The DFS information forum Rotogrinders reports that daily fantasy sport operator iTeam will not be posting any more real-money games, although the website will remain open to enable players to cash out their positive balances. Gabe Hunterton from iTeam told Rotogrinders that he was not able to raise the large series A round needed to …
David Baazov, the former CEO of the Amaya Group and prospective multi-billion-dollar buyer of the company, announced Tuesday that he has ended acquisition talks, claiming that some Amaya shareholders were demanding too high a premium. Reporting on the end of the acquisition initiative, the Reuters news agency says that the news was greeted with an …
Online gambling group Intertain has substantially increased its debt burden after raising debt financing of GBP 160 million in order to help meet its earn-out payment obligations to Gamesys regarding the acquisition in April last year of Jackpot Joy and and Starspins. In a statement Tuesday Intertain management outlined obligations regarding the payment of fees, …
Online gambling casino games developer RealTime Gaming has announced the launch of its new Sweet 16 online slot, which features the developer’s new Morphing Symbols feature. Any symbols in any winning combination can change into a new symbol and create another winning combination. With each successive win, the prize is multiplied – up to 10X …
Spin Games, the US-based developer and supplier of land and online interactive games, has announced the appointment of a new president and chief financial officer. Kunal Mishra takes over as president and chief financial officer from Spin Games founder Kent Young who continues to serve the company as chief executive officer and will focus on …
The Malta-based online games and white label platform supplier 1Click Games has announced a deal with Kiron Interactive which will see the latter’s virtual sports games becoming available to 1Click Games clients, enabling them to attract virtual sports fans. Following integration with 1Click Games platform, Kiron’s Betman Online remote game server, will be delivered across …
The Australian online lottery company Jumbo Interactive, which among other enterprises operates Ozlotteries .com under agreements with the Tatts Group, has reported on its expected performance in H1-2016; the six months ending December 31 this year, reporting that despite declining revenues its profit remains stable. Highlights on the interim include: * Net Profit After Tax …
A federal judge in southern California, Anthony Battaglia, has ruled that the San Diego-based tribal online gambling operator, Santa Ysabel Interactive, must immediately stop offering or conducting any gambling or game of chance through internet technologies, and suspend accepting payments relating to online gambling from anyone outside its designated tribal land. The decision appears to …
GVC Holdings’ in-house developers have developed Blackjack Pro and European Roulette Pro, the first two titles to launch in its new casino table game Pro Series. The Pro series are developed with a mobile first approach and provide a complete refresh to these timeless classics of the offline and online casino world, the company said. …
Loot.bet, operated by Cyprus-based Livestream Ltd, is the latest eSports operator to join the UltraPlay platform. The Curacao-licensed operator offers pre-match and live betting on a range of sixteen competitive games, including Dota2, Counter-strike and Overwatch.
Norwegian state-owned lottery Norsk Tipping has awarded a six-year iGaming Integration Platform contract to EveryMatrix. Under the terms of the contract, EveryMatrix will provide operational services, content provider support, its CasinoEngine platform and integration for several casino vendors including IGT, NetEnt, QuickSpin, Novomatic, Magnet Gaming and Scientific Games. EveryMatrix executive chairman, Stian Hornsletten, believes Norsk …
Gala Bingo.com has risen to the occasion with a donation of GBP 52,000 to global donations charity 52 Lives. 52 Lives posts a story each week about someone who is in need of help and operates on the premise that lots of good people working together can make an immense difference to those less fortunate. …
William Hill Sports Book has taken Virtual Racing live at four of its Reno Sports Books following a successful field trial at two Las Vegas properties. The launch follows final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission enabling William Hill to expand the product to Circus Circus Hotel Casino, Club Cal Neva Casino, Grand Sierra Resort …
Software developer Playson will release all new titles in HTML5, and convert its most popular older titles to the same format by early 2017, as it anticipates the discontinuation of default Flash player support. The company has completed the launch of its new framework, already having rolled out its recent releases Art of the Heist, …
Booming Games released two new titles “Booming Seven Deluxe” and “Santa’s Kiss” this week. Booming Seven Deluxe is a super-charged sequel to the developer’s Booming Seven title. Upgrades include diamond encrusted Wild x7 multipliers and additional paylines. Landing three or more standard 7 icons will award 10 free spins and shiny gold bars will activate …
Genesis Gaming content will supply its entire slots portfolio to Royal Panda online casino following an agreement announced late last week. Titles include Machine Gun Unicorn, Clash of Queens, and Temple of Luxor. “It’s always a pleasure to welcome a new games supplier to Royal Panda, especially when it brings such an impressive line-up of …
Hong Kong-based interactive entertainment firm TGG Takara Gaming Group has clinched a deal with online betting operator BetEast for the integration of customised sportsbetting, casino and e-sports content. The agreement grows BetEast’s content portfolio while enabling TGG further expansion in internet gaming. “TGG is proud to partner with BETEAST and supply them with our vast …
Ladbrokes has launched a range of HTML5 mobile slots from Inspired and will soon debut the company’s Virtuals-On-Demand products which will include Rush Football Live and Rush Horses Live. Lucy Buckley, MD Mobile, Inspired commented: “The successful deployment of Inspired’s premium HTML5 content with Ladbrokes is testament to the efficiency of our Virgo RGS technology, …
Gaming solutions provider BetConstruct has secured a Class II software provider’s licence from the Romanian National Gambling Office (ONJN) enabling the company to supply its platform to online gaming operators in Romania’s regulated market. “BetConstruct views Romania as a significant and forward-looking jurisdiction. With the ONJN license we are bringing our powerful betting technology to …
Webis Holding’s Advanced Deposit Wagering business, Watch and Wager, has been awarded a license by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission enabling the company to accept advanced deposit wagers in Kentucky. The company began taking live registrations, deposits and wagering from residents of the State from Wednesday 14th December. The licence is conditional on a $100,000 …
GVC Holdings announced Monday that it has sold off its online payments processor Kalixa to Singapore-based Senjō Group Pte. Ltd for Euro 29 million. GVC announced its intention to dispose of the subsidiary back in September this year. The consideration will be paid on completion of the deal, probably during the first quarter of 2017, …
Digital Sports Tech, which develops and supplies business-to-business sports betting software such as proposition betting, announced Monday that it has signed its third Australian client in TopSport. Previous Australian signings have been Ladbrokes and MadBookie. TopSport will be launching Digital Sport Tech’s ‘Player Props’ product, where customers can customise and create their own prop bets …
Virtual games specialist Kiron Interactive has agreed a deal with Isle of Man-based Link2Win, to integrate the Supervivo product into its Betman Online Remote Gaming System. Supervivo is a patented product which offers a draw mechanism that gives players the opportunity to win large fixed or progressive jackpots alongside their regular bets. As a betting …
Responsible Wagering Australia, a newly formed trade body supported by Bet365, Betfair, CrownBet, Sportsbet and Unibet (see previous report) has announced that it is to support government moves to ban inducement advertising, e.g. the offering of bonuses and free games to attract and persuade punters to sign up. Stephen Conroy, a controversial former Australian federal …