According to reports in eSports media, Rocket League developer Psyonix is unhappy with the slow response of Valve in addressing the gambling scandal currently swirling around individuals associated with CS:GO competitions (see previous reports), and has decided to cut Valve subsidiary Steam Marketplace out of its new product launch. Psyonix exec Jeremy Dunham used social …
In what has been seen by many as inevitable, a Canadian action group has decided to challenge the Quebec provincial government’s controversial new law forcing ISP providers to block online gambling sites at the behest of the province’s own online gambling enterprise Lotto Quebec (see previous reports). The Public Interest Advocacy Centre filed a complaint …
PAGCOR, the Philippines gaming regulator already reeling from a moratorium on its power to issue licensing (see previous reports) has now been hit with a government claim for PHP15.4 billion (US$325.5 million) as a result of under-remittances from 2011 to 2015. The Commission on Audit annual report notes that PAGCOR should have remitted PHP 98.5 …
Online skill gameshow and instant wins game provider Gamevy has agreed to provide its unusual gaming products for use on the Iforium Gameflex platform. The package from the London-based start-up includes The Heist and Gears of Fortune, in which players prove their skill by answering quiz questions correctly to unlock the jackpots. Instant Wins games …
West Virginia’s Attorney General, Patrick Morrisey, issued an opinion Monday that as far as West Virginia state law is concerned, daily fantasy sports activity is legal. Morrisey said that select fantasy sports games are dependant mainly on skill, and the state constitution prohibits private lotteries and other games because they are based on chance. The …
On Monday another day passed with the question of how Pennsylvania is to fund its $1.3 billion budget deficit still unresolved as the Legislature went into recess and Gov. Tom Wolf continued to perpetuate the unusual situation of an unsigned yet unvetoed budget facing a midnight Tuesday deadline, when it is set to lapse into …
Software developer Spinomenal released six new HTML5-built slot games through various online operators this week, all of which can be demo-ed through the developer’s website. New titles comprise Pond of Koi, Wild Wild West, Chinese Lucky Charms, Mythology, Prize Fighters and Soccer Babes.
The United Kingdom’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) have published a joint consultation on proposed changes to fees, from April 2017, for operating licence holders. According to the consultation, certain licensing fees are expected to drop by around 10 percent due to efficiencies achieved following the implementation …
A Stoneage family that has all the modern conveniences but in prehistoric form proved to be popular in the Hanna-Barbera ‘sixties animated cartoon television comedy hit The Flintstones, and Playtech is about to resurrect the theme in its slot of the same title. The theme faithfully captures the ambience, sounds and activities of Fred and …
bet365 has clinched a three-year live Premier League football sponsorship deal with Sky Sports beginning August 13, 2016. The deal, brokered by Sky Media, will see bet365 sponsor Monday and Friday night games along with all games flighted on commercial premises dedicated Sky Sports channel.
Playson will deploy its latest HD slot titles to online gaming operator Interwetten following the recent signing of a partnership deal. Following integration, Interwetten will offer its customers a selection of popular slot titles including “Bumper Crop”, “Alice in Wonderslots™”, “Dracula`s Family”, “Lucky Pirates” and “Gold Rush” along with Playson’s upcoming roadmap of game titles. …
OpenBet has partnered analytics company Featurespace in a drive to better service its customers through Featurespace’s ARIC engine. The ARIC engine is a real-time, machine learning, fraud management software platform that reportedly understands the behaviour of each individual customer and can detect behavioural anomalies to identify and prevent new fraud attacks. The collaboration will see …
Authentic Gaming has entered into an exclusive licensing deal with Gaming Entertainment Systems (GES) for the distribution of GES’ complementary side bet “Lucky Ball Roulette” for online live casino. “We are hugely excited about bringing this simple and thrilling side game to market via our growing list of B2B clients. Having played the game, ourselves …
Gibraltar-based online sportsbetting operator 888Sport has become main club sponsor of Preston North End Football Club (PNE), a professional association football club that play in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Under the terms of the deal, 888sport will enjoy prominent branding on PNE’s 2016/17 first team kit and adult …
With Pennsylvania lawmakers still unable to explain Sunday how they would pay for a roughly $31.5 billion spending bill it has approved (see previous reports), Gov. Tom Wolf moderated his demand that they deliver a sustainable funding plan and said he would not stop it from becoming law. Wolf changed his stance during a Sunday …
Roskomnadzor, the Russian internet regulator, has widened its censorship of illegal online gambling websites to embrace news and sports betting data-providing enterprises as well. It is not clear if affiliate webmasters will also be targeted, but given their promotional nature this is likely. Local media reports are that sites such as Championat, Bookmakers’ Rating and …
Police in the Vietnamese province of Dong Thap reported over the weekend that they have detected three football betting rings during the UEFA Euro 2016, which has just ended in a 1 – 0 victory to Portugal in its final against France. Raiding parties shuttered the rings and arrested 30 individuals, seizing equipment, cash and …
The SlotsMillion online casino operator has announced the successful integration of 60 mobile and desktop games from Malta-based games developer Pragmatic Play. Many of the games offer unique, innovative features, and this latest integration means that SlotsMillion now offer players a choice from more than 1,000 games. SlotsMillion, co-founder Alexandre Tomic said in a statement …
Justice Department officials in the state of Delaware, one of three US states that has legalised online gambling, have opined that in the absence of state laws specifically declaring daily fantasy sports to be lawful, the genre has a significant element of chance and is therefore construed as illegal gambling where cash prizes are offered. …
Australian online sportsbetting operator Sportsbet, a subsidiary of the Paddy Power land and online gambling group, has identified the burgeoning eSports vertical as a vehicle through which it can grow market share, launching a new eSports portal for Australia branded Respawn. The company already accepts bets on eSport competitions, having entered a sector which can …
The major British football club Manchester City has made its first move into the rising eSports market by signing up eighteen-year-old professional player Kieran “Kez” Brown A report in The Guardian newspaper claims that the young professional will play the Fifa 16 game for the team, live streaming on Twitch and making YouTube videos. He …
Betdaq, an online betting exchange in the Ladbrokes online and land gambling group has inked a three-year agreement to provide strip for the London-based first league football club Charlton Athletic, replacing the University of Greenwich as shirt sponsor. The club suffered relegation last season but hopes to make a comeback. The usual branding and courtesy …
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands gambling group faced another court fight this week following a Clark County Court filing by shareholder William A. Sokolowski alleging that decisions largely made by Adelson and current and former board members have violated fiduciary duties to shareholders. Invoking the provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Bank Secrecy …
The merger of online and land gambling groups Ladbrokes and Coral, already incomplete despite the passage of a year since agreement was reached, could be further delayed following the latest organisation to put a spoke in the wheel. This week the British Horseracing Association filed with the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), protesting that …