Brazil, and Rio de Janeiro in particular, will be the centre of attraction this summer as host of the next Olympics, and online gambling games developer Nuworks is exploiting the opportunity by releasing Wild in Rio, a Brazilian carnival-themed slot game. Wild in Rio is a 25 line real money online slot game where three …
The Danish Superliga football club Esbjerg has signed a two-season sponsorship deal with German online sportsbetting operator Tipico. The terms of the agreement will see Tipico become the official betting partner of the club, receiving branding exposure at the Blue Water Arena, digital publicity and social networking privileges. In return it will sponsor the teams …
Online sportsbetting operator Betway has entered into strategic partnerships with five Bundesliga 2 clubs, the company announced Thursday. The individual agreements with the five German clubs, St. Pauli, Union Berlin, Eintracht Braunschweig, Karlsruher SC and Dynamo Dresden, will see the online bookmaker designated as the official betting partner ahead of the new season that kicks …
The Portuguese regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) has awarded its second online sports betting licence to Bet Entertainment Technologies Ltd., an operator powered by SBTech software. Undeterred by the heavy turnover-based taxation imposed by Portugal, the Malta-based operator has opened an office in Lisbon to service clients and …
Jackpot Rising, a well-named Dallas, Texas start-up that provides progressive jackpot technology to real-money skill game developers, has secured $3 million in venture funding from an undisclosed investor. Founder and CEO William Webb (28) said this week that his company offers technology which enables developers to plug the software into their products, explaining that it …
The Hong Kong Police has reported what they believe is the breakup of the biggest Euro 2016 online football gambling ring yet, involving around HK$400 million (Euro 47 million) in illegal online bets. The police raids that dismantled the ring just hours prior to the semi-final between Portugal and Wales also resulted in the arrests …
The UK online gambling games and software provider iSoftBet has announced an agreement with Malta-based games developer Pragmatic Play in which the developer’s games will be integrated with the iSoftBet game aggregation platform, joining games from over 20 other third party suppliers. In a statement Thursday iSoftBet’s head of business development, Michael Probert, said that …
Online gambling games developer Everi Holdings has inked a content distribution agreement with fellow developer and games distributor Spin Games in which the latter company will integrate gaming content from Everi with its HTML5 remote gaming server for distribution to North American and European online gambling markets. A spokesman for Everi said Thursday that the …
The Estonia-based online gambling platform provider Relax Gaming has announced that it is to distribute games from UK HTML5 developer Push Gaming as part of its Silver Bullet online casino program. The agreement, which has already helped Push launch its games with European online casino brand Mr Green, is designed to take the supplier’s games …
With a few ethical missteps by mainly young eSports personalities recently flagging the dangers of unguided and unregulated activity, a group of eSports folks representing UK companies involved in everything from hardware manufacture and game development to competition organisation has come together to form a not-for-profit organisation titled Esports Integrity Coalition, which has the goal …
Swedish interactive fan engagement platform 123on and eSports professional player Team Dignitas have partnered up to enable the team to increase its international reach and improve revenues. Team Dignitas is one of the world’s major eSports teams qualified to play the ESL One Cologne Major this weekend with their CS:GO lineup. 16 CS:GO teams are …
The Belgian House of Representatives voted on July 1 to remove the broad-based value-added tax exemption enjoyed by the online gambling sector, according to a report in the publication Tax-News. The change appears to be discriminatory; it would make all gambling and games of chance that take place online subject to VAT in the future, …
Core Gaming, an HTML5 gambling software house, has signed a content distribution deal with UK online and land gambling corporate Rank Group plc which will see Core provide games through Rank’s range of online sites from later this month. The mobile games supplier will initially launch nine titles, each of which are optimised for both …
The latest online slot from Play’nGo has a rather macabre but authentic theme based on Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebration…this one accompanied by the music of a mariachi band, whose members play a key role in player rewards. Features in the Grim Muertos game include Expanding and Extra ( El Marco Siniestro) Wilds, El …
Online betting group Paddy Power is in trouble with the UK Advertising Standards Authority again following a number of complaints regarding its Cheltenham horse racing television advertisement in the “Fonejacker” series fronted by Kayvan Novak portrayed as a complaints line responder. The regulator found that a claim in the advert that a Cheltenham betting promo …
Online gambling provider Pariplay Ltd. has announced a partnership with Jumpman Gaming which will see the latter’s entire portfolio of bingo brands integrated with Pariplay’s Fusion content aggregator network, providing the operator with access to a range of online bingo, keno and casino games developed by Pariplay and other software providers. As Pariplay’s development studio …
Online gambling games developer SoftSwiss has released its latest slot, with a theme that salutes the medieval legends and traditions of Romania as that country opens its regulated and licensed market. SoftSwiss has been among the first to licence in Romania in partnership with local firm Superbet (see previous report). Titled Domnitors, the news release …
One of the pioneers in eSport fantasy betting, Vulcun, has announced that effective July 5 it is to switch its focus to the Twitch streaming sector through TwitchAlerts.com, an enterprise that it acquired last year. The company’s eSports activity ceased July 5, giving players six days to claim any refunds due, and all user data …
Empire Global Corp. a Toronto-based company providing regulated online and offline gaming and wagering through licensed subsidies in Italy, has announced the completion of acquisition deals on two key gaming companies for an undisclosed consideration. The companies, which are not identified in the company statement, are a gaming software development company and licensed betting platform, …
The UK online and land gambling group Betfred has posted its results for fiscal 2015 ended September 27 2015, reporting that increased taxation and some pro-punter sports betting results have put a dent in its performance. The company reported an operating loss of GBP 76.7 million, a substantial decline year-on-year from the profit of GBP …
Caesars Interactive Entertainment social casino subsidiary Playtika is reportedly the target in an acquisition move by South Korean online games developer Netmarble Games which the Korea Herald and Reuters outlets claim will be the “largest acquisition deal made by a South Korean game company since No. 1 player Nexon and NCSoft jointly attempted to takeover …
Betfred’s 1,360 retail betting shops will soon be carrying seven Sky Sports television channels following a new partnership deal between the two UK companies. The content will be presented using Betfred’s in-house TV channel, with coverage to include football’s English Premier League, golf’s Ryder Cup and the Formula 1 motor-racing championship. Betfred retail managing director …
Online betting group Dafabet has extended its sponsorship of the EPL Sunderland football club in a new agreement that takes the partnership through to 2019. The company will play an active role in club promotions to its fans such as the Ha’way the Flags initiative, where it will donate a giant crowd-surfer flag showing a …
Online gambling games developer BetSoft has launched a new six reel, 40 pay-line slot titled Charms and Clovers, with the sixth reel giving access to four bonus features. The game is the most recent addition to BetSoft’s 3D range of online slots and has an Irish mythological theme based around the ancient stories of the …