UK bookmaker Betfred will overhaul its call centre infrastructure following a deal with technology specialist Vapour Cloud, in association with pure technology group. The GBP 1 million contract will see the deployment of Vapour Cloud’s omnichannel platform, Höllr, as part of an extensive project to overhaul Betfred’s call centre infrastructure. The solution covers recordable voice, …
Genesis Gaming has launched a classic 3-reel, single payline slot backed by a vintage theme which revisits the glory days of 40’s Shanghai known for its lavish lifestyle and colourful nightlife. ‘Shanghai Night’ offers Free Spins, Multipliers, a Bonus symbol and Wilds. Play the demo here.
Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has launched the National Lottery of Kazakhstan (NLK) in partnership with official 15-year-license holder and operator JSC Satty Zhuldyz who contracted SGC as exclusive supplier of all games, technology and services. Lottery instant “scratch” games and draw games, including numbers and Keno, have launched across a network of around 3,000 retailers …
Odyssey Europe, a Novalpina Group company, has announced its intention to acquire 100 percent of the share capital of Olympic Entertainment Group with a cash offer of Euro 1.90 per share, effectively valuing the business at Euro 288,403,291. According to a press release, two of the anchor shareholders, holding approximately 64 percent of OEG’s share …
Speculative reports earlier Monday that the UK Gambling Commission would make its recommendations on gambling and FOBTs public were confirmed later in the morning, proving the earlier reports accurate. The recommendation that FOBT maximum stakes be cut from GBP 100 to GBP 30 or less is being seen by most observers as a generally positive …
The BBC published a comprehensive article on the UK gambling industry over the weekend, flagging contentious areas but revealing nothing especially new. Highlights include: * Tougher stance of the UK regulator and government, with the regulator taking an increasingly strong enforcement role against operators and their affiliates who do not comply with licence conditions and …
UK media reports this morning speculate that today (March 19) will be the day that the UK Gambling Commission recommends that maximum stakes permissible on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals in betting shops be reduced to GBP 30 or less…a massive cut from the present GBP 100, but significantly higher than action group and political demands …
Malta-based online gambling and software and games developer BetSoft Gaming has announced that it has strengthened its position in Europe with a deal to provide its portfolio of mobile and desktop games to Central and eastern European-facing online casino operator PlayFortuna. The BetSoft suite joins a selection of games at PlayFortuna that includes offerings from …
Wait for the inevitable reaction to the news this weekend that the Australian cinema chain Hoyts is offering $80 worth of bonus bets with Ladbrokes to customers who purchase movie tickets online. The issue surfaced on social media and has been picked up by print media outlets this weekend amid reports that Hoyts is offering …
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a Republican who has made no secret of his antipathy to online gambling in the past, is one of three Nevada candidates for election to governor following the closure of nominations late last week. Our readers may recall that Laxalt has been outspoken in his criticism of online gambling, and …
HB 1014, a bipartisan bill in the Maryland House designed to set up a state referendum on sports betting in the event of a positive US Supreme Court ruling in New Jersey’s attempt to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), has been approved overwhelmingly by the House on a vote of 124 …
There’s a certain irony in the latest appointments to the American Gaming Association board – three of them are online gambling companies, a sector of the gambling industry where he AGA has in the past been ambivalent, with postures ranging from rejection to qualified acceptance. Indeed, Our readers may recall that at one point in …
The Georgia state Senate Regulated Industries Committee has advanced a proposal from the House to regulate, licence and tax online fantasy sports activity in the state, with senators voting unanimously Thursday to approve House Bill 118. The proposal came forward again after failing to make it through the legislature last year, and makes provision for …
UK National Lottery online players have been urged by operator Camelot to make a precautionary update on their passwords following a hacking incident involving around 150 accounts. Camelot hastened to assure players that there had been no monies lost, and that their financial and personal information remains secure. A Camelot spokesman said in a press …
The eSports online gambling start-up Esports Entertainment Group has appointed Chul Woong (Alex) Lim as a director of the company. Lim has wide experience in the eSports sector and was previously secretary general for the Seoul-based International e-Sports Federation (IeSF), where he was responsible for relations with 47 national federations, international sports authorities and global …
The illegal gambling ring arrest of a senior Vietnamese police general earlier this week continues to grab the headlines in local media, with the latest reports giving some idea of the size of the illegal enterprise overseen by disgraced police general Nguyen Thanh Hoa, Nguyen Van Duong, board chairman of high-tech security company CNC and …
Vista Gaming’s Vegas Crest Casino has signed up for an initial suite of 30 games from developer Concept Gaming. The casino already offers a comprehensive range of 750 games from developers like Betsoft, Habanero, Rival Gaming, Booming Games, Saucify, Vista Gaming, Endorphina, Xplosive, and GameArt. The Concept package includes mobile slots, a host of table …
Following up on its recent launch of the Imperial Opera slot, developer Play’n GO has advised that its next release, scheduled for March 22 – is likely to be a 5×5 grid, five reel cascading symbol slot titled Sweet Alchemy. This is a game with a high variety and entertainment content that will likely keep …
Central and Eastern European gambling group Fortuna Entertainment has posted a strong set of 2017 results, attributing growth to its regional expansion strategy. Highlights of the report include: * Gross win up 87.4 percent year-on-year at Euro 305.4 million; * EBITDA up 148.1 percent at Euro 55 million; * Net profit up 86.4 percent at …
Two more major operators, SPS Betting France Limited and Betclic Enterprises Limited, have been awarded licenses to offer online poker in the shared liquidity pool of France and Spain, with the prospect of Italian and Portuguese players coming on board soon. SPS is a subsidiary of Kindred Group and operates the Unibet.fr site in the …
The Australian National Rugby League season has commenced, still with no agreement on new fees from bookmakers, prompting the parties to agree to a temporary roll-over of current arrangements. The parties have been locked in negotiations for months following proposals by the NRL that it be paid A$10 million annually, an increase in revenue from …
In Connecticut, a Public Safety and Security Committee hearing to consider gaming expansion possibilities Thursday was informed in a Foxwoods Resort tribal land casino submission that online gambling offers significant potential and represents the “strongest opportunity for the state.” Foxwoods owners, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, have some experience in online activity, as has neighbouring …
GVC has launched a new PartyCasino online casino in New Jersey to complement its PartyPokerNJ site in the Borgata fold. The new site offers more than 40 slots which feed into the state’s largest jackpot purse, along with video poker and table games like roulette, blackjack and craps. With the addition of PartyCasino, there are …
In Australia, gambling advertisements will be banned during live sport broadcasts between 5am and 8.30pm from March 30. The already-announced restrictions (see previous reports) are part of new industry codes registered by the media watchdog ACMA, applying to commercial free-to-air TV, radio and pay TV. Federal Communications Minister Mitch Fifield said on Friday further legislation …