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Tain to integrate VsoftCo content

13 Sep 2017

Mulit-vendor platform provider Tain has entered into a multi-year agreement with Malta-based virtual games provider VsoftCo. The deal includes all VsoftCo’s virtual football products such as its fantastic league virtual football and the new Spot the Ball Casino game. This deal further strengthens Tain’s position in the market, Christain Hellman, Sales Director of Tain said. …

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William Hill expand in-stadia deal with BD Stadia

13 Sep 2017

BD Stadia and William Hill have entered into a new two-year in-stadia betting partnership which include six new stadiums where BD Stadia has contracted to deliver a club service including Bolton, Bradford, Huddersfield, Preston North End, QPR and Stoke. The William Hill branded service will include betting booths, staff uniforms and the match day coupon. …

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New online casino from Genesis Global

13 Sep 2017

Genesis Global has launched its new mobile-optimised online casino brand Sloty with a game selection of over 1300 titles from top providers such as Microgaming, NetEnt, Lucky Streak, Play’n GO and QuickSpin. Sloty is licensed by the MGA and the UK Gambling Commission, it’s a full service offering video slots, live gaming and video poker. …

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MGA distances itself from slotlar777

13 Sep 2017

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has distanced itself from slotlar777.com whose website is sporting an MGA logo and claiming licensing through MGA/CL1/542/2008. According to the MGA website, MGA/CL1/542/2008 is a Class 1 on 4 license assigned to Digimedia Limited who operate a number of online properties that include Vegas Palms Casino, Fortune Room, Red Flush …

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Aristocrat set to unveil first Madonna branded slot

13 Sep 2017

Aristocrat has scooped a multi-game slot licensing deal for the Madonna brand and will unveil the first new game at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas in October. Grammy Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Madonna has earned a total of 57 chart hits, including a record 38 Top 10 singles. …

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Snake Rattle & Roll and Rumplethrillspins

13 Sep 2017

Casumo Casino will exclusively launch Novomatic’s new ‘Snake Rattle & Roll’ progressive jackpot slot, themed on the antics of an Indian snake charmer and accompanied by a pungi soundtrack. It’s a five-reel, 20 payline, multi-platform game offering a Sliding Wilds feature which is played as the wild snake symbol appears to slide up, down or …

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Booongo games live with w88

13 Sep 2017

A full range of Booongo Games content has gone live on Asian-facing W88 online casino. The casino, powered by GamePlay Interactive, offers a wide range of options from sports betting, casino games, lottery, bingo, keno and poker. “We are delighted to see the guys from W88 among our new friends and partners,” a Booongo statement …

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Sheldon gets a raise

12 Sep 2017

The multi-billionaire land casino chief Sheldon Adelson (84) will have more cash to splash on his ambition to shut down online gambling in the United States following the approval of a 400 percent salary boost by the board of his Las Vegas Sands casino group recently. Our  readers will recall that Adelson has waged an …

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More South Koreans busted in the Philippines for online gambling

12 Sep 2017

The Philippines police in Cebu City report the shutdown of an illegal online gambling ring based in a house in the city, and the arrest of nine South Korean nationals on illegal online gambling charges, with two of those detained reportedly also wanted for gambling offences in South Korea. The raiding party seized a number …

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Online gambling bill to feature in Michigan House hearing this week

12 Sep 2017

The Poker Players Alliance advised in a tweet Monday that the Michigan House is to consider a gaming bill at a hearing tomorrow (Wednesday). “The PPA will testify at a House hearing on new #iGaming bill in Michigan this Wednesday. Stay tuned for more information,” the tweet informed. There is speculation that the measure in …

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Dollar Storm – New online slot at Slotland online casino

12 Sep 2017

The symbols on Slotland’s proprietary new Dollar Storm slot may be traditional fruits and bars, but its bonus game is reminiscent of the Top Dollar slot popular in Las Vegas casinos, and the bonus feature similar to the popular “Deal or No Deal” television show. Lightning Bolt scatters trigger the new game’s bonus features. One …

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Wizard Shop online slot by Push Gaming ready for launch

12 Sep 2017

London-based online gambling games developer Push Gaming has confirmed that it will be releasing its latest new online slot, titled Wizard Shop – on October 3 this year. The 5 reel, 50 pay-line game has a range of features including bonuses, extra wilds, stacked wilds, free spins and progressive multipliers, with an opportunity to win …

