China’s Ministry of Finance has released sales numbers for the nation’s popular Welfare and Sports lotteries, reporting an overall 11.8 percent year-on-year increase to 38.56 billion yuan (about US$ 5.82 billion ) The state news agency Xinhua reports that sales of Welfare lottery tickets increased 8.6 percent year on year to 19.4 billion yuan last …
Games developer BetGames TV has landed its first Bulgarian content deal, inking an agreement with online betting and casino operator EFbet for the provision of live dealer games. The package includes Bet on Poker, Bet on Baccarat, Dice, Dice Duel, Lucky5, Lucky6, Lucky7, War of Bets and Wheel of Fortune, for desktop and mobile, which …
It appears from an article in The Times on Saturday that former banker and Ladbrokes Coral chief operating officer Andy Hornby (50) will be appointed the chief operating officer of the combined GVC Holdings and Ladbrokes Coral group, responsible for all retail betting in the UK and Europe and all digital marketing. The merger is …
The volatility of cyber currencies, now in wide use in the online gambling industry, was dramatically illustrated Friday as Bitcoin prices plunged over 30 percent, triggering a domino-effect among other crypto-currencies available on the unregulated market. The Telegraph newspaper reported that Coinbase, a major cyber currency exchange, has temporarily disabled buying amid a massive sell-off …
UK government wants to do away with Horserace Betting Levy Board and empower the Gambling Commission to take up its responsibilities. Radical changes to the administration of the UK horse racing industry’s levy paid by bookmaking firms have been proposed by the government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport in its second round of …
The Cherry gambling group has revealed that it has decided to exercise its option to acquire up to 100 percent of the shares in the affiliate company Game Lounge Ltd. The purchase price for an additional 44 percent of the shares is based on a multiple of 4.5 times the 2017 profit of the affiliate …
Multi-channel sports betting and casino platform provider Digitain is set to integrate content from online slots and table game developer Habanero. Among the games made available to Digitain operator partners via the deal will be Habanero’s latest release 5 Mariachis, as well as a popular titles Rolling Roger, The Dead Escape, and Panda Panda. The …
Millions of Spaniards and other European punters will be avidly watching the spectacular annual lottery draw for prizes totalling around Euro 2.4 billion. The televised annual drawing of Spain’s El Gordo (The Fat One) Christmas lottery will again grab the attention of millions of hopeful ticket buyers tonight (Friday) in a spectacular 08h00 GMT presentation …
Spanish online gambling games developer Red Rake Gaming has announced the launch of its latest online slot, an ancient Egyptian themed game titled the Asp of Cleopatra. The theme is inspired by the legend of Cleopatra and her unfortunate end via a self-induced snake bite after her forces were defeated by the Roman legions. One …
The GVC Holdings acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral is on, according to UK media reports early Friday, which advise that GVC has agreed to buy its rival for GBP 4 billion. The online gambling group, which owns brands such as Bwin, Sportingbet, PartyPoker and Foxy Bingo, confirmed it is to pay 32.7 pence in cash and …
Live dealer technology and games provider Authentic Gaming has signed a partnership with Foxwoods Resort Casino to live-stream roulette games from its casino floor to online players. Foxwoods Casino Resort is North America’s largest resort casino, and the fifth largest in the world, featuring over 9 million square feet of gaming, dining, hotel, shopping and …
Tabcorp Holdings Limited advises that the Scheme of Arrangement in relation to the combination of Tabcorp and Tatts Group Limited has been implemented today (Friday 22 December). Tatts is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tabcorp. Tabcorp additionally announced the appointment of Harry Boon as a non-executive director of Tabcorp following the merger with Tatts and …
Grabbing press coverage in Scotland Thursday are allegations that Duncan Skinner, a non-executive director of the football club Aberdeen FC, is a prolific gambler and on one occasion bet against his own team. The Scottish Football Association has charged Skinner with offences under the association’s rules, which forbid betting on football by any official, team …
The increasingly visible daily fantasy sports provider Scout Gaming has announced that it is to provide its platform to Nordic Leisure, marking its first move into the Latvian and Lithuanian market. Nordic Leisure owns Optibet and Gold Club Casino, and the Scout platform will be integrated into these operations next year. Nordic Leisure will include …
One the fastest growing sports betting and lottery operators in Africa, Editec has engaged with sportsbook platform provider BtoBet for a new online platform. Editec’s online enterprises include Premier Bet, SBA, Guinee Games, and R&S Betting, supported by a wide network of retail shops and agents. Alex Rutherford, head of Editec’s online division, said Thursday: …
The Colombian gambling regulator Coljuegos has announced the award of its sixth online gambling licence to Grupo Empresarial Geoline SA, a Bogota-based company which will offer betting services to Colombian online punters through its Mijugada.co brand. Coljuegos chief Juan Perez said the value of the licence was the equivalent in local currency of around US$1.25 …
Thursday was a break-through day for gambling reform and a more liberal approach to online gambling by the Swedish government as draft proposals for the long-awaited changes were completed and dispatched to the European Commission for its consideration. In an statement announcing progress, Ardalan Shekarabi , the Minister for Public Administration said the government’s intent …
Spanish betting technology group Optima announced Thursday that it has signed an agreement with the Betfred betting group for the provision of the Optima Multi-channel gaming suite platform and ongoing development and support for Betfred’s online, retail and call centre business. As part of the agreement, from January 2018 Optima will manage the core platforms …
Online and land gambling group Paddy Power will be relying on London-based agencies Chime Sports and WCRS to carry its often controversial advertising into the new year as the tenure of Lucky Generals draws to a close. The account is believed to be worth around GBP 20 million – the budget back in 2015 when …
A new scandal is currently making waves in the world of eSports following allegations that a Sqreen’s Squad v Nemiga game in the ProDotaCup was fixed. The suspicions were sufficiently strong for operator and sponsor X-bet, along with technology provider UltraPlay to suspend the ProDotaCup market whilst investigations were carried out. X-bet played a leading …
KamaGames has announced the further expansion of its popular social casino game series with the launch of a new player vs. dealer game titled Set Poker. Based on the casino favourite 3 Card Poker, Set Poker brings a new dimension to the classic card game where players take on the dealer while seated at the …
Online casino games and software provider NetEnt has released details of its jackpot pay-outs throughout 2017, reporting that a total of over Euro 78.3 million was awarded to players who hit 321 jackpots during the year. Mega Fortune, Mega Fortune Dreams, Arabian Nights and Hall of Gods are NetEnt’s four global accumulative jackpot games, which …
Top Irish lottery operator Lottoland has announced a new Bitcoin-based lottery that allows punters to bet in fiat currencies for lottery prizes that could run into millions of dollars, bearing in mind Bitcoin’s phenomenal recent rise in value – by some reports around $15,000 per Bitcoin. The current jackpot stands at 1,025 BTC, but as …
Collaborative efforts by Chinese government enforcement agencies along with a major internet company announced last year have been delivering results, according to local media reports, quoting officials and revealing that 150 major online criminal cases have been solved, involving the arrest of 3,500 individuals. The Ministry of Public Security said Wednesday that task teams have …