NYX Gaming’s Australian development studio NextGen Gaming will debut its latest slot, a 243-way 5-reel game titled “Spin Scorceress”. The game features NextGen’s SUPERBET feature offering the chance to win up to x50 on every Wild Win. The Sorceress Wild Reels guarantee a Wild appearing on reels 2, 3, and/or 4 and provides opportunities for …
Latest trading updates from social gaming firm Zynga reveal the planned redundancy of 366 or 18 percent of its European workforce of which Ireland faces the highest ratio of 22 people or 60 percent. According to the Irish Independent, Zynga reported a drop in overall revenues of $100 million with losses rising dramatically from $5.14 …
Platform provider FSB Technology (UK) Ltd (FSB) has supplied BeanBagSports with a new, fully-optimised sports betting service, the company said Monday. FSB is trading a number of different sports, both pre-match and in-play, for BeanBagSports on the new platform that went live to coincide with the National Hunt racing season. BeanBagSports is also able to …
Sandro Di Michele has moved into a public relations role at UK gambling and betting company Sky Bet. Di Michele has been with Sky Bet since 2010 in numerous roles that include football product manager, head of football and most recently head of trading. Prior to SkyBet he was employed by Gala Coral as a …
The troubled fantasy sports vertical received some support from an important source Monday when Major League Baseball’s commissioner Rob Manfred told the New York Daily News that he had no regrets about supporting fantasy sports, opining: “I think that fantasy is an important source of fan engagement, it has been for a long time.” The …
Democratic Party Representative Joe Atkins of the Minnesota Legislature has announced that he is drafting a bill for the regulation of daily fantasy sports in his state and plans to launch it in the House early next year. The bill will recognise daily fantasy sports betting as a lawful activity but require Internet site operators …
Casino Cruise, an online enterprise owned by Genesis Global Ltd, has added live dealer action from Evolution Gaming to its offering. The Evolution gaming suite includes European Roulette, French Roulette, Auto Roulette, Blackjack A, B, C, D, E, Baccarat, Baccarat VIP and Casino Hold’em streamed in real time and around the clock from Evolution studio …
Gaming Technopolis is the theme for next year’s top international ICE Totally Gaming Expo, and the organisers are getting an early start with publicity to ensure this premier event scheduled for February 2 to 4 is firmly front-of-mind with industry executives. The marketing campaign is again following a cinematic route with the creation of a …
Remember last year’s abortive attempt by some Adelson-inspired state Attorney Generals to get their colleagues on board in supporting the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA)? That fizzled out when only fifteen officials in total agreed to sign a petition, but now the Adelson crusade is back with a repeat. US media reports have revealed …
In what appears to be a response to a NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) demand that it should cease offering fantasy games based on NCAA athletes, legal counsel for daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel has informed the Association that it will not make changes. Writing to NCAA executive vice president Mark Lewis this week, Fanduel’s …
Online gambling game developer Play’nGo’s latest slot, due for release early November, features a slew of mythical monsters resembling Godzilla, King Kong and werewolves on the rampage against a city skyline in an interesting and entertaining theme. The 5 reel, 20 pay-line, 15 symbol game offers multiple bonuses and features that include free spins with …
Betting and gaming solutions provider BetConstruct will provide its sportsbook product to Euro Games Technology Ltd. platform operators following the announcement of an agreement inked this week. The first sportsbook to go live under the agreement is 2win.mk which is jointly owned by the Macedonian State Lottery operator DVLM and Casino Austria. 2Win is reportedly …
Australian software developer Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd. will launch a range of titles on Microgaming’s Quickfire platform. Under the terms of the agreement, omni-channel games will be made available to regulated European and UK online sites which will be delivered to operators via Ainsworth’s remote gaming server GameConnect. “With a growing demand for Ainsworth’s premium …
Malta-based developer Playson has released its “Lucky Pirates” title, a five-reel, nine-payline video slot, on the Odobo platform. The game features gun-toting starfish and other humorous characters along with the expected pirate cutlass, golden hoop earring and eyepatch symbols. “Lucky Pirates is an established game with a loyal following,” said Adam Daniel, managing director at …
Betting and gaming firm Gala Coral has sold off its Gala Bingo retail business to investment trust firm Caledonia Investments plc for a total consideration of GBP 241 million. The sale involves 130 Gala Bingo clubs and is conditional on approval from the British Gambling Commission. While Gala Coral will retain both the Gala brand …
Christian Woolfenden, managing director of Retail UK and former chief marketing officer for Paddy Power, has resigned his post. According to Irish media, Paddy Power’s head of operations Dan Taylor will assume Woolfenden’s responsibilities in the interim.
Chief financial officer of Sportech PLC Cliff Baty has informed the company of his resignation after which he will become the chief financial officer of professional football club Manchester United. Baty’s contract with Sportech requires a notice period of 12 months, however his actual departure date will be confirmed in due course.
Malaysian police officers from the Special Task Force for Anti-Vice, Gaming and Gangsterism in Bukit Aman raided four areas in Kuala Selangor, Tanjung Karang, Jeram and Bestari Jaya over the weekend, dismantling 21 illegal online gambling dens, and arrested 28 people. The commander of the task force, Senior Assistant Commissioner Ahrasa Khairi said those arrested …
If the New York Times investigative team’s allegations about a presence in the United States are true, Pinnacle Sports is taking big risks in using US-based servers. The newspaper published a lengthy expose on sports betting in general and Pinnacle in particular over the weekend, highlighting the fact that it appears to be using servers …
The Curacao-licensed Azurolongo company has launched a new mobile, online and live dealer casino focused on the French and English speaking markets and titled Monsieur Vegas. The site offers financial processing through Trecoloni in Malta and a selection of games from NetEnt and NextGen Gaming, with full player support facilities….but it does not accept US …
The online sports betting forums lit up Saturday as hundreds of players around the globe started posting that they were unable to place bets through the Betfair exchange. Angry players decried the site’s lack of consistency, pointing to previous incidents where Betfair had failed to provide a service over peak Saturday betting periods. Some posters …
Amid the furore over regulation and legal issues surrounding the daily fantasy sports vertical this week the San Francisco Chronicle suggested that Yahoo’s DFS enterprise is starting to close the gap with market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel…all without spending the mega bucks the two leaders have splashed out on marketing and advertising. The newspaper quotes …
There is still no clarity on why the Romanian online gambling regulator has placed online casino operator Bet365 and others on a blacklist despite the payment of substantial back taxes and compliance with the licensing regulations. This week the issue became more intense when the regulator contacted local players and warned them that they would …
The Australian federal government’s review of internet gambling laws (see previous reports) was in the news again over the weekend as Australian mainstream media reported that former NSW premier Barry O’Farrell is to be paid more than $50,000 for three months’ work on the project. The Age reported that government tender documents confirm that the …