Playtech Group company, Quickspin has debuted a new customer retention tool, Quickspin Challenges. In essence Challenges is a mini-game displayed on top of each slot, with the extra level of gameplay fuelled by the outcome of spins from the game below. The player’s aim is to guide an in-play character through a maze to a final prize, allowing participants …
Slots manufacturer Wazdan has agreed a deal with Pan-European iGaming firm, River iGaming for the supply of their full suite of immersive HTML5 games. The deal marks a significant expansion for Wazdan as River iGaming owns amongst other assets, UK casino brands, including the Pocket Fruity and Spin Genie brands and has rights to the Britain’s Got Talent and X Factor Game brands, as well as being …
Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has applied for an online B2C casino and sports betting license in Spain as part of its expansion in regulated markets strategy. The technology provider hopes to enter and launch in the Spanish market with both its B2C and B2B offering during the second half of 2019. GiG currently holds licences in …
Rank Digital has entered into a strategic partnership with B2B games platform and software provider Playzido for the launch of Playzido’s core games portfolio including a new Deal or No Deal slot across their Mecca and Grosvenor brands from December 2018. Additionally, Rank Digital have identified Playzido as a key strategic partner in allowing them to on-board some of the new up-and-coming game studios …
GVC Holdings has secured a multi-year extension to its existing B2B supply contract with Danske Licens Spil (DLS). GVC, and previously bwin.party, the business acquired by the Group in 2016, have supplied online gaming and poker content to DLS since January 2012, when the Danish market first regulated. The new agreement marks the second time that the contract …
Cherry AB’s Independent Bid Committee (IBC) said in an industry update Tuesday that it recommends shareholders accept a public offer from the European Entertainment Intressenter Bid Co AB of SEK87 per series A and B share which based on all shares of series A and B in Cherry, corresponds to approximately SEK 9,193 million ($1,016,965,512 or GBP 802,273,110). The …
Online gambling group Betway has announced the first fruit of its marketing collaboration signed in August this year with Saatchi & Saatchi – a new campaign based on the notion of ‘having a Hunch’ in life…the feeling that all sports fans experience at one time or another, prompting them to stick by their hunch despite …
US verified bank payments in online sports betting and igaming speciialist Mazooma announced Monday that it has been selected by the Kindred online gambling group as its ACH technology partner for Kindred Group’s U.S. launch and ongoing operations. Jamie MacKay, CEO, Mazooma said in a company statement that his company was proud to be selected …
Enhancing its dominant position in New Jersey sports betting, DraftKings launched an online casino in the state on Monday, branded DraftKings Casino and integrated with the sportsbook via the app. The app is currently available in Android format, with the introduction of an iOS version imminent. At opening only online blackjack was available, but plans …
Answering a question in the upper house of parliament this week, India’s Union Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, confirmed that the recommendation of the Law Commission of India earlier this year was for a complete ban on gambling. Our readers will recall that the interpretation of the recommendation became confused when many …
Sweden’s gambling authority Lotteriinspektionen has awarded an additional four online gambling licenses to Bayton Ltd, Dumarca Gaming, Enlabs AB and Jackpotjoy Group marking a total of 31 licensees preparing for the opening of the newly regulated market on January 1, 2018. Bayton Ltd’s online casino license covers its Spin Casino, JackpotCity and Ruby Fortune brands, and Dumarca Gaming, verajohn.se, and intercasino.se brands. Enlabs AB is …
B2B gaming software-as-a-service-solutions provider GAN has completed its fourteenth US simulated gaming launch for Pearl River Resort in Choctaw Mississippi. Under the terms, Pearl River Resorts simulated gaming has launched at freeplay.pearlriverresort.com with the operator also licensing GAN’s US Patent addressing loyalty awards linking. Dermot Smurfit, CEO of GAN: “This represents a brand new, strategic market for GAN, and we …
Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) will mull its options in terms of an appeal against a recent Norwegian Court ruling that determined the company had entered into an alleged oral agreement with Euro TV AS for the transfer of Euro 3.4 million shares or alternatively remuneration of NOK4,000,000 plus interest during April 2015. GiG denies the oral agreement saying …
Gaming supplier PlayAGS, Inc. announced reaching a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding common shares of Integrity Gaming Corp., for a cash payment of CA$0.46 per share or a total transaction value of US$49 million, which includes repaying US$36 million of Integrity’s outstanding debt. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of …
Gaming operator Codere has been named first-ever official gaming partner of the US National Basketball Association (NBA) in Mexico. The multi-year partnership will be promoted in retail locations across Mexico, on Codere’s assets and the NBA’s online platforms, including NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA Mexico social media platforms. “Our partnership with the NBA reinforces our values and leadership …
A lawsuit filed initially by two claimants Douglas Babcock and Fred Small in 2012 against the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) may have far reaching effects on the VLT sector across Canada. Certified a class suit in 2017 which may involve up to 30,000 players, the claim seeking damages equal to the “unlawful gain” by the Crown corporation through VLT’s …
Sports betting and gaming technology supplier SBTech will boost its casino platform with the integration of Red Tiger Gaming content. SBTech operators will gain access to Red Tiger’s full portfolio of slots and table games. The Red Tiger Gaming portfolio includes Smart Spins, a suite of creative marketing and bonusing tools. Richard Carter, CEO, SBTech, said: “Red Tiger games are …
The new Whistle-to-Whistle ban during live sports broadcasts before the 9pm watershed agreed by UK betting firms has received majority support from the public in a snap YouGov survey. 78 percent of respondents support the ban, while 6 percent oppose it. 16 percent fell into the “don’t know” category. The Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) confirmed the adoption of …
Kindred Group has reportedly filed legal papers against the Norwegian gambling regulator, Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet for its part in having payment transfers blocked and its iOS app denied by the Apple App Store. Kindred Group’s Trannel International Ltd subsidiary has filed the complaint, represented by top Norwegian legal firm Glittertind AS. Kindred Group alleges its services have been unfairly targeted by Lotteri- …
Victor Chandler sportsbetting brand BetLion has expanded its operations to Kenya. BetLion, who initially launched operations in Uganda, will compete against the likes of Sportpesa and Betway in the Kenyan market with an offer for live, pre-match and virtual sports betting across web, android app, and SMS platforms.
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) published its interim performance report Monday covering the January to June 2018 period. Performance stats for the remote gaming industry identified during the reporting period include: A total of 121 remote gaming license applications, with 62 awarded, an increase of 18.5 percent. The termination of nine licenses on operator request, while five …
Scientific Games issued a statement Monday detailing three significant executive level promotions to solidify the company’s leadership team going into 2019. Jim Kennedy, currently Executive Vice President and Group Chief Executive, Lottery, will become Chairman, Lottery. Patrick McHugh, who currently serves as Senior Vice President Global Lottery Systems, has been appointed the Lottery’s new Executive Vice …
The merged Tatts-Tabcorp gambling giant in Australia has revealed that it will be ditching the UBET retail and online gambling brand Monday in favour of the new TAB identity. Rebranding to TAB will impact websites and 1,300 UBET retail outlets in Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory, where Tatts held exclusive retail betting …
The police in Bangkok have reported that Department of Special Investigation officials have shut down several major websites that illegally streamed movies and football matches with links to online gambling and pornography. The Bangkok Post quotes police reports that over 120 officers were involved in the operation, which targeted 19 locations around the city and …