GVC Holdings unveiled an exclusive new HTML5 based online slot for Danish gambling group Danske Spil Thursday. Titled Nisseautomaten (“Elf Slot”), the five-reel game features Christmas elves in a yuletide setting and is launched simultaneously for mobile and desktop devices. Features include a fun bonus round where the player is challenged to guide Santa’s little …
Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden’s latest Q3-2016 figures released Wednesday show a disappointing quarterly decline compared to the same period last year, mainly due to weaker sports betting and poker results. Highlights of the report include: * Betting and online gaming revenue up year-on-year at DKK 910 million (Q3-2015: DKK 890) but down DKK 25 million on …
Industry sources claim that the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has issued 35 offshore gaming licenses as part of the initial roll-out of the Duterte administration’s newly created offshore gaming regime. The information has not thus far been confirmed by Pagcor, but apparently the licenses were issued to Philippines-based operators who may only accept …
Microgaming has breathed new life into Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic 1912 novel hero Tarzan, the subject also of many Hollywood interpretations, showcasing again the powerful but noble-hearted jungle legend that captured the imagination of several generations. Now the theme of an online slot titled simply Tarzan, the game has launched simultaneously on desktop and mobile …
Swedish online gambling games supplier to provide full suite of games to platform, white label and turnkey operator. Yggdrasil Gaming has put pen to paper in a deal that will see it provide platform and content supplier Tain with its full suite of video slots games. Yggdrasil will integrate its portfolio of HTML5 games into …
Play’n GO’s latest online slot, due to for release mid-December, takes players on a virtual journey into the Viking past, returning to the cold Scandinavian lands to help central characters Siv, Liv and Ingeborg protect their Viking village from trolls. Titled Troll Hunters, the theme in this five-reel game is replete with warlike Nordic references …
Catena Media, an online marketing group, has announced the acquisition for a consideration of Euro 10.6 million of online gambling information and review site Casino UK (casinouk.com). Catena revealed this week that the acquisition generates revenue of around Euro 600,000 per quarter, with an operating margin of 80 percent, and most of its revenue coming …
Petfre (Gibraltar) Ltd, trading as on line gambling operator Betfred, has been warned by the UK Advertising Standards Authority regarding an email promo circulated during the recent Euro 2016 football championships. There were two aspects which triggered complaints, and ASA upheld one of them, finding that the offer was misleading and ordering that it must …
It appears from Philippines media reports Thursday that Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II is rowing back a little on his widely reported allegations that gambling mogul Jack Lam tried to bribe him, the head of Pagcor and sundry Immigration Bureau functionaries. Aguirre told local reporters that he will not pursue any legal action against retired …
Getting into the Christmas spirit, Swedish online gambling games developer NetEnt has announced the launch of its festive season slot Secrets of Christmas. This is a 5-reel, 3-row, 25-line video slot featuring seasonal stockings, gingerbread houses, snow and gifts, all designed to capture and share the feel-good ambience as the year draws to a close …
Silver Lion, a new slot from specialist Australian slots developer Lightning Box Games, has debuted exclusively at mobile and desktop casino LeoVegas.com. The 5×4-reel, 1024 ways-to-win slot takes players on safari across the sweeping plains of the African Savannah in search of the mythical Silver Lion. Along the way they encounter zebras, hippos, meerkats and …
Despite the fact that neither Ladbrokes nor Tabcorp have commented on rumours that they are discussing a possible merger (see previous reports), industry analysts have been examining the possibilities of such an industry-changing move, which has the potential to create a GBP 5 billion online and land gambling leviathan. Experts at Citigroup have concluded that …
The respected independent research group Neilsen’s latest study on eSports shows that the vertical continues to grow in popularity in the United States, with an impressive 14 percent of the 13-years-or-more population keenly interested in competitive video gaming…up 8 percent year-on-year. “While eSports may not rival the size of many traditional sports fan bases just …
Allegations that attempts have been made to bribe Philippines officials involved in the recent arrests of more than 1,300 visiting Chinese nationals allegedly working in e-gaming operations at the Clark Freeport (see previous reports) have been augmented by new claims that gambling mogul Jack Lam tried to bribe Andrea Domingo, head of regulator PAGCOR, and …
The UK Gambling Commission has voiced concern over the numbers of teenagers who are gambling on a weekly basis, The Telegraph newspaper reports. A research project which surveyed 2,411 children sampled from 103 state secondary schools in England and Wales suggested that: * An estimated 450,000 children aged between 11 and 15 could be gambling …
The loss of a million dollars of taxpayer’s money in an abortive attempt to set up a tribal online gambling licensing and regulatory regime in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (see previous reports) continues to linger after four years of finger-pointing and enquiries, and could be about to be resurrected again in fresh …
Paddy Power-Betfair and other Irish online firms were reprimanded, but escaped serious criminal penalties when they were hauled before an Irish court this week following complaints of spamming activity. Instead, they were inveighed to halt such activity, pay prosecution costs and make donations to charity…but warned that repeated appearances could result in more punitive penalties. …
Hopes that Macau has turned the corner after years of losses rose again Thursday when the local regulator Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau revealed that for the fourth consecutive month gambling revenues are up compared to the corresponding period last year. Gambling revenue in November 2016 rose 14.4 percent year-on-year to 18.8 billion patacas …
Intralot Group has concluded the sale of an 80 percent stake in its Peruvian subsidiary, Intralot de Peru, to Nexus Group Entertainment Peru S.A.C. for a cash consideration of $68.7 million. The deal supports Intralot’s strategy to develop strategic partnerships with strong local partners in selected countries, leveraging synergies and local market know-how that local …
EnergyCasino has launched a new brand awareness and player acquisition campaign in the Polish market. The campaign is headlined by professional bodybuilder Robert Burneika, aka Hardkorowy Koksu, who has a loyal and strong following in Poland. “Robert Burneika embodies so much of what the Energy brand is all about; he’s powerful, he’s capable, he delivers, …
Swedish online slots development specialist Quickspin has been ranked among the top 50 technology companies in the country by financial advisory giant Deloitte. The firm was listed in the Deloitte Fast 50 Sweden 2016, a rundown of the fastest growing tech companies based on average revenue increase over the past four years. The acknowledgement is …
Multi-channel sportsbook and casino platform provider Digitain has overhauled the user interface for Armenia’s largest multi-vertical operator, TotoGaming and upgraded it with new platform features. The site is already powered by Digitain’s gaming platform, and has now been bolstered with a raft of new P2P games, that include Belote and Backgammon. The Digitain gaming platform …
Demand for Teddy Sagi’s 32.3 million Playtech ordinary shares offered for sale in a bookbuilding sale Tuesday (see previous report) has clearly been keen; in a follow-up statement Wednesday Playtech advised that Brickington actually sold 38.7 million shares at 850p per share. The advisory notes that due to strong investor demand, Brickington agreed with its …
The Nevada Gaming Control Board had good news for the state gaming industry Tuesday, reporting that revenues rose 11.2 percent year-on-year during the month of October 2016. Casino gaming revenue topped $887.5 million during the month, with the Las Vegas Strip doing particularly well – up 14 percent to $562.7 million. On the games front …