Switzerland’s coalition of youth wings and political parties will have their say Sunday June 10 on new gambling proposals from government that would exclude foreign companies from the online gambling market, making it the exclusive preserve of local land casino operators. The Swiss government was forced to take the issue to a referendum following a …
Malta-based lottery and jackpot provider Spinola Gaming is using the major international appeal of the forthcoming World Cup football in Russia to launch a themed acquisition and retention game that enables online casinos to offer players the opportunity to win a main jackpot of Euro 50 million alongside secondary jackpots of Euro 25 million and …
Australian gambling giant Tabcorp is reportedly negotiating an early exit from its joint venture obligation to Rupert Murdoch’s News UK publishing group in the Sun Bets UK sports betting project. The Guardian newspaper reports that Tabcorp told around 60 UK-based staff that it is on the verge of ending the partnership, which began in 2016, …
Legal sports betting is coming to New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks, along with online, depending on how soon state Gov. Phil Murphy signs a bill passed Thursday by both the House of Assembly and the state Senate. Both houses in the Legislature unanimously approved a measure Thursday to regulate and tax the industry, but legislative …
Spanish online gambling games developer Red Rake Gaming has released its much anticipated new video poker product that enables punters to play anything from one hand up to 50 hands simultaneously. The player can choose the cards that they want to keep on the table and try their luc, and the game’s diversity, by attempting …
It’s been a week of change for the GVC Holdings board of directors following a lively agm last week in which the company’s remuneration policy came under fire (see previous reports). First, Remunerations Committee member Peter Isola stepped down amid concerns that the work of his legal company for GVC, allied to his directorship may …
England’s most successful Rugby Union club, Leicester Tigers, has announced a new two-year partnership agreement with mobile gambling operator LeoVegas. The deal includes the acceptance of LeoVegas as the club’s official betting partner. The extension runs until the end of the 2019/20 season, and follows a successful first full year in connection with the Welford …
Sixty-nine percent of Americans say gambling is morally acceptable, a four-percentage-point increase from last year and the highest level of acceptance in the last 16 years, according to the latest Gallup poll, conducted between May 1-10, 2018, with a random sample of 1,024 adults, aged 18 and older, living across the United States. Previously, the …
Golden scarabs – religious symbol of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs – are the Wild key to reward opportunities in the latest Microgaming online slot released today (Thursday). The 5 reel, 243 ways-to-win game has two Wild features which can create winning combinations for the player; the Wild Deal triggers when a Wild lands on the …
In partnership with media company The Mirror and UK bookmaker dabblebet, Perform Gaming has launched dabblebet Five-a-Side Live, a free-to-play fantasy football product that pits players against each other on a game-by-game basis – all while watching the World Cup action unfold live on TV. Users do not face the usual hassles of budget caps …
Online gambling games developer Yggdrasil Gaming has pledged to “reinvent casino” with the launch of its first ever table game, using ground-breaking motion capture. The multiplayer product, titled Sonya Blackjack, features intuitive mobile gameplay and a 3D dealer to create an immersive playing environment. Up to three players can sit at a single table, with …
Racing.com and Racing Post have entered a content sharing arrangement around feature events, giving racing fans the best available coverage of thoroughbred racing from around the world. Racing Post is now a leading digital publisher with an innovative mobile app and fully responsive website – racingpost.com, as well an expanding business-to-business division which develops content …
On the threshold of the world’s biggest football championship in Russia, the Paraguayan sports betting company Daruma Sam S.A. has been given what amounts to an effective monopoly in the local market by Conajzar, the Paraguay gambling regulator. The exclusive licence covers both land and online operations of the company, which has agreed to a …
The Scout Gaming group has entered into an agreement with Bravio Technologies to deliver the company’s Daily Fantasy Sports platform in the Pan-Asia region. The Scout Gaming platform, including Daily Fantasy Sports and Pooled Betting games, will become available to mobile phone subscribers throughout the region. Initially, a Free-2-Play Tipping game will be rolled out …
Booongo Gaming has released its latest online slot, a 5 reel, 30 pay-line game titled Age of Caesar which is themed on the glory days of the Roman Empire with symbols depicting Roman standards and banners, the emperor and his entourage, swords, Caesar’s coins and the legionaries who marched all over the known world to …
In what it claims is a first for the Philippines market, Manila based multi-facetted IT company DFNN has revealed that it will soon roll out a live dealer gambling product initially aimed at the Philippines domestic e-casino market. CEO Calvin Lim revealed this week that the product will be an innovative experience for players on …
Online gambling group Playtech plc no longer holds ordinary shares in the GVC Holdings online and land gambling group following its sale of 19.6 million GVC shares (about 3.4 percent of the total) which it received as a result of its previous holding Ladbrokes Coral, acquired earlier this year by GVC. In a stock exchange …
Former Amaya CEO David Baazov and associates Yoel Altman and Benjamin Ahdoot have been successful in getting 23 insider trading related charges thrown out in a Quebec Court following a flawed prosecution process by the Quebec securities regulator the Autorité des marches financiers (AMF). On Wednesday Quebec judge Salvatore Mascia granted Baazov defence’s third motion …
We Are Casino (WAC) has partnered EvenBet Gaming for the integration of its flagship poker solution. WAC has high hopes for the product in terms of player loyalty and engagement. Dmitry Starostenkov, EvenBet Gaming CEO, said, “It’s very pleasing to announce this deal with We Are Casino, who are a rising star. In a highly competitive sector, the …
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) will host a series of information sessions for external stakeholders prior to the new Gaming Act coming into force on July 1, 2018. “These sessions are aimed at giving a thorough explanation of the main changes in the new regulatory regime, with specific focus on the broadened regulatory scope of the MGA”. In related …
GVC Holdings PLC has appointed Virginia McDowell to the Company’s Board as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. McDowell has 35 years of experience working in the US gaming industry and is the current Vice Chairperson of Global Gaming Women, a non-profit organisation with a mission to support, inspire and influence the development of women in the gaming …
The Government of the Bahamas has alarmed online operators by proposing a tax hike of significant proportions. Operators who presently pay 11 percent of GGR or 25 percent of EBITDA (whichever is the greater) plus an additional 2 percent to worthy causes could find themselves paying somwhere between 20 percent to 50 percent of GGR under the …
Online gambling games developer RealTime Gaming has released its latest high resolution online slot, a Chinese mythology themed game based on the Wu Xing concept of five elements, where the Sun and Moon balance the five elements of nature: Fire, Water, Earth, Wood and Metal. Titled Tian Di Yuan Su (Gods of Nature) the 5 reel, 30 pay-line slot …
Online casino operator Slotland has launched a crypto-currency only sister site CryptoSlots. The new destination offers a million-dollar jackpot game and 21 proprietary slots and video poker games supporting Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin transactions. “In our other casinos, we’ve seen a huge increase in players opting to play in cryptocurrencies to avoid banking delays and complications,” Slotland’s Michael …