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Codeta departs the land of Oz

12 Sep 2017

The Australian government’s recently passed Interactive Gambling Amendment Act, which effectively bans online casino and poker activity in the country (see previous  reports) has claimed another victim; the Malta and UK licensed Codeta online casino is to join the growing number of operators who have decided to leave the Australian market. Last week Codeta communicated …

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Ontario Securities Commission hearing on Amaya this week

11 Sep 2017

Canadian business press reports note that this week will see a hearing by the Ontario Securities Commission into allegations of insider trading at the Amaya online gambling group (now rebranded The Star Group) during David Baazov’s tenure three years ago as chief executive. Several individuals are expected to appear at the hearing to explain their …

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Italian games aggregator takes GamArt slots on board

11 Sep 2017

Games developer GameArt, which is active in the online, social and land-based casino verticals, has launched its games with Esa Gaming, a multi-product aggregator service which lists PlanetWin365 amongst its clients. PlanetWin365 has successfully launched GameArt’s diverse content library of titles on its mobile platform and plans to expand to desktop in the next few …

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Anti-online gambling lawmaker set to exit congress

10 Sep 2017

The name Charlie Dent will be familiar to our readers following reports earlier this year that this Pennsylvanian member of Congress had plans to add online gambling banning language to a must-pass federal appropriations bill. Unless he is planning this move as his last hurrah, that possibility now looks increasingly remote following his announcement late …

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Calvin Ayre challenges online gambling industry

9 Sep 2017

Antigua-based online gambling entrepreneur Calvin Ayre has launched a charity proposition to help the shattered island of Barbuda, home to 2,000 people reeling from Hurricane Irma’s recent passage, which has reportedly destroyed 90 percent of the Caribbean island’s buildings and infrastructure. Ayre has promised that his charitable foundation will match up to a million dollars …

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More restrictions on online gambling in Australia

9 Sep 2017

The Australian newspaper Herald Sun reports that Australian provincial and federal ministers agreed Friday to stop bookmaking operators from offering free bets and other inducements to gamble in a renewed effort to mitigate the incidence of problem gambling. The landmark agreement is intended to stop bookies such as Sportsbet, William Hill and Crownbet giving bonuses …

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Foreign companies make inroads into the Swedish gambling market

9 Sep 2017

On the eve of this week’s Spelakademin conference in Sweden this week, the consulting firm Mediavision revealed that over the past year 61 percent of all new Swedish gambling accounts were registered with foreign operators. Although the state-owned Svenska Spel and ATG companies continue to dominate the local market, foreign online companies continue to make …

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Guerilla marketing tactic backfires on online gambling operator

9 Sep 2017

The UK online gambling operator Fruity King, which has in the past exhibited a tendency to emulate Paddy Power-style controversial marketing and publicity behaviour, has been accused of being ‘misogynistic’ in a Twitter advertising push that saw the company posting an image of underwear-clad presenters from the popular Loose Women TV show with the caption: …

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Former Philippines immigration execs withdraw Lam corruption charges

9 Sep 2017

Former Philippines Bureau of Immigration (BI) commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles, who were fired last year for their part in a P50 million corruption scandal involving Chinese online gambling workers (see previous  reports) have withdrawn their criminal complaint filed against gaming tycoon Jack Lam. Local media reports indicate that the duo, who alleged that …

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Latest Italian gambling market figures published

9 Sep 2017

Financial figures on Italian gambling market progress in August have been published, with online results showing better growth than the retail sector. Year-on-year highlights from the results include: * Overall sports betting revenue up 89 percent at Euro 83million; * General retail betting revenue up 74.7 percent at Euro 43.8 million; * Online betting up …

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18 Pennsylvania House Republicans propose short term budget fix

9 Sep 2017

A group of 18 Pennsylvania House Republicans has proposed a short term fix for the state’s ongoing impasse on funding the budget (see previous  reports), suggesting that some of the state’s 218 special and reserve funds be raided to mitigate the budget deficit. It is worth noting that their proposal does not make any recommendations …

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New Jersey regulator refines online gambling rules

9 Sep 2017

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement recently released regulatory updates that observers have described as practical in nature. Among the amendments are provisions to upgrade the status of ACH payments from temporarily permitted to permanently allowed. Automated Clearing House is an electronic network for financial transactions in the United States which is already in …

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