Equinox Dynamic N.V. has announced the launch of its new Curacao-licensed online casino La Fiesta, which boasts over 600 games from a variety of developers including Netent, Betsoft, Lightning Box and 1X2 Gaming. The new site is available via desktop and mobile channels, and the operator offers a full range of player facilities in English, …
International b2b gaming solutions provider Nektan plc has taken its first real-money wager in the United States following the launch of its Evolve in-venue mobile games solution with a tribal casino in California. Through Nektan’s US subsidiary Respin Games LLC, the California casino has gone live with Rapid Games, the certified Class II (Protected Tribal …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYD1NPYokA Online gambling software and games developer Microgaming’s new 5 storey headquarters building on the Isle of Man recently opened (see previous report) and houses over a hundred of the company’s employees, with facilities that make the premises a cool place in which to work. From the super-modern reception area to a skybridge linking the …
The Australian land and online gambling technology developer Aristrocrat has announced that it has acquired Israeli social gaming developer Plarium Global Limited for $500 million cash. Founded in 2009, the social gaming developer is headquartered in Israel, but has international offices and employs some 1,200 people. It boasts nine key titles that are currently generating …
Online casino and sports betting operator Betsafe has signed up Conan McGregor as its European ambassador, and will benefit from the huge publicity around the AFC fighter’s August 26 confrontation in Las Vegas with boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. Betsafe is offering odds of 49/1 to all new customers that the Irish star will be victorious …
Vantiv Inc. confirmed this week that it has reached agreement to acquire U.K. payments processor Worldpay Group plc for about GBP 8 billion in cash and stock, one of the biggest deals in the fast consolidating payments solutions sector. In a joint statement Wednesday, the two firms claimed that the deal will create a trans-Atlantic …
The Leicester City football club website carried a notification Thursday confirming that the club and online sports betting operator Dafabet are to partner in a two-year deal that designates Dafabet as the club’s official betting partner. The statement notes that the deal enables the club to build its international profile, and assists Dafabet ion engaging …
Sportech Racing and Digital, a division of Sportech plc, has been selected to provide pari-mutuel betting technologies and services to Dansk Hestevæddeløb ApS (“DHV”), the joint operating company for horse racing and operator of all nine racetracks in Denmark. Sportech Racing and Digital has had a presence in Denmark for years, providing Danske Spil A/S, …
Professional business services supplier Spectrum Gaming Group and international anti-money laundering consulting firm ComplianceAid have formed a strategic alliance to provide gaming regulatory, anti-money-laundering and compliance-related services to casinos, online gaming companies, lotteries, banks and gaming regulators throughout the Caribbean and other jurisdictions. “We each provide critical services required by regulators throughout the world. Working …
Reports that Sen. Mike Kowall’s latest attempts to legalise online gambling in Michigan had fizzled out in the state Senate have proved to be premature following confirmation by the senator’s staff that bill S.203 is still very much alive and the subject of discussions that could come to fruition this autumn. To recap on Sen. …
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced the appointment of Calvin Ayre as a Special Economic Envoy with responsibility for advising on economic cooperation and commerce between Antigua and Barbuda and other sovereign States where cybercurrency blockchain technology is being utilised. Our readers will recall that Ayre recently cleaned his slate with the US …
Betting solutions provider UltraPlay has announced that it has been contracted to supply its online sports betting solution to Eldorado online casino – a brand-new iGaming operator on the Latin American market. Providing its iframe solution, the Bulgaria-based online betting provider has reached the emerging iGaming market through its collaboration with the SoftSwiss platform. With …
Moves by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to shift the responsibility for operating its land casinos to carefully selected third party companies have proved a boon to the Great Canadian Gaming Corp., which has just been announced as the successful applicant to run three casinos in the Toronto area. The news boosted Great Canadian …
Paddy Power Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran, whose intention to depart the company was announced yesterday (see previous report) has discussed his future with reporters from Irish media, revealing that after 16 years in online gambling it is time to move on, perhaps to unrelated fields. Corcoran said that he has yet to decide on what …
Games developer OneTouch.io has released Perfect Pairs Blackjack, designed to provide an intuitive user experience via single-touch ergonomics. Embracing a mobile-first philosophy, Perfect Pairs Blackjack offers players a side bet which pays out immediately, giving punters the chance to use their side bet winnings on a double or split in the same round. OneTouch’s latest …
UK online and mobile casino content provider iSoftBet has signed a deal to provide Bitcoin gambling operator, FortuneJack, with its entire portfolio of original and branded slots and table games. iSoftBet will make the games available in a range of markets, including Italy, Spain, Belgium, Estonia, Romania, Portugal and Lithuania. FortuneJack is one of the …
Land and online gambling technology supplier Inspired Entertainment has posted its Q2-2017 results, reporting a net loss of $8.3 million despite improved revenues up 9 percent at $32.3 million. The company reported EBITDA down 10.2 percent at $9.6 million but boasted solid growth in its server based gaming and virtual sports and mobile divisions, particularly …
The Malta Chamber of Commerce website carried interesting official facts and figures this week, along with the news that for the sixth year running the online gambling industry on the Mediterranean island continued to lead GDP growth, which reached 5 percent in 2016, and government aiming for 6.5 percent in 2017. The website article quoted …
On the heels of yesterday’s announcement that CEO Breon Corcoran is to step down later this year (see previous report) Paddy Power Betfair has released its 2017 interim results, reporting improved revenues but higher promotional and pricing investment. Highlights of the H1-2017 report include revenue up 9 percent year-on-year to GBP 827 million, driven by …
Betsson’s operational subsidiary has launched its new mobile sportsbook on brands Betsson, Betsafe and Nordicbet, the company announced Tuesday. The main improvements are ease of use, better user interface and speed, using the proprietary front-end technology framework OBG. Betsson has made a number of improvements to its sportsbook offering over the past year. The company …
Estoril Sol, Portugal’s biggest land-based gaming group and operator of the region’s first legal online casino, has significantly expanded its online offering with the launch of a new sportsbook powered by platform provider Gaming1. The newly rebranded ESCONLINE.pt site has gone live with Gaming1’s sports betting platform, which is fully compliant with Portuguese regulations. The …
MetalCasino.com launched this week with ambitions to become a platform where a global community of metal-heads and casino lovers can share their passion. The new operator is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority and the UK Gambling Commission and has launched on Gaming Innovation Group’s platform service iGaming Cloud, with Fast Track as its front …
A merger termination clause agreed by FanDuel management earlier this year is now taking effect following the abandoned merger with DraftKings (see previous reports). Business media reports last week indicate that the clause will result in founders Nigel and Lesley Eccles seeing their shareholding in the business reduced, and their rights as shareholders diluted as …
With just short of three weeks to go before two ferocious boxers enter the ring in what has been billed as the fight of the century, online betting exchange Betfair reports that it has already taken a record-breaking GBP 11.3 million in wagers…and a spokesman predicts that by the time the fight starts that could …