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BetOnBrazil launch online casino

26 Oct 2016

Argyll Entertainment-owned online sports betting and fantasy sports operator BetOnBrazil.com is set to launch a new online casino offering slots, table games and live dealer options. The site, powered by Amelco, will offer a full portfolio of iSoftBet games. The company said it hopes to further expand its portfolio with NetEnt and Realistic Games in …

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Medialivecasino clinch deal with Microgame

26 Oct 2016

Live casino provider Medialivecasino has clinched its second deal in the Italian market in as many weeks, this with major operator Microgame. Medialivecasino live dealer games have already gone live with Microgame joining content from other well-known providers NetEnt and Evolution Gaming. “This further strengthens the most comprehensive portfolio in the Italian market, now available …

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Mecca launch Instant Win content

25 Oct 2016

Rank Group’s Mecca arm has partnered instant win content provider IWG as it debuts the vertical to its offering. The portfolio will initially launch with 10 games, including Slingo and Cashbuster, delivered through IWG’s remote gaming server. IWG has provided instant win content to lotteries for the past 15 years, amassing a portfolio of over …

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Microgaming set to launch much anticipated Dragonz

25 Oct 2016

Microgaming is set to launch its latest online slot title “Dragonz” on November 2, 2016. The much anticipated release introduces four small, but mighty, dragon characters Flint, Switch, Frost and Gobble. Feature, graphic and sound-rich, this 3D animated offer will take players on an epic journey in search of treasure. “Dragonz” has a lot to …

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Ladbrokes backs Gamcare youth programme

25 Oct 2016

UK gaming firm Ladbrokes has pledged GBP 180,000 to Gamcare’s new Youth Program over 2016 and 2017, following a visit by chief executive officer, Jim Mullen. The national problem gambling organization will utilize the funds at three regional “youth hubs” across the UK providing information, advice, early interventions, and links to treatment. According to GamCare, …

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Impressive results from Evolution Gaming

25 Oct 2016

Evolution Gaming Group AB delivered in its third quarter 2016 results reporting strong growth in revenue and a significant increase in mobile penetration. The company attributes is success to strong general growth and continued high demand for dedicated environments. Key performance indicators for the three month period ending September 30, 2016 include: – Revenue increase …

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Interwetten pleased with progress

25 Oct 2016

In a brief third quarter 2016 report, Malta-headquartered online gaming company Interwetten reported strong growth across all verticals, with an emphasis on online casino revenues. Key performance highlights for the three month period ending September 30, 2016 included group revenues of Euro 16.9 million, an increase of 23 percent. Sports betting revenue grew 9 percent …

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NYX Gaming Group partners Endemol Shine Gaming

25 Oct 2016

NYX Gaming Group has entered into an IP partnership deal with Endemol Shine Gaming with the release of the first game under the deal, via its Open Gaming System (OGS), due next month. NYX OGS will exclusively release “Oliver Twist”, an innovative 5-reel slot featuring a multi-layered bonus game. Players need to play their way …

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NBA franchise’s start-up accelerator considers DFS line-up site

25 Oct 2016

The Sixers Innovation Lab, a start-up accelerator operated under the wing of NBA franchise the Philadelphia 76ers, is currently mulling a batch of 60 applicants for assistance but has been particularly taken with a daily fantasy sports line-up recommender titled Monster Roster, reports the publication Philly.com. SIL managing director Seth Berger said he had been …

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Brit government announces new gambling study

25 Oct 2016

Despite the conclusions of a recent investigation, the British government has yielded to media and action group pressure demanding another study of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals in retail betting shops, and the proliferation of gambling advertisements. Announcing the new enquiry on Monday, the minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage , Tracey Crouch, confirmed speculation last …

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New online slot from isoftbet

25 Oct 2016

The latest online slot from games developer iSoftBet has a theme based on the spine chilling movie franchise, Paranormal Activity, in which a young couple are haunted by a supernatural presence. The theme supports a 5 reel, 243 ways-to-win game that comes with a trio of free spins features boosted with multipliers or stacked or …

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Cambodian land casino operator mulls online venture

25 Oct 2016

Donaco International, a land casino operator active in the Cambodian market, has informed shareholders that it is contemplating an entry into the online gambling sector next year, using an online licence awarded to Star Vegas, a company that it acquired last year. CEO Joey LIm said the project was at the exploratory stage but that …

