Famously raucous English cricket supporters club the Barmy Army have struck a sponsorship deal with SportNation.bet, brokered by partnership agency Reg & Co. The Barmy Army, named such by Australian media during the 1994/1995 Cricket Test series, is a bunch of avid cricket fans who travel the world supporting the English cricket team. The organization …
GVC Holdings has boosted its HTML5 portfolio with the addition of Pragmatic Play content. Featuring a suite of 80 plus HTML5 games, Pragmatic Play titles include Hot Safari, Queen of Gold and the upcoming Pixie Wings. “We have been impressed not only with the performance of their [Pragmatic Play’s] slots, but the regularity of their …
Gibraltar and Berlin-based casual-real money gaming firm Glück Games has named Rafael Razim as its new chief technology officer and a “late” co-founder” following a rapid period of growth. Razim previously co-founded Berlin-based GimiGames, a VC-backed multiplayer skill-gaming platform, and a real-money poker-company in Malta. “Our Berlin development team has expanded from just four people …
Premier League football club Leicester City has named Ladbrokes its new Official UK and Ireland Betting Partner for the 2017/18 season in a deal that will focus on engaging with the Club’s supporters. Ladbrokes will enjoy extensive exposure across LCFC’s LED advertising boards and interview backdrops as well as a strong presence as LCFC’s King …
Online operators Monster Casino and Jackpot Mobile Casino have both launched Android apps in the recently opened gambling category on Google Play. “We have put in great efforts to launch this app so that the players can enjoy the game anywhere, anytime while making sure it’s simple to use and looks good,” a Monster Casino …
BetConstruct is targeting Persian speaking live casino players with the addition of Farsi-speaking live dealer Bet-on-Poker, Blackjack and Roulette tables. Vbet is the first operator to integrate the new addition.
In a new twist to football sponsorship social casino and games developer Playtika has signed a one-year sponsorship deal with top Spanish La Liga team Sevilla. The agreement will see Playtika’s free-to-play brand PlayWSOP.com appearing on team shirts in a bid to catch the attention of the 3 billion fans per season who watch La …
There’s a chance that Philippines gambling may be about to undergo another major disruption following the introduction of a House bill which seeks to remove the licensing powers of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, re-allocating these to Congress. Introduced by Representatives Enrico Pineda and Michael Romero, the proposal is that Pagcor should focus on …
Further information has emerged on the attempted assassination in a Toronto suburb last week of online gambling businessman Mark Peretz. Local media reports are that Peretz, who lies seriously in injured in hospital after the shooting, was accompanied in his car at the time by associate Paris Christoforou, who was also wounded, although not seriously. …
Reports in the Philippines media indicate that after months of appeals, what’s left of the Philweb group may be returning to the gambling industry following its approval as a service provider by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor). Our readers may recall that the company was forced to shut down last year after its …
Writing in The Times newspaper over the weekend, Gambleaware chairperson Kate Lampard observed that it seems gambling is everywhere in the UK these days through advertising, television coverage of sports events, the ubiquitous FOBTs in betting shops and football team sponsorships. She notes that according to data company Neilsen GBP 312 million was spent annually …
Malaysian police in Kuching report the arrest of 13 people Friday accused of illegal online gambling activity on live streamed cock fights. A police raiding party descended on a commercial centre premises Friday night, breaking up a ring offering bets on cock fights live streamed from outside the country, Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department Chief Datuk …
Daily fantasy sports operators who withdrew from the Delaware market mid-2016 following “cease and desist” warnings from then state AG Matt Denn will be back this month following the state Legislature’s measure legalising the vertical. Signed into law by Gov. John Carney earlier this month (see previous report) the measure allows DFS operations to recommence, …
There’s a little less pressure on online gambling in the United States following a decision by the Trump administration to halt Operation Chokepoint, a 2013 initiative launched by the Obama administration and designed to deter banks from conducting business with companies engaged in commerce that the administration at that time viewed as undesirable. The initiative …
Mark Peretz (50), said to be a ‘computer genius involved in illegal online gambling business, has reportedly been shot and seriously wounded in what appears to be an organised ‘hit’ outside a mall in the Toronto area. Peretz is apparently in a ‘life threatening condition’ after he was shot this week by a masked man …
Online gambling millionaire Jim Magner has successfully sued the Royal Bank of Scotland for Euro 10 million plus interest and legal costs in the Gibraltar Supreme Court. In an 82 page ruling this week Judge Adrian Jack accepted Magner’s claim that an RBS manager, Howard Shaw, was complicit in a 2007/8 fraud perpetrated on Magner …
Speaking at a Louisiana economic task force meeting this week, Golden Nugget land casino owner (as CEO and president of Landrys Inc.) Tilman Fertitta suggested a number of ways in which the Louisiana gambling scene could be improved and state tax revenues boosted. His recommendations included on levelling the playing field for operators with regard …
Convicted fraudster Tracey Stevenson (54) who is already serving a four-year prison sentence, faces the prospect of an additional 6 years in jail if she fails to obey a court order issued this week that she repay the GBP 786,766.38 she stole from former employer Ecsec Limited to fuel her excessive lifestyle and online gambling …
The publication Pocket Gamer illustrated the growing popularity of social casino games this week in an article on the current rankings of iPhone games in the United States. The publication noted that despite its niche positioning social casino games punch above their weight, with 16 games – five of them in the top 50 and …
Daily fantasy sports operator FantasyDraft stole the headlines from market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel this week by announcing its $1 million “Carolina Million” live event. The event is based on a live competition during the fourteenth week of the National Football League season, and Charlotte-based FantasyDraft is planning to host the competition at the Bank …
Chinese government restrictions on the outflow of investment money to enterprises overseas took a more serious turn Friday when the government issued rules on acquisitions abroad for the first time, possibly signalling a further slowing of the flood of money headed overseas. The Reuters news agency reports that the rules specify restrictions on risk-potential investments …
Following two rounds of successful capital funding by Scandinavian investors, a Swedish start-up claims it is set to disrupt the online pool betting vertical with a format that combines strong social features with exciting but responsible gambling. Titled Fan13League, the start-up launched this week and is the brain child of four Swedish online entrepreneurs, Markus …
Affiliate marketing group Catena Media issued its H1-2017 report this week, illustrating how its strategy of expansion through acquisitions is working for it. Highlights from the report include: * Group revenues up 78 percent at Euro 30 million; * Search revenues at an all-time-high of Euro 11.53 million, an increase of 58 percent year-on-year; * …
Leading research, analysis and monitoring group Nielsen has announced the formation of a new division titled Nielsen Esports which will focus on offering insights, valuations and consulting services, providing sponsorship valuation, fan insights, custom industry research and consulting services to rights holders, media platforms and brands around the world in this fast-moving and growing vertical. …