The good news for online sports betting operators this week is that the areas of Cyprus under Greek legislative authority will soon legalise their activity and offer licensing. The legalisation will apply only to sports betting, leaving bans against online casino and poker activity in place. Announcing the changes, the president of the Cyprus National …
Online gambling games developer iSoftBet announced Thursday that its latest online slot, Platoon Wild is now live following a licensing agreement with MGM Interactive Inc., a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Platoon Wild follows the success of the similarly military-themed Platoon slot, which was based on the classic 80’s Vietnam war film, bringing all the action …
Online casino operator Lucky Casino.com reports that an anonymous Norwegian player hit a Norwegian kronor 672,103.70 (GBP 60,000) jackpot on Microgaming’s Mega Moolah progressive slot July 21st. The lucky player placed the NOK 25 (GBP 2.25) bet on the evening of Thursday 21st July and landed the major pay-out. When asked what she intends to …
There really is a village in Scotland named Dull, and the marketers at online gambling company Maria Casino have developed a play on words, using the village to set up a promotional campaign centred on brand awareness. The company has hired YouTube sensation Mark ‘Turps’ Turpin to get as far away as possible from the …
Playtech announced Thursday that it has gone live with its first ‘out of the box’ retail Virtual Sports product across 100 UK Coral retail shops in the UK, with the potential to deploy the product across 1,000 outlets in the next 12 months. Replicating a real-life football accumulator or acca, the Virtual Sports Football Accumulator …
The Chance Hill online casino group has engaged Fast Track and its front-end platform to successfully migrate to the iGaming Cloud. In a statement Wednesday the company said that the change of platform (the group previously used SoftSwiss) and migration was completed early in the first week of July and there have been no complications. …
The massive Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba, working through its subsidiary Alisports, has announced a $150 million (a billion yuan) investment in Jack Ma’s International e-Sports Federation. The move follows an announcement by Alisports in March this year that it had invested $5.5 million in the “World Electronic Sports Games” a eSports tournament hosting disciplines such …
Online bookmaker Tipbet has enhanced its offering by taking on board Sportradar’s Live Channel Online, adding a live streaming facility that gives punters access to over 7,150 live events a year. Betradar’s live streaming solution for online and mobile sports books currently provides sports like soccer, tennis and basketball from European countries like Germany, Italy, …
Betfair’s online casino venture in new Jersey with partner Golden Nugget has announced the reintroduction of the popular “Let it Ride” table game, which features major crowd-pulling jackpots that in the past have soared in excess of a million dollars – the largest in New Jersey online gambling. The game was withdrawn last year for …
The Quebec provincial government’s attempt to hobble online gambling competition to its own Espacejeux.com commercial venture through the recently implemented ISP-blocking Law 74 (see previous reports) has triggered another legal challenge, this one from the powerful Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. The Association filed its legal challenge with the Quebec Superior Court Wednesday, with spokesman Mark …
Mobile gaming operator LeoVegas.com announced in a statement Thursday that it has added a full suite of proprietary table games from specialist supplier Felt. Leo Vegas mobile punters can now play table games that have proved to be the popular and successful in the US and European land-based sectors over the last few years, including …
Rank Group subsidiary Mecca Bingo has been quick to exploit the current Pokemon Go craze, launching a promotion this week with good rewards for players who capture Pikachus and Squirtles. The rewards include meal and slot game vouchers and free bingo games, and all players have to do is share a screenshot of any Pokemon …
Asian-facing online games developer XIN Gaming has announced the acquisition for an undisclosed consideration of online gambling software provider Tain and sister company, sportsbook supplier Betting Promotion. The two Swedish companies merged in 2013. XIN managing director Matthias Larsson said in a statement Thursday that his company was attracted to Tain by its reputation as …
Prolific software developer Microgaming is set to deliver a trio of new releases in August. “Frozen Diamonds”, from the Rabat studios, is a five-reel, 20-fixed-payline slot set in a world of perpetual ice. It offers falling win symbols instead of the traditional spinning reels. Winning bet line symbols detonate to trigger the Bonus Fall feature …
Matchbook has become British Horseracing’s newest Authorised Betting Partner (ABP) on the back of the launch of its horse race betting product and subsequent sponsorship of the first three days of the Quatar Goodwood Festival. Mark Brosnan, chief executive officer of Matchbook said; “It’s important to us, and our customers, that every horseracing bet with …
Malta-based developer World Match has debuted its “Viking Legend” title based on the legendary Norse seafarers. This 5-reel, 3-row HD video slot, which journeys players through epic sea battles and wild seas, offers joker-style Wilds and Free Spins.
BetConstruct has partnered casual casino games developer Spigo in a content supply deal announced this week. Spigo’s full catalogue, including proprietary slots, Backgammon, Solitaire, Yatzy and its new match-3 game Diamonds, will be available across BetConstruct’s casino platform. Kasper Kau, chief executive officer of Spigo, commenting on the deal, said: “It’s fantastic for us to …
Daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel has partnered Perform Group’s Opta Sports for the integration of live performance statistics in its new fantasy sports platform, set for launch in the UK market in August. According to FanDuel, its UK platform for web and mobile has been built by the same team who developed its popular US …
Virtual sports provider GlobalBet has expanded its relationship with LatAm sports betting firm Spingol for the integration of its complete virtual sports portfolio. “This partnership has enabled us together to position ourselves as a leading player across this emerging continent, providing the best and most comprehensive sports betting website in Latin America,” said Global Bet …
US-based digital publisher Soul and Vibe Interactive Inc. have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the development and distribution of two virtual reality (VR) games with game development studio Human Soft Inc. “Casino Palace” is being developed for both VR and non-VR devices, such as HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, …
Aided by new client wins, sports betting provider Kambi Group’s second quarter 2016 results highlight the continued success of the business following a successful Euro 2016. The Swedish firm reported key performance highlights for the three month period ending June 30 that include: – Revenue of Euro 13.7 million (Q2/2015: Euro 10.7 million), up 28 …
Online sports betting technology and platform supplier Kambi has been selected by the Spanish online and retail gaming group R. Franco to provide sportsbook services, enhancing the gaming company’s omni-channel product offering. Kambi will service R. Franco’s Spanish-facing operations and support expansion plans for Latin America, along with support through its retail offering throughout Spain. …
The Swedish online gambling group Unibet reported another strong set of Q2 and H1 2016 figures in a trading update Wednesday, highlighting: * Q2-2016 group revenues of GBP 126 million (Q2 2015: GBP 80 million) and H1-2016 revenues of GBP 249 million (H1 2015: GBP 156 million); * H1-2016 EBITDA of GBP 50.5 million (H1-2015 …
It appears that the sustained efforts of Dutch MPs Ronald van Raak and Andre Bosman to draw attention to what they claim are questionable and irregular practices within the Curacao online gambling regulatory jurisdiction (see previous reports) have prompted a reaction from the government. Local media reports in The Daily Herald Tuesday are that the …