Payment services provider SafeCharge has been named preferred payments partner for online deposits and withdrawals by major Romanian sports betting operator SuperBet. Under the terms of the deal SafeCharge’s complete Personalised Cashier will be integrated into SuperBet’s platform. “SuperBet demonstrates their trust in SafeCharge by partnering with us to take their existing land-based business to …
Virtual sports provider Inspired has launched its Virtual Sports products with Novomatic Group’s Admiral Interactive in Italy. Admiral, who has over 50 shops across Italy, will offer eleven of Inspired’s games including football, horses, greyhounds and motor racing products. In related news, Inspired is said to be heartened by recent changes to Italy’s betting legislation …
Neill Garfield has left BoyleSports where he served as chief marketing officer for just over a year. Garfield has seemingly struck out on his own and is listed as an Independent Executive Problem Solver catering to “a wide set of clients” in the platform audit, Market Go/No and acquisition marketing audit areas, on LinkedIn.
Gambling giant Paddy Power Group was humbled by a very public statement and a hefty monetary contribution to the UK Gambling Commission in relation to failings in its anti-money laundering and social responsibility controls identified in a report released today (Monday). The UK Gambling Commission cautioned other operators saying they would be wise to learn …
Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, welcomed its latest development partner Playson following the completion of technical integration of a range of HD slot titles. “It is great to have Playson on board as a Quickfire development partner. Following a rapid and hassle-free integration, Quickfire now has access to their high quality catalogue of games which are …
It appears that the Scheinberg family – the previous owners of the Oldford group who sold to the Canadian company Amaya Inc. for $4.9 billion – remain adamant that they are not going to release money from an escrow account required by Amaya to fight expensive legal disputes . Our readers will recall that the …
Attempts by Australian online betting groups to liberalise betting laws, especially those concerning in-play betting (see previous reports) seem to be running into increasing opposition that includes the political establishment. Reports in major Aussie newspapers over the weekend warned that expanding gambling could have negative consequences for politicians in an election year, and reproduced the …
The Australian online daily fantasy sports and betting company TopBetta has secured valuable publicity and advertising opportunities through a deal with media giant Fairfax giving access to its Australian Community Media network of 140 websites, which serve 3.4 million readers. Analyst Morgan Stanley estimates there are around 1.4 million fantasy players in Australia. TopBetta chief …
The major Russian betting software company First Gaming – Rub90 reports following an analytical review that on average Russian punters in 2015 spent less than half what they staked in the preceding year. In a statement, the company commented: “In 2015, an average bet decreased by half in dollar terms compared to the previous year. …
The Nevada regulator has released the state’s January gambling numbers, reporting that casinos won $925 million last month, down from almost $953 million in the first month of 2015. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said that $82 million of the win found its way into the state’s tax coffers – up around 19.6 percent. Board …
Shock reports late Friday are that former Bwin top executives Norbert Teufelberger and Manfred Bodner have been accused with six others of corruption, money laundering and breach of trust offences in a filing last month by the public prosecutor in Vienna, Austria. The charges are apparently based on an alleged attempt to offer bribes during …
The Vermont state Senate approved the regulation of daily fantasy sports Friday, voting 19 vs. 6 in approval of SB 223 and forwarding the measure to the state House. The vote exercises the state’s prerogative to make its own decisions on fantasy sports, despite the genre’s federal exemption from the provisions of the federal Unlawful …
The publication Legal Newsline reports that almost 80 class action cases filed in Massachusetts against daily fantasy sports operators DraftKings and FanDuel have been ordered consolidated to one state federal court by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The six-member panel selected the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to handle the …
The online poker industry furore over the award of a Nevada gaming supply licence for Iovation’s geo-location technology perhaps failed to note that the Commission cautiously added a few conditions to the award. The release of these conditions this week prompted some industry sources to observe that perhaps the regulator had taken the controversial UltimateBet …
Scientific Games Corporation has reported its Q4 and FY 2015 results, noting that Q4-2015 revenue grew 10 percent quarter on quarter to $737 million driven by increased land machine orders and an 18 percent q-o-q increase in interactive revenue to $60 million. Q4 EBITDA rose to $293 million on margin of 40 percent, whilst over …
Following predictions last week that the UK p.o.c. tax would adversely impact William Hill plc’s results (see previous reports) the UK’s largest land and online bookmaker confirmed the hit Friday with the release of its latest set of (FY-2015) numbers. The figures show a hefty 22 percent drop in operating profit to GBP291.4 million on …
Isle of Man-based online gambling gamed and software provider Microgaming has announced the release of two new slots simultaneously across all delivery channels, identifying the new releases as Wild Orient and SunTide. Set deep in the Asian wilderness, with some of the world’s most endangered animals, Wild Orient takes players on a jungle safari. The …
The Israeli newspaper Globes reports that its six-year investigation into the online gambling-associated activities of Israel Credit Cards-Cal has resulted in two out of seven defendants entering plea bargains in a Tel Aviv court. The newspaper names businessman and startup entrepreneur Shay Ben-Asulin, an owner and partner in several online credit merchant acquisition companies, and …
The Fantasy Sports Trade Association is lobbying vigorously in Illinois for a regulatory bill launched by Rep. Mike Zalewski (see previous reports) but faces determined opposition in the state following an opinion by Illinois AG Lisa Madigan that DFS contests are illegal gambling under state law. The Zalewski bill sets a minimum age of 18 …
Kathryn Martini has been appointed Director, Client Services at BMM Testlabs after fourteen years with the company as its business development manager based at the Las Vegas headquarters. Martini started her career with BMM in Melbourne, Australia in 2002 and worked as Project Office Manager and Compliance Consultant prior to taking up her business development …
The Rank online and land gambling group has announced the appointment of Steven Esom as a non-executive director to its board with effect from 1 March 2016. He will also chair Rank’s remuneration committee and serve on its audit and nominations committees. Esom (55) had a 12-year career at Waitrose, the last five years of …
Pennsylvania state lawmakers are taking a more cautious approach to the daily fantasy sports issue, commissioning a study of the phenomenon before making any legalisation or regulatory moves. Our readers will recall that last year Representative George Dunbar and six sponsors introduced HB1197 to the House, proposing that state gambling licensees be permitted to offer …
Isle of Man-based online gaming technology provider Pariplay has announced the launch of its online gambling content aggregator platform, branded Fusion. Once integrated, Fusion provides operators with access to hundreds of online casino, instant win, scratch card and bingo games developed by leading game developers as well as Pariplay’s own titles, a company statement claims. …
Novomatic’s live dealer subsidiary, Extreme Live Gaming, has announced a new 12-game supply contract with the UK-licensed EnergyCasino. The games include seven live roulette tables and three live Blackjack games supported by Baccarat and Super6 games. Energy Casino manager Dan Hurley said this week that the addition of live dealer action benefits his casino’s overall …