Federal, state and territory ministers across Australia reached agreement Thursday on new measures designed to further restrict online gambling in the country. The meeting, chaired by federal Human Services Minister Alan Tudge, agreed on the following restrictions: * Gambling operators will be forbidden from offering sign-up inducements to open new online gambling accounts; * Operators …
Online gambling group Betsson AB has posted generally positive Q1-2017 figures, highlighting the following: * Casino revenue up year-on-year by 23 percent at SEK 822.9 million; * Sports betting revenue down 15 percent at 250.3 million on flat margins; *Active players up 13 percent at 607,000; * Overall revenue up 10.2 percent to SEK 1,102 …
It may be a political move to pre-empt opposition from the state lottery, but Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati has just added another layer of complexity to the increasingly confusing Pennsylvanian online gambling legalisation debate by suggesting that the State Lottery could make a better job of overseeing online gambling than the state gaming …
Two members of the new Nevada eSports Alliance trade association – betting facilitator Unikrn and eSports tournament and venue organiser LEET – are set to merge following a successful acquisition bid by the former company. The consideration agreed for the purchase was not disclosed. Rahul Sood, CEO of Seattle-based Unikrn, said that by buying LEET …
Gaming Laboratories International has announced its authorisation by the Michigan Gaming Control Board as a designated test laboratory for the State of Michigan, effective July 1, 2017. The MGCB is prepared to receive the test results on electronic gaming devices or associated equipment that GLI submits on behalf of manufacturers and suppliers. Test results for …
Online gambling software prover NSoft has agreed a deal to integrate the omni-channel marketing platform from data-driven marketing experts Beehive. The B2B agreement will see the Beehive engine sub-licensed to clients who use the NSoft platform. NSoft has a number of clients across eastern Europe and Latin America, including Balkan Bet and SuperBet, further extending …
NYX Gaming Group has strengthened its in-house content studio NextGen Gaming with the senior appointments of David Johnson as chief commercial officer and Scott Dawson as chief operations officer. Johnson re-joins NextGen Gaming after 4 years with NYX Gaming Group where he was most recently VP Casino Sales; Dawson transitions from his former GM content …
The Videoslots.com online casino has agreed a deal to integrate a selection of titles from HTML5 developer Core Gaming; the deal includes six games immediately, with a further three to follow soon. In the future, Videoslots will integrate Core Gaming’s full range of slots – an average of 1.5 per month. Daniel Hansen, head of …
Playtech BGT Sports (PBS), an omni-channel sports betting technology subsidiary, has finalised its senior management team following the acquisition of BGT by Playtech last year (see previous reports). Heading up the team as chief executive will be Dr. Armin Sageder, who led BGT to a market-leading position in retail sports betting technology after founding the …
A proposal by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs late last year to impose a tax on free plays, discounts and bonuses offered by gambling companies (see previous reports) has been pulled from the current Finance Bill 2017, giving a little relief to operators. That relief may be short-lived – a government announcement revealed that the …
The arrest and deportation of 55 Chinese nationals in the Philippines (see previous reports) has apparently led to a wider investigation, more arrests and the shut down of four illegal online gambling sites in China, the Xinhua news agency reports. A total of 99 suspects were arrested for online gambling in China and the Philippines …
GAN has launched Stratosphere Slots on AcePlayCasino.com, its first casino slot game which was commissioned by American Casino Entertainment Properties, LLC (“ACEP”). Citing emerging demand for custom game development, GAN said the launch signals an important extension in its delivery capability allowing its clients to differentiate their Simulated Gaming content portfolio and introduce their own …
Player-friendly results put a dent in an otherwise pleasing first quarter performance for Kambi Group. Key performance highlights for the 12-week period ending 31 March 2017 include: – Revenue of Euro 14.2 million (Q1/2016: Euro 13.3 million), up 7 percent. – Operating profit (EBIT) was Euro 1.4 million (Q1/2016: 2.0 million), with a margin of …
The U.K.’s HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has released an updated online guidance on Betting and Gaming Duties. Accessible here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/general-betting-duty-pool-betting-duty-and-remote-gaming-duty
Pevans East Africa Limited-owned and operated sports betting operator, SportPesa, has entered into a significant International sponsorship deal with Spain’s top professional football division of the Spanish football league system, La Liga. The Kenya-based operator, already boasting several partnerships with English Premier League clubs Arsenal, Hull City and Southampton, has been named La Liga’s official …
Online casino operator Mr Green’s acquisition of Danish online gaming company, Dansk Underholdning, has been completed paving the way for Mr Green to launch in Denmark this year. “This is a part of our strategy of expanding to new geographic markets,” Per Norman, CEO of Mr Green & Co, commented. “Since our focus is to …
Blueprint Gaming’s Jackpot King progressive jackpot system has made one lucky Sky Vegas player a rich man or woman awarding GBP 3,167,063.30 on a 20p stake which was wagered on the The Pig Wizard slot. The jackpot prize was the largest ever won on Sky Vegas, and is the second Jackpot King award to have …
BetConstruct has released its front-end source codes as open source in GitHub enabling partners to develop and customize their own betting and gaming landing pages and front-end functionality. BetConstruct has already begun delivering data replication services that provide operators with full control over their data including player information. This project, distributed under MIT license, enables …
Betradar will power the first virtual sports betting offer in Poland in partnership with Intralot’s Totolotek following an amendment to Poland’s gambling law in which virtual sports betting became a legal offer earlier this month. Totolotek will offer virtual Premier League football games, dog racing and horse racing, becoming the first licensed bookmaker in Poland …
The South Korean national government is considering a late-2016 proposal that the national lottery be permitted to start online operations, accessing a wider audience, providing more convenience to users, and building revenues. According to the Korea Times, the online concept was originally proposed to government by the Korean Lottery Commission last year, and the Ministry …
Another long service Ladbrokes manager, retail operations head Lee Drabwell is departing the group after 29 years’ service. The announcement of his departure follows that of 45-year employee Graham Sharpe, media relations director, earlier this week (see previous report.) Ladbrokes Coral management has handed the responsibility for retail operations over to Andy Hicks, who previously …
The Kindred Group, a Swedish-listed online gambling corporate previously known as Unibet plc, has posted a strong start to 2017 with Q1-2017 results that that have clearly benefitted from a larger portfolio of betting and igaming brands. The company highlighted: * New record group revenues of GBP 153 million, a year-on-year rise of 25 percent; …
Online and mobile casino content provider iSoftBet has reached a partnership agreement with Asia-facing live casino developer SA Gaming. Michael Probert, head of business development at iSoftBet, said in a company statement: “The deal will see our portfolio of games made available on the SA Gaming platform, while its live casino games will make a …
Live dealer pioneer Authentic Gaming has completed installations of its Authentic Roulette product in two land-based properties in Bucharest, Romania. The agreement will see roulette tables from the Platinum Casino at the Radisson BLU Hotel and Casino Bucharest at the Intercontinental Hotel made available to Romanian licensed online operators as well as to an international …