Swedish online gambling software provider Yggdrasil Gaming has secured a B2B supplier licence from the Gibraltar Licensing Authority, enabling the company to offer its gaming platform and slot games to Gibraltar-based operators. Yggdrasil Gibraltar can now also host clients in the UK from its Gibraltar infrastructure, having also secured a UK licence in December 2015 …
Manila-based online gambling games developer XIN Gaming has launched its new Euro Football Champ slot just ahead of this summer’s UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. With some of the best teams in the world set to converge in France for the European Championships from June 10, XIN has developed a football-themed slot that allows players to …
The New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee advanced a proposal to legalise and regulate daily fantasy sports on a vote of 9 vs. 3 Monday, bringing the legalisation of the vertical in New Jersey a step closer. The measure now goes to the Senate floor. Bill S-1927, sponsored by Sen. Jim Whelan, requires state …
The Romanian regulator Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) has awarded Class II licences allowing the independent international compliance specialist eCOGRA to audit and test online gambling operators and software providers seeking Romanian licensing. The award positions eCOGRA among the first testing agencies to have satisfied the tough requirements of the regulator in terms …
BetMcLean, an online and retail sportsbetting and e-gaming operator, has launched new web and mobile front-end products powered by the Spanish software development firm Optima. BetMcLean is Northern Ireland‘s largest independent bookmaker, operating over 60 shops throughout the province and employing in excess of 300 staff. Paul McLean, CEO of BetMcLean, said in a statement …
“Kick Off”, a new HTML5 online slot from developer Wazdan has joined the slew of football-oriented online games pushed out in time for the Euro 2016 football frenzy that will engulf Europe for the next few weeks. Wazdan says the game does not feature typical reels: instead there are three animated football players who stand …
The Xfinity brand in the broadcasting and cable TV corporate Comcast stable is the latest media company to partner up with eSports teams, signing sponsorship deals with Electronic Sports League (for the Halo Championship and Storm Live Finals series just completed) and the eSports team Evil Geniuses. The Evil Geniuses will benefit from enhanced training …
Sports betting operator Tipbet has announced its first sponsorship of an eSports outfit, revealing in a statement Monday that it has partnered with the Ad Finem team. “We are happy to announce that Tipbet from now on will be a sponsor of Ad Finem,” a statement from Tipbet advises. “After successfully making partnership deals with …
The clock is ticking for the president of the Czech Republic, Milos Zeman to sign a new bill passed by the national parliament that will enable the licensing and regulation of foreign operators in the online gambling market. Our readers will recall that the Senate recently approved a new gambling law on a majority vote …
Operators in the Italian online casino market have reported outstanding results in May, according to the latest information from the Italian media agency Agimeg, which reports official figures showing that on a year-on-year basis the vertical delivered revenues up 30.3 percent at Euro 34.7 million. The results underline continuing positive progress for online casino action …
Blueprint Gaming has launched an HTML5 developed slot game for iOS and Android mobile devices. “Slots O’ Gold” is the second in a series of games that feature Jackpot King, a new progressive system active across multiple slots and scratchcard titles within a specific operators’ site. This 10 win line video slot game offers players …
Swansea City Football Club (Swans) has clinched a shirt-front sponsorship deal with Asian online betting firm BETEAST for the 2016/17 season. Described as a “club record deal,” BETEAST will replace previous sponsor GWFX on the front of all adult shirts for the new campaign, while all children’s shirts will be logo free due to advertising …
SlotsMillion plans on uniting two industry shows, held in different countries, through innovative virtual reality (VR) technology. Visitors to the Cash Game Festival (8-12 Jun) in San Giljan, Malta, and iGaming Supershow (7-10 Jun), in Amsterdam, Netherlands, will experience the inside of, what the company claims to be, “the world’s first-ever real-money, multi-player, virtual reality …
According to the Racing Post, Racing UK has rejected a fresh levy offer from Betfred, Coral, Ladbrokes and William Hill. Our readers will recall these four major operators declined to sign up for UK Racing’s recently implemented Authorised Betting Partner (ABP) programme. According to the Racing Post, the latest offer of 5 percent on remote …
FastForward Innovations Ltd (FastForward) has exercised its option to secure an additional 11.75 percent stake in virtual sports and casino provider Leap Gaming. Our readers will recall FastForward secured an initial 29.4 percent stake in Leap Gaming parent company Frails LLC back in April 2016 for a $2.5 million consideration. On completion of the deal …
Danske Spil’s slogan “For joy and benefit” has been criticised by the Danish consumer ombudsman who ruled it misleads customers into believing that the group’s profits are distributed to good causes and not, as is the case, given to the State. Danske Spil expressed its surprise at the verdict but said it would comply with …
British horseracing television channel At The Races (ATR) has launched an integrated betting service dubbed QuickBet. QuickBet offers on-site betting with it’s four initial partners bet365, Coral, Ladbrokes and William Hill. The product supports single win and each-way bets as well as all common multiple bet types including Doubles, Trebles, Patents, Yankees, Lucky 15s, Lucky …
Malta-based daily fantasy sports platform Oulala.com, has launched a new game for the upcoming 2016 UEFA European Championship. Following the launch of a monetised version in the UK market late last year, Oulala’s latest version allows customers to pick football players from 24 national teams to participate in the 2016 UEFA Championship. The game, while …
Betway has expanded into Ghana with the launch of an online and mobile sportsbetting platform into the burgeoning market. IKwabena Oppong Nkrumah, marketing executive for Betway Ghana, said the simplified process would make sports betting convenient for patrons across the country.
Gamesys is taking its first steps into sports betting with the development and imminent launch of a new mobile-focused sportsbook this week which will coincide with the kick-off of the Euro 2016 football tournament. Gamesys’ Bethotshot offer has been developed in partnership with betting platform provider Metric Gaming and will initially launch in Beta mode …
Live casino provider Evolution Gaming has named Jacob Kaplan as its new chief financial officer replacing outgoing CFO Fredrik Svederman. Kaplan will join the company having served most recently as chief financial officer for investment bank Nordnet, prior to which he held the role of finance director for NASDAQ OMX. Kaplan is expected to take …
The British taxman is set to continue the long-running legal fight over VAT with gambling group Sportech, which reported in a statement Monday that Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs is to take the issue to the Supreme Court after being unanimously refused the right to appeal by UK Court of Appeal. HMRC will ask the …
The Georgian online casino and betting site Adjarabet.com has inked a deal with casino software provider Booming Games and will soon launch 30 of the developer’s games, the company announced this week in a press statement. Launched in 1998, Adjara has regularly expanded and updated its gaming suite to rank among the most popular operators …
In a sports sponsorship deal that has turned sour, the Minnesota Wild hockey club (an NHL member) has sued Emil Interactive Games – parent group of daily fantasy sports provider DraftOps – for breaching a sponsorship agreement by not paying the club $1.1 million in respect of payments due from November last year to June …