Real-money HTML5 Developer Program and Marketplace Odobo has appointed Mat Ingram to head up content strategy. Prior to this appointment, Ingram ran his own consultancy working within the gaming industry. He previously served a long stint at Inspired Gaming Group in various roles that include managing director – interactive, managing director – games and,software development …
Delegates to the recent G2E expo and conference in Las Vegas report that one of the highlights of a show that acknowledged the importance of innovation was IGT’s new TMZ slot. Themed on the popular US television shows “TMZ” and “TMZ Live” hosted by attorney and television presenter Harvey Levin, the prototype showcased a new …
Online gambling forums were buzzing last night after the independent progressives slot monitor Casinolistings reported that a massive $13,212,882 jackpot had just been hit on Microgaming’s Mega Moolah video slot. Details of where the big hit took place and what the player has to say about his incredibly good fortune are now awaited from the …
The fall-out continued Tuesday in the DraftKings “insider” information furore (see previous reports) with the New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman demanding explanations and information, and other politicians getting involved. Our readers will recall that Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced last week (before the current scandal erupted) that she was reviewing the legality of …
Free-to-play casino developer PLAYSTUDIOS’ latest rewards partnership is with Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City who joins the myREWARDS loyalty platform providing in-game perks to its customers. Borgata is the first East Coast property to share myVEGAS with its customers and joins other partnerships on the proprietary platform that include Cirque du Soleil’s touring …
William Hill has signed a new four-year content and integrated services supply deal with Betdigital. Andrew Sackey, head of product and content at William Hill said Tuesday he looks forward to working with Betdigital, one of its key suppliers, on new projects in the near future.
Playtech’s troubles over its acquisition of Ava Trade Ltd continued Tuesday with an update from the company suggesting that it has been unable to resolve the opposition to the deal of the Central Bank of Ireland, and will formally challenge the bank’s decision. The update advises: “The Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) has reverted to …
Barclays Bank has announced the successful completion of an accelerated GBP 260 million bookbuilt offering to institutional investors of 8 million ordinary shares in Betfair Group plc, on behalf of Le Peigne SA in respect of 5 million placing shares and Rothschild Wealth Management (UK) Limited. The two companies, acting on an agency basis for …
Daily fantasy sports market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel are trying to manage a growing row in social and international mainstream media over allegedly “insider” use of data by employees in order to gain monetary advantage. The furore over the past 72 hours developed when a DraftKings manager, Ethan Haskell, “inadvertently” released what constitutes insider information …
Hockey, basketball and soccer fans will all benefit from a new four-year partnership deal between daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment in Toronto, owners of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, the NBA Toronto Raptors, MLS Toronto FC and the Air Canada Center franchises. The Center is the base where DraftKings …
Norway’s media authority Medietilsynet has identified a “massive increase in illegal gambling advertising directed at Norway” prompting it to enter into dialogue with counterparts in the UK, Spain and the Netherlands. According to two studies commissioned by the media authority from Nielsen Media Research in 2014 and 2015, illegal gambling advertising has increased from NOK …
The UK’s Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) has commissioned a behavioural study on remote gambling from PriceWaterhouseCoopers. The study will be conducted in two phases, and builds on the research into customer behaviour on gaming machines in licensed betting officers published in December 2014. The first phase, which will be undertaken in collaboration with the Canadian …
White label multi-channel casino and betting solutions provider Viral has integrated content from GameART in flash and HTML5 following the signing of a distribution deal. GameART expects to follow up the initial integration on the platform with additional gaming content in the near future.
Cherry has increased its 71 percent stake of Malta-based online casino business Almor Holding Ltd (Almor) by an additional 4 percent for Euro 760 000. Almor operates German-facing online casino and sportsbook brands Sunnyplayer, Sunmaker, and Kingplayer. Cherry reports that Almor has continued to perform above expectation and during the first half of 2015 turnover …
German gambling operator mybet Holding SE has offloaded its payment services subsidiary C4U-Malta Ltd. to an unidentified buyer in the financial services sector for Euro 3 Million as it moves to refocus on its core business. mybet expects the sale to complete within the fourth quarter of this year once several conditions have been met.
French operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), in collaboration with France Galop and LeTrot, has entered into a joint venture with the Jockey Club Brasileiro (JCB) for the advancement of horse racing in the country. Through a newly created subsidiary, PMU Brasil, PMU will operate horse race betting on behalf of the JCB, including marketing in …
Sports betting provider Betgenius has developed a new parent company Genius Sports Group as it restructures to accommodate growth in business verticals. Betgenius will become one of the Group’s verticals continuing with its focus on developing bespoke B2B betting solutions for operators. The second business vertical will focus on the Group’s data capture and distribution, …
Software developer Genesis Gaming will provide a complete portfolio of video slots in Flash and HTML5 to social and real-money independent platform provider Big Stack Technologies. Big Stack’s platform currently offers casino and peer-to-peer poker offerings. “We are excited by the amount of interest there is in deploying Social Casinos in the United States, especially …
Platform provider EveryMatrix has been awarded a Remote Bookmaking Betting Operations license by Ireland’s Revenue Commissioner. The award of the license marks EveryMatrix’s fourth jurisdictional license joining the UK, Malta and Curacao.
Playtech has run into opposition from the Central Bank of Ireland regarding its acquisition of Ava Trade Limited (see previous reports). In a stock exchange notification Monday Playtech advised that late on Friday 2 October 2015, it received a letter from the Central Bank of Ireland opposing the proposed acquisition of Ava Trade. “Having taken …
Online gambling companies developing products compatible with the “wearable technology” trend are on the right track, judging by a Forrester Research report released today (Monday). The results of the research firm’s latest study on wearables make encouraging reading for developers, manufacturers and enthusiasts alike, with 21 percent of the US online population buying a wearable …
The major Finnish online gambling organisations Veikkaus, Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY) and Fintoto will merge in the next few weeks to create a Nordic mega-company, the publication YLE reports. The merger will create business synergies and could lead to staff cuts due to rationalisation, and only a third of the current management teams in all three organisations …
Portugal’s new online gambling regulator, Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (‘SRIJ’) has approved the independent compliance testing and standards company eCOGRA as a certifying organisation of gambling technical systems following a tough assessment of its staff, technical capability and relevant industry experience. eCOGRA currently employs more than 50 qualified and trained employees, focused …
Already under pressure for contentious work-arounds on internet in-play betting, some Australian online operators were advised of a further probe this weekend by the New South Wales Office of Liquor Gaming and Racing. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that heavy advertising offering bonus bets in the lead-up to this weekend’s football grand finals appears to …