The Estonia-based Coingaming Group, which operates bitcoin betting brands BitCasino.io and Sportsbet.io, has appointed former William Hill plc executive Richard Walsh as its new managing director. Walsh spent more than 20 years at William Hill in a variety of senior management positions, and has relocated to the Coingaming Group’s headquarters in Tallinn, where he will …
Microgaming has been named the winner of The Spark Award 2017 for its Idea Factory initiative. The Spark Award celebrates organisations that experiment with ways of working differently. Previous winners include GCHQ and Places for People. The accolade is a part of Spark the Change, a global movement dedicated to empowering people and building happier …
Cherry Group’s online gambling games development subsidiary, Yggdrasil has followed the parent group’s published Q1-2017 results (see previous report) with a detailed breakdown of its own numbers, flagging the following highlights: * Revenues for the period increased by 134 percent year-on-year to SEK 33.3 million (Q1 2016: 14.2); * EBITDA for the period increased to …
The Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB), the gaming regulator in the Canadian province of British Columbia, has approved NetEnt Americas as supplier to the only licensed gaming and lottery operator in the province, British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC). BCLC is a Crown corporation owned by the province of British Columbia, whose revenues go towards …
The Italian regulator’s intention to issue 120 new online gambling licenses last year continues to attract the interest of operators despite the delay in calling for applications to operate in this successful market. The fact that Italy is reportedly in talks with other European regulators on player pool sharing for online poker has only heightened …
Brazilian political moves to expand gambling possibilities (including online) may have been bogged down by debate for the past two years, but the gaming potential of this vast country has clearly not escaped the attention of US land gambling barons. Local media reports indicate that Las Vegas Sands, Red Rock Resorts, Caesars and MGM International …
A fantasy sports legalisation bill, HB580, introduced to the New Hampshire House earlier this year by Rep. Gary Azarian, was the subject of a Senate information hearing this week in which both DraftKings and FanDuel testified in favour. The bill has already been approved by the House and advanced by an initial Senate committee. Azarian …
Research commissioned by virtual reality casino SlotsMillion has found 92 percent of respondents in a 2,000 person UK study were aware of Virtual Reality (VR) – with 23 percent having tried the new technology. Conducted by independent research firm Opinium, the study found that: * 2 percent of respondents spent at least 25 hours in …
UK online gambling firm bet365 is looking to more than double its headcount at its Manchester offices to support the phenomenal growth of the company. The Manchester office, established 12 months ago, looking to attract potential employees from a region known for its deep technical talent pool, has since expanded into a second floor and …
Newcomer games developer Kalamba Games has partnered Oryx Gaming for the distribution of its online and mobile slot games through the Oryx Gaming platform. Kalamba games studio’s are based in Malta and Krakow. The firm focuses on slots and casino content for the real money gaming and social casino markets. “Kalamba has a team of …
Peerplays has announced the forthcoming launch on May 30 of a global peer-to-peer betting platform built on top of Blockchain. The company claims it avoids fraud and cheating problems by decentralized applications, which are set to be released soon, and will allow users to access Peerplays from anywhere in the world, solving accessibility issues. The …
The eSports live streaming market leaders Hitbox and Azubu have merged under the new Smashcast brand to present a challenge to Twitch, claiming that the new brand will be the largest independent eSports broadcaster outside Asia. The new Smashcast platform is now live at http://www.smashcast.tv, and plans are in hand to make the product available …
An airline catering firm has been dealt a devastating blow having GBP 680,000 stolen from its business accounts over a two year period by a financial employee. Anjna Aggarwal (37), a financial supervisor at the Manchester Airport-based company, stole the money to feed a gambling addiction and enlisted the help of Olivia Renee (49) who …
David Pemberton has been appointed chief operating officer of the UK Gambling Commission, effective June 31, an industry update said Wednesday. Pemberton, who will oversee the regulator’s corporate services including HR, finance, IT, planning and risk, previously served as executive director at Business in the Community’s regional operations in the East Midlands and Yorkshire & …
Daily fantasy sports firm Sport AD has reportedly entered into a deal with Resorts AC for the launch of a daily fantasy sports offer in New Jersey, conditional on approvals from the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement. Sport AD’s FastPicks offer will launch exclusively in New Jersey within Resorts AC’s terrestrial, online and mobile …
An interim first quarter 2017 report from Swedish gaming firm Cherry shows strong growth in revenues and improved profitability, despite an increase in marketing expenses and its outright acquisition of ComeOn’s remaining 51 percent. Key performance highlights for the period ending March 31, 2017 include: Group revenue increase of 205 percent year-on-year to SEK 541 …
Cambodia police in the Preah Sihanouk province report that they have carried out an anti-online gambling swoop which has netted 30 Chinese nationals, currently being held on illegal online gambling charges. Provincial police chief Choun Narin told Khmer News that the group was arrested following an investigation by specialist officers under the authority of provincial …
After just a year of operating in the Belgian market in partnership with the land-based Ardent Group, Betclic Everest has reportedly shuttered its betclic.be licensed website to focus on French operations. The news was initially broken by Emmanuel Mewissen, chief executive of Ardent, who revealed to reporters that Betclic had decided to reposition itself with …
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has announced a new category of offshore licensing which covers online sports betting operators on “regulated wagering events” – including those regulated by foreign authorities. The licence covers betting activity across horse and dog racing, although it is not confined solely to those event types, and allows operators …
London-based online and mobile casino content provider iSoftBet has continued its games distribution across Europe by agreeing to provide Lithuanian operator Unigames with its full games portfolio. Under the new deal, Unigames will be able to offer its players iSoftBet’s selection of originally-themed and branded desktop and mobile games, including popular offerings like Paranormal Activity, …
In a stock exchange announcement Wednesday, the online and land gambling giant Paddy Power Betfair revealed that it is to enter the daily fantasy sports sector with the acquisition of early-stage operator DRAFT and its website playdraft.com. DRAFT is mobile-led, has a differentiated product and a strong management team, the announcement advises. The business will …
Live dealer technology and games provider Evolution Gaming has announced that Matchbook online casino is to expand its current live dealer gaming suite by adding Evolution’s full portfolio of Evolution Live Casino products, which includes Immersive Roulette, Live Baccarat including Squeeze and Control Squeeze, numerous Live Dealer Poker variants and Evolution’s new Dream Catcher Live …
Kenya-established sports betting operator, SportPesa, launched in Tanzania Tuesday, following receipt of regulatory approvals from the Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT). The Tanzanian Government plans to grow the local sports industry using revenues gleaned from the burgeoning sports betting industry. “Thank you for seeing enormous potential in Tanzania, not only to promote sport, but also …
The recently launched SugarHouse Casino has released its new multi-bet Blackjack game, custom designed by Rush Interactive. Multi-Bet BlackJack allows players to make up to twelve different bets on every deal. It also gives online players the option to play three side-bets well known to land-based blackjack players; Lucky Ladies™, 21+3™ , and Lucky Lucky™. …