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Yggdrasil enters the table games vertical

10 Jan 2018

Online gambling games developer Yggdrasil Gaming claims it is about to revolutionise the i-gaming table games vertical with its entry into the sector offering a ‘game changing’ selection of products. The provider revealed Wednesday that it is developing several popular multiplayer table games, with Blackjack the first to go live, using its progressive, in-house technology, …

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Bede Gaming to expand virtual sports offering with Kiron deal

10 Jan 2018

Online gambling software provider Bede Gaming is further expanding its content offering via an agreement with virtual sports provider Kiron Interactive. The deal will see Kiron’s full suite of 20 virtual sports and numbers games integrated into Bede’s content aggregator platform, PLAY. Kiron’s virtuals portfolio includes football, horse racing, greyhound racing and motor racing titles. …

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Growth continues at Nektan in fiscal second quarter

10 Jan 2018

Gibraltar-based international B2B mobile gaming solutions and services provider Nektan plc has posted a Q2-2018 report showing continued growth through strong trading over the period ended December 31 2018, The company said it continued to deliver year-on-year growth, with NGR in the quarter increasing 41.6 percent to GBP 4.7 million versus the same period last …

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UK financial regulator has concerns regarding financial spread betting

10 Jan 2018

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority has expressed “serious concerns” regarding financial spread betting in the CFD (contracts for difference) sector, warning operators to ensure they “pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly”. In a statement Wednesday following its review of the sector, the FCA  said it had sent a letter to …

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Games developer Habanero sets its sights on Italy

10 Jan 2018

Online slots and table games provider Habanero is to push into Italy in 2018, kick-starting a year of targeted commercial expansion throughout Western Europe, the company said in a statement Wednesday. All 33 games developed by the supplier in 2016 and 2017 have now been certified to the requirements of the Italian regulator (AAMS), with …

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Three new games from iSoftBet scheduled for ICE show

10 Jan 2018

Look out for Legend of Loki, The Dalai Panda in Europe and Mystery of Long Wei. Online and mobile casino content provider, iSoftBet, is set to pull back the curtain on several new products and innovations at next month’s ICE Totally Gaming. Following the successful launch of its Eye of the Amulet slot, the supplier …

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Aristocrat completes 41.3 billion takeover of Big Fish Gaming

10 Jan 2018

Australian gambling supplier Aristocrat has announced the completion of its $1.3 billion takeover of social casino games developer Big Fish Gaming, with CEO Trevor Croker commenting: “The strategic and financial benefits of this acquisition are highly compelling. Big Fish’s digital-first social casino content and industry leading meta-game capability and applications are highly complementary to Aristocrat’s …

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Paddy Power Betfair announces management appointments

10 Jan 2018

The Paddy Power Betfair Group has announced management changes following the appointment of Peter Jackson as replacement for departed Group CEO Breon Corcoran. Dan Taylor is promoted to CEO of Europe and Barni Evans as CEO of Sportsbet, the group’s operations in Australia. Both positions will report to Jackson. In the newly created role, Taylor …

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Major sports betting expansion in the States hangs in the balance

10 Jan 2018

If the US Supreme Court finds in favour of New Jersey and overturns the restrictive Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act later this year, a predicted 18 US states will be prepared to introduce licensed and regulated sports betting. That’s the assessment of consultants Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, who predict that 18 states will introduce …

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Swiss action groups want a national referendum on new gambling law

10 Jan 2018

Swiss moves to legalise online gambling but make it the exclusive preserve of existing land operators in the country (see previous reports) could face the possibility of scrutiny through a national referendum, according to local media reports. The new law passed late last year has provisions for the imposition of ISP blocking on operators who …

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Misionbet back online this week

10 Jan 2018

The Misionbet online gambling site will be back online this week, at least in its home province in Argentina, following the implementation of geo-location measures ensuring that the action is confined within the boundaries of the Misiones province. Our readers may recall that the website was taken offline last year by the Buenos Aires public …

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Legal challenges filed against aspects of Pennsylvania’s new gambling expansion legislation

10 Jan 2018

Barely two months on from its successful but agonisingly slow passage through the Pennsylvanian Legislature, the state’s new gambling expansion laws are already under fire, with legal actions filed against provisions relating to the establishment of mini-land casinos and subsidies paid by successful land operators to underperforming rivals. Our readers will recall that the $376 …

