Scientific Games Corporation has produced a behind the scenes video to give an insight into SG Digital’s busiest trading event of the year, the day of the prestigious Grand National horse race Over the three days of the 2018 Aintree Festival, SG Digital’s OpenBet platform processed more than 34 million bets. The Grand National is …
Colonel Vo Tuan Dung, a senior officer at a Vietnamese police department in charge of high-tech crimes was found dead in his office on Friday, according to state media reports. Initial indications are that he hanged himself in his office, although investigations are continuing. Colonel Dung was the deputy head of the technical department, whose …
Swedish games and software developer Yggdrasil Gaming in the Cherry Group has followed the parent company’s latest Q1 results (see previous reports) with its own performance metrics, highlighting: * Revenues up by 73 percent year-on-year to SEK 57.6 million (Q1 2017: 33.3 million); * Growth in local currency Euro was 65 percent year-on-year, aided by …
Along with another national referendum on sovereign money, Swiss voters will decide on June 10 whether online gambling will be restricted to local licensed land casino operators. Our readers may recall that late last year the national parliament passed legislation that replaces gambling laws passed in 1923 and 1998. The legislation confirmed that online gambling …
Despite the considerable competitive presence of Lottoland Australia and the looming threat of a federal government ban on “synthetic” lotteries, the German operator MyLotto24 in the Frankfurt-listed Zeal Network group has announced plans to launch in Australia, hopefully in partnership with the Victorian News Agents’ Association. MyLotto24 plans to use VNA’s 1,200-strong retail outlets for …
Australian media reports Thursday indicate that 4 May will be the last working day at CrownBet for Tom Waterhouse, CEO of CrownBet’s recent acquisition, William Hill Australia. The Australian operations of the UK betting group have not fared as well as expected, prompting the parent group to review operations and ultimately sell the Aussie subsidiary …
Scientific Games Corporation reported Thursday on its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018, highlighting: * Revenues up 12 percent y-o-y at $811.8 million, reflecting the inclusion of $49.2 million in revenue from the NYX Gaming Group Limited acquisition completed on January 5, 2018, along with 7 percent growth in lottery revenue and …
Package initially incorporates table games, including Roulette and Blackjack, with further content to be rolled out later in the year. Relax Gaming has integrated its latest table games content into EveryMatrix’s platform, making it available to numerous operators across several territories. The developer will initially incorporate its suite of table games, including Roulette and Blackjack, …
Asian distributor QTech Games has announced a new acquisition deal, which sees the company take a majority share in rising-star Swedish video slots development studio Snowborn Games. After a successful 2017 of triple-digit growth, and enhancing the speed and performance of games on its platform, QTech has broadened its global reach in 2018 with a …
Isle of Man based Red Tiger Gaming is to launch a slot version of The GBP 100,000 Drop in conjunction with the television new game show of the same name. The Channel 4 programme, which launches on May 7th and is fronted by Davina McCall, is a daytime take on The Million Pound Drop, which …
Sweden’s Cherry gambling group has reported strong growth and earnings in its Q1-2018 interim report, highlighting: • Group revenue up by 26 percent to SEK 681 million (541), with organic revenue growth amounting to 25 percent (44); • Profitability improved and EBITDA up by 131 percent to SEK 192 million (83) on a margin of …
The Journal of Sports Science will soon carry a scientific study carried out by academics at the Kansas State University which demonstrates that successful daily fantasy sports activity requires a significant skill element that places it outside the common definition of gambling. Lead by Professor Todd Easton and co-author Sarah Newell, the study used computer …
Online casino and sportsbook operator Betrebels has signed up for iSoftbet’s full suite of proprietary and third-party content. Under the deal, iSoftBet’s entire portfolio of original and branded slots, including hits Platoon and Paranormal Activity, will be available to BetRebels players across desktop and mobile platforms. The integration also includes the supplier’s latest and most …
Barcelona based international video bingo games developer and provider Zitro has revealed that Asia is its current focus, with plans to expand in the region by serving online casino operators directly with its Bryke video bingo and slots product range. The company is to increase investment and commercial activity in the region. CEO Sebastian Salat …
The owner of Croatian sports betting operator Supersport, Danko Ćorić, has sold a controlling interest in the company to Czech gambling group Sazka for an undisclosed consideration. Detailing the agreement, Sazka said that Supersport has been active in the Croatian online and retail sports betting sector for the past 18 years, and presents Sazka with …
Online and land gambling provider group Scientific Games announced new executive appointments Wednesday, naming Barry Cottle, currently CEO of SG Interactive, as the company’s new President and CEO, effective June 1, 2018. Cottle will replace current President and CEO Kevin Sheehan who will remain with the company as a senior advisor. The company also announced …
In the Philippines, the state operated gambling regulator and operator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) has posted a positive Q1-2018, highlighting the following: * Net income up 7.6 percent y-o-y at PHP1.42 billion (US$27.3 million); * Total revenue from gaming operations up 12.5 percent at PHP15.80 billion; * PHP8.29 billion paid out in gaming …
Frankfurt-listed online gambling group Bet-At-Home AG has released its Q1-2018 numbers, reporting lagging gross revenue but positive EBITDA metrics. Highlights of the report include: * Gross betting and gaming revenue down 10.8 percent y-o-y at Euro 33.2 million. Result was impacted by a decline in Polish revenues; * Group betting and gaming turnover totaled Euro …
Games developer Just For The Win is behind Microgaming’s two exclusive, ancient travel-themed game releases this May. The first title, ‘Temple of Tut’ is a 5-reel, 10-payline slot in which three bold explorers lead players through Tutankhamun’s treasure chamber. Temple of Tut pays both ways and features free spins and a new Super Reels feature. …
The Netherlands Council of State has determined that the monopoly on sports competitions and instant lottery will remain despite the Supreme Court of The Hague ruling that a transparent licensing procedure must be undertaken. The long-running legal battle on the matter dates back to 2014 when the license, held by Lotto B.V., expired and was …
iSoftBet has signed a content supply deal with BetRebels in which its full suite of proprietary and third-party content will be integrated with the online casino and sportsbook operator across desktop and mobile platforms. The integration through iSoftBet’s Game Aggregation Platform (GAP) includes proprietary titles Eye of The Amulet, Legend of Loki and many more, …
https://youtu.be/TWiI6WfDlPo Pariplay Ltd’s latest HTML5 release is an in-house developed online video slot titled ‘Chitty Bang’. Themed on a classic fruit machine, Chitty Bang offers three bonus features which include a giant reel re-spin, Wilds, Scatter Free Spins and a mystery mega symbol. Richard Mintz, Commercial and Marketing Director at Pariplay, said: “We believe the …
ESSA sports betting integrity organisation has published its first quarter 2018 report detailing receipt of fifty suspicious betting alerts. Tennis led the table with 27 alerts over the past quarter, followed by football with eleven and Table Tennis with 4. The remaining eight alerts were received on badminton, volleyball, basketball, beach volleyball, esports and ice …
Lottoland has gone live with over 80 HTML5 titles from casino games developer Pragmatic Play. The first raft of games in the initial rollout, which include Wolf Gold and Ancient Gold among others, will be made available to Lottoland customers in multiple markets including the UK. Melissa Summerfield, Chief Commercial Officer at Pragmatic Play, said: …