Stockholm-based daily fantasy sports technology provider Scout Gaming, which recently raised SEK 42 million in the financial markets to further its US ambitions, has announced a new deal that will enable it to penetrate further into Asia as well. The company has signed a multi-year global liquidity deal with Dafabet that will see its technology …
William Hill plc has confirmed that it intends to launch an appeal against the Euro 300,000 fine imposed on it earlier this year by Dutch regulator KSA for offering online games of chance to Dutch consumers on a website with Dutch translation facilities and using the Dutch bank account-linked iDEAL online payment solution. Online gambling …
Online slots developer Wazdan has gone live with Islands Lotto, an independently run online lottery operator offering a wide range of instant win games and slots, licensed by the Jersey Gambling Commission. Brand-owner Twelve40 has continued to enhance its platform with a series of significant integrations, adding Wazdan’s online casino content to its portfolio. Back …
In the casino, Next Level Live, players can move between three external environments (underwater, volcano and space), depending on the action on the two blackjack and one roulette tables. There is also a special sports roulette table which shows players a feed of live football results. NetEnt’s exclusive virtual casinos are collaborative productions with partner …
Faced with a massive state pension fund deficit, Kentucky Attorney General Andrew Beshear has recommended to state lawmakers that they carefully consider a controlled expansion of gambling within state borders. Financial experts have predicted that the state will need between $39 billion and $70 billion over the coming 30 years to pay the pensions of …
Online casino game and software provider Red Tiger Gaming has completed a deal to distribute its popular slots to Hero Gaming. The deal will see the provider’s games made available on the operator’s Casino Heroes, CasiTabi, Betser, and Speedy Casino brands. Gavin Hamilton, CEO of Red Tiger Gaming, said the timing of the deal, ahead …
The respected international research group Nielsen has released an in-depth, first of its kind research study of eSports fan attitudes and behaviours in the U.S. to feature data from streaming provider Twitch. Nielsen combined survey-based attitudes and preference data with Twitch viewership and behaviour data from more than 2,000 U.S. eSports fans who viewed eSports …
Inspired Entertainment has announced that it has signed a deal with the Paddy Power Betfair group that makes the gambling group its first retail of its newest virtual horse racing product The Virtual Grand National. The product will be available across the gambling group’s 620-strong betting shop estate in the UK and Ireland. Inspired says …
Developer and supplier of enterprise-level B2B Internet gaming software GAN plc has bolstered its strategic US market efforts with the appointment of David Goldberg (50) to its board of directors as a non-executive director. Goldberg has over 25 years’ experience in the entertainment, sports and gaming industries. From 2013 to 2016 he was the CEO …
California-based Mobile Gambling Technologies Inc., is facing litigation following an investor filing earlier this week which claims that the company misled investors who acquired CashBet Coins through the company’s April initial coin offering. The plaintiff alleges that Mobile Gaming Technologies Inc. told investors they could use CashBet Coins in virtual casinos with over 4 million …
In a stock exchange announcement Thursday, Scientific Games confirmed that it has reached a settlement in its long-running litigation with Shuffle Tech International LLC and other plaintiffs. On August 7, 2018, the jury awarded Shuffle Tech and the other plaintiffs $105 million in compensatory damages, which was subject to trebling, as well as attorney’s fees …
Games aggregator, the AGS iGaming Platform has inked a deal providing the Rank Group with access to its library of content, including more than 600 games from leading developers such as 1×2 Gaming, Ainsworth Game Technology, Gaming Realms and Reflex Gaming. A large portfolio of AGS titles, designed in-house and proven in land-based casinos, will …
The latest online gambling licenses awarded by the Swedish regulatory authority have been secured by MRG, Bethard and Evoke Gaming, bringing to 26 the number of companies who have been empowered to start offering gambling services to Swedish players from January next year. Per Norman, CEO of MRG, said: “We welcome the Swedish regulation and …
Mobile casino group Leo Vegas has announced that it has applied for an online gambling licence to operate in Spain’s six-year-old market. Gustaf Hagman, LeoVegas’ Group CEO said in a statement this week: “We are now taking the next step on our global expansion journey and apply for our first license in a Spanish-speaking country, …
Brazil’s National Congress now has a two year window to develop a framework and regulations conducive to the introduction of legalised sports betting following the signature into law this week of Provisional Measure 846/18 by national president Michel Temer. The measure has been developed and driven by Pará Senator Flexa Ribeiro and has enjoyed strong …
Unconfirmed rumour circulating in online media this week has triggered speculation that former Scientific Games exec Gavin Isaacs may be about to join the Playtech management team, spearheading the group’s ambitions in the United States. The reports flag the persistence with which five percent Playtech shareholder Jason Ader has urged the company to focus on …
Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh opened its new land-based Rivers Sportbook under Pennsylvanian gambling laws on Thursday December 13. Philadephia-based Sugarhouse Casino chose the same day to launch its new land-based sportsbook with similarly limited open hours whilst operations get into gear, in line with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Provided there are …
Online casino content developer Realistic Games is offering players the chance to explore an enchanted forest with its new slot release, the five-reel Spin Dizzy. Filled with woodland magic including toadstools, pots of gold, and four-leaf clovers, the game promises to provide mysterious features as well. Look out for the fairy, who can deliver either …
Specialist virtual games provider Kiron Interactive has partnered with SingleShot Entertainment (SSE), which collects and analyses statistical and environmental data on professional golf and cue sports events, to create a new instant win game, UpNdown Virtual Golf. UpNdown Virtual Golf offers a first of its kind instant-win golf game with simple in-play betting options, meaning …
French online bookmaker Betclic has confirmed that it is to relocate its offices in 2019 to the newly built ‘Whoorks’ building in Bordeaux’s Bacalan area. The move will entail the transfer of all 200 Bordeaux employees at the headquarters of the company, who will occupy almost half the 8,000 m2 floor space in the new …
The reportage earlier this week that UK gambling firms were about to agree to significantly reduce the volume of gambling advertising was confirmed Thursday when the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) – which coordinates five trade bodies – announced details of the proposed voluntary reductions. Jeremy Wright, the UK government’s culture secretary, said gambling …
The UK Gambling Commission has opened a consultative window to discuss a national responsible gambling strategy, inviting all interested parties to submit recommendations and ideas before the March 2019 closing date. The project is aimed at developing safer gambling protocols, structures, best practices and strategies, with the imperative of protecting vulnerable consumers and under-age audiences. …
Video gaming industry publisher Gzbrain reported this week that the eSports market in Japan grew thirteen times larger this (2018) year compared to the previous year, reaching the JPY4.8 billion (about $43 million) level. 2018 saw the industry grow considerably more high profile with the establishment of the Japan Esports Union (JESU) in February, and …
Reports from US online media this week indicate that South Carolina Senator and Republican Party beneficiary of land casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, Sen. Lindsey Graham is about to adopt another approach in his protracted and so far unsuccessful war against online gambling. The persistent senator reportedly plans to use the Congressional confirmation hearings to select …