South African horse racing and totalizator betting operator Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Ltd, hailed preliminary audited results for the year ended 31 July 2016 saying it was pleased with the strong growth in fixed odds, international and soccer tote betting over the past 12 months. The company reported a 54 percent increase in earnings per …
Nigerian sportsbetting operator Nairabet will optimise its platform capabilities as it looks to expand further into Africa with BtoBet’s B Neuron omni-channel sportsbook and gaming platform. “As a leading sports betting operator in the Nigerian market, we are always on the look-out for quality partners and products to ensure a great experience for our customers,” …
Rival Powered will launch its latest 5-reel, 50-payline slot “Windy Farm” today (Tuesday). The farm-themed slot offers Scatters, Free Spins and a directional expanding Wild. Players need to watch the Weather Vane, which directionally scatter Chicken symbols across the farm – if the weather is windy the Wild expands upward, if the weather is calm …
The Swedish online gambling games developer NetEnt has entered an agreement to licence its gaming content to German gaming machine producer Gauselmann for use in the Italian retail market. The agreement with Gauselmann’s subsidiary Merkur Gaming Italia covers distribution of gaming content to the Italian Comma 6a retail market – the single largest gaming machine …
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) says that there is keen interest among offshore operators for its licenses as the e-gaming starts to reacquire some equilibrium after the recent unsettling decisions by government (see previous reports). Pagcor chief Andrea Domingo claims that since Pagcor started accepting applications in mid-September it has received 76 applications …
The OTCQB-listed eSports betting start-up VGambling.net has announced that it has made an offer to purchase the Grand Princess Casino in Antigua with the intention of converting the property into a venue where eSports events can be held. VGambling CEO Grant Johnson said that the 3-storey, 62,000 sq ft casino can be modified to hold …
New independent research data from Juniper Research has found that gross wagers from VR (Virtual Reality) gambling will grow from just over $58.5 million this year, to just under $520 million by 2021, representing an increase of 800 percent, the company advised in a press release Monday. Juniper’s latest research, Mobile & Online Gambling: Casinos, …
Virtual sports provider Vermantia has launched what it claims is the first Virtual Baseball game in the industry. In designing and constructing the new product, the company used professional baseball players, the latest motion capture technologies and advanced animation techniques. Displayed in full high definition, the game features extensive close-ups of players, dynamic lighting and …
Sky Betting and Gaming, a Yorkshire-based online and mobile gambling operator, released some impressive full year fiscal 2015-2016 numbers Monday, reporting: * Revenues soared 51 percent to GBP373.6 million despite “unprecedented pay-outs” following Leicester City winning the Premier League title; * Consistent growth across all divisions, led by the Sky Bet sports-betting division, where revenues …
Online gambling games developer Habanero is building a stronger European presence through a new deal with online slots aggregator Slotegrator Ltd. The partnership will see Slotegrator Ltd. integrate Habanero’s HTML5 desktop and mobile titles into its platform, which will be offered to operators primarily in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Russia, …
Sports billionaire and NBA franchise owner Mark Cuban, who was previously rather bullish on eSports potential, said this week that he would not be buying any further eSports teams due to concerns about the confused state of the market and the speed with which team players burn out. In an exchange with the publication Fusion.net, …
Bitcoin-only online casino Bitcasino.io has expanded its content portfolio with 120 Pragmatic Play titles. Pragmatic Play will join NetEnt and Endorphina in Bitcasino’s content portfolio with its HTML5-built games offer. Head of marketing for BitCasino, Tomas Toro believes the new games will prove to be a big hit in its Europe and Asia markets, bringing …
Games developer Endorphina has partnered with Clarion to create a custom slot for the EiG 2016 Expo to be held in Berlin from 18-20 October. Clarion has integrated the slot on its EiG 2016 website providing players an opportunity to win a range of prizes that include an AAA ICE 2017 Conference Pass, a 2017 …
Described as “revolutionary”, sports betting operator 1960Bet is set to launch a full and partial Cash Out function in the Nigerian market. Chief executive officer of 1960Bet, Dotun Adegbile, believes the function is a crucial product that the modern day bettor needs to have access to, “putting the decision-making power firmly in the hands of …
News Corp Australia has acquired digital racing publisher Punters.com.au for an undisclosed consideration in collaboration with Corum Group International. Michael Miller, executive chairman of News Corp Australasia said the deal deepens the company’s commitment to racing while providing its 16 million monthly audience with an even more complete and integrated online and traditional media fan …
GVC Holdings has further boosted its content offer in Spain and Belgium with new content from Scientific Games Corporation’s WMS development studio. More than twenty new games will be offered through GVC’s bwin Casino, PartyCasino and Party Poker brands. “We are really pleased to be able to offer WMS award-winning content to even more of …
“Dragon Shrine” is a new QuickSpin release offering a Dragon Stack Respin feature triggered when the Dragon Stack symbol appears on the first reel. The demo can be accessed here:
Software developer NSoft has released its Lucky Six product, in a widget form, via its Seven Web Platform to three new unidentified customers, one of which enables it its first entry into the Turkish market. “Players are enabled with an even more simple way of playing the game,” a press statement reads. “We’re happy that …
B2B casino group SkillOnNet will significantly expand its content offer following a new deal with Quickfire, powered by Microgaming. SkillOnNet powers online gaming sites such as SlotsMagic, PlayMillion, VegasWinner, DrueckDrueck and EUCasinoSkillOnNet, whose customers will gain access to a suite of over 500 games from Microgaming. “We are delighted to now offer Microgaming games to …
IT solutions provider Comtrade Gaming will enable Bosnia and Herzegovina’s multi-channel lottery Lutrija Bosne i Herzegovine to extend its digital offer through multi-channel access to sports betting, lottery and games of chance such as TV Bingo, Loto 6/45 and 5/39, Joker, Pick the Colour and Bingo Plus via desktop, mobile and tablets. “Comtrade’s venture with …
Malaysian police in the Sarawak province have reported extensive anti-online gambling raids over the past week which have resulted in the arrest of 84 individuals in 42 separate venue raids. State CID chief, Datuk Dev Kumar M.M. Sree Shunmugam said that sixty four of those detained were males and that a significant number of computers …
Australian online bookmaker TopBetta Holdings latest performance numbers show that the company continues to prosper and grow, posting results that indicate turnover reached A$12 million and revenues A$1.2 million during the third quarter ended September 2016. The ASX-listed company recently added fantasy sports to its offering, and the report indicates that the site held 1,650 …
UK online operator Sky Betting and Gaming is gearing up for an international expansion in 2017 involving Italy and Germany following strong growth in the British market. The Financial Times reports that the expansion follows private equity firm CVC’s GBP 800 million acquisition of a controlling stake in the betting group in 2014 (see previous …
Mainstream media reports delivered more details on the possible merger between William Hill and Amaya Inc (see previous report) over the weekend, with analysts and observers noting: * Informed sources have revealed that the proposed deal could deliver synergistic savings in excess of GBP 100 million annually; * The deal represents a strong fit which …