Proprietary platform provider BtoBet has partnered NYX Gaming Group for the integration of NYX’s Open Gaming Server (OGS) to its B Neuron omni-channel sports betting and gaming platform. The partnership will deliver “extraordinary knowledge based on Artificial Intelligence” explains David Flynn, executive vice president of business development for NYX Gaming Group. The information gleaned through …
The UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes has reported improved results in its Q3-2016 performance, with digital channels doing especially well in achieving double digit growth. Overall group net revenues rose 12.1 percent in the quarter, although the retail division achieved only a 1.9 percent year-on-year improvement, mainly from European operations which grew 11.3 …
Commenting on Tuesday’s announcement that William Hill has walked away from talks regarding a possible merger, Amaya chairman Divyesh Gadhia issued a statement this morning, saying that following an extensive review his board has concluded that the best course for delivering long-term shareholder value is for Amaya to remain an independent, publicly-listed corporation. “Together with …
William Hill’s GBP 4.5 billion merger talks with Canada’s Amaya online gambling group were abandoned Tuesday in an announcement by the company that it had decided to walk away from the negotiating table following consultation with major shareholders. Those consultations will almost certainly have been with major stakeholder Parvus Asset Management, which had earlier launched …
Speculation around a possible Tatts-Tabcorp merger in Australia was confirmed Tuesday when the two gambling giants entered into trading halts ahead of a merger announcement to be made on Wednesday. The potential consolidation comes just weeks before the spring racing carnival and has already attracted comment from an official of the Australian Competition and Consumer …
Overnight developments on the detention of 18 Crown Resorts employees in China – including three visiting Australian managers – were briefed by the company Tuesday. Crown advised that it had hired legal representation in China, and that it was providing support for the employees and their families. James Packer, a major shareholder in the company, …
Whilst most US eyes are on the resumption of the online gambling legalisation discussion in Pennsylvania tomorrow (Wednesday), Senator Mike Kowalls in Michigan reminds observers that Michigan is still very much in the running for the position of fourth US state to legalise online gambling. This week Kowall assured local media that there was still …
The recent publication of international football federation FIFA’s “Vision for the Future” plan revealed a growing interest by the body in the impact and potential of eSports activity; sufficient to prompt it to establish an investigative team to examine possibilities. President Gianni Infantino laid out FIFA’s path into the future with three goals in mind; …
The Swedish online gambling group Betsson has announced that it is to open a second Maltese office, this one in St Julians and big enough to cater for 300 staff engaged mainly in Support activity. The fast-growing company already has a major presence in the central region of the Mediterranean island in the town Ta’ …
Fibetco, a financial betting company, has announced that Danske Spil CEO Hans Christian Madsen is to join its board of directors with responsibility for corporate governance as the firm prepares for international expansion. Madsen remains CEO of Danske Spil for the next half year. The company’s BetonFinance.com site will spearhead the expansion under the direction of …
Swedish slots specialist Quickspin has launched its latest online slot, a 5-reel, 40 pay-line offering titled Dragon Shrine with features that include free spins, with a double stack feature that fills the left and right reels with gold dragons. A stack of dragons on reel one unleashes the Dragon Stack Re-spin feature, during which all …
It’s a 50-line, 5×3-reel game set in a sinister circus environment, accompanied by dramatic animations, a creepy fairground-circus soundtrack and some rather amusing sound effects. The longer “Jugglenaut”, a ringmaster and circus act rolled into one, juggles – the richer the rewards in a special feature round. “As we expand into new markets it is …
Bitcoin processor BitPay has claimed a first with online sports betting and casino operator NetBet “becoming the UK’s first licensed gambling site to accept Bitcoin”. The development will enable NetBet customers to use bitcoin to load and transact within their online account.
Reacting to the recent announcement of the sale of 359 Ladbrokes and Gala Coral retail shops to Stan James and Betfred (see previous report), Irish operator BoyleSports plans to approach the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) saying its bid was higher than the reported sale price. In addition, the company said it had tendered a …
The Games Company (TGC) has agreed a long-term licensing deal with software specialist Black Cow Technology (Black Cow) for its Open Gaming Architecture (OGA) software which will be used to power TGC’s new remote game server. According to Black Cow, the open-source built software, with a fully-functioning Games Development Kit, will provide The Games Company …
NetEnt has previewed its latest offer “Warlords: Crystals of Power”, a 5-reel, 30-fixed payline slot whose theme revolves around three powerful warlords, The Barbarian, The Priestess and The Samurai. After years of war and pillaging these three rulers remain, left to defeat each other and capture the riches for themselves. Warlords: Crystals of Power offers …
Betfair will be the first Tier One operator to launch Cash Out Roulette from newcomer Be The House. The patent-pending product, described as “revolutionary” offers customers bets over consecutive spins of a roulette wheel, in addition to the traditional single spin roulette. Players can place bets on outcomes such as one number 16 in the …
Danish slots provider Magnet Gaming says a recent strategic decision will see it expand from restricting its business to dot country licensees to include Malta and Gibraltar-licensed operators. According to Magnet’s head of game licensing, Thomas Nielsen, the companies thinking behind its previous restriction to dot country operators was based on the need for strict …
Betfred has taken over the naming rights of the Super League, a top-level professional rugby league club competition in Europe, for the next three years. “Next year will be Betfred’s 50th birthday and what better way to celebrate than by becoming title sponsor of the Betfred Super League!” Betfred co-founder Fred Done said. “Building on …
Gaming platform software provider Bit8 has been awarded a B2B license to continue operating in the re-regulated Romanian market. The company intends expanding its already “significant” presence in the market leading on from its partnership with the country’s largest retail and online bookmaker SuperBet. “Romania is an exciting market, and we are thrilled to have …
Betsoft has launch “Kawaii Kitty”, rendered in the Japanese cultural context of being cute or “Kawaii”. This 3D slot pays both ways and features Wild Yarn balls that can expand to fill an entire reel if they land on reels 2, 3 and 4. Watch the demo here: http://www.betsoft.com/games/kawaii-kitty
Games developer Quickspin has appointed Tomas Bergendal in the role of Sales Director as it looks to expand in global regulated and emerging markets. Based at Quickspin’s Malta office, Bergendal joins the company having spent a year with Yggdrasil Gaming as sales manager, prior to which he spent almost three years with Betsson Group as …
Åland-based gaming operator Paf has inked a multi-year deal for mobile and web content from Play’n GO. Play’n GO will provide the operator its full suite of games for the first time providing Paf customers access to popular titles such as Gemix, Eye of the Kraken and Grim Muerto. “As a Scandinavian company at heart, …
The arrest in China of 18 Crown Resorts employees, including three executives visiting the Australian casino company’s Chinese VIP punter marketing operations (see previous report), resulted in the company’s share price taking an almost 14 percent hit Monday as investors exhibited fears of an intensified Chinese crackdown. Late Sunday – three days after the arrests …