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ComeOn integrates Oryx Gaming products

10 Jan 2018

A range of games from online gambling games developer Oryx Gaming has been successfully integrated and launched at several of ComeOn! Group’s i-Gaming brands operated by XCaliber, both of which are subsidiaries of the Cherry Group. A wide range of casino games has gone live with Cherry Casino, Sunny Player Casino and Sunmaker. Games will …

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Evolution extends live dealer business with Rank Group

10 Jan 2018

Live dealer games and technology provider Evolution Gaming has announced that it is extending its Dual Play presence with Rank Group plc with the installation of a bespoke multi-camera Dual Play Baccarat table at Grosvenor Casino The Victoria in London. The Dual Play Baccarat table, Evolution’s first to go live internationally, joins The Vic’s existing …

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Btobet takes BetSoft games on board

10 Jan 2018

Online gambling games developer BetSoft has announced a partnership deal with online gambling operator BtoBet that will see the latter company taking on board BetSoft’s complete suite of mobile and desktop accessible games. “I’m proud of the recent agreement signed with Betsoft,” said Alessandro Fried, BtoBet’s chairman. “Its high level digital games combined with BtoBet’s …

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Indian games developer Nazara expands with NextWave acquisition

10 Jan 2018

Indian online games developer Nazara Games has acquired a majority stake in sports games developer NextWave MultiMedia, two months ahead of Nazara’s planned IPO. Chennai-based NextWave owns the intellectual property for one of the most popular cricket games in India, World Cricket Championship (WCC), along with a range of other in-house developed sports related products. …

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Novomatic exits German online gambling market

10 Jan 2018

According to a Reuters news agency report this week Austrian online gambling games supplier Novomatic has followed Merkur in exiting the German online gambling market with effect from end December. A company spokesman used Reuters to call for more regulatory clarity in German gambling laws, presumably the reason for Novomatic’s departure. He said there was …

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Dutch regulator lays out future priorities

10 Jan 2018

The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit laid out its future priorities this week in a website notification, joining other international regulators in underlining the importance of protecting youth from gambling, and the need for operators to fully embrace responsible gambling precautions against compulsive gamblers. The regulator will be keeping a close eye on operators and how …

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Playtech BGT Sports betracker goes live on Google Play

9 Jan 2018

Playtech BGT Sports’ (PBS) Bet Tracker is now available to both iPhone and Android users on the Google Play store for the first time, the company advised in a press release Tuesday.. Betfred’s branded version of the app was the first to go live, with bespoke versions for other operators, including Boylesports, Sean Graham, Joe …

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Michigan iLottery partners with Income Access affiliate management

9 Jan 2018

The Michigan Lottery has launched an affiliate program with Income Access, Paysafe’s marketing technology and services provider, claiming the agreement is the first of its kind for a US lottery, and will be powered through Income Access’ tracking and analytics platform. Since 1972, the Michigan Lottery has provided more than $21 billion to support public …

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Krow hits the ground running on new Sky Vegas contract

9 Jan 2018

The London-based and owner-managed advertising agency Krow has landed the Sky Vegas online casino account following a three-way competitive pitch, and has hit the ground running with an order for a multi-media campaign for launch in February. The campaign will emphasise the Sky Vegas “experts in the unexpected” position, according to reports in UK marketing …

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Online gambling operators face new tax in the Philippines

9 Jan 2018

Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) licensees received an unpleasant end-of-year surprise from the Bureau of Internal Revenue in the form of the announcement of a new 5 percent tax on gross earnings. A local report in the publication Inquirer claimed that there was some confusion at state licensor and regulator Pagcor due to a lack …

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Happy pay boosts jackpots with RISQ

9 Jan 2018

RISQ, a London-based technology company, has announced a new deal to boost the jackpots of game developer Happy Pay up to a record level of GBP 25 million through a RISQ insurance-backed solution that enables the creation of non-networked prizes across a wide range of game types and channels. The new agreement follows on the …

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UK iLottery provider in Nigerian deal

9 Jan 2018

UK-based iLottery supplier LOT.TO has announced a partnership with Nigeria’s Western Lotto which will introduce lottery betting services to the African market, enabling punters in Africa to take part in online and mobile iLottery games, based on existing national and international lotteries. Available games will include some of the world’s top draws, such as the …

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