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Super Fast Hot Hot Respin game slot launched by iSoftbet

3 Oct 2018

Online gambling software  and games developer iSoftBet has made its new 5 reel, 25 pay-line slot Super Fast Hot Hot Respin, available to the entire market following a highly successful exclusivity period with GVC’s casino brands (see previous report). The game is based on the developer’s popular Super Fast Hot Hot title but takes the …

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Nektan reports stronger growth in first quarter of its fiscal year

3 Oct 2018

The Gibraltar-based international gambling technology and services platform provider Nektan plc has claimed another record quarter for the first three months of the financial year ending 30 June 2019 (Q1 FY19). The company reported stronger than expected growth with the following highlights: * Record Q1-2019 NGR and Cash Wagering figures, during the traditionally quieter summer …

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Nektan reports stronger growth in first quarter of its fiscal year

3 Oct 2018

The Gibraltar-based international gambling technology and services platform provider Nektan plc has claimed another record quarter for the first three months of the financial year ending 30 June 2019 (Q1 FY19). The company reported stronger than expected growth with the following highlights: * Record Q1-2019 NGR and Cash Wagering figures, during the traditionally quieter summer …

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William Hill continues to strengthen its U.S. position

3 Oct 2018

The US division of UK bookmaker William Hill plc has significantly strengthened its presence in the US sports betting market folloing an expansion of its business relationship with US land gambling group Golden Entertainment Inc. The new agreement will see the bookmaker managing Golden’s sports betting activity across the states of Nevada, Maryland and Montana. …

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William Hill continues to strengthen its U.S. position

3 Oct 2018

The US division of UK bookmaker William Hill plc has significantly strengthened its presence in the US sports betting market folloing an expansion of its business relationship with US land gambling group Golden Entertainment Inc. The new agreement will see the bookmaker managing Golden’s sports betting activity across the states of Nevada, Maryland and Montana. …

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U.S. National Hockey League could reap a bonanza from sports betting

3 Oct 2018

The National Hockey League’s (NHL) annual revenue may increase by $216 million annually due to widely available, legal, regulated sports betting, according to a new Nielsen Sports study commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA). The study analyses the revenue streams that legal sports betting could generate for the NHL: revenue as a result of …

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U.S. National Hockey League could reap a bonanza from sports betting

3 Oct 2018

The National Hockey League’s (NHL) annual revenue may increase by $216 million annually due to widely available, legal, regulated sports betting, according to a new Nielsen Sports study commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA). The study analyses the revenue streams that legal sports betting could generate for the NHL: revenue as a result of …

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Google Play Store removes 56 gambling apps

3 Oct 2018

Google has announced the removal of 56 gambling applications from its Google Play Store on grounds that the games were not compliant with Viet Nam laws, according to the Vietnam government’s Deputy Director of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, Le Quang Tu Do. Google’s removal of the apps following a request from the …

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Google Play Store removes 56 gambling apps

3 Oct 2018

Google has announced the removal of 56 gambling applications from its Google Play Store on grounds that the games were not compliant with Viet Nam laws, according to the Vietnam government’s Deputy Director of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, Le Quang Tu Do. Google’s removal of the apps following a request from the …

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1×2 Network inks Microgame agreement

3 Oct 2018

1X2 Network has strengthened its position in the regulated Italian market after uniting with Microgame to deliver its content to operators and players across the country. Under the partnership, operators powered by the Microgame platform will be able to access innovative slots and table games from 1X2 Network’s 1X2gaming and Iron Dog Studio subsidiaries. This …

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1×2 Network inks Microgame agreement

3 Oct 2018

1X2 Network has strengthened its position in the regulated Italian market after uniting with Microgame to deliver its content to operators and players across the country. Under the partnership, operators powered by the Microgame platform will be able to access innovative slots and table games from 1X2 Network’s 1X2gaming and Iron Dog Studio subsidiaries. This …

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Australian wagering levels fall

3 Oct 2018

Australia’s traditionally betting-mad public appears to have slowed down, judging by figures from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office, which show that total gambling expenditure fell 0.5 percent in the 2016/2017 year, with casino table games posting a 7.8 percent drop in the same period. Total gambling turnover was A$23.69 billion, with casino expenditure dropping to …

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Australian wagering levels fall

3 Oct 2018

Australia’s traditionally betting-mad public appears to have slowed down, judging by figures from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office, which show that total gambling expenditure fell 0.5 percent in the 2016/2017 year, with casino table games posting a 7.8 percent drop in the same period. Total gambling turnover was A$23.69 billion, with casino expenditure dropping to …

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Has Eldorado Resorts given newly acquired tropicana’s online gambling staff the chop?

