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Gaming Realms launch Magic Mine

14 Mar 2017

Gaming Realms’ Slingo brand has launched a new game claiming to be the “first ‘match-3-style’ true skill gambling game. Simply, players aim to match three diamonds for a winning combination within just seven moves in “Magic Mine”. The game offers special combinations to boost player opportunities and is based on smash hit social games Candy …

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Zeal Network amends fiscal 2017 forecast

14 Mar 2017

A Euro 15 million win on a secondary lottery held by Zeal Network subsidiary MyLotto24 Limited has prompted the company to lower its previous forecast. The company said the substantial pay-out, which falls within the self-retention specified in MyLotto24’s hedging instruments, prompted the firm to adjust its Total Operating Performance and EBIT guidance for the …

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CG Technology up for auction?

14 Mar 2017

Twitter and industry media have been alight in reaction to a post from Las Vegas gaming analyst, Todd Fuhrman, who claims that Las Vegas gaming tech provider CG Technology(previously Cantor Gaming) is due to go on auction mid-April 2017. Fuhrman’s tweet reads: “Word on the street is April 15 all of @CGTechnology_ will be auctioned …

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Republicans file anti-online gambling bill in Pennsylvania

14 Mar 2017

Heating up the Pennsylvania online gambling legalisation discussion this week is the introduction of an anti-online gambling bill by five Republican representatives, led by Thomas Murt – Representatives Matthew Baker, Robert Kauffman, Craig Staats and Will Tallman. HB801 seeks the prohibition and criminalisation of online gambling within the state, and has been introduced in time …

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New management at Casino World Group responds to de-tagging allegations

14 Mar 2017

The Affiliate Edge – Club World Casino group row over alleged fraud by de-tagging players referred by affiliates continued to simmer this week, and then was brought to the boil by an email to affiliates from AE that included a vicious attack on the former (unnamed) CEO and some startling admissions about the current state …

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NYX games content take aboard by Codeta online casino

14 Mar 2017

The Codeta online casino reported Tuesday that it has taken on board (via its EveryMatrix platform) a suite of games from the respected online gambling software developer NYX Gaming. The integration with NYX means that players to Codeta.com will also get access to games from Aristocrat, ELK Studios, Thunderkick and NextGaming.

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Fourth daily fantasy sports bill for Texas

14 Mar 2017

There are now four daily fantasy sports (DFS) legalisation bills in the Texas state legislature following the news this week that state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst has filed proposal S,1970. The new bill joins three House bills – H 1457, H 1422 and H 1418 – that are also at committee stage, with introducers citing motivations …

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Mybet boosts live casino with Evolution Gaming

14 Mar 2017

mybet will strengthen its live casino offer with a selection of shared Evolution Gaming live tables, standard and VIP, across desktop, tablet and smartphone channels. The freshly signed deal, expected to go live early in the second quarter, includes Evolution Gaming’s Deutsches Roulette native speaking table for mybet’s German speaking customer base. “We are completely …

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World Match to debut online versions of Nazionale Elettronica content

14 Mar 2017

Malta-based content provider World Match is preparing the online debut of five of Nazionale Elettronica’s most popular land-based slots for the Italian market. The HTML5-built online versions of Nazionale Elettronica games “Driver”, “Platino”, “II Pasticciere”, “Grande Joker” and “L’arca” will deliver an equivalent game experience as the land-based versions, retaining the features that have made …

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March Madness excitement building

14 Mar 2017

The American Gaming Association is using the growing excitement around this years’ National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament – better known perhaps as March Madness – to add momentum to its national campaign for the wider legalisation of sports betting in the USA. The Association pointed out Monday that the NCAA brackets this week …

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Fanduel live with its fantasy golf product

14 Mar 2017

DraftKings and FanDuel may be seriously negotiating a merger, but that has not stopped the two daily fantasy sports giants from continuing to compete vigorously in the market, and this week FanDuel has gone live with its rival fantasy golf product ahead of the major portion of the pro golf season. FanDuel announced the new …

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Internet gambling to the rescue again in Atlantic City

14 Mar 2017

Figures for February released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) Monday show that once again online operations made a significant contribution to land operational performances. The seven casinos and their online partners won a total of $205.4 million, an increase y-o-y of 0.3 percent in February…but stripping out the online revenues, the …

