Aces and Eights is a new proprietary video poker game which was released by Slotland this week. The game is a single-handed poker game played with 52 cards where players can bet a minimum ten cents a hand or a max of $25. A Royal Flush is the highest paying hand offering 800X on a …
British Racing said it had reached agreement with a number of betting operators under its Authorised Betting Partner (ABP) scheme following BetStars recent inclusion (see previous report). The association said McBookie, SeanieMac and ApolloBet have agreed to make suitable voluntary donations to the sport based on their British Racing business joining BetStars, 188BET, Betfair, bet365, …
Deutsche Telekom has partnered private investment firm Centerbridge to bid for private sports betting group Tipico Co. which insiders speculate may be valued at around Euro 1 Billion, Reuters reports. News of Tipico seeking potential buyers emerged in September last year with the company tasking J.P. Morgan and Rothschild to sound out alternative options for …
OpenBet said it had surpassed its Grand National Horse Race record this past weekend with its platform handling 62,000 bets per minute and 22 million sports bets across all its channels, up 27 percent over 2015. The company processed a mind-boggling 60.5 million account transactions on the day, up 14 percent over 2015. Preference in …
The Netherlands’ Holland Casino has launched a new customer app in partnership with mobile development agency Mobile Strategy. The Favorites app provides additional services, special promotions and general information to all registered Holland Casino customers, a smart move considering the country is poised to regulate online gaming. The casino boasts visitor records of 5.7 million …
Malta-headquartered Interwetten Gaming Ltd has maintained its positive momentum into 2016 posting an impressive 31 percent increase in gross gaming revenue in its first quarter results. Key performance indicators for the first quarter ending March 31, 2016 include: – Gross Gaming Revenues up 31 percent to Euro 16.0 million. – Net profit increased 89 percent …
Playtech has released Zeus, the first of seven titles under its new Age of Gods progressive network portfolio. This omni-channel release delivers a five-reel, 25-payline slot developed by Playtech’s in-house studio offering unique bonuses and new features. Three scatters will trigger 10 free games with a frozen Zeus Wild and an increasing win multiplier, while …
EveryMatrix launched game developer and partner QuickSpin’s latest release titled “The Wild Chase” in its game engine today (Tuesday). The fast-paced game features respins with locked winning symbols on any win and Multiplier Wilds. Check out the demo vid here: In related news, Quickspin’s upcoming release is titled “Spinions”, wild, party loving, yellow cartoon-like characters …
Major UK terrestrial and online bingo operator Gala Leisure and Gala Interactive are the latest to join the independent gambling watchdog, the Senet Group (Senet). The addition marks Senet’s first bingo brand to join its membership portfolio. “Bingo is recognised as being a community-based activity at the softest edge of gaming. As such, we place …
Reportage from Indian gaming law portal, glaws.in, indicates that PB Acharya, the Governor of the North East Indian State Nagaland, signed off the “Nagaland Prohibition of Gambling and Promotion and Regulation of Online Games of Skill Bill, 2015 under Article 200 of the Constitution” late last week (see previous reports). Following his assent the duly …
Scandinavian slots provider Magnet Gaming has teamed up with iSoftBet to distribute its content to operators via the open Game Aggregation Platform (GAP). The deal will see all 12 of the Danish company’s slots made available to iSoftBet’s portfolio of international casino brands in regulated markets around the world. Among the games distributed will be …
Livesteaming channel Twitch and Faceit have announced a partnership to introduce a new CS:GO eSports tournment with a $3.5 million prize pool titled the Esports Championship Series (ECS). Recent studies by research group Newzoo have estimated that eSports are responsible for over 21 percent of Twitch viewership (see previous reports) and with more money being …
Less than a week after Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery issued an opinion that fantasy sports are “illegal gambling,” in state law (see previous reports) a House committee has progressed a bill, HB2105, that would legalise the activity. The Tennessean reports that the House finance subcommittee on Monday approved a measure that would tax companies, …
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Discussions are continuing on the possible sale of the Danish government’s major share in the Danske Spil gambling group (see previous reports), with local media reports indicating some disagreement between the political parties. The government is reportedly mulling the sale of all online operations whilst retaining the lottery vertical, tempted by the possibility that such …
The weekend saw a blitz by Malaysian police in the Kuching region, with spokesman state CID chief SAC Dev Kumar revealing that 27 raids on illegal online and lottery gambling dens were carried out in 17 districts over the 48 hours. “From the raids, 24 of them were illegal character lottery raids, two cyber gambling …
Measures designed to lightly regulate daily fantasy sports are continuing to make progress in the Minnesota House and Senate, where bills SF3007 and HF2540 have survived several committees, albeit with some amendments, and looked likely to be approved following Pubic Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance Committee discussion Monday. “We have almost a million …
Stoke, UK-headquartered gambling group Bet365 led the Italian sports betting market in the first quarter of 2016 according to official numbers released last week, claiming over a third of the Euro 970 million market with revenues of Euro 346.2 million…Euro 244.9 million ahead of its nearest rival, Eurobet and even further ahead of William Hill’s …
Virtual sports provider Inspired has entered into a strategic partnership with Novomatic’s Greentube for the delivery of its latest virtual content to a number of online operators. Greentube will offer the virtual content as scheduled events to online operators, including Star Games.
Invicta Networks’ Crystal Casino will boost its existing Microgaming content with a range of titles from Amatic and Endorphina through a deal with software provider and distributor Slotegrator. Slotegrator boasts agreements with both software and platform developers such as NetEnt, GameART, Ezugi, BetSoft, Xpro Gaming, Amatic, Microgaming, Endorphina Table 10, SoftSwiss, CasExe, Tom Horn Gaming, …
The Dutch gaming authority Kansspelautoriteit has reminded operators to ensure upcoming summer sports promotions do not target Dutch consumers. The authority specifically mentions promotions and/or advertising on the upcoming European Football Championships, Tour de France and the 2016 Olympics. Kansspelautoriteit says it is issuing the communication to avoid “all kinds of providers and advertisers from …
Canadian gaming provider Amaya Inc. has taken on a portfolio of Merkur content from Gauselmann’s edict egaming GmbH for its PokerStars and Full Tilt brands. Merkur slot titles will be accessible to both Amaya brands via edict’s Game Bridge API providing customers fresh content with a special appeal in central Europe where Merkur games have …
Social game developer Zynga has launched its Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Slots social offer. The launch marks Zynga’s first-licensed game in its multi-year licensing and development agreement with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (see previous reports). “Beloved by generations, the Wonka-verse is full of pure imagination and whimsical fun making it the perfect setting …
Virtual sports and casino provider Leap Gaming has secured a $2.5 million investment from the sale of an initial 29.4 percent stake in parent company Frails LLC by FastForward Innovations Ltd (FastForward). Under the terms of the deal, a further acquisition agreement of an additional 11.75 percent stake, to be effected within 30 days, for …