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Foxium games for Quickfire

23 Oct 2017

Game developer Foxium is integrating with Microgaming’s Quickfire platform via an exclusive deal, the Estonia and Sweden-based games developer revealed in a statement Monday. Foxium is a full service game development studio with a decade of gaming experience. The company has produced a number of online titles, such as The Odd Forest, The Lost Riches …

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Bede Gaming takes new games on board

23 Oct 2017

Online gambling software provider Bede Gaming has significantly expanded its content portfolio after entering into a partnership agreement with games developer The Games Company. Under the agreement, the developer’s full suite of HTML5 desktop, mobile and tablet games has been integrated onto Bede’s content aggregator platform, PLAY. The Games Company is an independent UK firm, …

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EvenBet poker for 1xBet online casino and sports betting site

23 Oct 2017

Online gambling software provider EvenBet Gaming has announced that it is to supply its poker product to the online casino and sportsbook operator 1xBet. The agreement furnishes 1XBet, which has operating partners in a number of markets around the world, with a responsive and reliable poker solution, as it looks to expand its global reach. …

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New White Rabbit online slot initially exclusive to Leovegas online casino

23 Oct 2017

Australia-based online games developer Big Time Gaming has announced the exclusive LeoVegas launch of its latest online slot, titled White Rabbit. White Rabbit is an adult themed slot with haunting renditions of famous Wonderland characters and makes use of the supplier’s Megaways mechanics, boasting two brand-new USPs – Feature Drop and Extending Reels. A statement …

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Everymatrix announces new service for clients

23 Oct 2017

White label online gambling provider EveryMatrix has enhanced its client service capability following a deal with the Vegas Kings i-gaming creative agency, which recently launched two operational EveryMatrix websites, including design and integration. The partnership agreement flows from the Certified Partners Program initiative started by EveryMatrix, which is designed to improve website development and delivery …

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Is UK gambling advertising excessive?

23 Oct 2017

The BBC reported over the weekend on the results of a study on gambling advertising by its Victoria Derbyshire show, noting that 95 percent of television advertising breaks during live UK football matches feature at least one gambling advert, and one in five of the commercials broadcast across 25 matches were for betting firms, rising …

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Online rummy operators braced for permanent ban in Telangana

23 Oct 2017

The Times of India reports that the provincial Indian government of Telangana is about to make two local ordinances banning online skill games permanent with a new bill that the cabinet will consider this week. The bill will impact online rummy companies which are already engaged in fighting the banning ordinances, and may now have …

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Philippines gambling up 14.5 percent in Q2-2017

23 Oct 2017

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has published its Q2-2017 results, with land gaming revenue up 14.5 percent at P39.1 billion (US$759 million) and e-gaming revenues of P6.2 billion, bringing the overall total GGR to P45.3 billion – up by 10.8 percent year-on-year.. Nationwide land casino GGR for the first half of 2017 was …

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Betsoft releases latest online slot

23 Oct 2017

BetSoft has announced that its latest online slot – Jumbo Joker – will go live at licensee sites on October 26. The game is BetSoft’s fresh interpretation of the traditional, much-loved fruit machine that ihas been a staple of land-based casinos for decades. Jumbo Joker has two tiers of reels and a Jumbo Meter that …

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New Australian online bookmaker launches

23 Oct 2017

The new Aussie sports betting operator Neds has launched in the local market, supported by an integrated advertising and promotional campaign and distinctive brand platform developed by Ogilvy Brisbane. The campaign aims to connect with the ‘modern Aussie bloke’ using the tagline Time To Bet and features a range of five different television and social …

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Online payment specialist opens London office, appoints new business development head

23 Oct 2017

Online payment solutions specialist Easy Payment Gateway (EPG), has cut the ribbon on its first London office, naming Paysafe veteran Jonathan Gonzalez Rambal as head of UK business development. In a statement Monday EPG said that the decision to open a London office was motivated by a significant increase in UK business, and that former …

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Sarawak police arrest 68 in week-long anti-online gambling swoop

23 Oct 2017

Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Dev Kumar reported Monday that over the past week Sarawak police have continued operations aimed at eliminating illegal online gambling from the province. He revealed that over the week October 16 to 22, police conducted raids on 49 premises, arresting 68 persons and seizing computers and other evidence of …

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Oulala clinches Marsbet deal

