Next week (on September 6) will see the release of the latest Microgaming online slot, a 3 reels and 3 rows game titled 108 Heroes Multiplier Fortunes with a theme that takes players back to 14th century China and a tale immortalised in one of the four great classical novels in ancient Chinese literature…Water Margin …
British members of parliament appear to be an important sphere of influence for the Ladbrokes online and land gambling group, judging by a BBC report on the mandatory list of MP’s interests in excess of GBP 300. The report reveals that Ladbrokes, which appears 15 times on the list, is by far the most frequent …
Russia appears to be continually expanding its anti-online gambling measures, with the latest target search engine blocks against internet gambling sites that telecomms regulator Roskomnadzor has blacklisted. Earlier this week the regulator and major local search engines reached consensus on mandatory measures designed to block the access of Russians to search engine listings associated with …
Loto-Quebec’s Q1 2017-18 report released Friday showed that the company’s year is off to a good start, with the online operations through Espacejeux delivering a particularly strong performance. Group consolidated revenue was up 6.2 percent y-o-y at Cdn$882.4 million, with net income coming in at Cdn$325.1 million – up 8.9 percent. Online gaming was up …
Swedish operator joins a growing list of online casino and poker operators leaving the shores of Oz following the Interactive Gambling Amendment Act ban. The recently approved Interactive Gambling Amendment Act bans in Australia have claimed another victim, with the LeoVegas mobile casino advising that is to exit the market on September 10. The company …
PvPRO.com have announced eSports online sportsbook operator Betway as the head sponsor of the ESG Tour, Mykonos 2017. The tour, which commences on Thursday 7th September, sees eight of the best teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive compete for the Euro 200,000 prize purse. Betway’s sponsorship follows the company’s high-profile partnership with the ESL Pro League …
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has appointed London PR and marketing agency Square in the Air to act as its UK marketing communications representative ahead of the start of the 2017/18 Hong Kong racing season this Sunday [3 September]. UK horseracing punters now have the opportunity to bet into the Hong Kong pools, the largest …
The latest slot from Genesis Gaming, a 25 pay-line game titled Primetime Combat Kings, is inspired by the rising popularity of martial arts cage fighting and features realistic artwork depicting the top fighters in MMA (mixed martial arts) competitions. Features include wilds, scatters, free spins, multipliers and a Ring Wheel bonus, all supported by flashing …
Macau casino revenues continued to rise in August despite the disruptions of typhoons Hato and Pakhar which wreaked havoc on the gambling island. Official figures from the government regulator Friday show that casino revenues rose 20 percent year-on-year for the 13th consecutive month of gains. Total revenues were 22.7 billion patacas ($2.82 billion) compared with …
Bulgarian eSports betting company Ultraplay has announced that it has discontinued its investment and support for the Outlaws eSports competition team, although the Outlaws eSports Academy will continue to operate. The company did not give a reason for its decision to drop the Outlaws, triggering speculation that it may be associated with the recent row …
Rafael Rios, chief executive of the Ikubu online casino, announced the launch of German online operations today (September 1), saying in a company statement: “Our goal is to reach the maximum number of countries and to make the user experience smoother for all players. Germany is the most populated country in the European Union so …
The decision earlier this year by the Indian state of Telengana to ban online rummy despite its status as a skill game appears to have prompted the cyber division of the Tamil Nadu state police to suggest a similar ban and an increase in their powers of enforcement. In an interview with the publication Hindu, …
Online and mobile casino content provider iSoftBet has launched its full suite of branded and original games with Portuguese online casino operator, Casino Portugal. Players on the site now have access to more than 150 slots and table games, including blockbuster hits 24, Platoon Wild and Basic Instinct, as well as player favourites Neon Reels …
New game press releases have been coming in thick and fast, and it looks as if September is going to be a month of diverse and interesting choices for online slot fans. ELK Studios plans to release its ancient Egyptian themed 5 reel , 178 ways-to-win slot Hidden across mobile and desktop channels on September …
Today’s news that online gambling group 888 Holdings plc has been fined GBP 7.8 million for flaws in its responsible gambling and self-excluding systems (see earlier report) have counter-intuitively resulted in the company’s shares surging upward by almost 6 percent in morning trading. Industry observers note that the fact that 888 evaded having its licence …
Intralot management has characterised the first half results of the company as a turning point in their report on the year to June 30 2017, highlighting revenues up 15.1 percent at Euro 733.2 million, and gross profit up 6.5 percent year-on-year at Euro 127 million. EBITDA came in at Euro 92.2 million – a 2.6 …
Daily fantasy sports provider Sportito had augmented its UK gambling licence with one from the Malta Gaming Authority as it seeks to expand its European footprint. The company has ambitions in the German market, where it intends to tap into a significant DFS fan base. Since achieving UK licensing in 2016, Sportito.co.uk has seen a …
Eastern Europe-facing online and land gambling firm Fortuna Entertainment has reported a half year of robust revenue growth in both sports betting and gaming divisions, highlighting: * Group revenues up 40.9 percent y-o-y at Euro 720 million; * Gross win up 20 percent at Euro 100 million; * Net profits od Euro 2.5 million; * …
New Jersey’s appeal to the US Supreme Court for the right to decide on its own sports betting laws rather than be bound by the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (see previous reports) has received support from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Pacific Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, and the Wisconsin Institute for Law …
Breaking away from the football club sponsorship trend this week, Asian-facing sports betting operator 12BET announced a sponsorship agreement with Table Tennis England and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) for exposure during the ITTF Team World Cup 2018. 12BET has been named official betting and gaming partner for the big event, which takes place …
Online gambling operator 888 Holdings plc issued a stock exchange statement Thursday advising that the UK Gambling Commission’s licence review commenced mid-May this year has been concluded with a “voluntary regulatory settlement” with the Commission and an expression of regret by 888 for the “historic failings highlighted by the review.” A statement from the UK …
Online and land gambling group Ladbrokes Coral has posted its H1-2017 results, showcasing good growth in the online division, where digital revenues rose 17 percent year-on-year to GBP 374.5 million. The company reported an overall rise in H1 operating profit of 7 percent to GBP 158.8 million, thanks largely to a strong online performance as …
Alternative betting exchange provider SpiffX has continued its penetration of the African sports betting market following a content supply agreement with Intelligent Gaming of South Africa, which owns the successful pan-African Supabets chain. SpiffX CEO Lennart Gillberg said in a statement announcing the agreement that the Supabet deal represented a step forward for his company …
Juan Hidalgo, the head of the Colombia gambling regulator Coljuegos, is focused on excluding unlicensed operators from the country’s recently legalised, regulated and licensed online gambling industry, and in a Finance Ministry briefing this week outlined the measures that are being deployed. The regulator has already implemented a blacklist and has started trying to set …