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Snowmania – New online slot from RTG

6 Dec 2016

Capturing the festive feel in the now chilly northern hemisphere, RealTime Gaming has released its December offering, a 5 reel, 20 pay-lines online slot with a jackpot of 37,500 coins. The theme is redolent with Christmas gifts, fare and decorations, forming a backdrop for a 3D slot that transports the player to a winter world …

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PKR to offer virtual sports

6 Dec 2016

The long established and respected online poker and casino operator PKR.com has followed its switch to Microgaming’s MPN network earlier this year and the more recent launch of its live dealer offering with a new Virtual Sports attraction powered by Kiron Interactive. Sports offered in the product include horse racing, greyhound racing, football and four …

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Betsson takes on Gamevy scratch cards

6 Dec 2016

Start-up scratch card game developer Gamevy has clinched a deal with Swedish online gambling operator Betsson to provide four exclusively designed scratch card games. Incorporating Betsson imagery, themes and built around the Betsson mantra of “Anytime’s playtime” and “Anything can happen”, these bespoke cards are built specifically to appeal to the gambling group’s players “It’s …

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Sentencing handed down in massive Vietnamese online gambling bust

6 Dec 2016

The People’s Court in HCM City handed down sentences Monday to dozens of defendants linked to a major online sports betting ring dismantled last year by Vietnamese police. Prosecutors claimed the ring generated the equivalent of around US$28.7 million from its operations between February 2012 to January 2015, and that profits were laundered through 56 …

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Mr Green in commercial partnership with Wigan Athletic

5 Dec 2016

Online gaming firm Mr Green has agreed a commercial partnership with Wigan Athletic Football Club, a professional association football club that competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Named Official Betting and Gaming Partner to the Club for the 2016/17 and 2017/18 football seasons, Mr Green will offer in stadia betting at …

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UK govt to tax remote gaming first use freeplays only

5 Dec 2016

Following completion of the consultation aimed at bringing the remote gaming tax treatment of free plays in line with the general betting industry (see previous reports), the UK Government has determined the existing proposal will impose greater burdens on remote gaming business than initially expected and has undertaken to revise the draft legislation proposal by …

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Major online gambling presence in English football

5 Dec 2016

International sports betting companies – many of them with online divisions – are playing an increasing role in English football sponsorship deals, with ten industry companies involved in football club relationships this year – up on the seven who inked deals last year. Reporting on the phenomenon, the publication Ghana Soccernet says that Ghanaian sports …

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Yggdrasil to provide GIG gaming content

5 Dec 2016

Hot on the heels of its deal with Tain (see previous report), Yggdrasil Gaming has partnered Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) for the supply of its full suite of video slots. GIG will roll-out Yggdrasil’s portfolio across its B2C sites including its flagship online casino and sportsbook, Guts.com and Rizk.com, and B2B network, iGaming Cloud. In …

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New Austrian affiliate member of EGBA

5 Dec 2016

The Austrian Association for Betting and Gambling (OVWG) has become the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) latest member. The OVWG, on the challenges it faces in the Austrian market, said its membership of the EGBA will strengthen its position in both local and European markets. “EGBA has been the leading voice for the industry …

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Inspired to develop Virtual Grand National

5 Dec 2016

Virtual sports provider Inspired has entered into an exclusive collaboration with Carm Productions and The Jockey Club for the development of a Virtual Grand National product. The backdrop to the new suite of products will be familiar to die-hard race-goers as Aintree Racecourse and its iconic fences. Merging the virtual with the real, legendary names …

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Playson spins triple the fun

5 Dec 2016

Playson content has gone live with Hero Gaming’s casinoheroes.com, casitabi.com and betser.com following the inking of a content supply deal. Hero Gaming sites will offer 40-plus Playson omni-channel slots including popular and recently launched titles Down The Pub, Art of the Heist andGold Rush. In a second announcement, Playson expanded into the Czech Republic, Slovakia …

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Wishing Cup from Rival

5 Dec 2016

Rival’s newest release is a 5-reel, 25-payline video slot titled “Wishing Cup”. Themed on Tutankhamun and all things Egypt, the title is derived from one of the first items discovered in his tomb, a lotus-shaped alabaster chalice. When a Wishing Cup icon is hit, King Tut is reborn from within the chalice, rising upwards and …

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Intralot and Amelco in sports betting MoU

