International betting integrity body ESSA reported 53 suspicious betting alerts during Q2 2017 in an industry update, Wednesday. Of the 53, ESSA detailed that thirty-one were relevant to tennis, 15 to football, five to basketball and 1 case each for handball and volleyball. ESSA, holding positions on match-fixing policy forums at the European Commission, Council …
Virtual games developer NSoft has launched two new virtual titles, ‘Next Six’ and ‘Virtual Motorcycle Speedway’ on the Superbet web channel. Virtual Motorcycle Speedway is a fast-paced motorcycle racing sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing on an oval track. ‘Next Six’ offers live betting on a 48-number, draw-based game of chance …
Betsson-BML has announced at a private event in London that its Italian StarCasinó brand has launched in the Spanish market through a rebrand of Premier Casino which the company acquired early last year for a Euro 3 million consideration. The event, held at the O2, formed part of Star Sixes, a competitive world football tournament …
London Premier League football club Crystal Palace FC (CPFC), has announced Chinese football app Dongqiudi as the club’s first ever shirt sleeve partner in a multi-year deal. Dongqiudi’s logo will feature on the left sleeve of the Eagles’ shirt this season, with the upcoming campaign being the first where Premier League clubs can advertise on …
In a half-year trading update London-listed Gaming Realms plc revealed steady progress over the past six months with revenues reaching GBP 15.7 million (H1/2016: GBP 14.9 million) and a significantly reduced EBITDA of GBP -0.9 million (H1/2016: GBP -3.6 million). The Board said it remains confident in its strategy and is on track to achieve …
Omni-channel gaming provider Playtech has debuted its latest branded slot ‘RoboCop’, in partnership with MGM Interactive Inc. The slot is based on the iconic 1980s classic movie that tells the story of bionic policeman ‘Murphy’ brought back to life and rebuilt into the world’s most advanced cybercop. This new slot tasks players to help RoboCop …
In what seems to be a cart-before-the-horse move, Brazilian Senators Crio Nogueira and Roberto Requião have introduced bill PLS 213/2017 to the Senate Committee for Economic Affairs seeking to ban the use of credit cards and other financial instruments in transactions with online gambling operators. The move is curious, bearing in mind that Brazilian lawmakers …
Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino Hotel has released further details on its new FastPick daily fantasy sports online offering, which will be operated by subsidiary Resorts Digital Gaming, revealing that it has partnered with Sport Analytics and Data Corp. and FSB Technology (UK) in designing a product that will reduce the edge “professional” players using assistive …
The state of New Hampshire has followed its recent legalisation of online lottery sales (see previous report) with the legalisation within state borders of daily fantasy sports. Gov. Chris Sununu signed the DFS bill H580 into state law Tuesday, making New Hampshire the 13th state to allow DFS. The bill was approved by the state …
After more than a week’s break Pennsylvanian Senators returned to the State Capitol Monday afternoon reportedly to finalise legislation needed to fund the already agreed $32 billion state budget…but by the end of business no progress appeared to have been made, and various related committee meetings were cancelled. The expansion of gambling, including online and …
Online gambling group Betsson has reported another successful quarter, advising that its Q2-2017 highlights include: * Organic revenue growth of 15 percent; * Overall revenue up 26 percent at SEK 1,177.5 million; * Gross profit up 23 percent at SEK851.1 million; * Net Income: SEK 186.1 million -up 27 percent; * Active players down 2 …
Betfred has agreed a content supply deal with Yggdrasil Gaming for the direct integration of its entire slots portfolio, along with BOOST and BRAG in-game promotional tools, to the bookmaker’s dot UK and dot com operations. Fredrik Elmqvist, CEO at Yggdrasil Gaming, said: “Betfred is renowned for providing a great gaming experience, so it is …
Live casino provider Authentic Gaming has lined up two weeks of cabaret performances that will be live-streamed in high definition to its online casino operator partners. Hailed as another ‘first’ for the online gaming industry, performances will be live-streamed every night from August 21 to September 3, 2017 from the gaming floor of Casino Austria …
White label sports betting software provider Sirplay has expanded its presence in the African market with Nigerian operator ZenithBet Limited, shortly after agreeing a similar deal with BetaBet Nigeria Group’s BetaBet2000 operation. Lagos-licensed ZenithBet, who own several betting shops in the old Nigerian capital, will adopt SirPlay’s white label sportsbook platform with an offer that …
According to VentureBeat, popular skill-based mobile game ‘Doodle Jump’ will soon be gamblified by Gamblit Gaming and publisher Lima Sky for introduction onto casino floors in 2018. The Doodle Jump casino version, which will feature on Gamblit’s TriStation G-Sports platforms, forms part of Gamblit’s strategy to attract younger gamblers and modernise casinos, the report reads. …
Online gambling games developer Pragmatic Play has become one of the first games providers to be awarded a Supplier Licence by the Gaming Board for the Bahamas. Announcing the achievement, head of business at the company, Yossi Barzely, said that Pragmatic Play has now been granted licences in multiple regulated markets, including the United Kingdom, …
Online gambling games provider Zitro reports that it is making progress in the Argentinian online market, clinching a deal to provide Casino Magic with its video bingo games for use on its online website. Casino Magic operates in the Neuquén province of Argentina, and is part of the Casino Club – Hapsa Group. The deal …
On Monday the Israeli Knesset approved tough internet censorship measures including the court-ordered website blocking by ISPs of websites deemed to promote or offer online gambling, prostitution and child pornography, online dealing of hard drugs and synthetic cannabinoids and the websites of terror groups. The legislation includes provisions for the removal of offending websites and …
Online gambling games developer Habanero is taking players on an apocalyptic journey with new online slot release, The Dead Escape. The 5×3, 30-line horror movie-inspired slot follows a father and daughter as they bid to escape the blood-thirsty zombies who have taken over the world. Lines pay both ways – left to right and right …
Kenya online sports betting operator SportPesa will expand into the Italian market following the acquisition of a 75 percent share in RCS Gaming, a subsidiary of RCS Media Group, for an undisclosed consideration. The acquisition through SportPesa Global will see RCS Gaming’s licensed Gazzabet.it operation re-branded to SportPesa. Adam Beighton, Isle-of-Man-based director of SportPesa said …
Atlantic City land casino operator Resorts Casino Hotel has started offering a real-money daily fantasy sports contest – the first operator in Atlantic City to do so. Branded FastPick, the game allows players to bet against the house on head-to-head player matchups of real-world athletes. Resorts president Mark Giannantonio told the Associated Press news agency …
Spanish industry association, JDigital has compiled an infographic on Spain’s regulated gambling market since its inception five years ago. Standout stats include Euro 35 billion in prizes, growth in sports bets of 273 percent and tripling of GGR from the first quarter after inception to the first quarter 2017. Total stakes since the regulated inception …
Novomatic subsidiary GreenTube will add StakeLogic’s 5-reel, 10-payline game “The Book” to its B2B portfolio. The Book, available from August 1, 2017, is a graphic-rich, fairy-tale-themed slot offering wilds and free spins on reels filled with wizards and other animated characters. In the Magical Wild Book Feature , the magician’s book can award wild symbols randomly …
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has reminded fantasy football league organisers to ensure they are operating within UK Gambling Lawsaying they could require a pool betting license from the UKGC as prize values are determined by the number of paying entrants. An Exception exists for those who run private leagues between, for example, residents of …