Another online gambling games developer – this time Prague-based Endorphina – has re-released a football-themed online slot in time to capitalise on the interest generated by the Euro 2016 football championships starting this week. Endorphina’s new 5 reel 21 pay-line offering is titled simply Football and was originally launched in 2014 with a theme resplendent …
Social casino game developer Playstudios has inked an impressive deal with the Genting land and online gambling group that could see myVegas and myKonami free-to-play online casino apps installed at around 40 establishments operated in the UK by the gambling group. The agreement represents an extension of a business relationship between California-based Playstudios and Genting …
Pennsylvanian lawmakers are faced with a renewed daily fantasy sports legalisation proposal this week following the resurrection by Rep. George Dunbar of his Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act HB2150 which failed to gain traction last year. The updated bill has been scheduled for debate in the state House Gaming Oversight Committee on June 15, but …
The Australian operation of UK online gambling giant Bet365 has been fined A$2.75 million following legal action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over false claims of free bets for new customers. The publication Business Insider Australia reported Friday that the penalty was handed down after the Federal Court found in September last …
Online gambling software provider BetSoft has announced an important game supply agreement with the major Italian land and online gambling group Microgame. Under the terms of the partnership, Microgame will offer some of Betsoft’s most popular games, including SugarPop!, Alkemor’s Tower and Mr. Vegas among other AAMS approved titles, to its million-plus player base in …
The Northern Territory, an Australian province favoured by online gambling operators due to its reasonable tax regime, delivered a shock to the industry Friday, ordering its licensees to cease offering in-play betting within 28 days. The Northern Territory Racing Commission wrote to bookmakers, nearly all of whom are licensed in the territory, warning that four …
NordicBet has signed up as the main sponsor and official betting partner of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The company also has an agreement with Finnish Hockey (see previous reports). Announcing the new deal Thursday the CCO of the NordicBet and Betsson groups, Jesper Svensson said the company was passionate about hockey and aims to …
Illinois DFS fans already disappointed by the recent shelving of Rep. Mike Zalewski’s proposal to legalise the genre (see previous reports) have more bad news to digest this week following the filing on Wednesday of a new House bill declaring daily fantasy sports illegal gambling. Launched by Democrat Rep. Scott Drury the language of the …
Online gambling games developer Rival Gaming has released its latest new slot, a 5 reel, 50 pay-line game titled Catsino. The theme of the new game is, as the name suggests, all about cats with the graphics in an amusing cartoon style presentation depicting felines in their own casino, with dealers and a variety of …
Four former Samsung eSport team members have been recruited by the Spanish La Liga football club Valencia and will be deployed for the club at the Gamergy eSports and Gaming Festival in Madrid later this month, complementing the club’s recent involvement with the Twitch streaming channel. The team will specialise in Hearthstone, an online game …
Yggdrasil Gaming’s latest slot Bicicleta promises to take football fans into the heart of the action ahead of this summer’s European Championships in France, launching with a half-time network campaign which will see the provider sponsor a Euro 10,000 prize pool. The slot, named after the iconic bicycle kick, includes a new trophy feature and …
The Mirror newspaper in the UK has renewed its deal with Fantasy iTeam, the fantasy football mobile app, for Euro 2016 and the 2016/17 Premier League and Champions League season, following a successful initial outing. The partnership saw major traffic on the opening weekend of last year’s Premier League season with 20 million page impressions …
Online gambling games developer Genesis has joined the race to get relevant games out in time for the UEFA Euro 2016 football championships, announcing the release to operators of its Euro Golden Cup slot across multiple platforms, optimised for gameplay in HTML5 for desktop and mobile devices. With the new game, players will be able …
The executive chairman of the Italian betting group SNAI, Gabriele del Torchio, has resigned for undisclosed reasons and will depart on June 13 according to a statement Wednesday from the company. Del Torchio, a former chairman of Alitalia, joined the board of SNAI last year following the company’s merger with gambling technology provider Cogemat SA …
UBS analyst Chris Stevens estimated in a note issued Wednesday that UK online and land betting giant William Hill’s online operations in Australia have lost market share due to intense competition in that market from other large gambling groups. “The growth in Sportsbet, Ladbrokes and CrownBet over the last three years has intensified competition in …
News from Russian media sources this week is that a second Russian online sports betting licence is about to be issued to Stoloto, a major online and land operator in the country which is planning the launch of a BetConstruct-platformed operation branded 888.ru. The 888 moniker triggered a small wave of speculation, but it has …
The years of Dutch legislative dithering on the legalisation of online gambling in the Netherlands is probably matched only by their counterparts in South Africa, who have similarly spent inordinate amounts of time contemplating legalisation without much progress. Hopefully in the case of the Netherlands the delays will, unlike South Africa where the genre has …
Spanish online gambling software provider Optima has signed a second deal in as many weeks, this one with operator BetOlimp. The agreement includes the provision and setup of a new Optima Multichannel Gaming Suite platform, incorporating the well-known Margin Maker 2 system, along with web and mobile frontend products. Alexey Sinyushkin, chief operations officer at …
Popular arcade games like Solitaire TriPeaks, Tetris, Scrabble and Pac-Man will feature in a new GSN-developed product titled Sparcade which is currently entering the Beta-testing phase, with players invited to help iron out any wrinkles in the offering. Using the Sparcade app, players will compete in head-to- head competition for reward, either in cash or …
Spanish and Latin American Luckia Gaming Group (Luckia) has entered into a long term agreement with NYX Gaming Group (NYX) for platform and games systems. Luckia, Spain’s third largest gaming group, will utilise NYX’s platform and games system to expand its already established Spanish business and support new businesses in regulated markets and territories worldwide. …
Czech Republic President Miloš Zeman signed the Czech Act of 26 May 2016 on Gambling into Law Tuesday. The law will enable the Czech Finance Ministry to implement a licensing and taxation regime and allow EU operators access to the Czech online gambling market. The measure moved quickly through the Senate having been introduced on …
International Game Technology PLC’s (IGT) Interactive MegaJackpots Cleopatra game rewarded a lucky Gala Coral online player with a GBP 1,215,480 jackpot win during April 2016. The jackpot was one of six GBP 500,000-plus jackpots awarded on IGT’s interactive MegaJackpots games in the weeks spanning April 11 to May 24, 2016, which include: – A Gala …
Kiel-headquartered mybet Holding SE has sold its entire stake in horse racing business pferdewetten.de AG. The shares have reportedly been sold to various unidentified investors for a consideration that will be announced at a later date following the signing of formal agreements.
Daily fantasy sports operator Mondogoal has inked a deal with Premier League football club Aston Villa FC. Aston Villa FC has already been integrated to Mondogoal’s platform allowing fans to begin playing immediately through its Mondogoal.com/AVFC link or via a newly released mobile app. “Mondogoal’s unique product provides a new, fun and exciting way to …