Entering his first day in office this week, the new President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, reportedly told his Cabinet that he intended to halt what he referred to as the ‘proliferation’ of online gambling. The president, who has a reputation for being bluntly autocratic, ordered: “Online gambling must stop…it’s out of control in PAGCOR …
Figures from the UK Gambling Commission indicate noticeable growth in the overall industry, with financial spread betting, foreign exchange, and contracts-for-difference all prevalent in the UK market, much of it online. Gross gambling yield for the UK between October 2014 – September 2015 was recorded as GBP 12.6 billion) compared with a figure of GBP …
Online sportsbetting operator 888Sport has signed a one-year shirt sponsorship agreement with the Nottingham Forest football club following several weeks of speculation in football circles. The Gibraltar-based company takes over from the Fawaz International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Company, which is owned by club owner the Al Hasawi family. The two-time European Cup winners confirmed …
Rival Gaming has announced the launch of its latest online slot, a 5 reel, 50 pay-line game with a decidedly French theme and titled Champs-Élysées. The action in the game takes place on the streets of Paris. While spinning the reels players get a chance to indulge in some chocolat, crepes, croissants, and wine, virtual …
Online bookmaker EnergyBet has signed a two-year shirt sponsorship deal with the Leyton Orient second league football club in the UK Leyton Orient CEO Alessandro Angelieri said in a statement: “We are delighted to have online bookmakers EnergyBet on board, especially on a two-year deal, which gives the club the scope to plan ahead for …
The New York newspaper Metro reported Thursday that Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson has issued a statement detailing the arrest and arraignment in Brooklyn of four men on charges of enterprise corruption, first-degree promoting gambling, second-degree possession of gambling records and fifth-degree conspiracy. The 57-page indictment details several online gambling sites alleged to have been …
Betsoft, an online gambling games provider, has announced a partnership deal with Asian systems developer and live dealer casino operator Asia Weinet, and will supply the Asian company with its full suite of desktop and mobile 3D gaming content. Julian Camilleri of Betsoft said that Philippines-based Asia Weinet has established itself as a prime player …
Bucharest, Romania-based games developer CasinoWebScripts has released three new HTM5-based online slot games titled Secret Agent, The Cheese Burglars, and Bee Party. Compatible with both desktop and mobile devices, the new games boast widely differing themes. Secret Agent has a wide range of features and a theme that presents the story of a private detective …
Danish investment companies Genua and Dansk Automat Expert Holding have sold Århus-based online gambling company Gaming A/S to investment group Erhvervsinvest for an undisclosed consideration. As part of the transaction, Lars Holtug, a former senior partner at PwC in Denmark, will become chair of Gaming’s board. Gaming A/S operates the online gambling enterprise Spillehallen.dk and …
Operators and industry observers alike are hoping that the much-delayed Dutch legalisation of online gambling will move forward today (Thursday) following yet another discussion on the issue in the Dutch parliament’s Lower House. Today’s discussion continues that started last week by parliamentarians, and the hope is that the measure will move to a vote this …
Betting on whether British voters would opt to stay or leave the European Union – the Brexit issue – reportedly reached GBP 120 million, with UK bookmakers generally feeling varying degrees of pain as a result of the unexpected “out” result. Betfair did better than most, mainly due to the commission nature of its betting …
Kroon online casino, a Dutch-facing subsidiary of the Swedish Betsson gambling group, has entered into a two-year sponsorship deal with Dutch ice hockey association Nederlandse IJshockey Bond, conditional on the legalisation of online gambling in the Netherlands. The amount of the sponsorship was not disclosed, but Betsson director Patrick Jonker said in a statement that …
Online gambling software and games developer Playtech has announced the launch of a new virtual tennis product across all delivery channels through its licensees. Following a year-long process of exhaustive motion capture initiatives at Warner Bros Studios, and 3D design and modelling work at the Playtech Studios, both in the UK, Playtech Virtual Tennis is …
Online betting and gaming provider SIS has signed a deal to deliver its portfolio of on-demand racing games to the UK land and online gambling group Ladbrokes – a move which will significantly increase the reach of the SIS Infinite Games product. Ladbrokes customers will now have access to six times more betting opportunities compared …
UK sports spread betting operator Sporting Index has rolled out its casino product for mobile and tablet users, following a successful desktop launch earlier this year. The mobile launch has been timed to coincide with increased traffic experienced during Euro 2016, and will see mobile and tablet users provided with over 50 casino gaming options, …
Online gambling operator and turnkey provider CashBet has announced new partnerships in e-processing and games, signing agreements with Paysafe for Skrill and Neteller facilities, and augmenting its gaming suite with new offerings from up-and-coming developer Booming Games. The new games will be available on CashBet’s online casino sites and apps, Jenny Vegas and Atomic Casino, …
Finland’s state-owned and soon-to-be merged gambling interests, which will operate under the single Veikkaus brand from the beginning of next year (see previous report), will be headed by Olli Sarekoski, currently the executive vice president of temporary parent FRV Evo Oy. Sarekoski has been involved in senior business management at the company for the past …
Online gambling group BetVictor has launched a new app which should prove popular with the punters – it speeds up the cash-out process. Developed in-house by BetVictor, Quick Cash Out is a native iOS widget that can shave six seconds off withdrawal times and offers greater ease and convenience to customers, who will have to …
In April 2015 Deutsche Telekom made the industry news columns with its sally into online sports betting in partnership with Austrian provider Österreichische Sportwetten. There were high hopes at the time for Tipp3.de, the online betting enterprise in which DT held a majority stake. Those came rather abruptly to an end this week with the …
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned a Sky Vegas gambling television advertisement, claiming that its central character glamorises gambling. The Roulette Rock Star presentation features a typical man-in-the-street going about his rather mundane business who transforms into the glamourous character identified with the title of the advert with the message: “This morning he was …
The latest social game in the Glu Mobile Dash series features famously irritable international chef Gordon Ramsay and challenges players to start off flipping burgers at a cafe in San Francisco, playing through different levels and earning cash which can be used to upgrade equipment and improve performance under the watchful eye of the notoriously …
Seattle-based social and sports games developer iPro has announced an agreement with IGT which will see its real-time sports gaming platform, ringit!, on the IGT-owned Lottomatica Italian sports betting platform for 2016’s UEFA Euro Cup finale. Fans will be invited to win cash in ringit! by predicting what will happen next during the key football …
The latest offering from ELK Studios launches today (Wednesday) titled Poltava – Flames of War featuring an unusual eighteenth century war theme replete with ominous music and thunderous sound effects. Inspiration for the theme was drawn from the historical battle of Poltava in 1709 in which Russia’s Peter the Great defeated a Swedish army in …
In the Pennsylvanian House Tuesday Rep. John Payne’s online gambling legalisation bill HB2105, packaged with the state’s budget bill, passed on a vote of 114-85, and is on its way to the Senate on a tight deadline. An accompanying intrastate legalisation bill for daily fantasy sports also passed, with a 5 percent tax on revenue …