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Betconstruct powers iJuegos sportsbook

14 Sep 2016

BetConstruct has expanded in the Spanish market with an agreement for the provision of its sportsbook product to Comar Inversiones-owned Spanish-facing operation iJeugos.es The new iJuegos-operated sportsbook from BetConstruct will run in parallel to iJuegos.es’ existing online casino and will be an integral addition to their online offer, product manager, Manuel Paz, believes. “We expect …

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Netplay TV upbeat on H1 performance

14 Sep 2016

UK interactive gaming firm NetPlay TV plc posted encouraging interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2016. Key Performance Indicators for the six month period ending June 30 2016 include: – 15 percent increase in net revenue to GBP 14.7 million (H1/2015: GBP 12.7 million) – Adjusted EBITDA increased 31 percent to GBP …

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New real-time sports betting game from Flowplay

14 Sep 2016

Browser-based virtual world technology and multiplayer casual games developer, Flowplay, has launched its first real-time sports betting game “Ready Set Bet” within its flagship social casino Vegas World. The free-to-play game allows players to place bets on any drive in progress during all live professional football games, affording them the opportunity to win a virtual …

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Microgame acquire Active Games

13 Sep 2016

Leading Italian provider Microgame has acquired Active Games from Intent Ventures for an undisclosed consideration. The B2B gaming services provider, which was founded in 2011, offers a turnkey modular service in which customers can choose the services they want, whether it be one game or a full white label solution for the Italian market in …

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Ladbrokes Australia name Cherry as CEO

13 Sep 2016

Paul Cherry has been named chief executive officer of Ladbrokes Australia, succeeding Dean Shannon who steps down from the role in February 2017. Shannon, who is leaving the role for personal reasons, is the founder of Bookmaker.co.au which was sold to Ladbrokes in September 2013. According to a company release, Shannon will continue to contribute …

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Aristocrat on the hunt for chief digital officer

13 Sep 2016

Aristocrat Leisure’s chief digital officer Pat Ramsey will step down from his executive role at the end of this month to spend more time with his family but will continue his journey with the company as a non-executive Board director. The company has already embarked on a global search for Ramsey’s successor saying it would …

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Gaming Realms delivers in H1/2016 results

13 Sep 2016

UK gaming firm Gaming Realms has generated impressive revenue growth, according to an interim results report for the six months ending June 30 2016, which it attributes to the success of its proprietary platform Grizzly and the acquisition of the social gaming assets from Real Networks. Key performance highlights include: – A 109 percent increase …

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Paf boost content for Spanish market

13 Sep 2016

Åland-based gaming company Paf has significantly boosted content on its Spanish-facing website with the release of around 30 slots. New content comprises of a range of in-house developed slots along with titles from Microgaming and NetEnt which include Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider: Secret of the Sword, Hellboy, Loaded and RoboJack.

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Olympic Entertainment Group choose Evolution Gaming

13 Sep 2016

Live Casino solutions provider Evolution Gaming, has penned a deal with Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) in which Evolution’s core Live Casino games omni-channel offering will be added to OEG’s online gaming websites including Olybet.com which may also, potentially, converge with services at OEG’s land-based venues. OEG, with its subsidiaries, is a market-leading provider of gaming …

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General launch for Play’n Go Super Flip slot

13 Sep 2016

Online gambling games developer Play’n GO has unveiled Super Flip, its latest premium title which has hitherto been exclusive to the Unibet group. The five-reel game is simultaneously released in mobile and flash, and features wild and Super Flip scatter symbols across 20 fixed pay lines, in addition to a free spins feature. During the …

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Sportech in deal to sell The Football Pools

13 Sep 2016

In an advisory notice to the London stock exchange Tuesday Sportech plc revealed that it has entered into exclusivity with Burlywood Capital LLP on the proposed sale of its subsidiary The Football Pools for a total cash consideration of GBP 97.25 million on a debt free/cash free basis. Burlywood’s management team proposes to apply for …

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Affiliate publisher raises euro 50 million in bond issue

13 Sep 2016

Affiliate marketing publisher Catena Media remains firmly on the acquisition trail and revealed this week that it has raised Euro 50 million through a bond issue, the proceeds of which will be invested in more acquisitions. With a floating 6.75 percent interest rate and three year duration, the bond clearly appealed to investors impressed by …

