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Russian bookie goes online

12 Feb 2016

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 …

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New online slot from Realtime Gaming

11 Feb 2016

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 …

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NetEnt reports another successful year

11 Feb 2016

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 …

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Latest Zynga results a bit like the Curate’s egg

11 Feb 2016

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 …

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California tribes concerned over progress of daily fantasy sports bill

11 Feb 2016

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 …

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Frontline program and daily fantasy sports

11 Feb 2016

Tuesday night’s US screening of the PBS “Frontline” program on daily fantasy sports is now available on Youtube. Watch the full program here:

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LeoVegas in host of sponsorships

11 Feb 2016

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 …

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Playtech in multi-year platform deal with win2day

11 Feb 2016

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 …

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Core Gaming launch Vegas Lights

11 Feb 2016

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 …

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Special dividend a boon for 32Red plc shareholders

11 Feb 2016

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 …

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Kambi delivers strong end to financial year

11 Feb 2016

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 …

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Pennsylvania legilative committee progresses sports betting bill

10 Feb 2016

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 …

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Unibet posts a strong fourth quarter and F.Y. report

10 Feb 2016

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 …

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New sports betting solution for Latin American firms

10 Feb 2016

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, …

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NYX Gaming signs up Danish operator

10 Feb 2016

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 …

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Unibet set to renovate Maria brand

10 Feb 2016

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 …

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U.S. show examines daily fantasy sports

10 Feb 2016

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 …

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Genii content for BetConstruct

9 Feb 2016

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 …

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Aspire Global opts for Microgaming Quickfire

9 Feb 2016

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, …

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Former bwin CEO cashes in some of his shares in new merged company

9 Feb 2016

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 …

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Two forthcoming attractions from Microgaming

9 Feb 2016

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 …

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Cambodia cops in online gambling busts

9 Feb 2016

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. …

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Round one to First Cagayan in Las Vegas Sands trademark case

9 Feb 2016

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 …

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Bumper Super Bowl for Nevada sports operators

9 Feb 2016

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 …

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