Respected business and professional services analysts Deloitte Global has issued an interesting perspective on eSports, predicting that this increasingly important and popular genre will generate global revenues of $500 million in 2016, up 25 percent from about $400 million in 2015, and will likely have an audience of regular and occasional viewers of close to …
Interactive gambling group NetPlayTV, which recently walked away from acquisition talks with Sportech on a possible The Football Pools deal (see previous reports) has announced that its television airtime agreement with ITV has been extended and will run through 2019. The two companies have enjoyed a successful business relationship that dates back to 2010. The …
One of the leading companies in the Asian eSports market, Singapore-based Titan has warned that it is about to shut down due to financial difficulties. Making the announcement on Titan’s website Wednesday, founder and CEO Damian Grust said that the company could not continue to pay its teams or staff, and named the genesis of …
In an interview with the newspaper IOM Today this week, the head of the island government’s e-gaming division, Mark Robson said the sector is booming and is expected to grow further in 2016. Robson revealed that the latest government statistics to hand (covering the period 2013 – 2014) show that the e-gaming sector generated 16.7 …
The UK-based digital content developer Betdigital has revealed that it has had to hire an additional five professional specialists to handle an increased workload following the targeted release of more than thirty games planned for 2016. The new arrivals comprise four highly experienced HTML5 developers for the mobile team and an additional mathematician. Commenting on …
French online and land gambling group Française des Jeux has big plans for the future that include investing Euro 100 million in its ambitious FDJ2020 plan to modernise the group and achieve sales of Euro 14 billion in the future. Chief executive Stéphane Pallez said in a corporate update this week: “By taking up scratch …
Online and land gambling group William Hill plc has issued a trading update covering the twelve month period to end December 2015, reporting that revenue eased but the company will still make expectations. The update advised that: * Unaudited FY net revenue was GBP1.59 billion, a percentage point lower than the same period in 2014; …
One of the foremost champions of legalised online gambling in Pennsylvania, Representative John Payne, has announced his intention to retire later this year, signalling a loss for the legalisation movement he has driven so effectively. Our readers will recall that last year as chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee Payne drove legalisation bill HB649 …
Lawyers working for daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings are probably having a busy time dealing with various class actions launched against the Boston-based company by players who see an opportunity to exploit the current legality debate swirling around the company and its product (see previous reports). The latest of these class actions was filed in …
Amaya’s new BetStars sports betting operation has announced the launch of what it claims is a unique new sports betting product that gives bettors the chance to win up to 10 times as much when placing a bet. Spin & Bet, which takes its name and inspiration from the popular Spin & Go poker format …
Wednesday saw the opening of the new legislative session in Washington State, and Representatives Sherry Appleton and Vincent Buys wasted no time in re-introducing their daily fantasy sport and online poker legalisation bills, which failed to make significant progress in the preceding session. The two politicians teamed up to re-introduce HB1114, which proposes the regulation …
The Reuters news agency reported Thursday that Andrew Lee, the head of online operations at William Hill plc, is leaving the company. Reuters notes that his departure follows that of a number of other high-profile resignations, putting further pressure on Britain’s biggest bookmaker. “The loss of Andrew Lee follows the exit of Finance Director Neil …
Wednesday night’s draw of the record $1.6 billion US Powerball lottery has produced at least one winner, according to an early report from the Californian lottery, which confirmed that a ticket bought at a 7-Eleven store in Chino Hills near Los Angeles had the winning numbers 8, 27, 34, 4, 19 and the Powerball of …
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released the Atlantic City gambling statistics for December 2015 on Wednesday, noting that total gaming win from the Casino Hotels was $191.7 million compared to $190.5 million December 2014, a minimal rise of just 0.6 percent. For the month, land casino win was $177.6 million, and Internet gaming …
Aussies desperate to have a crack at the US Powerball $1.5 billion jackpot offered in Wednesday night’s draw crashed online ticket re-seller Lottoland’s .au website prior to the draw as they tried to buy last-minute tickets. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Lottoland, which only this week launched its Australian site after receiving a licence …
RealTime Gaming’s first online slot of 2016 is a 5 reel, 25 pay-line game titled God of Wealth and sports an Asian theme with the emphasis on good fortune. The star of this themed game is Caishen, the God of Prosperity who hands out free spins, wild wins and Gold Ingot scatter pay-outs to the …
Cashbet, a California-based mobile-first real-money gaming platform provider and turnkey operator, has announced the appointment of a London-based commercial director, David da Silva as part of its international expansion plans. Da Silva will focus on license sales of the CashBet mobile-first iGaming platform to real-money gaming publishers, the company revealed in a statement Wednesday. Dr. …
The Evening Telegraph reports that a Perth man has won over GBP 2 million on a Paddy Power online slot machine…but neither the punter nor Paddy Power are prepared to disclose details. However friends and family of the lucky winner have been talking to reporters, revealing that he has handed in his notice at a …
More detail has been released by prosecutors in Rome on Wednesday’s Italian police swoop on internet gambling individuals believed to be associated with organised crime groups (see previous report). The Reuters news agency reports that prosecutors have confirmed the arrest of 11 persons for allegedly running an illegal online gaming business which garnered millions of …
The Schleswig-Holstein-licensed online casino operator DrückGlück.de has announced plans to invest Euro 9 million in a multi-faceted marketing campaign designed to boost awareness of the brand and its gambling services, particularly for German audiences. The SkillOnNet-powered operation says that television advertising featuring former celebrity football manager Reiner Calmund is part of its marketing plan, along …
Bede Gaming, a developer and supplier of software to the online gambling and social gaming industries, has announced the appointment of Alistair Boston-Smith to the role of business development director. His new responsibilities include managing Bede’s client partners, developing key commercial opportunities and leading the company’s new development services business unit, as well as providing …
Italian police mounted an anti-organised crime operation Wednesday, executing 11 arrest warrants on suspects linked to various mafia organisations who allegedly have been illegally managing a major proportion of the video lottery and online gambling business in Italy, along with similar activities abroad. Police sources did not release detailed information, but told local reporters that …
The Greek betting firm OPAP has filed a petition with the Council of State seeking to annul and suspend a new tax on its games, the company said in a statement Wednesday. Greece’s Finance Ministry announced a decision last year to levy a tax of Euro 0.05 per column on all of OPAP’s games in …
Webis Holdings has announced that its WatchandWager subsidiary has extended its pari-mutuel pools partnership agreement with the Hong Kong Jockey Club through to the end of the 2017-18 season. “This is a ground breaking deal that looks set to significantly improve WatchandWager’s performance long term as well as likely increase the growth of international money …