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Betsson Group has agreed a deal with EGT Interactive for the supply of its complete portfolio of video slot titles. The content will be made available on Betsson’s Betsafe brand in the Baltics. “We are extremely proud to be signing partnership with one of the key players in the iGaming industry,” Todor Zahariev, chief executive …
Content solution provider Vermantia has launched a new “ultra-low latency streaming service” for its retail and online partners. Benefits of the service include betting with less than one second latency and support of a comprehensive virtual games portfolio and international live sports events, providing a real-time streaming experience, bespoke to each operator’s needs and network …
The Michigan State Legislature has reportedly approved the legalisation of fantasy sports and the creation of a statutory framework. Critics, however, believe a US$50,000 registration fee and annual renewal of $20,000 is out of reach for small operators leaving the market open to giants DraftKings and FanDuel. Bill sponsor Republican Representative Brandt Iden, said in …
Tom Horn Gaming’s latest release embarks on an icy adventure in the kingdom of perpetual winter. ‘Frozen Queen’ is a four-reel slot offering two special Scatter Symbols in the form of magic crystals. These crystals activate 10 non-retriggerable Free Spins and introduce the Frozen Queen who materialises like the Sticky Expanding Wild, and forms a …
Evoplay Entertainment has released E.T. LOST SOCKS, an extra-terrestrial themed slot offering a myriad of interesting features. It’s a five-reel 21-payline slot offering wild substitutions, a series of free spins and bonus features such as Shifting wild symbols, Expanding wilds, Replacement feature and Sticky wilds. During free spins the Violet Extraterrestrial activates Shifting Wild symbols. …
Playtech-owned development studio Quickspin has significantly expanded its international presence through a deal with Pokerstars for the Italian market. Players now have access to a number of Quickspin’s most popular titles, including Sakura Fortune, Dragon Shine, Phoenix Sun, Wild Chase and Second Strike, with more to follow in the coming months. Daniel Lindberg, Quickspin CEO, …
Pragmatic Play has clinched a deal with Casino Barcelona Online covering the supply of video slots and live casino content. The deal marks an expansion in the Spanish market for Pragmatic Play who has already entered into multiple deals this year. Xavier Ballester, Director of Casino Barcelona Online, said: “Pragmatic Play are consistently producing an …
BetConstruct has had a busy last quarter with its latest deal seeing the integration of Live Horse Racing through French operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU). Under the international cooperation agreement BetConstruct is able to stream and provide a betting market for live horse racing which will initially go live in the Armenian market before opening …
GamingZone Entertainment and online gaming firm MRG have partnered up in a joint venture named GLHF.GG which is derived from the eSports gamerisms Good Luck, Have Fun, Good Game. GLHF.GG will focus on entertainment, streaming, gamification and betting on esports and the site is expected to go live in the first quarter 2019. The company …
Sydney-based developer Lightning Box has expanded in the US where it already holds a strong land-based footprint. Following the signing of an online supply deal with SG Digital, Lightning Box content is expected to roll out in New Jersey as early as 2019. New Jersey online players will be able to access mobile and desktop …
The UK Gambling Commission has sent a strong message with the launch of widespread action against several online casino firms and their senior management as part of an ongoing investigation into how the industry combats problem gambling and money laundering. Almost GBP 14 million in penalty packages will be paid by three companies due to …
Green Jade Games, a casino games developer owned by the MRG Group, has launched its portfolio to the industry with its first title, Hammer of Fortune, now available exclusively at Mr Green online casino. Hammer of Fortune is an adventure slot that boasts an industry-first, player-driven symbol smashing decision as well as a narrative that …
The coming week could provide a valuable opportunity for Kansas lawmakers to hone their knowledge on sports betting as interest grows in the possibilities of legalising the vertical. Governor-elect Laura Kelly has already indicated that she is generally supportive of the concept, whilst Sen. Bud Estes, who chairs a committee handling such expansion, has set …
The dismantling of a major Vietnamese illegal online gambling ring involving senior police generals late last year (see previous reports) was re-visited in a Vietnamese court Friday when 92 defendants were convicted and sentenced to various terms of prison and fines after a three-week trial. Two senior police generals among the defendants attracted the most …
Online gambling group Kindred has widened its sphere of activity by signing as official betting partner for the Astralis eSports player team in Denmark. The alliance will run for two years and will be centred on Kindred’s popular online gambling brand Unibet, the company advised in a media release Friday. Under the terms of the …
Online gambling games developer Quickspin is geared up and ready to launch its latest slot on December 11, a 5 reel 20 pay-line game with the intriguing title of Ivan and the Immortal King. The theme takes players back to medieval times in Russia where folklore has it that hero Ivan Tsarevich embarked on his …
Online gambling games developer Blueprint takes players to the western plains of America in the tornado season in an unusually themed 5 reel, 10 pay-line slot that is light on features but heavy on volatility and rewards. Titled Windfall, the game is set in a rural farmyard illustrated by animated cartoon artwork, and has standard …
The UK Gambling Commission’s significantly tougher stance on responsible gambling behaviour from operators (see previous reports) could see more online gambling companies in its sights following a case this week in which a 36-year-old chief financial officer of a Norwich company admitted embezzling GBP 1 million to fund an out-of-control gambling problem. Steve Girling, a …
Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory of Macau rose 8.5 percent in November from a year earlier to 25 billion patacas (US$3.1 billion), according to figures from the regulator, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. The Reuters news agency reports that November marked the 28th consecutive monthly rise in revenues, and the fastest since August, despite …
The latest slot from developer Tom Horn leans heavily on a classic nineteenth century novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in which famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend and colleague Dr. Watson travel to Bohemia to save a royal reputation. A Scandal in Bohemia is a 5 reel, 25 pay-line game with a …
The latest 5 reel, 40 pay-line slot from Casino Technology Interactive will appeal to old-school slot players and presents a fiery version of the retro-style fruit machine illustrated with quality graphics and animation. Features in the Fire Dozen slot include special Wild symbols on reels 1 and 3, and Scatter symbols on reels 1,3 and …
Following hard on the heels of its Astro Legends: Lyra and Erion slot, games developer Foxium has released The Great Albini, a 5 reel, 25 or 50 pay-line game with a theme built around a fictitious world famous magician and his charming assistant Lily, both of whom appear in animated form among outstanding graphics. Scheduled …
An incredibly fortunate LeoVegas player has landed a massive SEK80 million (Euro 7.83 million) jackpot on Yggdrasil Gaming’s Joker Millions for a paltry SEK 5 (Euro 0.50) bet. Joker Millions is one of Yggdrasil’s two global progressive jackpot games and was launched in 2015. The total sum of jackpots awarded through Yggdrasil’s global progressive jackpot slots has now reached Euro …