The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s relatively new POGO licensing (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators) system is hammering neighbouring licensing jurisdiction First Cagayan Leisure and Resort Corp., reducing its list of licensees by almost fifty percent, according to a report from Leisure and Resorts World Corp. (LRWC) . The report notes that since the launch of …
July online poker statistics from the Italian regulator show that cash game stakes declined 2.9 percent year-on-year at Euro 5.1 million, whilst tournament turnover reached Euro 5.9 million – a 22.9 percent rise over July 2016 figures. The July statistics bring Italian cash game online poker stakes for the seven months of 2017 to Euro …
Contradicting the reputation of Australians as avid gamblers, a new study by the local Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia has shown that the incidence of potential problem gambling is more or less in line with international experience at 1.5 percent for men and 0.8 percent for women. That’s not to gainsay the dangers …
The Macau regulator has released gambling sector numbers for July 2017, showcasing continued revenue growth in the gambling hub. Overall revenues were up 29 percent year-on-year in July at 23 billion patacas ($2.86 billion), extending a year-long winning streak due to an upsurge in spending by wealthy punters and an increase of leisure visitors driven …
The South East Asia eSports industry could receive a significant boost in publicity once the plans of Australian and Asian reality television producers are realised, according to eSports reports from the region. The reports suggest that reality TV companies like Spout Entertainment and Aurora Media Holdings are planning a new multi-series competitive eSports show tentatively …
The Scores strip club chain aims to attract more young male punters to its clubs through its latest venture – an online casino under the Borgata umbrella that has launched in New Jersey, powered by Pala Interactive. The new online casino is accessible through desktop and mobile channels, and offers a wide range of real-money …
Major entertainment venue owners Madison Square Garden appear to have seen the value in the burgeoning eSports sector, acquiring a controlling interest in the Counter Logic Gaming team, a popular and successful League of Legends player side. Madison Garden pioneered eSports in New York to some extent, hosting the first eSports live event in 2015, …
Online gambling games and software developer Microgaming’s modern new headquarters building on the Isle of Man is now officially open and functional after months of intense construction work. The new building at 62 Circular Road in Douglas is linked to the company’s original building with a sky bridge as CEO Roger Raatgever and CFO John …
Sportster Ltd. has partnered no less than five live gaming providers Authentic Gaming, NetEnt, Betgames TV, Vivo Gaming and Lucky Streakacross its various brands which include Spilleren and Vikingheim. Integration of Evolution Gaming and XPro Gaming content is also reportedly in the works. Other Sportster brands include the freshly launched 4Kings and fantasy sports site …
EGT Interactive launched three new titles this past month, ‘Coral Island’, ‘Like a Diamond’ and ‘Summer Bliss’. ‘Coral Island’ explores the deep blue surrounded by magnificent sea life – tropical fishes, seahorses, sea turtles and dolphins. It’s a 5-reel, 10-payline slot featuring Scatters, Wilds and Free Spins. Check out the demo here: https://egt-interactive.com/games/launch/514?locale=EN ‘Like a …
Curacao-licensed i-gaming firm BetGames.tv has had a busy month, signing multiple deals with DotaBet, Altenar, Sportsbookcloud Ltd., BtoBet, BetPark and Koolbet237. BetGames.tv’s nine live games went live with DotaBet mid July through the BetConstruct platform and will soon launch with Altenar customers in LATAM, Southern Europe and the Middle East. The company partnered Sportsbookcloud Ltd …
Online lottery betting operator, Multilotto, has boosted its online casino vertical with Yggdrasil Gaming’s complete content portfolio. Multilotto intends releasing two new Yggdrasil Gaming titles per week across its online casino platform which includes Yggdrasil’s latest release ‘Rainbow Ryan’. “Yggdrasil are one of the industry’s most respected and acclaimed suppliers, providing games for the world’s …
Las Vegas-headquartered Galaxy Gaming (Galaxy) has made two senior executive appointments in which Galaxy’s vp of business development, Todd Cravens, will succeed founder Robert Saucier as president and chief executive officer. Saucier will remain with Galaxy as a director and has been appointed to the position of executive vice president of business development and chief …
International Game Technology (IGT) announced the formation of a Chinese-foreign equity joint venture (JV) with China’s Shenzhen-listed Telling Telecommunication Holding Co., Ltd. through its Shenzhen Tian Lian Cai Investment Co. subsidiary. Under the terms of the partnership, IGT will provide lottery products to regulated Lottery Centers in the People’s Republic of China, operating as a …
As Intralot’s existing lottery systems and related services contract edges towards expiry, the Société de Gestion de la Loterie Nationale (Morocco National Lottery – MNL) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the replacement of the current system. The MNL is soliciting bids for a lottery gaming system, networking, components, games, and/or products, game …
Play’n GO has released the demo of its new ‘Moon Princess’ title (see previous report). The title, which went live on operator sites late last week, features an unusual theme – an adaptation of Sailor Moon, a Japanese shōjo manga series written 25 years ago that has experienced a resurgence in popularity as an anime …
Having reached a staff complement of over 350 on Malta alone and 450 in total, Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has outgrown its yet to be occupied office space @GIG Beach and will expand into a third building, @GIG Sky, during September 2018. The premises @GiG Sky will offer the company an additional 3,200 SQM of …
SoftSwiss has agreed a content distribution deal with game provider Spinomenal in which it will integrate over 80 HTML5 titles for real-money and bitcoin play. “Our suite of over 80 cross-platform games compliments Softswiss core offering and we are excited to offer our content to their impressive and growing portfolio of clients,” Derek Bloom, senior …
Spain’s top professional football league association La Liga is readying the launch of a new proprietary betting monitoring system ahead of the 2017/18 football season. The association will replace an existing third-party supplied system to enhance the identification of suspicious betting patterns, saying other in-house intelligence, in addition to its own management of the software, …
bet-at-home AG has reported double-digit increases in revenue and earnings for the first half 2017 period despite cutting back on marketing expenses. Key performance highlights include: – Gross betting and gaming revenue up 17.5 percent to Euro 76.8 million (H1/2016: Euro 65.4 million). – Net betting and gaming revenue increased 15.9 percent to Euro 61.5 …
The UK-based online gambling games developer Realistic Games reported Monday that it has developed an exclusive new Liverpool football club-themed slot for BetVictor ahead of the English Premier League football season. LFC Stars is a three-reel, five-win line slot, featuring present Liverpool FC players Roberto Firmino, Georginio Wijnaldum, Adam Lallana and captain Jordan Henderson. Exclusive …
Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego issues two advisories regarding operator obligations once shared player pools are operational. The Spanish online gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego has followed French equivalent ARJEL in publishing information and advisory documents for the use of operators who wish to participate in the shared player pools agreed …
Second Quarter 2017 data published by Spain’s gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego shows a 4.51 percent decline in gross gaming revenue compared to the previous quarter but an increase of 22.6 percent year-over-year. Detailed results include: Total online market gross gaming revenue (GGR) decreased 4.51 percent to reach Euro 121.28 million (Q1/2017: …
Chicago games developer 2By2Gaming has launched its newest fantasy-themed title ‘Fire n’ Fortune’, a 5×3 slot offering a cloning phoenix feature, regular, super and mega Free Spins, Wilds, Multipliers and a mystery bonus. Check out the demo here: This Royal-themed, 3-reel, 5-payline slot tasks players to collect silver and gold overlays from the main reels …