Online gambling information site Casinomeister, which incidentally celebrates its twentieth birthday this year, has published its annual list of awards and brickbats in the traditional straight-from-the-shoulder language of owner Bryan Bailey. There’s a whole range of accolades and knockdowns for naughty and nice players, operators, affiliates and developers across the international industry, presenting a broad, …
Online gambling games developer Blueprint has introduced one of literature’s classic love stories to online gambling with its new Romeo and Juliet slot, a five reel, 20 pay-line game set against the famous Verona balcony where the the duo vowed undying love. The new game offers players a bouquet of features that includes wilds, stacked …
Online operators will be required to comply with LCCP Social Responsibility Code 3.5.5, which requires online operators to participate in a multi-operator self-exclusion scheme. The progress by the industry towards implementing a multi-operator self-exclusion scheme is now at a point where operators should register. Further information about this can be found on the RGA website …
EGT Interactive released two new classic slots 100 Burning Hot and Dragon Hot this month. 100 Burning Hot, available across the desktop and mobile platforms, is a 100-fixed-line video slot offering a four level mystery jackpot, red and black gamble feature, Scatters and Wilds. Play a free version here: https://egt-interactive.com/games/new/?lang=EN Dragon Hot is a classic …
Iron Dog Studio content has been integrated to the Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, platform including popular titles Blood Queen, Neon Jungle and Cherry Blast. The content has been integrated through Quickfires relationship with 1X2Network, the first provider aggregated on the Quickfire ETI layer through an RGS to RGS integration. Kevin Reid, 1X2 Network CCO, said: …
Habaneros latest HTML5-built offer is a visually stunning, five-reel, three row slot titled Four Divine Beasts. Based on a Chinese folk story, players are transported to an ancient world in which four beasts guard sacred treasures. Four Divine Bests tells of the sky being divided into the four cardinal points, north, south, east and west, …
Relax Gaming and Jackpotjoy plc have partnered for the supply of a range of tables games. Initially comprising the roll-out of Relax Blackjack and Roulette on Jackpotjoy brands Jackpotjoy, Vera&John, and InterCasino, additional content is expected to be integrated throughout 2018. Victor Olinger, Head of Gaming at Jackpotjoy plc, said: Were always looking to add …
A lucky British punter has won a GBP 2.2 million jackpot on NetEnts Mega Fortune slot at ALEAs online casino SlotsMillion. The customer, who had only been registered a few days, becomes SlotsMillions first millionaire following the operators launch in the UK market a few months ago. I still cant believe it. Its a life …
White label sports betting provider SirPlay has expanded its operations on the African continent in partnership with retail, online and mobile lottery operator MLotto in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our readers will recall Sirplay entered the Swaziland market with Vslots in September 2017, the South African sportsbook market with Swazibet in August 2017 and …
Sports betting operator 1Bet will fully integrate Delasport propriety sports betting platform to offer customers live betting selections with ultra-fast odds changes, a live centre feature with play-by-plays and real-time game statistics along with a single wallet for both sports betting and casino.
The UK Gambling Commission has opened a public consultation on proposed changes to license conditions covering marketing and advertising, terms and conditions and dispute resolution. The proposal, which includes a focus on compliance with the UK Advertising Codes, proposes improved consumer complaint handling including the introduction of an eight-week time limit for licensees to deal …
Cherry ABs online marketing business Game Lounge has acquired online slot information portal Slottracker.com for a Euro 1 million consideration. The company behind Slottracker is US based Innovative Game Solutions Partnership, founded by Thomas Starkie and Brett Lawson. Under the terms of the agreement, Euro 200,000 of the Euro 1 million consideration will be paid …
In a brief industry advisory, Betsson has completed a corporate restructure to streamline the organisation for increased efficiency. The company anticipates that costs related to the restructuring will be recognised in the first quarter 2018 interim report and are estimated at SEK 50-60 million annually. Unfortunately the process has made 160 jobs redundant, the company …
The UK advertising watchdog Advertising Standards Authority has given the online gambling industry another clear warning regarding the undesirability of advertising or offering games with themes likely to attract minors, confirming that it is currently investigating four online operators – M88, 138.com, Fun88, and Letou. All are mainly sports betting websites that sponsor UK football …
In a study commissioned by the Greek government, US consultant firm Grant Thornton has recommended the complete liberalisation of Greeces online gaming market, according to reports from the Greek newspaper Ekathemerini. The American firm proposes unlimited operating licenses for all kinds of games conditional on the operator using a Greek domain name, or a .gr …
The Bovada and Casumo online casino operators have reported recent six-figure wins for two lucky online punters. At Casumo, the operator reported its first big win of 2018 when a German player turned a Euro 10 bet into a Euro 217,717 jackpot on NetEnt’s progressive jackpot game, Hall of Gods. The player, who was online …
888Holdings triggered a great deal of anxious speculation among affiliate marketers as the week closed Friday as reports surfaced that affiliates had received emails advising changes to affiliate arrangements. It is not known whether all 888 affiliates received the emails, but judging by forum posts and online reportage the emails caused concerns that the online …
Online gambling games developer BetGames.TV has announced that it is to supply its multi-channel games to NovusBet, a platform provider with clients across Eastern and Southern European, Africa and Latin America. The deal will cover content such as ‘Bet on Poker’, ‘Bet on Baccarat’, ‘Dice’, ‘Dice Duel’, ‘Lucky5’, ‘Lucky6’, ‘Lucky7’, ‘War of Bets’ and ‘Wheel …
Svenska Spel chief executive Lennart Käll has announced that he is to step down after seven years in charge of the state-owned gambling giant following the achievement of his personal and business goals, and ahead of the impending introduction of a more liberalised Swedish gambling licensing regime. Our readers may recall that Sweden’s legislators have …
Florida Senator Dana Young’s proposal to legalise daily fantasy sports in the state, bill S374, has been approved 9 vs. 2 in the Senate Rules Committee and now heads to the floor, media reports late Thursday revealed.. The bill seeks to exempt the genre from state gambling regulations but is being opposed by Seminole tribal …
Irish online and retail bookmaker Boylesports has expanded its Irish retail stable by acquiring six JP Bookmakers outlets in the West of Ireland from JP McGuiness. All six will be rebranded as BoyleSports stores, expanding its network to 240 outlets across Ireland, Boylesports revealed in its announcement, advising that it plans to invest in the …
The daily fantasy sports legalisation lobby in Iowa received a morale boost Thursday when a House sub-committee voted a legalisation bill forward after hearing testimony from experts and lobbyists. DraftKings and FanDuel lobbyist John Cacciatore told panel members: “There are hundreds of thousands of Iowans today who play season-long fantasy sports with their friends, neighbours …
Ladbrokes-Coral betting exchange subsidiary Betdaq announced Friday that it has introduced a flat-rate 2 percent commission as the first stage of its #ChangingForTheBettor policy. All current and future customers will benefit from the reduced commission that applies to all sports and markets on the platform, which matched in excess of GBP 4 billion-worth of bets …
Japan’s Internal Affairs Ministry announced Friday that from October 2018 Japanese punters will be able to buy tickets online for most public-run lotteries, including the popular Jumbo Takarakuji series, which are sold five times annually and offers a prize of Yen 1 billion, as well as regular Takarakuji tickets and the Numbers and Loto series. …