Online gaming giant Paddy Power has partnered Ireland Premier Division football club Shamrock Rovers, 17 time League of Ireland Champions. As official betting partner, Paddy Power’s logo will feature on the sleeve of the first team jerseys and on the pitchside hoardings. “We are delighted to have signed a partnership with Shamrock Rovers. The Hoops …
Stockholm-headquartered online casino platform and game developer Nolimit City has launched its fourth game, Kitchen Drama Sushi Mania, and its first video slot with collapsing reels with accumulated wins featuring a new free spin trigger type, where all in-game features aid players to win the free spins feature. The five reel, three row and 20 …
The Financial Times’ inaugural FT1000 lists the 1,000 companies in Europe that have achieved the highest percentage growth in revenues between 2012 and 2015. Statista identified tens of thousands of companies in Europe as potential candidates. These companies were invited to participate in the competition which many did and others declined. Some familiar names in …
The Ugandan Government has proposed splitting gaming and pool betting tax on winnings on a cost-share basis with players and operators. Included in Uganda’s Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2017, the proposal aims to restructure the current punitive 35 percent “withholding tax on winnings” burden placed solely on operators to a cost-sharing model between operators and …
BetConstruct has partnered Edge Gaming for the provision of Virtual Cockfighting to its partner network. Cockfighting is a controversial blood sport, widely banned in the United States and U.K. but extremely popular in the Asian and Latin American regions. “The popularity of virtual products in the LatAm market makes Edge Gaming’s Virtual Cockfighting a welcome …
Kenyan Justice Roselyne Aburili has thrown out Bradley Limited’s urgent legal complaint concerning the proposed 50 percent tax on betting because the text font on the applicants submission was “too small to read”. “I direct the applicant to file reader friendly pleadings for consideration of the court,” Aburili said. Industry observers surmise the move is …
Spain-based content provider Grupo MGA showcased its latest release at the Feria Internacional del Juego de Madrid held recently. Two animated mermaids accompany players as they journey through deep water looking for treasure in the ocean-themed “Sirenas de la Suerte”, a three-reel video slot offering interesting features such as Wilds, Holds, Nudges and four bonus …
The Texas House Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures approved HB1457, a bill that seeks to affirm the legality of online fantasy sports, on Tuesday. The bill is authored by Rep. Richard Raymond and was introduced earlier this year, supported by seven co-sponsors (see previous reports). It classifies fantasy sports as games of skill and …
Aiming for attention at the NIGA Indian Gaming 2017 Conference & Trade Show in San Diego this week, land, social and mobile games provider Ortiz Gaming has announced the launch of an initial package of 12 fresh games with a diversity of themes. Ortiz president, Maurilio Silva, said in a press statement Tuesday: “The gaming …
Results posted this week by Nasdaq-listed Entertainment Gaming Asia appear to indicate that the company’s 2016 announced strategy to transition from slot machine supply to social games development is proving expensive. For the last quarter of 2016 the company reported losses of $6.7 million and revenue of only $357,000, with FY-2016 losses rising to $9.7 …
Fears that Japan may be lagging in the burgeoning development of the eSports phenomenon in Asia has prompted the Jikei Gakuen COM group of professional training colleges to set up a dedicated eSports academy on the Nishikasai campus, the Financial Times reports. The first course of 40 students started out a year ago and will …
A disagreement has broken out in the UK between the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB), the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, the British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) and researchers NERA Economic Consulting. The row started when The Telegraph newspaper published numbers from a new NERA study on the impact on betting shop numbers of a …
Despite a proposed 50 percent government tax on Kenya betting companies, online sports betting operator Dafabet is pressing ahead with an ambitious social media, radio and newspaper marketing campaign for its month-old local betting enterprise. The campaign launched Tuesday, publicising the company’s claim to offer the biggest bets and best odds, live streaming and instant …
The UK-based online gambling games developer Realistic Games has bolstered its commercial team with the appointment of Lauren Bradley, a former iSoftBet and Bede Gaming manager who joins the Berkshire-based company as commercial manager, starting this month. Her appointment comes off the back of a strong period of growth for the supplier, which has seen …
NYX Gaming Group reported on its Grand National betting performance Tuesday, revealing that the company’s Openbet platform handled 24 million sports bets across all channels on the day of the famous steeplechase. The 24-hour period is traditionally the supplier’s busiest of the year. At its peak, the company processed 68,000 bets-per-minute on Saturday, 8th April …
Reflex Gaming has entered into a remote game server supply contract with GameIOM Technologies which will enable the firm to easily deploy game content to major operators. “We’ve come a long way in the 15 months or so that we first entered the digital market. The deal with Stuart and his team at GameIOM is …
AutoGameSYS (AGS) will integrate a range of video bingo content from Patagonia Entertainment for the Mexican market, the company said Tuesday. Patagonia proprietary content on the AGS platform will include its HTML5-built Pachinko 3D, Farm Bingo, Candy Bingo and Goal Bingo, along with third party content from Ortiz, Zitro, Zest, MGA, Champion and RCT. AGS’ …
188BET customers will have an expansive choice of titles from Evolution Gaming, NYX and Play’n GO delivered through EveryMatrix’ CasinoEngine which was integrated alongside the operator’s proprietary platform. “I’m very pleased to announce our launch of casino games via EveryMatrix,” Nigel Singer, manager director of 188BET said. “We look forward to working with them as …
Scientific Games Corporation announced its acquisition of Tennessee-headquartered mobile and social gaming firm Spicerack Media, Inc. Tuesday, for an undisclosed consideration. Spicerack, the creator of the Bingo Showdown social bingo game app, complements Scientific Games’ stable of social casino games and mobile offerings. “We are excited by the addition of Spicerack’s talented team and complementary …
Cherry’s new B2B business XCaliber has signed its first external platform deal with Swedish daily fantasy sports platform, FSport. Under the three-year deal, XCaliber will provide FSport with its affiliate tracking software, Omarsys. Dario Aruda, CEO XCaliber, said: “We’re delighted to be launching our innovative Omarsys software tracking tool with FSport, our first ever external …
GameCo Inc. will launch the first of a series of games of the iconic Star Trek franchise, following a licensing deal with CBS Consumer Products. The first in the series, “Star Trek Deep Space Nine Adventure,” a skill-based gambling video game will hit casino floors later this year. Players will take lead of the U.S.S. …
The European Commission has reportedly approved the technical framework that would enable Portuguese gambling authority, Serviços de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ), to move forward with plans for shared online poker liquidity with other jurisdictions such as France, Italy, Spain and the U.K. The development has been a long time coming and is positive …
Illinois-based slot manufacturer Incredible Technologies Partners appears to have wider ambitions judging by a deal just announced with US HTML5 games developer Spin Games LLC. The agreement will see Incredible Technologies licensed to use Spin Games content in B2B mobile play-for-fun, social, and for-wager activity globally via Spin’s Roc RGS. The partnership is collaborative and …
Endorphina slot fans will journey into deep space in the slot developer’s new April game release “2027 ISS”. Themed on the first human space flight, the International Space Station (ISS) symbol may be a ticket to unlimited free games as players fight gravity and experience a new way of life aboard the space station. Check …