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Tom Horn gaming content for Digitain

23 Jan 2018

Tom Horn Gaming has entered into a content supply deal with Digitain for its full portfolio of omni-channel video slots. Titles include 243 Crystal Fruits, Book of Spells, Dragon Egg and Panda’s Run. “Tom Horn Gaming enjoyed a 2017 to remember and it’s great to kick off the new year by agreeing a partnership with …

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Endorphina in content supply deal with SoftGamings

23 Jan 2018

Games developer Endorphina’s full suite of 40-plus slots has been integrated to platform developer and games aggregator SoftGamings line up. “Endorphina suits perfectly our concept of bundles, where we offer slots from the best providers through a single integration,” Svetlana Gasel, Head of Partnerships of SoftGamings, commented. “I’m sure our existing and future clients will …

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Relax Gaming sign up for PG Soft content

23 Jan 2018

Relax Gaming has integrated a range of Pocket Games Soft (PG Soft) mobile-built content to its Silver Bullet platform boosting its portfolio to offer over 100 titles. Malta-based PG Soft will initially provide its recently released titles Honey Trap of DiaoChan, Tree of Fortune and Fortune Gods, all showcasing vibrant visuals, innovative mechanics and Asian …

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GIG opens new headquarters in Malta

23 Jan 2018

Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has officially opened its new Headquarters in Malta, describing the location as a state-of-the-art workspace overlooking St. George’s Bay. The building offers its employees a creative space to work and includes a gym, an in-house Barista, a commercial kitchen offering locally sourced organic food, an ice-cream corner and two purpose built …

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Will Hill expands SIS greyhound services to online

23 Jan 2018

UK bookmaker William Hill is the first major operator to take on SIS’ Watch & Bet British and Irish Greyhound racing service for online. The bookmaker has already incorporated the live greyhound pictures into their free-to-view ‘Betting TV’ streaming service which were made available to their customers since January 1, 2018. The new multi-year online …

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Mr Green latest UN Global Compact signatory

23 Jan 2018

Online gaming operator Mr Green has committed to the UN Global Compact joining over 9,000 other companies worldwide. The UN Global Compact, founded in 2000, follows ten international principles on human rights, labour rights, environment and anti-bribery. “Sustainability is an integrated part of our strategy and we share the view of UN Global Compact that …

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Nolimit City content to launch with Kindred Group

23 Jan 2018

Kindred Group has gone live with a suite of games from Stockholm-situated NoLimit City via the Relax Gaming platform. Kindred Group will be the first major operator to launch classic Nolimit City titles including WiXX, Oktoberfest and new release Casino Win Spin across multiple brands including Unibet, Kolikkopelit, iGame and Maria Casino, following the developer’s …

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Gaming Realms’ Slingo product to go live in New Jersey

23 Jan 2018

UK-based mobile real money and social games provider, Gaming Realms, has signed a two-year licensing and revenue share agreement with New Jersey online casino Golden Nugget for the launch of its ‘Slingo Originals’ product. Golden Nugget has integrated seven ‘Slingo Originals’ titles to its online casino including Slingo Riches and Slingo Extreme with others to …

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Topbetta pleased with second quarter results

23 Jan 2018

Australian listed betting operator TopBetta Holdings has reported a 95 percent increase in total revenues for the second quarter driven by a record increase in active customers and a strong performance from its Alderney-based The Global Tote business. Key performance indicators for the three-month period ending December 31, 2017 include: –    52 percent increase in …

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Stars Group confirms appointment of Andrew Lee as BetStars MD

23 Jan 2018

The Stars Group has confirmed media reports over the weekend (see previous  reports) that former William Hill Online managing director Andrew Lee is to join group subsidiary BetStars as m.d. on January 29, taking over from Zeno Ossko who held the role since September 2016. Lee will be based at the Stars Group headquarters on …

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Ladbrokes Coral responds to FOBT speculation

23 Jan 2018

Ladbrokes Coral has responded to numerous press reports detailing a sharp fall in various bookmaker shares due to the prospect of the UK Government lowering the FOBT wagering limit from GBP 100 to GBP 2 following a triennial review consultation (see previous  reports). Jim Mullen, chief executive of Ladbrokes Coral said in a press statement …

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Kiron Interactive in multi-year deal with At The Races

