The reputation of eSports took another knock this week with the exposure of James “PhantomL0rd” Varga, a YouTuber and Twitch streamer with a combined audience of almost two million, as the undisclosed owner of a skin betting site. The site in question, CSGO Shuffle, was promoted by Varga in his Youtube and Twitch streams as …
Chinese media following the police investigation into the promotion of gambling on the Baidu ecommerce and web services network (see previous report) claim that the police were called in by the Cyberspace Administration of China following user complaints regarding the late night promotion of gambling websites. The company has explained in a statement that it …
Online gambling operator Gaming Innovation Group is moving its Malta headquarters to spacious new campus premises on the island and located at St George’s Bay in St. Julian’s. The new offices have been hired on an eight year lease and include 500sq. metres of terrace space, which will be used for outdoor workstations as well …
Chinese media reports Monday indicate that the giant Chinese search and web services corporate Baidu is assisting police who are investigating the promotion of gambling websites that have used fake business licenses. Allegations have been made that many online gambling sites have photo-shopped other companies’ business licenses in order to register for Baidu promotional services, …
The London-based independent games creator Project has signed up for games from the Swedish online gambling games developer NetEnt, which it will translate to the brick and mortar environment. Explaining the benefits of the agreement, Project managing director, Tony Boulton, said Monday: “NetEnt is one of the most successful brands in the digital space and …
The London-listed e-processor WorldPay is creating problems for e-commerce companies – including online gambling firms – due to technical problems that have knocked it offline for the past two weeks. The Financial Times reports that millions of payments daily are affected by the technical outage, leaving many customers unable to receive payments from the companies …
The UK-based betting group Sportech plc has announced that Rich Roberts, President: Digital, USA, has resigned from its board with immediate effect following a reorganisation of management responsibilities in Sportech’s North American activities and the withdrawal from the groups Draft Day Daily Fantasy Sports business obligations. Roberts will work with the company until the end …
Boris Johnson, the new Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet reaffirmed over the weekend that Britain would fully involve the Gibraltar in its Brexit discussions with the European Union. A Reuters news agency report quoted a Foreign Office statement that Johnson told Chief Minister Fabian Picardo in talks in London that Britain would never agree …
Costa Rica-based online gambling operator Breakout Gaming has announced the upcoming launch of a new eSports website titled Breakout PVP, powered by its proprietary Breakout Coin. Players on Breakout PVP will be invited to participate in player vs player contests and tournaments on many of the most popular games, starting with CS:GO, and expanding to …
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot appears to have had a change of heart on daily fantasy sports; late last year he condemned the vertical as gambling that could corrupt sports, but this week he released a set of guidelines and acknowledged that DFS has a ‘significant presence’ in the state and should be controlled and taxed. …
The live streaming Twitch service has joined Valve in warning eSports operators that it will not tolerate being used for gambling or promoting gambling activity. The service cautioned users that “content in which the broadcaster uses or promotes services that violate Valve’s stated restrictions is prohibited on Twitch.” The ban is likely to have far-reaching …
A rather dreamy musical sound track and pastel glowing symbols combine to create what NetEnt claims is a harmonious theme that transcends space and time in the latest slot from the Swedish provider, a 5 reel, 30 pay-line game they have titled Nrvna. The mechanics feature Wilds, Scatters, Multiplayers and Free Spins, along with a …
Online gambling continued to make a useful contribution to the prosperity of land casinos in New Jersey during the month of June, according to the latest statistics from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. Land operations delivered revenues 3.6 percent lower year-on-year at $197.5 million, boosted to an overall $216.6 million by an online …
The political impasse on the Pennsylvanian budget appears to have been (sort of) resolved, with local media reports noting that lawmakers have now gone back to their constituencies until September, after which they will re-assemble for a shorter session due to the election year. The state governor and the legislature appear to have reached an …
After over a week of intense criticism, the threat of legal actions and a boycott by one developer, eSports provider Valve has finally responded to a skin gambling scandal by warning that its marketplace subsidiary Steam will not allow itself to be used as a vehicle for skin gambling by third party operators. According to …
Reflex Gaming has named former Inspired Gaming Group Interactive managing director Mat Ingram as chief product officer. Within the newly created post, Ingram is tasked with consolidating and growing Reflex Gaming’s position in traditional markets along with driving the deployment of more content across the full range of gaming channels.
The SoftSwiss-powered Jubise online casino has reportedly closed its virtual doors and arbitrarily moved its customer accounts, without their consent, to TTR Casino. The Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (GPWA) reports Jubise customers receiving this, rather badly written, notification of the change: “Hello dear player! We want to inform you that your account was transfered to …
According to The Australian newspaper, Sportsbet has been referred by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) regarding its live in-play betting service. The ACMA investigation surmised that Sportsbet’s Bet Live gambling service may flout Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act, in a controversial grey area taken advantage of by other …
Former senior William Hill and Centrebet marketing veteran Matt Brinckley has been appointed by Lottoland Australia. Brinckley will take the lead in marketing initiatives for Lottoland Australia and is tasked with implementing a new marketing team. He will report to managing director Luke Brill.
The UK advertising watchdog sanctioned promotional runs by Marathon Bet and Paddy Power during its latest weekly roundup. A promotional claim appearing on marathonbet.co.uk earlier this year was ruled as misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) despite acknowledging a typographical error that the company had rectified. The ASA deemed terms and conditions linked to …
Asia-facing games supplier Habanero has gone back in time to present its latest HTML5 omni-channel slot release “Sparta”. Fearsome warriors, ancient warships, and military machinery combine in this entertaining 5×3 reel slot allowing players to select up to 25 bet lines. A variable number of free games engage players with the anticipation of landing Sparta’s …
A slots player in Norway has won Euro 2.9 million on Yggdrasil Gaming’s Joker Millions progressive jackpot slot after playing the game on a mobile device as he waited outside a shop for his girlfriend. Chris, a 21-year-old from Oslo, was playing the slot on the LeoVegas mobile site on Monday afternoon and spun Euro …
The UK online gambling group GVC Holdings released a trading update on its H1-2016 performance Wednesday, reporting that it has maintained positive momentum, particularly in the second quarter, and flagging the following highlights: * Q2-2016 NGR per day at Euro 2,456k, grew year-on-year by 11 percent compared to Q2-2015 on a pro forma basis, and …
The 43-year-old ringleader of one of Vietnam’s biggest yet illegal online sports betting enterprises, Bui Quang Duong, has been arrested after being on the run for a month. Last month local police investigations across several northern provinces and Hai Phong culminated in a series of raids and the arrest of 23 individuals on illegal online …