Daily fantasy sports provider Scout Gaming Group (SGG) has appointed former NetEnt chairman Rolf Blom as chairman of the Board and Andreas Ternström as chief executive officer. Blom, who was one of the first investors in Betsson (later bought by Cherry Group), has an extensive background as an executive manager and investor in several B2B …
In an exclusive interview with the internet publication Yogonet, the Isle of Man’s head of e-gaming, Mark Robson, gave his views on a variety of issues, opining that inconsistent regulation in the e-gaming industry is presenting a major challenge. “This has forced international operators to select their target markets based on administrative procedures and not …
Cheating whilst on a live dealer camera would not seem to be a viable or even sensible proposition, but a furore over exactly such an event hit the internet over the weekend, when a Youtube vid purported to show a black jack player being shafted by a dealer on the BetOnline site on January 25 …
The next RealTime Gaming online slot release is scheduled for March 15 and comprises a 5 reel, 25 pay-line progressive jackpot game branded Secret Symbols, which will initially be exclusive to the Springbok Casino operator. Pre-release publicity suggests that the theme will evoke the lost world the Aztecs, with reels populated by mysterious symbols of …
White Hat Gaming has signed up for live dealer action from Evolution Gaming, extending its existing casino content offering with Evolution’s Live Casino games portfolio for desktop, tablet and smartphone. The Evolution package includes Live Roulette, Baccarat and Blackjack, plus numerous poker variants including exclusive titles, and a new Progressive Jackpot, all scheduled to go …
Norwegian online gambling group Gaming Innovation Group, fresh from a successful $400 million capital raising project and the achievement of a UK Gambling Commission licensing (see previous reports), has announced that it has launched its popular Guts.com and Super Lenny.com brands in the UK market. The UK licence includes sports betting, allowing GIG to operate …
The Cherry AB group has announced that acting CEO Anders Holmgren has been permanently appointed to the position of chief executive by the board of directors with immediate effect. Holmgren is currently a board member of Cherry AB and Yggdrasil Holding Ltd, and has been acting CEO of Cherry AB since January 2017. He will …
The Cherry AB gambling group has posted a strong Q4-2016 and FY-2016 annual report covering the period 1 January – 31 December 2016, with the following highlights: Q4-2016 * Revenues up grew 201 percent y-o-y to SEK 519.4 million (SEK 172.5 million) and profits improved significantly. Organic growth accounted for 41 percent in revenue terms; …
GAN will integrate a number of additional Everi Games Inc. online slot titles to its U.S. casino simulated gaming clients. The deal, an expansion to an existing agreement, will see additional Everi titles available across GAN’s web and mobile channels within the first quarter of 2017. “Extending the partnership to distribute additional Everi titles is …
Sponsorship for the 2017 Punchestown Festival Gold Cup event was boosted Euro 50,000 as organizers named Coral as headline sponsor. Considered to be the most prestigious three mile chase on the Irish racing calendar, the Gold Cup will be known as the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup.
Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has announced the successful completion of the issuance of a SEK 400 million senior secured bond in the Nordic bond market, complete with a SEK 1.25 billion borrowing limit. The company revealed the issue was “significantly oversubscribed and received strong demand from across the Nordic region”. Net proceeds will primarily be …
The eSports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) and International Centre for Sport Security Europe (ICSS EUROPE) have entered into a new agreement in which the bodies will collaborate on a range of projects and initiatives to enhance the integrity of the burgeoning esports industry. ESIC and the ICSS EUROPE will work together across several areas to encourage …
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has distanced itself for multiple websites who claim association with the authority, saying any claims or reference to the MGA and / or gambling licenses said to be issued by the MGA from greatway-casino.com, fortunepub.com, explosionbet.com, casino-royal.net, wpcasino.net, caesarcrown.com, lucky-play.net, winner-bet.com, diamond-777.com and play-azart.com are false and misleading.
Italian operator SNAI will look to BetGenius for the implementation of a major multi-faceted digital marketing campaign aimed at driving growth in its online sportsbook. Betgenius will deploy its Betslip retargeting technology which will enable SNAI to track their customers unconfirmed betslips and provide other relevant, targeted offers. In addition, SNAI will make use of …
Playtech licensees will enhance their real-time engagement and retention capabilities following the signing of a strategic partnership between Playtech and Captain Up. As a Playtech Certified Partner, Captain Up will integrate its platform within Playtech’s IMS player management system enabling licensees to create further loyalty through the use of gamification, in game communication, social and …
William Hill has agreed an acquisition deal for the purchase of its Newcastle and Sunderland greyhound stadia to Sport Information Services(formerly Satellite Information Services) for an undisclosed consideration. The UK gambling firm acquired the Sunderland stadium in 2002, followed by Newcastle a year later and has since significantly upgraded both facilities. “Newcastle and Sunderland greyhound …
La Française des Jeux (FDJ) will develop and launch a professional eSports competition dubbed “FDJ Master league” as well as an amateur event under the moniker of the “FDJ Open Series” for launch in March 2017. In addition, a new website, FDJ eSport, will facilitate free player registrations, provide information on and broadcast the events …
Online gambling games developer BetSoft’s latest release has an Asian theme executed in anime style and is titled Fa Fa Twins. The 5 reel, 243 ways-to-win game boasts a dual-reel main feature which at the start of each spin ensures that at least two adjacent reels will be identical, bearing matching icons. This duplication can …
China’s overall lottery sales continued to rise in 2016, according to figures released by the Ministry of Finance, which show a year-on-year rise of 7.3 percent to RMB 394.6 billion (US$57.5 billion). Welfare lottery sales rose 2.5 percent to RMB 206.5 billion, while sports lottery sales rose 13.1 percent to RMB 188.2 billion. The Ministry …
With the encouragement of major daily fantasy sports operators like FanDuel and DraftKings, Nebraska state Senator Tyson Larson is again making an attempt to legalise daily fantasy sports in the state with his LB469 proposal, which advanced out of the General Affairs Committee this week and is to be debated by the full Legislature. Larson …
Finnish open sports betting platform provider Finnplay has announced a contract with new sportsbook operator OneBet to provide a range of sports betting options, including pool betting, fixed odds, and live betting with a full casino game selection, focused on FIA’s World Rally Championship betting. Morten Østberg, Managing Director of OneBet, said in a statement …
Following the scathing attack by Kenya’s Association of Gaming Operators over the weekend (see previous report), Kenyan MP Jakoyo Midiwo’s proposed amendments to gambling laws received another setback Monday when the Betting Control and Licensing Board rejected his draft Betting, Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which among other provisions seeks to tax players and …
Genesis Gaming has launched a bespoke 5 reel HTML slot for the exclusive use of the Betsson online gaming group. Titled Schlagermillions the game has a theme based on hit music in the Eurovision style and is described as “an homage to Swedish entertainment tradition” with scintillating pop music symbols, a sound track with music …
In a scathing op-ed in the Daily Nation newspaper this weekend, Alloyce Omondi, acting chief executive of the Association of Gaming Operators in Kenya, methodically and point by point dismantled critical statements made by Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo in the debate on the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2016, saying it was painful if …