The Vietnamese police report the dismantling of an illegal online sports betting enterprise which operated via a Philippines gambling website and generated US$26 million in just over a year of operations. Four individuals have been arrested in connection with the bust and have admitted involvement, and others are under investigation, according to the police. Investigators …
Problem gambling charity GambleAware has appointed top British creative agency M & S Saatchi to develop its new safer gambling advertising campaign, scheduled to run for two years at a cost of between GBP 5 and GBP 7 million. The award of the contract was made following a competitive pitch, independently facilitated by ISBA. Saatchi …
The Addison Global Group has announced the soft launch of its first brand, a mobile-first sportsbook powered by SBTech and licensed in the United Kingdom. On Friday Addison chief executive Juergen Reutter unveiled MoPlay.co.uk, saying: “We are not attempting to break through the World Cup noise; instead our marketing approach will focus on the new …
The UK football club Preston North End has announced that from summer this year Unibet will be its official betting partner following the signing of a two-year agreement with the option of a further year. The deal includes brand presence on the team’s training strip. A Preston North End spokesman said of the deal: “Following …
Spanish sports betting and gaming technology provider Optima’s chief executive Jacob Lopez has been awarded Business Excellence recognition by the widely read Madrid-based gaming magazine Azar. Making the award, Azar president Manuel Ortega saluted the key role played by Lopez in building Optima from a small company with just 12 employees in 2012 to a …
The Stars Group has released more detail on its proposed public share offering (see previous report), revealing Friday in a market update that it has set $38 per share pricing for the common shares, and has secured underwriters to purchase 17 million shares. The company reports that a further 8 million shares were sold by …
Two NetEnt progressive slots, Arabian Nights and Mega Fortune Dreams, have recently delivered major jackpots totalling Euro 5.5 million to two lucky players, the company announced Friday. Mega Fortune Dreams paid out over Euro 4.25 million to a player in Belgium on Tuesday 12th June from a bet of Euro 1 at Unibet online casino, …
The Mississippi Gaming Commission approved the state’s sports betting regulations Thursday, setting in motion a 30-day implementation window that will ultimately allow the state’s 28 land venues to offer sports betting by the third week in July. The regulations at present cover only land-based wagering, with some on-premises mobile wagering permitted, and operators will be …
Patagonia Entertainment has signed a content agreement with virtual sports provider Kiron Interactive to integrate a wide selection of its titles onto the Patagonia iGaming platform. This latest content partnership means Patagonia’s Latam-facing clients will gain access to Kiron’s extensive portfolio of 17 virtual sports and racing games; included in the initial roll out are …
Zeal Group subsidiary Lottovate has launched a new lottery titled Raffld and targetting the millennial demographic in the Netherlands, which makes up 25 percent of the nation’s population. Research has indicated that the demographic are not keen on traditional lottery action and, according to Zeal, 62 percent play the traditional lottery only twice a year …
West Virginia land casino operators are waiting the green light from the Secretary of State following the approval this week of the state’s emergency sports betting regulations. State lottery officials hope that the formalities can be completed in time for punters to bet on the upcoming NFL season, with operators permitted to offer both mobile …
Daily fantasy sports and high taxation were among criticisms levelled by Penn National Gaming in its response to a consultation on online gambling launched by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board following the recent passage of state legislation legalising online gambling in the state (see previous reports). Among the points raised by the land and online …
The early hours of Thursday morning saw the end of this year’s session of the New York legislature, allowing the state’s 213 lawmakers to head home without deciding to legalise online poker or sports betting. For the online poker lobby it was a bitterly disappointing third year in which the Senate appeared willing but the …
With sports betting now the centre of attention in the United States following the recent Supreme Court strike down of the restrictive PASPA, a new study carried out by Ipsos at the request of the Fantasy Sports Association has concluded that most fantasy sports players are likely to place bets on sports events in the …
HBG Gaming has become the first Italian online gambling operator to achieve licensing in the Colombian market following the approval of its HBG Latam subsidiary by regulator Coljuegos. HBG Latam received a five-year licence to operate under its AguiJuego brand, which has yet to go live operationally. HBG is also involved in the retail gambling …
The Isle of Man-based lottery betting business Annexio has launched its new flagship consumer brand LottoGo.com, replacing the company’s World Lottery Club product. Annexio founder and director Tom Brodie said in a statement Thursday that LottoGo.com will replace the World Lottery Club brand developed over the past six years and which is currently experiencing record …
The imposition of a point of consumption taxes by several provinces on Australian online sports betting operators has prompted the National Rugby League to begin lobbying for a slice of the tax bonanza, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald. The newspaper reports that the League has plans to approach Australian states that …
Sports betting technology provider BtoBet has announced the appointment of Valentina Ivanoska as Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for Account and Revenue Management, Compliance Management, and Legal Services. Ivanoska has experience in the IT industry, including retail, B2C, B2B and online management. BtoBet chairman, Alessandro Fried, said: “It is always commendable to have such young …
AGTech, the Hong Kong provider who recently secured deals to supply lottery terminals to three Chinese city sports lotteries (Shanghai, Guizhou and Hebei – see previous reports) has announced that it has inked a similar supply agreement with the Sports Lottery Administration Centre in Henan. The supply logistics will be handled by subsidiary firm GOT …
Sweden’s gambling regulator Lotteriinspektionen has, subject to legislative developments, outlined its timetable for initial moves toward a more open licensing regime for online gambling in the Nordic country. The regulator anticipates being able to publish its online gambling licence application forms on 10 July, assuming that the government enacts its empowering Gambling Ordinance on schedule …
Kindred Group subsidiary Unibet has announced the signing of a two-year betting partnership agreement worth Euro 3 million.with French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain. Unibet succeeds PMU as the Ligue 1 club’s gambling partner category. The agreement includes brand exposure inside the club’s Parc des Princes home stadium, and digital content opportunities with club …
Online bookmaker Betway has agreed a landmark two-year deal to become the official shirt sponsor of Spanish La Liga side C.D. Leganés. This year C.D. Leganés will celebrate its ninetieth anniversary by competing for the third consecutive year in the top category of Spanish football having climbed up the football ladder. Betway is no stranger …
The peace of ancient Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun has been disturbed and now he’s risen from his tomb, wreaking havoc across the reels in Tut’s Twister! a new online slot released today (Thursday) by Yggdrasil Gaming . Hit two wilds and Tut will transform one into a wild sandstorm, creating a reel-tall column of wilds …
Following extensive site trials, Gauselmann subsidiary Blueprint Operations has rolled out Live 5 Gaming’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ game across its estate. Blueprint is the leading supplier of digital gaming solutions in the UK and as well as supplying its own games, offers third-party content from carefully selected suppliers. Stairway to Heaven is the second successful …