Unibet and Maria Bingo switched from Virtue Fusion to Relax Gaming’s bingo network this week. The company said its customers would be introduced to a more innovative and modern user interface with improved graphics, an exciting new loyalty system and many other features. Current games on offer include 90-Ball, 75-Ball, 75-Ball Variant and Speed Bingo. …
Daily fantasy sports players are spending more this year and now deposit on average $465 annually, according to statistics from the Fantasy Sports Trade Association. And yet market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel have yet to show a profit, instead investing heavily in marketing in order to build massive player bases. Analyst Adam Krejcik of Eiler’s …
The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday that June 2015 Nevada gambling revenues dipped 8 percent year-on-year to $831 million. And for the fiscal year through June 30 Nevada casino gambling revenue dropped 1.6 percent to $11.05 billion, with The Strip recording a decline of 4.3 percent to $6.3 billion over the year. Gambling revenue …
Ladbrokes Sportsbook and Racebook’s new desktop platform has been released with the intention to provide the fastest and easiest customer experience across all key digital devices. This latest digital move focuses on combining Ladbrokes’ sportsbook roadmap and development into a single work-stream with Mobenga as the front-end technology provider, deployed across web, mobile, tablet and …
Online sportsbook Beteagle owner Joseph Graziano (78) of Springfield, New Jersey, has been sentenced in a Newark federal court to 18 months in prison for illegal sports betting conspiracy, United States Attorney Paul J Fishman announced Tuesday. The sentence follows a guilty plea before Judge Claire C Cecchi, who handed down the sentence. According to …
Philippines Bureau of Immigration raids on an online gambling support centre in Pasay City last week resulted in the detention of 191 Chinese subjects suspected of illegal immigration offences, but 22 of them were released under suspicious circumstances before the group reached the immigration offices. The unauthorised release of the 22 suspects has prompted Immigration …
Live dealer provider Evolution Gaming has named Todd Haushalter as its new Chief Product Officer. Haushalter will join Evolution by September 1 from MGM Resorts International, where he currently holds the Las Vegas-based role of Vice President of Gaming Operations.
The LeoVegas mobile casino reports a second big win in a week (see previous report), this one by a mobile punter in Linkoping, Sweden who hit the Mega Fortune Dreams progressive for SEK 2,254,169 (Euro 238,667). First report indicate that player Joakim was relaxing with a little slot action late Sunday night before retiring when …
Novomatic AG is looking to increase its equity in the partially-Austrian state-owned Casinos Austria AG with two binding offers for 16.8 percent of MTBPrivatstiftung-owned Casinos Austria shares and 29.6 percent of shares in MEDIAL Beteilingungs GmbH which is owned by Leipnik-Lundenburger Invest (LLI) Beteiligungs AG. The acquisition of the LLI shares would equate to an …
Software provider Openbet has made two senior appointments forming part of its growth strategy. Former Betway chief technology officer Todd Martin was appointed chief operating officer and former Nektan product director Dominic Le Garsmeurwas named casino vice president. The appointments are in line with Openbet’s growth strategy as it looks to recruit across the company …
The long running Borgata edge-sorting court action involving Phil Ivey and associate Cheng Yin Sun took an interesting twist this week. Ivey filed a counter-suit against the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa saying the group had known about defects in its cards and had destroyed the evidence. Ivey’s claim further says Gemaco, the producer of …
The Dutch gaming authority Kansspelautoriteit has slapped a Euro 180 000 fine on the directors of (and company) Total E Soft Limited and XKL Limited. The fine is in response to 14 Dutch-language websites, studied between March 2014 and June 2014, which offered online casino gaming, digital slots, poker and sports betting to Dutch residents. …
Before launching into widely distributed op-ed articles, gambling industry execs would do well to thoroughly complete their homework on the subject they have chosen, a fundamental precaution that Tim Shea, president of the Pennsylvania Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association Inc., perhaps neglected to bear in mind earlier this month. In a state where a thorough …
Online gambling software provider iSoftBet has released a preview of its next 5 reel slot, the futuristically themed Neon Reels. The new game features brilliant graphics that capture the essence of the theme, whilst the mechanics include a progressive pooled jackpot and ‘reel hold’, which allows the player to hold particular reels in place to …
French online poker operator Winamax has closely followed its sponsorship deal with OGC Nice (see previous report) with another Ligue 1 club FC Nantes for the 2015-2016 season. As an official partner Winamax’s recognisable red W branding will appear during the first game of the season at the Beaujoire stadium. Other promotional opportunities included in …
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings, Inc. has secured a $300 Million Series D round of funding led by FOX Sports. Other key investors were major North American sports leagues; Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and Major League Soccer; leading sports organizations: The Madison Square Garden Company and Legends; as well as existing investors …
Remote casino operator LeoVegas is the latest to be awarded a remote operator license from the UK Gambling Commission. “It is gratifying that LeoVegas has received a licence in the UK,” said Johan Styren, chief executive officer of LeoVegas. “It is one of the key markets for us so it is natural for LeoVegas, as …
Virtual sports provider Inspired has expanded its partnership with Slovakian operator Niké. The partnership, sealed in 2012, will see an increased retail presence of Inspired’s virtual sports offer along with the launch of a second Rush Football channel for retail and online featuring teams from the Slovak Football League. Michal Hanák, head of strategic development …
Cherry-owned Scandinavian affiliate group Game Lounge has acquired a number of Finnish affiliate domains to support further expansion. Under the terms of the agreement, Game Lounge has acquired prominent Finnish affiliate domains nettikasinovertailu.info, netticasino.eu, onlinecasinofindr.com, nettipokeri.eu, nettiveikkaus.ey and nettibingo.eu for a consideration of Euro 1.2 million. The acquired affiliate sites will give marketing support to …
Malaysian deputy communication and multimedia (MCMC) minister Datuk Jailani Johari said this week that the ministry has blocked 301 illegal online gambling websites in the first half of 2015 following the submission of 940 applications. “The ministry and the MCMC will not keep quiet, but will act by censoring and blocking online gambling or any …
Rival Gaming’s newest offer is the 5-reel, 50-payline slot “Tycoon Towers”. Tycoon Towers follows the life of a cartoonish tycoon and his luxury penthouse suite. Icons include the tycoon (Wild), maid, bellboy, luggage, elevator, do not disturb sign and a credit card along with the 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace symbols. The Tycoon …
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Network (MTGA) has expanded on its partnership with Scientific Games (SG) with the extension of its social casino product, SG Universe Play4Fun Network. The platform will soon go live for MTGA’s Uncasville, Connecticut location, Mohegan Sun offering players a social casino accessible via the casino’s native iOS and Android applications. “Working …
A reporter working for the major Chinese news agency Xinhua has blown the whistle on alleged illegal activity within a State-owned online lottery. Journalist Wang Wenzhi, who writes for Xinhua’s Economic Information Daily newspaper, told the Global Times Sunday that he has informed the Ministry of Finance about the illegal operations of the China Lottery …
Reports from the United States indicate that one of the industry veterans in online sportsbetting, Antigua-licensed Sportbook.ag, has entered the booming daily fantasy sports market. Sportsbook is one of the pioneers in online betting and has built up a large player base over the years, giving it a major advantage through cross-selling. The company is …