A new American Gaming Association (AGA) board structure has seen the addition of six new board members that comprise CG Technology (previously known as Cantor Gaming), Konami Gaming Inc., William Hill US, Greenwood Racing Inc., LVCVA and Seminole Hard Rock Gaming. Three new general members to join the association comprise Ainsworth Game Technology, Electronic Transaction …
Customers of the bwin.party digital entertainment-backed Sportster Bet and Win Facebook app have been notified of the imminent withdrawal of the application just four months after its launch. According to a customer communication, Bwin will shutter Sportster on January 30, 2015 but omits to offer any further explanation. It is surmised the venture has been …
Social casino game developer Plumbee has appointed Mark Claxton as Slots Producer and head of its in-house slot production team. Claxton joins Plumbee from Playtech-owned Ash Gaming where he has managed the firms in house studio for slot design for the past six and a half years. At Plumbee, Caxton will be tasked with producing …
Internet gaming firm GVC Holdings PLC delivered a rewarding unaudited trading update for the year ending December 31, 2014 Monday. Unaudited key performance highlights for its Q4/2014 period ending December 31, 204 include: Net Gaming Revenue for the month of December 2014 exceeded Euro 20.3 million, 17 percent up on the same period 2013. Q4/2014 …
Canadian gaming firm Amaya Gaming Group said in a trading update Monday that it intends “exploring strategic opportunities” to divest its B2B assets including gaming solutions business, Cadillac Jack Inc. and Diamond Game. The company confirmed it is currently evaluating non-binding proposals from unnamed potential buyers for its Cadillac Jack Inc. business. Amaya will use …
Debate on the booming online daily fantasy sports industry and whether it constitutes gambling continued over the weekend at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States conference in Las Vegas, where legislators and industry representatives exchanged views rather inconclusively on the subject. Reporting on the discussions, the mainstream newspaper USA Today pointed out the …
NextGen Gaming, the Australia-based game developer subsidiary of NYX Gaming Group, has announced the creation of a slot game featuring Psycho; Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror movie thriller, following a licensing deal with Universal Partnerships & Licensing. The new online slot is due to be released in the first quarter of 2015. David Johnson, commercial director …
Ontario’s new GTech-powered online gambling site PlayOLG.ca has encountered some teething problems in its first few days of operations, with the Toronto City News reporting player complaints regarding flawed geolocation, glitchy games and a registration process that taxes the patience of would-be online punters. The newspaper picked up on a number of tweets and forum …
The good news from the Italian market is that online sports betting wagers were up 65 percent year-on-year in December 2014 to Euro 188 million. Stakes over the full year reached Euro 1.6 billion, up 23 percent on 2013. The positive progress achieved in the vertical is largely the result of a more sensible and …
VGambling Inc., an online gambling company registered in Antigua, has obtained Kahnawake Gaming Commission licensing to operate two online casino sites powered by Swiss Interactive Software GmbH. The permit allows VGambling’s wholly owned Antigua based subsidiary, H&H Arizona Corporation, to conduct real money online gambling and wagering activities on a global basis, along with a …
Online lottery group ZEAL Network (formerly Tipp24) has announced the appointment as chief financial officer of Jonas Mattsson with effect February 1. Matsson, who also joins the company’s board of directors, succeeds Andreas Kneil who resigned last September. The new CFO has an impressive background, having worked in senior financial management positions with major international …
Online gambling group Betfair plc has a new gaming director to replace Matthew Robinson, who left the group late last year (see previous report). Liam Wallwork will head up the gaming division of the company with responsibility for both operational activity and business strategy. Betfair Arcade, Betfair Slots, Exchange Games and Betfair Bingo will all …
Latest arrival on the internet sports betting scene is BetVision, which has launched on the TGP Europe platform this week and offers 18,000 betting markets, augmented by a live dealer and RNG online casino. Director Glenda Quirk said that TGP’s experience would help ensure the success of the new venture, in which the goal was …
Online poker and casino operator iGame Limited has rebranded veteran titles 24hPoker, 24hBet and 24hCasino and integrated them into one consolidated entity, 24Bet. The Malta-licensed company soft-launched 24hBet.com last November, but has clearly decided on a more homogenous branding for the three online companies. The sites are powered by a mix of Everymatrix, Microgaming and …
If, like many in the industry, you were taking a break over the festive season you may have missed an announcement from NYX Gaming Group on December 30 that it has successfully completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the Toronto exchange. In the IPO, NYX Gaming Group issued 5,715,000 shares and an aggregate of …
In an initiative designed to facilitate its entry into the Italian marker, the Aland-based online gambling group Paf has acquired the four-year-old online gambling operator Winga.it from mobile content provider Buongiorno. The consideration paid in terms of the deal, which includes television channel WingaTV, has not been disclosed. WingaTV is integrated with the company’s online …
The 32Red online gambling group has hired Italian advertising agency Fosbury ADV to help it launch in the Italian market with a targeted campaign that includes exposure on both satellite and digital television platforms. The company plans to offer Italian punters a range of online casino games that include slots, poker and table games.
The massive potential of legalised sports betting and its value added daily fantasy sports industry has persuaded Indiana state Representative Alan Morrison to introduce two new bills, HB 1073 and HB 1074. HB1073 seeks to legalise intrastate sports betting at the state’s casinos, racinos and off-track betting venues…with one important proviso; only if the Indiana …
Paul Phua’s application to be permitted to play poker whilst he awaits judicial decisions on illegal sports betting charges in Las Vegas (see previous reports) has been refused by Judge Carl Hoffman. Malaysian national Phua and his son Darren are out on bail of $2.5 million but may not leave Las Vegas until a $13 …
San Francisco-based OpenWager, Inc., has partnered with Austrian online casino operator Win2Day to launch a new free-to-play social casino app titled Spintopia on iOS, Facebook Canvas and Android platforms. The new app includes popular games like Penguin Splash, Fantasy Forest and Castle Builder, and more will be added as the project develops, a spokesperson said …
The launch this week of Ontario’s regulated online gambling website PlayOLG.ca (see previous reports) has triggered renewed media interest on the topic and speculation that Alberta may become the eighth Canadian province to embrace online gambling. Approached by local media for comment on the issue, a spokesperson for the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) …
Silvercreek Technology Holdings, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed AGTech Holdings, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Score Value (see previous reports). The move positions the group strongly to take advantage of the forthcoming opening up of the Chinese mobile lottery market, a company spokesman said Thursday. Silvercreek paid HK$489.5 million ($63.1 million) for …
French online sports betting operator and business-to-business supplier France Pari has turned in a creditable performance for 2014, posting revenue increases of 46 percent to Euro 17.9 million year-on-year. The group’s B2B division Sportnco performed particularly well, doubling revenues to Euro 1 million. Other highlights: * Wagers reached Euro 15.8 million, up Euro 5 million …
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings continued to expand its sports relationships this week by signing up another national basketball league team in the Minnesota Timberwolves. Under the terms of the agreement DraftKings will become a presenting sponsor of the TimberWolves Team Stats social media feature and the WolvesCast official team podcasts, with rights to a …