Online gambling games and software provider GameAccount Network (now titled GAN) has reported securing another Simulated Gaming Contract with a US land casino operator, having inked a deal to power a free-play social casino for Midwestern casino operator Rock Gaming LLC. In a presser released Friday, GAN advised that the casino company operates three brick-and-mortar …
Internet gambling was once again the only really bright spot in gambling stats released Friday by New Jersey’s Division for Gambling Enforcement (DGE). Internet gambling revenue was up 26.5 percent year-on-year, reaching $14.63 million. And as observers commented, without that extra online revenue, the land casino operators win in January would have been limited to …
The Russian newspaper Kommersant reports that the Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed a massive ten-fold increase in tax on the nation’s land gambling business, with an additional provision for a 10 percent tax on any future earnings from online bookmaking activity. Kommersant claims that the proposals will be complete and ready for political approval …
Phil Horne, an online gambling industry veteran with previous management experience at Gala Coral, has been tapped for the CEO post at SG Gaming, the retail and online games development subsidiary of Scientific Games. Horne, who is currently m.d. of the subsidiary, will take up his new responsibilities on the retirement of incumbent Steve Frater …
Former Unibet online casino chief and industry veteran Adam Ruffett has left Unibet after a five year tenure to take over similar responsibilities at Sun Bets, the new UK-facing online gambling company planned by Aussie bookmaker Tabcorp and the British newspaper group News UK as part of a ten-year partnership agreement. The formal launch of …
The Russian bookmaking firm Liga Stavok has launched a Curacao-based international online sportsbook operation using websites www.ligastavok.com, www.liga-stavok.com, www.bkligastavok.com, www.bkliga-stavok.com, www.bk-liga-stavok.com, and www.bk-ligastavok.com, and claims to be the first Russian bookmaker to accept bets online. Parent group First International Bookmaker Company, is a major Russian gambling company with over a million registered punters, and employs …
Online gambling games developer RealTime Gaming has selected Valentine’s Day week for the release of its latest online slot, titled Eternal Love, but featuring a rather scary vampire theme. With a 5 reel and 243 ways-to-win format, the new game offers features such as grouped wilds, free spins, multipliers and scatter wins…and a new Life …
Swedish online gambling software and games developer NetEnt powered to another record performance in 2015, according to numbers published this week by the company, which highlighted the following achievements: * Revenue up 34 percent year-on-year to SEK 1.1 billion (GBP910 million) thanks mainly to new client growth; * Earnings of SEK 401 million (GBP 34 …
The San Francisco-based social gaming developer and operator Zynga reported results on Wednesday that were a bit like the Curate’s egg – good in parts. The company reported less than stellar fourth quarter results but a more encouraging full year performance, highlighting: * Q4 revenue down 3 percent y-o-y at $186 million, with game revenue …
If you’ve been wondering when the tribes are going to weigh in on the surprisingly unopposed progress of California’s daily fantasy sports bill AB1437 (see previous reports) the suspense ended Wednesday when the Sacremento Bee newspaper revealed that the Morongo Band and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians have written to Assemblyman Adam Gray …
Tuesday night’s US screening of the PBS “Frontline” program on daily fantasy sports is now available on Youtube. Watch the full program here:
LeoVegas Gaming Ltd has entered into sponsorship agreements with SSE Arena Wembley, RBS Rugby League, Barclays Premier League and the Mongol Car Rally in a bid to increase its presence in the UK market. The mobile gaming firm has partnered the SSE Arena, Wembley in London until the end of 2016 and will receive concert …
Playtech will replace existing long-term suppliers to deliver a bespoke desktop and mobile-enabled poker platform for the Austrian Lotteries andCasinos Austria-owned win2day brand after agreeing terms in a three-year deal. Playtech, who will launch the platform in mid-March 2016, will provide ongoing software and technical support and will work closely with the brand to expand …
HTML5 content developer CORE Gaming, has launched its new 5-reel, 20-payline “Vegas Lights” title. The title, now live at Sky Vegas, features two bonus reels, Win Spins and Free Spins backed by a bricks and mortar-casino floor sound track and cabaret music. “We wanted to give players that feeling of the fun and drama of …
The board of directors of the highly-regarded remote gaming company 32Red Plc have approved a special dividend of 3.00 pence per share to be paid to shareholders on March 16, 2016. The dividend award follows record revenues in 2015 confirmed in a Post Close Trading Update late last month and an anticipated EBITDA ahead of …
In its fourth quarter and full year 2015 financial report, Kambi Group plc reported a strong finish in terms of revenues and organic growth. The company hailed fourth quarter results saying revenues and operating margins represented an all time high. Key financial highlights for the fourth quarter and full year periods ending December 31, 2015 …
Legalised sports betting in Pennsylvania took another tentative step forward Tuesday when the state House Gaming Oversight Committee voted strongly to progress HB619, a proposal which calls for an end to the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which restricts sports betting to just four US states – Nevada dominant among them. In doing …
Online gambling group Unibet has published a strong set of fourth quarter and full year results, highlighting the following achievements: * New all-time high in gross winnings revenue of GBP 111.4 (78.0) million for the fourth quarter of 2015 and GBP 354.1 (312.0) million for the full year 2015; * Underlying profit for the fourth …
Sports betting software supplier SBTech has signed exclusive agreements to provide two of Latin America’s biggest regulated operators with its award-winning omni-channel sports betting solution. The first will see Promotora Latinoamericana de Entretenimiento (PLE) equipped with the supplier’s retail products through its Mexican licence. Founded in 2005, PLE runs sports betting facilities in land-based casinos, …
NYX Gaming Group has announced the launch of Dansk Underholdning on its OGS platform, with a full suite of games suitable for the expanding Danish iGaming market. Multi-branded operator Dansk Underholdning Limited operations include BingoSjov.dk, Bingo Slottet and the recently acquired Ballet Bingo – Denmark. “Thanks to this new partnership, our sites will be adding …
Online gambling operator Unibet has announced that it is to renovate its subsidiary online brand Maria later this (February) month in a project that will include a new website and brand refurbishment to make the operation more appealing to both men and women. Unibet invested GBP 54 million in acquiring Maria Holdings in 2007 (see …
Tuesday night’s much anticipated PBS “Frontline” examination of the daily fantasy sports phenomenon provided a useful platform for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to pre-publicise his judicial action against leading operators (see previous reports). The program, presented after a joint Frontline and New York Times investigation, was joined on the US airwaves by a …
BetConstruct is the latest to sign up for Genii’s entire content portfolio for distribution to its network of partners. The portfolio of around 130 games includes access to Genii’s Spin 16 product range featuring touch and swipe technology. Nick Barr, Genii sales director, said: “This is fantastic partnership for Genii which will enable us to …
Aspire Global, a Malta-based online gaming operator, has signed an agreement for the Quickfire online gambling platform, powered by Microgaming. A company spokesman said that later this month Aspire Global will go live with the Quickfire platform, adding Microgaming’s popular titles to its existing content portfolio and enabling its white label partners, and their players, …