Vietnam News reports Hanoi Police have smashed an online soccer betting ring and arrested suspected boss Nguyen Ngoc Quang (39) and six others. Early information suggests Quang set up a betting system with a “number of professional gamblers” in anticipation of the 2016 EUFA European Championship. He reportedly opened a betting account on Bong88.com which …
Swedish slot developer Quickspin has released its new Spinions Beach Party title promising even more respins. This 25-line slot features Spinions, hitting two of which triggers the respin feature while a scatter win takes the party from the beach to a night club where all wilds are sticky and remain on the reels for the …
Novomatic Interactive subsidiary, GreenTube, has rolled out its content on StarCasino.be expanding its presence in the Belgian online gaming market. Novomatic blue chip slots such as Book of Ra™ deluxe, Lucky Lady´s Charm™ deluxe, Sizzling Hot™ deluxe are among the new games selection on Starcasino.be. “This is another successful collaboration in the Belgian market allowing …
The online and land gambling group Betfred is to pay over GBP 800,000 in compensation and in contribution towards socially responsible causes as part of a regulatory settlement following a licence review, according to a press statement today from the UK Gambling Commission. The payment follows failures by the operator in its anti-money laundering and …
It appears that the mere threat of federal government action against live betting in Australia (despite the current absence of specific legislation) has been enough to cow both the Northern Territory regulator and online gambling group Ladbrokes into submission. Last week the provincial regulator warned licensees to cease offering in-play betting within 28 days (see …
The eSports skin gambling operator CSGO Diamonds and a former sponsored player identified only as moE took to social media in a very public argument Monday, with the player revealing that he was given advance knowledge of the outcomes of virtual dice rolls to ensure that he would produce winning results in his Twitch livestreamed …
The latest online gambling stats from the Delaware Lottery show that whilst online poker showed a small year-on-year improvement of 2.78 percent (Delaware and Nevada share a common player pool) online casino activity remained largely flat. Online casino action generated revenue of $241,775, a flat y-o-y performance and 2 percent less than April’s more encouraging …
The respected business publications Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal have reported that daily fantasy sports billion-dollar behemoths FanDuel and DraftKings are engaged in merger talks. Apparently investors have been lobbying management for such a merger for some months, arguing that both companies have similar challenges – especially in the United States – and almost identical …
Massachusetts state Senator Eileen Donoghue has potentially thrown a spanner in the daily fantasy sports legalisation works in Massachusetts by successfully introducing an amendment to the state budget bill that calls for the appointment of a commission to further study the implications of legalised daily fantasy sports and online gambling. Our readers will recall that …
Québec Government Finance Minister Carlos Leitão reported a strong rise in Loto‑Québec’s total revenue and net income during an annual report to Québec’s National Assembly late last week. Key performance indicators for the 2015/2016 fiscal period include: • Total revenues of $3.560 billion, up 6.7 percent. • Net income totalling $1.227 billion, an increase of …
UK-based betting and gaming operator Sky Bet has entered into a multi-year deal with advertising technology firm Fresh 8 Gaming. Fresh 8 Gaming will roll-out their personalised ad serving platform to “transform customer engagement and maximise returns, by intelligently and automatically serving personalised and betable ads to sports betting and media brands’” the company said. …
After serving 13 years as chief executive officer of French horse racing TV channel EQUIDIA, Eric Brion has left the organisation and been formally named advisor to Pari Mutuel Urbain’s (PMU) executive board where he will assist in identifying international growth and development. Brion is described as having “profoundly modernised Equidia, powering it into the …
Isle of Man based casino software developer Red Tiger Gaming launched its exclusive Euro 2016 themed ‘Deadline Jackpots’ on Betfair today (Monday). Each progressive jackpot is tied to an evening football match with odds of winning the progressive jackpot increasing as the match progresses. Towards the end of each match, the Euro jackpot turns ‘hot’ …
The abrupt closure of Australian online gambling company Favourit Global last week (see previous report) has been explained as being a result of a failed Australian Stock Exchange listing by the new owners Celsius Coal. Aussie media outlets have reported that the Australian Securities and Investment Commission blocked the listing on grounds that they are …
UK operator BetBright has integrated a football package from Racing Post Sport. The package offers unautomated key statistics, spotlights, predictions, verdicts and forecast line-ups on over 20 global competitions, including the 2016 UEFA European Championships, compiled by the Racing Post Sport team. “The bet-prompting content has been seamlessly integrated into each match and offers the …
Real-money social casino company Ever Adventure will collaborate with William Hill in developing a roadmap to engage casino players and appeal to the wider, more casual casino market. The initiative will see the companies bring new casino product ideas to life through Ever Adventure’s Slotser brand, soft-launched via William Hill’s Affiliate United platform during the …
NetEnt is searching for a successor for chief financial officer Maria Hedengren who will leave the company after 5 years in the role to take up a similar position at another firm. “Maria has made a significant contribution to the success of NetEnt over these past years. I will miss our interactions and wish her …
The European-based online gambling group GVC Holdings, has announced that on June 9 the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement issued an order concluding its preliminary investigation of GVC in connection with its acquisition of Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment plc. In a company statement GVC revealed that as part of its preliminary investigation, the DGE examined …
The independent regulatory compliance testing and standards company eCOGRA has scored a major coup in the online gambling auditing and advisory sector following the award of a four-year contract by Denmark’s largest gambling group, Danske Spil A/S. The contract includes the provision of certification services for the Danish company’s subsidiaries and relevant software providers following …
Paddy Power’s controversial marketing style of creating publicity by amusingly exploiting issues and events was much in evidence again as the Euro 2016 football festival kicked off this week. The company, famous (or infamous depending on your viewpoint) for flying green underpants and a Jesus hot air balloon, amongst others, had a bit of fun …
The Melbourne, Australia based online gambling group Favourit Global, which has launched and operated international sites since 2012 under UK Gambling Commission, Ireland, Curacao and Malta Gaming Authority licenses, has informed players and affiliate marketers that it has ceased trading as of June 10 and may be going into external administration in the near future. …
Manitoba’s First Nations are seeking gambling reforms aimed at allowing land casinos in urban areas and giving the tribes the right to become involved in online gambling if desired, according to a weekend report in the Winnipeg Free Press. “It’s going to be the full scope of gaming, games of chance, including electronic and online …
James Cassidy, a 30-year-old accountant contracted to oversee the financial affairs of the Greenway Hall Golf Club, in Stockton Brook, Stoke-on-Trent has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for stealing over GBP 268,000 from the club and blowing most of it (GBP242,156) on internet wagering at Paddy Power, where he won back a mere GBP44,904. The …
Two more US states now have laws governing daily fantasy sports after the governors of Missouri and Colorado signed bills into law this week. In Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed House Bill 1941, the Missouri Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act, into law on Friday, making his state the sixth to do so saying: “When a …