DFS market leader DraftKings has launched litigation in a Boston court against payment processing firms Optimal and Vantiv, accusing them of breach of contract. The two companies withdrew their services to DraftKings and other DFS operators following the issue of a cease and desist warning by the New York Attorney General early in November, alleging …
Greek betting firm OPAP’s retail operators staged a walk-out in protest of the Greek Government’s new gaming tax of 5 cents on each bet due to be implemented from January 1, 2016. The tax forms part of an agreement by the Government to meet demands from Europe’s eurozone bailout institution but operators say it will …
Executive director of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) André Wilsenach will leave the authority at the end of January 2016 to take up the role of executive director of the new International Center for Gaming Regulation (ICGR) at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. “Whilst we are naturally sorry that André will be departing …
Denmark’s online gambling market has grown in the third quarter compared to the same period 2014 but still lags behind Q2/2015 results in terms of gross gaming revenue (GGR), the Danish gambling authority Spillmyndigheden reports. Betting GGR amounted to DKK 560 million, (Q3/2014: DKK 495 million) showing strong growth compared to both the third quarter …
Åland-based gaming company Paf has launched an overhaul of its paf.com website, saying it vastly improves the user experience by individualising content based on customers’ preferences and behaviour. Once logged in the website automatically adapts to the user preferences whether accessed via pc, mobile or tablet through their own “My PAF” tab. My PAF offers …
Canadian platform provider Contagious Gaming has named Craig Loverock as its new chief financial officer and corporate secretary. Loverock succeeds Adam Kniec, he joins the company having run his own consulting agency for the past eight months. In related news, Contagious Gaming updated the market on its impending acquisition of Digitote Limited saying it had …
Australian major professional sports bodies under the guise of the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (CMPPS) are supporting a push by corporate bookmakers lobbying to have the ban on in-play betting removed. Comprising professional cricket, tennis, football and netball bodies, CMPPS is backing the move saying legalising in-play betting would reduce the appeal …
Temple of Luxor offers two 50-line reel sets that combine to form 11-reels featuring 4 Wild Reels for the bonus. Wins are awarded from left to right on one side and right to left on the other. The bonus, triggered by two scatters on each reel set, kicks off with a flash of light …
Daub Alderney has taken on a suite of GECO Gaming content which it will deliver via GECO’s remote gaming server to Daub’s Kitty Bingo, Lucky Pants Bingo and Spin-and-Win operations. “This verifies our approach of including not just our own games in the RGS, but also the games of a broad spectrum of new and …
Mediatech Spain has launched Wanabet.es for new omni-channel client R.Franco. The solution offers fixed odds and live sports betting from BetConstruct, live casino from Evolution Gaming and casino gaming content from Microgaming, NETENT and NYX Gaming. In addition the partnership has leveraged Mediatech Solutions’ land-based extension “Candy” to power R.Franco’s custom built retail sports betting …
Cherry has announced changes to its online gaming executive team, saying it reflects the areas growing importance to the company. Jonas Wåhlander has been appointed chief executive officer for the division to support further growth and profitability.j He brings 15 years’ senior experience from within screen-based, online entertainment businesses, most recently managing the Universal Sony …
The Casino Association of South Africa is set to launch an education campaign on the consequences of illegal online gambling in South Africa. The campaign, which is expected to run until the end of the first quarter next year, is designed to highlight the real issues behind illegal online gambling, to warn and protect unsuspecting …
GameAccount Network plc (GAN) has launched simulated gaming for The Cordish Companies MaryLand Live! via its MarylandLiveCasino.comor livecasino.social sites. The new offer will replace Maryland Live!’s existing free-to-play website with online accounts already having been successfully migrated and game play integrated with Maryland Live! Casino’s loyalty programme. The deal marks GAN’s fifth major US land-based …
Circus Group’s GAMING1 has integrated a suite of content from Malta-based gaming developer Playson. Twenty-five online and mobile casino slot games were taken live by GAMING1’s partners including Belgian operator Circus.be. Titles include Dracula’s Family, Bumper Crop, Alice in Wonderslots, Lucky Pirates and Thunder Reels. “The GAMING1 platform is designed to deliver the very best …
Dutch online punters will be pleased by the news that the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has ruled that Dutch players are not liable to pay any taxes on their winnings on PokerStars.eu. The publication Poker News reports that the case was taken to the courts by PokerStars player Freerk Post and his legal firm Taxwise …
Dragonara Live Casino and Evolution Gaming have combined to bring live dealer fans the first ever dual play roulette streamed live from the Dragonara Casino floor in St. Julian’s, Malta. The new table brings together both land-based and online roulette, offering players a new experience with both sets of punters playing from the same table. …
The Prague-based online gambling games developer Endorphina has reported new online casino clients taking its products on board following the deal earlier this year with BetConstruct (see previous reports). Vivarobet.am and Vbet.com are the latest online gambling sites to offer Endorphina games, business manager Ruslan Lyulko revealed this week, commenting that Endorphina slots will be …
The growing popularity of eSports has again been illustrated by a high attendance at an Australian tournament. Local media reports from Melbourne indicate that thousands of fans flocked to the Margaret Court Arena on November 26th – 29th to watch the League of Legends All Star tournament. Over 6,000 tickets were on sale for the …
The Quebec provincial government’s continued efforts to control access to the Internet for online gamblers was again evidenced earlier this month when the government introduced unprecedented legislation requiring Internet service providers to implement content blocking. The introduction of the proposed legislation follows budget discussions earlier in the year in which the government revealed that its …
Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has reported monthly gross revenue for November 2015 at MOP$16.43 billion (US$2.06 billion) which is down 32.3 percent, compared to the same month in 2014, and represents 18 months of consecutive decline in casino revenue for the region. The statistics show that the high roller VIP sector remains very …
The daily fantasy sports industry in the United States is anxiously awaiting a ruling by a New York Court on the legality of daily fantasy sports in the state following an application for an injunction against DraftKings by state AG Eric Schneiderman (see previous reports). Schneiderman filed the application on November 17 after issuing a …
Latest product from the Williams Interactive studios is an online slot with an oriental theme titled Wishing You Fortune. With 5 reels and a 1024 Ways to Win format, the game features a Free Games round which allows players to choose either more Free Spins with smaller Multipliers, or fewer Free Spins with Multipliers up …
The South Australian media reports that a cat shelter run by a former exotic dancer has lost its charity licence to solicit for funds after donations were allegedly used for online gambling. Nicky Hocking, the dancer who founded Adelaide-based The Furry Ones cat charity, has denied the allegation and reminded the public of the good …
Gaming platform TAIN will add a range of Flash and HTML5 content from 1X2 Gaming including virtual sports, casino and slots along with additional content from third party suppliers who have been integrated on 1X2 Gaming’s Panorama platform. Christer Fahlstedt, CEO of TAIN, added, “We have gone through an extensive process to determine the right …