Media reports from Illinois indicate that a proposed daily fantasy sports bill introduced to the legislature by Rep. Mike Zalewski (see previous reports) has been put on the backburner due to the Legislature being distracted by a complex and at times antagonistic budget debate. With procedural deadlines looming at the end of this week, and …
Online gambling group Amaya’s troubles mounted on April 4, when one Michael Neuberger filed a new class action in the Manhattan Federal Court – the second such litigation this year – claiming that the value of investors’ shares in the company has been adversely impacted by insider trading investigations involving company executive David Baazov (see …
Graeme Law, a PhD candidate at the University of Chester in England, made some startling claims this week after interviewing 34 current and former professional footballers across all leagues – he says the responses indicate that players are underperforming on the pitch because of worries arising from poker games and online gambling. Reporting on the …
What looked to be positive movement for daily fantasy sports in Tennessee, after House Bill 2109 was approved by state senators and progressed to the State House last week (see previous report), has been dealt a crushing blow with the State Tennessee Attorney General declaring the pastime illegal. The sweeping legal opinion published by Attorney …
A Chinese suspect, identified only as Zhou, was arrested by Vietnamese police on Tuesday. The man was handed over to the authorities’ Chinese counterparts at Noi Bai International Airport. Zhou was flagged by the Chinese International Criminal Police Organization after he fled China suspected of operating a lucrative online gambling operation. According to a report …
StarFish Media’s DublinBet and CasinoExtra online operations have integrated a live dealer casino solution from Evolution Gaming. The addition expands an already impressive stable of third party live dealer providers, comprising ViG, Actual Gaming, Microgaming Live, Altea Gaming and Ezugi.
Football INDEX, a tradable football stock market where punters can buy and sell virtual shares in the world’s top 200 footballer players using real money, has raised GBP 400,000 of its GBP 800,000 target through crowd funding platform Seedrs. “We believe the Product fills a vacant space between two massive markets with huge followings – …
Malta-registered ProgressPlay Limited’s mobile casino operation Fruity King has offended its audience once again with derogatory remarks posted on Twitter concerning American stand-up comedian, writer and actress Amy Schumer. The controversial tweet, which jibes at Ms Shumer’s inclusion in Glamour magazine’s Plus Size edition, has sparked a flurry of furious responses. This is the not …
Rival Gaming has launched two new game titles “Five Times Wins” and “Frogged”. Five Times Wins is a 3-reel, 3-line classic slot featuring the typical cherries, BARs and sevens symbols but offers a 5X multiplier symbol that acts as a wild with a 5X multiplier. The demo vid can be accessed at: http://www.rivalpowered.com/fivetimeswins.php Inspired by …
Medialivecasino has agreed a deal with OIA Services Ltd to become the exclusive provider of Live Casino services for subsidiary Betaland in the Italian market. OIA Services Ltd was recently awarded a remote gaming license by Italian gaming authorities which will complement and expand their Betaland Retail brand. “We are pleased with the agreement signed …
Greek gaming firm INTRALOT Group has acquired a 49 percent strategic stake in EuroBet, via its Bulgarian subsidiary, BILOT. The acquisition expands INTRALOT’s already strong presence in the Bulgarian market through its 49 percent ownership of Eurofootball, who has offered fixed odds and live betting thorough a network of 850 shops, since 2002. Antonios Kerastaris, …
LVBet.com, a new online casino from a start-up company licensed in Malta and operated by Fairload Limited, has launched with games from some of the industry’s leading providers. The website comes in English and German language versions, with games from Microgaming, NetEnt, Wazdan and Thunderkick, supported by full player services. LVBet spokesman Marcin Sapinski said …
The UK online gambling group Sky Betting and Gaming has announced that it has increased its commitment to its Commercial Academy project by investing a further GBP 1 million in this development project for graduates (see previous reports). The project aims to recruit graduates for the company and offers range of intern opportunities across the …
Hungaryʼs National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) has announced that in continuing activity against unlicensed online gambling operators trying to access the local market it has so far blocked 410 websites. The office has issued orders for a further 108 sites to be blocked. The government office was responding to an enquiry by Hungarian news …
Colorado legislators heard testimony on daily fantasy sports regulation at an informative hearing Tuesday before a House Committee. House Democratic leader Crisanta Duran said the goal of HB1404 – a proposal to regulate daily fantasy sports leagues – is to ensure the games stay legal, fair and protect consumers. “This is an effort to make …
Asian-facing online gambling games developer XIN Gaming has launched its latest online slot, a 5 reel, 20 pay-line game titled Candy Quest which includes a new cascading symbols feature. The feature creates falling symbols on the reels with multiplier increases on every win. A free spin feature is also available for players, and can create …
The Kiss online casino, launched late last year, has advised affiliates that it intends to close end April and in a deal with Dolarbet, recommends that they open new accounts with that company. Operated by SwissSoft and licensed in Curacao, Kiss offers games from Amatic, Betsoft and Microgaming, with Ezugi providing live dealer action. Dolarbet …
EveryMatrix has integrated its latest third party content through a deal with Lithuanian games developer MrSlotty. MrSlotty, owned by Slotos UAB, is fresh on the scene having launched in October 2015. At the time of launch the company comprised two employees who had developed around 35 play-for-free slots incorporated into its MrSlotty website and mobile …
BetVictor has selected London-based creative agency Mr. President to build on its “Simple As” campaign following a competitive pitch initiated late last year. The campaign was initially developed by VCCP, an integrated media agency that picked up the BetVictor business in 2012. “Mr President demonstrated a combination of creative flair and understanding of our mission …
The Professional Darts Corporation has teamed with online bookmaking firm Betway, accepting the betting company as the title sponsor for this summer’s much anticipated World Cup of Darts. The 32-nation Betway World Cup of Darts, televised live on Sky Sports and broadcast worldwide from June 2-5, will see two-player teams representing their nation in the …
https://youtu.be/Fq6PYvQX3H0 Sky Vegas has launched a new promotion to publicise its offers on the Grand National horserace which takes place this Saturday, giving Liverpool residents an opportunity to win a “golden ticket” that could be worth GBP 10,000. Why Liverpool? Well, according to a Sky Vegas press release it’s the luckiest city in Britain. The …
HTML5 games developer Core Gaming has announced the launch of its latest online slot, a 25-line game themed on the memorable exploits of the famous motorcycling daredevil Evel Knievel. Titled Evel Knievel Road to Vegas, the slot offers a maximum possible pay-out of GBP 250,000 and a theoretical return to the player of up to …
Aspers casino in London has reported that its inaugural Cash Game Festival from March 30 to April 3 was a notable success, with over 20 tables fully occupied for much of the time as poker fans responded to the opportunity to compete in no-limit hold’em, dealer’s choice, pot-limit Omaha, six-plus hold’em, and open-face Chinese poker …
EnergyCasino Partners has come up with a marketing ploy that invites affiliates to publicise its online casino brand in return for a Euro 15 credit to their business accounts. “Genuine, original, well-written articles, posted on niche gaming forums and sites should always be a central plank of any marketing strategy, and we want to encourage …