Online gambling games developer Pariplay has announced the launch of its latest HTML5 slot, a 6 reel, 100 pay-line game titled Jack in the Box. Aiming for the nostalgic, the new title conjures up the fun and surprises of the golden age of big-top circuses yet features the latest UX and graphical design and soundtrack. …
Luc Pettett, founder and CEO of digital racing publisher punters.com.au is set to depart the company after nine years. Starting out as a blog in 2008 and acquired by News Corp last year, Punters.com.au provides audience news, results, tipping, odds comparison and a forum for horse racing enthusiasts. When Pettett departs early next year to …
Online gambling games and technology provider NetEnt has announced the launch of Free Round Widget, a totally new way of rewarding players with free spins, in a fun, innovative and exciting way. The tool will help casino operators increase player engagement and build loyalty, the company claims. NetEnt Engage opens the doors to a new …
US-based interactive gaming technology and games provider Spin Games LLC announced Thursday that it has secured a UK Gambling Commission licence to provide gambling content and technology to Spin partners in the United Kingdom. The operating licence opens the way for the company to start supplying its interactive gaming content utilising Spin’s ROC3 remote gaming …
Christmas comes but once a year, and Yggdrasil Gaming is starting early with the launch of a Euro 500,000 campaign to help operators boost retention and engagement during the holiday season. The Yggdrasil Christmas Calendar will run between December 1 and January 3, featuring the games developer’s unique collection of in-game promotional tools. A number …
Online gambling games developer Pragmatic Play has announced the latest addition to its portfolio of top-performing slot titles, a 3×5 video slot titled 7 Piggies. The colourful theme centres on seven personality-packed pigs, with the King Piggie serving as the wild symbol, while a traditional wooden barn is scattered on the reels to trigger the …
Online gambling firm Sportech plc announced in a stock exchange advisory Thursday that it has completed its capital reduction plan as approved by shareholders on 24 May 2017, and declares a distribution of 29 pence per share in cash amounting to, in aggregate, GBP 53,828,131. The distribution to shareholders follows the successful sale of The …
Singapore’s tough new Organised Crime Act is being used for the first time to punish six individuals arrested last November on illegal online gambling allegations involving a multi-million dollar gang. The OGA came into effect last June, and was used this week as the basis for charges laid against the six defendants: Seet Seo Boon …
Brian Kyle, the chief financial officer of The Stars Group, revealed in a post-results press conference this week that his company is actively engaging with the regulators in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy as they move toward the implementation of an already agreed player-sharing initiative (see previous reports). “We continue to work with the regulators …
The latest review of South African gambling conducted by professional business services provider PwC predicts that overall GGR will rise from last year’s Rands 27 billion to Rands 35 billion in 2021 – a 5.1 percent compound annual increase. Gambling taxes and levies, which rose 4.9 percent to Rands 2.7 billion last year, would grow …
Atlantic City gambling numbers for October released late Wednesday show that overall revenue (land and internet combined) rose 1.7 percent…but analysts have pointed out that without online gambling’s $20.6 million contribution the industry would have suffered a decline of 0.3 percent. Overall revenues reached $206.3 million, bringing revenues this year to date to $2.2 billion …
The Stars Group’s corporate giving program, Helping Hands, has raised $140,000 following a global appeal with its charity partner CARE International and local Miami charity Feeding South Florida to support relief efforts for the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The Hurricane Irma Emergency Appeal lasted three weeks, during which PokerStars.com invited players …
Russian sports betting operator 1XBet’s recently announced partnership as official International Presenting Partner of Italy’s Lega Serie A was apparently short-lived following an outcry from Italian authorities who decried the deal as “unfair competition to those who work with regular state licenses”. Curacao-licensed 1XBet does not hold Italian licensing and appears in one form or …
Inspired Entertainment has entered into a strategic partnership with Novomatic to integrate its content for the delivery of a “market-specific” product combination for Greek gambling giant, OPAP. Described as the first agreement of its kind, Novomatic games, including Book of Ra Deluxe, Dolphin’s Pearl Deluxe, Sizzling Hot Deluxe, Lucky Lady’s Charm Deluxe, are now live …
Through its licensing partnership with Gaming Realms, IWG has launched an addition to its ‘Big Money Slingo’ product range titled ‘Big Money Slingo Bonus’, a mix of slots and bingo with a GBP 250,000 jackpot combined with a free spins bonus feature. The bonus feature tasks players to hunt for five keys which, if collected, …
Players will enter a world of flashy gold watches, expensive cell phones and other luxury items in Play’n GO’s latest five-reel, 10-payline slot, ‘Fu Er Dai’. When the wild, red-eyed dragon lands on an inner reel, it transforms into a wild dragon girl who expands to cover the entire reel in order to reveal her …
Yggdrasil Gaming has sneak peeked its upcoming release ‘Reptoids’, a 1960’s styled game offering a new Alien Detector Field (ADF) mechanic. The ADF scans the reels with every spin, discovering aliens who may be disguised as top government officials, socialites or celebrities. Players who reach the free spins round will be given additional tools to …
Chicago-based game development company 2By2 Gaming has expanded its portfolio with a raft of new online slot games. The company’s latest branded release ‘Hansel & Gretel on the Treasure Trail’ is a fairytale-themed, 60-ways-to-win, 5-reel slot featuring a free spins bonus round and a four level mystery progressive. The demo can be watched here: Other …
A new professional eSports competition is in the making from eSports company eFootball.Pro and Konami Digital Entertainment. The new eSports competition, which will be created using Konami’s football game series, will be broadcast on a global level. “The goal is to drive all that makes traditional football the king of sports, towards electronic football, towards …
Live casino technology and games provider Authentic Gaming has signed a partnership deal to live stream its product from the gaming floor of the prestigious Denmark land-based casino operator, Royal Casino Group. The deal marks the first time that live gaming will be streamed from a Danish land based casino, and will see stream coverage …
Three recent acquisitions helped to lower the impact of losses at Chinese online lottery firm 500.com in the third quarter, its latest results show. The company continues to struggle following the imposition of a “temporary” online lottery suspension by the Chinese government over two years ago (see previous reports). 500.com posted a Q3-2017 net loss …
Lottoland’s woes in Australia continued to grow Tuesday when the Northern Territory provincial government, where the “synthetic” lottery is licensed, instructed the regional regulator Northern Territory Racing Commission to amend its rules to prohibit betting operators from taking wagers on the outcome of Australian-based lotteries. The NT Attorney General, Natasha Fyles, told local reporters “…concerns …
Indian online rummy operators Ace2Three and Rummycircle have announced the formation of a not-for-profit lobbying grouip titled ‘The Rummy Federation’ with the objective of empowering the regional online rummy industry and encouraging a sustainable and responsible game-play environment. The Foundation will begin by setting guidelines for online rummy and providing accreditation to online rummy websites, …
Online bingo operator JackpotJoy Group reported on its third quarter and consolidated nine-month 2017 fiscal period Tuesday showing positive momentum and a good financial performance. Gaming revenues rose 14 percent in the third quarter, and in consolidated nine-month results reached GBP 222 million (9M/2016: GBP 194 million). Third quarter results were driven by a 12 …