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Medialive to deliver live dealer games to Italian platform provider

27 Sep 2016

Malta-based live dealer casino games provider Medialivecasino has inked a deal to provide a selection of live casino games to Quigioco.it, the new online gambling portal of HBG Online Gaming. Michele Graff, online games and betting director at HBG, said the deal completes her company’s new platform and its service offering. “With the integration of …

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Lost Vegas from Microgaming

27 Sep 2016

“Lost Vegas” is a new release on Microgaming’s October roster, a five-reel 243-payline game that offers punters the option to play in either Survivor or Zombie mode throughout the base game, a choice that affects the symbols and bonus games on offer. This graphic, animation and sound-rich game offers two bonus rounds which can strike …

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Petition emerges against igaming in Singapore

27 Sep 2016

Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club’s application to operate online betting has triggered the origination of a petition that calls on the Government to deny authorisation and stop legalisation of online gambling. The petition, which has attracted 10,000 signatures in under two weeks, says these two companies have “audaciously” run final tests on their online …

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Beehive to handle Wizits marketing

27 Sep 2016

CRM and marketing specialist Beehive has won the contract to manage multi-channel marketing for Wizits Ltd, operator of Slotagram, Fashion TV Games and Win Vegas social casino brands. The deal will see Beehive’s marketing tools deployed across Wizits’ three existing brands along with an additional, new, soon-to-be-launched offer. Adi Dagan, founder and chief executive officer …

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Penn Interactive launch social casino

26 Sep 2016

Penn Interactive has launched Hollywood Classic Slots, a social casino game developed in collaboration with its recently acquired social gaming company Rocket Games. Hollywood Classic Slots offers over 30 classic three and five-reel slot titles, featuring tournament slot play and hourly free credit bonuses. The game is currently available for download through the iTunes, Amazon …

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Freemasons Fortune from Booming Games

26 Sep 2016

Booming Games has launched Freemasons Fortune, a new 3-reel, nine-payline game inspired by the enigmatic Freemasons fraternal order. A lavish Freemason’s lodge, decked in gold and velvet, is the backdrop to the 3×3 game board. Intriguing symbols and classical music set the tone in what the developer describes as a “no-frills” classic game featuring Wilds …

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EveryMatrix appoint sales manager

26 Sep 2016

EveryMatrix has appointed Glen Bullen as Sales Manager within its Casino Business Unit. Bullen assumes responsibility for the entire casino sales operation, particularly focusing on growing distribution of the newly-updated and expanded CasinoEngine platform into Tier One operators. Having held a number of senior commercial roles in Vancouver, London, Singapore and Gibraltar, acting as Commercial …

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SBTech powers Betser

26 Sep 2016

Online sportsbetting provider SBTech powers Hero Gaming’s newly launched Betser sports betting product. Betser is inspired by fantasy football, private betting leagues and social betting. The offer includes a twin-track loyalty scheme devised by Malta-based Hero Gaming, who operate Casino Heroes. Betser’s strategy is to WOW! by pushing the boundaries of the industry, Hero Gaming …

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Bla Bla Bla content attracts Quickfire

26 Sep 2016

South African software developer Bla Bla Bla Studios has caught the attention of Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, through its relationship with RNG Foundry – a gambling sector accelerator launched in association with Velo Partners, the UK’s most active gambling investor. Under the terms of the deal Bla Bla Bla Studios will develop and distribute exclusive …

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Sportech partners Macau Jockey Club

26 Sep 2016

Sportech Racing and Digital has partnered Macau Jockey Club (MJC) for the provision of a white-label digital pari-mutuel betting platform and other retail solutions. MJC’s new betting website is built on Sportech’s G4 digital framework, Sportech’s first G4 implementation in Asia. In related news, Sportech will supplement its current sales office in Singapore with a …

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Leap virtual sports for Pala Interactive

26 Sep 2016

Israeli-based developer Leap Gaming has clinched its second deal in a week, this with Pala Interactive for the integration of its virtual sports turnkey product to Pala’s white-label social gaming platform. This partnership marks the first introduction of virtual sport into the North American social gaming sector, a press statement reads. “We are thrilled to …

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Tipbet moves into basketball sponsorship

26 Sep 2016

German sports betting operator Tipbet has secured the title rights as the official betting partner and premium sponsor of the easyCredit Basketball League until 2018 (eCBBL). Tipbet will enjoy extensive branding exposure in stadia and across easyCredit BBL’s digital platforms.

