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Major online slot win for South American online punter

21 Dec 2016

One lucky South American player had 955,308 reasons to smile this week as he struck the Gold Mega Jackpot on PartyCasino’s download slot, Super Mystic. Playing for just $2.25 per spin,a 63-year-old player identified only as Mr. M scored a phenomenal prize pay-out of 424,581x his bet. He plans to spend the resulting $955,308 windfall …

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A good week for online casino supplier

21 Dec 2016

Hot on the heels of its partnership agreement with Norsk Tipping (see previous  report) B2B online gambling supplier Everymatrix has reported a deal with CEGO, one of Denmark’s most successful online casino operators. Following the agreement, CEGO’s newest online casino brand will benefit with premium content from NYX, Scientific Gaming, Magnet Gaming and Evolution via …

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Czech tech firm eyes virtual reality opportunities in online gambling

21 Dec 2016

CASEXE, a technology firm in the Czech Republic, has issued a statement opining that there are good Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality opportunities for companies like itself in the online casino industry. The company predicts that the general popularity of the VR/AR casino trend will continue to grow, and says that the VR industry itself …

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Playtech expands major contract in Finland

20 Dec 2016

Online gambling and financial services group Playtech and Veikkaus, the lead brand behind the Finland’s enlarged FRV Finland group made up of the recently merged Veikkaus, RAY and Fintoto companies, have agreed a landmark contract that will guarantee growth in the Finnish market. Building on six years of partnering with RAY, Finland’s Slot Machine Association, …

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NetEnt games now live in Bulgaria

20 Dec 2016

Online gambling software and games provider NetEnt has reported that its products are now live in Bulgaria on the regulated online casino scene. A selection of the Swedish provider’s games have been launched with the largest gaming operator in Bulgaria, National Lottery Bulgaria, marking another regulated market entry in Europe for NetEnt. National Lottery Bulgaria …

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Red Tiger to provide games to Matchbook online casino

20 Dec 2016

The Isle of Man-based online slots developer and provider, Red Tiger Gaming announced Tuesday that it is to partner with Matchbook online casino in a new content deal that will see the software company provide its full suite of slots. The company already has partnerships with a number of tier-one operators including Paddy Power, PokerStars, …

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Brazil gambling reforms delayed again

20 Dec 2016

Hopes that Brazil’s sweeping land and online gambling reforms would receive political approval this year have been dashed by the news that Bill PLS 186/2014 has been returned to the House Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship for more discussion and research by a Senate vote of 44 to 19. In early November the Special …

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Pariplay to provide scratch card content to Isle of Man operator

20 Dec 2016

Online gambling content supplier PariPlay has inked a contract to provide scratch card content to the Isle of Man operator World Lottery Club, an international lottery betting brand operated by Annexio Limited. Under the agreement, Pariplay’s entire portfolio of in-house developed, branded and original online scratch cards will be integrated exclusively with World Lottery Club’s …

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Daily fantasy sports site shutting down

20 Dec 2016

The DFS information forum Rotogrinders reports that daily fantasy sport operator iTeam will not be posting any more real-money games, although the website will remain open to enable players to cash out their positive balances. Gabe Hunterton from iTeam told Rotogrinders that he was not able to raise the large series A round needed to …

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Baazov abandons talks to acquire Amaya

20 Dec 2016

David Baazov, the former CEO of the Amaya Group and prospective multi-billion-dollar buyer of the company, announced Tuesday that he has ended acquisition talks, claiming that some Amaya shareholders were demanding too high a premium. Reporting on the end of the acquisition initiative, the Reuters news agency says that the news was greeted with an …

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Intertain borrows more to fund Gamesys earn-out obligations

20 Dec 2016

Online gambling group Intertain has substantially increased its debt burden after raising debt financing of GBP 160 million in order to help meet its earn-out payment obligations to Gamesys regarding the acquisition in April last year of Jackpot Joy and and Starspins. In a statement Tuesday Intertain management outlined obligations regarding the payment of fees, …

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Realtime Gaming announces new Sweet 16 online slot

20 Dec 2016

Online gambling casino games developer RealTime Gaming has announced the launch of its new Sweet 16 online slot, which features the developer’s new Morphing Symbols feature. Any symbols in any winning combination can change into a new symbol and create another winning combination. With each successive win, the prize is multiplied – up to 10X …

