The Royal Vegas Android AIR has launched its first casino game for Android smart watches, putting the Microgaming Thunderstruck slot on the wrists of on-the-go punters as a companion game for Android AIR installations. The smartwatch is a companion device that is paired with a host mobile phone or tablet for internet connectivity, and does …
Police investigators in Rockland, NY arrested eight men Friday on illegal online sports betting and loan sharking charges following a covert ten month investigation across four US states. The names of those arrested were not immediately released, although police spokesmen claimed they were associated with organised crime. The police raiding parties seized illegal gambling records, …
MGT Capital Investments, which acquired up-and-coming daily fantasy sports operator DraftDay just a year ago for stock and $600,000, has sold the enterprise along with its other daily fantasy sports assets for $7 million to a previously unknown company titled Random Outcome USA Inc. It is understood that Sportech Digital, a subsidiary of UK-listed Sportech …
The New Jersey Division for Gaming Enforcement released its May 2015 performance statistics Friday, revealing that online poker revenues fell 2.5 percent compared with the preceding month at $1,93 million, whilst online casino revenues slipped 1.5 percent to $10.54 million. Total New Jersey online revenue was $12.47 million, down by 1.5 percent on the previous …
At least some Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment investors appeared to disagree with chairman Philip Yea’s statement Friday that the company welcomed the placement of 50 million shares in the company by Emerald Bay Limited and Stinson Ridge Limited… Bwin shares took an 11 percent hit as the news broke. Emerald and Stinson were created as part …
Inspired Gaming has extended its business relationship with Eurobet Italia to supply a bigger range of Virtual Sports, the company announced Thursday. From a standing start, Inspired’s Virtuals have supported the development of a Euro 1 billion market in Italy in just one year, the UK company claims, noting that it supplies 95 percent of …
The Swedish online gambling group Betsson AB has confirmed that it has curtailed affiliate marketing and promotions in the Dutch market in the interest of ensuring it will be favourably considered for a licence under the forthcoming regulatory regime in the Netherlands. Our readers will recall that the Dutch government has repeatedly warned that illegal …
The National Football League’s arbitrary cancellation of a fantasy football convention in Las Vegas last week has prompted the land gambling trade body American Gaming Association to publicly criticise the League for its inconsistent policies against partnerships with casinos, which the Association claims is reflective of an “outdated view of gaming.” Firing off the AGA …
A large-sample research study in Massachusetts has found that only 2 percent of respondents have gambled online, although 72 percent have gambled in the one-year study period….mainly on lottery action. The project embraced 10,000 Massachusetts residents and was carried out by the state university’s Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences over the period …
Virtual gaming content supplier Vermantia Gaming has boosted the appeal of its omni-channel virtual sports and interactive lottery content with the launch of a new remote gaming server (RGS), giving its customers enhanced access to more than 120 games in retail, mobile and desktop versions. Following a simple and one-time RGS integration, new Vermantia content …
The latest online gambling legalisation bill to hit the Pennsylvanian Legislature, SB900 (see previous reports), is admittedly still subject to debate and amendment, but changes will be needed before it can be regarded as presenting commercially viable prospects for operators. Industry writer John Mehaffey examined the current provisions of the measure in the publication Online …
The publication Delfi.lt reports that last Friday Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė signed amendments to the national Gaming Law, which will ensure the supervision of online gambling. The president noted that Lithuania and the Netherlands are the only member states of the European Union where remote gambling activities have not been regulated, and that the amendments …
Live dealer provider Evolution Gaming has appointed Martin Carlesund as its new CEO of Evolution Malta, the operational entity within the Evolution Group. Carlesund has extensive experience within the gaming industry and was most recently CEO at HighLight Media Group Ltd, a major gaming affiliate firm. Previously, he was CEO of Eniro Sweden and Eniro …
The appointment of a new chief executive of the UK Gambling Commission, delayed due to the recent national election in Britain , has now been finalised with the announcement that Sarah Harrison will take over from Jenny Williams as CEO on October 1 this year. Harrison is an experienced regulator who was previously in management …
Online gambling games supplier Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, is providing gaming content to Casino Saga, an operator that specialises in casino gamification. Although a relatively new online casino, Casino Saga has established itself quickly on the online gaming scene, and was created by a group of Scandinavian game enthusiasts. The operator prides itself on making …
The Association Française du Jeu en Ligne, a French trade body representing the interests of remote gambling operators, has issued an appeal to the government for tax reform and wider regulation, commenting that after five years of regulation the industry remains “fragile” and uncertain about its future. Whilst many of the government’s goals regarding the …
The Bovada online casino helped Texas to live up to its reputation for the biggest and best this week by announcing that one of its players hit a $112,425 jackpot. Playing the Greedy Goblins progressive slot, JulineJ from the Lone Star State hit the big win, although unfortunately the casino has not supplied the sort …
Up and coming online gambling software developer XIN Gaming has inked another distribution deal, making its games available to Africa and Latin American facing gambling supply group Pololo Gaming in a move that should widen both desktop and mobile accessibility. XIN managing director Mathias Larsson, said this week: “Our games are mainly focused on the …
The wrongful dismissal litigation in Las Vegas between Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands group and its former Macau chief executive, Steven Jacobs (see previous reports) could have more repercussions for the land gambling group following a petition this week to a Clark County District Judge. The petition, from US accountability watchdog the Campaign for Accountability, …
USPoker.com journalist Steve Ruddock is running a blow-by-blow account of the ongoing hearing in the Pennsylvania Senate’s Economic and Recreational Development Committee (CERD) which covers, amongst other items, the expansion of online gambling and the corresponding Senate Bill 900 sponsored by Kim Ward. According to USPoker’s blog (Wednesday), the panel features representatives from eleven of …
Online casino operator Mr Green has gone live with games from Swedish software supplier Play’n GO. Under the terms of the deal, Play’n GO has provided a full suite of its web games along with a selection of premium mobile casino games. “We’re genuinely excited to have Play n GO content live on Mr Green …
Hot on the heels of a content supply deal with NYX Gaming , Oryx Gaming will supply its portfolio of slot and casino games to 1X2Gaming’s 3PI platform. “Combining reputable games such as ‘Anaconda Eye’ and ‘Sceptre Of Cleo’ to our portfolio is more good news for our customers and their players alike,” Kevin Reid, …
Turnkey online casino and sportsbook provider 1Click Games has announced the launch of white label client MyWin24. Players will have the opportunity to enjoy most popular live casino games as well as traditional games such as video slots, table games, arcade games and video poker. The MyWin24 website is fully optimised for mobile use alongside …
Online gambling software provider NetEnt has signed its first US customer agreement for the delivery of a full suite of multichannel online casino games to Bwin.Party and Borgata brands in New Jersey. Bwin.Party operates New Jersey’s top performing online gaming platform, which supports the Borgata Casino, Borgata Poker and PartyPoker brands. NetEnt has applied for …