The Florida state legislature could re-examine its position on daily fantasy sports following the high profile furore over the “insider” issue that erupted two weeks ago…and the opportunity for such a review could be the expiration of the current gambling compact with Seminole tribal interests. The publication Palm Beach Post reports that the end of …
Pennsylvania’s $2 billion state budget deficit and the political debate on how to address it has created a resurgence of interest in legalised online gambling after a year of little progress on relevant proposals in the Legislature. Speaking to Pittsburgh’s KDKA-AM television broadcaster this week, Governor Tom Wolf said he would consider a gambling expansion. …
Nordic Leisure has made a public announcement on the proposed takeover of Swedish sports betting solutions provider Betting Promotion (see previous report). The shareholding deal will see Nordic Leisure acquire 74.4 percent of the company worth around GBP 4.9 million. The deal is still conditional on receiving shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled …
Finnish gaming platform provider Finnplay has debuted a new player retention feature which provides operators the ability to deploy free spins to a specific player or group on specific games. The new gaming player personalisation feature allows operators to target specific players and reduce the overall marketing bonus costs by rewarding only the players that …
Bulgarian sportsbook software provider UltraPlay Ltd. has appointed Borislav Borisov as chief operating officer. Borisov was appointed by the company as head of human resources in July 2015 and assumed the role of chief operating officer in September. Prior to UltraPlay, he held human resource focused positions with bwin.party digital entertainment and served as a …
Software developer High 5 Games (H5G) has partnered Carnival Corporation & PLC for the provision of a range of content through its VAULT remote gaming server. H5G content will initially be available on a selection of Carnival’s 100 cruise ships with the possibility of expanding to additional ships over the next couple of years, a …
Gaming firm Winneroo has acquired London-based marketing company Ludos Media and rebranded as Ludos Interactive to support a multi-brand strategy and the introduction of a B2B offer. The deal includes Ludos Media’s Winzino casino brand and Ludos Affiliates partnership programme. “We’re excited to bring Winzino and its existing customer base and revenues under the same …
Scientific Games Interactive has launched its Play4Fun social gaming platform with Swinomish Casino & Lodge in Anacortes, Washington. The company said combined with its previously launched Mobile Concierge, the launch of the Swinomish Play4Fun Network social casino platform enhances the casino’s ability to build an engaged online player community, entertaining players between trips to the …
Software developer Genesis Gaming has launched its new “Star Crystals” title on the OpenBet Platform exclusively for Sky Vegas. This all pays (243-Ways), 5-reel video slot introduces quirky, animated characters in a light-hearted science fiction theme and has been designed in HTML5 for both mobile and desktop use. It features a Free Spins bonus round, …
Former Betfair group operations director Ian Chuter has been appointed as a strategic advisor to Playtech. Chuter’s remit focuses on sports betting, gaming, mergers and acquisitions. Chuter left Betfair earlier this year having spent around five years with the company. Prior to Betfair, he served as group head of operations and group director of operations …
In Australia, the Gaming and Liquor Regulation Minister for Victoria, Jane Garrett, has suggested that the federal government review of online gambling be expanded to include the “onslaught” of pervasive gambling advertising throughout the nation. In a letter to Social Services Minister Christian Porter and Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, Garrett urged that the review be …
The Democratic Party Senator for Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, has joined the growing ranks of enforcement and political figures urging a federal government investigation of the daily fantasy sports industry. Sen. Blumenthal formally called for a federal investigation into any deceptive or fraudulent practices at daily fantasy sports leagues that award pay-outs to league winners in …
Mention the name of Utah conservative Republican politician Jason Chaffetz (48) in online gambling circles and the immediate association is with Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act, an online gambling banning bill that Chaffetz is trying to drive through the House of Representatives (see previous reports). The Washington Post reports that Chaffetz has declared …
Media sources in Florida speculated Monday that the withdrawal from the state of Amaya’s StarsDraft daily fantasy sports operation was motivated by last week’s news that a Grand Jury had been convened in Tampa to examine DFS activity (see previous reports). StarsDraft players reported receiving an email advising the exit and commenting: “For now, we …
The growing daily fantasy sports sector in the UK has a new contender this week following the launch of real-money action by daily fantasy football operator Oulala.com. Founded in 2013, Oulala allows users to deploy their knowledge and skills to create their own fantasy football team and compete against their friends or other users and …
Online gambling group Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment remained silent Tuesday as unsourced reports of hassles with the Romanian gambling authorities circulated in online media. The reports claim that despite coughing up some Euro 8 million in back taxes and being awarded provisional licensing approval, Bwin remains on Romania’s blacklist, allegedly because it failed to halt its …
Cambodian land casino operator StartLive says it has developed its own software technology to enter the business-to-business end of the live dealer casino vertical, combining its land and online activities into one package. The company was founded in 2011 as a licensed land-based casino in Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia, but the fierce competition motivated management …
The politician who caused untold damage and billions of dollars in losses for online gambling companies in the United States with his “follow the money trail” 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), Jim Leach, has characterised the daily fantasy sports phenomenon as a “cauldron of daily betting” as the DFS furore in the States …
Evolution Gaming’s live casino product has gone live with GameSys at Virgin Games. This deal marks Gamesys’ first foray into live casino. Simon Mizzi, Marketing Director of Gamesys Gibraltar, said: “This is a hugely exciting time for Gamesys and its brands. We have been planning our move into Live Casino for some time and we …
SoftSwiss’ newest release is the amusement-park themed “Fantasy Park”. A 5-reel, 9-payline title, Fantasy Park presents traditional card symbols stylised as characters on signboards with the names of rides along with ice-cream, popcorn, a big wheel and an autodrome car. It features a merry Clown as the Scatter and a “High Striker” strength testing machine …
GAN (formerly GameAccount Network) has partnered its fifth U.S. customer American Casino & Entertainment Properties (ACEP) in a simulated gaming provision deal. GAN’s desktop and mobile simulated gaming will launch at all four of ACEP’s casino properties in Nevada by the end of the year and include integration with ACEP’s loyalty programme. “Breaking into the …
Virtual sports supplier Kiron Interactive has expanded its existing retail content agreement with SISAL in Italy to include online. The initial deal inked in December 2013 deal involved the provision of content to 700 SISAL retail outlets which, following its success, has been extended to online customers. The initial roll-out on desktop and mobile comprise …
British games supplier Realistic Games has launched its first “full-screen” slot game title “Fireworks”. The release is a 5-reel, 10-payline slot featuring a bonus round triggered when a firework explodes next to the fifth reel. The firework’s fuse wire runs under the five reels and is lit at the beginning of each game. Any reel …
The suspension of big-buck advertising on ESPN by DraftKings following the “insider” turmoil last week (see previous reports) has not lasted long – US media outlets are reporting that after just two days the advertising and sponsored segments are back with a bang on the round-the-clock sports network.