Despite partnerships with ESPN, which carries the SEC Network, the network and Pac-12 have decided to eschew the multi-million dollars offered for televised advertising space from daily fantasy sports companies, according to local media reports Friday. Pac-12 president Larry Scott told USA Today he will not televise commercials for DFS on the Pac-12Network, whilst Arkansas …
International sports book and online casino operator NetBet has reopened for business in the Republic of Ireland after a brief period away from the Emerald Isle whilst it secured the appropriate licensing. Following recent online gambling regulatory legislation that came into effect on August 1st, NetBet had suspended services while a new licence application was …
Online gambling software and games provider Microgaming and live dealer supplier Evolution Gaming have announced a collaborative deal that will see Evolution become the preferred provider of Live Casino services to Microgaming’s European-focused customers. Betway is the first Microgaming operator to take on Evolution’s Live Casino solution, and integration is already well underway, a statement …
The growing incidences of Distributed Denial of Services attacks on e-business companies (see previous reports) continues to concern cyber security firms, prompting one company to publish an infographic on the issue this week. In publishing the infographic, Gold Security notes that online gambling sites, where 60 percent of transactions occur in real-time, are especially vulnerable, …
FanDuel, the daily fantasy sports outfit competing for leadership of the vertical with DraftKings, has announced the acquisition for an undisclosed consideration of eSports operator AlphaDraft. The announcement closely follows DraftKing’s earlier announcement that it was entering the eSports sector with agreements with six top eSports operators. The LA Times re-quoted Superdata research numbers revealing …
Colossus Bets and partners CORE Gaming and Sky Vegas launched what is claimed to be a landmark online slot for the gaming industry this week, introducing “Fracpot”. With its GBP 1,000,000 jackpot prize the Colossus Fracpot game is the first slot to incorporate a cash-out feature, the companies claim. Traditional slots are designed to be …
Influential free market organisations continue to be alarmed by the introduction in Congress of the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, a proposal that seeks a ban on many types of online gambling in the United States (see previous reports). In new developments the Center for Freedom and Prosperity(CF&P), joined by representatives from 11 other similarly …
The Malaysian federal minister for Communications and Multimedia, Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak, appears to have abandoned his plans to introduce Singapore-style “guidance” for online media outlets, revealing this week in an interview with the Malaysian Insider that the Communications and Multimedia Ministry no longer plans draw up ‘guidelines’ specifically for online news websites. The …
Canadian online gambling giant Amaya Inc. has announced that it is to become the major sponsor for the Start-up Open House scheduled for Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver on October 29 and in Waterloo and Quebec City on November 5. The event is designed to bring together Canadian business and the public to promote small Canadian …
The industry trend toward consolidation reached Italy this week with media reports that Lottomatica and Sisal Italia have recommenced merger negotiations that could lead to the creation of Italy’s biggest online and retail betting group with a value of over Euro 1.5 billion. La Repubblica, a major Italian newspaper, reported that Sisal has reconsidered its …
Analysts at Numis are predicting a bright future for online gambling group 32Red.com after the company posted a positive set of H1-2015 results despite the ravages of the UK’s point-of-consumption tax. The respected Numis analyst Ivor Jones raised his target price on the firm’s stock by a third from 120p to 160p, saying that he …
Online gambling platform supplier Gaming Realms has reported a strong first half to end June 2015 with revenue up y-o-y by 89 percent to GBP 8 million, thanks to success in its b2b endeavours. EBITDA in the period still reflected a loss of GBP 2.7 million, attributed to marketing spend (up at GBP 5.1 million) …
Online gambling software and games developer NetEnt has released a preview of a new slot scheduled for release on November 12 titled King of Slots. The new game is a 3 row, 25 pay-line video slot that deploys 15 different reels and is carried by a traditional fruit-machine style theme. Features include Sticky Wins, Scatters, …
Following complaints from major international online and land gambling and advertising firms of unfair competitive conduct, Belgium’s Loterie Nationale has agreed to pay a fine of Euro 1.9 million assessed by the European nation’s Competition Authority. The punishment is in respect of the lottery’s actions in launching its online sports betting product Scooore.be in 2013, …
Paddy Power’s marketing chief, Gav Thompson has announced the appointment of WE ARE Pi as the betting group’s advertising agency. The announcement coincides with the release of new television adverts promoting Rugby World Cup action which play on the recent scandal in which an American dentist cum amateur hunter shot the legendary lion “Cecil” in …
Isle of Man-based Global Betting and Gaming Consultants has produced two new reports investigating African sports betting and emerging trends in virtual betting as part of its latest Global Gambling Report research publication, now in its tenth edition. GBGC CEO Warwick Bartlett said this week, “Tax and regulation have put pressure on operators’ profits in …
Daily fantasy sports market leader DraftKings has disclosed that it plans to expand into the burgeoning eSports sector by offering its members action in the League of Legends World Championship, which kicks off in October. The company also revealed that it has negotiated deals with six eSport teams for in-event promotion initiatives, and plans to …
Greek mythology and the powerful god Zeus form the theme for Zeus 1000, a new online slot launched today by WMS-Williams Interactive and developed from a popular land casino predecessor. Pay-outs in the slot involve the achievement of matching symbols including letters and ancient Greek artefacts, and there are bonus games to keep players engaged, …
NYX Gaming Group will boost the Royal Panda Casino game portfolio with the integration of a full suite of games via NYX OGS. The suite of games will include online slots, online blackjack and online roulette games, as well as scratch cards and virtual betting ensuring customers have a “royal good time”, said Mark Podd, …
Nevada-based social and mobile casino games developer Ruby Seven Studios has entered into a strategic partnership with Delaware North for the development of a series of new social casino games. Delaware North will offer a new free-to-play mobile gaming experience early in 2016 to its customers expanding and complementing its existing business. “Delaware North is …
“Hook’s Heroes” is NetEnt’s latest release which introduces a new scatter symbol feature. It’s a 5-reel, 20-payline graphic and audio-rich game set to a Caribbean-style soundtrack and pirate-themed cartoons. Free spins offer three different features including single feature spins and wild substitutions. If players land two or more scatter symbols, they will be able to …
Kim Ga-ram (37), the founder and CEO of South Korean social casino games developer DoubleU Games, has reason to be happy with his decision to target the global market for his company’s products….in just three years from start-up the developer’s first Facebook-based social casino game, DoubleU Casino recorded 16 million users from 220 nations; posted …
In the United States, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has made a clear statement on daily fantasy sports betting, warning college athletes that they will be penalised if found betting on daily fantasy sports websites like market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel. The warning came from the NCAA’s vice president for regulatory affairs Oliver Luck, …
Italian media reports, confirmed by expert legal and tax sources, suggest that the spectre of “point of consumption” defined internet taxation is about to be resurrected in Italy over two years after a similar motion was rejected. The imposition of such a tax could impact Italian online gambling operators, a point confirmed by its chief …