Playtech has released another in its series of Marvel-DC Comics superhero themed slots, this one titled Man of Steel and featuring the perrennial hero Superman. The slot is a 5 reel, 60 pay-line game with outstanding graphics, animation, authentic movie soundtrack and a host of features that include two bonus rounds (the Crystal bonus and …
Dutch gaming authority Kansspelautoriteit has extended Sportech Racing B.V.’s totalizator license for a further six months to July 1, 2017. Kansspelautoriteit said the award ensures the license will remain valid while a transparent tender process for the totalizator license continues.
Online slots aggregator Slotegrator has announced the addition to its inventory of a wide range of games from Asian gaming developer Inteplay Global Limited and virtual sports provider Golden Race. Inteplay offers over 100 online games along with a back-office administration system supporting a variety of languages and currencies, while Golden Race content includes virtual …
UK-based gambling firm bet365 has launched a new Cash Out feature for all unsettled selections within customers’ bets and where the outcome of the bet has not yet been determined. “Edit Bet” allows customers the ability to add, swap or remove selections on unsettled straight accumulators both pre-match and in-play. Punters may also swap or …
PhilWeb Corporation has sold its Acentic GmbH business to Lantic Holding GmbH for a $750,000 consideration as it has fights to stay operational in the Philippines. In a Philippines stock exchange disclosure, PhilWeb said it had also collected full settlement of its loan receivables totaling Euro 1,973,250. In total, P140 million was raised to provide …
Aspire Global has taken a full suite of Play’n GO content live across its network after agreeing a strategic partnership. “After the launch of 3 new game providers since the beginning of 2016, we are pleased to close 2016 with the launch of Playn’ Go,” Galit Shani-Michel, VP Product at Aspire Global said. “As part …
Spain’s council of ministers have announced the appointment of juan espinosa garcia as director general of the country’s gaming authority having previously served as assistant director-general under predecessor carlos hernández rivera since 2013. he holds a bachelor of law and civil administration from the state, a masters in european and international politics (university of edinburgh) …
The Malaysian police continued their anti-vice campaign last week, carrying out sweeping raids across the capital Kuala Lumpur and arresting 614 individuals – most of them foreign women engaged in the hospitality industry, but some charged with facilitating illegal online gambling. The Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar, told local reporters that his …
Playtech online slot fans are speculating that the company’s next big branded game release is likely to take place this (January) month and will carry a theme based on the fiction superhero comic series Green Lantern. The Green Lantern licensing was included in a deal with Warner Brothers-DC Comics announced early 2016 that included Batman …
The Macau regulator has released full year 2016 and December 2016 revenue figures, reporting that in December the Asian gambling hub saw revenues rise 8 percent y-o-y to 19.8 billion patacas, continuing the upward trend of recent months. However, viewed for the full year, the numbers were down 3.3 percent year-on-year at 223.2 billion patacas …
Wintingo online casino has announced the integration of a full range of Scientific Games Interactive content in its games portfolio, boosting games from separate developers iSoftBet, PariPlay Evolution, NetEnt and Microgaming. The Isle of Man and Malta-licensed operation, which is owned by the Digimedia group, now offers a selection of over 800 games delivered via …
The Europe-based international police organisation Interpol issued a statement this week reporting that it coordinated an international operation between October 1 and November 30 this year in which over 1,500 individuals were arrested in questionable call centre raids…with the biggest bust being 1,300 Chinese nationals “detained in the Philippines for fraudulent activities conducted out of …
Changes to tax laws on casino winnings proposed by the IRS in the United States would have been complicated and expensive to implement, and have been withdrawn, reports the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. The proposals included new rules about how slot winnings should be reported, suggesting that the reporting ceiling be reduced from $1,200 to …
The Malaysian Red Shirts political pressure group was accused of grandstanding for publicity purposes this week after it enlisted local journalists to follow its vigilante action in raiding suspected online gambling dens in the Johor Baru region. Making the accusation, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed described Red Shirts leader Datuk Seri Jamal Yunos’ …
Internet censorship is alive and well in Malaysia, where the government’s Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) revealed Friday that during 2016 it has blocked access to 2,407 websites. MCMC Network Security and Enforcement Chief Officer Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin told local reporters that the MCMC blocked 1,129 phishing sites, 1,113 obscene content sites, 90 offensive …
Independent research company Technavios has published a teaser on its latest study, reporting that the compound annual growth rate in US online gambling over the four years from 2016 to 2020 will reach 51.71 percent. The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the online gambling market in the US, calculating the …
Nektan plc, a Gibraltar-based international B2B mobile gaming content developer and platform provider has released its full year and first quarter results, showing that although year-on-year revenues have risen significantly, its losses have mounted, and revealing that it has plans in train to raise a further GBP 2.275 in fresh funding. Highlights of the report …
Earlier this year we reported on the $1.1 million contract dispute between Las Vegas daily fantasy sports company Emil Interactive Games LLC (t/a DraftOps) and the Minnesota Wild hockey team, in which Emil Interactive was sued on allegations of being in breach of its 2015 contract to provide $1.1 million in sponsorship for the hockey …
Online gambling group Bet365’s application to build a training and recreational centre for its growing labour force in the UK revealed some interesting information on the company and its ambitions this week. Local media reports from Stoke on Trent, where the company recently built new headquarters, quote excerpts from the planning application which indicate that …
With the January 1st implementation of a new high-tax Gambling Act in the Czech Republic looming, online gambling group William Hill plc has informed its local players and affiliate marketers that it is exiting the market, and advised them to withdraw any positive balances in their accounts. Citing “recent regulatory developments” in its email to …
Pennsylvania Senator Kim Ward’s January 3rd “informational” meeting between lawmakers and land casino operators (see previous reports) has an agenda that reportedly goes beyond online gambling legalisation and the budget deficit, embracing also recent court rulings on tax and contributions to hosting communities by land casino operators. It’s likely to make for a wide-ranging and …
Irish lawmakers are hopeful that new gambling legislation replacing existing laws for gambling, will finally be voted on in the new year after languishing in the drafting process for almost four years. Under fire in the Irish parliament recently over the Gambling Control Bill that was introduced in 2013, junior Justice Minister David Stanton acknowledged …
New Jersey’s bid for a US Supreme Court hearing on its attempts to more widely legalise sports betting (see previous reports) reaches a critical stage on January 13, when the US Supreme Court’s eight justices hold conference to decide which cases it will hear. In the past the court declined to hear earlier iterations of …
900 of the 2,500 rooms at the Rio casino and resort in Las Vegas – traditional home of the World Series of Poker every year, were evacuated Thursday following a power outage. The Associated Press news agency reports that a fuse shorted in a backup generator that was powering the hotel’s Masquerade Tower, and because …