Yggdrasil Gaming’s Joker Millions progressive jackpot slot has been hit, awarding Euro 3,291,513 to an extremely lucky sunnyplayer.comcustomer who won the jackpot on a bet of just Euro 2.50! The win is the largest on Joker Millions to date, with previous big wins of Euro 2.9 million, Euro 720,000 and Euro 460,000 since March 2015. …
Interactive gaming developer, Spin Games LLC, has been formally awarded a ‘Casino Services Industry Enterprise’ gaming license by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement following the issue of a transactional waiver earlier this year. Under the license Spin Games is now authorized to begin deployment of its interactive gaming content utilizing its own ROC™ …
Spanish operator Sportium is the latest to join international betting integrity body, ESSA, as the organisation’s 22nd member. Sportium is a major multi-channel licensed betting operator in Spain offering over 60,000 bets each week through online and retail betting facilities and is the official betting partner of Spanish football’s premier La Liga competition. “Sportium is …
Malta-based World Match has launched “Pinguizz”, a 5-reel, 3-payline slot set in the South Pole. Centered around a family of lively penguins, Pinguizz offers a Diving Competition Bonus Game, Wilds, Magic Wilds and Free Spins. The Wild symbol operates as a Joker, replacing a missing icon to create more winning opportunities. Randomly selected Magic Wild’s …
SIS has become the sole provider of core race day data from U.K and Irish horse and greyhound races, to the retail and online betting sector, having exited existing licensing agreements with contracted data providers. SIS’ coverage involves 20 horse racing courses and 22 grey hound racing tracks in the U.K. along with exclusive race …
Australian gambling group Tatts announced Friday that it has rejected an acquisition offer from the Pacific Consortium (see previous reports) in favour of a prior merger offer from rival betting group Tabcorp. The Tatts statement observed that in rejecting the offer it wouldn’t allow the Pacific Consortium to go through its books or engage in …
Virtual sports provider Inspired Group has announced that its product is now live across Italy in Betaland retail betting shops. In partnership with Isibet, Inspired’s premium Virtual Sports products, including Rush Football 2 and Rush Horses, are available in 50 Betaland retail venues across Italy. Betaland entered the regulated Italian retail market in 2015 and …
A successful Swedish pizzeria businessman is the force behind the latest online casino to open its virtual doors at Casino Calzone.com, a new, 400-game enterprise with a cartoon artwork rendered pizzeria theme that will help propagate the Cal brand in the Swedish market on which it is focused. Cal himself commented: ‘’From my lifelong quest …
Aussie online punters on the books at Intertain’s Vera and John online casino have been advised by email that the casino is closing is virtual doors to players Downunder. In an advisory this week, players were told: “We’re always sorry to say goodbye, but the time has come. Due to a business decision, Vera&John will …
The UK Gambling Commission revealed in a communication this week that its consultation with the Department of Culture Media and Sport on licence fees has been concluded, and that most licensees will see reductions in the amounts they will be paying from April 6 next year. The advisory notes that the “overall fee burden” across …
The BGO online casino has issued a statement confirming that one of its players, identified only as Wellzyc has just hit a GBP 6,235,372.42 jackpot playing NetEnt’s Mega Fortune progressive slot….and he did it on a GBP 1.25 wager! The win is the biggest yet paid out by the operator, who revealed that the lucky …
The National Basketball Association in the USA has launched a new fantasy game based on NBA games. Titled InPlay, it appears to be a development of FanDuel Turbo, a product that was developed but never launched. Collaboration between the two organisations would not be unrealistic – the NBA has an equity interest in the daily …
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s unexpected outburst against online gambling Thursday afternoon (see previous reports) caused internet gambling stock prices on the local exchange to plunge later the same afternoon, with already embattled PhilWeb taking a further 30 percent hit, and Leisure and Resorts World Corp. down 20 percent. Duterte’s fifteen-word reference to online gaming: “I …
Our readers may remember the case back in 2007 when Eddie Tipton, an IT administrator with the Multi-State Lottery Association in Iowa, was accused of rigging lottery results so that a friend could benefit. The scam has multi-state repercussions, with Tipton facing four felony counts of computer crime. Those charges have now been augmented by racketeering …
Macau online gambling mogul Jack Lam’s Philippines troubles keep mounting following a Department of Justice filing Friday by the activist group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) against him and four others accused of illegal fronting. Lam’s whereabouts are presently unknown, but local media reports named four other people accused of helping him circumvent the …
Spain’s Euro 2,3 billion El Gordo (The Fat One) lottery draw was televised today, sparking celebrations across Spain, but more especially in the Acacia suburb of Madrid where all 1,650 top prize tickets were bought from a single vendor. The winning number 665513, appearing on these 1,650 tickets, awarded Euro 400,000 to each ticket holder. …
Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), OpenBet (OB) and the New Zealand Racing Board (NZRB) will engage to potentially formalize a Fixed Odds Betting platform beginning with a detailed design phase in January 2017. According to chief executive officer of the NZRB, John Allen, the decision was made following several months of in-depth analysis of the proposal. …
In the aftermath of David Baazov’s decision to walk away from an acquisition initiative on Amaya Inc this week (see previous reports) there has been business media speculation on what motivated the board of directors at the Montreal online gambling group to turn down an offer of Cdn$24 a share, which represented a 30 percent …
North Jersey.com journalist John Brennan flagged an interesting article on Phil Ivey’s mysterious companion in his headline-grabbing, multi-million dollar edge-sorting adventures with the Crockfords and Borgata casinos several years ago. These were recently in the headlines again following the conclusion of legal proceedings against Ivey, who will have to refund Borgata over $10 million (see …
The always unpredictable and occasionally surreal president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte is in the headlines again Thursday after announcing without details that he intends to shut down all online gambling in the country, according to Reuters and local media reports. Speaking at a budget signing ceremony in Malacañang, Duterte reportedly said: “I am ordering …
One of 2016’s biggest disappointments has been the failure of the legislature in Pennsylvania to finally pass legislation regulating and licensing online gambling despite two positive votes in the House, the approval of most of the land operators in the state and its inclusion as a source of state revenue in the budget bill. Whilst …
Online gambling software and games provider iSoftBet has released its Christmas cracker, a sci-fi themed online slot titled Robo Smash – a 5 reel, 15 pay-line game which will be specially decorated for the festive season until January 5. The release is simultaneous through desktop and mobile channels, and game features include Free Spins, Multipliers, …
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) wants to improve the way it connects with its online players, and has issued a Request for Information regarding a possible new and improved player platform with the goal of ensuring that its technology and solutions are responsive to modern consumer demands. The RFI advises: “OLG is exploring …
The major Finnish and Austrian online betting companies RAY and Win2Day have joined forces in an international online poker player liquidity agreement for a venture powered by Playtech iPoker that is expected to create a massive player base. In an industry-first, the respective Finnish and Austrian gaming brands will join forces to launch a joint …