The tribal online and land gambling company Pala has announced that its Pala Casino Spa and Resort in Northern San Diego County has added five new virtual sports games, Horse Racing, Dog Racing, Trotting, Velodrome and Speedway to its Pala Casino web site and Facebook. The games embed real-life, high-resolution footage and motion-captured data. Pala …
RealTime Gaming is reportedly set to re-visit the popular underwater theme in its latest online slot, a five-reeler titled Megaquarium that is scheduled to go live mid-February. “Few things in life are as relaxing as watching a kaleidoscope of tropical fish gliding and darting through a magical aquarium, which makes Megaquarium, whose reels are populated …
GameCo Inc., a US video game gambling machine manufacturer, has joined the growing number of advocates for eSports regulation by joining the eSports Integrity Coalition. The Coalition is campaigning for the booming vertical to regulate in order to protect participants as investment and betting volumes continue to rise. Among the organisation’s initiatives are moves to …
Online gambling games and software developer Microgaming has announced its new slot releases for February, led by a game titled Secret Romance, which features stacked mystery heart-stamped envelopes that open to hopefully reveal wins across multiple lines. Three or more scatters in the base game trigger 14 free spins, during which mystery symbols can super …
A British PokerStars Casino player has turned gold into bricks and mortar with an impressive $280,270 win on PokerStars Casino’s Winstar slot. The lucky 31-year-old from the East Midlands was “shaking like a jelly” and had to ask his mother to double check if he had really just hit the jackpot or if it was …
The Austrian land-casino games supplier Amatic is augmenting its display of traditional games with online versions from its Amanet interactive subsidiary at the ICE show next month, showcasing its HTML5 expertise with games suitable for desktop and mobile like Arising Phoenix, All Ways Fruits, Billy’s Game, Bells on Fire and the Hot series; Hot Neon, …
Online gambling provider GameScale is the latest client to sign up for the EveryMatrix multi-developer package of games and the CasinoEngine product. Under the agreement, EveryMatrix will deliver its CasinoEngine, via a specially designed API, giving GameScale access to games from the wide range of providers that include NetEnt, Scientific Games, NextGen, Microgaming, Play’n’Go and …
Online gambling games developer Oryx Gaming has agreed to supply its entire content portfolio to i-gaming platform and services provider BetConstruct. Oryx’s content will be made available through BetConstruct’s casino platform, giving players access to games like The Anaconda Eye, Sceptre of Cleo and Golden 7 Classic on mobile devices, tablets and desktop. Matevz Mazij, …
BetRadar has devised a truly unusual and definitely creative exhibition that links its capabilities with the burgeoning eSports sector in a way that is sure to attract ICE expo visitors to the company’s stand next month. The ‘Betradar Esports Invitational’ will see two UK teams – Impulse and Endpoint – take each other on in …
eCOGRA, an independent online gambling testing and compliance advisory company, has become the first test house to be authorised to offer operators and service providers accredited International Standards Organisation ISO 27001 certifications for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). CEO Andrew Beveridge said this week it is clear that a growing number of online gambling regulators …
Czech online casino software developer CASEXE has issued a statement detailing its findings on the efficacy of online banner adverts in the industry. Although the statement does not reveal the methodology used, it claims that “around” 20 percent of online gamblers “tend to click on the banner ads of the casinos other than those they …
Hong Kong-based online and land gambling group AGTech has inked a deal with the Asian e-commerce giant Alibaba which will see its lottery products and services distributed and sold through selected Alibaba channels and networks. The two companies have agreed to a 50:50 sharing agreement on the commission income generated from these channels, AGTech reported …
With Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s clampdown on illegal gambling now in full swing in the Philippines, the national regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) released its FY 2016 performance figures this week, reporting that GGR from its licensing, fees and other activities rose 17 percent to P55 billion (US$1.1 billion). Chairman Andrea Domingo boasted …
A New Jersey lawmaker has taken pre-emptive steps to ensure that legalised online gambling in his state is not jeopardised by any federal actions against online gambling that may develop. Assemblyman Vincent Mazzeo has introduced a resolution in the New Jersey Assembly which includes an appeal to the federal Trump administration and the US Congress …
Florida state Senator Bill Galvano and his colleagues sent a strong signal this week that they intend to advance a gambling expansion bill that includes daily fantasy sports elements among its mainly land gambling provisions. Galvano is a sponsor of bill SB8, through which senators hope to raise additional state revenues of up to $525 …
Writing on a Google topics blog Wednesday on “How we fought bad ads, sites and scammers in 2016” Google director Scott Spencer revealed some interesting facts and figures: * In 2016 Google removed 1.7 billion unacceptable adverts – a major increase on the 780 million in the preceding year; * Just 17 million of those …
Online and land gambling company Rank Group plc has released its H2-2016 results to end December 2016, flagging the following key performance figures: * Like-for-like group revenue up 2 percent at GBP 378.6 million; * Digital revenue up 11 percent at GBP 52.4 million, with the digital platform stable and performing well; Digital operations restructured …
Online gambling games developer Habanero has signed a deal to supply its full suite of content to platform provider 1XBet. The deal calls for Habanero to make its full catalogue of slots, table games, and video poker titles available to its fellow supplier, whose operator partners work in a number of international markets. Included in …
Swedish software developer Quickspin will launch its Achievements Engine at the upcoming ICE expo in London along with a raft of new games. The Achievements Engine, hailed as an industry-first, is an engagement and retention initiative that will encourage players to keep spinning the reels as they chase tokens and prizes. Players can track their …
Online casino platform and game developer Nolimit City has partnered Relax Gaming in a content supply deal. Nolimit City’s content will be integrated directly into Relax Gaming’s Silver Bullet platform providing Relax customers, such as LeoVegas, Betsson, Kindred Group and MrGreen, access to HTML5-built titles including Oktoberfest, Creepy Carnival, and Space Arcade. “Relax work with …
Betway has signed numerous deals with British race courses to either extend or expand horse racing sponsorships. The online operator renewed deals with Jockey Club Racecourse, Arena Racing Company and York Racecourse to retain its sponsorship of headline events while extending its support to the Newmarket and Haydock race courses. New events include headline sponsor …
Pennsylvania House of Representatives lawmaker Robert Matzie has signalled his intention to introduce a bill seeking the House’s approval in principle for intrastate legalised sports betting, but with an interesting proviso…it is a “be prepared” effort dependent on New Jersey winning its Supreme Court appeal against earlier and bitterly contested judicial decisions supporting the federal …
A commission to London-based games developer Gamevy from the LeoVegas online and mobile casino for a bespoke game marking its fifth birthday resulted in the unveiling this week of Be The King, an instant win game where players choose when to cash out – or whether to risk their winnings as they collect Leo symbols …
The looming clampdown on contracts-for-difference spread betting announced late last year by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (see previous reports) has spurred one of the major operators in the sector, FTSE-listed IG Group, to withdraw its Sprint binary options product from new clients in an attempt to get ahead of the regulator’s proposed new industry …