Genesis Gaming has premiered its latest Egyptian-themed Gods of Giza title exclusively on the Quickfire Network in Flash and HTML5 for a limited time. The game debuts a new Rotating Reels feature which rotates a full 360 degrees following each free spin, stopping every 90 degrees to re-evaluate new winning combinations from the shifting symbols. …
Texas-based game developer Bee Cave Games has closed a Series A funding round for $5.5 million from sole investor Matrix Partners, its fourth investment in the company. Total funds raised to date exceed $10 million with the latest being used to support the growth of Bee Cave’s current and future titles. Following this latest round, …
William Hill has withdrawn from the Romanian market due to regulatory developments in the country. The company said in a customer communication that it will no longer accept business from Romanian residents for the forseeable future. Romanian customer accounts have been suspended with immediate effect but allow for the withdrawal of outstanding balances.
Curacao-headquartered turnkey and white-label solutions provider SoftSwiss’ partnership with FENgaming, established earlier this year, has borne fruit enabling SoftSwiss customers access to a portfolio of NetEnt games. NetEnt is the fifth game content partner to be added to SoftSwiss’ online casino software platform which already offers third party content from Microgaming, Amatic, BetSoft and Ezugi. …
Spillemyndigheden, the Danish gaming authority and French counterpart ARJEL have signed a bilateral cooperation agreement that strengthens their common views on the regulation of gaming. The agencies will work together on common principles in terms of protection for consumers, gamers and minors, combating money laundering and terrorist financing, protection of private information, supervision of advertising …
Playtech-powered online casino WinTrillions.com has abruptly closed its virtual doors less than two years after it was founded. On Monday this week the casino management announced the closure, citing financial problems but promising that all owed players will be paid. The Alderney-licensed operation was operated by Ledonford Gaming Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of …
Software provider NetEnt has announced that a selection of its award-winning games is now live and available in Spain with major gaming operators 888, Premiere Megaplex and Paf. Our readers will recall NetEnt’s announcement earlier this week that it has secured licensing from the Spanish regulator Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling. Following successful …
Online gambling software and games developer BetSoft has announced that it is to provide its full suite of desktop and mobile games to the land-based Belgian operator Starcasino for use on the website Star Casino.be. “This is our first foray into the Belgian market,” said Annamaria Anastasi of Betsoft. “Star Casino has established an impeccable …
Russia-based online gambling platform provider Connective Games together with Amaya Inc have partnered with Danish-facing online casino Spillehallen.dk, providing operator with access to proprietary slot games, along with offerings from third-party games developers. Originally a manufacturer of land-based slot machines for the Danish market, Spillehallen.dk is a Danish-language online gambling operator, licensed by the Danish …
Swedish online gambling software provider NetEnt has been awarded licensing by the Spanish regulator, the Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling. The licenses authorise NetEnt to operate in the Spanish market on both a general license for the operation of online games and a singular license for slot games, and follows an extensive application …
Prima Networks, powered by Microgaming, will today (Tuesday) launch online and mobile slots in the regulated Spanish market, which has been opened for online and mobile slot action and exchange betting by the regulator. Prima will be taking several big-name operators live today in Spain with a Microgaming-powered collection of slots, the company has announced. …
Global Gaming Network, Inc., a California-based developer and aggregator of digital sports information for online and mobile platforms, has announced plans to merge with the Innovativ Media Group, Inc., a Los Angeles-based producer and distributor of digital entertainment. The two companies has signed a letter of intent that envisages a reverse takeover transaction, whereby the …
Playtech licensees in the Spanish market, newly opened for online slot action by the regulator, will be among the first to have games available following the release Tuesday by the software provider of its products. A statement from Playtech advises that the company will supply all existing local licensees with access to its extensive desktop …
Zeus Gaming, which recently inked a content partnership deal with BetConstruct has announced the launch of a new fantasy game titled Page of Fortune Deluxe. This five-reel 10 pay-line slot takes place in a fictional world of medieval magic and mysteries, featuring the two main characters, Baroness Elspeth and the Mage Dariendalf. The game features …
Official DGOA figures just released this week in Spain, show that there has been a welcome uptick in the online gambling market in that country, with year-on-year Q1-2015 turnover up 24.5 percent to almost Euro 2 billion. The statistics show that GGR in the first quarter of this year reached Euro 77.4 million, up 18 …
The latest edition of Global Betting and Gaming Consultancy’s international Global Gambling Report reveals that global Internet gambling continues to grow, albeit at a slower pace than most would have expected. The consultant has put forward five reasons for this slow down: 1. Rapidly growing Asian casino markets have had a higher rate of growth …
Neil Offord, a corporate finance management expert has started work at Playtech plc as chief analyst. He was formerly corporate finance director in BDO’s Capital Markets and Betting and Gaming team, having worked in management positions at the company for the past almost 21 years, involved in advising public and private companies on mergers, acquisitions, …
After six years at Betsson AB, four of them as CEO and president, Magnus Silfverberg has decided to step down in July 2015 and move to another industry. According to an announcement by the company, current executive chairman Pontus Lindwall has been appointed by the board of directors to manage the CEO responsibilities until a …
The publication MSU Today carried an article this week describing the US government’s attempts to control Internet gambling as “a convoluted mess” that would benefit from properly defined licensing and regulation designed to protect the consumer. The piece references a new study by Michigan State University business scholars, who claim they are the first to …
US District Judge Andrew Gordon dismissed criminal conspiracy and illegal gambling charges against Malaysian businessman Wei Seng “Paul” Phua on Monday after prosecutors admitted to not having enough evidence to further the case. The court ruled just last week that evidence submitted in support of the charge was inadmissible due to the legality of the …
Dafabet is compiling an impressive sponsorship portfolio as it replaces Bidvest as principal sponsor to English premier league football club Sunderland AFC. Dafabet branding will appear on Sunderland’s home and away shirts from the beginning of the 2015/16 season along with significant marketing opportunities. “Our regional identity sits proudly at the heart of Sunderland AFC …
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has confirmed that he has joined the Republican Party race for nomination as the GOP’s presidential candidate in next year’s elections. Graham, who is an ally of major Republican donor and land gambling billionaire Sheldon Adelson, is better known in the industry as one of the politicians spearheading Adelson’s campaign …
It appears that Gal Haber, founder and CEO of the troubled contracts for difference Plus500 group which is the subject of a Playtech takeover (see previous reports) has been at odds with the authorities before his recent brush with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. Eight years ago the Israeli police ordered Haber to shutter Interlogic, …
International Game Technology has inked a deal with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for the provision of a central monitoring system. Under the term of the deal the system will monitor up to 20,000 electronic gaming devices at up to four venues in the Commonwealth, with the Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville being the first venue. …