Gambling news - page 683

New game studio to debut at ICE

28 Jan 2016

Easter Island Studios/Pure Nuts N.V. is a new game development studio operating out of Amsterdam who says its new game titles offer a wide array of bonus features and a trademark vibrancy and party atmosphere. While there is little information on the start-up, Venture Capital Investor Marc van Oosterhout serves as Managing Director and is …

Read now

Betsoft previews upcoming releases

28 Jan 2016

Betsoft Gaming has treats in store for fans with the upcoming release of new 3D game titles that include Rise of the Dragon, 4 Seasons and Frankenslot’s Monster. A young ninja karate ka leads in Rise of the Dragon battling distinct game worlds to save her father from an evil rival. 4 Seasons is a …

Read now

ComeOn extends partnership with SBTech

28 Jan 2016

Casino operator ComeOn! has extended its existing relationship with SBTech for a fourth time. Under the terms of this deal, SBTech will take on SBTech’s new front end solution, sports betting platform, Chameleon 360 gaming platform, tablet and touch screen interface SBTech Touch , racing, live streaming and cashout offers. “The incredible growth of ComeOn! …

Read now

Novel attraction at London casino show

28 Jan 2016

The Czech online gambling games developer Endorphina has promised something a little different on its show at the International Casino Expo in London next week – a five-woman twerking team from Prague. A company representative posted on gambling forums this week that the company would use the twerkers to attract attention to the release of …

Read now

Big money betting predicted for U.S. Super Bowl

28 Jan 2016

The nonsensical nature of US laws restricting sports betting to just four states was again illustrated this week when the American Gaming Association trotted out its predictions on Super Bowl betting, estimating that $4.2 billion will be wagered…almost all of it illegally. Betting on Super Bowl 50 featuring the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers, will …

Read now

Hawaii attorney general says no to daily fantasy sports

28 Jan 2016

Taking some of the shine off the good news from California and Florida on daily fantasy sports, the Attorney General for Hawaii, Doug Chin opined Wednesday that DFS contests constitute illegal gambling under existing state laws. “Gambling generally occurs under Hawaii law when a person stakes or risks something of value upon a game of …

Read now

Good news for daily fantasy sports at last

28 Jan 2016

After sailing through the Assembly Appropriations Committee earlier with just one dissenting vote (see previous report), California Assemblyman Adam Gray’s bill AB1437 legalising intrastate daily fantasy sports was approved by the Assembly Wednesday on a vote of 62-1, and is now on its way to the state Senate. Titled the Internet Fantasy Sports Games Protection …

Read now

SkillOnNet in Euro 15 million deal with online casino

27 Jan 2016

Playmillion, a Malta-licensed online casino group founded on an initial $3 million investment in late 2011, is to benefit from a Euro 15 million strategic cooperation agreement with software and turnkey provider SkillOnNet. The money will enable Playmillion to expand through acquisitions, spokesman Martin Bauer said Thursday, adding that the collaboration and funding is expected …

Read now

Unibet to sponsor Dutch cycling

27 Jan 2016

Online gambling group Unibet has agreed to sponsor the Netherlands national cycling association KNWU in a four year deal worth Euro 7 million that commences in 2017. The company’s logo will be carried on team shirts, along with that of the KNWU and the national flag. The company name cannot be used at present because …

Read now

Another new slot from Genesis Gaming

27 Jan 2016

https://youtu.be/N3C4ApFsvLc Genesis Gaming is set to release its newest video slot Clash Of Queens, on the Quickfire Network for simultaneous dual release in both Flash and HTML5 formats on February 3, 2016. Clash of Queens features all the classic Wonderland fairytale characters Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Brothers, the Red Queen and the White Queen. When three …

Read now

Iforium joins Odobo Network

27 Jan 2016

Software development firm Iforium has joined Adobo’s distribution network providing customers over 60 new HTML5 titles via their Gameflex platform. Under the terms of the deal Iforium and Odobo will facilitate a platform-to-platform integration that will open up additional markets and client access for Odobo’s developers via a single integration. Ashley Lang, founder and chief …

Read now

eSports company closes Series A funding

27 Jan 2016

London-based e-sports platform firm FACEIT has closed a Series A funding round in which it raised $15 million from investment houses United Ventures, Index Ventures and Anthos Capital, Reuters reports. FACEIT will put the investment to work by building out its technology and a platform that already serves over 3 million users. “With this round …

