Under the Bed from Betsoft Gaming has been released to both BetSoft’s Slots3 portfolio and its ToGo mobile format. This graphic-rich monster adventure features Jessie and Jane who have been left home alone in the dark and is themed on what monsters lurk under the bed? The 5-reel, 30 payline game delivers sticky wilds, a …
Affiliate Republik casino brand Tropezia Palace has announced the successful integration of Microgaming’s Quickfire game portfolio onto its platform. Adnan Maslo, program director at Affiliate Republik said: “This is a great step for us as it allows us to move Tropezia Palace into the new markets that we have started to target. Besides having excellent …
UK bookmaker Ladbrokes opened its new digital marketing services operation, Ladbrokes Israel, Wednesday as it steps up its focus on accelerating the growth of its digital business. Ladbrokes Israel begins operating as part of the new agreement signed with Playtech on March 11, 2013 . It is a new, wholly owned, ecommerce and digital marketing …
Online and land gambling group Sportech plc has issued an update on its tussle over VAT with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in the UK. Earlier this year the First-tier Tribunal’s Tax Chamber (“FTT”) found in favour of Sportech in respect of issues concerning the VAT treatment of its Spot the Ball game for the …
Growth in mobile betting and a decline in PC sales has prompted the major UK land and online gambling group William Hill plc to focus on boosting mobile activity and apps, according to a statement from affiliate marketer TradeDoubler Tuesday. The company has been given an exclusive mobile affiliate partnership tasked with driving punters to …
Media Corp plc, an AIM listed company which has ambitions in the online sports betting sector through its Intabet subsidiary and is the owner of the now defunct Purple Lounge online poker enterprise has had its shares suspended from trading. A stock exchange notification this week advised that trading in the company’s shares has been …
Elray Gaming consultants have been hired by Global Technology Investments Limited (GTI Ltd) in a 12 month contract to provide marketing and support for GTI’s online casino business. The agreed contract price is $250,000, with a provision to provide additional services as GTI expands its gaming portfolio. GTI is an online casino operator, which operates …
Business services and accountancy firm Ernst & Young is being sued by financial betting company Worldspreads for alleged negligence over its auditing services, reports the Irish newspaper The Independent. The betting company was at the centre of a major financial scandal which resulted in its activities being suspended late last year . WorldSpreads claims it …
The Bahamas Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe is quoted by the Nassau Guardian as saying that a new remote gambling bill is likely to be tabled in The Bahamas House of Assembly this week. The draft bill is a controversial one that targets the tourist industry and lifts a ban that disallowed work permit holders …
Online gambling firm Betsson AB delivered a mixed bag of first quarter 2013 results impacted by, amongst other factors, lower activity following a record pooled jackpot hit at a competitor website and an increase in marketing spend for newly acquired NGG. Key performance indicators include: – Revenues amounting to SEK 638.7 million (Q1/2012: SEK 536.1 …
Reporting a 22.5 percent decline in first quarter revenues, Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc (DDGE) said it continues looking ahead and moving forward on the iGaming front. Denis McGlynn, DDGE’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said “The size of this new market and what it will mean to us financially remains to be seen, …
Austrian state-owned gaming operator Casinos Austria and the Austria Lotteries Group reported a historical all-time high in its 2012 annual consolidated turnover and its second-highest net profit achieved despite its loss-making international subsidiary. Key performance indicators included: – A group net profit of Euro 42.68 million, the second highest income in company history. – Consolidated …
Swedish state-controlled gaming operator Svenska Spel delivered its first quarter results for the January 1, to March 31, 2013 period this week, showing a disappointing decline in its online division attributed to customers playing on unlicenced foreign operations. Key performance indicators include: • Net gaming revenue for the group rose to SEK 2,480 million (Q1/2012: …
The Aussie and land sports betting group Tabcorp released its third-quarter trading update Monday, reporting solid contributions from its digital division Luxbet operations. Digital turnover was up 13.4 percent in the March quarter on the previous corresponding period, in line with the wagering market’s shift to digital technology, driven by consumer preference for mobile transactions, …
William Hill has again joined the index of companies with the biggest shares by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange, the FTSE 100. The firm will replace Xstrata, who merged with Glencore PLC, in the FTSE 100 on May 1, 2013. William Hill was relegated from the FTSE 100 to the FTSE 250 in …
The joint venture between Plumbee and Unibet plc, Bonza Gaming, has augmented its Facebook Bonza Slots portfolio with the addition of Net Entertainment’s popular Mega Fortune slot game. The addition of Mega Fortune stems from a social gambling partnership deal signed back in February between the two companies .
Bid vehicle Emma Delta’s request for an extension to the deadline of its submission of an improved financial offer for the acquisition of the 33 percent stake in the Hellenic Football Prognostics Organisation S.A. (OPAP) has been accepted by the HRADF, the Greek privatisation body. Emma Delta has until Wednesday May, 1 2013 to submit …
Political opinion in Michigan is split on whether to accede to a request from the state lottery for $3 million in order to take sales and games online to increase revenues destined to support public schools in the state. According to Associated Press news agency reports, the lottery has identified the internet as a major …
The New York Post reported Friday that billionaire hedge fund manager Marc Lasry has turned down a US ambassadorial post in France due to his association with an allegedly Russian organised crime gambling ring busted by federal agents last week. Lasry manages the $12 billion hedge fund Avenue Capital, and is reportedly a friend of …
RAYOnline gambling software provider Playtech plc has announced that it has extended its gaming content partnership with Rahaautomaattiyhdistys (‘RAY’) – the state-owned Finnish Slot Machine Association – for a further two years. The two organisations originally started collaborating in a 2010 agreement . The deal includes both online casino and poker products, with RAY reporting …
Unity Technologies, provider of multi-platform engine and development tools, announced its second with a gaming company this week, signing up SHFL (formerly known as Shufflemaster) in a multi-year strategic partnership. Earlier this week Unity inked a similar deal with Bally Technologies Using the Unity engine, SHFL entertainment will expand its popular gaming entertainment content through …
The Vancouver online gaming development studios of Popcap and Quicklime are to be shuttered by parent Electronic Arts as part of its extensive program of reorganisation, according to a report in the Vancouver Sun Thursday. An unknown number of employees will be laid-off at the two companies, with one insider telling the newspaper that at …
BGO online casino’s already impressive gaming inventory from IGT, Sheriff Gaming and Microgaming, which also provides live dealer action, has been further boosted following an agreement to take on Net Entertainment games as well. The agreement brings another 300 games into the inventory, widening even further the choice available to online punters. BGO co-founder Alex …
International Game Technology has posted its Q2-2013 results, showing impressive gains in interactive operations, mainly through the company’s social gaming investment in DoubleDown Casino. The company reported general revenues up by 11 percent to $600 million, with North American sales comprising 25 percent of the total. Adjusted earnings per share soared 33 percent to $0.36, …