The Buffalo NY-based action group Coalition Against Gambling appears to have been stung into action by the progress in the New York Legislature this week of daily fantasy sport legalisation measures, with spokesman and retired physician Stephen Shafer claiming “DFS is a hustle”. Shafer is a persistent critic of DFS, which he claims is illegal, …
Figures for Q1-2016 released this week by the Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden indicate that almost two-thirds of sports betting revenues generated by licensed operators in the Danish gambling market come from internet enterprises. Total revenues for the quarter were up 30 percent year-on-year at DKK 975 million (US $146 million), continuing a consistent five year growth …
Top online betting brand Betfair has announced that it is to continue as the official sponsor and betting partner for Arsenal FC through to 2019 in an extension of its partnership agreement with the English Premier League football club. The agreement covers activity within the UK, Europe, South and Central America, and will see the …
The UK online gambling group 32Red and its sports betting platform provider Kambi have announced an extension to their two-year partnership. The partnership saw publicly-listed 32Red relaunch its sports betting offering 32Red Sports. Commenting in a statement on the extension, 32 Red chief executive Ed Ware said: “During the past two years, Kambi has been …
With daily fantasy sports legislation making progress in both the House and the Senate in New York state (see earlier bulletins on Pretlow and Bonacic proposals) the New York racing industry had suddenly taken an interest, proposing that daily fantasy sports in the state be restricted to the racinos and three commercial casinos currently under …
In an initiative that is becoming increasingly noticeable, the US land casino trade body the American Gaming Association has been touting legalised sports betting through conference appearances and in social media. This week saw a typical example, with the Association taking to Twitter to point out that billions of dollars are about to be wagered …
A new independent study by SimilarWeb claims that only 37 percent of online gambling traffic is direct, with referrals (ie mainly affiliate) activity delivering 24 percent; followed by 22 percent of traffic attributable to advertising; and 17 percent from SEO work. Surprisingly, there is much room for improvement in social media marketing, which currently delivers …
The Swedish online gambling games developer NetEnt released the preview of a new online slot Thursday, announcing the imminent arrival of the 3,125 Ways to Win game “When Pigs Fly”. With an amusing cartoon-style theme carrying the famous adage, the new slot has features that include Wild substitutions, Re-spins and Free Spins, with some players …
The fast-growing eSports vertical has prompted the Italian gaming regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM), to announce that in the interests of exercising and supervising the booming sector it intends to issue further eSports betting licenses. The announcement follows news this week that the Italian SNAI gambling group has been awarded the first …
Global testing group Gaming Laboratories International has announced the acquisition of Bulletproof Solutions, Inc., a Canadian IT services company with a strong and growing portfolio of successful contract and project services. The company did not give details of the consideration agreed upon. The investment underscores the GLI Group’s commitment to Canada, and in particular, New …
Coin Gaming, the operator of bitcoin-denominated casino Bitcasino.io, has launched Sportsbet.io, a new bitcoin-only sportsbook, in good time for the Euro 2016 football championships. Part of the launch marketing campaign for the new enterprise is an exclusive competition for players registering an account at Sportsbet.io with tickets to Euro 2016 matches as prizes, including the …
Online slots fans looking for something fresh as a change from the standard run of mass produced games found on most online and mobile casino sites will find their search rewarded with the launch this week by Casino.de ApS of Vegas Slots.com (www.vegasslots.com). This new social casino enterprise from an established Internet e-commerce technology and …
Industry veteran Paul Turner has been appointed to head spread betting firm Sporting Index in a promotion from within from his previous post as marketing director of the UK company. Turner has been with the company for over three years, and will report directly to Sporting Index Group CEO Simon Trim, who took over from …
Omni-channel gaming platform provider Mediatech Solutions has reached a content agreement with fast-growing Czech software supplier Endorphina. The deal will see Mediatech integrate slots from Endorphina, including Safari, Satoshi’s Secret and Jetsetter, as well as recent releases, Twerk, Voodoo and 7up! The slots will join more than 1,500 other titles on Mediatech’s next generation IRIS …
The New York daily fantasy poker scene has exploded into action over the past week with the introduction in the state House of Rep. Gary Pretlow’s legalisation measure (see previous report) and now a companion bill in the Senate revitalised as promised by Sen. John Bonacic. The bills are attracting opposition from the traditional casino …
Virtual sports provider Inspired has announced that its new Rush Football 2 product will be launched in Italy with the Snai–Cogetech Group, titled V-Football Evolution. V-Football Evolution will be available to Snai-Cogetech’s customers both online and in retail venues from June 6. The game will feature HD graphics, motion capture animations, and updated player models, …
Online gambling games developer Concept Gaming has revealed that it has converted 32 of its Flash-based gamed to the more versatile HTML5 format. The games include Multi-Hand Blackjack, Roulette, Slots and Keno. A company spokesman said in a press statement Wednesday that Concept has taken a digitally convergent approach, whereby each HTML5 game can be …
It looks as if the online payment processing giant PayPal is about to incorporate cyber currencies into its system; the company has reportedly lodged a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that includes a lengthy description of how it manages virtual currencies, specifically naming bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin. The application’s abstract describes …
The Spanish General Directorate for the Regulation of Gaming Activities (“DGOJ”) has published through its website its 2015 Annual Report on the regulated market. The document summarises activity in the market during 2015, and includes relevant information with regard to the development of Spanish gambling, sanctioning procedures, new licenses granted and draft advertising regulation. The …
Justifying their action by claiming that the Czech government is censoring the internet with its initiative to ISP-block unlicensed online gambling websites, unknown hackers launched a DDoS assault on the Senate.cz website this week, taking the site down for around 24 hours. “We hacked Senat.cz because you passed a law to prevent free access to …
Grosvenor Casinos, a Rank Group online and land casino gambling subsidiary, has launched an innovative plan to push up its brand profile in the London area and attract punters to its venues. Billed “The World’s Smallest Travelling Casino” the initiative centres on a specially adapted traditional London cab fitted with audio visual equipment designed to …
The Philippino gambling group PhilWeb Corporation has announced a capital raising initiative to fund expansion of its internet cafe gambling facilities, revealing that it plans to raise US$128.6 million through the sale of treasury and subsidiary-held shares. In a stock exchange advisory this week the company certified that its shareholders have unanimously approved the project …
Official figures from the Macau government show that once again revenues on the gambling island fell in May 2016, dropping 9.6 percent on a year-on-year basis with analysts noting that the pace of decline appears to have accelerated on a month-on-month basis. Gambling revenue for May was 18.4 billion patacas (US$2.3 billion), government data released …
Premier League football team Arsenal FC and Betfair have renewed and expanded their partnership until 2019. Under the terms of the new deal, Betfair has been named the club’s official betting partner in the UK, Europe, South and Central America and will receive increased branding opportunities at all domestic fixtures at the Club’s home stadium …