Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has extended its existing instant win games partnership with the Arizona Lottery for a further year. Building on its 36-year relationship with the Lottery, the company will continue to offer its products to Arizona players, comprising holographic and Scratch My Back® games, amongst others. Most recently, the Arizona Lottery collaborated with …
Beijing-based gaming firm, Lianzhong is eyeing expansion in the US social casino and eSports sectors through its Ourgame division, according to a regulatory filing published this week, SCMP reports. The company is looking to expand from a “Chinese card and board games provider to a global mind sports games and entertainment company,” chairman and co-chief …
Webis Holdings’ WatchandWager Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) service has launched its international horse race betting product “WatchandWager WorldWide” perfectly timed prior to the running of the Dubai World Cup this past weekend. “WatchandWager Worldwide” will promote the extensive international racing that WatchandWager provides to its US customer, a company statement reads, allowing customers access to …
Police in the Malaysian state of Sarawak report that they have been active over the past six days, arresting 39 people on online gambling offences in a series of 25 raids. Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Datuk Dev Kumar said the raids were executed by teams from the CID headquarters and district CIDs. Raids …
There is reportedly discord in the Australian sportsbetting sector over voluntary concessions proposed by the new trade body Responsible Wagering Australia, headed by former government minister Stephen Conroy, aimed at improving the industry’s image amid criticism of hard sell tactics and extensive advertising. The RWA was formed following the collapse of predecessor and now defunct …
Swedish online gambling games developer Quickspin has advised that its latest game, Sakura Fortune, will be released April 11 to licensees. The Japanese-themed slot (“sakura” is the revered cherry blossom of that nation) boasts five reels and 40 pay-lines, with a slew of features that includes three bonus opportunities. The game will be released simultaneously …
Marketing affiliates working with Playtech-licensed online casinos this week reported receiving notifications that all Marvel-themed games and related promotional material and branding are to be withdrawn at the end of this (March) month. The William Hill notification advised: “Playtech will be removing their Marvel-branded games on March 31st. That means starting April 1st, we can …
Optimistically paving the way for a possible shift in the current ban on Chinese online lottery sales, the Hong Kong-based lottery tech company AGTech has reached agreement with the Alipay Lottery Channel which could see it operating the channel in return for a fifty percent share in the revenue generated. However, the deal is contingent …
HB3067, an online gambling legalisation proposal filed in the West Virginia House by Delegate Shawn Fluharty earlier this month (see previous report) has already encountered opposition at committee stage, according to local media reports. The bill, which has five co-sponsors, faces two challenges, one political and the other a shortage of time. The political problem …
The Romanian government has replaced Odeta Nestor as head of its National Gambling Office (ONJN) with Dan Iliovici, previously the executive director of Rombet. Appointed by the Romanian prime minister, Sorin Grindeanu, Iliovici holds the equivalent status of a secretary of state, Romanian press reports note. Valentin Korman has been appointed Vice-President of ONJN, answering …
This year should see the final payment in online gambling group Amaya’s 2014 $4.9 billion purchase of The Rational Group, and the Bloomberg business news service has interviewed CEO Rafi Ashkenazi (42) on plans beyond that. Ashkenazi, who replaced the trouble-prone former CEO David Baazov when the latter stepped down a year ago, has reportedly …
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s news that the New Zealand government is planning a point-of-consumption tax on online race wagering (see previous report) the Australian media reported Friday that similar discussions are being developed by the federal government in Australia. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison confirmed to The Australian newspaper Friday that state and territory …
Last week’s strategy shift by Tabcorp to speed up its proposed A$11 billion merger with the Tatts group (shifting the approval process from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission to the Australian Competition Tribunal – see previous reports) has triggered opposition to the merger by corporate rivals led by CrownBet, according to Australian media reports …
For the first time in eleven years, the online gambling information website Casinomeister.com has been relaunched. Founded in 1998, this is the first relaunch since 2006, revitalising the enterprise and adding additional security and content. Casinomeister is now using encrypted hypertext protocol, ensuring that the login information for the thousands of members is safer, with …
Australian player SS gave his or her finances a welcome boost on March 11 with a major jackpot hit of $296,202.50 whilst playing the Playboy slot on the Casino Mate online casino website. Unfortunately, the casino report on the big score was so intent on hyping up the casino that it gave little further detail …
Gambling group Betsson has issued a statement on its proposed acquisition of NetPlayTV as announced in February this year (see previous reports), advising that NetPlay shareholders have approved the deal, and setting out a timetable for completion. The offer is still subject to the High Court of Justice sanctioning the offer, and certain other conditions …
International Game Technology has announced that its subsidiary, IGT Global Services Limited has signed an agreement with the New Zealand Lotteries Commission to provide a Remote Game Server system and Instant Win content to the New Zealand market. IGT, as legacy GTech, has provided lottery equipment and services to Lotto NZ since the lottery’s inception …
Using its recently acquired and still relatively rare new Malta skill games licensing, DraftKings launched DFS operations in beta mode in Germany Thursday, offering a wide range of US and European sports, eSports and mixed martial arts action. In a press release, DraftKings international exec Jeffrey Haas welcomed Germans to the new site, noting their …
New Zealand’s minister for horse racing, Nathan Guy, has indicated that government is planning changes to the 2003 Racing Act, apparently in an effort to shield the local New Zealand Racing Board from competitive international operators. Reports suggest that a point-of-consumption tax on international operators is being considered, along with a royalty fee for their …
Upstate New York casino resort operator Turning Stone has launched its GAN-powered online social casino on desktop and mobile devices. Punters can play Turning Stone Online Casino for free and win virtual chips, and also purchase additional chips and earn TS Rewards points, which can be redeemed for on-site purchases at Turning Stone and at …
Sachar Gaming, an online gambling operator which runs the KhelPlay Rummy.com website, has been awarded the first multi-game online gambling licence issued by the Indian provincial regulatory jurisdiction Nagaland. The licence enables KhelPlay Rummy.com to additionally offer games like poker, rummy, quizzes, auctions, binary options, virtual team selection games and virtual sport fantasy league games. …
Speaking at the ASEAN conference earlier this week, the Administrator of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority online gambling licensing organisation, Jose Mari Ponce, suggested that a meeting by officials of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and CEZA could help to develop harmony in licensing fees and regulations in order …
The UK-based eSports tournament platform and creator of the eSports Championship Series (ECS), Faceit has confirmed that it has inked a multi-year deal with Youtube for the live streaming of ECS contests, now entering a third season. It appears that Faceit’s two-season ECS streaming romance with Twitch has been abandoned in favour of the Youtube …
Online Gambling group GVC Holdings plc has announced the appointment of Will Whitehorn to the company’s board of directors as Senior Independent Director. Whitehorn is the Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director at Stagecoach Group plc and is an independent Non-executive Director of Purplebricks Group plc. He is also a member of the First Minister …