23 Jan 2018

Kiron Interactive has clinched a multi-year deal with At The Races (ATR) for the supply of its virtual racing and football products. Under the terms of the deal, ATR will distribute Kiron’s virtual horse and greyhound racing products, along with virtual football – in association with VSoftCo, to licensed betting operators in the UK market. …

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Baazov insider trading trial to continue

23 Jan 2018

The former Amaya CEO facing insider trading charges in Quebec, David Baazov, suffered another setback Monday when a Quebec judge, Salvatore Mascia, ruled against his application to stay proceedings. Baazov and two co-defendants, Yoel Altman and Benjamin Ahdoot, had protested at the delays in bring the case to court by the prosecution, and the late delivery …

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Horse racing industry urges caution on cutting maximum FOBT stakes

23 Jan 2018

Weekend media reports that the new Culture Secretary Matt Hancock is supportive of drastic cuts to the maximum stakes punters can wager on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) not only sent retail bookmaking share prices south Monday (see previous report) but have triggered a response from the racing industry. The British Horseracing Authority has warned …

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Connecticut preparing for U.S. sports betting?

23 Jan 2018

Connecticut has joined the growing number of US states mulling the possibilities of a favourable US Supreme Court ruling that could widen the estimated $155 billion US sports betting market beyond the four states permitted under the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (see previous  reports). The CT Post reports this week that in …

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We Are Casino score deal with TempoBet

23 Jan 2018

Portugal-based turnkey casino provider We Are Casino (WAC) has entered into a content distribution deal with TempoBet for the Latin American market. WAC offers over fifty slot and bingo titles through its partners and external games studios built using their proprietary Slot and Bingo Builder software which enable clients to create and customise their own …

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BtoBet powers new Logrand interactive division

23 Jan 2018

BToBet has been chosen by Mexican operator Logrand Entertainment Group as online technology partner for the launch of its new interactive brand Strendus. The group currently operate fourteen casinos in Mexico and consider the online market key to its vertical integration and growth strategies. Lenin Castillo, chief operating online officer for Logrand Entertainment Group, said: …

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Former William Hill online exec to head BetStars?

22 Jan 2018

Andrew Lee, former head of William Hill Online and more recently president of start-up mobile money transfer firm WorldRemit, is to head The Stars Group sports betting division BetStars, according to a report in The Times over the weekend. Lee was at one time a rising star in William Hill, with analysts predicting he would …

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Major cuts in prospect for fixed odds betting terminals stakes

22 Jan 2018

The anti-gambling media in the UK was out in force over the weekend, with several prominent mainstream press outlets claiming that the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) is about to be cut to GBP 2 when the gambling review consultative period draws to a close in the near future. The Reuters news …

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Company financial officer blew a quarter million Euros on internet gambling

22 Jan 2018

The Galway Circuit Court in Ireland was the scene of a hearing this week in which a 26-year-old financial officer at the Galway City Bin Company, Mark Hehir, was sentenced. Last May, Hehir pleaded guilty to 10 sample charges from a total of 72 on the charge sheet detailing fraudulent transactions he made in siphoning …

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Former congressman attacks Republican attempts to reverse OLC opinion on internet gambling

22 Jan 2018

Former Congressman and respected Republican politician Ron Paul came out with all guns firing over the weekend in a hard-hitting opinion piece in Newsweek which condemned attempts to undermine the authority of individual states on the online gambling issue. Paul was reacting to a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein from four Republican congressmen …

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Swiss action groups assemble enough signatures to force a referendum on new gambling law

20 Jan 2018

The Swiss government has now been placed on course to hold a public referendum on new gambling laws introduced last year which legalise online gambling, providing it remains the exclusive preserve of existing Swiss land casino operators (see previous reports). Civil society, internet service providers and internet freedom action groups are particularly concerned about enforcement …

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Online social casino provider plans IPO

20 Jan 2018

Las Vegas-based online social casino and electronic games provider PlayAGS has filed plans for a $174 million IPO, according a report on the publication SeekingAlpha this week. Founded in 2005, the company has grown into a significant B2B and B2C provider with 550 employees focussed mainly on the North American market but with activity in …

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CrownBet suspends plan to provide sports betting services to Australian clubs

19 Jan 2018

Australian online bookmaker CrownBet has reportedly abandoned its ambitious 10-year plan to provide online sports betting services to 1,200 clubs across New South Wales, a move that threatened the dominance of the TAB and was fiercely opposed by Tabcorp. The deal included advertising and new technology for club patrons to gamble on the CrownBet phone …

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