Italian operator SNAI, in partnership with Sportradar, is the first to market with the launch of an eSports package comprising pre-match and in-play betting initially on Dota 2 and League of Legends tournaments with plans to expand the offer in the near future. Skyrocketing in popularity, electronic sports comprises competitive playing of video games for …
SkyBet has launched “Viva Scratch Vegas”, a GBP 1 instant win, two panelled scratch card game with a Progressive Jackpot. If the player finds a ‘Vegas Wheel’ symbol in the second scratch area, then the ‘Vegas Wheel’ bonus is activated and the player is presented with a spinning wheel with both winning values and ‘LOSE’ …
Lithuanian content provider MrSlotty has inked a bitcoin content supply deal with B2B platform provider Softswiss for their entire slot game portfolio of 40 mobile slots in HTML5 and full HD quality. MrSlotty launched late last year with titles including Super Dragons Fire, Emoji Slot, Meme Faces and Treasures of Egypt. Our readers will recall …
Oryx Gaming has taken on a selection of online and mobile content from Berlin-based software developer Gamomat whose content is well known in the German terrestrial sector. The first integration has already taken place offering onlinecasino.de players a broader selection of games. “Coupled with their vast experience, incredible track record throughout international land-based markets and …
Viktor Hoffman has been promoted to chief executive officer at Panbet Ltd’s online sports betting operator Marathonbet having previously served as chief product officer for Panbet. Hoffman has served in numerous senior management roles within the industry. Prior to the past nine years at Panbet, he served as Head of CRM Planning and Strategy: Gaming …
Betfred will released an innovative in-house developed iOS and android app which will allow customers to place their bets using voice recognition technology. The launch of the Betfred Voice Bet APP this coming weekend will be supported by a new advertising campaign across the Betfred TV, social media and video on demand channels starring former …
Swedish games developer Play’n GO has partnered Hugo Games A/S in a licensing deal that will see the development of a new game themed around the famous Danish animated troll, Hugo. The game is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2016 in HTML5 and Flash and will be a five-reel, 10-payline slot featuring …
Gibraltar-licensed gaming firm Lottoland has been awarded a remote bookmaker’s license from Ireland’s National Excise License Office. The license provides for the provision of Lottoland’s bet-on-lotteries product to the Irish legislated gambling market. “The Republic of Ireland is a vibrant, growing market with huge potential and we’re very confident there’s a strong appetite for our …
Prima Networks, powered by Microgaming, has signed a letter of intent to be the primary provider of casino and exclusive supplier of poker to the newly merged Dutch gambling organisation, Nederlandse Staatsloterij / De Lotto, once regulations for online gaming permit them to go live. Prima Networks entered a competitive tender process for the contract …
The UK-based slots and table games supplier Realistic Games has released an exclusive new title with BetVictor in time for the Euro 2016 football championship competition. Titled Million Pound Goal, the game is a five reel, ten win line game featuring boots, balls, and referee whistles, as well as more traditional symbols – designed for …
Business-to-business sports betting solutions provider Digital Sports Tech has launched its Player Props product with Australian operator MadBookie.com, claiming a world-first in customisable player prop betting. Player Props enables sportsbook customers to create and customise their own proposition bets on any player and statistic for sports including football, American football, basketball, rugby league and Australian …
The numbers are in from Friday’s inaugural and much anticipated Counter Strike: Global Offensive eSports tournament organised by ELEAGUE (http://www.e-league.com/) and aired live on the Turner Sports Broadcasting network….and the statistics illustrate once again the massive millennial demographic interest in this form of skilled and competitive entertainment. TBS reported viewership figures in excess of 509,000 …
In New York, where state AG Eric Schneiderman has vigorously opposed daily fantasy sports, opining that it constitutes gambling, the Assembly could be about to override his cease and desist notices to major operators (see previous reports). Good to his recent pledge, Rep. Gary Pretlow has launched his DFS legalisation bill A10473, details of which …
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. has agreed to pay more than $75 million to settle a lawsuit by its former top Macau executive, Steve Jacobs, whose allegations prompted federal bribery investigations into the company, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday. The Las Vegas-based online gambling group settled the almost six-year …
US gambling group Boyd Gaming Corporation announced Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its 50 percent equity interest in Marina District Development Holding Company, the parent company of Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to MGM Resorts International for consideration of $900 million, as well as a 50 percent share …
Details are still sparse, but it appears that a UK player has hit a progressive jackpot worth GBP 1.6 million at the BGO Casino on a stake of just GBP 6.25, placed on an iPhone on Playtech’s Gladiator slot. Player 52ALM apparently hails from Bedfordshire and plans to use the windfall to buy a new …
Gibraltar-based online lottery provider Lottoland has secured a remote gambling licence from the Republic of Ireland National Excise Licence Office, the third jurisdiction that has accepted the company in the last year. The licence enables Lottoland to offer online lottery products that include lottery betting, scratchcard and games to players based within the Republic of …
The Macau Statistics and Census Bureau has released Q1-2016 numbers showing that gross domestic product (GDP) on the gambling island slipped 13.3 percent year-on-year in the quarter, attributed largely to “the continuous decline in exports of services and decrease in investment.” Exports of gaming services dropped by 17.1 percent y-o-y, with gaming services equivalent to …
WinView, a startup company enabling users to bet for free on real-time sports has raised a further $3.4 million bringing total fund raising to $6.5 million to date. The company, whose main revenue stream lies in advertising, offers a free-to-play fantasy sports betting app sync’d with live TV football games. Closing this Series A round …
Australia’s Northern Territory Government (NT) has passed the Racing and Betting Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 allowing companies offering betting exchange products to be based in the Territory. The legislation passed in the Northern Territory Parliament late last week will reinforce the region as a premier jurisdiction for online wagering and new job creation, Peter Styles, …
The Seattle-based mobile technology and marketing firm SinglePoint has acquired its second daily fantasy sports company after signing a deal with DraftFury. Our readers will recall that earlier this year the company acquired Hawaii-based GoDraft using “cash and restricted common stock”, commenting that it was the first of several future planned acquisitions. The terms of …
Online gambling software provider Playtech plc has unveiled a comprehensive strategic plan to significantly increase its market share of the IP-based casual games market. This initiative follows the completion of the acquisition of Funtactix, a publisher of film and television-based games which has built a reputation in Hollywood and with gamers for delivering authentic casual …
Two gambling expansion bills voted down by the Pennsylvanian House last week and including online gambling legalisation could be back on the table for more discussion when lawmakers return from a brief break next week, according to political observers. Our readers will recall that due to the confusion surrounding the rejection of the bills, immediate …
Having just completed its Openbet purchase, NYX Gaming Group has announced another acquisition, this deal for UK-based gaming content and platform provider BetDigital. The company said Betdigital will provide NYX with a game development platform and studio that caters to the UK retail and online markets, along with the ability to further exploit opportunities for …