year for their part in a P50 million corruption scandal involving Chinese online gambling workers (see previous reports) have withdrawn their criminal complaint filed against gaming tycoon Jack Lam. Local media reports indicate that the duo, who alleged that …
Financial figures on Italian gambling market progress in August have been published, with online results showing better growth than the retail sector. Year-on-year highlights from the results include: * Overall sports betting revenue up 89 percent at Euro 83million; * General retail betting revenue up 74.7 percent at Euro 43.8 million; * Online betting up …
A group of 18 Pennsylvania House Republicans has proposed a short term fix for the state’s ongoing impasse on funding the budget (see previous reports), suggesting that some of the state’s 218 special and reserve funds be raided to mitigate the budget deficit. It is worth noting that their proposal does not make any recommendations …
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement recently released regulatory updates that observers have described as practical in nature. Among the amendments are provisions to upgrade the status of ACH payments from temporarily permitted to permanently allowed. Automated Clearing House is an electronic network for financial transactions in the United States which is already in …
New online casino Live Casino House has launched into the Asian market with Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese language versions and a large selection of games from leading industry developers. The new enterprise is a sister to Happy Luke Casino and offers live dealer and RNG games from top developers like Microgaming, Evolution, Ezugi, Quickspin, …
Nevada’s sports betting operators will soon be permitted to offer multi-event bets on eSports competitions, according to Karl Bennison, an enforcement executive with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Bennison was briefing industry execs attending legal panel debates at the recent Casino eSports conference in Las Vegas, explaining that hitherto operators had been allowed only to …
Malta-licensed online casino operator MyBet has announced the forthcoming addition of Microgaming-Quickfire games to its gaming suite, giving punters a wider and more diverse choice. The games will be one of the attractions on the operator’s new sports betting and casino platform. “In line with our strategy program Attract.Engage.Retain, which defines our operational roadmap during …
Local media reports from Lebanon indicate that the new chairman of land gambling company Casino du Liban, Roland Khoury, is keen to boost company revenues by pioneering the first online casino in the country, subject to government approval. “Yes. One of my plans is to launch an online gambling site in Lebanon,” Khoury told reporters …
Following the July 2017 lead of the South Australian government, Western Australia has announced a 15 percent point-of-consumption tax on online bookmakers which will be introduced from January 1 2017. The Australian newspaper reports that the trade body Responsible Wagering Australia is disappointed by the move, given that the WA government had agreed to participate …
Regional online lottery companies in Asia will be hoping that the Japanese government’s reported consideration of regulations permitting online sales of all types of lottery tickets comes to fruition. The reports surfaced this week in the publication Yomiuri Shimbun, revealing that online sales could be allowed as early as fiscal 2018. If approved, the new …
Valencia, Spain-based online gambling games developer Red Rake Gaming has released its latest HTML5 video slot, a 5 reel, 30 pay-line product titled Eastern Goddesses. The theme takes players to the mystical East where three Goddesses offer opportunities for reward through a range of features that includes three different mechanics, each implemented by a goddess …
Online gambling software developer SoftGamings has launched a standalone bonus system that can be easily integrated with any online casino site through a full API. Titled SoftGamings Bonus System, the product is reportedly reliable, innovative and comes with full integration support by the developer. SoftGamings so-founder Vladislavs Hveckovics revealed in a statement Thursday that the …
The eSports division of Eastern and Central European online and land gambling giant Fortuna Entertainment is to enhance its offering by adding audio visual streamed content from Sportradar. Fortuna Esports signed a multi-year deal with Sportradar this week through which the latter company will act as the exclusive global provider of betting and audio visual …
Daily fantasy sports market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings have each paid $1.3 million in settlement agreements with the Attorney General of Massachusetts in respect of unspecified offences generally described as “various consumer issues that existed at the early stages of this new industry.” The settlements follow a larger settlement of $12 million the two DFS …
New York’s 2016 legislation legalising daily fantasy sports as a game of skill, and the legal challenge against it mounted last year by the Stop Predatory Gambling action group, was in the headlines again this week when the presiding judge rejected a motion by the state that the case be dismissed. Ironically, the man who …
The National Gambling Board of South Africa released the local gambling industry’s fiscal 2016-17 numbers to end March this week, noting that overall revenue was up 3.8 percent year-on-year at SAR 27 billion (US$1.2 billion). The results do not include the national lottery. Despite the overall increase, the report notes that land casino revenues, which …
The flood of September game releases is showing no sign of slowing down, with Play’n Go the latest developer to announce a new game. Mermaid’s Diamonds is a sub-aqua themed, 5 reel, 720 ways-to-win video slot with a claimed RTP of 96.5 percent and a slew of features that includes wilds, scatters, a treasure chest …
Microgaming-Quickfire released an exclusive Rabcat-developed new slot just before the September rush in the 5 reel, 25 pay-line video slot Gnome Wood. Set in woodland inhabited by mystical creatures ready to accompany players on their journey, the game features Wandering Wilds, which can appear on any reel in both the base game and free spins …
The American Gaming Association continued its nation-wide campaign for the repeal of the restrictive Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act this week, using its amicus brief supporting New Jersey’s US Supreme Court appeal as a vehicle for further publicity. “A legal sports-betting industry could generate up to $26.6 billion in total economic impact every year …
The Irish social casino games developer Kama Games has made significant improvements to its software with the latest upgrade, announcing Wednesday that it has enhanced the competitive elements of the popular Roulettist game, as well as giving players more opportunities to win chips, with the introduction of daily Player vs Player (PVP) tournaments which will …
Portugal’s gambling regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal has awarded its ninth online gambling licence to local land gaming operator Sociedade Figueira Praia, which plans to launch online operations on the Casinoportugal.pt website. High taxes have discouraged many online operators from seeking a Portuguese licence, although prominent online companies like …
Back in February this year online gambling games developer NetEnt revealed that it had signed a licensing deal with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products to exclusively develop games based on the Planet of the Apes film franchise. The partnership covers the entire Planet of the Apes brand – which has a rich heritage spanning more …
Malta-based live dealer gambling provider MedialiveCasino has inked an agreement with live casino services provider Bestgoldbet for the supply of Live Roulette, Live Blackjack and Live Baccarat. The exclusive partnership involves the use of Medialive technology in land based casinos contracted by Bestgoldbet. As part of its expansion plan, Bestgoldbet is to install and commercialise …