Pariplay Ltd has entered into content supply agreement with Malta-based online sportsbook and casino operator, Interwetten Gaming. Interwetten’s integration of Pariplay content to its online and live casino products complement the operator’s core sportsbook offer. The first phase of the integration of Pariplay content sees branded slots such as Atari Asteroids, Atari Star Raiders, Atari …
Malta-based gaming platform software provider Bit8 has launched a new mobile friendly lottery game, Lotto Hero. Lotto Hero, designed to appeal to the Millennials, will be hosted on multiple operator sites offering players the chance to win a million Euros an hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for a Euro 2 stake. …
Playtech has entered into its largest ever, multi-year, branded games content deal with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment. The exclusive agreement allows Playtech to develop a wide catalogue of DC-branded film and television properties into omni-channel slot, bingo and roulette casino games and covers movie titles such as Batman v Superman: …
Kambi will offer its sportsbook service to a number of Greentube’s European markets – including Spain, Italy, UK, Germany and Romania, following the formalisation of a contract with Novomatic Interactive, this week. This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding back in October 2016 in which Kambi and Novomatic Lottery Solutions (NLS) launched ‘NLS …
The 10th International Gaming Awards were held at the InterContinental London Park Lane Monday paying homage to outstanding, innovative gaming industry providers. Microgaming, who needs no introduction, took home the award in the Mobile Product category having developed the first mobile casino software back in 2004, the company now caters to 350 online gaming brands …
NetEnt has penned a licensing agreement with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products for the Planet of the Apes film franchise for online casino gaming. The licensing deal covers the entire Planet of the Apes brand, on an exclusive basis, with the first slot release expected in the second half of 2017. “Planet of the Apes …
Sky Betting & Gaming has named former Morgan Stanley senior analyst, Vaughan Lewis, as director of corporate development. Strategic expansion in both domestic and international markets will be on Lewis’ agenda as he collaborates with chief financial officer, Ian Proctor, to identify potential M&A opportunities and growth areas. “We are delighted that Vaughan has chosen …
NetEnt will develop and launch its first real-money virtual reality (VR) slot, selecting its popular Gonzo’s Quest title to pilot the new venture. The rapidly emerging virtual reality market is a growing trend as online players seek more immersive gaming experiences, NetEnt said. Based on research and trends, NetEnt chief, Per Eriksson, believes VR has …
Former Betfair chief marketing officer (CMO), Oscar Nieboer, has been appointed to the PaySafe executive leadership team in the newly created position of CMO. Having worked in senior positions with the likes of Amazon Video, Virgin Games, PayPal and Betfair, Nieboer’s experience will assist the company in consolidating and growing the brand. Nieboer will report …
Investment firm IBID Group has bought a majority stake in gambling platform provider Riverplay for an undisclosed consideration. The acquisition complements IBID’s recent purchase of mobile and desktop casino games provider, Pragmatic Play and online payments company, Dalberry late last year. IBID has renamed Riverplay Pragmatic Solutions. David Barzilay, chief executive officer of IBID Group, …
GVC Holdings will expand its product line with the integration of a full suite of instant win games from IWG across its portfolio of brands. IWG has amassed a portfolio of over 250 instant win games having serviced the lottery industry for over 15 years. “We are really happy to be working with GVC to …
The independent online gambling testing laboratory and regulatory adviser eCOGRA is among the first few companies to achieve accreditation as an authorised Czech testing agency by the Central European nation’s Ministry of Finance, and was itself subjected to rigorous probity, professional staff, methodology and technical capability checks by the State Supervision of Gambling and Lotteries …
Playtech has acquired the entire issued share capital of Australian online gaming software developer, Eyecon Limited and Eyecon Pty. Ltd(Eyecon) for a maximum total consideration of GBP 50 million. Eyecon, founded in 1997, offers an established games portfolio of over 70 games, with a particular focus on bingo audiences. The company distributes its content through …
Microgaming has kicked off day-one at the ICE industry expo with a bang, delivering an impressive late Cretaceous period-themed stand to celebrate the launch of its “Jurassic World” slot. Microgaming signed a licensing agreement with Universal Brand Development in 2016 to create the online slot based on the blockbuster film. This is in addition to …
Preliminary figures from the Nevada Gaming Control Board show Nevada’s 196 sportsbooks took $138.5 million in wagers on the much-anticipated, annual NFL football championship, The Super Bowl, a 7.9 percent increase over 2016. Aside from wagering on the big result, it’s estimated that bookmakers around the world offer an additional 600 to 700 proposition bets …
What is believed to be the first prosecution in the UK for betting on video games and skin betting (eSports) played out in a Birmingham court Monday. Craig Douglas, who is a prominent gamer and has a YouTube channel under the pseudonym NepentheZ, with more than 1.4 million subscribers, and business partner Dylan Rigby, were …
Sportech PLC will be pleased to see the back of a drawn out legal battle with Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs in connection with a GBP 97 million VAT repayment claim on their “Spot The Ball” competition, initiated in 2009 (see previous reports). After much to-ing and fro-ing, the Supreme Court has ultimately refused HMRC …
Sportech Racing and Digital, a division of Sportech PLC, has been selected by Kentucky horserace track, Ellis Park as its new pari-mutuel betting technologies and services provider. This agreement follows another new tote services contract signed earlier this year with Kentucky Downs (see previous report). As with Kentucky Downs, Sportech will deliver betting services to …
The Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) has announced a series of changes to its licensing structure after consultation and feedback from the Island’s e-Gaming sector, saying it is responding to technological advancements and reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens. Changes include: Network Licences: There will no longer be additional charges raised for network partners. A …
Antigua-based eSports gambling firm VGambling Inc., has executed a term sheet for its $850,000 Bridge Round financing which it expects to complete within the next 6 weeks. The Financing, available exclusively through Denver, CO-based First Capital Ventures, is intended to complete the Company’s peer-to-peer eSports wagering platform and launch its eSports websites. “Fortune Magazine has …
Initial reports from Australian publication, The Daily Telegraph, indicate an announcement is soon to be made that will see online gambling firm CrownBet named official digital betting partner to Clubs NSW. “The betting landscape in the Clubs NSW industry will be dramatically altered,” The Daily Telegraph notes, as Crownbet becomes a serious rival to club-based …
Novomatic’s interactive division, GreenTube has inked its second major content supply deal this month with GVC Holdings. Under the terms of the multi-year deal, GVC Holdings will initially integrate around 70 new games to its bwin, partypoker, partycasino and game bookers brands through its proprietary gaming platform. “This new deal allows us to present the …
IGT’s “Mayan Riches” jackpot was hit by New Jersey customer “johnnyboy55555” at SugarHouse online casino site, playsugarhouse.com. Twelve days and 20,000 slot spins later the determined punter turned his initial deposits of $1,700 into a payout of $160,000. “We were thrilled to award this winner our biggest online slot payout to date,” Richard Schwartz, president …
Guillermo Olagüe has been appointed deputy director general of the General de Regulación del Juego (DGOJ). Olagüe has a Law Degree and is a member of the Spanish High Corps of Civil Service Administrators. He also holds a specialized degree in EU law from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and has served in various positions …