The heat is on in Illinois daily fantasy sports as lawmakers race against a procedural deadline of end May to legalise DFS and render moot the state Attorney General’s opinion that the genre constitutes illegal gambling. Our readers will recall that as interest in daily fantasy sports ramped up towards the end of last year …
Popular slot games from the Bally Wulff studios have been released online by all SkillOnNet powered internet casinos. “The name Bally Wulff is synonymous with great slots in Germany having been one of the top 3 land based casino slot providers for many years,” a statement from SkillOnNet advised Thursday. “The games have been in …
Online gambling software developer Zeus Play has announced a content supply deal that will see its games integrated into Starcasino.be, the online subsidiary of a major Belgian land casino operator. The agreement is a first in Belgium for Zeus, who’s CEO Anthony Zlatanos said in a statement that the deal represents an expansion in Zeus …
PokerStars has announced a ground-breaking new sponsorship deal with Team Liquid, a popular and successful professional eSports gaming organisation, in a deal that will see several Team Liquid pros introduce poker into their gaming repertoire, showcasing online poker to new audiences on their popular Twitch channels, and demonstrating similar skills, challenges and competitive elements that …
The prepaid online payment solutions provider Paysafecard has extended its eSports activity beyond sponsor-targeted eSports league events to a sponsorship agreement with eSports club G2 Esports, a Madrid-based organisation founded three years ago by top eSports professional player Carlos Rodriguez. Commenting on the agreement in a statement Wednesday, Paysafecard CEO Udo Müller said, “2015 saw …
Draftstars, a new online daily fantasy sports operator jointly owned by Aussie online bookmaker CrownBet and sports media giant Fox Sports, initiated a multi-channel advertising and promotional push in Australia this week following its formal launch powered by DraftDay software earlier this year (see previous reports). The company has established partnership links with the Australian …
Malaysian police in the Kulim and Sungai Petani districts have reported the detention of 44 individuals and the seizure of 100 laptops and PCs along with other evidence of online gambling in a series of raids on 17 different premises earlier this week. The police action was spearheaded by the Special Task Force for Anti-Vice, …
British television network ITV has given permission to games developer Storm Gaming Technology to use its popular game show The Chase as an online gambling game theme. The developer said in a press statement Tuesday that the brand licensing deal now allows it to begin development on the concept through a licence that covers all …
Boyle Sports found itself in trouble with the Advertising Standards Authority over an Easter advertisement it placed that featured the crucifixion and a “nailed-on bonus” inducement. The company’s attempt at eye-catchingly controversial email advertising was criticised and banned by the UK Advertising Standards Authority, which ruled that the ad featured elements likely to cause offence …
Internet streaming software developer and fantasy sports operator PlayON has entered an exclusive, multi-year partnership with the European Tour, becoming the Tour’s official daily fantasy streaming provider. PlayON differs from other daily fantasy sports operators in that it only permits entry into real-money games to customers who are resident in jurisdictions that have a clear …
Two popular forms of online competitive game-play will be combined in a new experimental project announced this week by Amazon Coins and Poker Central. The two organisations have partnered on a project titled Worlds Collide which will see famous poker players take on eSports pro players to find out which is the hardest game in …
It started with online poker but is now rapidly spreading to eSports and online slot action…the entertainment of watching others play, thanks to advances in technology and some outside-the-box thinking. The successful television coverage of major poker tournaments over the past decade or more heralded a new form of spectator entertainment that has proved hugely …
Last week’s Nevada Gaming Policy Committee hearing was remarkable for more than the enthusiasm around eSports; almost eclipsed by that and the discussions on fantasy sports was a real interest in the possible introduction of online casino gaming. At present Nevada offers only regulated online poker and sports betting, but the very positive experiences (and …
Pool betting specialists Sportech plc has issued a trading update for the period from 1 January 2016 to 16 May 2016, reporting: * Positive start to 2016 for the group, with trading in line with management expectations, having made significant operational improvements and achieved a number of new customer wins: * Success in VAT litigation …
The British skill games developer SDB Games has appointed Graham Martin to its board as a Non-Executive Director. Martin is a third generation bookmaker who founded Bonne Terre Limited, now owned by CVC Capital Partners and Sky plc, trading as Skybet, one of Europe’s largest and most successful online gaming companies. Martin said of his …
Poland’s Minister of Science and Higher Education, Jarosław Gowin, has shared with local media his thoughts on gambling, to some extent pre-empting the release of the government’s draft on proposed amendments to the nation’s gambling laws. The Minister suggested that by changing the present tax on sports betting from 12 percent of turnover to 20 …
Delaware iGaming continued to improve in April, although the online poker component continued to struggle, according to the regulator’s report this week which revealed that: * Total online revenue in April was the highest yet recorded at $267,801; * Online casino gaming soared 32 percent at $90,313 in April; * However online poker declined 6.9 …
Dutch MP Ronald Van Raak continued to press for explanations from the Dutch Ministers of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and Security and Justice this week following his repeated calls earlier this month for more information on the activities of various Curacao-based companies and the island’s online gambling regulator (see previous reports). The tenacious Member …
Malaysian police have revealed that over the weekend a major anti-online gambling operation, dubbed Subuh Perjudian Terbuka, was carried out across over four districts in the Sepang area involving around 150 officers, who raided 21 different venues. The police introduced a new technique in an effort to discourage operators from restarting their illegal activities, including …
Online gambling games developer Betsoft Gaming has announced a content provision agreement with Asian-facing operator ag88.com. Under the terms of the partnership, www.ag88.com will now be serving Betsoft’s entire gaming suite, including the ToGo collection of mobile games and the Slots3 line of true 3D video slots. “ag88.com has enormous potential in terms of customer …
Police in Limassol, Cyprus have conducted a coordinated series of raids against illegal gambling operations on the island, seizing 54 computers and other evidence, according to a report from the CNA news agency Saturday. Five individuals were arrested in the police swoop on three premises Friday night following extensive investigations, spokesmen revealed. The raids involved …
Hard on the heels of an op-ed article by land casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson that he supports the presidential run of Donald Trump (see previous report) comes the news that the casino tycoon is prepared to put up $100 million to further the Trump campaign. The Washington DC political newspaper The Hill broke the story …
Daily fantasy sports is set for a difficult passage in the Rhode Island state legislature following opposition from the state lottery this week. The Providence Journal reports that lottery officials have penned a letter to the House Finance Committee arguing that regulation of the vertical would violate the state’s constitution, and that the genre is …
Michigan state Senator Mike Kowall’s initiative to legalise online gambling in his state has run into trouble over ethical questions related to his wife’s professional life as a lobbyist. Activists seeking the tightening of the state’s ethics laws have raised the issue, pointing out that the lobbying firm for which Sen. Kowall’s wife Eileen works …