Specialist B2C and B2B online lottery company Zeal Networks SE (formerly Tipp24) has posted lack lustre Q1-2017 results, noting that a Euro 15 million MyLotto24 lottery win adversely impacted performance in the quarter. KPIs from the company included: * Revenue down at Euro 23.6 million (Q1-2016: Euro 37.6 million); * Operating income down at Euro …
Stockholm-based platform and content provider, Nolimit city, has inked its biggest deal to date with major gaming firm, Kindred Group. Under the terms of the deal, Kindred Group will roll-out Nolimit city’s entire HTML5 slot portfolio, gaining access to titles such as Kitchen Drama: Sushi Mania, Creepy Carnival and Space Arcade. Jonas Tegman, chief technology …
Amaya Inc. has announced the appointment of Brian Kyle as chief financial officer, succeeding Daniel Sebag (see previous reports) from June 17, 2017. Kyle joins Amaya from Pivot Technology Solutions where he served as chief financial officer. He brings an extensive background in capital markets, financial and strategic planning, tax, investor relations and risk management …
Rank Group will roll out Live 5 Gaming’s (L5G) “Stairway To Heaven” title in September following the successful deployment and popularity of L5G’s previous release “Hotels Dot Cash”. “We are obviously delighted that a company of the calibre of Rank has chosen to take Stairway to Heaven. It is great to receive confirmation that our …
In a first quarter report, online bingo-led operator Jackpotjoy plc highlighted an 11 percent increase in gaming revenue amounting to GBP 71.4 million (Q1/2016: GBP 64.2 million) and adjusted EBITDA of GBP 29.2 million, up 4 percent y-o-y. However, an 11 percent decline in adjusted net income was attributed to higher interest expenses from an …
Betradar has partnered Digital Sports Tech (DST) for the roll out of a new range of player proposition betting markets (player props). Operators will be able to offer their customers DST player performance betting on four major European football competitions with initial odds, odds updates and full resulting delivered by Betradar XML feed format. For …
According to a Mr Green stock exchange announcement Tuesday, Antoine Bonello has been appointed chief operating officer. Bonello has served in numerous senior positions within the industry, including director of integration, and managing director Malta for Paddy Power Betfair. Pre-merger, he served as group head of customer relations and head of customer experience for Betfair. …
Asian-facing online casino and sports betting operator FUN88 has ended speculation on who the next shirt sponsor for EPL football club Newcastle United will be by announcing that it has inked a three-year agreement with the famous football club. FUN88’s logo will be featured across the Magpie’s famous black and white striped shirt in what …
The Mybet online gambling operator has withdrawn its claim against the Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co. OHG after the latter agreed to a Euro 11.8 million out of court settlement in respect of cartel infringement associated with a boycott of Mybet in contravention of competition laws. The 10 year dispute saw the courts ruling for …
English Premier League football club Everton FC has entered into a multi-year sponsorship partnership with sports betting operator SportPesa, describing the deal as the most lucrative in the Club’s 140-year history. SportPesa, as a main Club sponsor, will feature on the front of Everton’s playing shirts for the next five years, beginning June 1, 2017. …
Charles Coppolani, President of the French Online Gaming Regulatory Authority (ARJEL) and Thierry Pujol, Director of Sport Integrity at Française des Jeux (FDJ) and Vice-President of the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in which they will collaborate in the fight to preserve integrity in sports. Utilizing ARJEL’s recently …
Australian sports betting operator Sportsbet has caused a furore over a new 90-second commercial broadcast on Australian TV featuring disgraced Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter, Ben Johnson. Johnson was stripped of the Olympic Gold medal he won at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games when he tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing steroid test and disqualified. The tongue-in-cheek …
Sports betting startup WinView has raised $12 million in its latest financing round attracting “prominent” backers that include Ted Leonsis – Chair of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, LionTree investment bank and Graham Holdings – Discovery Communications. The proceeds from the series B funding round will enable further development and marketing of WinView, Inc.’s sports betting …
Gaming firm, GAMEIOM, clinched a content supply deal with Betvictor for proprietary and third party games earlier this month. GAMEIOM now provides content to BetVictor via its Gibraltar remote gaming server, enabling BetVictor access to a new selection of games across its sportsbook, virtual sports and casino offerings. “We remain committed to providing our customers …
BetConstruct has been awarded a Controlled Skill Games Supply (CSGS) license from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). Under the CSGS license, BetConstruct is authorized to supply its fantasy sports product on a B2B and B2C basis. “BetConstruct have spent much time developing and improving our unique fantasy sports product over the past year and complying …
Rival’s newest 5-reel, 25-payline video slot “Chariots of Fire” is themed on warfare during the Roman Empire times. Symbols include shields, helmets, crossbow’s, the SPQR banner, horses, imperial soldiers and the Emperor. The Soldier icon triggers free spins where the third reel is wild. During free spins the soldier will also trigger the Roman Victory …
NYX Gaming Group and Authentic Gaming have partnered for the distribution of Authentic’s Roulette product. Authentic Roulette allows land-based operators to livestream games from roulette tables located on their casino floor to an unlimited number of online players via the supplier’s network of B2B clients, which currently includes Kindred Group, LeoVegas, Unibet and Maria Casino. …
Tatts Group Limited has invested in a 15 percent stake in internet lottery business, Jumbo Interactive Limited and extended its long-standing lottery reseller agreement for a further five-years. In addition, under the terms of the new agreement, Tatts will provide an expanded product portfolio to include the popular “Set for Life” game. Tatts purchased 6,609,686 …
Gauselmann Group subsidiary, BluePrint Gaming, has launched a new HTML5-developed slot based on Paramount Pictures’ slapstick crime caper, “Naked Gun” which features the fumbling Detective Frank Drebin. Under license from Paramount Licensing, this 5×3 reel, 20-line game uses iconic themes, characters and visuals from the classic movie franchise. “Naked Gun” offers bonus features including four …
QuickSpin has teased its upcoming release “Wins of Fortune” which is set in a picturesque valley in the heart of Asia where players will head into battle with mythical characters of old quest stories. Game features include Wins of Fortune Respin in which any win triggers the re-spins feature. The winning symbols move one step …
Microgaming released a raft of new games this month featuring diverse themes to appeal to a broad range of player preferences. “Candy Dreams” is a 720 ways to win, variable reel game. Players spin on a colorful reel area filled with candy treMats, as they play towards bonus triggers. There are two different scatter symbols …
A deal announced in December last year between the New Zealand Racing Board (NZRB), OpenBet and Paddy Power Betfair (see previous report) has progressed with final approvals for the delivery of a technology solution and supporting data for NZRB’s Fixed Odds Betting (FOB) business. The investment will complement NZRB’s current fixed odds betting business with …
Malta-based casual and slot games developer Spigo has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement that will allow open platform provider Finnplay to offer its games. The deal allows Finnplay to access the Spigo Catalogue games which include in-house HMTL5 slots such as the upcoming Starlight and Fruits, and casual casino games including Diamonds …
Online slots and table games provider Habanero is set to bear all with its latest online slot release, Panda Panda. Set against the backdrop of a waterfall and beautiful cherry trees, the game sees the baby bears perform somersaults when they are paired up together. And when players hit the big win, the characters spring …