iGaming solution and white label provider, Aspire Global, has chosen SBTech as its exclusive sportsbook supplier. The Malta-licensed provider, who operates in a range of European markets and under local licenses in Italy, Belgium, Denmark and the UK, will expand its existing live casino, table games, slots, scratch and instant games offers with a sportsbook …
Police have arrested forty-six suspected members of the notorious Casalesi clan in Italy under suspicion of operating a major online gambling racket across multiple cities and regions within the country. Carabinieri police, in the southern town of Casal di Principe, who believe some of the syndicate members belong to the powerful Camorra and Venosa-Schiavone factions, …
Yggdrasil Gaming is soon to launch a new game mechanic dubbed Fusion Realms which enables the innovative developer to deliver features that can roam between different environments and reel set-ups in the same game. Fusion Realms will be showcased in Yggdrasil’s upcoming release, “The Jungle Book Slot”, set for launch later this year, in which …
GVC Holdings has further boosted its Instant Win portfolio with the signing of a direct content supply agreement with Gamevy in which its instant win games will launch across several GVC sites including bwin, partypoker, party casino and gamebookers. “We’ve seen a real shift in the last year as more operators appreciate how instant win …
ZEAL Investments (ZI), part of the ZEAL Network group, has invested GBP 1 million in the free-to-play online lottery platform, Free Postcode Lottery (FPL) for a 10 percent stake in the business. Recently launched, this is ZEAL Investments first investment following a partnership with start-up accelerator MassChallenge. FPL, founded in 2011, is a popular free …
Evolution Gaming’s latest offer is a new game category dubbed Live Lucky Wheel. Dream Catcher, the first title in the new game category, offers an ‘immersive’ online live gaming experience that allows players to follow every phase of the wheel spin on their desktop, tablet or smartphone screens through a series of dynamic camera angles …
Former Ladbrokes Coral sportsbook director, Keith O’Loughlin, has joined NYX Gaming Group in the role of executive vice president sportsbook. Marking a key product leadership appointment, O’Loughlin will be responsible for delivering the groups sportsbook strategy across all markets. Matt Davey, chief executive officer of NYX Gaming Group, commenting on the appointment, said: “The road …
Online betting operator, Betway, has added the Grand National Festival at Aintree to its sponsorship roster following a seven-figure, three-year deal. As official betting partner Grade 1 contests, the Betway Bowl Steeple Chase, Betway Aintree Hurdle, Betway Mildmay Novices’ Steeple Chase and Betway Mersey Novices’ Hurdle are all now part of the bookmaker’s sponsorship stable, …
Pariplay Ltd has entered into content supply agreement with Malta-based online sportsbook and casino operator, Interwetten Gaming. Interwetten’s integration of Pariplay content to its online and live casino products complement the operator’s core sportsbook offer. The first phase of the integration of Pariplay content sees branded slots such as Atari Asteroids, Atari Star Raiders, Atari …
Malta-based gaming platform software provider Bit8 has launched a new mobile friendly lottery game, Lotto Hero. Lotto Hero, designed to appeal to the Millennials, will be hosted on multiple operator sites offering players the chance to win a million Euros an hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for a Euro 2 stake. …
Playtech has entered into its largest ever, multi-year, branded games content deal with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment. The exclusive agreement allows Playtech to develop a wide catalogue of DC-branded film and television properties into omni-channel slot, bingo and roulette casino games and covers movie titles such as Batman v Superman: …
Kambi will offer its sportsbook service to a number of Greentube’s European markets – including Spain, Italy, UK, Germany and Romania, following the formalisation of a contract with Novomatic Interactive, this week. This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding back in October 2016 in which Kambi and Novomatic Lottery Solutions (NLS) launched ‘NLS …
The 10th International Gaming Awards were held at the InterContinental London Park Lane Monday paying homage to outstanding, innovative gaming industry providers. Microgaming, who needs no introduction, took home the award in the Mobile Product category having developed the first mobile casino software back in 2004, the company now caters to 350 online gaming brands …
NetEnt has penned a licensing agreement with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products for the Planet of the Apes film franchise for online casino gaming. The licensing deal covers the entire Planet of the Apes brand, on an exclusive basis, with the first slot release expected in the second half of 2017. “Planet of the Apes …
Sky Betting & Gaming has named former Morgan Stanley senior analyst, Vaughan Lewis, as director of corporate development. Strategic expansion in both domestic and international markets will be on Lewis’ agenda as he collaborates with chief financial officer, Ian Proctor, to identify potential M&A opportunities and growth areas. “We are delighted that Vaughan has chosen …
NetEnt will develop and launch its first real-money virtual reality (VR) slot, selecting its popular Gonzo’s Quest title to pilot the new venture. The rapidly emerging virtual reality market is a growing trend as online players seek more immersive gaming experiences, NetEnt said. Based on research and trends, NetEnt chief, Per Eriksson, believes VR has …
Former Betfair chief marketing officer (CMO), Oscar Nieboer, has been appointed to the PaySafe executive leadership team in the newly created position of CMO. Having worked in senior positions with the likes of Amazon Video, Virgin Games, PayPal and Betfair, Nieboer’s experience will assist the company in consolidating and growing the brand. Nieboer will report …
Investment firm IBID Group has bought a majority stake in gambling platform provider Riverplay for an undisclosed consideration. The acquisition complements IBID’s recent purchase of mobile and desktop casino games provider, Pragmatic Play and online payments company, Dalberry late last year. IBID has renamed Riverplay Pragmatic Solutions. David Barzilay, chief executive officer of IBID Group, …
GVC Holdings will expand its product line with the integration of a full suite of instant win games from IWG across its portfolio of brands. IWG has amassed a portfolio of over 250 instant win games having serviced the lottery industry for over 15 years. “We are really happy to be working with GVC to …
The independent online gambling testing laboratory and regulatory adviser eCOGRA is among the first few companies to achieve accreditation as an authorised Czech testing agency by the Central European nation’s Ministry of Finance, and was itself subjected to rigorous probity, professional staff, methodology and technical capability checks by the State Supervision of Gambling and Lotteries …
Playtech has acquired the entire issued share capital of Australian online gaming software developer, Eyecon Limited and Eyecon Pty. Ltd(Eyecon) for a maximum total consideration of GBP 50 million. Eyecon, founded in 1997, offers an established games portfolio of over 70 games, with a particular focus on bingo audiences. The company distributes its content through …
Microgaming has kicked off day-one at the ICE industry expo with a bang, delivering an impressive late Cretaceous period-themed stand to celebrate the launch of its “Jurassic World” slot. Microgaming signed a licensing agreement with Universal Brand Development in 2016 to create the online slot based on the blockbuster film. This is in addition to …
Preliminary figures from the Nevada Gaming Control Board show Nevada’s 196 sportsbooks took $138.5 million in wagers on the much-anticipated, annual NFL football championship, The Super Bowl, a 7.9 percent increase over 2016. Aside from wagering on the big result, it’s estimated that bookmakers around the world offer an additional 600 to 700 proposition bets …
What is believed to be the first prosecution in the UK for betting on video games and skin betting (eSports) played out in a Birmingham court Monday. Craig Douglas, who is a prominent gamer and has a YouTube channel under the pseudonym NepentheZ, with more than 1.4 million subscribers, and business partner Dylan Rigby, were …