Recently acquired Playtech subsidiary Snaitech has unveiled its Spanish market ambitions after achieving licensing from regulator DGOJ as it makes its first move outside its Italian home market. The company’s B2B omni-channel sports betting platform in Spain represents an initial step in an international strategy that will see Snaitech offer its technology in B2B deals …
English Premier League football club Queens Park Rangers and daily fantasy sports operator Sportito have announced the renewal of their partnership deal, which will see the DFS firm stay on as official betting partner for the 2018-2019 season. The successful partnership agreement Sportito and QPR enjoyed in the 2017/18 season has built a strong connection …
Online gambling games developer Pragmatic Play has released Jade Butterfly, a 4 X 5, 4 x 5, 1,024 ways to win video slot with a claimed RTP of 96.47 percent. Set against a calming backdrop featuring waterfalls, floating lanterns and cherry blossoms, theme sets a picture of serenity, with symbols taking the form of royal …
Malta-based games developer Nolimit City launches its tenth new online slot today (Thursday July 26), a 5 reel, 40 pay-line slot with a diesel-punk theme titled Hot Nudge. The theme pays tribute to the classic nudge feature and takes it to the next level, the developer claims in its launch statement. The game is built …
US land-based, online, social, and mobile games developer High 5 Games has confirmed that it is providing a stream of quality mobile games to online gambling operator Bet365 through an integration with SG Digital. The successful performance of H5G’s land-based hits for European operators has motivated the company to convert a larger portion of its …
Playtech plc announced Thursday that following its June 22 launch of a mandatory takeover bid for the remaining shares of Italian gambling group Snaitech, it has reached the end of the acceptance period for the Mandatory Takeover Offer, and including market purchases to date, now owns approximately 96.5 percent of the total issued share capital …
The Polish Ministry of Digitisation appears to have pulled back from its controversial proposal to maintain a central registry of prohibited domains, which could have included a provision requiring ISPs to provide information on individual Polish citizens who visited banned websites (see previous reports). The government’s possible interference with the operations of ISPs and related …
Online gambling game providers RealTime Gaming and Iron Dog Studios are both about to release new slots with themes as diverse as Indian religious beliefs and Chinese dragon mythology. Coming from Iron Dog Studios on August 22 is Moirai Blaze, a beautifully illustrated 7X7 game with a theme based on the Diwali religious festival of …
China’s Ministry of Finance has released the latest figures on official and legal lottery sales, advising that performance remained strong in H1-2018 with overall sales up 19.6 percent y-o-y at 245.2 billion yuan ($36 billion). The Sports Lottery generated the most sales at 134.6 billion yuan ($19.88 billion), up over 36 percent, whilst Welfare Lottery …
Q2-2018 has brought good news for the sports betting industry, according to Kambi Group plc, which released its latest quarterly result Wednesday, reporting strong performance figures. The success of the World Cup football and the optimism around US sports betting following the overthrow of PASPA by the US Supreme Court in May have all contributed …
The Kindred online gambling group released its unaudited H1-2018 performance numbers Wednesday, reporting significant growth driven by increased punter activity during World Cup Russia 2018. Highlights for Q2-2018 included revenue up 33 percent y-o-y at GBP 219 million, and H1-2018 revenue of GBP 427 million (H1-2017: GBP319 million). The Stockholm-listed company said that the group …
Online gambling games developer Habanero has signed up online casino operator Videoslots for its full portfolio of slots. The poackage includes football-themed slot Knockout Football along with recent releases such as Fortune Dogs, London Hunter, Four Divine Beasts and Presto! William Ahlberg, head of games at Videoslots.com, said: “We are always looking to integrate high-quality …
The UK Advertising Standards Association has hauled AG Communications, an online gambling operator trading as Karamba.com, over the coals on two public complaints concerning its publicity material. The complaints were aimed at material titled “Tips and tricks on how to Win at Starburst,” and “How to Choose a Winning Slot Machine,” which were accused of …
Sports betting solutions provider SBTech has entered into a new partnership with multi-brand, managed service online gaming company Rocket X to supply its sportsbook to a number of UK-facing sites. The firm’s flagship brand BetUK.com was recently unveiled as the sponsor of EFL Championship club Swansea City (see previous report). The agreement has been contracted …
Washington State land casino operator Muckleshoot has launched what it claims is an innovative online gambling app which requires that all wins are paid out at its physical venue. Presumably the requirement is based on the state of Washington’s notoriously tough anti-online gambling laws despite the legal status of almost every other form of gambling …
Following the Swiss referendum earlier this year, when Swiss voters supported new gambling laws that embrace online gambling services offered by existing Swiss land casino operators (see previous reports), the government has been consulting with interested parties on the content of regulations scheduled for implementation early next year. Among a number of interesting questions that …
Online gambling games developer 1X2 Network and its subsidiary Iron Dog Studios claimed Tuesday that they are the first developers to have signed up to the First Look Games project, which Our readers will recall is a new online showcase through which developers can publicise their games to the industry, publishers, players and affiliate marketers. …
Online gambling games developer Wazdan and multi-provider online gambling platform supplier EveryMatrix went live with Wazdan games Tuesday following an integration that takes Wazdan across the globe through EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine platform. Wazdan’s portfolio of slots, which can be accessed on mobile, desktop and tablets, will be made available to EveryMatrix’s network of operators. Popular Wazdan …
Italy has a new retail gambling giant following agreement by Gruppo Gamenet to acquire a 100 percent of the share capital in betting operator GoldBet in a deal worth Euro 265 million. In a statement Tuesday to the market Gamenet said the agreement involves the acquisition of Goldbet’s 990 Italian betting points, and the firm’s …
Quebec Superior Court rejects the province’s attempt to ban its citizens’ access to online gaming sites unauthorised by the government’s gambling corporation. The Canadian Press reported Tuesday that the Canadian provincial government of Quebec has lost in a case challenging the constitutionality of its attempts to introduce ISP blocking of online gambling websites not authorised …
Online gambling games developer Play’n GO has released its latest 5 reel, 243 ways-to-win online slot titled Sizzling Spins with a barbeque theme for the summer months. The developer says that capturing the feel of a BBQ was crucial to the concept of this game, something that the creative team took very seriously from the …
Online gambling games provider Yggdrasil Gaming is inviting players to help free the friendly penguins from the clutches of the evil Emperor in its latest 243 ways-to-win slot game Penguin City, which is set in Penguin City, where the dastardly Emperor Penguin is keeping his underlings as slaves in his food emporium. The game’s main …
Online punters in the Bahamas will be relieved, albeit temporarily, at the news that technical implementation problems have delayed government’s intention to tax players 5 percent of their deposits nd purchases of lottery products on computers situated in retail outlets locally dubbed Web Shops. Local media reports quoted government minister Dinoisio D’Aguilar, who explained that …
Australian mobile bookmaker PointsBet has announced its partnership with Meadowlands in the burgeoning New Jersey sports betting market, with implementation in time for the new US football season. While New Jersey residents can currently bet on sports via a few dozen internationally licensed websites, PointsBet will offer its mobile platform via a skin deal with …