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New game from Thunderkick

11 Aug 2014

The relatively new Swedish online gambling games developer Thunderkick has launched a new 3d slot titled Fruit Warp, which is now live on internet casinos like Unibet, Casumo, Betsson, BetSafe, Vera&John and MrGreen. The game runs smoothly and features original symbols to carry the fruity theme. Check it out here:

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Sports betting exchange to sponsor UK football club

11 Aug 2014

Sports betting exchange Matchbook.com has announced a one year official betting partner deal with the newly promoted UK football championship side Brentford FC. The agreement includes prominent display of the Matchbook logo on players’ strip in the 2014-2015 season, along with stadium advertising space at the club’s home, Griffin Park near London. Mark Brosnan, chief …

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Fantasybet launched on Finnplay platform

11 Aug 2014

Finnish i-gaming platform provider Finnplay has announced the launch of daily fantasy sports operator FantasyBet on the company’s Billfold platform to run its fantasy gaming engine. FantasyBet is targeting the high growth in live fantasy sports games across Europe in time for the new English Premiership football season. Management of the FantasyBet enterprise says the …

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Tabcorp mulls digital betting in retail venues

10 Aug 2014

Tabcorp chief executive David Attenborough is looking for a way around the ban on internet and mobile in-play betting in Australia, he revealed in media interviews following the release of the company’s financial results last week (see previous  reports). Punters in Australia can bet on the outcome of an event after it has begun, but …

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Slim chance of Adelson banning bill passing

10 Aug 2014

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and Utah Representative Jason Chaffetz could be in for a disappointment if they continue to push their federal attempt to ban internet gambling with the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, according to an estimate published on the Congressional monitoring site Govtrack.us. Vegas Inc. reports that federal legislators are currently on …

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State lottery directors oppose federal control in online gambling

10 Aug 2014

Three state lotteries executives, Jeffrey R. Anderson, director of the Idaho Lottery; Stephen Martino, director of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency; and Charles McIntyre, executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery, have presented the argument for states’ rights on the issue of online gambling. Writing in the Washington state publication The Intelligencer over …

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Spreading the word

10 Aug 2014

The Toronto-listed online gambling company Intertain Group will be talking about investment in online gambling at the Canaccord Genuity 34th Annual Growth Conference in Boston at 2.30pm on August 13. John FitzGerald, president and CEO, and Keith Laslop, CFO, will present their view of the business opportunities following Intertain’s recent acquisition of Mandalay Media. And …

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Illegal gambling centre hid behind a health gym

9 Aug 2014

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that police action in Runnymede, Camden County uncovered a long established illegal gambling parlour titled the Runnymede Social Club in a back room off a health and fitness gym. The enterprise offered traditional sports betting and poker action, along with online wagering on a website branded 365sportsbetting.com, police said in revealing …

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Christie kills New Jersey sports betting bill

9 Aug 2014

With a Monday deadline for signature looming (see previous  reports), New Jersey governor Chris Christie finally made up his mind Friday to impose his absolute veto on a bill that would have opened up sports betting in New Jersey despite the federal limitations of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. In exercising his right …

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New consultation launched by UK Gambling Commission

8 Aug 2014

The UK Gambling Commission has launched a new online gambling consultation seeking opinions from the public and the industry on the levels and nature of social responsibility protections that internet and mobile gambling operators should provide. Given the often controversial high profile of gambling in recent times as a result of the FOBT furore and …

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Gameaccount announces launch of first Konami game

8 Aug 2014

GameAccount Network plc, a developer and b2b supplier of gaming software and online gaming content, has confirmed that since January this year it has had a licensing agreement with Konami Gaming to use the land game supplier’s content on its clients’ online sites. The first game, China Shores, goes live this week, and will be …

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New Jersey sports betting deadline looms

8 Aug 2014

New Jersey governor Chris Christie continues to keep everyone guessing on whether he will sign an intrastate sports betting law overwhelmingly approved by the state legislature some weeks back. The contentious bill, crafted by Sen. Ray Lesniak after the US Supreme Court declined to hear the state’s case on earlier legislation and litigation (see previous …

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Online gambling firm to sponsor Leyton Orient football club