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New president and CFO for Spin Games

20 Dec 2016

Spin Games, the US-based developer and supplier of land and online interactive games, has announced the appointment of a new president and chief financial officer. Kunal Mishra takes over as president and chief financial officer from Spin Games founder Kent Young who continues to serve the company as chief executive officer and will focus on …

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Kiron to provide virtual sports to 1Click Games

20 Dec 2016

The Malta-based online games and white label platform supplier 1Click Games has announced a deal with Kiron Interactive which will see the latter’s virtual sports games becoming available to 1Click Games clients, enabling them to attract virtual sports fans. Following integration with 1Click Games platform, Kiron’s Betman Online remote game server, will be delivered across …

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Australian online lottery firm reports h1-2016 results

20 Dec 2016

The Australian online lottery company Jumbo Interactive, which among other enterprises operates Ozlotteries .com under agreements with the Tatts Group, has reported on its expected performance in H1-2016; the six months ending December 31 this year, reporting that despite declining revenues its profit remains stable. Highlights on the interim include: * Net Profit After Tax …

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Federal judge rules against Tribal online gambling

20 Dec 2016

A federal judge in southern California, Anthony Battaglia, has ruled that the San Diego-based tribal online gambling operator, Santa Ysabel Interactive, must immediately stop offering or conducting any gambling or game of chance through internet technologies, and suspend accepting payments relating to online gambling from anyone outside its designated tribal land. The decision appears to …

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GVC launch proprietary Pro table game series

19 Dec 2016

GVC Holdings’ in-house developers have developed Blackjack Pro and European Roulette Pro, the first two titles to launch in its new casino table game Pro Series. The Pro series are developed with a mobile first approach and provide a complete refresh to these timeless classics of the offline and online casino world, the company said. …

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Loot.bet join UltraPlay eSports platform

19 Dec 2016

Loot.bet, operated by Cyprus-based Livestream Ltd, is the latest eSports operator to join the UltraPlay platform. The Curacao-licensed operator offers pre-match and live betting on a range of sixteen competitive games, including Dota2, Counter-strike and Overwatch.

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Norsk Tipping awards iGaming contract to EveryMatrix

19 Dec 2016

Norwegian state-owned lottery Norsk Tipping has awarded a six-year iGaming Integration Platform contract to EveryMatrix. Under the terms of the contract, EveryMatrix will provide operational services, content provider support, its CasinoEngine platform and integration for several casino vendors including IGT, NetEnt, QuickSpin, Novomatic, Magnet Gaming and Scientific Games. EveryMatrix executive chairman, Stian Hornsletten, believes Norsk …

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Gala Bingo support 52 Lives charity

19 Dec 2016

Gala Bingo.com has risen to the occasion with a donation of GBP 52,000 to global donations charity 52 Lives. 52 Lives posts a story each week about someone who is in need of help and operates on the premise that lots of good people working together can make an immense difference to those less fortunate. …

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William Hill U.S. take Virtual Racing live in Nevada

19 Dec 2016

William Hill Sports Book has taken Virtual Racing live at four of its Reno Sports Books following a successful field trial at two Las Vegas properties. The launch follows final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission enabling William Hill to expand the product to Circus Circus Hotel Casino, Club Cal Neva Casino, Grand Sierra Resort …

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Playson adapts to demise of Flash

19 Dec 2016

Software developer Playson will release all new titles in HTML5, and convert its most popular older titles to the same format by early 2017, as it anticipates the discontinuation of default Flash player support. The company has completed the launch of its new framework, already having rolled out its recent releases Art of the Heist, …

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New titles from Booming Games

19 Dec 2016

Booming Games released two new titles “Booming Seven Deluxe” and “Santa’s Kiss” this week. Booming Seven Deluxe is a super-charged sequel to the developer’s Booming Seven title. Upgrades include diamond encrusted Wild x7 multipliers and additional paylines. Landing three or more standard 7 icons will award 10 free spins and shiny gold bars will activate …

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Genesis Gaming inks content deal with Royal Panda

19 Dec 2016

Genesis Gaming content will supply its entire slots portfolio to Royal Panda online casino following an agreement announced late last week. Titles include Machine Gun Unicorn, Clash of Queens, and Temple of Luxor. “It’s always a pleasure to welcome a new games supplier to Royal Panda, especially when it brings such an impressive line-up of …

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