Gambling news - page 568

Multiple game releases

12 Oct 2016

Slotland has debuted its new proprietary 5×4 “Neon Reels” slot featuring two new types of bonus features Wild Reels and Free Spins with Clone Reels. During play, except during free spins, reels can randomly turn in to Wild Reels. Reels two and four can be filled with Wild symbols and the middle reel can become …

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Betclic live in Portuguese market

12 Oct 2016

Betclic has gone live in the Portuguese market with the launch of an online casino offering a limited number of slot games from the Thunderkick studios. The company will expand its initial offer in early 2017 with roulette, blackjack and additional slots. Our readers will recall Betclic was one of the first awarded a remote gambling …

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NetEnt in the early Christmas spirit

12 Oct 2016

NetEnt previewed its latest Christmas-themed slot title “Secrets of Christmas”. The 5-reel, 3-row, 25-line video slot is a graphic-rich offer featuring all that is synonymous with the Christmas season. A Free Spins Bonus Feature may award additional Free Spins, multipliers, Wild symbols or Wild Reels.

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Global Bet expands in Africa

12 Oct 2016

Virtual sports provider Global Bet has expanded within Africa following the signing of a deal with lottery and gaming operator Editec, who operate in the continent under the Premier, Guinea Games and SBA brands. Under the terms of the deal, Editec will launch Global Bet´s Virtual Sports and number games across retail and mobile channels. …

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More chinese online gambling arrests in Cambodia

12 Oct 2016

The police in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap have reported the arrest of 18 men and a woman – all Chinese nationals – in a sting operation on three venues which had been providing illegal online gambling services. Speaking to the Phnom Penh Post, Chea Kamsan, deputy provincial immigration police chief, said that those …

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Prince Edward Island opposition weighs in on failed online gambling venture

12 Oct 2016

The failed attempt by the Prince Edward Island provincial government in Canada to launch an online gambling licensing jurisdiction in cooperation with a local First Nation tribe (see previous  reports) continued to generate strong feelings this week in reaction to the highly critical findings of the province’s auditor general, Jane MacAdam, released earlier this month. …

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Paddy Power in racing media rights deal with The Racing Partnership

12 Oct 2016

The Paddy Power Betfair land and online betting group has announced the signing of a long term racing media rights deal with The Racing Partnership which will start early in 2017. TRP content will be distributed throughout PPB’s Paddy Power retail betting estates under the agreement, including UK all-weather racing from Lingfield Park, Southwell and …

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Dutch blitz on Apple gambling apps continues

12 Oct 2016

Dutch authorities enforcing the nation’s ban on internet gambling have reported that a call for Apple to remove gambling apps for Dutch players from the App Store has been largely successful. Quoting official sources, the publication Dutch News notes that to date access by Dutch players to 55 apps has been curtailed following a request …

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Red Tiger secures games supply deal with SlotsMillion

12 Oct 2016

The Isle of Man-based online gambling games developer Red Tiger Gaming has successfully implemented a games supply deal with ALEA-powered Spanish online casino operator SlotsMillion. Red Tiger has provided a full portfolio of slots with the promise of at least one new game per month, and as part of the integration process the provider is …

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MrSlotty content for Betconstruct

11 Oct 2016

Gaming and betting solutions provider BetConstruct has entered into a content supply deal with Loberta UAB-owned games developer MrSlotty. BetConstruct will integrate MrSlotty’s HTML5 “light weight” HD games portfolio to its Spring Platform. Sergey Harutyunyan, BetConstruct COO, commented on the new agreement: “BetConstruct enjoys working with developers who don’t follow a well-trodden path,” Sergey Harutyunyan, …

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SpellCraft from Playson

11 Oct 2016

Playson’s newest release is the 5×3 video slot title “SpellCraft”. Three “good” witches invite players in to play the new game featuring a Ghost Reel feature and a Bonus Game set in a magical laboratory. The Ghost Reel feature offers an additional 6th reel triggered by a Scatter symbol. Players are given 15 spins within …

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Oulala seeks foothold in Latin market

11 Oct 2016

Daily fantasy sports (DFS) platform provider Oulala has partnered Argentine entrepreneur Sebastian Pino in a bid to obtain a foothold in the Latin American market. Oulala will present its White Label Affiliation Partnership to “top major clubs” as it seeks relationships similar to the one it currently holds with Leicester City (see previous reports). The …

