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EveryMatrix boosts performance in deal with F5 Networks

8 Oct 2015

White label gaming solutions and platform provider EveryMatrix is consolidating its infrastructure by deploying F5 Networks technology in order to handle a growing number of clients, the company revealed in a statement Wednesday. F5 Networks’ advanced solutions can manage a large number of multiple connections, while maintaining high security over the network resources upon which …

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Britain’s BBC to cover eSports action

8 Oct 2015

The venerable British Broadcasting Corporation has followed ESPN in signing up for eSports coverage, with a huge crowd expected at the League of Legends World Championship quarter finals at London’s Wembley Arena from October 15-19. The broadcaster will livestream all four days across its BBC Three and BBC Sport online networks – platforms previously used …

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Greek online betting company to sponsor Olympiacos football club

8 Oct 2015

Greek online betting firm Stoiximan has signed a two-season shirt sponsorship deal for an undisclosed fee with major Greek football club Olympiacos, the reigning Greek Super League champions. The deal includes exposure throughout Olympiacos’ Karaiskakis Stadium and digital and social elements. Stoiximan also sponsors the Panathinaikos basketball team.

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Daily fantasy sports is legal, says Boston AG

8 Oct 2015

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, who Our readers will recall has been reviewing the legality of DFS in her state, gave the daily fantasy sports business a fillip Wednesday when she told the Boston Globe that she’s not pursuing any criminal inquiries into Boston-based DraftKings Inc. The AG has had the company under review since …

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Amaya calls for regulation in daily fantasy sports sector

8 Oct 2015

Online gambling group Amaya Inc., which recently entered the daily fantasy sports sector with its StarsDraft (formerly Victiv) site, has commented on the need for state regulation of the sector in a statement this week following the “insider” furore involving a DraftKings employee. Eric Hollreiser, communications chief for the group, which also owns Pokerstars and …

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Enter ICE’s Gaming Technopolis

8 Oct 2015

The launch of ICE Totally Gaming 2016’s campaign invites expo-goers to ‘Enter The Gaming Technopolis’  from 2-4 February 2016 at London’s ExCel Centre. Building on the theme of its 2015 show ‘Discover the World of Gaming’, ICE will continue its focus on the attraction of innovation and advances in gaming technology for professionals in the …

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Online gambling operator closure imminent

8 Oct 2015

Isle of Man-based online bingo and casino operator Cladstone Limited has announced that it will be closing down at the end of October and has consequently curtailed all new registrations and deposits. Players who fail to use or withdraw their account balances by then will find they have been pooled and donated to Gamcare. The …

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New slot from Core Gaming

8 Oct 2015

Earlier this year land-based slot developer Live 5 signed a content provision agreement with HTML5 games provider CORE Gaming to supply its popular land-based slot The Sky’s The Limit for online use, and this week the deal came to fruition with the launch online and for mobile of the air travel-themed game. The 20 pay-line, …

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Strong trading update from GVC

8 Oct 2015

Posting a trading update in respect of the nine months to end September 2015 this week, online gambling group GVC reported a strong performance and declared a second interim dividend of 14 Euro cents a share. Dividends declared so far this year amount to 56 Euro cents per share, an increase over the 55 Euro …

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Greentube to provide content to Unibet online gambling group

8 Oct 2015

Online gambling content provider and Novomatic subsidiary, Greentube, has announced a content agreement with online gambling group Unibet plc. In a statement Thursday Greentube said that the agreement expands the market reach of Unibet by offering Novomatic interactive content that includes blue chip slot games such as Book of Ra deluxe, Lucky Lady´s Charm deluxe, …

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Entwine Tech and Angelnlive partner in online casino venture

8 Oct 2015

Live dealer technology and content provider EntwineTech and Angelnlive have announced a strategic partnership in which EntwineTech will licence Angelnlive to use its new live casino platform “n2-Live”. Angelnlive will focus its marketing activities on the various app stores utilising the brand name. Entwine Tech spokesman Ian Dunning said Thursday: “This is a significant step …

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New online casino for Finnish online gamblers

8 Oct 2015

Malta-licensed online gambling provider Game Lounge has announced the launch of its second white label online casino, a Finnish-facing site branded Suomicasino.com. Game Lounge CEO Jonas Cederholm said Wednesday that the enterprise had been created in collaboration with the Cherry Group. “Expectations are high, with a clear vision to quickly establish ourselves in the Finnish …

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Nordic Leisure to acquire sports betting firm

8 Oct 2015

Swedish sports betting solutions provider Betting Promotion is set to be acquired by operator Nordic Leisure in a shareholding deal that will see the latter acquire 74.4 percent of the company. Financial details of the deal with major shareholders were not disclosed, and the agreement still has some way to go in terms of due …

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Former William Hill exec appointed marketing chief at Ladbrokes

8 Oct 2015

Former William Hill plc marketing manager Kristof Fahy has been appointed chief marketing officer responsible for both retail and digital activity at UK land and online gambling group Ladbrokes plc, the company announced Wednesday. Immediately prior to his Ladbrokes appointment Fahy was CMO responsible for digital channels at Telegraph Media Group, having joined that company …

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FanDuel implements gambling ban

7 Oct 2015

Under a hail of criticism and political interest, fantasy sports company FanDuel has permanently banned employees from playing fantasy sports games on its own and competitors operations. The company has gone so far as to extend the ban to competitor employees playing through its own website, requiring customers confirm that they are not an employee …

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NetBet in Romanian football sponsorship

7 Oct 2015

Online gaming firm NetBet has become an official partner to Romanian Liga 1 football club “Steaua Bucuresti”. Under the partnership, NetBet will receive a strong brand presence on field, digital platforms and in promotional campaigns. NetBet already supports other high profile football clubs that include West Bromwich Albion, Saint-Etienne and VFL-Gummerbach.”

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Betway in eSports sponsorship

7 Oct 2015

Leading on from its entry into the e-sports arena, online gambling firm Betway will sponsor the Electronic Sports League’s (ESL) UK Premiership. The eSports league, operated by Turtle Entertainment in Cologne, boasts 5 million strong registered members comprising over 1 million teams in 50 different games. “Betting is already a huge part of the CS:GO …

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White Hat Gaming launch Reel Island

7 Oct 2015

Reel Island, owned by Flip Gaming, is White Hat Gaming’s newest client offering a range of games and live casino from NetEnt, NYX Gaming, Leander, Thunderkick and Ezugi. “We worked extremely hard to create a brand with an outstanding design and layout that lends itself to the modern player and we feel we have achieved …

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William Hill rolls out new sportsbetting platform

7 Oct 2015

UK bookmaker William Hill has rolled out its new in-house developed sports betting platform under the  Project moniker Trafalgar. Project Trafalgar has been two years in the making and features a new website infrastructure and mobile application with wide capability for future development. Customers will experience a clean, responsive layout, fast and seamless navigation enabling …

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Odobo appoints content specialist

7 Oct 2015

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 …

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This IGT slot really does involve the player

7 Oct 2015

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 …

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Massive jackpot won on Microgaming’s Mega Moolah

7 Oct 2015

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 …

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Fall-out on DraftKings scandal continues

7 Oct 2015

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 …

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Playstudios signs Borgata Atlantic City

6 Oct 2015

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 …

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