Hot on the heels of the completed GVC Holdings-Bwin.Party merger (see previous reports) comes the news that former Bwin CEO (and now non-executive director of the merged company) Norbert Teufelberger has cashed in some of his shares. In a stock exchange advisory Tuesday the company advised that Teufelberger has sold 460,000 ordinary shares of Euro …
Online gambling software provider Microgaming has previewed two new slots offering widely differing themes and due for release in March. First up is Wild Orient, which takes players on a virtual jungle safari with free games, achievements, free spins and reel respins on a 5 reel 243 ways diversion along the way. Check out the …
Cambodian police acting on a tip-off regarding online gambling raided two villas in the north western outskirts of Phnom Penh late last week, arresting 22 South Korean nationals accused of operating an illegal online gambling enterprise, and confiscating computer equipment and other evidence. No further details were available when we went to press Tuesday morning. …
An attempt by Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands company to seek compensation from the First Cagayan online gambling licensing authority in a trademark violation case has ended in failure – for now. After unsuccessfully pursuing the hard-to-pin-down operators illegally using its trademarks and title, LVS turned its attention to an easier target with a fixed …
Sunday’s NFL Super Bowl – it’s fiftieth edition – proved as entertaining and spectacular as always, and the numbers released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on the following day show that it was profitable for the 194 licensed sports betting operators in the Nevada monopoly as well. The Board reported that gamblers lost more …
One of the interesting pieces of information to emerge in media reports last week concerned the forward planning of the now merged GVC and Bwin.Party online gambling group as envisaged by PartyPoker head Tom Waters. The reports appear to indicate that GVC leadership will be less timid when it comes to which markets PartyPoker will …
The conservative-leaning Las Vegas Review-Journal, recently acquired by major Republican Party donor and land casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, has come out in support of Florida Republican Party presidential candidate Marco Rubio. The endorsement could be an important boost for Rubio at the Nevada Republican caucus scheduled for February 23rd; in its endorsement the newspaper – …
The “independent” committee set up by Canadian online gambling operator Intertain last year to look into a negative broker report that sent its share price into a severe downward spiral (see previous reports) has perhaps predictably reached a conclusion that the report in question was both false and misleading. In a presser released Monday, Intertain …
The much-heralded new Monopoly online slot in the Colossal Reels series from WMS, titled Epic Monopoly II, appeared on licensee sites this week, described as “…a unique video slot with 2 reel sets.” The two sets comprise a 5 reels and 3 rows element and a 5 reels and 12 rows element, giving players the …
The UK-based independent daily fantasy sports monitor SuperLobby has published details of a cease and desist order it has been served by legal representatives of major DFS operator DraftKings. The demand requires that SuperLobby halt the acquisition and use of DraftKings statistics in its weekly DFS performance reports, and from using the DraftKings logo to …
Betsoft Gaming has released “4 Seasons” to its Slots3 portfolio along with the mobile version of its popular Barbary Coast title. 4 SEASONS pays homage to the ancient Chinese Zodiac and features the “Seasonal Wheel” bearing the twelve animals of the zodiac in a cute and fuzzy cartoon format. The wheel will turn every 30 …
Players are reporting receipt of emails from the Jackpot Factory group advising that subsidiary First Web online casino is to close within the next week. Established in 2005 as one of nine online casinos operated at that time by the Jackpot Factory group, the casino’s closure will leave just All Jackpots, All Slots, Wild Jack …
Aussie digital games studio Royal Wins has launched an iOS version of its “Pool Party” title originally launched on its Facebook Mojikan’s Kash Karnival social casino. Pool Party is a play-for-free, 5-reel, 50-payline slot, featuring two skill bonus rounds, – Double Shot and Pool Party, Free Spins, Multipliers, Scatters and Wilds and can now be …
Paddy Power-owned Australian online bookmaker Sportsbet has hit out at Tabcorp and Tatts Group, saying their opposition to legalising online in-play betting is hypocritical and merely a protectionist move in terms of preserving their business in retail outlets. As Tatts Group and Tabcorp ramp up a lobbying campaign against the online innovation, WAToday points out …
-based Yggdrasil Gaming has formally applied to the Gibraltar Licensing Authority for a B2B remote gaming license saying it was honoured to be invited to apply to “an exclusive jurisdiction”. The company welcomes the prospect of a new hunting ground and has begun recruiting to “put people on the ground there”. “We’ve pretty much covered …
SBTech has signed-up for suite of games from Stockholm-based developer Quickspin. Quickspin’s portfolio will be rolled-out through SBTech’s Chameleon360 gaming platform and its mobile vehicle SBTech Touch. Chief executive officer Itai Zak believes Quickspin games’ tailored free rounds and feature triggers will be helpful in reactivating and retaining customers. “Quickspin’s games are among the best …
Malta-based games developer, World Match (WM) launched its new HTML5 portfolio earlier this week, featuring eleven of its most popular games along with an Apple TV solution that will enable customers to play slots on the “big screen”. In addition, WM has expanded its casino games portfolio with six new slot titles comprising Egyptian Wild …
Independent bookmaker body, The Senet Group, is providing GBP 100,000 in grants to not-for-profit organisations who can help advance its strategy. The grants, of GBP 25,000 each, are earmarked for individual charities, social enterprises or other not-for-profit organisations that develop projects to complement, rather than replicate the group’s work, revealed chief executive Ron Finlay. “Bidders …
“The London Heist”, a new slot inspired by the Hatton Garden burglary in London in April 2015, was launched by Dutch games provider Easter Island Studios (EIS) this week. A five-reel game offering 30-paylines, The London Heist is built in HTML5 and features bonuses and mini-games. “We’ve taken a few liberties with the facts whilst …
Daily fantasy sports provider DraftKings launched in the UK market today (Friday), three months later than scheduled. The company’s UK business arm began taking player registrations ahead of various top Premier League action this weekend.
Delaware State Senator Brian Bushweller, member of the State Senate Finance Committee submitted Bill SB183 last week which if approved would permit licensed online operators to offer Parlay Sports Betting as Delaware Lottery’s terrestrial operations already do as well as bring the online tax rate in line with the bricks and mortar sector. Approval of …
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin found daily fantasy sports to be legal under State Law this week, Thursday. Kilmartin’s findings, derived from analysis and review’s conducted by attorneys from both the civil and criminal divisions of the Office, were published and forwarded to Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Senate President M. Teresa Paiva …
In its full year 2015 fiscal report, Betsson said it had achieved strong organic growth showing the company has one of the most efficient strategies in the industry. Key performance indicators for the period ending December 31, 2015 include: – Group revenues of SEK 3,722 million (2014: SEK 3,035.1 million), an increase of 23 percent. …
Germany may not impose sanctions against operators on the basis of online gambling regulation, which has already been found to flout European Union Law, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said in a significant ruling relating to the Sebat Ince case this week. The court determined that Germany’s monopoly on internet gaming …