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Strong full year results from Kindred Group

13 Mar 2017

Kindred Group (formerly Unibet) reported a strong full year performance in final 2016 fiscal results, boosted by a weakened Pound Sterling against the Group’s main currencies. Strong growth across all markets with EBITDA up 57 percent and EPS up 50 percent was reported. Key performance highlights for the period include: An increase in gross winnings …

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IGT achieves iCAP re-certification

13 Mar 2017

International Game Technology (IGT) was commended for its commitment to responsible gambling and player protection following receipt of the Internet Responsible Gambling Compliance Assessment Program (iCAP) Re-Certification. iCAP certification, first received by IGT in February 2016, offers assurance to operators and consumers that IGT’s business-to-consumer websites and IGT platforms offered in the business-to-business market are …

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Zitro expands game offer

13 Mar 2017

Bingo games provider Zitro Interactive has expanded its games catalogue to twenty-one games with its Beetle Bingo, Bingo Dreams, La Calaca and Purple Night titles now available via Mexico-facing operator Casino Caliente powered by Playtech. “The growth in the range of games that Zitro Interactive offers online casino operators around the world confirms our company’s …

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Sportium expands into fantasy sports

13 Mar 2017

Spanish betting operator Sportium has launched Fantasy Sportium, claiming to offer the first product of its kind in the Spanish market. “We are the only brand in Spain that currently offers a product of this type, being the pioneer in uniting sports betting with Fantasy games in a unique game concept,” said Alberto Eljarrat, chief …

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Skybet select Betgenius

13 Mar 2017

Sports technology provider BetGenius has been chosen by SkyBet.it to deliver a contextual marketing push through digital partner, Sky Sport Italia, aimed at boosting customer acquisition, engagement and retention. Visitors to the Sky Sport Italia website will receive betting suggestions from SkyBet.it based on the content they are viewing on Sky Sport Italia at that …

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Tabcorp sidesteps the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on Tatts merger

13 Mar 2017

While the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) continued to deliberate the wisdom and impact of a merger between Australian betting giants Tatts and Tabcorp this week, the latter company appears to have taken a new and faster approach, on Monday filing an application with the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) for authorisation to proceed with …

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96 alleged chinese hackers arrested

12 Mar 2017

The Chinese police have reported the arrests of 96 hackers in a massive police action across 14 provinces, with spokesmen revealing that the suspects are highly educated technicians who gained access to vast amounts of private information that included account passwords and ID numbers. The police operation was mounted to combat data and private information …

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Cool new slot from Nextgen

12 Mar 2017

Nextgen’s latest game, a multi-featured 5 reel, 25 pay-line game titled Snowflakes, is now live across a number of online and mobile gambling sites with, as the title suggests, a wintry theme and a claimed RTP of 96.57 percent. Features include Scatters, Wilds, up to 15 Free Spins, up to 100x Multipliers and two randomly …

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Bharara says he was fired by Trump administration

11 Mar 2017

The mystery over whether the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, is to remain in post or go with other US Attorneys asked to resign by the Trump administration (see previous report) was resolved Saturday when Bharara tweeted that he had been fired after he failed to submit his resignation. …

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Trump administration’s new AG gets to work

11 Mar 2017

US president Donald Trump’s recently appointed US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, has followed US new administration tradition by asking 46 US Attorneys to hand in their resignations, triggering wide speculation in the industry on the possible implications and consequences of new enforcement chiefs at state level, and what their approach to gambling in general may …

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Jakarta police bust online gambling operation

11 Mar 2017

Police in the Kapuk Muara district of Jakarta, capital of the Republic of Indonesia, have reported shutting down an illegal online gambling operation in a raid Friday. Spokesman Commander Rahmad Sujatmiko said that the illegal enterprise was being operated from an upmarket housing complex by Taiwanese nationals, who had been detained for further investigations. “There …

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Betfair breaks even in New Jersey

11 Mar 2017

The post-results press conference following the release of Paddy Power-Betfair’s FY-2016 report recently (see previous  report) revealed the interesting news that Betfair’s US operations are doing well, and that its online casino partnership with Golden Nugget in New Jersey has reached EBITDA break-even following a 39 percent rise in revenue, and will soon be profitable. …

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