Influential US tribal gambling groups have announced that they will have a strong presence at the International Casino Expo in London at the beginning of February as they seek new business opportunities in Europe. The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and Victor Rocha, editor of Pechanga.net, in collaboration with the Arizona Indian Gaming Association (AIGA), …
Distributed Denial of Service attacks – the tactic used by criminal groups to cripple websites and then demand ransoms – are the bane of most industries, and a recent police victory in the fight against this threat to business will be widely welcomed. The security publication CSO Online reports that enforcement agency EuroPol has just …
Virtual reality technology developer Virtuix claims it has become the first company to host a virtual reality eSports tournament, putting on a show at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. By eSports standards the event was a miniscule affair, involving just a few players suitably fitted with VR gear and turned loose in …
There was good news for daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings Monday, when a panel of the New York Appellate Court set aside a temporary injunction against them imposed by a lower court , allowing them to continue operating until the issue is finally decided in court. Our readers will recall that the DFS …
Online lottery operator Lottoland has expanded its reach following the award of a five-year licence by Australia’s Northern Territory Racing Commission, permitting it to offer wagering on the outcomes of state and international lotteries across Australia. The lottery company already holds online gambling licences from the Government of Gibraltar, and the UK Gambling Commission. CEO …
The Canadian online gambling company Intertain Group Limited has issued a FY 2015 guidance indicating that it expects to exceed previously reported guidance. Intertain’s updated guidance is as follows: * Total revenue of $365 million to $375 million as compared to the previously reported guidance of $325 million to $355 million; * Total Adjusted Net …
Online gambling games developer Habanero has announced another partnership deal, this one with Mediatech, which will see the former’s portfolio of over 50 slots, six table games and 10 video poker games added Mediatech’s IRIS platform. Daniel Long, head of sales at Habanero, said the partnership was strategically important to the company and would provide …
Giant stadia filled with thousands of eager fans watching (and betting) on teams of gamers competing against one another in blockbuster video games…that’s the vision that many have of the booming eSports vertical, but there’s another aspect of this genre that is gaining momentum, reports the respected publication TechCrunch this week. But, as the well-written …
The much-discussed negotiation by UK interactive gambling group NetPlayTV for the GBP 100 million acquisition of Sportech subsidiary The Football Pools has been terminated, according to a company statement Monday. In a brief corporate update, NetPlay TV noted: “After careful consideration the company has decided not to enter into this process and has therefore terminated …
Online gambling group GVC Holdings plc has issued probably its last quarterly update and trading position prior to its takeover of Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment (see previous reports), reporting numbers for the 12 months to 31 December 2015. Highlights from the update include: * Net Gaming Revenue for the year of Euro 247.7 million – up …
Match-fixing raised its ugly head in the eSports sector this week when Australian start-up 24/7 eSports let go a newly appointed team formerly known as Skyred and comprising five Vietnamese Counter-Strike:Global Offensive gamers. It has to be said that the action was prompted by caution rather than firm evidence after rumours of match fixing associated …
With jackpots at GBP 66 million in the UK National Lottery and $949.8 million in the US Powerball – both drawn Saturday – it was no wonder that the punters turned out in their millions to buy lottery tickets in the days running up to the big draws. In the UK that led to the …
Ross Hearst, a 35-year-old Northern Ireland road worker, turned a GBP 10 scratch card win into a GBP 4 million fortune this week when instead of spending the cash from the original win he used it to buy the sole remaining National Lottery Blue scratch card in the convenience store. It turned out to be …
Lady Fortune delivered the goodies bigtime this week for a longstanding member of the Casinomeister online gambling information forum when ‘Jasmineabed’ scored a total of over Cdn$100,000 win on the Ontario provincial government’s PlayOLG website, playing the Jeopardy slot. Starting with a modest $80 deposit, ‘Jasmineabed’ played it up to over $25,000 with a variety …
Former Jackpot Joy players will be familiar with the “new” online slot Enchanted Fairy launched this week by Williams Interactive – a number of players recall playing it in the past, suggesting that it has been resurrected and relaunched this time around. Part of the “Enchanted” series from this supplier, Enchanted Fairy is a 5 …
Following the imminent introduction of gaming regulation in the Portuguese market, Continent 8, a major provider of managed hosting solutions to the online gaming industry, has again met its commitment to be an end-to-end global provider for customers by launching a full suite of services based out of Lisbon. Michael Tobin, CEO of Continent 8 …
News from Illinois is that daily fantasy sports company DraftKings has negotiated a truce with the Illinois AG Lisa Madigan in which both sides agree: * Not to take any further legal action on DFS legality until a judicial hearing in June; * DraftKings may continue to operate in the state until then; * FanDuel …
Boulder, Colorado-headquartered advertising and creative agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky has been engaged by Amaya to market the company’s new sports betting venture BetStars. A member of publicly traded MDC Partners, the agency currently employs around 700 people and has offices in Coconut Grove, Florida, Los Angeles, California, London, England, Sao Paolo, Brazil, Gothenberg, Sweden, …
Tomas Lyckedal, the business development director for eSports organiser DreamHack, has announced that the DreamHack Masters CounterStrike: Global Offensive tournament will take place in Malmö, giving Swedish and Danish eSports fans the opportunity to enjoy the first dedicated stadium experience for the game. DreamHack has previously announced two $250,000 CounterStrike: Global Offensive tournaments for 2016, …
Payments solutions group SafeCharge has inked another partnership deal as it continues its expansion drive, signing an agreement with global transactions services provider Saxo Payments that will enable its clients to enjoy fast and cost-effective banking services in multiple currencies. The quid pro quo for Saxo are the benefits that flow from SafeCharge’s strong and …
Editec, which is already active in the African sports betting market through operations like Premier, SBA Uganda and Guinea Games, has announced the opening of its Kenyan Premierbet branch in Nairobi A company spokesman said this week that the operation will service the growing demand in Kenya and East Africa for sports betting, offering an …
The directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is to be the upcoming movie Molly’s Game, an adaptation of the story of the US celebrity poker game ring dominated by “poker princess” Molly Bloom and spectacularly demolished by US federal enforcement agencies (see previous reports). The script is based on the memoir of the same …
Speaking in the Greek parliament this week, the Deputy Finance Minister, Tryfon Alexiadis, said that the 3-year temporary online gambling licenses issued to 24 operators must come to an end and be replaced by a full regulatory and licensing system that puts money in the Treasury and raises appropriate levels of tax. Our readers will …
Multi-billionaire US entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban continued this week to show an interest in the daily fantasy and e-sports sector, investing for an undisclosed stake in Fantasy Labs Inc., a daily fantasy sports company focused on proprietary DFS data, tools, and analytics. Confirming his interest, Cuban commented to Business Insider: “The explosive …