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Realistic Games releases 8Th Wonder online slot

21 Jun 2016

The UK online gambling games developer Realistic Games has launched its latest online slot, a three reel, five win line game titled 8th Wonder. The multi-featured game includes a Full House Bonus that allows players to double their win when they land a full house of any symbol. Featuring crystals, dollar bills, and lucky eight …

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Swedish games developer in bwin.party content deal

21 Jun 2016

The Swedish online gambling games developer Yggdrasil has announced a content supply deal with GVC Holdings subsidiary Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, which is to take on board the full Yggdrasil portfolio of slots. The package includes Yggdrasil’s collection of promotional tools, Boost and the Infinite API for gamification. Yggdrasil previously had a supply deal with GVC, …

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Lithuanian developer set to provide content to 1 Click Games

21 Jun 2016

The Malta-based white label online casino provider 1 Click Games has inked a content supply deal with Lithuania’s Loberta UAB, parent group of games developer MrSlotty, which specialises in mobile HD quality slots. 1 Click has committed to taking the full inventory of forty MrSlotty games this summer, diversifying and expanding its inventory for operators. …

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Daily fantasy sports firm inks sponsorship deal with Canadian Football League

21 Jun 2016

The Canadian Football League website at www.cfl.ca carried a notification Monday that the body has agreed an advertising and promotions partnership with daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings. The deal will see the launch of new weekly fantasy contests specific to the CFL and its fifty-ninth season which kicks off this week with a match in …

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Pennsylvania online gambling on the table again

21 Jun 2016

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives returned to session Monday with just 10 days left to the start of the new financial year and the budget still a source of disagreement as efforts to close a substantial $1.8 billion deficit gap and fund education projects continued. Measures to achieve this without increasing state personal tax include …

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NetBet player scores over half a million dollars on Playtech progressive

21 Jun 2016

Online casino operator NetBet has rather belatedly published details of a major jackpot hit last month on the Playtech developed progressive slot Mega-Jackpots Siberian Storm. The winner, who has elected to remain anonymous, is a British civil servant who was enjoying some downtime at home on a Saturday afternoon when he hit a GBP 506,382.68 …

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Law enforcement officers attend conference on sports betting

21 Jun 2016

Providing more evidence that it is increasingly leaning toward regulated sports betting across the USA, the American Gaming Association hosted its first-ever Law Enforcement Summit late last week to better understand the nature of the multi-billion dollar market and garner lawmen’s opinions on its possible regulation. Ed Davis, a former Boston police commissioner and a …

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Big changes at William Hill online

21 Jun 2016

Hot on the heels of the news that professional business services provider KPMG has been engaged to review the digital activities of William Hill plc (see previous reports) comes the news that Crispin Nieboer, the new md of the Online division, has been putting a new top team together. The company’s Special Projects Director, Steven …

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Evolution to provide live dealer action to Danish online gambling firm

21 Jun 2016

Live dealer provider Evolution has announced a new client deal in Denmark, where predominantly online slots operator Spilnu.dk has signed up for a full package of live dealer games accessible via desktop and mobile devices. Evolution’s Live Baccarat, Blackjack, Casino Hold’em, Danish Roulette and Roulette are all part of the package, which is scheduled to …

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New games for Hungary-based online casino

21 Jun 2016

UK-based online gambling games and software provider iSoftBet has inked a content deal with Hungary’s Las Vegas Casino Diamond Ltd gaming group that will see it supply its full suite of mobile and desktop content to Vegas.hu, which is set to become Hungary’s first online casino. iSoftBet is one of the first developers to enter …

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Major online bingo win at Sky Betting and Gaming

20 Jun 2016

Chrissie Johnson, a chiropodist and grandmother from Wales, has become Sky Betting and Gaming’s first online millionaire with a progressive strike that paid out GBP 1,346,155.43. A regular player at Sky Bingo for the past year, Johnson had been playing on Playtech’s ‘Chests of Plenty’ slot for around 15 minutes when her screen lit up …

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Attempt to derail Gala Coral Ladbrokes merger fails

20 Jun 2016

Irish billionaire and 2.8 percent shareholder in Ladbrokes, Dermot Desmond has lost the latest round in his struggle to derail the proposed Ladbrokes – Gala Coral merger. The appeal board of the UK Takeover Panel has ruled against Desmond’s latest protest against the merger, which hinged on the influence of software provider Playtech plc, which …