Read now

Gaming Realms ink three Slingo licensing deals

27 Jan 2016

Social gaming-focused Gaming Realms Plc announced three significant deals with Zynga, Endemol and Fremantle Media on the back of preliminary results for the full year 2015 period in which it reported an increase in group revenues of 116 percent and real-money-gaming revenue of 305 percent. The new Slingo licensing agreements will see the brand extend …

Read now

EveryMatrix launch trio of Danish brands

27 Jan 2016

EveryMatrix has launched bingoSjov.dk, BingoSlottet.dk and BalletBingo.dk for Dansk Underholdning, a Danish online bingo and casino operator. The new destinations are powered by EveryMatrix’ Danish certified platform on their new launched Web API2 Architecture. “We are delighted that our gaming platform has been employed by Dansk Underholdning to deliver their three gaming websites. These brand …

Read now

Magnet Gaming awarded UK provider licence

27 Jan 2016

Danish online slots provider Magnet Gaming has been granted a Remote Gambling Software Operating Licence by the UK Gambling Commission, enabling it to access operators in the UK market. Magnet’s head of game licensing, Thomas Nielsen, said in a statement that the licence is strategically important for the company as it looks to expand beyond …

Read now

eSports firm raises $15 million in funding

27 Jan 2016

Niccolo Maisto, who founded eSports provider Facelt in 2012 and is it’s CEO, has again gathered the confidence of investors behind his 3.5 million player enterprise, raising another $15 million in funding this week from savvy investors like Anthos Capital, Index Ventures and United Ventures. The latest funding round follows a successful seed round last …

Read now

Paddy Power publishes pre-merger trading update

27 Jan 2016

Ahead of its merger with Betfair on February 2 (see previous reports) Paddy Power has announced that trading in the last seven weeks of 2015, post the release of its Interim Management Statement on 17 November 2015, was good. Accordingly the Board expects to report operating profit before exceptional items, for the year ended 31 …

Read now

Tennis bodies announce anti-corruption review

27 Jan 2016

The wide international coverage on the BBC-Buzzfeed expose on match-fixing in tennis appears to have struck a nerve in global tennis regulation; on Wednesday tennis officials at the Australian Open in Melbourne held a further press conference to announce an independent review of the sport’s anti-corruption measures. The announcement follows a series of meetings between …

Read now

Calls for tougher online gambling controls in Australia

27 Jan 2016

Prompted by cheating in sports horror stories recently, the Sydney Morning Herald editorial column argued Tuesday that a federal regulatory regime to control the booming and competitive Australian online gambling sector is needed. The editorial references the review of the Interactive Gaming Act helmed by former NSW premier Barry O’Farrell and comments: “At its core, …

Read now

Player dispute progress at the UK Gambling Commission

27 Jan 2016

The UK Gambling Commission has announced that its European Online Dispute Resolution platform webpage, which is due for implementation on 15 February this year, is now available in draft form. The site will allow consumers, traders and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) providers to file, respond to, and handle disputes (including disputes where the trader and …

Read now

More progress for daily fantasy sports in California

27 Jan 2016

There was encouraging news from California for the daily fantasy sports community this week when the state Assembly Committee on Appropriations voted unanimously to progress AB1437, a measure proposing that operators must take out licensing and pay regulatory fees and taxes in the state in order to offer their products. The bill enjoyed similar success …

Read now

Oregon residents in class action against daily fantasy sports operators

27 Jan 2016

The latest “loser gambling” class action law suit to be filed against daily fantasy sports market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings was launched in the US District Court in Portland, Oregon Monday by resident Brandon Peck on behalf of himself and more than 100 other Oregonians who claim to have lost money in the past three …

Read now

New chief for Connective Games

27 Jan 2016

Russian online gambling software provider Connective Games (CG) has announced that Sergey Mukhanov has replaced Konstantin Zubarev as CEO of the company, although Zubarev will remain a managing partner in the business for the foreseeable future. Mukhanov has been with CG for ten years, most recently serving as chief customer officer, where he oversaw the …

Read now

Annual Casinomeister Awards announced

27 Jan 2016

The veteran online gambling information and forum portal Casinomeister.com has released its “naughty and nice” annual industry awards showcasing the very best…and the very worst….that the online casino sector has to offer as nominated by the player community. VideoSlots.com took the high honours as the “Best Casino of 2015”, with Casinomeister founder and owner Bryan …

Read now