Betting firm Unibet has announced its extended platinum sponsorship of one of the world’s most arduous and respected cycle races, the Giro D’Italia which in its 101st outing this year starts in Israel and races through to Italy in 21 stages over 24 days. The event is expected to attract a live audience of more …
Live dealer casino Codeta has announced the launch of a new feature titled Skill Score that ranks players based on their table game performance, and places them on a leaderboard so they can see how they compare with their rivals. A player’s Skill Score is determined by the two factors that have the most impact …
Online slots and table games provider Habanero is giving players the chance to prove their pedigree with the launch of its latest title, Fortune Dogs. The slot’s canine theme features a bulldog, police dog, Pinscher and white French Poodle among its aptly-themed symbols, and players are tasked with filling the dog’s bowls with golden paws …
Norway’s opposition coalition of political parties has managed to make good on its pledge last month to pressure government to impose DNS blocking of foreign unlicensed competition to the state owned gambling monopolies Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto (see previous reports). This week the coalition pushed its proposal, which includes provisions to prosecute marketers of …
Finnish state-owned gambling conglomerate Veikkaus has posted its Q1-2018 report showing a marginal 1 percent decline in sales at Euro 805.6 million but revenue up 2 percent at Euro 256 million. Drilling down into the numbers reveals that lottery and keno sales rose 4.2 percent to Euro 303.5 million; sports and race betting revenue slipped …
Positive Senate vote follows House approval, but a referendum will be required in terms of the state constitution. Members of the Louisiana Senate voted 21-15 this week to exempt fantasy sports from the definition of gambling, ratifying House Bill 484 which passed the House last month on a 67-23 vote. The approved bill now goes …
UK-based slots provider Tom Horn Gaming will supply its complete portfolio of video slots to turnkey solutions provider ORYX Gaming, expanding its presence into the European, US and Latam markets. Ondrej Lapides, CEO at Tom Horn Gaming said: “We’re very excited to see our casino portfolio be integrated into the Oryx Gaming platform. We’re confident that our cutting-edge …
Online operator Pinnacle has agreed a content supply deal with NSoft for its full suite of virtual games. Pinnacle customers will gain access to Draw Based Games including Lucky Six, Next Six and Lucky X as well as Virtual Sports Betting Games such as Greyhound Races, Virtual Greyhound Races, Virtual Horses and Virtual Motorcycle Speedway. “NSoft is known in …
The Maltese Parliament has approved the third and final reading of the new Malta Gaming Act. The Act strengthens the Malta Gambling Authority’s (MGA) supervisory role, specifically compliance and enforcement functions to better achieve regulatory objectives and in line with concurrent developments in anti-money laundering and combating the funding of terrorism. The new Act will segment the role of a …
UK-based sports media firm Perform Group has appointed the former President of ESPN, John Skipper, as Executive Chairman. Skipper, who will be based in New York, spent two decades working in various roles across all areas of the ESPN business. He will oversee all of Perform Group’s operations and strategy and report to the Board. Simon Denyer, Perform …
Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network has been generous to multiple players this year crowning them instant millionaires. On Thursday 19 April 2018, a lucky player on Grand Mondial Casino won a staggering Euro 4,603,056.85 prize while playing on the Mega Moolah slot which was paid out as one lump sum as are all wins on Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network. …
Gaming solutions provider Patagonia Entertainment has acquired gaming platform provider AutoGameSYS for a Euro 20 million consideration. The AutoGameSYS platform will now provide an omni-channel solution with local and international payment processing capability, over 2,000 games from a wide range of content providers, and a complete sports betting platform with over 20,000 pre-match and live events each month, including …
London-listed betting tech firm Sportech has announced the executive appointment of Thomas Hearne as chief financial officer, effective May 14, 2018. Hearne brings expansive experience in chief financial officer and director roles to the board including his most recent tenure at theScore, a digital media spin-off from Score Media. Sportech CEO, Andrew Gaughan, said: “We are pleased to have secured …
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has become the first US regulator to support the industry-driven “All-In Diversity Project”, an initiative designed to benchmark diversity, equality and inclusion in the global gaming sector. Joining as a participating partner, the MGC’s core values include the commitment to a diverse workforce and supplier base, and an inclusive culture internally and …
Inspired Entertainment, Inc. has partnered the Pennsylvania Lottery and Scientific Games for the launch of its virtual sports at retailer locations in Pennsylvania. The technology partnership will see the games launched as part of an integration with the Pennsylvania Lottery’s central gaming system provided by Scientific Games. Initially, Stock Car Racing and the new 1st Down™ Virtual Football will be …
A new, fully mobile-optimised gambling destination has launched, owned and operated by Genesis Global Limited. Genesis Casino, licensed by the Malta Gambling Authority, Curacao and the UK Gambling Commission, offers over 1300 game titles from renowned developers including Microgaming, Quickspin, Play’n Go, Evolution and NYX across Live Casino, Video Slots and Table Games. “Genesis Casino is another step forward towards our …
Lottery and games provider Twelve40 has entered a strategic partnership with live lottery supplier Pin Projekt. The deal will see Pin Projekt integrate its front-end live streaming lottery solution, Lotto instant Win (LiW), into Twelve40’s proprietary platform. Twelve40’s operator partners will now have access to LiW, which allows players to place bets on the outcome …
Yggdrasil Gaming has entered into an exclusive global partnership with Nitro Circus to create an all-new action sports-themed online slot game. This strategic alliance allows Yggdrasil to create its first ever branded game by partnering with Nitro Circus, the world’s biggest action sports entertainment brand led by its co-founder, the legendary action sports athlete, motorsports …
Sportsradar and eSports tournament and league organiser ESEN eSports have inked a multi-year deal tasking Sportradar with exclusive collection and distribution of audio-visual and data content across eSports competitions including the King of Nordic tournament. Sportsradar’s Fraud Detection System will be monitoring all competitions in order to identify any instances of match-fixing. The Fraud Detection …
Rightlander, the innovative affiliate landing page tracker, has signed deals with LeoVegas and GVC to help both operators improve affiliate compliance and boost their responsible gambling measures. Rightlander’s technology scans affiliate websites, simultaneously building a list of locations where an operator’s brand is mentioned or linked to while also searching for certain events and conditions …
Online and mobile casino content provider, iSoftBet, has added further content to its existing Game Aggregation Platform (GAP) by integrating developer Ganapati’s full suite of Japanese-themed games. The partnership means that operators using iSoftBet’s platform will now receive access to additional slots, including the popular She Ninja Suzu and Pikotaro’s Pineapple Pen. GAP boasts more …
Mexican media reports have indicated that Mexican media giant Televisa is mulling the sale of is gambling group PlayCity, comprising a Kambi-powered online sportsbook and a significant number of land casinos and Mexican licenses. Televisa launched PlayCity 13 years ago and has built the venture into a formidable competitor in the reportedly $450 million a …
In a op-ed piece in the Detroit News this week, Andrew Quinlan, co-founder and president of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, challenges an earlier article in the newspaper criticising Michigan state moves to legalise online gambling and quoting health officials who warned of the dangers to minors, citing statistics from the UK Gambling Commission. …
Malta’s Independent newspaper reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) blog has given the Mediterranean island a PR boost, noting the creation of a services industry in which i-gaming licensing and regulation has delivered exceptional economic performance. Nowhere else in the European Union does the i-gaming sector account for such a large part of the economy, the …