Greek gaming firm INTRALOT Group has acquired a 49 percent strategic stake in EuroBet, via its Bulgarian subsidiary, BILOT. The acquisition expands INTRALOT’s already strong presence in the Bulgarian market through its 49 percent ownership of Eurofootball, who has offered fixed odds and live betting thorough a network of 850 shops, since 2002. Antonios Kerastaris, …
LVBet.com, a new online casino from a start-up company licensed in Malta and operated by Fairload Limited, has launched with games from some of the industry’s leading providers. The website comes in English and German language versions, with games from Microgaming, NetEnt, Wazdan and Thunderkick, supported by full player services. LVBet spokesman Marcin Sapinski said …
The UK online gambling group Sky Betting and Gaming has announced that it has increased its commitment to its Commercial Academy project by investing a further GBP 1 million in this development project for graduates (see previous reports). The project aims to recruit graduates for the company and offers range of intern opportunities across the …
Hungaryʼs National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) has announced that in continuing activity against unlicensed online gambling operators trying to access the local market it has so far blocked 410 websites. The office has issued orders for a further 108 sites to be blocked. The government office was responding to an enquiry by Hungarian news …
Colorado legislators heard testimony on daily fantasy sports regulation at an informative hearing Tuesday before a House Committee. House Democratic leader Crisanta Duran said the goal of HB1404 – a proposal to regulate daily fantasy sports leagues – is to ensure the games stay legal, fair and protect consumers. “This is an effort to make …
Asian-facing online gambling games developer XIN Gaming has launched its latest online slot, a 5 reel, 20 pay-line game titled Candy Quest which includes a new cascading symbols feature. The feature creates falling symbols on the reels with multiplier increases on every win. A free spin feature is also available for players, and can create …
The Kiss online casino, launched late last year, has advised affiliates that it intends to close end April and in a deal with Dolarbet, recommends that they open new accounts with that company. Operated by SwissSoft and licensed in Curacao, Kiss offers games from Amatic, Betsoft and Microgaming, with Ezugi providing live dealer action. Dolarbet …
EveryMatrix has integrated its latest third party content through a deal with Lithuanian games developer MrSlotty. MrSlotty, owned by Slotos UAB, is fresh on the scene having launched in October 2015. At the time of launch the company comprised two employees who had developed around 35 play-for-free slots incorporated into its MrSlotty website and mobile …
BetVictor has selected London-based creative agency Mr. President to build on its “Simple As” campaign following a competitive pitch initiated late last year. The campaign was initially developed by VCCP, an integrated media agency that picked up the BetVictor business in 2012. “Mr President demonstrated a combination of creative flair and understanding of our mission …
The Professional Darts Corporation has teamed with online bookmaking firm Betway, accepting the betting company as the title sponsor for this summer’s much anticipated World Cup of Darts. The 32-nation Betway World Cup of Darts, televised live on Sky Sports and broadcast worldwide from June 2-5, will see two-player teams representing their nation in the …
Sky Vegas has launched a new promotion to publicise its offers on the Grand National horserace which takes place this Saturday, giving Liverpool residents an opportunity to win a “golden ticket” that could be worth GBP 10,000. Why Liverpool? Well, according to a Sky Vegas press release it’s the luckiest city in Britain. The ticket, …
HTML5 games developer Core Gaming has announced the launch of its latest online slot, a 25-line game themed on the memorable exploits of the famous motorcycling daredevil Evel Knievel. Titled Evel Knievel Road to Vegas, the slot offers a maximum possible pay-out of GBP 250,000 and a theoretical return to the player of up to …
Aspers casino in London has reported that its inaugural Cash Game Festival from March 30 to April 3 was a notable success, with over 20 tables fully occupied for much of the time as poker fans responded to the opportunity to compete in no-limit hold’em, dealer’s choice, pot-limit Omaha, six-plus hold’em, and open-face Chinese poker …
EnergyCasino Partners has come up with a marketing ploy that invites affiliates to publicise its online casino brand in return for a Euro 15 credit to their business accounts. “Genuine, original, well-written articles, posted on niche gaming forums and sites should always be a central plank of any marketing strategy, and we want to encourage …
After over a decade of political dithering, surveys, commissions and fact-finding jollies, the South African government has decided against legalising online gambling, according to a final policy document released (appropriately) on April Fool’s Day this year by the Department of Trade and Industry. The document indicates that the government’s main objection to online gambling is …
The job cuts which are inevitable when large companies merge and have to handle staff activity duplications are on the horizon at PaddyPoker-Betfair, according to staff advisories sent out this week, which inform employees on the 7,200 workforce that around 650 jobs will have to be sacrificed. Reporting on the issue Monday, the Irish Times …
Online gambling is the topic for the first in a seminar series designed to improve the knowledge of British lawmakers through events organised by the Parliamentary All Party Betting & Gaming Group. A press release from the group says the inaugural seminar will focus on the future of internet gambling and is scheduled for April …
Gaming developer Genesis Gaming is readying the imminent launch of its newest release “Euro Golden Cup”, a 25-line, 5-reel video slot featuring a collection mechanism and multiple unlocking levels and features. Euro Golden Cup is built around a multi-national soccer tournament theme providing players who have a love of soccer with powerful levelling features as …
B2B sports betting provider Kambi Group plc delivered record full year results in its audited final 2015 financial report Monday. Key performance highlights for the 12 month period ending December 31, 2015 include: – Total revenue of Euro 47.7 million (2014: Euro 36 million), an increase of 32 percent year-on-year. – EBITDA of Euro 13.6 …
Casinos Austria AG and Austrian Lotteries Group, the part-state owned entity currently the target of a partial takeover by Novomatic and Czech investment firm SAZKA Group, posted a record Euro 100.5 million (2014: Euro 69 million) almost doubling operating profit despite a decline in revenue to Euro 3.599 billion (2014: Euro 3.6 billion). Net profit …
William Hill Plc’s investment of GBP 80 million in the form of a note redeemable in cash or shares in NYX Gaming Group supporting the acquisition of Openbet (see previous report) along with a further GBP 10 million in equity in NYX and a 10-year commercial agreement secures the company’s existing technology platform and establishes …
Bitcasino.io, which claims to be the world’s first legally licensed and regulated Bitcoin-only online operator, has released some impressive numbers from its Full Year 2015 activity. Highlights include: * 1370 percent year-on-year turnover increase in 2015, with stakes of over Euro 50 million by end December 2015; * Largest single win of 274 Bitcoins (Euro …
Catena Media, a Stockholm Nasdaq-listed affiliate marketing company, has announced that it has inked an agreement to acquire online gambling information and affiliate portal AskGamblers.com for Euro 15 million. The deal is Catena’s third major strategic acquisition this year. Gibraltar-based AskGamblers is a high profile online information site which also assists players with complaints against …
TradaGames (IOM) Limited has advised players at its Trada Casino that effective April 8 it will be focusing on its UK Gambling Commission licensing and relinquishing its Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission licence. The company did not give reasons for its decision in an email to players which advised: “We have recently taken the …