On the back of strong results from its DoubleDown Casino division, International Game Technology has launched a clever strategic initiative billed as “the world’s first cross-platform video tournament” in partnership with Casino Del Sol and IGT’s Game King. The initiative will see players able to participate in a major video poker tournament across multiple platforms …
Williams Interactive has released a new instalment of The Wizard of Oz series exclusively to its WMS Industries-owned operational website Jackpotparty. The Wizard of Oz Wicked Riches is a 5-reel Vegas-style slot offering a Winged Monkey feature, a Wicked Riches Free Spin feature and a randomly triggered Tornado feature with a 4-tier progressive. It is …
Pool and Tote gaming provider Sportech PLC’s U.S. division, Sportech Racing LLC, has clinched a six-year deal with Penn National Gaming Incorporated (PNGI). Under the terms of the deal, Sportech Racing will provide numerous PNGI-owned and/or operated properties across nine States covering 11 racetracks, five off-track wagering venues and an internet telephone account wagering service …
After over a decade of disinterest by many of the politicians on Capitol Hill, online gambling appears to have caught the attention of at least some of them as individual states by-pass an indecisive and partisan Congress in pursuit of online gambling legalisation. Last week the US Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and …
International Game Technology (IGT) delivered its third quarter operating results with social gaming revenue almost doubling compared to the same period last year. Third quarter highlights compared to last year’s third quarter ending June 30, 2012 include: – A total revenue increase of 9 percent to $579 million, primarily due to substantial increases in North …
High 5 Gaming has released a new slot to its 50-strong social network games portfolio on Facebook. The game titled Lady of Hope will appear exclusively on the company’s High 5 Casino but may be offered to land-based casinos further down the line based on its performance. Lady of Hope is a 3×5 reel game …
Washington DC-based authentication solutions provider LaserLock Technologies said it had successfully completed “exhaustive” testing of and is “commercial-ready” with its new multi-factor online gaming authentication product “As more states legalize online gaming, we are excited to bring our solution to market to protect both players and casinos from the risks of identity theft,” said Neil …
Andy Ashkar was sentenced to a hefty 8 1/3 up to 25 years by the Onondaga County prosecutor’s office this week for being in possession of a $5 million lottery ticket that was stolen from his parents convenience store in Syracuse in 2006. In handing down sentence, the same Judge who convicted Ashkar earlier this …
Gaming Laboratories International has employed the services of Greg Sylvester as Director of Systems Engineering. Sylvester is described as a world-class engineering expert who will develop strategic plans for special projects, oversee new testing methodologies and tools and work with regulatory entities as they being the implementation of gaming programmes.
The decisions of the European Commission can often seem convoluted, confusing and disappointing, and this was especially the case this week when the European Union’s enforcement body opened the way for the Greek government to award a seven-year controversial online gambling monopoly to the partly state-owned firm OPAP. The EC lifted an additional month-long “stand …
Massachusetts politicians attempting to legalise online gambling are nothing if not persistent, and this week saw the failure of yet another initiative – this one by State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr. Tarr’s tactic was to try and insert S.1826 – an internet gambling licensing proposal – as an amendment to a vital transportation finance …
Taiwanese firm GigaMedia has reported progress in its second quarter preliminary results attributed to a better than expected performance from its online games business, record-low operating expenses and the disposal of a non-strategic investment. According to chief executive officer Collin Hwang: – Revenues of approximately $3.7 million – with a strong performance by A.V.A., a …
Online gambling firm Betsson AB delivered good results in its latest financial report despite a decline in poker and the percentage contribution its casino division contributes to the Group’s total gross profit. Key performance indicators over the second quarter period ending June 30, 2013 include: – Revenues amounting to SEK 579.2 million (Q2/2012: SEK 486.2 …
Online gambling firm Bet-at-Home extended its title sponsorship of the Open ATP event in Hamburg until 2015 in a deal reported to be worth around Euro 400 000 per annum with Hamburg Sports and Entertainment. The company also announced its second quarter results reporting a 53 percent increase in gaming turnover to Euro 171.9 million …
Irish bookmaker Boylesports has appointed James Arnold, the former head of European marketing at Sportingbet, as Chief Marketing Officer of Online. The company has opened an office in London which will handle “an ambitious growth strategy” in the expansion of Boylesports’ digital business. “In terms of recruiting the specific expertise that we need to grow …
Romanian software developer CasinoWebScripts (CWS) has announced the release of a slew of new games. “Ultimate Greyhound Racing” is a multiplayer greyhound dog racing game while “Treasure of the Wild Bear” carries a cuddly bear-themed game featuring free spins, an expanding beehive wild, two bonus modes and a gamble option. “Year Two” transports players to …
Sweden’s state gambling group Svenska Spel reported that profit after interest and tax for the first half of 2013 amounted to SEK 2.522 billion, an increase of 4.2 percent compared with same period in 2012 despite growing competition from foreign unlicensed companies in the online environment. The gambling group reported a marginal 0.6 per cent …
Gaming industry provider Playtech has announced the launch of Game-specific and Free Spin Bonuses for all its games. The initiative allows operators the ability to grant players bonuses specific to a particular game, category of games or on a particular platform introducing a new level of flexibility to create targeted promotions. The Company bills its …
Webis PLC subsidiary WatchandWager has received approval for a multi-jurisdictional Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) licence from the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB). The WatchandWager platform becomes the first ADW to be granted an operational licence in California by the CHRB in over five years and will be the fourth operator permitted to legally take bets …
Sportech, Inc. America’s COO David Schreff (57) will leave the company, stepping down after only nine months in the position. Schreff is reportedly leaving the company to focus on his own private business Bedare Sports and Entertainment, a Digital Media Rights Management, Sponsorship and Licencing firm, which he founded in 2002 but said he will …
The Dutch social networking site Hyves has agreed to drop illegal gambling advertisements on the request of the Dutch gambling authority Kansspelautoriteit. Hyves caters for two million active users who are mainly Dutch visitors and members. It competes with social networking sites Facebook and MySpace. According to the gambling authority, Hyves has acknowledged its social …
Gaming software and system provider GameAccount Network has entered into a multi-year content partnership with Brisbane-based Reel Time Gaming, developer of machine-based slot games. Reel Time Gaming’s development team is led by Martin Visocnik previous employed by Novomatic and the designer of the popular game Book of Ra. Dermot Smurfit, GameAccount Network Chief Executive Officer, …
Microgaming has added two new tournament slots to its multi-player portfolio titled Leagues of Fortune and Karate Pig. The new games augment the portfolio, which is used for a variety of tournament types across the Microgaming network, to total seventeen games. Karate Pig, will be utilised for the networks midweek, 3-day, Survivor tournament which is …
Online gaming operator Bodog will extend its shirt sponsorship of Scottish League football club Ayr United for a third consecutive year. Hugh Cameron, Commercial Director at Ayr United, said: “The backing Calvin and the Bodog brand have given the club over the years has been great for us. Those play-off spots look wide open this …