Stockholm-based online casino platform and games developer, Nolimit city, has launched a new promotion tool that enables operators to set up a personalised campaign game. Nolimit city, in cooperation with ComeOn!, have released the first of numerous promo games on the promotional platform. The initial release is a simple, efficient promotional tool, a 50/50 interactive …
William Hill has launched a new betting category in partnership with Lottoland, the William Hill Planet Lottery. William Hill customers can now bet on the outcome of leading Global lottery draws via mobile, computer or tablet, through an integrated platform from Lottoland, who guarantees all lottery outcome betting wins. Head of Corporate Development for William …
Newgioco Group, Inc. a US betting software technology company providing regulated leisure lottery and gaming products and services through licensed subsidiaries based in Europe, has announced the appointment of a software engineering and product development team comprising Alessandro Alpi, Michael Denny and Federico Reisenauer. The project team is led by chief technology officer for Newgioco, …
An agreement signed between sportsbook provider SBTech and WinMasters late last year for the operator’s Romanian offer has expanded with the launch of Winmasters.cy, powered by SBTech, in the Cypriot market. Winmasters, who enjoy a prominent presence in the Romanian market, was awarded a Class B license by the Cyprus National Betting Authority along with …
Online payment specialist, Easy Payment Gateway (EPG), has bolstered its war chest after completing a GBP 5.5 million funding round. The injection of capital has come from two angel investors and entrepreneurs, Andreas Mihalovits and Alejandro Betancourt. Mihalovits is already an investor in Easy Payment Gateway, and has significantly increased his shareholding with this latest …
Online gambling games developer Pragmatic Play has announced the launch of its latest mobile and desktop slot, a 4×6 reel slot, with 4,096 ways to win titled Jurassic Giants. As the title suggests, the theme is based on a bloody battle between the terrifying T-Rex and the mighty Mammoth. Gameplay includes lava-spewing volcano wilds, diamond …
In a case that will undoubtedly catch the eye of the UK Gambling Commission, given the regulator’s recent warnings that it will strengthen consumer protection including the application of terms and conditions, a nineteen-year-old Belfast student has filed litigation against online betting group bet365 in the Belfast High Court, alleging breach of contract. Reporting on …
Local Pennsylvanian media outlets reported over the weekend that state legislators are hard at work in a bid to meet a Monday deadline on the submission of concrete funding proposals for the state’s $32 billion budget agreed last week (see previous report). Most of the debate is around an expansion of state gambling (including online …
In what appears to be a further tightening of its controls, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation advised its Philippine Offshore Gaming licence holders this week that they would be inspected by officials from its recently formed Pagcor Monitoring Team to ensure compliance. The regulator’s Online and Poker Monitoring Unit (OPMU) confirmed that monitoring officials …
Michelle Minton of the Competitive Enterprise Institute warned in a tweet over the weekend that Pennsylvania Republican Representative Charlie Dent is planning a new initiative to have Congress ban all US online gambling, with a move to attach an amendment to a large spending bill as early as next week. “Alert: Rep. Dent will offer …
Malta-based online casino group Mr Green lived up to its environmental caring reputation by embarking this week on a new initiative to clean the Maltese coastal waters, and spread awareness regarding the health status of the Mediterranean Sea. Working with the University of Malta and the International Ocean Institute, the online gambling group will direct …
Online gambling games developer GameArt has announced a new agreement to provide its portfolio of 44 HTML 5 games to gaming platform solutions provider EvenBet Gaming. The portfolio includes in-house HTML5 slots such as Castle Blood, MoneyFarm2, Tiger Heart, and Texas Ranger’s Reward, Magic Dragon and the up and coming thirty-two jackpot games series which …
Jacob Curciel, the CEO and founder of Spanish sportsbetting technology developer and provider Optima, revealed in an interview with the publication SBC this week that his company continues to experience 110 percent annual revenue growth and over the past six months has taken on 50 new employees and is still recruiting, mainly for the project …
Kindred Group online betting subsidiary Unibet has extended its presence in the Australian sports betting market by signing a two-year sponsorship deal with Australian motor-racing series the Supercars Championship. The deal kicks in this weekend, with Unibet becoming the official betting and wagering partner of the series, and benefitting from on-track signage and other joint …
The US and UK payment provider sectors has been stimulated by the news this week that a preliminary agreement has been reached between sector giants Vantiv and Worldpay that could see an $11.75 billion acquisition of the latter group. Vantiv has reportedly offered receptive UK rival Worldpay $11.75 billion, although analysts are divided on the …
Draftkings is to play an important role in the makeover of the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge following a partnership deal signed with the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Plans include offering fans several new fantasy games and opportunities in both the EuroLeague and 7Days EuroCup. Draftkings brings to the table extensive experience from its association with the US …
Online gambling games developer Yggdrasil has revealed that its Empire Fortune progressive slot yielded a jackpot of Euro 5,197,198 to a Norwegian player this week. The player hit the huge jackpot – a record for Yggdrasil’s progressive network – on Betsson’s NorgesAutomaten gaming site last Tuesday evening whilst playing on a mobile device. Alexis Wicen, …
Lottery outcome betting firm LottoLand has launched a Second Chance Prize Draw product, giving players an opportunity to win various “money-can’t-buy prizes”, cash bonuses and free lines if their original bet on the outcome of the EuroMillions, MegaMillions, PowerBall, Cash4Life, Irish Lotto, French Lotto, SuperEnalotto and EuroJackpot prove unsuccessful. Entries are automatic, until July 30, …
Data provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has secured exclusive rights to distribute live pictures and data from Central Park and Henlow greyhound racing tracks to LBO’s and online operators. Paul Witten, Commercial Director at SIS, said: “SIS is delighted to announce that we have signed the long-term rights to Central Park and Henlow, which will …
The recent Australian federal government bans on online poker and casino gambling have resulted in many international operators quitting the Downunder market, but have apparently encouraged at least one operator to take on the risky job of filling the vacuum. Costa Rica based Ignition online casino and poker has made no secret of its intention …
ESP.bet, a new real-money betting platform, has been launched by eSports betting and fantasy league site, eSportsPools (ESP), in regulated markets internationally. The site provides eSports punters with the ability to bet 24/7 across titles like League of Legends, Dota and CS:GO and represents a strong new challenger in the competitive business space. Scott Burton, …
The Betsson online gambling group announced Friday that it has launched a complaint with the European Commission regarding what it claims is “the continued and flagrant breach by the Dutch authorities of EU law” regarding online gambling. The Betsson statement announces: “As an EU licenced and serious operator, Betsson have now written to the European …
Greentube has launched an online version of Novomatic’s popular ‘Amazon’s Diamonds’ title, a 5-reel, 30-payline slot set in the Amazon Rainforest. Four statuesque Amazon warriors will journey with players to seek out treasure chambers packed with diamonds. The Amazon’s Diamond is presented as the Wild symbol that substitutes for all symbols of the game except …
Paddy Power’s latest publicity stunt, in which the company temporarily defaced the 17th century chalk giant in Dorset, has outraged The National Trust, begging the question – how much is too much? The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure, and fertility symbol, near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. It is listed …