Italian gaming service provider Microgame S.p.A. has reported its highest operating profit in the past five years for the year ending December 31 2015 attributing improved management efficiencies and organic growth as the drivers of the strong results. The company’s key performance highlights included: – A 31 percent increase in revenue amounting to Euro 27 …
Soon to be launched real money gaming app store Betcade has appointed former global vice president of WorldPay and Skrill, Paul Barclay, as general manager of Betcade Europe Ltd. Barclay will lead payments and operations for the company as he drives Betcade’s new office in London.
Simon Jarvis has been appointed chief marketing officer for Ladbrokes Australia following the resignation of James Burnett. Jarvis formerly served as general manager of marketing for Australis College for around 2 and a half years, prior to which he was the national marketing manager of the Evocca brand. Burnett is reportedly taking a “short break …
Germany’s stalled online gambling process is expected to be on the agenda when Germany’s 16 Minister-Presidents meet later this week. The Minister-Presidents are expected to consider whether the State Treaty on Gaming requires fundamental reform or whether it can be rescued by implementing minimal changes. Five points up for discussion contained within a proposal submitted …
Mediatech Solutions will supply Netherlands Janshen-Hahnraths Group subsidiary Fair Play, a terrestrial gaming arcade and casino group, with a Malta-licensed online casino following a deal announced Monday. The new online casino, powered by Mediatech Solutions’ IRIS platform, is expected to launch later this year with a wide range of gaming content from Microgaming. This deal …
The Senet Group has expanded its code to include social media with the addition of new commitments for its members. Members are now required to carry prominent responsible gambling messages on the home-pages of their major social media sites, as well as on all other web and social applications. They are also expected to include …
Åland-based gaming company Paf was awarded the Best Initiative in Responsible Gaming 2016 by Spanish industry organisation Jdigital for its Radar responsible gaming system. The system developed by Paf identifies online customers at risk of developing gaming-related problems or addictions. “We are extremely proud to receive this prize and we see it as proof of …
The Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing, a US trade association representing the interests of convenience store owners, and historically a body opposed to online gambling and in particular internet sales of state lottery tickets, has announced that its annual Government Relations Conference kicks off in Washington, D.C. this week. More than 130 industry stakeholders, …
The Finance Ministry in Israel is working on the draft of a new law that will require overseas businesses to register with the Israel Tax Authority and file tax returns, according to a weekend report in the newspaper Haaretz. The draft includes international Internet companies who sell downloadable goods and services online in Israel, offer …
The seemingly endless political debate in South Africa on remote gambling (it’s been going on for over a decade) resurfaces this week when the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry will brief Parliament on the Remote Gambling Bill Tuesday morning. The Remote Gambling Bill is the vehicle through which government intends to tackle online gambling, …
Reports from Australia over the weekend indicate that Fox Sports and CrownBet are in “advanced talks” regarding a joint venture to offer fantasy sports action. The Australian newspaper observes that the new enterprise will be the media company’s first venture into the local sports wagering market, and that the two firms are working toward a …
Delaware, the US state which was among the first to regulate and licence online gambling back in November 2013, has reported its second best month yet, posting $229,789.82 in online revenues. Whilst not up to the rising numbers from New Jersey, the results indicate continued – if slow – progress. The best month was April …
The success of its Master of Wow advertising concept has persuaded online casino operator 32Red to run a new television advert this month featuring the mythical oriental customer relations expert.
Rather than clash with Canada’s federal communications laws, Quebec finance minister Carlos Leitao has chosen public health legislation as a more convenient vehicle to push forward on Quebec’s drive to eliminate online gambling competitors to the province’s Loto-Quebec run and underperforming Espacejeux. Our readers will recall that Quebec’s controversial anti-online gambling measure has been under …
This weekend sees the first eSports tournament to be held in Atlantic City when the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort hosts a Nintendo tournament organised by entrepreneurial siblings Ben and Ari Fox. “We’re the first to bring e-sports here,” Ben Fox told the publication Press of Atlantic City. “The people that are actually coming, they’re …
The British Horse Racing Authority announced Friday that online betting group Sky Betting and Gaming has signed up to its controversial Authorized Betting Partner project in a three-year deal commencing April 1 that includes the betting company voluntarily paying the BHA an at present undisclosed percentage of its revenue from UK horse racing wagers. In …
A new online slot with a luxury lifestyle theme set against a Monte Carlo-like backdrop has been previewed by the Quickspin online casino games developer and is scheduled for release April 12. Titled The Wild Chase, the 5 reel game has a range of features that includes fast-moving Wilds and Multipliers.
The announcement this week by Miami-based mobile technology specialist Next Group Holdings that it is considering an option to acquire a controlling stake in gambling video streaming firm Lubar Technologies triggered immediate speculation that Next may have live dealer gambling ambitions. Founded in 2002, Lubar has applications that allow real physical casinos located throughout the …
Brazil’s march towards a new gambling regulatory regime that embraces online gambling is a slow one, but this week further progress has been made, albeit only at the committee stage in the House of Representatives. Our readers may recall that SB 186/2014 deals with major changes to the nation’s gambling laws in order to accept …
Argentinean online gambling software and games provider Leander Games has signed an agreement to distribute online casino games from Greentube Interactive subsidiary StakeLogic. The games will be integrated with Leander’s LeGa remote gaming server, a statement Friday disclosed. The deal makes Leander the first third-party supplier to partner with StakeLogic, which specialises in the development …
White label and turnkey online gambling platform provider Everymatrix has announced that operators using its multi-provider platform can now offer financial and company betting following the integration of BetOnFinance products. BetOnFinance offers financial and corporate betting, based on stock markets in Denmark and US, and the gaming website employs a mix of Server APIs and …
Colossus Bets announced Friday that, working through it regional partner ONEWorks, it has added Asia to the regional distribution of its lottery-sized sports pools, which are already active across Europe, Australia and Africa. Asian operators will be offering the company’s Colossus Football Lottery in Asia, headlined by the weekly $10,000,000 Colossus. Bernard Marantelli, CEO of …
Virtual games developer Vermantia has disclosed that it has entered into a partnership with Dominican Republic-licensed operator Juancito Sport which will initially integrate 12 Vermantia virtual games throughout its retail betting shop network. The first batch of games includes horse racing roulette, a popular game created by Vermantia in partnership with Kiron Interactive.
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has launched two new football leagues, extending its global product offering to the UEFA Europa League and Liga Mexicana. In addition to Premier League, UEFA Champions League and Major League Soccer contests, DraftKings players will now be able to enter contests in the Europa League immediately offering them a chance …