Affiliate webmaster Dave Sawyer of Online Casino Reviewer has filed litigation against Interactive Technology Corporation, parent group of the Affiliate Edge affiliate management programme, alleging that the company made unilateral, punitive and retroactive changes to its T&Cs without directly communicating with affiliates or seeking their agreement. UK-based Sawyer claims that he was prejudiced to the …
Specialist online slots supplier Lightning Box has signed an agreement to distribute its popular games on Microgaming’s Quickfire platform. The three-year deal will give online casinos using the platform access to the Sydney-based studio’s portfolio of titles. The first game, Silver Lioness 4x, will go live on the network in February next year, with other …
Online gambling games and software developer NetEnt, announced Monday that it has signed a content supply agreement with online gambling operator Caliente for the regulated online casino market in Mexico. This is the second games supply deal NetEnt has clinched in the Mexican market as it continues to expand in regulated markets. The agreement means …
Online gambling games developer BetSoft Gaming announced Monday that it has signed an agreement with Italian land and online gambling operator Sisal which will see it supply its popular Slots3 range of games to the Italian giant. BetSoft’s range of slots have been approved by Italian regulator AAMS for use in the Italian market, and …
Several UK mainstream publications have picked up a Sunday Times story over the weekend claiming that there are concerns over online gambling firms deliberately targeting children in their game themes and designs. The Sunday Times reported that it carried out an investigation which found that some of online gambling’s biggest operators were offering games that …
Former Australian bookmaker and Betstar owner Alan Eskander (he sold Betstar to Ladbrokes in 2014 for A$25 million) has a new venture, according to a report in the Australian Financial Review. Eskander has just raised A$3.5 million from local investors for the expansion, technology upgrading and marketing of his new social betting operation SportChamps, a …
Outgoing CEO at Paddy Power Betfair, Breon Corcoran, is the hot choice for the top Uber job in Northern Europe, according to a weekend report in the UK business publication This Is Money. The position became vacant last week with the resignation of Jo Bertram, and Corcoran is the favoured candidate among a short list …
The Danish Gambling Authority has updated its anti-problem gambling app MitSpil, originally launched late last year, adding play-time and deposit tracking and danger level flags based on the ratio of win to lose amounts. Previously a purely educational app, MitSpil v.2 now also prompts players if they delay too long in updating their statistics, and …
Russian public television sports broadcaster Match TV has announced that it has applied for local licensing to launch an online sports betting service under the domain Match Stavka. Subject to the achievement of licensed status, the broadcaster plans to start accepting bets early in 2018, and to this end has published a tender invitation open …
New Jersey’s long-awaited day in the US Supreme Court has been set for December 4 this year, when the nation’s top judges will consider arguments for and against the wider liberalisation of US sports betting beyond the restrictions of the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. It is an issue that New Jersey has …
Speculation on an increase in Russian gambling taxes has been rife for months, and on Friday the worst fears of operators were realised when the Russian Ministry of Finance formally announced through its budget notifications that gambling taxes will double from January next year, rising ten-fold by 2020. Apparently undeterred at the possibility of killing …
Online gambling and daily fantasy sports are among the future business opportunities a new US study group will be considering following the unofficial formation of the Indian Sports Betting Working Group (ISBWG) last week. The group is tasked by the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) to explore how the $31.2 billion tribal gambling industry can …
International B2B gaming solutions and services provider Nektan plc claims it has significantly enhanced its player management offering by partnering with Newlette, a company which uses science to increase customer lifetime value, loyalty and entertainment. Through 48 machine learning algorithms, Newlette models player behaviour, presenting the optimum offers and bonuses, based on individual playing styles, …
Johan Öhman is a name well known in the online gambling industry as a competent executive who was CEO at NetEnt between 2006 and 2011, and NetEnt and Betsson sales chief in the three years preceding that. He holds a master’s degree in economics from Lunds University and an MBA from the University of Reading …
Online gambling software and games developer NetEnt has created more than a little curiosity with a leak regarding a forthcoming slot set for release in the third week of November titled Finn and the Swirly Spin. The title and an accompanying example of the artwork has triggered speculation that NetEnt has departed the traditional manner …
Official figures for land casino operations (excluding the $30 billion annually earned by tribal casinos) across the United States show that in August revenues rose 4 percent year-on-year to over $3.4 billion. Nevada gambling businesses delivering 29 percent of the total as its August numbers soared 15 percent on the back of the McGregor vs. …
The Indian online rummy operator Krida Sports and Games Private Limited has lost its petition to the Indian Supreme Court in Delhi, which on Friday refused to entertain the company’s challenge of the validity of online gambling bans legislated by the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. A bench headed by Justice Madan …
Antigua-based online eSports betting specialist Esports Entertainment Group has announced that it is in negotiations to acquire betting exchange software developer Ardmore Investments, a subsidiary of Swiss online gambling software developer Swiss Interactive Software GmbH. Ardmore developed and owns the source code for betting exchange software used to create Esports Entertainment’s wagering platform, as well …
Due for release on October 10, the latest online slot from Quickspin has a number of innovative features, including a variable number of reels; the game starts with a 3 reel and 3 line layout delivering 27 win lines, but changes to a 5×3 format and 243 ways-to-win as the action advances, with special re-spins …
The well-known Stan James online sports betting brand will be less visible in the British market in the future following a decision by owner Kindred Group to do away with the brand in favour of focusing UK market efforts and resources through its Unibet brand. Kindred CEO Henrik Tjärnström said this week that his group …
US games developer Spin Games LLC is looking ahead to a future in which it is possible that land casinos will become part of the Japanese gambling scene (see previous reports), signing a partnership deal with the Nagoya-based Japanese firm EIBIC involving games development and distribution. EIBIC will assist Spin Games to create a new …
Microgaming’s progressive online slot Mega Moolah has made another multi-millionaire, the online gambling and software provider announced Thursday. The mega progressive was hit on Monday 25 September 2017 by a Unibet player, providing a Euro 7,742,015.53 pay day and the second largest prize to be won on Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network this year, following the …
Memories of the questionable police raids on online gambling support centres in the Philippines in 2013 were revived this week with the news that the judge who issued the search warrants on rather dubious grounds has been suspended without pay for two years. The issue was considered by the Supreme Court of the Philippines last …
The rather laissez faire approach to online gambling that is currently the case in Peru could change if the national gambling regulator La Dirección General de Juegos de Casino y Máquinas Tragamonedas (DGJCMT) has its way…the head of the organisation has renewed its push for legislation bringing more clarity to the market. Speaking to a …