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NetEnt launches Red Riding Hood online slot

24 Oct 2016

Online gambling games and software provider NetEnt announced Monday the launch of its latest fairytale fantasy slot, titled Red Riding Hood. The game, which has already attracted much preview interest, is part of the developer’s Fairytale Legends series, which the company plans to expand with further titles in 2017. Players of the 5-reel, 20-line slot …

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Canadian lottery interested in online possibilities

24 Oct 2016

Official documents recently obtained by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during an investigation have shown that earlier this year the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, which covers several of the smaller Canadian provinces in the Atlantic coastal area, made an approach to their governments regarding the possible introduction of online gambling. The reaction of other provinces is not …

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Will Hill chairman will not be stepping down

24 Oct 2016

Media speculation that there have been calls for William Hill chairman Gareth Davis to stand down in the wake of the abandoned merger attempt with Amaya (see previous  reports) has been addressed in a company statement, the Reuters news agency reported Monday, quoting a company statement that advised: “There are no plans for Gareth to …

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Spin Games and KGM Gaming get a foothold in New Jersey online gambling

24 Oct 2016

KGM Gaming and New Jersey-based Spin Games LLC have announced a games supply deal with Borgata Hotel Casino which will see the roll-out of HTML5 games for the online assets of the casino in the legalised New Jersey online regulated market. Content will be integrated via Spin’s ROC remote gaming server via the Bwin IGS, …

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Critical week for Pennsylvanian online gambling legalisation

24 Oct 2016

Time is fast running out for legislation proposing the legalisation of online poker in the state of Pennsylvania; the Senate session ends on October 26 and if the Senate does not act it could mean that legalisation proposals such as HR 2150 are off the table for this year. Our readers will recall that the …

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Optima sportsbetting product gains traction in Africa

24 Oct 2016

Spanish sports betting technology specialist supplier Optima has extended its wide reach in Europe with the successful integration of its Multichannel Gaming Suite platform at Nigerian online and retail bookmaker Nairabet. In a media interview published last week Optima chief executive Jacob Lopez Curciel and Nairabet CEO Akin Alabi talked about the long-term contract between …

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Daily fantasy sports majors close to settlement with New York AG

24 Oct 2016

Now that New York legalisation is in the bag for daily fantasy sports (see previous  reports), market leaders Fanduel and DraftKings are reportedly close to a settlement on false advertising charges laid by the state Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, last year. A New York Times report quotes two unnamed insider sources who claim that the …

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Lightning Box Games strikes William Hill deal

24 Oct 2016

Sydney-based slot design specialist Lightning Box Games has signed an agreement to supply its content to William Hill’s licensed betting offices in the UK. In the first instance, the deal will give the operator exclusive access to the Australian studio’s Silver Lion Deluxe and Panda Power Deluxe titles, following the commercial success of similar models …

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Betradar scores OPAP deal

24 Oct 2016

Sports betting data and analytics provider Betradar has inked a live betting supply deal with the major Greek licensed retail and online gambling operator OPAP. Betradar will supply automated live betting markets and in-running trading services throughout the operator’s retail and online betting network as OPAP strives to expand its betting acrtivity in the face …

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Betclic Everest contracts Play’n Go games

24 Oct 2016

Swedish online gambling games developer Play’n GO has signed an agreement with the Betclic Everest Group that will see its full suite of games rolled out across the French group’s online casino brands. The agreement gives players access to premium games, including Gemix, Cloud Quest, Eye of the Kraken, and the recently released Mexican-fiesta themed …

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Virtual racing games to be streamed online via SIS

24 Oct 2016

Online and retail betting industry provider SIS has signed a multi-year deal that harnesses the power of its SIS Stream product to deliver 49s-branded racing games to online customers. A staple of UK and Irish retail betting shops for over a decade, the 49s-branded virtual horse and greyhound racing, provided by Inspired Gaming Group, will …

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Yggdrasil launches Super Heroes online slot

24 Oct 2016

Online gambling games developer Yggdrasil Gaming has announced the launch of its latest online slot, a five reel game titled Super Heroes. The game is supported by an apocalyptic theme in which alien overlords are attempting to take over the world, opposed by six unique super heroes who each holding a special super power including …

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