Online slots fans looking for something fresh as a change from the standard run of mass produced games found on most online and mobile casino sites will find their search rewarded with the launch this week by Casino.de ApS of Vegas Slots.com (www.vegasslots.com). This new social casino enterprise from an established Internet e-commerce technology and …
Industry veteran Paul Turner has been appointed to head spread betting firm Sporting Index in a promotion from within from his previous post as marketing director of the UK company. Turner has been with the company for over three years, and will report directly to Sporting Index Group CEO Simon Trim, who took over from …
Omni-channel gaming platform provider Mediatech Solutions has reached a content agreement with fast-growing Czech software supplier Endorphina. The deal will see Mediatech integrate slots from Endorphina, including Safari, Satoshi’s Secret and Jetsetter, as well as recent releases, Twerk, Voodoo and 7up! The slots will join more than 1,500 other titles on Mediatech’s next generation IRIS …
The New York daily fantasy poker scene has exploded into action over the past week with the introduction in the state House of Rep. Gary Pretlow’s legalisation measure (see previous report) and now a companion bill in the Senate revitalised as promised by Sen. John Bonacic. The bills are attracting opposition from the traditional casino …
Virtual sports provider Inspired has announced that its new Rush Football 2 product will be launched in Italy with the Snai–Cogetech Group, titled V-Football Evolution. V-Football Evolution will be available to Snai-Cogetech’s customers both online and in retail venues from June 6. The game will feature HD graphics, motion capture animations, and updated player models, …
Online gambling games developer Concept Gaming has revealed that it has converted 32 of its Flash-based gamed to the more versatile HTML5 format. The games include Multi-Hand Blackjack, Roulette, Slots and Keno. A company spokesman said in a press statement Wednesday that Concept has taken a digitally convergent approach, whereby each HTML5 game can be …
It looks as if the online payment processing giant PayPal is about to incorporate cyber currencies into its system; the company has reportedly lodged a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that includes a lengthy description of how it manages virtual currencies, specifically naming bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin. The application’s abstract describes …
The Spanish General Directorate for the Regulation of Gaming Activities (“DGOJ”) has published through its website its 2015 Annual Report on the regulated market. The document summarises activity in the market during 2015, and includes relevant information with regard to the development of Spanish gambling, sanctioning procedures, new licenses granted and draft advertising regulation. The …
Justifying their action by claiming that the Czech government is censoring the internet with its initiative to ISP-block unlicensed online gambling websites, unknown hackers launched a DDoS assault on the Senate.cz website this week, taking the site down for around 24 hours. “We hacked Senat.cz because you passed a law to prevent free access to …
Grosvenor Casinos, a Rank Group online and land casino gambling subsidiary, has launched an innovative plan to push up its brand profile in the London area and attract punters to its venues. Billed “The World’s Smallest Travelling Casino” the initiative centres on a specially adapted traditional London cab fitted with audio visual equipment designed to …
The Philippino gambling group PhilWeb Corporation has announced a capital raising initiative to fund expansion of its internet cafe gambling facilities, revealing that it plans to raise US$128.6 million through the sale of treasury and subsidiary-held shares. In a stock exchange advisory this week the company certified that its shareholders have unanimously approved the project …
Official figures from the Macau government show that once again revenues on the gambling island fell in May 2016, dropping 9.6 percent on a year-on-year basis with analysts noting that the pace of decline appears to have accelerated on a month-on-month basis. Gambling revenue for May was 18.4 billion patacas (US$2.3 billion), government data released …
Premier League football team Arsenal FC and Betfair have renewed and expanded their partnership until 2019. Under the terms of the new deal, Betfair has been named the club’s official betting partner in the UK, Europe, South and Central America and will receive increased branding opportunities at all domestic fixtures at the Club’s home stadium …
Italian operator SNAI, in partnership with Sportradar, is the first to market with the launch of an eSports package comprising pre-match and in-play betting initially on Dota 2 and League of Legends tournaments with plans to expand the offer in the near future. Skyrocketing in popularity, electronic sports comprises competitive playing of video games for …
SkyBet has launched “Viva Scratch Vegas”, a GBP 1 instant win, two panelled scratch card game with a Progressive Jackpot. If the player finds a ‘Vegas Wheel’ symbol in the second scratch area, then the ‘Vegas Wheel’ bonus is activated and the player is presented with a spinning wheel with both winning values and ‘LOSE’ …
Lithuanian content provider MrSlotty has inked a bitcoin content supply deal with B2B platform provider Softswiss for their entire slot game portfolio of 40 mobile slots in HTML5 and full HD quality. MrSlotty launched late last year with titles including Super Dragons Fire, Emoji Slot, Meme Faces and Treasures of Egypt. Our readers will recall …
Oryx Gaming has taken on a selection of online and mobile content from Berlin-based software developer Gamomat whose content is well known in the German terrestrial sector. The first integration has already taken place offering onlinecasino.de players a broader selection of games. “Coupled with their vast experience, incredible track record throughout international land-based markets and …
Viktor Hoffman has been promoted to chief executive officer at Panbet Ltd’s online sports betting operator Marathonbet having previously served as chief product officer for Panbet. Hoffman has served in numerous senior management roles within the industry. Prior to the past nine years at Panbet, he served as Head of CRM Planning and Strategy: Gaming …
Betfred will released an innovative in-house developed iOS and android app which will allow customers to place their bets using voice recognition technology. The launch of the Betfred Voice Bet APP this coming weekend will be supported by a new advertising campaign across the Betfred TV, social media and video on demand channels starring former …
Swedish games developer Play’n GO has partnered Hugo Games A/S in a licensing deal that will see the development of a new game themed around the famous Danish animated troll, Hugo. The game is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2016 in HTML5 and Flash and will be a five-reel, 10-payline slot featuring …
Gibraltar-licensed gaming firm Lottoland has been awarded a remote bookmaker’s license from Ireland’s National Excise License Office. The license provides for the provision of Lottoland’s bet-on-lotteries product to the Irish legislated gambling market. “The Republic of Ireland is a vibrant, growing market with huge potential and we’re very confident there’s a strong appetite for our …
Prima Networks, powered by Microgaming, has signed a letter of intent to be the primary provider of casino and exclusive supplier of poker to the newly merged Dutch gambling organisation, Nederlandse Staatsloterij / De Lotto, once regulations for online gaming permit them to go live. Prima Networks entered a competitive tender process for the contract …
The UK-based slots and table games supplier Realistic Games has released an exclusive new title with BetVictor in time for the Euro 2016 football championship competition. Titled Million Pound Goal, the game is a five reel, ten win line game featuring boots, balls, and referee whistles, as well as more traditional symbols – designed for …
Business-to-business sports betting solutions provider Digital Sports Tech has launched its Player Props product with Australian operator MadBookie.com, claiming a world-first in customisable player prop betting. Player Props enables sportsbook customers to create and customise their own proposition bets on any player and statistic for sports including football, American football, basketball, rugby league and Australian …