Inspired Gaming Group (IGG) has launched its Virtual Sports product on the Circus Group’s online and mobile platforms in Belgium. Inspired will initially provide its virtual Football, Horseracing, Greyhounds and Tennis products across the Circus Group platforms. Emmanuel Mewissen, chief executive officer of Circus Group, said: “Adding Inspired’s Virtual Sports to our online platform is …
Liverpool Football Club (LFC) and online sports betting operator 188BET have extended their sponsorship partnership for another two years. 188BET will continue to use LFC platforms to offer the Club’s biggest fan bases in Brazil and Asia exclusive promotions and betting offers on each LFC fixture. “Liverpool FC is one of the world’s most famous …
Specialist electronic point of sale (EPOS) supplier A Bet A Technology has penned a deal allowing online bookmaker Betway to activate its sponsorship of the Premier League Darts with betting facilities at each venue. A Bet A, which services operators in the UK and Ireland as well as 22 global territories, has provided the bookmaker …
With an estimated GBP 650,000 still owed to players of the now collapsed online poker site Purple Lounge (see previous reports) the issue continues to escalate following recent actions by directors of parent and former public company Media Corporation – since delisted for not submitting accounts. Our readers will recall that former directors Jason Kingsley …
We are currently following up on reports in the Jerusalem Post that 20 people have been arrested in Israel on allegations of involvement in “…an international online casino ring run by Israelis.” Initial reports indicate the ring generated around NIS 20 million, but full details are not yet available.
The European online gambling group GVC Holdings plc has announced a joint venture agreement with Betit Securities Limited in Scandinavia via a new company to be titled Betit Holdings Limited. GVC says the objective of the deal is to make investments and acquisitions whilst not impeding the level of its current dividend, and that its …
Net Entertainment has launched its latest RNG table games, French and American Roulette. The French and American Roulette feature standard roulette inside and outside bet types along with simple and effective bet highlighting and mouse-over messages to aid in placing bets. Players have access to a wide range of information, including what bets have been …
Microgaming’s Quickfire division has signed a re-seller agreement with Comtrade Gaming, a technology supplier to the regulated online gaming industry. Through this agreement, the Quickfire platform will integrate with Comtrade’s iCore, The Enterprise Gaming Platform. Comtrade Gaming will be able to deploy Quickfire’s game content to its widespread customer base, which includes online casino, poker, …
Sportech plc, a publicly listed UK online and land betting group, has posted its interim management statement for the period from 1 January 2014 to date. Highlights of the statement include: * Overall trading remains in line with expectations despite the severe winter weather in the North East of the United States impacting the Venues …
Patrick Kennedy, the highly successful chief executive officer of online and land gambling group Paddy Power, has announced that he is to step down on the tenth anniversary of his appointment to the company, leaving on April 15 2015. Commenting on his decision Tuesday, Kennedy said: “I have loved every day of being Paddy Power’s …
Reporting to shareholders at the Paddy Power plc annual general meeting today (Tuesday), chairman Nigel Northridge described the year as memorable for its record turnover, which reached Euro 6.2 billion and delivered an operating profit of Euro 137 million. Net revenue increased by 17 percent in constant currency and earnings per share grew by 2 …
Land casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson’s company Las Vegas Sands has reported lobbying spend in the first quarter of 2014 up and more than half what the company spent through the whole of 2013, reports the publication Open Secrets.org. Las Vegas Sands reported spending $170,000 on Q1-2014 lobbying, according to four lobbying disclosures filed by firms …
Brian Mattingley, chief executive officer of 888.com, will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural iGaming Institute at the 18th Annual East Coast Gaming Congress, scheduled for May 19 – 20. 888.com will also become the exclusive sponsor of the iGaming Institute, which launches the conference on May 19 and features a “Who’s Who” list …
Two important Caribbean interest groups have aligned themselves with Antigua and Barbuda in its decade-long World Trade Organisation row with the United States, calling on the USA to respect the decisions of WTO dispute panels and settle with the Antiguans over its discriminatory approach to online gambling bans (see previous reports). The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) …
Although the Minnesota House has decided not to ban the state lottery’s online games initiative (see previous reports), it appears that the issue is not yet settled. The publication TwinCities.com reports that a combined House-Senate conference committee is scheduled to meet today (Tuesday) to try and reconcile differences on a gambling bill in which the …
The United States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an alert cautioning investors on the unique dangers attached to trading and using virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. In an advisory headed “Investments involving Bitcoin present unique risks” the SEC points out that governments and banks are not associated with virtual currencies and these are …
After sitting on the investigation and arrests report for over a month, Shanghai police revealed this week that in April they detained 63 people for their association with an illegal online gambling ring that generated over 113 billion yuan ($18 billion), the Global Times reports. The illegal enterprise allegedly operated a Shanghai-based betting network for …
Online gambling software and games developer BetSoft Gaming has inked a partnership deal with Olé Group International, a prominent i-gaming operator in South East Asia. Under the terms of the partnership, Olé Group’s online offering Olé777, marketing to China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines, will be taking on BetSoft’s entire inventory of games, including the …
Swedish software supplier Play’n GO has inked an agreement with Guts Gaming Ltd for the provision of a full suite of web and mobile games to be integrated with Guts.com. “I am very excited about working with Play’n GO and adding their amazing portfolio of games to Guts.com”, said Ben Clemes, Head of Casino Operations …
Cherry AB said it continues to gain market share in both its online and restaurant casino sectors. Strong growth in online was recorded over the company’s first quarter 2014 period of 43 percent along with a 50 percent increase in deposits, a performance attributed to extensive marketing activities, mainly concentrated on Cherry Casino.com and Spille …
High 5 Games (H5G) has released a host of new games to its High 5 Casino (H5C) on Facebook which included its first high limit game titled “Empress of Time”. The Steam Punk-themed Empress of Time features a 3-4-5-4-3 reel configuration, 720 ways to win, and Free Games with Increasing Multipliers. “She-Wolf” released to H5G’s …
UK-based football pool betting operator Colossus Bets is reportedly set to launch a B2B division that it says has already signed up 13 unrevealed sports betting partners who will support its football pool and fractional cash-out features. Parent company Colossusbets Limited was registered in March 2012 with the UK Companies Register. The register names the …
A Flemish player at Casino de Spa’s online operation Casino 777.be walked away with Euro 220 000 when he hit it lucky playing the “Diamond Tower” slot game. Casino 777 reports the player as being “overjoyed and amazed” at the unexpected win. “To see a player win over 200,000 Euros is quite unusual, but as …
When you’re in a competitive battle for high official office in a US state, you are open to attack by your opponents on your business activities, and that appears to have happened to Warren Tolman, a candidate for the post of Attorney General in Massachusetts. In a television interview that aired Sunday, Tolman revealed that …