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 …
A Chinese technology start-up appealingly titled The Cheerful Moment has launched an in-play social sports betting app titled TCM In-Play that it hopes will enjoy global popularity, particularly in the United States and Europe. TCM says that its secure cross platform infrastructure allows users to play for real money in jurisdictions where it’s legal and …
The Guardian, one of the UK’s influential daily newspapers, has given exposure to an online punter’s claim that Bet365 has been stalling on payment of GBP 54,000 in winnings since April. The betting company has declined to comment on the issue, but is generally perceived to have a good reputation and is possibly erring on …
Online gambling games developer Push Gaming has launched a new 5×5 online slot titled Gems of the Gods with features that include multipliers, free spins, scatters and wilds set against a gemstone and Mount Olympus theme. The developer claims that the game presents a different kind of set-up which emulates popular tile-matching puzzle games like …
Tasmania-based UBet, an Australian betting subsidiary of the Tatts Group, has become the first company in New South Wales to be convicted of promoting drinking while gambling under new laws. Australian media reports indicate that Liquor and Gaming NSW was successful in prosecuting UBet for two breaches of the NSW laws involving alcohol and gambling, …
Swedish betting group Betsson AB has awarded its substantial international advertising strategy and creative lead contract to the London agency Leo Burnett, which has prior experience on commissions from Ladbrokes and emerged victorious from a competitive pitch for the Betsson account run by Agency Insight. The award represents a departure from the usual Betsson practice …
Although Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs continues to fight its long-running legal battle with Sportech over a VAT repayment (see previous reports), it has handed over the disputed GBP 93 million this week whilst awaiting the results of its appeal to the UK Supreme Court. In a press statement Wednesday Sportech revealed: “Sportech confirms that …
The Board of Norsk Tipping has appointed Åsne Havnelid (55) as the new CEO of the company and replacement for former chief executive Torbjørn Almlid. Havnelid was previously Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross, which receives substantial funding from Norsk Tipping. Norsk Tipping chair Linda Bernander Silseth said in a statement announcing the appointment: …
Pokerstars and Full Tilt parent group Amaya Inc. is apparently studying offer from “several” potential buyers, and is conducting due diligence for a possible takeover, according to reports Tuesday in the Montreal press. Company executives met with shareholders Tuesday to discuss developments for the first time since CEO, chairman and important shareholder David Baazov stepped …
For the second time in as many years the Canadian social gaming company Imperus Technologies (formerly ISIS Labs) has changed its company title, and from June 28 will be rebranded Tangelo Games Corp. The company is listed on the Toronto exchange under the symbol (TSX VENTURE:GEL). In a rather rambling press statement Tuesday, chief executive …
The Canadian online gambling group Intertain has announced that two industry veterans – Neil Goulden and Andrew McIver have joined the top management as chairman of the board and chief executive officer respectively. McIver replaces former CEO John Fitzgerald Kennedy who has stepped down, along with director Brent Choi. Goulden has many years of top …
Pennsylvania’s controversial $31.5 billion budget bill, which includes legalised online gambling as a means to raise revenue, was passed by the House Appropriations Committee on Monday and could be voted on by the House today (Tuesday). The bill raises taxes on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco and relies on new revenue from a proposal for the …