Silicon.co.uk reports a lack-lustre website performance in terms of speed from major UK bookmakers’ websites in the days leading up to and during the Grand National, arguably one of the biggest horse racing events on the calendar. Quoting analysis from digital performance intelligence firm Catchpoint, the report identifies a below-par performance from big names including …
Bradley Trading, in which online sportsbetting operator SportPesa is believed to have a major shareholding, has gone to court to challenge the Kenyan Treasury Cabinet Secretary’s proposal to raise industry taxes, across the board, to a prohibitive 50 percent (see previous reports). Bradley Limited, operator of the Pambazuka National Lottery, filed a claim this week …
Scottish daily fantasy sports operator, Premier Punt, has been awarded a license from the U.K. Gambling Commission (UKGC). Working on the premise that fantasy products will funnel users into sportsbook, Premier Punt is in the process of completing its Daily Fantasy Sportsbook product which it says will complement its current core DFS offer, working from …
William Hill has integrated two virtual sports titles from GAMEIOM, ‘Real Horses Bet’ and ‘Real Dogs Bet’, across desktop, mobile and tablet platforms. Betting options include forecasts, tricasts and custom bets, with punters only shown the race once a wager has been made. “At William Hill, we want to provide our customers with the very …
Digital games provider, Pragmatic Play, has been granted a remote gambling software operating license by the U.K. Gambling Commission (UKGC). “It [the license award] is part of our continued regulatory and technical compliance strategy and demonstrates that we are fast becoming the global player of choice for significant B2C gaming brands, which allows our current …
Betsson AB has appointed Abby Rachel Cosgrave as Vice President Legal for Betsson AB and General Counsel Betsson Malta. Cosgrave has been with the Betsson Group since 2014 as part of the management group while serving as Acting General Counsel. “With the increased regulatory complexity in the gaming market, legal affairs is a business critical …
GVC Holdings has extended its existing partnership with NYX Gaming Group with the upgrade of its bwin brand content offer via the launch of NYX OGS. The expansion extends NYX’s market reach to additional regulated territories through GVC’s 18- country network, including Italy, Spain, and New Jersey. Through a single integration to the omni-channel games …
Mexican casino operator Big Bola’s freshly minted online offer has chosen a selection of Zitro Interactive bingo games to boost its content portfolio. The integration links Zitro bingo games, which are already on offer at Big Bola’s terrestrial casino, to the online environment and include popular titles Ultimate Bingo in Paris, Power Mania, Catrina, Tacomania, …
Manila-based online gaming operator Vebet.com has reached a deal with LaLiga football club Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona as a new regional sponsor. The deal will provide the club higher visibility in the Asian market enabling it to expand the brand internationally, a club statement said.
Online gambling games developer Habanero launched its latest HTML5 title, Bird of Thunder, Monday. The 5×3, 30 pay-lines fixed slot has a theme based on a mythical North American eagle with magical powers. Once three Totems are hit, 10 initial free games are awarded, with each Bird of Thunder wild symbol replicating for additional action …
Online casino operator Videoslots.com is set to go live with content from Stockholm-based developer NoLimit City, bringing the casino games choice for players to more than 2,000.. NoLimit City titles such as Creepy Carnival, Oktoberfest, and Space Arcade are included in the Videoslots package, boosting its wide game choices from several quality developers.. Ulle Skottling, …
The Austrian land and online gambling technology giant Novomatic has claimed a new company record in revenues in its FY 2016 report, revealing that revenues rose 10 percent year-on-year to Euro 2.3 billion. The report, published Monday, notes that the 2016 revenues are the highest in the group’s 36-year history, with the largest increase achieved …
Illinois Representative Michael Zalewski has launched another intrastate daily fantasy sports bill to the state House, claiming that his motivation is the protection of players. His proposal challenges a 2015 opinion by state Attorney General Lisa Madigan that DFS constitutes illegal gambling in terms of state law (see previous reports). “I think daily fantasy sports …
The business rivalry between the Tabcorp and Crown gambling groups in Australia is set to rise with the expected announcement today of a new Tabcorp agreement to provide wagering services to New South Wales pubs. The imminent announcement is being seen as Tabcorp’s response to a A$300 million deal in February that enables CrownBet to …
Nasdaq-listed Limelight Networks, which provides high speed internet and network protection services, reports that Cambodian traffic in the gambling sector has surged up to 50 percent over the past three months, attributing the extraordinary growth to an increase in live dealer gambling demand. In response, Limelight has increased its network capacity and Points of Presence, …
The Italian online betting market is now the second largest in the European Union according to a news report on Italy Europe, which claims that FY-2016 numbers show a record rise in revenues of 25 percent year-on-year to top Euro 1 billion. Casino games and sports bet were the principal contributors, with casino games in …
International Game Technology’s Harley Davidson Freedom Tour motor cycle-themed slot is an imaginative idea based on the huge popularity of the land-based version several years ago, but the claimed 92 percent RTP in the online version is not among the best in the business. This new 5 reel 30 pay-line level-up game celebrates the freedom …
The latest online slot from Swedish games developer Quickspin, Sakura Fortune has a distinctly Japanese theme in which a beautiful princess battles the forces of evil on a journey through an enchanted world of cherry blossom trees and golden dragons seeking wealth and fortune. The game is a 5 reel, 40 pay-line offering that includes …
The annual Grand National horse race in the UK took place over the weekend, leaving many bookies totting up their losses following a win by Scottish horse One for Arthur at 14 to 1. A win for One for Arthur was largely unexpected and only the second victory in the epic race by a Scottish …
It’s been only a week since full implementation, but the first licensed skill games are apparently being well received in Nevada so far, according to installer Gamblit chief Eric Meyerhofer. Answering a question from Nevada Gaming Control Board chair AG Burnett at a hearing this week, Meyerhofer said the games had been successfully installed and …
Full-year results from Atlantic City casinos in 2016 were up 7.3 percent year-on-year in terms of the key operating profit metric, according to numbers released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The remaining casinos achieved gross operating profit of more than $587 million. When the Trump Taj Mahal casino, which closed in …
To most people $20 million is a life-changing amount of cash, but to multi-billionaires like anti-online gambling campaigner Sheldon Adelson this sort of money is simply change to be used in influencing lawmakers to achieve goals… like the resurrection of the Wire Act. The Washington Post has reported that Adelson has thus far spent $20 …
The now defunct UK financial spread betting firm Worldspreads, which collapsed under questionable circumstances and with millions missing in 2012 after five years on AIM, was in media reports again this week following a Financial Conduct Authority finding that two of its executives had put forward misleading information when the company listed in 2007, prejudicing …
Online gambling white label and eSport platform provider UltraPlay in Bulgaria has inked a content agreement with games developer Habanero which will see the latter’s most popular products added to the UltraPlay portfolio. Among the HTML 5 slots agreed in the package are popular games such as Koi Gate, Jugglenaut, Fenghuang, and Roman Empire. UltraPlay …