Red Rake Gaming’s upcoming release ‘Tiger and Dragon’ is set for launch later this week. The ancient-Chinese-themed video slot offers free spins if five or more respins are connected in the same spin and a Tiger and Dragon Roulette mini-game in which players must choose between the Tiger or the Dragon to spin the wheel. Play …
UK-based independent games studio Bee-Fee Limited and Endorphina Games have agreed distribution deals with casino platform provider Chippy Software for the integration of their full portfolio’s of content. BeeFee games include The Best of New York, Dragons Power, Stunning Hot, Koi Kingdom and many others. Endorphina titles include Lucky Streak 1 and 2, Taboo, Tribe, Football Superstar, Lucky Lands and others.
In a trading statement for the unaudited 53 weeks ended January 1, 2019, William Hill PLC said the Group’s full-year adjusted operating profit1 for 2018 from continuing operations is expected to be cGBP 234 million, c15 percent down on 2017. “This is in line with guidance, which was for 2018 operating profit to be in the range …
According to Ugandan media, President Yoweri Museveni has placed a blanket ban on gambling and betting saying the Government will halt new license awards as well as license renewals. State Minister for Finance, David Habati, speaking on behalf of the President at a conference this past weekend, said the President’s directive follows concerns from religious leaders that …
Casino game and software supplier Red Tiger Gaming has launched its full portfolio of slots with Casumo, the first operator to go live with its content on its recently granted MGA B2B licence. Casumo’s players will gain access to Red Tiger Gaming’s complete portfolio including its daily Jackpots. Gavin Hamilton, CEO of Red Tiger Gaming: “We’re thrilled to have signed …
Malta-licensed scratch card developer Hacksaw Gaming has become the latest partner of Relax Gaming’s Powered By programme. Relax Gaming will offer Hacksaw Gaming’s portfolio of 26 scratch card games, the first integration of this game type on the platform. Daniel Eskola, Relax Gaming CEO: “We pride ourselves on offering a powerful range of content to suit the needs of any …
Seville-headquartered, B2B software developer OPTIMA is anticipating the upcoming preeminent industry expo, ICE London, in early February 2019 where the team will showcase the latest innovations in its sports betting and gaming platform, OPTIMAMGS. Recently awarded Oracle’s Best Management System, OPTIMA will offer visitors an insight into the main functionalities of its Multichannel Gaming Suite, a highly scalable, feature rich …
Luckia Group’s Jaume Moragues Farràs has been promoted to the newly created role of Group Product Director responsible for both the retail and online sectors. Marcelo Ruiz has taken on the role of managing director of the Online Division and Betting building on Farràs’ previous successes.
Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack’s new sportsbook is scheduled for two days of operational testing by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) on Tuesday. Following a successful test phase, “The Book” will launch midday on Thursday. “We are excited to bring sports betting to Delaware County and allow our guests from the tri-state area to experience our property in a …
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) published its first monthly report for Sports Wagering (December 2018) this week detailing the full month returns from Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and partial month returns from SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia and Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh which both started sports wagering operations on December 15, 2018. Total wagers …
GVC Holdings has announced its admission to the FTSE4Good Index Series following the FTSE4Good’s annual review in December 2018. Launched in 2001, the FTSE4Good Index Series measures the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. Transparent management and clearly-defined ESG criteria make FTSE4Good indexes suitable tools to be used by a wide variety of …
French online betting and gaming firm FDJ Group has reported a 4.4 percent increase in total stakes to Euro 15.817 billion in 2018 driven by continued investment in digital channels and a strong World Cup. Digital channels contributed Euro 2.4 billion to total stakes, up 45.5 percent over 2017. Sports betting broke the Euro 3 billion barrier …
Sweden’s gambling authority Spelinspektionen has awarded another three licenses bringing the total in the market to sixty-four. Online gambling license awards were made to Dreambox Games OÜ operating through chanz.com and Ellmount Gaming Limited for its casinoroom.com operation. Legolas Invest Ltd was awarded licensing for both online gambling and betting operating through legolas.bet and mobile.legolas.bet and More Tech Group Ltd a betting license for superlottoclub.com.