23 Oct 2017

French fantasy football game provider Oulala has reported a content supply agreement which will see the company providing its football management game to the Marsbet i-gaming platform. Oulala md Benjamin Carlotti, said in a company statement Monday: “Sports betting operators are now fully convinced of the benefits that come with offering DFS to their clients. …

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Online gambling industry warned regarding games that attract minors

22 Oct 2017

In a sequel to a recent Sunday newspaper investigation that claimed online gambling providers and operators are offering games with themes that appeal to minors (see previous report) the UK regulators and a trade association have communicated with 450 industry companies, warning them that sanctions can be applied if such cases are exposed. In a …

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New Greek online gambling bills to be introduced soon

21 Oct 2017

Insider leaks that the Greek government is planning new legislation that could cut its punitive gambling tax rates were confirmed Friday by Minister of Finance Euclid Tsakalotos, who told the Ekathimerini newspaper that he intends to bring two bills to parliament before Christmas 2017. Our readers may recall that 24 ‘temporarily’ licensed online gambling operators in …

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Ace Kingdom online casino to close

21 Oct 2017

Players and affiliates report having received notifications from the Ladbrokes group that it intends to shutter its Playtech powered Ace Kingdom online casino on 31 October. All player and affiliate obligations will be honoured, and players are being referred to Gala online casino, another group operation. The notification did not explain why Ladbrokes has decided …

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Crown Resorts chairman lambastes anti-gambling politician

21 Oct 2017

The chairman of Crown Resorts, John Alexander, has come out with all guns firing following allegations in the Australian parliament this week by independent anti-gambling politician Andrew Wilkie that Crown whistleblowers have accused the company of tampering with pokie machines and skirting anti-money laundering laws (see previous  report). In an open letter addressed to Wilkie, …

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Televisa’s sports betting site launches in Mexican market

20 Oct 2017

A sports betting technology and content deal between provider Kambi and Mexico’s Televisa media group came to fruition this week with the launch of online sports betting operation PlayCityApuestas.com. The launch follows Kambi agreements last year which saw the provider supply 16 PlayCity land casinos with retail sports betting facilities (see previous reports). Kambi CEO …

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Australian anti-gambling senator leaving federal politics

20 Oct 2017

One of Australia’s most vocal opponents of gambling, independent Sen. Nick Xenophon, is leaving the federal political scene to focus on his SA Best Party and South Australian provincial politics, according to local media reports Friday. Despite his departure from Canberra, Xenophon will continue to wield influence in the federal parliament through his political party, …

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Mexican online gambling market struggles but has potential

20 Oct 2017

It’s been a week in which Mexican operators and observers at conferences and in the media have outlined the potential but also the difficulties of making online gambling fly in the local market, assessed by analysts as worth $450 million in GGR per annum, with a CAGR of around 25 percent a year. The problem …

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New Zealand land casino gets into eSports

20 Oct 2017

New Zealand based land casino company SkyCity is betting that the eSports sector will continue to prosper, acquiring a 40 percent stake in eSports company Let’s Play Live Media (LPLM) for an undisclosed consideration. SkyCity innovation manager Sonya Crosby informed local media reporters that the eSports sector is currently growing at a rapid rate and …

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New ITV drama will feature online gambling

20 Oct 2017

Commissioned by UK television network ITV, production house Sister Pictures has started filming on a new television drama titled Clean Break which features Sheridan Smith, Ben Bailey Smith, Neil Maskell, Jade Anouka, Lloyd Owen, Robert Emms and Rosie Cavaliero. The lad character in Clean Break is a Canary Wharf office cleaner and single mom of …

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Has daily fantasy sports business slowed?

20 Oct 2017

The online gambling information site Legal Sports Report carried an interesting article this week based on official figures from the New York State Gaming Commission which appear to show that the daily fantasy sports sector is slowing down and may have plateaued. Using a freedom of information request, LSR obtained figures from the Commission for …

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Revenue up at betsson in third quarter

20 Oct 2017

Swedish online gambling group Betsson AB has reported on its Q3-2017 and year-to-end September results, highlighting: * Q3 revenue growth up 11 percent at SEK 1,181 million; 2 percent of this was organic; * Revenue from Western European operations up 63 percent, with a 31 percent organic growth; * Strong growth in mobile casino operations; …

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