5 Dec 2016

Gaming solutions provider Intralot has entered into a strategic partnership with a binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AMELCO. The partnership will open new avenues by combining Intralot’s retail expertise with AMELCO’s sports betting platform functionalities into a single solution. Intralot group chief executive officer, Antonious Kerastaris, considers the partnership a milestone in the development …

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Betsson develops new front end technology

5 Dec 2016

Betsson is claiming “world’s largest mobile casino” with the development of “One Betsson Group” (OBG), a new front end technology that enables it to include over 800 games in combination with an improved design and layout. According to Betsson, OBG is a component layer that will sit between the proprietary technology platform Techsson and the …

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GVC expand content portfolio with Blueprint Gaming

5 Dec 2016

GVC Holdings has inked a content deal with Gauselmann Group subsidiary, Blueprint Gaming. Over 40 Blueprint Gaming slots will be integrated and made available to GVC’s bwin, partypoker, party casino and game bookers customers. “Our aim is to ensure we have the most attractive content available to our customers and Blueprint’s is amongst the most …

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Limited remote gambling to be allowed in Bermuda

5 Dec 2016

After two years of discussion senators in the self-governing British overseas territory of Bermuda finally approved the Casino Gaming Amendment Act 2016 last week, ushering in a potentially more liberal and practical approach to gambling in the Caribbean island nation. Whilst the bill deals mainly with land casino-related licensing requirements, anti-corruption measures and fighting the …

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NetEnt enters Mexican regulated market with Codere content deal

5 Dec 2016

Swedish online gambling games and software supplier NetEnt has announced an important inaugural milestone in its Latin American expansion strategy – a content deal with existing Spanish client Codere that will see the company’s games presented to the regulated Mexican online casino market. Codere has a significant presence in the traditional land-based casino markets in …

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New Golden Jungle IGT slot set for release in December

4 Dec 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujILz-mZaaA IGT is about to launch online its popular land casino slot Golden Jungle, adding yet another jungle-and-temple themed game to the dozens already available to internet and mobile punters. The 4×5 reel, 50 pay-line game has a wealth of temple, jungle and treasure related symbols executed in sharp and colourful graphics, backed by a …

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Russian regulator licenses sixth sports betting operator

3 Dec 2016

Russian online sports betting operator Fonbet has achieved local licensing status and opened its bkfon.ru site, becoming the sixth online sports betting operator to be awarded a Russian licence since the regulatory regime was implemented early this year. Russian-licensed operators are required to use officially sanctioned payment hubs called TSUPIS to facilitate government oversight, and …

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Some interesting stats in latest Massachusetts Gambling Commision report

3 Dec 2016

Industry journalist Steve Ruddock picked up on some interesting statistics from the latest annual report of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission released this week, flagging the current results from its on-going monitoring research of the state gambling market. The research throws some light on the participation rates and preferences of adults in Massachusetts, and this year …

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Gambling company acquires the Albanian National Lottery

3 Dec 2016

The Austrian gaming technology group Novomatic has issued a statement confirming that it has completed the final required steps for the successful acquisition of the Albanian National Lottery. Following a 2012 tender, Lotaria Kombëtare was granted a ten-year license to establish, operate and manage the Albanian National Lottery. With the completion of the acquisition, Novomatic …

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Spanish gambling market continues to grow

3 Dec 2016

Spain’s gambling industry continued to advance in 2015 with growth in most sectors, according to the latest research report from the Codere – University of Madrid Institute for Policy and Governance collaboration released this week. Highlights from the report include: * Online gambling revenue in 2015 was up around 25 percent year-on-year at Euro 320 …

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Yahoo achieves UK licensing for its daily fantasy sports offering

3 Dec 2016

Joining FanDuel and DraftKings in acquiring a UK Gambling Commission licence, Yahoo signalled its daily fantasy sports intentions in the UK market this week as former partner Mondogoal switched from a business-to-consumer DFS supplier to a European business-to-business operation. Industry observers point out that Yahoo has thus far carried out little in the way of …

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GBP 27 million arbitrage sports betting scheme collapses

3 Dec 2016

A UK-based GBP 27 million arbitrage sports betting scheme, The Winning Express, has collapsed, leaving a thousand investors with concerns that their money is lost, according to a BBC report over the weekend. And, according to the report, the venture was flagged as a potential danger to the authorities who allegedly did little to halt …

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