Greek gaming firm OPAP will split the roles of chairman and chief executive officer following the completion of a “large scale” internal restructure of the Company. Damian Cope has been appointed chief executive officer while chairman and incumbent chief executive officer Kamil Ziegler will focus on the role of executive chairman of the board of …
Malta-based software developer World Match has launched two new HTML5 titles “Arena de Toros HD” and “SuperHeroes HD”. The first title, Arena de Toros HD is a 5×3 reel, 20-payline offer themed on a toreador and his desire to win the heart of a beautiful Bailaora. Features include Wilds, Free Spins, Stacked Wilds and a …
The GBP 270 million purchase of online sports betting platform provider Openbet from private equity group Vitruvian agreed last (April) month and co-funded by William Hill plc and Sky Betting and Gaming has been successfully completed, according to a trading update issued Monday by new owners NYX Gaming. The terms of the deal saw NYX …
Las Vegas land casino magnate Sheldon Adelson’s controversial and allegedly stealth acquisition of the Nevada newspaper Las Vegas Review Journal for $140 million last year (see previous reports) continues to attract media attention, with the New York Times publishing a lengthy article over the weekend here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/business/media/in-adelsons-newsroom-looser-purse-strings-and-a-tighter-leash.html Titled “In Adelson’s Newsroom, Looser Purse Strings and …
Online gambling group GVC Holdings, which has both b2c and b2b business interests, announced Monday that it has signed terms to licence its online sportsbook and gaming platform to Betfred, one of the UK’s high profile betting brands. The 10-year B2B agreement involves the full migration of Betfred’s online business, including all its sportsbook and …
The indefatigable Michelle Minton of the non-profit public policy organisation Competitive Enterprise Institute has produced another study on the apparent hypocrisy of US online gambling laws, titled Game Changer and appealing for a fresh look at the inconsistent nature of existing legislation. Reporting on the new study over the weekend, the Pennsylvanian newspaper Tribune Review …
The Moroccan telecom regulator ANRT’s directive to the country’s three largest Internet service providers to block all free online VoIP apps such as Skype, Whatsapp, and Viber appears to have caused wider (and it is claimed unintentional) disruptions, with e-gamers (and by association online gamblers) reporting that they are experiencing connectivity problems with operator websites. …
A new online gambling licensing jurisdiction has been launched in the Philippines, barely 172 miles from the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority where master licensor First Cagayan Leisure and Resort Corp is allowed to issue online and land-based gaming licences. The new gaming jurisdiction is located in Casiguran in Aurora province, an economically underdeveloped part of …
The Mail on Sunday reported on the success of the online gambling industry over the weekend, but juxta positioned the detail with problem gambling examples and a quote from an academic who appears to believe that tighter government regulation is necessary. Using 2014 Gambling Commission figures, the report claims that the UK online gambling business …
According to local press reports Merced County has joined a lawsuit filed by the state of California against a Canadian firm that allegedly supplies gambling software to illegal so-called “sweepstakes cafes”. Announcing the addition of Merced County to the state’s case case, District Attorney Larry Morse II said the county was one of several intent …
Yahoo Sports, already well-known for its fantasy sports apps, has extended the product range with the launch in iOS format of new app devoted to the booming eSports vertical. Launched Friday, the Yahoo ESports app serves as a centralised hub for news, updates and highlights on anything to do with competitive video games and gaming, …
Online gambling software provider NetEnt’s next online slot – due for release June 22 – is themed on all the fun of the fair, taking players to the rides and entertainment of a largely bygone era. The theme is carried by sound effects and quality graphics illustrating dodgem cars, gift grabs and other fairground attractions, …
Italian online gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (AAMS) can claim enforcement success in its measures to blacklist unlicensed operators and ISP-block access to their sites, according to a report in Gioco News this week. The report quotes official AAMS figures that show a total of 5,708 websites on the blacklist over the …
Denmark’s state-owned Klasselotteriet has taken 263 years to embrace innovation, but this week announced the introduction of its first new game since it was founded in 1753. Titled Nabolotteriet, or ‘neighbours’, the new game has both geographic and social elements, revolving around the street addresses of ticket buyers and ticket holders in their communities. Created …
The popularity of Virtual Sports continues to grow, with the latest deal a retail betting shop application supplied by Vermantia to Brazil’s Lotteria Mineira. The lottery company has an estate of 400 land venues. The Vermantia inventory includes 14 different VS games developed by the company and partners like VSoft and Kiron Interactive, and delivered …
The French Senate has confirmed the appointment of Cecile Chaussard as public policy advisor on the board of ARJEL (L’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne), the French online gambling regulator. Chaussard is a law and political science lecturer at the University of Bourgogne. She has consulted for international businesses and organisations on French law …
Major European online gambling group Betclic Everest will soon re-enter the Belgian market after four years of exclusion under the country’s online gambling licensing laws. The Belgian Gambling Commission has awarded the company licensing for online sports and casino slot betting on a Belgian domain .be website. The licensing award brings to an end a …
Pennsylvania lawmakers have received the report and recommendations on daily fantasy sports which they commissioned from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, and the results are as many observers expected…DFS should be subject to the same or very similar stringent regulation that the land casino industry is governed by, with the Board exercising oversight. DFS companies …
Speaking at the Entrepreneurial Scotland conference at Gleneagles this week, daily fantasy sports market leader FanDuel co-founder Lesley Eccles revealed that the company is all set to launch operations in the UK having established itself strongly in the United States and Canada. The “Scots Unicorn” (a term used to describe start-up firms that have quickly …
E-gaming competitions will be taking place in Rio in the same timeframe as the Olympics following a firm commitment to the dates of 15 and 16 August 2016 announced Thursday by the International eGame Committee. The venue for the action, which is expected to attract e-gaming fans and players from a wide range of countries, …
White label turnkey online casino provider EveryMatrix has announced the launch of its latest licensee under the brand name Wunderino online casino. The owners of the enterprise are reportedly a group of online gambling industry veterans with years of experience in the business, who engaged EveryMatrix to prepare and deliver their casino site using the …
Rafi Ashkenazi, the temporary chief executive of online gambling group Amaya Inc., has announced that the company’s online sports betting subsidiary BetStars is ready to expand its operations to the Italian and French markets in time for the Euro 2016 football championships starting second week in June. In an investor update, Ashekenazi said Management has …
The vagaries of Illinois political procedure appear to have stalled a daily fantasy sports legalisation bill in the Illinois Senate despite a 32-22 approval vote in the body’s executive committee. Freezing bill HB 3655 in its tracks and preventing it from being sent to the House floor for a vote, Chicago Democratic Party Sen. Antonio …
If you were wondering what happened to the once-promising online gambling legalisation bill HB649 in Pennsylvania, here’s an update from the respected Online Poker Report publication, which this week caught up with author Rep. John Payne to get clarity on the current position. Payne told OPR that the bill is still active, and his goal …