Sportech shareholders have approved the disposal of Sportech’s Football Pools business for GBP 83 million, to OpCapita LLP’s FP Acquisitions Ltd, at the company’s Annual General Meeting, this week. Proxy votes (excluding votes withheld) were cast for a total of 140,564,891 Ordinary Shares of the Company, representing 75.73 per cent. of the total number of …
U.S. full-service casino gaming products and B2B and B2C social casino provider, American Gaming Systems LLC (AGS) has submitted a draft registration statement to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a potential initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for …
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has embarked on a multi-year partnership with Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) provider PlayON who has been awarded the coveted Official Daily Fantasy Sports Partner of the NBA in multiple markets throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia. PlayON will offer Official Daily Fantasy NBA Games in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, …
Alabama legislators in the State House have progressed the debate on whether fantasy sports betting should be legalised and regulated, passing the bill with a close vote of 43-38 on Tuesday. The bill will move to the State Senate and is expected to be up for further vigorous scrutiny, industry pundits predict. In related news, …
The Betreels online casino is to join other operators planning to exit Australia in the face of proposed new legislation effectively banning online gambling (see previous reports) In a communication this week, management advised affiliate marketers: “In anticipation of changes in the gaming regulations in Australia, the Gibraltar Gaming regulator has requested that we stop …
Betsoft Gaming’s latest partnership will see a full suite of the software developer’s 3D iGaming content and ToGo mobile go live on Bitcoin operator rollthebit.io’s website. Rollthebit.io will be targeting players from Latin America, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Europe, the Philippines, Australia and Asia. “They [Rollthebit] are a fresh face in our business, yet they are …
B2B internet gaming firm, GAN (formerly GameAccount Network), has been awarded its first gaming license in the U.S. by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) after an almost four year application process. GAN considers the award an important milestone placing the company in a strong position to obtain licenses in other US States …
Online casino software developer Red Tiger Gaming has named former Paddy Power Betfair director of gaming, Gavin Hamilton, as managing director, effective May 2017. Hamilton has been tasked with spearheading the supplier’s ambitious expansion plans across regulated European markets, which includes applying for licenses across the continent, a company statement reads. Hamilton served in various …
The beauty and elegance of Russia’s Gzhel ceramic eggs is showcased in Endorphina’s upcoming release, “Lucky Cuckoo”. An ancient clock icon acts as the Scatter in “Lucky Cuckoo”. If three or more land on the reels, a time-related bonus game is activated in which punters must move the hands to receive a multiplier of up …
TLCBet has clinched a sponsorship deal with English Premier League football club Southampton FC as its new Official Asia Betting Partner and Official Global Casino Partner for the remainder of the 2016/2017 season. Commenting on the partnership, Southampton FC Commercial Director David Thomas said: “We are delighted to welcome TLCBet as our Official Asia Betting …
Casino software supplier, Tom Horn Gaming, and live dealer provider, Vivo Gaming, have expanded their already long-term partnership with a new cross-product integration agreement that will see each company distribute their niche content across each others’ platforms utilizing already established technical connections. “We believe that this partnership and mutual integration, will result in revenue growth …
Following the signing of a three-year deal, Kindred Group’s Unibet brand has become official betting partner of The Investec Derby Festival taking place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on June 3, 2017. “The Investec Derby remains the most prestigious flat race in the world,” Ed Nicholson, Head of Racing Communications and Sponsorship at Kindred Group, said: …
Finnish national betting agency, Veikkaus, will reportedly begin redundancy negotiations with almost half its workforce following the company’s merger with Fintoto and RAY (see previous reports). Restructuring talks affect 960 employees, the state-owned gambling agency said, as it seeks to leverage cost efficiencies gained from the merger. Current estimates predict 140 positions in danger of …
The Swedish Government has appointed Camilla Rosenberg as Acting Director General of the country’s gambling authority, Lotteriinspektionen, following the departure of Håkan Hallstedt who has been appointed to the Judiciary. Rosenberg has served as head of the operations department at Lotteriinspektionen since September 2015 responsible for the agency’s licensing and regulatory activities. The appointment takes …
William Hill has expanded its relationship with English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspurs with the launch of the Tottenham Hotspur Elevator Programme, delivered by the Club’s Foundation in partnership with the UK bookmaker. William Hill’s GBP 100,000 grant will fund the programme which aims to provide 18 to 24-year-olds from Haringey with education, training …
US eSports activity is to receive more publicity in the United States following an announcement by Checkpoint Radio that it is to run nationally syndicated coverage of the activity during a two hour weekly show. Westwood One, a major US sports audio program with over 62 million weekly listeners, has partnered with Checkpoint Radio to …
Bobby’s Room, the 37-table live poker facility at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, is famous the world over for its ambience and action, and the casino resort is about to share this with a wider audience thanks to modern streaming technology and the Twitch channel. Starting April 26 the action will be streamed from the …
NetEnt’s latest addition to its Fairytale Legends series, Hansel and Gretel is set for release April 24 and is a 5-reel, 3-row video slot with Random Features, Bonus Features, Free Spins, Stacked Wild Re-Spins, and Wild substitutions. The game follows the first in the series, Red Riding Hood, which has reportedly been a great success …
Bloomberg business news has published an interesting profile on Mitch Garber (52), the online executive who started out as a lawyer before becoming successfully involved as a leader in major online gambling companies that include Party Gaming and Caesars Interactive Entertainment. He has been well rewarded; Bloomberg reports that last year his salary of $1.7 …
Punters in Uganda, an East African nation that has an active gambling industry worth around the equivalent of US$42 million and includes online betting, are unlikely to be pleased with a new proposal from the Ministry of Finance to spread the tax burden across both operators and players. Currently the Income Tax Act imposes a …
International Game Technology has announced an agreement to sell its social casino subsidiary, Double Down Interactive LLC, to an affiliate of DoubleU Games Co., Ltd., a social casino operator headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, for $825 million. The transaction establishes a new multi-year strategic partnership between IGT and DoubleU Games to provide innovative player experiences …
Our readers may recall our report last week that Pennsylvania House Bill 271 is far more important than it appears at present, and is intended to motivate the state Senate to move on repeated gambling expansion bills from the House that it has thus far ignored. The bare bones bill has been designed so that …
Respected online gambling writer and analyst Chris Grove lashed out at attempts to resurrect the archaic federal wire act over the weekend, writing a scathing op-ed piece in the Huffington Post. The article could be perceived as a preemptive attack on the new US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions’ possible review of the 2011 Department of …
The Gaming Standards Association and GSA Europe have gained significant support from online gaming companies for its work on a new standard, the Third Party Interface (TPI), raising the possibility that the Online Gaming Committee (OGC) will enjoy wider membership participation to accelerate completion of the standard. This new standard, specifically for the online gaming …