The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in favour of a review before a full bench of judges on a decision made by a three-member panel back in August which denied the expansion of sports betting at casinos and racetracks in New Jersey. This latest court decision was initiated by the …
SkillOnNet has launched a white-label online casino in Schleswig-Holstein providing a complete offer that includes slots, table games and live dealer games from a range of top gaming providers such as Merkur, NetEnt, WMS, Amaya, Bally, NYX Gaming and soon to be integrated Microgaming. The new online casino at DrückGlück.de, available on desktop and mobile, …
California-based, real-money, mobile-first gaming platform provider and turnkey operator CashBet has appointed investment banker Dan Edwards as vice president of Finance. CashBet also announced the appointment of former chairman of Probability Games and founder of ScotBet, Graham Martin, to its advisory board.
BetConstruct has met technical standards following an appraisal by Gaming Laboratories International of its sportsbook product followed by the award of a licence from Spain’s gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ). “We will be going live with our inaugural Spanish partner this month, and will have our unique sports betting software delivered …
“The Vikings” is a new 5-reel, 20-payline slot from software developer Endorphina. The Vikings features scull symbols that may grant a player with 12 free games along with a Risk Game option where the player must pick one of four remaining cards to beat the value of the game’s selected card for an opportunity to …
NetEnt’s recently signed content supply agreement with bwin.party and Borgata (see previous report) has come to fruition with the launch of a portfolio of multi-channel games on bwin.party’s New Jersey online casino. “I am very pleased that we are now live with a selection of our multichannel games for desktop and mobile with bwin.party in …
Delegates at the recent Cyber Defence Summit in Washington DC have been warned about a new hacker group titled Fin5, which researchers reported was responsible for a hack on an unnamed land casino that resulted in the loss of 150,000 gambler credit card details. Researchers Emmanuel Jean-Georges of Mandiant and Barry Vengerik of FireEye said …
NetEnt has given a Christmassy flavour to its popular Flowers online slot in the run-up to the festive season. Features include double symbols in both the main game and free spins that literally behave the same as two individual symbols, along with x3 multipliers and stacked wilds in free spins.
Republican presidential candidate and online gambling opponent Sen. Marco Rubio could be “the chosen one” for big-money financial support from multi-billionaire land casino owner Sheldon Adelson, US media speculated this week. The usually reliable Washington DC publication Politico reported that Adelson is increasingly inclining toward backing Rubio, according to sources close to the major Republican …
Delaware’s legalised online gambling industry saw a slight monthly decline in September, with overall revenues of $156,125 (August 2015: $158,979), but whilst online casino gaming remained reasonable stable, internet poker revenues hit a record low of $24,523 in rake and fees – down even on the all-time worst results of June last year, when the …
With rumours of a federally-imposed two-year moratorium on internet gambling legalisation strengthening in the United States (see previous reports), Michelle Minton of the Competitive Enterprise Institute launched a pre-emptive strike in an op-ed article in the widely read Washington DC publication The Hill Tuesday. Like the struggling Restoration of America’s Wire Act proposal currently stalled …
The Florida state legislature could re-examine its position on daily fantasy sports following the high profile furore over the “insider” issue that erupted two weeks ago…and the opportunity for such a review could be the expiration of the current gambling compact with Seminole tribal interests. The publication Palm Beach Post reports that the end of …
Pennsylvania’s $2 billion state budget deficit and the political debate on how to address it has created a resurgence of interest in legalised online gambling after a year of little progress on relevant proposals in the Legislature. Speaking to Pittsburgh’s KDKA-AM television broadcaster this week, Governor Tom Wolf said he would consider a gambling expansion. …
Nordic Leisure has made a public announcement on the proposed takeover of Swedish sports betting solutions provider Betting Promotion (see previous report). The shareholding deal will see Nordic Leisure acquire 74.4 percent of the company worth around GBP 4.9 million. The deal is still conditional on receiving shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled …
Finnish gaming platform provider Finnplay has debuted a new player retention feature which provides operators the ability to deploy free spins to a specific player or group on specific games. The new gaming player personalisation feature allows operators to target specific players and reduce the overall marketing bonus costs by rewarding only the players that …
Bulgarian sportsbook software provider UltraPlay Ltd. has appointed Borislav Borisov as chief operating officer. Borisov was appointed by the company as head of human resources in July 2015 and assumed the role of chief operating officer in September. Prior to UltraPlay, he held human resource focused positions with bwin.party digital entertainment and served as a …
Software developer High 5 Games (H5G) has partnered Carnival Corporation & PLC for the provision of a range of content through its VAULT remote gaming server. H5G content will initially be available on a selection of Carnival’s 100 cruise ships with the possibility of expanding to additional ships over the next couple of years, a …
Gaming firm Winneroo has acquired London-based marketing company Ludos Media and rebranded as Ludos Interactive to support a multi-brand strategy and the introduction of a B2B offer. The deal includes Ludos Media’s Winzino casino brand and Ludos Affiliates partnership programme. “We’re excited to bring Winzino and its existing customer base and revenues under the same …
Scientific Games Interactive has launched its Play4Fun social gaming platform with Swinomish Casino & Lodge in Anacortes, Washington. The company said combined with its previously launched Mobile Concierge, the launch of the Swinomish Play4Fun Network social casino platform enhances the casino’s ability to build an engaged online player community, entertaining players between trips to the …
Software developer Genesis Gaming has launched its new “Star Crystals” title on the OpenBet Platform exclusively for Sky Vegas. This all pays (243-Ways), 5-reel video slot introduces quirky, animated characters in a light-hearted science fiction theme and has been designed in HTML5 for both mobile and desktop use. It features a Free Spins bonus round, …
Former Betfair group operations director Ian Chuter has been appointed as a strategic advisor to Playtech. Chuter’s remit focuses on sports betting, gaming, mergers and acquisitions. Chuter left Betfair earlier this year having spent around five years with the company. Prior to Betfair, he served as group head of operations and group director of operations …
In Australia, the Gaming and Liquor Regulation Minister for Victoria, Jane Garrett, has suggested that the federal government review of online gambling be expanded to include the “onslaught” of pervasive gambling advertising throughout the nation. In a letter to Social Services Minister Christian Porter and Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, Garrett urged that the review be …
The Democratic Party Senator for Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, has joined the growing ranks of enforcement and political figures urging a federal government investigation of the daily fantasy sports industry. Sen. Blumenthal formally called for a federal investigation into any deceptive or fraudulent practices at daily fantasy sports leagues that award pay-outs to league winners in …
Mention the name of Utah conservative Republican politician Jason Chaffetz (48) in online gambling circles and the immediate association is with Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act, an online gambling banning bill that Chaffetz is trying to drive through the House of Representatives (see previous reports). The Washington Post reports that Chaffetz has declared …