The Bede Gaming platform has gone live with a European flash and mobile games portfolio from High 5 Games. The initial content release on over twenty Bede-powered sites will be followed by four additional games this week and further launches until all twenty High 5 Games titles are rolled out. Bede Gaming is a strategic …
Lottoland has launched a B2B arm and appointed industry veteran Glen Bullen to head it up. Bullen will serve Lottoland Solutions as vice president B2B, a position in which he will oversee development and international expansion offering operators a betting product on the outcome of major lotteries worldwide. “What we have with this sector is …
US-based real-time sports data integration, graphics presentation, and video enhancement solutions provider SportsMEDIA Technology (SMT) has made a seven-figure strategic investment in sports-betting platform provider FSB Technology (UK) Ltd. The infusion of capital will allow FSB to further enhance its casino and sports-betting platform, which boasts tools for CRM, analytics, and mobile development. The new …
The Romanian National Office for Gambling, already in the headlines over its recent and mystifying blacklisting of Bwin and Bet365 (see previous reports) has warned local players of steep fines if they patronise websites operated by entities without Romanian licensing and on the national blacklist. The warning was posted via a press release to local …
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has announced that online gambling operator Bwin.Party, which partners in the Garden State online gambling market with the Borgata, has been fined $10,000 for a breach by one of its shareholders of the terms of a divestiture agreement imposed in the licensing process. The 2013 agreement involved a …
Tomorrow (October 22) sees the release of Yggdrasil’s latest 243 ways to win slot, titled “Doubles”, offering players an RTP of 96 percent and the possibility of winning up to 25,000 coins. The colourful, feature-rich game includes Wilds, Scatters, up to 50 Free Spins, double symbols and a “pick your volatility” tab for the adventurous.
Australian media reports suggest that in South Australia the Independent Gambling Authority may be poised to bring in new and tighter regulations governing online operators. Sources have reported that the IGA is considering requirements that operators process withdrawals from gamblers’ accounts immediately, disclose ‘spotter’ fees and only offer gamblers credit after a due diligence process. …
Online poker sector observers will be familiar with the name Preet Bharara, the US Department of Justice official who spearheaded the Black Friday enforcement attack on internet poker sites four years ago, decimating the US online poker market. The Wall Street Journal reports this week that Bharara, and his team at the US Attorney’s Office …
The British Horseracing Association (BHA) has announced a sponsorship lock-out of off-shore bookmakers who do not contribute to the British Horseracing Levy saying “British racing is losing out on an estimated sum of at least GBP 30 million a year in Levy or equivalent payments by offshore firms”. The policy, expected to go into force …
BetConstruct has reached agreement with R Franco in its first partner agreement in Spain. Under the terms of the partnership, R Franco will operate BetConstruct’s Sportsbook product offering coverage of around 20 000 live matches each month. “We have very ambitious plans to penetrate the gaming market in Spain and are happy to work with …
According to conservative news and opinion network Breitbart News, Yahoo! is rumoured to be in acquisition talks with New York-based professional eSports organisation Major League Gaming (MLG) as it looks for a piece of the eSports pie. “The talks are quite advanced and are about 95% complete,” a confidential source close to to MLG told …
E-sports firm Vulcun has informed customers of its exit from Nevada and Florida State markets in the U.S. following the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s determination on the legality of daily fantasy sports. A statement on Vulcun’s blog said: “Effective immediately, Vulcun users residing in Nevada can no longer participate in paid fantasy contests on our …
Land Brandenburg Lotto GmbH and Scientific Games have inked a six-year deal for the provision of an instant game Cooperative Services Programme (CSP). Scientific Games will advise the Lottery’s instant product portfolio, and provide product development, design and manufacturing instant games as well as warehousing, packaging and distribution. The contract for full-service CSP began in …
Parent company of Racing UK, Racecourse Media Group, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Betgenius for the provision of an end-to-end service for online bookmakers aimed at expanding Racing UK’s presence in new International markets. Under the terms of the deal, Betgenius has been given the rights to distribute Racing UK streaming pictures and …
Design Works Gaming in conjunction with a license and integration agreement has launched “The Great WINaldo” on IGT’s DoubleDown social mobile and desktop casino. The Great WINaldo rewards players with second chance stacks and free games as players traverse the mystical world of magic. “There are many games in the market today that feature stacked …
Following notice of its intention to acquire German sportsbook software provider Digitote in May (see previous report), Contagious Gaming has entered into a definitive agreement for all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Digitote Limited and Digitote Software GmbH Deutschland. Contagious Gaming will purchase all of the shares of Digitote for a purchase …
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s recent finding that daily fantasy sports is on the face of it not illegal in terms of the UIGEA notwithstanding, political leaders in the state are currently weighing whether to regulate it or not. The Associated Press news agency reports that Governor Charlie Baker and top legislative leaders Senate President …
Daily fantasy sports market leader FanDuel has commenced a push-back on political allegations that its activities constitute gambling and are therefore legally questionable. On Monday the company launched a player petition, asserting: “Lawmakers in Washington D.C., Nevada, and elsewhere have questioned our right to exist. Knowingly or not, they have misrepresented who we are and …
The massive negative international media coverage on daily fantasy sports “insider” allegations over the past three weeks (see previous reports) along with political and legality questions may be starting to impact the commercial viability of the two market leaders, DraftKings and FanDuel. The UK-based independent monitor SuperLobby says that the numbers suggest that entry fees …
The ugly head of match-fixing has made its first major appearance in the burgeoning eSports vertical, with South Korean police investigators reporting the arrests of nine individuals on fixing allegations in StarCraft 2 competitions. The Korean eSports Association reports that the arrests included two prominent South Korean professional gamers, Choi Byeong-Heon and Choi Jong-Huk, and …
The reasons for the Romanian gambling regulator’s actions last week in withdrawing licenses and blacklisting Bwin and Bet365 (see previous reports) still lack clarity and could result in a legal challenge from bet365, online media reports suggested Monday. Our readers will recall that the punitive actions came after both companies had coughed up substantial sums …
Well known and respected California legal expert, Martin Owens, authored a telling op-ed article in the Sacremento Bee this week, bemoaning the lack of progress on legalising online gambling over the past eight years which has denied substantial revenues for the state. Owens says that California has all the elements that could have made it …
Amaya Inc. said Monday it will limit its daily fantasy sports (DFS) brand StarsDraft from real-money games and tournaments in most U.S. states following pending reviews in a number of jurisdictions (see previous reports). “We have previously called for state regulation and licensing of DFS to ensure consumer protection and strict government oversight of operators,” …
The German Association of Telecommunications and Media (DVTM) will submit a blueprint for a liberalised and regulated gambling market to lawmakers later this week in response to the failed German licensing process (see previous reports). “Our proposal creates a win-win situation for the government, consumers, and policy provider,” Zille Renatus, chief executive officer of DVTM …