3 Oct 2018

The publication Online Poker Report has quoted unnamed sources ‘close to the situation but not employees’ who claim that Eldorado Resorts has fired the in-house online gambling team at recently acquired Tropicana Entertainment in Atlantic City. The in-house staff runs Tropicana’s successful NJ online casino operations, which routinely deliver $3 million a month in revenues, …

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Has Eldorado Resorts given newly acquired tropicana’s online gambling staff the chop?

3 Oct 2018

The publication Online Poker Report has quoted unnamed sources ‘close to the situation but not employees’ who claim that Eldorado Resorts has fired the in-house online gambling team at recently acquired Tropicana Entertainment in Atlantic City. The in-house staff runs Tropicana’s successful NJ online casino operations, which routinely deliver $3 million a month in revenues, …

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Georgian gambling restrictions on the way?

3 Oct 2018

The government of the Republic of Georgia has invited applications for companies with the necessary expertise to evaluate the extent and value of its gambling industry, implying that the government itself lacks the necessary facilities or capability to carry out the project. The country currently has a reasonably benevolent gambling industry environment with a reasonable …

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Georgian gambling restrictions on the way?

3 Oct 2018

The government of the Republic of Georgia has invited applications for companies with the necessary expertise to evaluate the extent and value of its gambling industry, implying that the government itself lacks the necessary facilities or capability to carry out the project. The country currently has a reasonably benevolent gambling industry environment with a reasonable …

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Lottoland applies for national German licensing

3 Oct 2018

If traditional and established German state lottery providers would drop their opposition to its entry into the German market, Lottoland would be prepared to restrict its product offers to international lottery draws and leave its betting turnover on German state lotteries to them…that’s the gist of an offer the German business media report was made …

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Lottoland applies for national German licensing

3 Oct 2018

If traditional and established German state lottery providers would drop their opposition to its entry into the German market, Lottoland would be prepared to restrict its product offers to international lottery draws and leave its betting turnover on German state lotteries to them…that’s the gist of an offer the German business media report was made …

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$4 million jackpot hit at Pokerstars Casino

3 Oct 2018

A $4 million jackpot, the largest ever at PokerStars Casino, has been won by a man from Lower Saxony, Germany on the slot game Mega Fortune, the operator reported Tuesday. After coming home from work late at 9pm, ‘StatisticPro’ decided to unwind by playing some slot games. Wagering just $2.50, the reels kept on spinning …

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$4 million jackpot hit at Pokerstars Casino

3 Oct 2018

A $4 million jackpot, the largest ever at PokerStars Casino, has been won by a man from Lower Saxony, Germany on the slot game Mega Fortune, the operator reported Tuesday. After coming home from work late at 9pm, ‘StatisticPro’ decided to unwind by playing some slot games. Wagering just $2.50, the reels kept on spinning …

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Betclic Everest achieves licensing in Poland

3 Oct 2018

BEM Operations Limited, a subsidiary of the French online gambling group Betclic Everest, is among the latest sports betting licences granted by the Polish Ministry of Finance. The latest licensing list brings the number of online Polish sports betting operators to 10. Presumably this will mean the erasure of Betclic and its companies from the …

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Betclic Everest achieves licensing in Poland

3 Oct 2018

BEM Operations Limited, a subsidiary of the French online gambling group Betclic Everest, is among the latest sports betting licences granted by the Polish Ministry of Finance. The latest licensing list brings the number of online Polish sports betting operators to 10. Presumably this will mean the erasure of Betclic and its companies from the …

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Finnish operator PAF to acquire online bingo provider

3 Oct 2018

Finnish online gambling operator PAF has confirmed that is taking steps to acquire its four-year bingo technology supplier Proactive Gaming Scandinavia AB for an undisclosed consideration. In a company statement the operator claimed that the agreement gives Paf the “freedom and technical edge to take the product further in order to continue catering to its …

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