8 Aug 2014

Online sportsbetting site 666Bet has signed as shirt sponsor for the 2014-2015 season with Leyton Orient a League One professional football club founded in 1881 in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England. Orient commercial manager Tom Jeffes said: “We’re delighted to welcome 666Bet as our main shirt sponsor in what is a fantastic deal …

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Malta starts promoting internet gaming conference and expo

8 Aug 2014

The two-day inaugural Summit of iGaming, Malta expo and conference is set to commence October 31 on the Mediterranean island which has become a key location in the online gambling industry. Organisers are expecting over 500 delegates to fly in for the event, and report a healthy response from software and other providers keen to …

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Canadian involved in Paddy Power security breach steps forward

8 Aug 2014

A Canadian resident, Jason Ferguson, has identified himself as the man who ended up with the details of over 650,000 Paddy Power players, allegedly obtained through a security breach back in 2010. The betting company has only recently publicly acknowledged the breach following its launch of legal proceedings in Canada (see previous reports). Ferguson is …

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Another online gambling blacklist launched

8 Aug 2014

The online gambling industry has yet another national government blacklist to keep in mind following the publication by Latvia this week of its list of unlicensed operators who could find themselves ISP-blocked in the Baltic state. The list is the work of the new Latvia Lotteries and Gambling Supervision Inspectorate and includes top online gambling …

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More slots from High 5 Games

8 Aug 2014

Just months after the initial release of the first High 5 Games slots for real money online play in New Jersey through its launch partner Caesars Interactive Entertainment (see previous reports), an expanded selection of seventeen additional slots is set to go live on CaesarsCasino.com, the company announced Thursday. Of these seventeen premium titles, The …

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Virtual tennis for Betradar clients

7 Aug 2014

Virtual tennis tournaments with up to 16 players are now available as Betradar’s latest sports betting solution, launched this week. Internet and mobile punters can place bets on a continuous basis, with new wagering cycles commencing at 3.5 minute intervals, and up to eight matches played in parallel. The product has been designed and developed …

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Another U.S. deal for Sportech Racing and Digital

7 Aug 2014

The Hawthorne Race Course in Illinois has become the latest US company to sign up for Sportech Racing and Digital’s range of online and land-based betting products. Sportech Racing and Digital is the American subsidiary of the UK-listed gambling group Sportech plc. The new deal will see SRD providing Hawthorne with totalisator and related services …

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Strongest quarter yet for Danish online gambling

7 Aug 2014

Denmark’s regulated gaming market generated gross gaming revenue of DKK1,195 million (Euro 160.3 million) in Q2-2014, with record performances from both sports betting and online casino during the period, reports the national regulator. It was the strongest quarter yet from operators providing sports betting and online casino products since the opening of the Danish online …

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Konami slots for online social casino operator

7 Aug 2014

PlayStudios, a social casino operator associated with the American MGM gambling group has signed a deal giving it access to slots for its free-play myVegas app from the respected Konami Gaming company. The agreement establishes myVegas as a social and mobile channel for several Konami game titles under licence. “Licensing established content has been the …

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Playson joins the Odobo developer program

7 Aug 2014

With popular titles like Alice in Wonderslots and Lucky Pirates to its credit, games development studio Playson is becoming increasingly well known in the HD games development business, and it has extended its range by joining the Odobo Developer Program this week. Playson employs around 250 people in offices and studios in Malta, Ukraine, Russia …

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Profit dives at Tipp24

7 Aug 2014

Internet gambling group Tipp24 has reported reduced profits for a second consecutive quarter, blaming increased costs in the ramping up of new businesses. On Thursday the company adjusted its forecast for FY 2014, estimating that it will grow revenues by between Euro 135 and Euro 145 million, and expects a reduced EBIT of Euro 15 …

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Unibet delivers another strong performance

7 Aug 2014

The Unibet online gambling group has delivered another sterling set of results for Q2-2014, reporting: * Earnings up 38 percent to GBP 16.7 million * Revenue up 24 percent to GBP 77.1 million. * Active customers up more than 33 percent quarter-on-quarter at 610,000. * World Cup football betting made up GBP 16 million of …

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