The UK-based online gambling games developer Realistic Games has signed a deal to supply its games to online operator Kindred Group, parent company of quality brands that include Unibet, Stan James and Maria Casino. The deal will see the operator boost its player offering with Realistic table games, along with a diverse portfolio of slots. …
The political tactic of attaching unrelated bills to end-of-the-year, must-pass important legislation in the lame duck session of Congress has again come under the microscope this week following an appeal by several US action groups to Rep. John Culberson, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, not to allow the practice. …
The legislative season in Illinois may be drawing to a close, but that hasn’t stopped a new bid to ban daily fantasy sports from being assigned to the House Executive Committee; whether there is sufficient time to pass the bill is a matter for speculation. Media reports Wednesday on the new bill contain scant detail, …
Cambodia, where online gambling is operated by licensed land casinos alone, and Cambodian punters are banned from participating, is to tighten monitoring, control and management of the activity by setting up a centralised server, a Ministry of the Economy official revealed this week in a media interview. A deputy director in the Ministry, Ros Phearun …
Beleaguered Asian online gambling and junket businessman Jack Lam’s troubles grew further Wednesday when the Macau-based Jimei International Entertainment Group Limited, in which he is a controlling stakeholder and an executive director, issued a statement distancing itself from the gambling billionaire. The statement pointed out that the issues involving Lam in the Philippines are related …
The latest annual report of the Casino Association of South Africa, a trade association for most of the country’s land casino operators, continues to cite online gambling among its assessment of business threats to its members, despite the national government’s clearly strong opposition to online gambling and the growing enforcement of bans on the vertical. …
Stephen Conroy is a name familiar to most online gambling industry folks as the former Australian government minister who tried to introduce some decidedly Internet-unfriendly censorship legislation in his attempts to shut down online gambling and other pursuits he considered unsuitable for Aussies. Conroy retired from politics in September after a 20 year career, and …
The Philippines online gambling and bribery scandal keeps throwing up new developments almost daily, with the latest a report that Macau-based online gambling tycoon – the man at the centre of the furore – has put out tentative “surrender” feelers. That information comes from the vociferous chief of police in the Philippines, General Ronald Dela …
Slotland’s in-house game developers have launched a ninja anime-style slot in which warriors fight for justice. The feature-rich game, titled Ninja Power, is a 5 reel, 40 pay-line presentation with sticky Wilds, instant prizes, multipliers, wilds, scatters, free spins and a local jackpot of up to $5,000. “I think our players will be inspired by …
Israeli software developer, Spinomenal, has appointed former chief operating officer of Ortiz Gaming, Eduardo Tupper, as Senior Vice President. Tasked to drive the next phase of Spinomenal’s growth, with a focus on Latin America and the US, Tupper comes well versed in terms of developing and expanding into the interactive sector as he broadened Ortiz …
Platform and white label provider SoftSwiss has launched a portfolio of 50 plus Booming Games titles following a partnership deal announced this week. The deal expands SoftSwiss’ offer to provide gaming options for Bitcoin, widening the company’s appeal and boosting content for potential and existing Bitcoin casinos operating on its platform. “We agreed on the …
Sportech’s Racing and Digital division has become Kentucky racecourse Ellis Park’s new pari mutuel betting provider, another significant deal on the back of similar with Kentucky Downs. In addition, patrons of Ellis Park will enjoy betting technology upgrades to self service terminals and wireless account betting. “We evaluated our options and were impressed with Sportech …
Football digital content platform Squawka will be entering the sports betting sector with the launch of a new FSB Technology built and powered sports betting service to sit alongside its fantasy sports offer. According to Squawka the company will leverage almost 2 billion content views from six million football fans each month to build its …
NetEnt has joined the end-of-year rush to get new games out for the holiday season, launching a Greek mythology-themed online slot titled Divine Fortune. The 5 reel, 20 pay-line Jackpot game carries graphics illustrating the mythical monsters, legendary riches and adventures of classical ancient Greece, backed by a truly majestic musical sound track. Features include …
Online gambling group Betsson has announced the acquisition of niche operator RaceBets, noting that it complements Betsson’s offering with a proprietary horse racing product and an experienced horse betting trading team. The horse betting product will be added to Betsson’s offering and will benefit all Betsson brands, a company statement advises, noting that RaceBets holds …
Playtech’s advisory earlier this week that it is to embark on a Euro 50 million share re-purchase initiative (see prevous reports) has been quickly followed by a notification from the company that it has bought an initial tranche of 780,000 shares at prices ranging between 797.75 and 816.63. The volume weighted average price paid per …
The relatively new online gambling games developer Be The House, has announced that it is to launch its unique Cash In Roulette product with William Hill Online. Cash In Roulette offers bets over consecutive spins of a roulette wheel, in addition to the traditional single spin roulette. This means players can place bets on outcomes …
Prague-based online slot developer Endorphina has found a new outlet for its games, signing a content supply agreement with white label provider EveryMatrix. The games will be added to the CasinoEngine games aggregator software. Ebbe Groes, EveryMatrix CEO, said in a statement announcing the deal that Endorphina’s entertaining games will enhance the appeal of the …
Philippines Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre piled more agony on the embattled (and now departed from the Philippines) online gambling operator Jack Lam Tuesday, revealing that claims by Lam lawyers that he has a Cagayan permit to carry on online gambling business are false. Aguirre last week accused Lam of attempting to bribe him and Pagcor …
Japan’s gambling liberalisation bill allowing land casinos to set up and operate has achieved unexpected progress since passing a Lower House committee of the Diet earlier this week (see previous report). On Tuesday the bill winged its way through a Lower House vote and was referred to the Upper House Cabinet committee of the Diet …
Online gambling platform and games provider Vermantia has announced a content agreement with Austrian games developer Mohio Gaming for the provision of a suite of games to be carried on the CONNECT platform. The games to be provided by Mohio include virtual horse and greyhound racing based on pre-recorded real races as well as the …
Answering a question in the Malta parliament Tuesday, Emmanuel Mallia, the Minister for Digital Economy on the Mediterranean island and online gambling hub revealed that the government expects the online gambling industry to generate tax revenues of Euro 56.7 million in 2016, up from Euro 55.8 million last year The government’s take includes a tax …
David Baazov’s intriguing attempt to acquire the Amaya Group may have been complicated by the leak of a highly critical letter from major shareholder Jason Ader’s SpringOwl Asset Management. The Amaya board, to whom the letter is addressed, have not yet responded, but they would be wise to remember the furore that activist investor Ader …
Mile High Racing and Entertainment (MHRE) announced Tuesday that the Colorado Racing Commission has approved its daily fantasy sports activity allowing MHRE to offer fantasy sports contests in nine Colorado locations. Operating as Mile High Fantasy Sports, the contests will include professional football, basketball, hockey, baseball and other daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests. Las Vegas …