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Playtech launches its biggest promo yet

20 Jun 2016

Online gambling software provider Playtech plc has announced that it has launched its biggest yet online casino promotion, running across its entire network for 21 days during the Euro 2016 football championships. The GBP 250,000 independently adjudicated cash giveaway coincides with the launch of several of he company’s Age of the Gods slot game titles, …

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GameAccount claims another tribal U.S. remote gambling account

20 Jun 2016

GameAccount Network has claimed its fourth US remote gaming client, but again without identifying the client beyond revealing that it is another tribal gaming enterprise located “…in the North Eastern United States.” “This client win highlights our continuing commitment to major Native American casino operators and the strong commercial appeal of our unique patented Simulated …

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Will Hill organising an independent review of digital operations?

20 Jun 2016

William Hill plc, not long ago the leader in digital gambling activity but more recently reporting an 11 percent dip in net revenues in the vertical, has reportedly engaged the independent professional business services of KPMG to conduct a review of its technology and digital operations. UK business media reports on Monday claimed that the …

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Ladbrokes extends darts sponsorship

20 Jun 2016

The UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes has extended its sponsorship of the UK Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) to become the new title sponsors of the Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena later this year. Earlier this year Ladbrokes inked a darts sponsorship deal as title sponsors of the Ladbrokes …

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Could GVC vs. 37 Entertainment litigation escalate into a class action?

20 Jun 2016

Canadian legal firm is considering class action potential due to alleged breach of customer privacy at Sportingbet. Online gambling group GVC Holdings CEO Kenny Alexander may have to do more than simply dismiss allegations that his subsidiary Sportingbet reneged on a deal with Canadian marketing firm 37 Entertainment if a Canadian law company is successful …

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Malaysian blitz on illegal online football betting

20 Jun 2016

The Malaysian federal police have released details of a new operation targeting illegal online betting operators trying to exploit the intense interest in major football championships currently taking place in South America and Europe. Over the weekend police spokesman SAC Datuk Roslee Chik revealed to local media reporters that the federal CID and Anti-vice, gambling …

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Macau tax revenue down so far in 2016

20 Jun 2016

Falling tax revenue so far this year in the gambling island of Macau has illustrated from another perspective the impact on the local gambling sector of the Chinese central government’s crackdown on corruption and ostentatious spending, and a slower economy. The Macau Financial Services Bureau’s latest figures show that gambling sector tax revenue fell 14.1 …

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Kiron and VSoftCo extend EveryMatrix partnership

20 Jun 2016

Specialist online gambling content suppliers Kiron Interactive and VSoftCo have extended a deal with white label online casino and sportsbook provider EveryMatrix by integrating Kiron’s new Remote Games Server BetMan Online into the CasinoMatrix platform. The agreement sees a full suite of online games being made available to EveryMatrix customers across Europe and Asia. It …

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New York AG still gunning for daily fantasy sports firms

19 Jun 2016

The New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, put something of a damper on the legalisation celebrations at daily fantasy firms Saturday, announcing that his office intends to continue its action for “false advertising and consumer fraud” against market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel in respect of their activities prior to March 21 this year. Our readers …

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DraftKings chief hints at merger possibilities

19 Jun 2016

The CEO of daily fantasy sports market leader DraftKings, Jason Robins, chose his words very carefully in responding to questions from the USA Today newspaper regarding rumours that his company was in merger talks with rival FanDuel. Speaking to a reporter from the newspaper after the news that DFS had been legalised in New York …

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IGT’s Fire Horse online slot has Asian origins

18 Jun 2016

A new online slot from the IGT studios has an Asian origin in the Year of the Horse, which apparently denotes freedom and adventure in the Chinese culture. Titled Fire Horse, the new game is a 5 reel 720 Ways-to-Win offering with a range of features that includes IGT’s MultiWay Xtra feature, multi-directional pays, Stacked …

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New York legislature passes daily fantasy sports bill

18 Jun 2016

In some dramatic last-minute politicking Friday, running into the early hours of Saturday morning as the legislative session drew to a close, the New York Legislature approved daily fantasy sports regulation and licensing bills A 10736 (vote 91 – 22) and S.8153. The action really started Thursday as politicians raced against a legislative deadline on …

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