One lucky Betfair online slots player hit the Red Tiger Gaming Macau Jackpot to win GBP 1,197,161 while playing the popular Dragon’s Luck slot on Christmas Day. The Macau tab, exclusive to Red Tiger Gaming, hosts the developer’s Asian themed games and.has become popular for its progressive jackpots. The progressive Macau Jackpot was won on …
Singapore has some of the toughest anti-online gambling laws around, including measures against players, but that has apparently not stopped illegal operators from bombarding locals with mobile phone spam, according to the Straits Times newspaper. The newspaper reports that Singapore’s privacy watchdog, the Personal Data Protection Commission, has released statistics showing that online gambling promotions …
The Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor has reported that the number of illegal websites contravening a variety of Russian laws it has uncovered this year has soared three-fold over 2015 at 87,000…and 15,900 of them were online gambling oriented. The regulator claims some success in taking action, with 52,000 successfully warned off and a further 34,500 …
Embattled e-games software provider, PhilWeb, will not have its online gaming software services contract with PAGCOR automatically renewed but will have to bid on the contract as it goes out to tender, chief executive, Andrea Domingo said this week. “The selection of a service provider for PAGCOR’s online gaming operations will be in accordance with …
One BGO mobile customer has landed a jackpot so big it will most likely set him up for life. NetEnt’s Mega Fortune Dreams paid out Euro 7.4 million on a mere GBP1.25 bet to the Cheshire-based player, who plans on taking his children on a trip of a lifetime to Disney. “When I saw the …
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has become the first accredited games testing and certification services firm to be licensed in the Czech Republic. The license award by the Czech Ministry of Finance and Gaming expands GLI’s footprint across Europe and allows current and potential licensees in the jurisdiction to begin the certification process. “We see the …
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s weekend decision to appoint a national task force to investigate online gambling in the nation’s freeports in Aurora, Cagayan and Bataan (see previous reports) had officials in the latter province gathering despite the Christmas holidays at the request of the governor, Abet S. Garcia. Garcia and a slew of top administrators …
Ireland’s sports minister, Patrick O’Donovan, has voiced his concern over problem gambling among sports men and women, calling on the FAI, IRFU, and Olympic Council of Ireland to draw up concrete proposals to combat what he referred to as “the scourge” of online gambling. In an interview with the Irish Examiner newspaper, the minister stressed …
Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp’s acquisition of virtual sports provider Inspired Gaming Group has concluded with the combination of the two entities under Inspired Entertainment Inc. With eighty-nine percent of Hydra stockholders approving the deal last week, Inspired Gaming Group has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inspired. “We are truly delighted to combine the respective management …
Software developer Endorphina launched its 5-reel, 9-payline title “Maori” today (Wednesday). Celebrating New Zealand’s cultural heritage, the slot offers a graphic-rich dip into the mythology, arts and crafts of the Maori people. Features include Wilds that substitute all symbols except the Green Sun, Red Sun and Scatter. When one or more Wild symbols appear and …
Initial reports suggest a huge Boxing Day jackpot win at 888 Casino on its proprietary “Millionaire Genie” progressive jackpot slot. The winner, a 47-year-old occupational therapist from the UK, reportedly landed a jackpot of $4,336,296 on a GBP 1.50 bet. “It still hasn’t quite sunk in just how much I have won but I do …
Online gambling operators are showing growing interest in licensing in the newly regulated Czech Republic market scheduled to open January 1 2017, encouraging testing agencies to seek accreditation, and the first to be successful in this endeavour is Gaming Laboratories International (GLI). The company announced Saturday that it has been awarded accreditation from the Ministry …
There was not much goodwill on display in the Philippines over Christmas, at least as far as online gambling is concerned as the national president Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at the head of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza), implying that long-time chief Jose Mari Ponce was responsible for corruption and bribery regarding online gambling …
Chinese lottery ticket sales continued to rise in November, with the Ministry of Finance releasing figures that show a 12.6 percent year-on-year increase to 34.5 billion yuan ($5 billion). Sales of welfare lottery tickets increased 4.9 percent y-o-y to 17.8 billion yuan, while sports lottery sales jumped 22.1 percent to 16.6 billion yuan, the ministry …
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte kept the anti-online gambling pot boiling over the weekend, clarifying that his recent criticism of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (see previous reports) was in fact intended for the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority’s chairman Jose Mari Ponce. Our readers will recall that Duterte claimed in a public statement last week: “The …
Online gambling games aggregator Slotegrator has announced the launch of an integration promotion in collaboration with developer BetSoft. Until 31 January, BetSoft’s entire portfolio may be integrated into an online casino for free. Betsoft was previously integrated into Slotegrator’s uniform communication API protocol, one of the distinctive features of the aggregator. The protocol enables the …
Reports from Russia indicate that local online sports betting fans will have a greater choice of internet betting venues to work with next year. Among bookmakers ready to launch online sports betting services are Baltbet.ru, Bingo Boom through Star Beth and Olympus site Bkolimpbet.ru. All are reportedly finalising their arrangements with the central financial transaction …
Play Logia’s Curacao-licensed online casino Unique has confirmed the addition of around 60 new games from developers Play’n Go and Booming Games. Australia-based Booming Games is becoming increasingly well-known for innovative slots like Desert Drag and Gangster Gamblers, along with more artistic games such as Joker’s Wild and Little Goblins, which it claims have exclusive …
Mecca Bingo online players across the UK can make festive holiday celebrations especially rewarding with GBP 1 million in prizes on offer in a single online game on December 30. The million pound prize pool includes a GBP 500,000 prize for the ultimate winner. Starting at 9 pm, the gaming and entertainment will be fast …
The GBP 2.5 million UK “damaged lottery ticket” fraud that has already cost operator Camelot $3 million in Gambling Commission fines (see previous report) has received more publicity as newspapers dig for information in the absence of a full explanation from the Commission and the operator. Investigative journalists have already uncovered the identity and criminal …
Video game giant Valve is facing more eSports skin-betting litigation in Seattle following the filing in a federal court this week of a request for a class action by parents of skin-wagering youths resident in three US states. The Seattle Times reports that the unnamed parents from Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri claim their sons lost …
Philippines officials have rushed to moderate their president Rodrigo Duterte’s recent, and clearly hasty and uniformed, outburst threatening to ban all online gambling in the country (see previous reports). In addition to a clarification from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority that contrary to the presidential tirade it did not actually issue online gambling licenses or …
The National Assembly of Armenia, during a special session, has passed an amendment to the Law on State Duty that will see online gambling taxes increase five-fold. The annual duty for online gambling and lotteries will rise from 100 million drams (Euro 198,686) to 500 million drams (Euro 993,481). According to Armenian deputy finance minister, …
Following critical comments made by Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte Thursday, the head of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), Charito Plaza felt obliged to defend her organisation and personal integrity in a letter to the presidential palace Friday. Earlier, Duterte had publicly implied in a speech that the head of PEZA had been bribed to …