GR88.com’s newest promotion offers players a go at an impressive 1 million dollar prize. The contest gives qualifying players the chance to prove their football knowledge, or take a guess, by predicting the winners of each match in the Group Stage of the Brazil 2014 Football World Cup.
Digital sports data firm BETEGY will provide their proprietary football sports prediction software in an exclusive three-year licensing agreement with Chinese Welfare and Sports Lottery provider SunLoto. BETEGY will offer its digital sports content and user engagement football predictions products to potential customers of SunLoto’s Wozhongla brand as a paid service in time for the …
Amaya Gaming Group Inc. will provide online casino content to Cherry AB subsidiary PlayCherry Ltd in a licensing agreement inked this week. Players on PlayCherry’s European gaming portals Euroslots.com, Cherrycasino.com and Spilleautomater.com will gain access to a selection of games available on Amaya’s Casino Gaming System platform comprising online and mobile slots, video poker and …
The chief executive officer of land gambling industry group the American Gaming Association, Geoff Freeman, told the Wall Street Journal Wednesday that the body is withdrawing official endorsement for online gambling. Freeman, who has hitherto been a strong supporter for federally legalised online gambling, said that the genre was “…an issue that the Association cannot …
Sportradar AG has entered into an investment partnership with private equity group EQT VI. EQT VI will acquire shares from Sportradar founder – Carsten Koerl, various management shareholders and EQT Expansion Capital II. Koerl, as well as Sportradar’s management, will remain as significant major shareholders alongside EQT VI and will continue to drive Sportradar’s future …
Full Tilt Poker has gone live with a selection of eight slot games, the result of a content supply partnership with Leander Games announced earlier this year (see previous report). The games are integrated into Full Tilt’s poker client via a dedicated “Casino” tab but are only available to select markets at this stage. The …
Unibet shareholders have approved the spin-off of B2B sports betting subsidiary Kambi Group Limited at the company’s annual general meeting held earlier this week. Unibet will distribute all its stock holding in Kambi to Unibet shareholders during June 2014. Kambi will apply for its shares to be listed on the NASDAQ OMX First North exchange …
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has received 67 complaints relating to Ladbrokes’ Betting Men outdoor advertising campaign. The campaign tells the story of five friends – The Believer, Generous John, Mr. Brightside, The Professor and The Gut Truster, who represent Ladbrokes online customers. These characters feature across multimedia advertising platforms that include TV, posters, magazine/newspaper …
French online start-up Edenwin.com, a company based in Lyons, has soft-launched its first game which appears to have social gambling appeal. The full-on launch is scheduled for June 12, but fans can get a taste of the new offering on the company’s website. Describing its concept as simple but innovative, the company says that all …
After fourteen years in the chair at the Alderney Gambling Control Commission international online gambling regulator, John Godfrey penned his last report this month, airing his concerns on the lack of harmonisation among the growing number of national regulators. Godfrey is handing over to Lord Faulkner, who will be supported by Christopher Moger QC as …
Shareholders attending Playtech plc’s agm this morning (Wednesday) heard chairman Alan Jackson praise the company’s management for another year of exceptional growth in which total revenue increased 17 percent to Euro 367.2 million and, after stripping out the share of profit from William Hill Online, adjusted EBITDA grew 17 percent to Euro 159.4 million. The …
One of the main reasons for the slow growth of legalised online gambling in New Jersey – the refusal of some credit card companies to cooperate on deposits – is to be addressed with a new bill, says New Jersey Senator Jim Whelan. Speaking at the East Coast Gaming Congress in Atlantic City Tuesday, Sen. …
Net Entertainment’s new online slot Lost Island was unveiled – perhaps prematurely – this week on Youtube when a user posted a vid of the five reeler here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVUq4sd0uKw Forum comments suggest that the game was being tested in real money mode exclusively on the Mr Green Casino site.
Sonic SA, the online casino operator of Prime Fortune, is the first to offer the latest Neogames instant win game Magic Spinner. The launch takes Belgium’s most popular arcade, bar and casino dice game into players’ homes, where they simply need to place 12 stripes of 3 dice each in empty grids in order to …
The online and land gambling group Paddy Power’s penchant for provocative advertising balloons appears to have influenced its Australian subsidiary Sportsbet, which is reportedly planning to promote the World Cup football in Brazil next month with a giant balloon of its own. The balloon will float above Melbourne and is a distinct departure from Paddy …
Mcgarrybowen, an international advertising agency with representation in London, Chicago and New York has secured the creative contract for Sky Betting and Gaming after a three-way competitive pitch with other marketing companies. The agency has commenced work on new creative material which will probably be flighted around August this year Mcgarrybowen CEO Richard Hirst said …
The New Jersey regulator and a number of online gambling operators licensed in the state have for some time flagged the activities of unlicensed and illegal operators as one of the reasons for the slow take-up of internet gambling in the Garden State, and now the problem is being addressed. In addition to sending cease-and-desist …
The Manila-based live dealer provider EntwineTech has announced the extension of its private tables element to at least two operators. Spokesman Ian Dunning said the addition of private tables allows progressive operators more freedom with regard to branding, and the ability to add excitement to the baccarat game. “Already our partners plan to make the …
Betfred Australia’s mobile sports betting product has gone live offering betting on AFL, NRL, Basketball, Soccer, EPL, American Football, Cricket and Tennis. The mobile offer is the first foray for Betfred in the Australian market, where the company currently holds a regional sports betting licence awarded by the Northern Territory Gaming Commission. The Australian operation …
Social game developer LuckyFish Games closed off $1.6 million in Series A funding led by Carmel Ventures, a member of the Viola Group. This is the first investment for Carmel Ventures in the social gaming development sector, led by Daniel Cohen, General Partner at Carmel who also joined the Company’s board of directors. LuckyFish Games …
Bundesliga football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has extended its partnership with German betting firm Tipico. Under the terms of the contract, Tipico will remain Hoffenheim’s official betting partner for another four-years with the option to extend for another season.
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) has released an initial draft of its proposed Policy Framework for the Regulation of Internet Gaming which will be presented for comment at the NCLGS meeting on June 6, 2014. According to the NCLGS, the Framework intends to protect both states wishing to participate in Internet …
Social sports betting operator Bodugi Ltd has entered voluntary liquidation naming RJC Financial Management Limited as Liquidator. Readers will recall the UK Gambling Commission revoked Bodugi’s licence and shut down its social sports betting website in the UK recently (see previous reports). Just last month, Bodugi co-founder Michael Wilson announced a deal with online sports …
The news this week that Australian online sports betting company Canbet has surrended its UK Gambling Commission licence has sparked speculation that the directors took this action to avoid the indignity of have the licence pulled by the Commission. The Canbet story is a long and unhappy one for players, with allegations that the company …