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Perform renews Premier League data deal

11 Oct 2016

English Premier League, EFL and Scottish Professional Football League official match data manager Football DataCo has renewed its exclusive contract with Perform Group for an additional three years. Under the terms of the deal, Perform’s Opta and RunningBall will continue to operate as the official media and betting data partners of the eight professional leagues …

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Phumelela hails prelim results

11 Oct 2016

South African horse racing and totalizator betting operator Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Ltd, hailed preliminary audited results for the year ended 31 July 2016 saying it was pleased with the strong growth in fixed odds, international and soccer tote betting over the past 12 months. The company reported a 54 percent increase in earnings per …

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Nairabet in platform deal with BtoBet

11 Oct 2016

Nigerian sportsbetting operator Nairabet will optimise its platform capabilities as it looks to expand further into Africa with BtoBet’s B Neuron omni-channel sportsbook and gaming platform. “As a leading sports betting operator in the Nigerian market, we are always on the look-out for quality partners and products to ensure a great experience for our customers,” …

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Windy Farm is Rival’s newest release

11 Oct 2016

Rival Powered will launch its latest 5-reel, 50-payline slot “Windy Farm” today (Tuesday). The farm-themed slot offers Scatters, Free Spins and a directional expanding Wild. Players need to watch the Weather Vane, which directionally scatter Chicken symbols across the farm – if the weather is windy the Wild expands upward, if the weather is calm …

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NetEnt games for Italian retail market

11 Oct 2016

The Swedish online gambling games developer NetEnt has entered an agreement to licence its gaming content to German gaming machine producer Gauselmann for use in the Italian retail market. The agreement with Gauselmann’s subsidiary Merkur Gaming Italia covers distribution of gaming content to the Italian Comma 6a retail market – the single largest gaming machine …

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Keen interest in PAGCOR offshore licensing

11 Oct 2016

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) says that there is keen interest among offshore operators for its licenses as the e-gaming starts to reacquire some equilibrium after the recent unsettling decisions by government (see previous  reports). Pagcor chief Andrea Domingo claims that since Pagcor started accepting applications in mid-September it has received 76 applications …

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eSports firm wants to buy Antigua casino to hold eSports contests

11 Oct 2016

The OTCQB-listed eSports betting start-up VGambling.net has announced that it has made an offer to purchase the Grand Princess Casino in Antigua with the intention of converting the property into a venue where eSports events can be held. VGambling CEO Grant Johnson said that the 3-storey, 62,000 sq ft casino can be modified to hold …

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Virtual Reality the way forward in online gambling

11 Oct 2016

New independent research data from Juniper Research has found that gross wagers from VR (Virtual Reality) gambling will grow from just over $58.5 million this year, to just under $520 million by 2021, representing an increase of 800 percent, the company advised in a press release Monday. Juniper’s latest research, Mobile & Online Gambling: Casinos, …

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Vermantia claims a virtual sports first

11 Oct 2016

Virtual sports provider Vermantia has launched what it claims is the first Virtual Baseball game in the industry. In designing and constructing the new product, the company used professional baseball players, the latest motion capture technologies and advanced animation techniques. Displayed in full high definition, the game features extensive close-ups of players, dynamic lighting and …

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Productive year for Sky Betting and Gaming

11 Oct 2016

Sky Betting and Gaming, a Yorkshire-based online and mobile gambling operator, released some impressive full year fiscal 2015-2016 numbers Monday, reporting: * Revenues soared 51 percent to GBP373.6 million despite “unprecedented pay-outs” following Leicester City winning the Premier League title; * Consistent growth across all divisions, led by the Sky Bet sports-betting division, where revenues …

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Habanero in content aggregator agreement

11 Oct 2016

Online gambling games developer Habanero is building a stronger European presence through a new deal with online slots aggregator Slotegrator Ltd. The partnership will see Slotegrator Ltd. integrate Habanero’s HTML5 desktop and mobile titles into its platform, which will be offered to operators primarily in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Russia, …

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No more eSports team deals for now, says billionaire

11 Oct 2016

Sports billionaire and NBA franchise owner Mark Cuban, who was previously rather bullish on eSports potential, said this week that he would not be buying any further eSports teams due to concerns about the confused state of the market and the speed with which team players burn out. In an exchange with the publication Fusion.net, …

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