SnowCat continued building its game asset and distribution portfolio with its latest signing of Leander Games. The companies have signed multiple agreements that will see Snowcat distribute Leander’s range of games into online and mobile and land-based (lottery and VLT) gaming channels. “We’ve known Leander for some time and are pleased to see recent industry …
Gaming software provider Finnplay has announced the appointment of Erkki Nikunen to the position vice president of sales. Prior to joining Finnplay, Nikunen served in various management roles in Paf, where he led a team responsible for player intelligence, analyzing player behaviour and development with the introduction of operational loyalty programs. “I am pleased Erkki …
A lucky player identified as “Mr S” hit a winning streak at High Noon Casino earlier this month cumulatively pocketing almost $500 000. “Mr S” deposited $350 and claimed a 75 percent match bonus on March 28, hitting his first big win of $249 875 during the free spins feature in RTG’s Triple Twister slot …
Social gaming firm Zynga has named David Lee (42) as its new chief financial officer and chief accounting officer succeeding Mark Vranesh. Lee will oversee accounting, corporate finance and investor relations and will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Don Mattrick. “David has a deep understanding of business management and a sharp financial acumen that …
Latvian operator Optibet.lv has launched NYX Interactive’s Open Gaming System (NYX OGS), providing its customers with popular gaming options from Aristocrat and NextGen Gaming. David Flynn, senior vice president of NYX Gaming Group said “I am delighted to welcome Optibet to our growing portfolio of OGS clients. Optibet are a proven leader in the online …
BitStars.net is the latest Bitcoin-only online casino to launch on the web. The company claims to be run “by an experienced team of iGaming boffins” and offers a range of games powered by Austrian-headquartered SoftSwiss Online Casino Software. SoftSwiss initially developed an online auction software product but then branched out into the development of online …
GameAccount Network plc has appointed Seamus McGill (62) as an independent, non-executive director. McGill, who currently serves as president of mobile software company Joingo, has held a variety of senior positions at Aristocrat Technologies, Cyberview Technology and WMS Gaming. Dermot Smurfit, chief executive officer of GameAccount Network commented: “Seamus McGill will bring valuable expertise to …
Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH subsidiary, Astra Gaming Group has become the majority share holder in Manila-based live dealer gaming company Extreme Live Gaming for an undisclosed consideration. Under the terms of the deal, a new European studio located in London will be established to compliment Extreme Live Gaming’s existing Asian studios along with the integration …
Is this the year that Massachusetts joins Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey in legalising online gambling? The apparently conflicting opinions of state leaders make it hard to call. There has certainly been ample debate on the issue within the state legislature, where a number of legalisation attempts have been launched through the budget and legislative …
Rangers, a Scottish Football League club founded in 1872, are the latest soccer company to benefit from a 32Red shirt sponsorship deal, the Daily Mail reported over the weekend. The online casino company will give the club a much-needed financial boost, replacing Blackthorn Cider on the home and away shirts of the League One champions …
The elegant Casino de Monte Carlo in Monaco provided an appropriate backdrop this week for a charity poker match between top poker pro Vanessa Selbst and international tennis ace and enthusiastic poker fan Rafa Nadal. Organised by Pokerstars, the match was organised to herald the imminent start of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final …
The attempt by the Greek government and its former state owned gambling monopoly OPAP (since sold off to the Emma Delta consortium for Euro 652 million – see previous reports) to entrench a new online gambling monopoly appears to face a European Commission challenge, judging by a recent press report in the newspaper Ekathimerini. With …
Two Finnish-owned but Malta-based online gambling companies have decided that there is strength in unity and are to merge. Once the merger is complete iGame and Plus One Dreams will employ over a hundred people and operate under the iGame brand. iGame has been around for the last 13 years and is a Nordic-focused internet …
The online gambling industry has been served another example of the influence of big money in US politics recently with Sheldon Adelson’s seriously well-funded jihad against the legalisation of most forms of internet gambling in the United States, and a Supreme Court ruling on the subject this week is therefore all the more noteworthy. The …
The recent Gambling Commission licence revocation and shut down of the Bodugi social sports betting website in the UK left players out in the cold again, but rescue is at hand, according to Bodugi co-founder Michael Wilson. Apparently online sportsbetting company Bet Butler has bought the Bodugi player-base, and as part of the deal will …
Anti-Gambling, Vice and Secret Society Division police in Kuala Lumpur were active Friday, arresting 12 people, including four foreign women, in a swoop against illegal online gambling dens in Seri Kembangan and Puchong. During the raids 52 computers were seized, along with other evidence of internet gambling. Police spokesman Inspector Roslin Mohd Isa said that …
Michael Leven, the chief operating officer of Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands land casino group addressed a small group of VIPs at a breakfast meeting before the Nevada Republican Party convention kicked off in Las Vegas Friday, claiming that US federal officials support the idea of legalised online gambling in the United States because it …
The Bitstars Entertainment Company launched a new online casino accepting the virtual currency Bitcoin under a Malta LGA licence this week. Bitstars.net is powered by SwissSoft and offers a limited number of “provably fair” games certified by iTech Labs Australia on a typically clean and minimalistic website with full player facilities. The company plans to …
Online gambling software provider NYX Interactive’s latest OGS client is Latvian regulated operator Optibet.lv, which launched the system this week. NYX senior vice president David Flynn, said, “Entering the regulated market of Latvia with Optibet is yet another feather in the cap for NYX OGS. Optibet are now live with chart toppers from both Aristocrat …
Texas-based social casino games developer Bee Cave Games and Nasdaq-listed land games specialist Multimedia Games have agreed to team up to provide a range of free-to-play social versions of Multimedia’s real-money slots. The collaboration will give Multimedia games exposure on social venues like Facebook, along with app variants on iOS and Android platforms, with Zombie …
The US National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) has joined the fight against the Graham-Chaffetz federal bills seeking to ban all online gambling (see previous reports), writing to members of Congress to urge them to oppose the Sheldon Adelson-funded and driven proposed legislation. A prime concern expressed by the Council is that this …
Online gambling group Interwetten has reported an encouraging start to 2014 with 7 percent growth in Q1 revenues to Euro 11.1 million. Growth could have been even higher had the company not been obliged to exit the Greek and Belgium online gambling markets for regulatory reasons, spokesman Werner Becher said. Becher revealed that the company …
Unibet shareholders could be in for a dividend boost around mid-year as the online gambling group moves to dispose of its 95 percent interest in the sportsbetting Kambi Group by way of a dividend to shareholders. The company’s agm agenda details some of the arrangements, noting that the branding will be changed soon to Kambi …
Recent moves by Russian prosecutors to blacklist and ISP-block a number of online gambling companies, triggering speculation that a crackdown is planned by the authorities, may be the reason behind the decision by French online gambling group Betclic to emulate Betfair in preparing to depart the Russian market. Affiliate marketers have reported being briefed by …