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Betsoft launches ‘GREAT88’ slot

26 Sep 2016

Online gambling games developer BetSoft has announced the launch of its latest 3D slot, an Asian-themed, 5 reel, 30 pay-line game titled GREAT88. The Asian-inspired slot features an array of bonus features centred about the coveted Lucky Boxes, which each present unique icons and opportunities for rewards. The boxes may contain Top Symbols, which, when …

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Intertain could find the UK online bingo market a tough proposition

26 Sep 2016

Expanding successfully into the UK online bingo market could present some difficulties for Canadian operator Intertain, the Financial Times suggested in a weekend article. Intertain’s new chief executive, industry veteran Andrew McIver, is managing the company’s switch to the London stock market in October, using the company’s GBP 375 million Jackpotjoy brand to spearhead its …

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New slot competition from Novomatic

26 Sep 2016

The America’s division of online and land gambling games and equipment supplier Novomatic is briefing delegates to the G2E show in Las Vegas on its new slot concept, which gives players an opportunity to win prizes on national television. Novomatic has partnered with Emmy award-winning game show producer Gary Hunt Productions (GHP), Entropy Entertainment, and …

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KamaGames settles on Unity platform

26 Sep 2016

The Ireland-based KamaGames mobile social games developer has announced its commitment to using the Unity games creation platform, having completed the conversion of the last of its titles from iOS and Android native apps to Unity 5. The company says that the change gives it the capability to not only improve on game play but …

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Philippines latest -Leisure & Resorts recovers some of its e-bingo licenses

26 Sep 2016

The Philippines state-owned online gambling regulator Pagcor has relented in its revocation of 36 licenses awarded to Leisure and Resorts World Corporation subsidiary AB Leisure Exponent Inc, apparently recognising that venues situated within malls, arcades and hotels are exempt from regulations governing distance from schools and churches. In an announcement to the local stock exchange …

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Iforium to add Zitro Games to its Gameflex platform

26 Sep 2016

Iforium’s multi-vendor online casino gaming and bonusing platform, Gameflex is to add games from developer Zitro Interactive to its inventory of more than 4,000 games from over 30 gaming vendors following a multi-year partnership agreement signed by the two companies. Iforium will integrate the complete portfolio of Zitro Interactive content to the Gameflex casino platform, …

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Update on new anti-online gambling bill

25 Sep 2016

More detail is emerging on Senate bill S.3376 and its author, Senator Tom Cotton, indicating that Cotton has in the past (2015) signed as a sponsor for Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act and opposes the legalisation of online gambling in the United States. Whether he has been engaged as the latest spearhead for …

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A potentially nasty surprise in the senate for online gambling?

25 Sep 2016

Industry observers were taken by surprise late Friday when a little-known Republican Senator from Arkansas, Tom Cotton, filed the beginnings of a new bill in the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary in what appears to be a move to toughen the US legal stance on the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act of 2006 and …

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Illinois judge throws out loss recovery case

24 Sep 2016

Illinois’s notorious Loss Recovery Act has again been defeated in a class action lawsuit…this one emanating from in-game activity on a mobile social gaming video game. The LRA is a contentious piece of legislation that allows players who lose more than $50 gambling to recover their losses from an unlawful gambling operator. To prove a …

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Scientific Games receives awards for skill-based slot games

24 Sep 2016

The growing emphasis on skill-based slot machines that are more appealing to the millennial demographic has seen Scientific Games awarded a Best Slot accolade for its Space Invaders game at the 2016 Gaming and Technology Awards. The company was also honoured for its Prizm game table, a pioneering social gaming table in an industry-first slot …

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No privatisation for Ontario lottery

24 Sep 2016

The privatisation of the Ontario provincial lottery will not go ahead despite proposals by major companies like IGT-GTech, Scientific Games and Rogers Communications submitted in response to the provincial government’s 2014 Request for Proposals. On Friday the government advised that having completed its due diligence process it has concluded that “the selection of a single …

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French operators lost euro 5 million last year

24 Sep 2016

Numbers released by the French online gambling regulator ARJEL have illustrated the continued folly of a ring-fenced and restricted online gambling market saddled with a harsh and operator-unfriendly tax regime. The figures show that collectively online operators lost Euro 5 million last year, with only horse racing delivering an operating surplus. Even sports betting, usually …

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