China’s lottery sales continued on an upward trend in August 2016, rising 10 percent y-o-y to 31 billion yuan (US$4.7 billion), with the sports lottery again the most active with a 15.7 percent increase to 15.1 billion yuan. Ministry of Finance figures revealed that the welfare lottery reported sales up 5.8 percent to 15.9 billion …
The damaging effects of Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s attacks on e-gaming technology group Philweb and main shareholder Roberto Ongpin were again in evidence this week as former chairman Ongpin sold his 53.76 percent stake in the company to its new chairman, Gregorio Araneta, for just P2 billion (US$41.4 million). Ongpin’s fire sale after attempting unsuccessfully …
The Australian Financial Review published an interesting speculative article Wednesday suggesting that the Australian gambling market may no longer be attractive to William Hill Australia due to a more restrictive regulatory environment and heavy competition. The article considered likely suitors should the betting giant decide to ‘pack up its bat and ball and head home.’ …
Online bookmaker Goldbet has announced the signing of a one-year sponsorship agreement with the Italian Serie A football club Torino FC, making the company the official betting partner and boosting its presence in the Italian market. Torino is Italy’s oldest and most established professional football club, based at the Stadio Olympico, where the Goldbet brand …
Swedish game developer and software provider Play’n Go has launched a new wheel-based game titled Super Wheel in which seven betting options are available, enabling punters to bet on winning even money right the way up to 47 to 1 on the 52-segment wheel. http://custdev.playngonetwork.com/Casino/playmobile?gid=superwheel&pid=1000&lang=en_GB&practice=1
The state treasurer for Massachusetts, Deborah Goldberg, announced Wednesday her intention to introduce a new iLottery bill to the legislature, according to a report in the Boston Globe newspaper. The state lottery is pushing for online and mobile activity in a bid to attract a younger demographic, the newspaper reports. Goldberg announced her intention to …
Four New York residents, aided by the anti-gambling action group Stop Predatory Gambling, have filed an action in the State Supreme Courtclaiming that state lawmakers and Governor Andrew Cuomo exceeded their legal authority in legalising daily fantasy sports in New York. The suit claims the DFS law wrongly categorises daily fantasy sports contests as games …
Inspired entered into its second high profile land-based virtual sports provision deal this week with the signing of a three-year extension to its partnership with Paddy Power for the supply of its virtual sports portfolio across the U.K. and Ireland. Michael Ahearne, Director of Retail Product & Innovation, Paddy Power, commenting on the deal, said: …
Calgary-based HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. (HeadsUp) has acquired the assets of daily fantasy sports, eSports and social gamification platform provider FanLogic LLC. The acquisition forms part of HeadsUp’s global expansion initiative into the sports, eSports, poker and social gaming sectors and is expected to generate revenue through marketing contracts with major brand partners, sports teams, …
Spanish online and retail gaming group R. Franco will debut a portfolio of new, multi-national, branded games at the upcoming EiG Berlin conference under its new business arm, R. Franco Games (rfrancogames.com). The new Group brand, under the R. Franco Digital umbrella, will facilitate the adaptation of the company’s terrestrial portfolio to the digital environ …
Leeds-based Sky Betting & Gaming has been listed 74th in the Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 league table, a list that ranks Britain’s private mid-market growth companies by sales. The list, produced by Oxford-based research company Fast Track, is released annually during the month of October and culminates in an awards event in …
Italian online operator SISAL.it has agreed a deal with SafeCharge for its Personalised Cashier product facilitating players’ deposit and withdrawals, fraud prevention, cards acquiring and alternative payments acceptance for the Italian market. “We are honored to have been selected as Sisal’s payments provider and we believe that our payments technology will contribute to facilitating Italian …
Genesis Gaming has previewed its upcoming release “Attack of the Zombies” which is scheduled to coincide with Halloween. Attack of the Zombies™ is a 50-line, 5-reel video slot game themed around a band of steampunk zombie hunters. The game is fully optimised in HTML5 for desktop and mobile. Check out the teaser here: NYX Gaming …
Scientific Games has announced its acquisition of Karma Gaming’s portfolio of interactive games for an undisclosed consideration. “The purchase, which was completed in June 2016, accelerates Scientific Games’ interactive strategy and product roadmap while further strengthening the Company’s position to lead lotteries into the digital future,” a company statement reads. The acquisition furthers Scientific Games’ …
UK sports betting operator Pinnacle is claiming a first in the launch of its new Drone Racing betting market. Pinnacle will offer odds, initially on the outright winner, of the Drone Racing World Championships to be held in Hawaii from 20-22 October 2015. According to Pinnacle, Drone Racing has emerged through the rapid expansion in …
LeoVegas has expanded its jurisdiction list with the award of a gaming license from Denmark’s Gambling Authority. The mobile operator expects to launch into the regulated market during the Autumn without an extensive expansion of its current organisation, saying, the team that has been put together has extensive experience in digital marketing and the Danish …
The British Columbia Lottery Corp’s provincial online gambling monopoly through its PlayNow.com website has expanded into a sports-oriented internet raffle in partnership with the NHL Vancouver Canucks hockey team. The team’s popular 50/50 raffle has previously been a physical arena event but will now move online in what BCLC officials are claiming is a world …
UK online gambling games developer iSoftBet has released its latest online slot, Slammin’7s – a five reel, 27 pay-line game with a futuristic feel to it, emphasised by geometric design elements and vibrant colours. The designers have shown some imagination in their portrayal of the reel elements – each is made up of 3 hexagonal …
The now largely prohibited skin-wagering potential of eSports games has been illustrated by a new report on the partially-shuttered CS.GO Lounge, claiming that the site handled over $1 billion worth of bets this year before it closed down wagering in the midst of a skin betting scandal (see previous reports). The Legal Sports.com report reveals …
The Danish online and land gambling operator Danske Spil has announced the appointment of Susanne Mørch Koch as successor to Christian Madsen in the CEO post at the company. Madsen announced his resignation after twelve years in the hot seat earlier this year, and following the Board’s acceptance of Koch, she will work closely with …
Swedish online gambling games provider Yggdrasil Gaming has announced the launch of a new progressive jackpot slot branded Empire Fortune which shares a jackpot pool with the company’s popular title Joker Millions. Unlike most progressive jackpot slots, Empire Fortune is built around an engaging base game, including an interesting feature that allows the player to …
Two 20-year-old students at the University of Nevada Las Vegas generated good publicity for their game developing efforts at the recent G2E show in Las Vegas, showcasing their innovative Line em Up social casino app, which they claim may soon appear as part of the drive toward skill games in land casinos. Troy Pettie and …
A British Columbia Lottery Corp audit branch report in March this year regarding the company’s PlayNow online operations has surfaced in the Canadian media following a ‘freedom of information” request, triggering some criticism of the provincial online gambling monopoly. Auditors found that mandatory problem gambling assessments were not carried out when online casino games were …
A Spanish company has built a strong UK and international presence by supplying and maintaining one of the most advanced and independent electronic point of sale (EPOS) products on the bookmaking market. EPOS is at the heart of any bookmaker’s business, and it is essential that products of this type offer a wide range of …