Mexican professional football club Atlético Monarcas Morelia has attracted Caliente as its new principal shirt sponsor for the next two seasons. The commercial alliance will see the three main club kits feature prominent Caliente branding along with other promotional opportunities targeted at Club fans.
mybet chief executive Zeno Osskó has relinquished his role to pursue other personal and professional challenges, the company reported in a statement Monday. Osskó’s position will be taken over in the interim by Markus Peuler, mybet’s chief financial officer.
Online gambling games developer Playtech has signed a content agreement with online poker provider PokerStars, extending its existing relationship with the world’s largest online poker site and its fast-growing online casino. PokerStars has gone live on desktop and mobile with a variety of Playtech titles, including progressive jackpot games and in-house hits, such as White …
The Isle of Man-based online gambling software and games provider Microgaming has won exclusive rights to the Tarzan name for online slot games, following the signing of a licensing agreement with Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., brokered by Creative Licensing Corporation. Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs with his novel Tarzan of the Apes, published in 1912, …
The Consortium did not put forward a proposal or set out a position on price, timing, terms, form of consideration or transaction structure. The Board of William Hill would listen to and consider any proposal which might be forthcoming from the Consortium. However, it is not clear that a combination of William Hill with 888 …
The online and land gambling group Ladbrokes is giving users of Mirror Fantasy iTeam, the fantasy football mobile app, the chance to go head-to-head in a mini-league for a prize pool worth thousands of pounds. Users of the Mirror Fantasy iTeam app, which is free to download, will have the chance to compete for over …
In an otherwise quiet online gambling weekend news-wise, widespread reports emerged Sunday that the Rank and 888 Holdings groups are talking about joining forces with the goal of making an acquisition offer on William Hill plc. Rank’s chief executive, Henry Birch, is a former head of William Hill’s online division. James Henderson, CEO of William …
The Australian anti-gambling group Alliance for Gambling Reform has come up with an innovative proposal to censor the media, suggesting that licence fees be reduced (discounted) for media groups that refuse to accept gambling advertisements. Reporting on the proposal, the publication WA Today reveals that it would involve media networks receiving a dollar-for-dollar fee discount …
Alert industry observers have commented on the Republican Party’s agenda following the release of the party’s political platform at this week’s national convention in Cleveland. Traditionally, the platform has included anti-online gambling tones, but this year it omits any mention of the controversial pastime – the first time since 1996 that this has occurred. Observers …
Reports from insider sources at Amaya Friday indicate that the Pokerstars parent group is cutting staff in its London offices as “dozens” of jobs are either eliminated or transferred to the Isle of Man headquarters of the online poker giant. The rationale for the cuts is apparently to improve operational costs efficiency and the group …
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s performance figures for fiscal 2015 ended March 31 2016 show that online gambling was an outstanding performer, with the company’s PlayNow.com subsidiary delivering year-on-year revenue growth better than expectations of 24 percent at Cdn$135.5 million. BCLC’s online division earned twice the revenue of its equivalent in Quebec – EspaceJeux.com – …
Microgaming has previewed the latest online slot from its studios, a new game titled Karaoke Party themed on the ubiquitous singing party phenomenon With a minimum bet of only 0.01 and impressive wins up to 150 000.00, this multi-feature game looks set to top the charts. Check out the preview vid here:
EveryMatrix has extended its CasinoEngine offer with content from Israel-based games developer Spinomenal. Spinomenal, founded in late 2014, has developed a suite of over 70 cross-platform HTML5 slot games that include titles such as Lucky Charms, Terracotta Wilds, Iron Assassins, Exploding Pirates, Power Pups Heroes, Year of the Monkey and Candy Slot Twins. “As the …
Pariplay Ltd’s 2014 licensing agreement with Atari Interactive has brought about another branded release, the “Atari Asteroids” instant-win game. The partnership has seen the release of a series of real-money gambling titles based on Atari video arcade classics such as the launch of Atari Black Widow earlier this year (see previous reports). “Atari Asteroids” is …
James Henderson, chief executive of the major international online and land gambling group William Hill plc stepped down with immediate effect Thursday after two years in the hot seat and amid troubled times for the company, which has had to issue profit warnings after taxation and declining digital business dented its performance. The company issued …
Online casino operator Vista Gaming has pulled out of the UK market, citing regulatory reasons and advising players in an email communication: “Due to a change in company policy and local regulations, we will no longer be able to accept players who are resident from the United Kingdom. “Starting on July 20th 2016, no more …
The Swedish gambling group Betsson has issued its second quarter and half-yearly report, showcasing a continuing upward trend in performance and highlighting: Second quarter: * Revenue increased by 9 percent to SEK 935.4 (860.6) million. Exchange rate fluctuations had a negative impact on revenue of SEK 32.8 million; * Casino revenue amounted to SEK 683.2 …
Just months ago the Ministry of Finance in Poland was making encouraging noises that indicated a more liberalised online gambling market in which operators could offer slots and well as sports betting. However this week government appeared to have forgotten about the “liberalised” part in an amendment to the Polish Gambling Act that effectively rules …
Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, minister in the Malaysian prime minister’s office, announced to local media Wednesday that a new special court dealing specifically with cybercrimes will be introduced in September this year. The minister explained that the special court would be structured and motivated in a similar fashion to those which already exist to …
The regulated online gambling market in the US state of Delaware delivered small but growing revenues in June, according to the latest figures from the state regulator, which reported that over the first six months of the year net revenue topped $1.5 million – a 93 percent year-on-year increase on the $796,908 returned in the …
The Mr Green online gambling group has posted its second quarter and first-half 2016 results, Q2-2016 statistics include: * Revenue up 8.1 percent y-o-y at SEK211.2 million; * Mobile revenues a major driver at SEK90.1 million – a 69.1 percent rise year-on-year; * SEK85 million in revenue generated from operations in the Nordic region, reflecting …
The Las Vegas-based sportsbook operator CG Technology, which operates sportsbooks at the Cosmopolitan, Venetian, Palms and M Resort, has been fined $1.5 million in a settlement with the Nevada Gaming Control Board which includes the resignation of veteran CEO Lee Amaitis. Reporting on the issue, ESPN records that the NGCB filed a complaint in May …
The extensive media coverage on allegations that the Russian Olympic team used drug stimulants has provided the marketers at land and online gambling group Paddy Power with yet another opportunity to indulge in some of its trademark guerrilla marketing This week the company set up a faux Olympic medals “put-in” (geddit?) kiosk outside the Russian …
Swedish online gambling games developer Yggdrasil has chosen a theme based on an old Chinese fairy tale for its latest online slot, a five reel, Win-all-Ways game titled White Snake Lady. The ‘Win All Ways’ structure of the game means that it has no pay lines, and any combination of three or more subsequent symbols …