UK online bingo brand GalaBingo.com has extended its partnership with 52 Lives, a UK-based charity, for another two years. GalaBingo has already raised GBP 218,818 for the UK-based charity whose aim is to change someone’s life every week. The charity chooses a person in need each week from nominations submitted through its website and shares their story across …
Bahamas lottery and casino operator Island Luck has revamped its customer experience with FAST TRACK’s CRM tool. “FAST TRACK CRM is designed with the online gaming industry in mind and will allow us to communicate with our players at just the right moment,” Sebas Bastian, CEO of Island Luck, said. “We couldn’t be happier to work with a company that …
Despite Lottoland’s best efforts, 60 percent of Zeal Network SE shareholders approved the preconditions for the planned takeover of Lotto24 AG in a general meeting on Friday. Dr Helmut Becker, CEO, ZEAL, said: “Our plan to reunite ZEAL and Lotto24 offers a fantastic opportunity for sustainable growth and creates significant value – for shareholders of both companies, customers and the German …
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has distanced itself from sunny-casino.net, lucky-casino.co, white-casino.net and malta-casino.com saying it has no connection with these operators and any reference to the MGA are false and misleading. Two of the operators, White-Casino and Sunny-Casino are listed as being operated by MT SuperPlay Limited with ownership by SuperPlay Limited. The other two, lucky-casino and malta-casino, are listed as being owned by TEM …
GSA Europe’s Managing Director Mark Pace has been elected by the Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN) to co-lead the creation of a European Union online gaming reporting standard. CEN has established Technical Committee 456 to create this standard in support of online gambling supervision. GSA Europe joined Technical Committee 456 as a Liaison Organisation in 2017. “The Technical Committee’s mandate from the European …
Yggdrasil Gaming’s upcoming launch ‘Cazino Cosmos’ is a sequel to its popular Cazino Zeppelin title launched over three years ago. This steampunk, space-themed 5-reel, 20 payline slot is set in a spaceship piloted by matriarch Stella. Cazino Cosmos offers Free Spins, Wilds, Multipliers, Sticky Wilds and a Collections Free Spins feature where each reel has its …
Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network paid out an impressive Euro 154,954,249 during 2018. In total, nine lucky players took home seven-figure sums from Microgaming’s progressive jackpot games, equating to more than Euro 40 million in winnings. The largest jackpot win was through Microgaming’s Mega Moolah progressive, with a massive Euro 18,915,872.81 paid out on Friday 28 September at Grand …
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker proposed the legalisation of on-premises and online sports betting in the State, Thursday, saying he plans to file legislation that would allow wagering on professional sports. Under the proposal, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) would be responsible for licensing and enforcement of the gambling expansion. “Our legislation puts forth a series of commonsense proposals …
Unauthorised drones are in the news again, this time over UK horse racing courses. According to various UK media reports, unauthorised drones have been reported to be flying over UK race courses and live-streaming footage of horse races to beat the average 3 second transmission time lag. The UK’s largest racing group, Arena Racing Company (ARC), said …
Dubbed ‘Strategy Robot’, poker bot ‘Libratus’ that defeated top poker pros at no-limt Texas Hold’em in 2017 has been enlisted by the US Military on a two year contract worth $10 million, an article written by American, emerging technologies-focused publication, WIRED, reports. Created by Noam Brown – a PhD student, and Tuomas Sandholm – a professor of computer science, both at Carnegie Mellon …
Kambi and Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment have launched an on-property sportsbook at South Philadelphia Turf Club in Pennsylvania. The launch marks Kambi’s second sportsbook to go live in a week following the debut of Parx Casino’s sportsbook (see previous report) after completing two days of testing in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). The Turf Club, an off-track betting establishment, is located …