US daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator DraftKings has released “DraftKings Leagues” in a new product update saying it hopes “to enhance its community and attract recreational DFS players”. The new product allows DFS players to create private, customisable league contests among their friends on ten of its sports which include eSports and NFL.
The Australian Wagering Council (AWC), a trade association representing the interests of online bookmakers such as Sportsbet, William Hill, Betfair and Bet365 has said it will disband following the withdrawal of William Hill on the back of the Government’s in-play betting ban as the association is now “less representative” than they would like. According to …
Evolution Gaming Group AB has reported strong second quarter 2016 results that delivered a 50 percent increase in revenue during this their tenth year of operation. Key performance highlights for the period include: – Revenue amounting to Euro 27.1 million, up 50 percent over Q2/2015 of Euro 18.1 million. – Profit amounted to Euro 7.6 …
US land based casino operator Isle of Capri Casinos has launched its Lady Luck social casino brand under a new interactive arm of the company. The social casino developed on GAN’s simulated gaming platform is supported by Isle of Capri’s 14 casino properties across the US and is described as a global contemporary lifestyle brand. …
Betway Ltd candidly admitted that a complaint received by the UK Advertising Standards Authority had merit regarding an ad on betway.com that featured large text stating “Football Betting Offer £30 Free Bet … Bet Now” accompanied by terms and conditions in smaller text. The complainant questioned whether the ad made it clear that to obtain …
Greentube subsidiary StakeLogic has scored a significant content supply deal with Betsson in which its first slot titles have already launched across Betsson channels. Titles currently on offer include Classic2000 and Random2Wins with many more expected to go live in the near future.
In what is being hailed on eSports sites as the biggest yet tournament prize, the Wings Gaming Dota 2 team from China has picked up $9.1 million for its triumph in the 2016 International tournament. Wings met and defeated the Digital Chaos team in the final in a surprise victory for one of the least …
Online gambling message boards lit up this week following the launch of the Tabcorp-Sun newspaper betting website Sunbets in the UK market, boosted by a reportedly GBP 3 million publicity and advertising campaign. Impatient punters complained winning payments are being delayed, and they had been required – sometimes on multiple occasions – to send in …
Online betting company Sportsbet pushed back against the South Australian government’s proposed 15 percent place-of-consumption NGR tax (see previous reports) this week by scrapping plans for a $20 million high-tech data facility in Adelaide. The announcement by Sportsbet that it would take its expansion plan elsewhere followed a week in which major Australian online …
The French online gambling market delivered a mixed bag of second quarter results, for the three month period ending June 30, 2016, with sports betting predictably a star performer due to the UEFA Euro 2016 championship. Sports betting stakes reached Euro 585 million, an all time high since the market’s opening in 2010 and a …
The embattled Philippines online gambling technology supplier Philweb Corp., has posted its Q2-2016 results amidst the chaos caused by new national president Rodrigo Duterte (see previous reports), reporting a nine-fold weakening in profitability due mainly to asset impairments. The company booked a net income of P22.5 million, which settled 89 percent below the P203.1 million …
Another conflict of interest allegation has surfaced in the eSports sector, linking promotional and until recently skin-betting site CSGOLounge with competitive professional eSports Counter Strike team Virtus.pro with the same Poland-based owner. The publication esportsobserver.com uncovered the relationships after investigating company filings in Poland, revealing that CSGOLounge and the Virtus.pro team are 90 percent owned …
Well-known Lithuanian businessman and poker player (and member of the European Parliament) Antanas “Tony G” Guoga showed extraordinary generosity this week in donating his Euro 109,000 winnings in the 2016 Celebrity Cash King’s Summer Edition tournament in Rozvadov to Lithuanian charities. The money will be routed through Guoga’s own A. Guoga Foundation to Vilnius University …
Apparently an over-zealous member of the Betway Twitter team was responsible for an own goal this week when a tweet criticised professional football player Michail Antonio (26) – a right-back on the West Ham team, which Betway sponsors. The embarrassing incident resulted in a fast apology from the betting company and an explanation that it …
Play’n Go has released its latest online slot, titled Hugo after a friendly anime troll-like character that featured in the ‘nineties era of video gaming and interactive television, giving a nostalgia value to the generation growing up at that time. The theme in the new five-reeler takes players on a quest to find secret treasure …
Former Philweb chairman Roberto V. Ongpin is keeping observers guessing in the latest manipulation of his majority 53.76 percent shareholding in the beleaguered company. Reports from Manila this morning (Wednesday) are that the controversial businessman claims to have received five bids for the 771 million shares….but that he has decided not to accept any of …
Microgaming has entered into a content supply deal with newly formed Swedish game development studio Just for the Win (JFTW). Johan Persson heads up the company as chief executive officer and co-founder. Most recently he was chief product officer and creative director for LeoVegas and still serves as design, front-end development and co-owner of Smakprov …
William Hill has replaced Barclays as the official title sponsor of the UK Football Writers’ Association (FWA). The three-year title sponsorship expands on William Hill’s existing relationship with the FWA where it has sponsored the production of weekly podcasts since 2013. Under the expanded relationship, William Hill will be a major supporter of the FWA’s …
Cherry-owned online casino EuroSlots has been given a “reboot” with greater marketing resources following a new partnership with Malta and Denmark based digital agency Power Media Group and their affiliate network Matching Visions. Cherry said it expects increased activity focused on the Pan-European market as a result of the co-operation.
Cardinal House Group has entered into a white label agreement with Yorkshire-headquartered Equotion Ltd for the distribution of its sports betting predictor technology in the Australian, New Zealand and Asian markets. Equotion will provide data analytics, web front end and back office services to Cardinal House Group Pty Ltd who will in turn market the …
Online slots developed by UK-based Realistic Games are now live at online casino Vera&John. Among the first games made available to players at the Malta-licensed site are Realistic’s popular Japanese anime title, Super Graphics Upside Down, and recent hit, Fireworks. The deal, facilitated by the supplier’s integration with NYX Gaming Group’s OGS distribution platform, will …
Gamblit Gaming, a publisher of real-money and skill-based games for mobile and land based casinos, has announced a strategic collaboration with PikPok, a New Zealand based videogame publisher. The agreement will see the two companies joining forces on the two already successful mobile skill game titles: Into the Dead, a popular First-Person Runner depicting a …
Following an influx of new capital from the Chinese consortium Galaxy Group, online betting company BetEast has announced that it has partnered with UltraPlay to launch a new mobile and desktop, Europe-facing online gambling and eSports website on the Playfinity program. The site will additionally offer live dealer gaming streamed from studios based in Manila, …
There will be a guaranteed $4 million up for grabs at the next major 888Poker online competition, the Super XL Series VI which kicks off September 17 and runs through to September 25. 40 events are listed on the schedule in mini, turbo, high roller and main competitions, with the major $1,050 buy-in Main Event …