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New DFS stats app launched by DraftKings

13 Sep 2016

The CEO of daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings, Jason Robins, used his address to the TechCrunch Disrupt conference last week to announce the launch of a new app by his company. Titled DK Live, the app aggregates National Football League news and statistics on League players in real time to aid DFS fans in their …

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Shuttered Canadian sportsbook revisited in Toronto court

13 Sep 2016

Years after shuttering the Canadian online betting ring and punishing some of its leaders, the event was back in the courts this week when Gordon Baird (59) pleaded guilty to bookmaking and contributing to the activities of a criminal organization whilst he was the technical manager and administrator of the Cdn$103 million, allegedly Mafia and …

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GSN Games launch social Wheel of Fortune game

13 Sep 2016

San-Francisco social games developer GSN Games launched its new “Wheel of Fortune® Slots: The Ultimate Collection” on Google Play today (Monday). The free app, which offers up to $100,000 in cash prizes daily, is hosted by American TV personality and Wheel of Fortune TV version presenter, Vanna White. Several distinctively themed Wheel of Fortune slot …

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Zitro Interactive launch Beetle Bingo and Bingo Dream titles

12 Sep 2016

Spanish social bingo content provider Zitro Interactive has expanded its World of Bingo portfolio with the addition of Beetle Bingo and Bingo Dream. Both games are currently available on the Facebook web version of World of Bingo but are expected to go live across the Android and iOS mobile platforms in the near future. The …

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New Coral Vegas app unveils electric tiger character

12 Sep 2016

https://youtu.be/PNTPpEyEgnk Gala Coral has launched a three-month-long multi-channel ad campaign to support the launch and growth of its newly released Coral Vegas App. The campaign, devised by UK creative agency Cravens, was undertaken in collaboration with Moving Picture Company (MPC), attributed with the creation of the Sher Khan character in The Jungle Book. The face …

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Omni-channel Powerbucks jackpot launched in Canada

12 Sep 2016

International Game Technology (IGT) and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) have partnered up to launch Northern America’s “first omni-channel jackpot” with a prize pool upwards of $1 million. “Powerbucks” links the jackpot pool from the land-based “Powerhits™” slot games at BCLC’s 33 gaming facilities, the mobile and desktop versions of which are found on …

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Romanian licensing for Relax Gaming and Yggdrasil

12 Sep 2016

Malta-based platform provider Relax Gaming has been granted a B2B supplier licence from the Romanian gambling regulator for the provision of casino games through its Silver Bullet gaming platform, as well as bingo and poker via its operating partners. “Moving into new regulated markets is a natural step for Relax and part of our growth …

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Canadian single game sports betting debate due soon

12 Sep 2016

The seemingly endless debate on single sports betting in Canada could be resolved later this month when parliament gets back to work, with a private member’s bill again on the agenda in the Commons and calls for prime minister Justin Trudeau to permit a free vote on the issue. The Canadian Criminal Code at present …

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Macau mass market recovery now almost in place

12 Sep 2016

A mass market recovery, touted by many analysts as the solution to Macau’s problems, is almost in place according to a Deutsche Bank analyst who has conducted extensive research and interviews with experts. Analyst Karen Tang points to increasing gaming spend per visitor, with VIP players starting to return as ‘premium mass players’ heralding the …

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Embarrassing start to the NFL season for ESPN

12 Sep 2016

There must have been a few red faces at ESPN over the weekend when the company’s fantasy sports app crashed and was down for hours on the opening Sunday of the new NFL season. The incident achieved wide social and other media coverage, with ESPN apologising to punters and attributing the debacle to a “backend …

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888Sports in clever use of Pokemon-style augmented reality technology

12 Sep 2016

With its sights clearly set on the younger demographic familiar with augmented reality via cellphones and the currently trending Pokemon hunt concept, 888Sports launched its own clever version of the concept in the UK this week, inviting punters to participate in its Free Bet Hunt promo. The FBH app triggers whenever punters are close to …

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GameAccount Network confirms new european online casino set-up for u.s. client

12 Sep 2016

Online gambling software supplier GamingAccount Network (GAN) has confirmed earlier reports that it has contracted to set-up a European regulated markets-facing online casino in an extension of an existing partnership with one of its unidentified US clients (see previous  reports). In a stock market advisory Monday GAN advised that the deal includes a $1.4 million …

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