Dutch regulator Kansspelautoreit (KSA) has confirmed that it is investigating allegations that unauthorised online sports betting operators have been using cash machines to conduct financial transactions. The regulator confirmed Tuesday that it has collaborated with the national prosecution service in a raid on an unidentified company in the Netherlands and on two private residences in …
New figures from Spanish regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) this week show that the Spanish online gambling market continued to grow strongly in Q2-2018, with the following highlights: * Overall online gambling revenue soared 40.1 percent year-on-year to Euro 167.2 million; * Sports betting revenue rose 46.7 percent year-on-year to Euro 87.6 …
Boss Gaming Studio’s move into the online gambling software and platform sector from video gaming has been reinforced by a change in identity, the company announced this week. Henceforth it will be titled Boss Gaming Solutions to better reflect the nature of its core business, a statement by COO Catalina Lukianenko explained. Boss (not to …
German smartphone brand Honor has announced a two-year sponsorship partnership with FC Schalke 04 Esports – the competitive gaming division of the German football club. Tim Reichert, chief gaming officer of FC Schalke 04 Esports said in a sponsorship announcement this week: “We are pleased to introduce Honor as official partner of FC Schalke 04 …
Online gambling developer Wazdan has announced another content agreement, this one with online casino games aggregator WeAreCasino. WeAreCasino provides a flexible third party content aggregation technology that offers games from over 30 suppliers to online casino operators. Wazdan’s slots portfolio has been bolstered in recent months with a stream of new releases for desktop, tablet …
Danish casual casino games developer Spigo has signed a content agreement wit sports betting operator Bethard as the latter seeks to diversify and expand its range of online games. Spigo’s lengthy catalogue includes an abundance of single-player and multiplayer games and slots developed using HMTL5. This means that everything made by Spigo is compatible with …
Online gambling technology and software provider Comtrade Gaming announced this week that it is to supply its iCore – The Enterprise Gaming Platform to online sports betting firm Superbet. Superbet is a prominent global operator and part of the industry-leading Superbet Group. “Having the right platform technology is a key component for our growth strategy,” …
The sudden and surprising departure of Anders Holmgren, CEO of the Cherry online gambling group, earlier this year has been followed by the resignations of two board members amid reports of an investigation into insider trading involving the company. Swedish media reports late last week noted that directors Anna Bergius and Claes Ruthberg have resigned …
Player retention solutions provider Enteractive has partnered with Kindred Group in a deal which it claims will significantly improve the reactivation of the operator’s churned players. Enteractive’s (Re)activation service has now been fully integrated with Unibet following a successful trial period. The supplier’s solution helps turn churned players into active users through its unique one-to-one …
Online and mobile casino content provider, iSoftBet, has partnered with games developer Fazi Interactive, adding further diversity and quality content to its Game Aggregation Platform (GAP). Under the partnership, operators using iSoftBet’s GAP will gain access to 50 new slots and table games, including popular titles such as Crystals of Magic and Book of spells, …
Kiron Interactive has entered into a strategic partnership with Highlight Games Limited to integrate and deploy Highlight Games’ Soccerbet patented virtual sports games into Africa. Soccerbet Single Match and League Versions are based on Highlight Games’ exclusively licensed and regulated football product, that features archive footage from the English football leagues. As part of the …
Online casino platform provider SkillOnNet has integrated games developer Thunderkick’s entire portfolio of slots into its platform. The deal means players at online casinos powered by SkillOnNet, including PlayOJO, DrückGlück and the recently launched AhtiGames and Cozino, will be able to access titles such as Esqueleto Explosivo and Flame Busters. Thunderkick arrived on the scene …
Online casino operator Videoslots has taken on board an initial package of five games from Reel Time Gaming: Fishin’ Frenzy is a five-reel, three-row slot which features a number of aquatic symbols. The game has an RTP of 96.12 prfent and has a medium variance. El Torero offers players an opportunity to discover the romantic …
There’s a military flavour in the theme of the latest HTML5 online slot from developer Eye Motion, which has selected a 2006 Romanian-UK World War 2 movie titled The Last Drop as its inspiration. Hopefully the slot will be more successful than the movie, which appears to have been generally panned due to an unlikely …
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has confirmed that it is investigating a significant number of complaints from World Cup punters alleging that betting firms during the soccer spectacular flouted new rules designed to protect minors and potentially problem gamblers. The watchdog says it received 115 complaints about TV gambling ads during the World Cup in …
LeoVegas subsidiary Authentic Gaming has entered into an agreement with the Aspers Group in the UK, under which Authentic Gaming will provide roulette games via live streaming from Aspers’ prestigious casino – the Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City in London. The Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City is the largest casino in the UK, and the …
Scientific Games Corporation announced Monday that it has launched its entirely redesigned Jackpot Party social casino app, completely refreshing the free-to-play game’s look and feel. Available on Facebook, Amazon Kindle, the App Store, and Google Play, the redesigned Jackpot Party features popular real-world slots in a new, sleek interface with enhanced graphics. Jackpot Party showcases …
Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment subsidiary Parx Casino in Philadelphia has become the second Pennsylvania land operator to apply for a $10 million state sports betting licence, joining Penn National’s Hollywood Casino on the still sparse application list. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board confirmed receipt of the application Friday, along with a petition from the company …
San Francisco-based Brain Contents Inc., has claimed in publicity releases that its new app Lottopia can assist lottery punters in picking numbers that offer statistically improved chances of winning a prize. In building out the app, Brain designers have assembled a plethora of observed trends and factual data, delivering a hopefully more precise forecast of …
Media reports from Jacksonville, Florida over the weekend alleged that an eSports competitive event broke up in panic after a losing gamer appeared to lose control of his emotions, pulled out a hand gun and opened fire indiscriminately, wounding 11 people and killing two before fatally shooting himself. Police identified the shooter as David Katz, …
Online gambling games developer BetSoft has advised that its latest online casino operator customer is Jackpot Fortune, which is to integrate the full suite of desktop and mobile BetSoft games on its platform. “Jackpot Fortune has spent over two years building their own bespoke and highly flexible bingo and gaming platform,” said Annamaria Anastasi, marketing …
Malaysian police in Penang took the anti-illegal gambling Op Dadu intiiative in a new direction over the weekend, raiding 15 illegal lottery betting centres following public tip-offs. A combined task force of local police and Penang’s Criminal Investigations Department reported the arrest of 26 individuals on gambling charges during the raids. Federal Anti-Vice, Gambling and …
The Canadian provincial government of Quebec’s efforts to eliminate competition to its Loto Quebec online gambling enterprise via ISP blocking laws may not be dead yet. Our readers will recall that despite public complaints the provincial government pushed through Bill 74 in 2016, a measure that allowed for ISP blocking of competitive websites at the …
Playtech plc CEO Mor Weizer raised some interesting possibilities available to the company in a post-results press conference following the release of the group’s H1-2018 results Friday, suggesting that the burgeoning US sports betting sector could be of strategic interest in a B2B sense for subsidiary Playtech BGT Sports (PBS). PBS operates Playtech’s sports betting …