London-based online gambling software and games provider iSoftBet has announced that it has secured a supplier licence from the Romanian regulator allowing it to service Romanian-licensed operators in the new market. The licence also allows operators in the Romanian market to use iSoftBet’s quality third-party content through a single integration. The provider will start Romanian …
The German Bundesliga football club Schalke and online casino operator bet-at-home have extended their five-year-old sponsorship deal for a further two seasons to end-2018. The deal includes digital and social media promotional privileges in Schalke’s online assets, and an advertising presence at the club’s Veltins Arena stadium Bet-at-home also sponsors rival club Hertha Berlin.
Online casino operator Slots.Cafe and White Hat Gaming have reported a major Euro 1,021,289.86 jackpot hit on NetEnt’s progressive slot Arabian Nights. On Thursday 16th June 2016, Dennis from Warwickshire registered as a player at Slots.Cafe, and a few hours later hit the jackpot after betting a total of just Euro 44. The bemused player …
Football and sports jackpots provider Colossus Bets has announced that its pools products, branded as ‘Cash Out Pools’, have gone live on both web and mobile with The Football Pools. Bernard Marantelli, founder and CEO of Colossus Bets said in a statement Thursday: “The Football Pools is an iconic brand with a long pedigree in …
Political spread betting company Sporting Index saw unprecedented action in the run-up to Britain’s EU referendum Thursday, but it was a painful night for the firm as its clients consistently favoured Leave throughout the campaign, resulting in a six figure loss for the company. Sporting Index was the first bookmaker to offer a market on …
There’s rarely a dull moment in the eSports vertical these days, and this week it’s the story of a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player filing a legal action against Valve Software, parent company of the Steam eSports platform, which he alleges is enabling an illegal online gambling market. The player, Michael John McLeod, claims in his …
The most recent numbers from the Michigan State Lottery, which added online instant win games and sales to its offering in late 2014, show that online players using the site and the ancillary app have grown by around 300 percent since launch, proving once again that online activity can deliver better results for businesses. Lottery …
In a unanimous vote this week, the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the licensure of Sanderina II to provide daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests to major casinos in Nevada. The casinos will subscribe to the USFantasy platform through a licensed disseminator, which will distribute the contests to race and sports books within Nevada casinos. USFantasy …
Cyber security specialist firm Akamai Technologies has warned in its Q1-2016 report that Distributed Denial of Service attacks rose by 125 percent y-o-y in the first quarter of this year, up 22.5 percent from the preceding quarter. Online gambling operators are among the favoured targets of attackers, the figures gathered by the security specialist show, …
Aussie online gamblers report that Novomatic games previously available to them on various online casino sites have disappeared, and on investigating they were told that the company has withdrawn the games from use by Australian players. It is believed that the withdrawal is associated with moves by the game supplier to acquire the Australian gaming …
With the legalisation of online gambling in the Netherlands still making its way sluggishly through the Dutch political system (see previous reports) two of the parliamentary parties are already planning on how to spend the tax money that will eventually be raised by the new system MPs in the VVD and PvdA political parties want …
The Isle of Man Examiner newspaper reports that Paddy Power is to close its licensing office on the Isle of Man, where it has been active for some years, following the merger with Betfair (see previous reports). The departure of the gambling group to new offices in Malta, where the activities of Betfair and Paddy …
Online casino WinADay, which is powered by proprietary software, has announced the launch of a new 5 reel, 40 pay-line slot branded Zodiac. The new game boasts four bonus features – Earth, Air, Fire and Water – along with multipliers, scatters, wilds and free spins, backed by graphics depicting the 12 signs of the zodiac …
Paul Telford, a 17-year veteran in the online gambling industry and former General Counsel at Pokerstars parent The Rational Group, has joined the Isle of Man-based Annexio Group, a lottery betting services provider, in a similar capacity. Annexio is currently engaged in expanding its client base across multiple jurisdictions. Telford switched from the medical profession …
Online gambling software and games provider NYX Gaming has announced that it has secured a private placement of $10.5 million with an unidentified private investor. The offering was made up of unsecured convertible debenture and 2,863,636 ordinary share purchase warrants, which have a strike price of $3.50 and a three term. The debenture will attract …
Prima Networks, powered by Microgaming, has been awarded Class II licences by Romania’s gambling regulator, Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN), ahead of the regulated market opening later this month. The licences cover the ‘manufacture and distribution of specialised gaming software’ and ‘game platform management and hosting facilities’. A number of Romanian and .com …
SmartBets, the customisable odds comparison site powered by bettingexpert.com, has enlisted the help of its free-to-use BetBot to give Euro 2016 fans on Facebook a helping hand with their last-16 wagers. Autonomously participating in social media conversations with Facebook users, BetBot responds via Facebook Messenger, providing real-time odds on upcoming games from major bookmakers. BetBot …
Philippines-based online gambling software and games developer XIN Gaming has launched a new slot titled Fish Hunter King with a colourful theme based on a popular Chinese arcade game. The new slot is a 5-reel, 3-row, 50-line slot which offers opportunities to win cash prizes through a range of engaging features. Mathias Larsson, chief executive …
Australian media reports Thursday indicate that the provincial government of South Australia has agreed on a new “place of consumption” betting tax that they expect will raise an additional A$9.2 million a year for local government coffers. The 15 percent tax on NGR attributed to South Australian punters makes the province the first in Australia …
Dermot Smurfit’s GameAccount Network simulated gaming provider firm has been fined $25,000 by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for breaching geolocation regulations by allowing small numbers of online punters outside New Jersey’s borders to gamble through the GAN Android real-money app offered by Betfair. GAN has explained away the transgressions as the result …
The Malta Gaming Authority has released its annual report for 2015, posting a year-on-year 4.3 percent rise in generated revenue at Euro 60.9 million (FY 2014: Euro 58.4 million) as the industry continued to enjoy ‘healthy’ growth in both the land-based and remote gaming sectors. Highlights of the report include: * Contributions in gaming taxes …
Brazilian media reports this week have triggered hopes for online gambling legalisation in the vast South American nation, with the expectation that within the next week the national House will see a new gaming reform bill (PL442/1991) featuring the genre, although it may take some time to pass. A Senate committee in April passed legislation …
Online gambling progressed in California and Pennsylvania Wednesday….but at one point it looked as if yet another failure due to VGT confusion would scuttle legalisation in the latter state. Both states held committee stage debates involving online gambling. In the Pennsylvania House lawmakers were presented with a massive set of amendments on A08621 to Rep. …
Kate Lampard CBE, a former UK barrister and vice chair of the South of England Strategic Health Authority, has been appointed the independent chair of the board of trustees of the Responsible Gambling Trust following a four-month selection process carried out by an independent committee. The RGT is a problem gambling charity funded by donations …