Wisconsin state Representative Tyler Vorpagel made good on his promise to try for the intrastate registration of daily fantasy sports Monday when he introduced an Assembly bill that proposes that anyone who offers fantasy games for a cash prize to more than 750 people must register with the state Department of Financial Institutions and pay …
Online gambling software and games provider Playtech has claimed a new record for a UK major mobile jackpot win after a player on Galabingo.comspent just GBP4 to spin her way to a massive Euro 5.89 million progressive jackpot win on the Jackpot Giant slot. The windfall represents the equivalent of 170 years pay based on …
There’s likely to be plenty to see at the Optima Information Services stand at the International Ice Show in London next week; the Cadiz-based turnkey and bespoke sports betting and gaming provider has a slew of new products to show off, and will be conducting full-on demonstrations of its capabilities at its “The Power to …
Isle of Man software developer Microgaming is previewing the dual release of two new games set for simultaneous launch early February across mobile and desktop, both featuring free games and in-game achievements. Microgaming will launch Dragon Dance, a graphic-rich offer showcasing the colourful imagery and elaborate cultural costumes that are traditional to the imminent Chinese …
It’s been an expensive start to the year for online gambling games provider NetEnt, whose progressive slots have received a hammering from three lucky punters, resulting in multi-million Euro pay-outs (see previous reports). On Friday, January 15, a Finnish player in his 40s won Euro 3.4 million at Paf.com by betting just Euro 4 on …
International lottery reseller Lottoland has announced the appointment as VP Product and Mobile of Rob Fell, a former Gala Coral Interactive exec who was responsible for web and mobile products at the UK gambling group. Nigel Birrell, CEO at Lottoland said Monday: “Rob’s extensive online experience is a welcome addition to our growing management team, …
With media around the world focused on the Australian Open tennis championships following allegations by a BBC and Buzzfeed investigation that match-fixing is widespread in international tennis (see previous report), it is perhaps not surprising that Pinnacle’s action in suspending betting on a mixed doubles match over the weekend has attracted wide media coverage. The …
Denmark’s state-owned online gambling giant Danske Spil is assisting and closely watching the progress of a new internet gambling venture launched by Copenhagen-based Finbetco to marry share price movements with online gambling. The new venture’s BetOn Finance website is the brainchild of a former Danish market analyst and senior banking official, Jeff Saul, who sees …
The latest, and improved, version of white label sportsbook provider Bet Construct’s Spring Platform will be unveiled at the ICE show early next (February) month, the company has announced. Functional enhancements to the platform include player profiling, bonus management and loyalty scheme capability making it possible for operators to develop more accurately targeted promotions and …
A Swedish Internet Service Provider has revealed the contents of an email indicating that the Swedish government is considering lowering the boom on unlicensed online gambling websites by imposing ISP blocks. Jon Karlung, the chief executive of ISP firm Bahnhof, says he received the email from an investigator who claimed that he had been contracted …
The editorial board of the Los Angeles Times again came out in support of regulated online gambling in California at the weekend, suggesting in an op-ed piece that the time has come for lawmakers to stand up to competing self-interested groups that have repeatedly side-tracked the legalisation of online poker, and implement an across-the-board regulatory …
The Deseret News reports that a new survey has found that, whilst most Americans have no moral problem with sports betting, only forty percent believe it should be legalised. The study was carried out by LifeWay Research, an evangelical polling group, on a sample size of 1,000 U.S. adults, conducted Sept. 14-28 by landline and …
Following a confirmatory accolade from the respected independent online gambling analyst Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, social casino games developer Rocket Games can perhaps be excused for blowing its own trumpet this week in a presser. The company reported $9.4 million in Q4 2015 revenue to claim a 500 percent year-on-year and 120 percent quarter-on-quarter growth …
Players who use online sportsbook GR88 are growing concerned at the operator’s behaviour following reports that the website has been “down for maintenance” for the past two weeks, and prior to that was the subject of no or slow-pay complaints and an unresponsive Support service, according to the information portal Sports Betting Review. “GR88 players …
Players who use the DraftKings daily fantasy sports site received emails Friday confirming earlier rumours that the company is about to make consumer protection-related changes as pressure from lawmakers in the US mounts. The email set a January 29 target date for the changes to come into effect and revealed that these include a ban …
Online gambling hosting and managed services provider Continent 8 has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for its Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Dublin data centres. The certification provides Continent 8 with ISO certification for the provision of colocation and managed services, and was sought as a direct response to customers’ needs in an evolving and maturing …
The Czech government’s sudden decision to raise gambling taxes by between 3 and 8 percent has prompted local gambling operator Synot Tip to announce that it is withdrawing from most of its sport sponsorship and advertising activities in protest. The government’s hike – the second in the last four years – increases taxes that were …
French online and land gambling group Francaise des Jeux has extended its sponsorship of the ‘France World Tour’ professional cycling team through to 2018, extending a relationship with ‘Equipe FDJ’ that began in 1997 Noting its twenty-second season of sponsorship, FDJ applauded the good working relationship that has developed between the company and French cycling …
access the William Hill and Unibet websites were met by a page redirecting them to http://blokuojama.lpt.lt/ with a message advising punters that the website they were trying to access has been blocked for “illegal remote gambling”. Players were urged to contact Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry Of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania for …
Online gambling group 888 Holdings has announced the launch of a new online slots gambling website titled Wink Slots, a slots and games oriented sister site to Wink Bingo offering over 200 slots games, available on both desktop and mobile devices. The games include longstanding classics such as Cleopatra Slots, Starburst, and Millionaire Genie, as …
The Australian media is starting to pick up on criticism of online bookmakers by Chris Scaddan, ABC program manager for the popular music broadcasting station TripleJ, who has complained that betting firms are offering betting facilities on the Hottest 100 hits competition being run by his station. Scaddan says that many of the station’s young …
A Yorkshireman in his 30s has become an overnight multi-millionaire after landing a GBP 2,065,627.64 mobile jackpot with online casino Casumo.com…and the lucky winner scooped the massive win from a stake of just GBP5! The North Yorkshire resident currently lives with his parents and has vowed to share his winnings with his family, before purchasing …
SafeCharge has inked another collaborative deal, this time with South Korean online games billing and payment solution company Payletter. In a press statement, SafeCharge noted that by embedding Payletter, the service will give game developers access to a comprehensive billing and payments platform that is easily integrated and player-friendly. SafeCharge chief operating officer Yuval Ziv …
The major French gambling group Francaise des Jeux has put up an initial Euro 2 million as the first sponsor for France’s Paris bid committee chasing the right to host the 2024 Olympic Games. The company is to launch a suitably themed lottery scratch card game in 2017 to help further fund the Paris bid, …