HollywoodBets’ sponsorship of the South African KwaZulu Natal Provincial Cricket team Sunfoil Dolphins is the first of its kind in professional South African Cricket. The three-year deal will strengthen the financial position of the regional union and the Sunfoil Dolphins franchise as they prepare for a competitive 2015/16 season, a press statement said. “There has …
Online gaming developer Spin Games LLC will facilitate the online interactive distribution of popular Konami Gaming social and for-wager video slot games through the build and launch of a new HTML5 technology-based remote gaming server (RGS). Konami games including Dragon’s Law, China Shores and Solstice Celebration will be made available across a range of online …
Genesis Gaming has launched it latest slot title “The Final Rose”, a video slot based on American hit TV show The Bachelorette. The Final Rose is a five-reel, 25-line slot game featuring handsome men, bushels of red roses and champagne flutes on the reels leading to opportunity for Scatters, Free Spins, Wilds and Random Multipliers.
German gaming firm mybet Holding SE has warned of a higher than expected loss in earnings for the current financial year than previously disseminated. mybet now expects EBIT for the current financial year to be negative by “a single-digit million euro” amount as the company feels the impact of the introduction of a new technology …
New Jersey state Representative Frank Pallone was in the headlines again this week, criticising the US national sports leagues for their opposition to wider legalised sports betting through their support of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, and their allegedly hypocritical actions in doing business with the daily fantasy sports industry. The question of …
The latest 3D cinematic video slot from Betsoft Gaming is a 5 reel, 20 pay-line game titled The Tipsy Tourist with a tropical holiday break theme. The theme tells the story of Gary, a hardworking man who finally gets a chance to get away from it all on a late summer holiday and relaxes with …
The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel in California continues to fight both the state and federal governments over its Desert Rose online bingo and poker initiative (see previous reports) which government is trying to derail as illegal in a complicated case involving regulatory approval and Indian Gaming Regulatory Act elements. Last month a US Southern …
Swedish online games developer Quickspin has followed its August release of the Crystal Queen slot (see previous report) with a new 243 ways-to-win game titled Razortooth, scheduled for release October 20. The theme on the game is prehistory, depicted through symbols that include a woolly rhino, the sabre toothed tiger of the title, and a …
Despite repeated warnings from the European Commission and a referral to the European Court of Justice for non-compliance, Sweden has been dragging its feet on a more liberal online gambling regime for years, but reports this week suggest that Minister of Public Administration, Ardalan Shekarabi may at last be taking tentative steps toward that goal. …
BetConstruct has partnered the FML Group of Companies (FML) for the provision of sportsbook, virtual sports, skill games and poker products in the Caribbean region. Craig W. Flowers, FML Group founder and CEO, said “The FML Group is very pleased to partner with Bet Construct and introduce a wide portfolio of exciting products that are …
An op-ed published in the Norwegian publication Dagens Naeringsliv by Atle Hamar, Director of Norwegian Gaming Authority, Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet indicates an increased focus on combating illegal advertising and marketing in the Norwegian market by foreign gambling firms. Norwegian media editors were urged to be on their guard in identifying new and creative ways in …
Slots and table games content from British supplier online gambling games supplier Realistic Games have gone live with mobile casino operator LeoVegas. The operator is the first to benefit from an integration of Realistic’s ReGaL games server into NYX Gaming Group’s OGS distribution platform. An initial roll-out of products features roulette and blackjack games, along …
Online gambling software provider Microgaming has released two previews of new video slots scheduled for release in November and titled Lucky Twins and Basketball Star. Lucky Twins has a distinctive Chinese flavour featuring good luck charms such as the happy Meneki Neko waving cat of good fortune, tassled coin pouches, and glittering golden dragons. The …
Horse race betting bookmaker RaceBets.com has been awarded a German horse betting license saying it is “the first bookmaker to fully comply with new regulations”. The company boasts four European authority licenses from the Malta Gaming Authority, UK Gaming Commission, Irish Gaming Authority and now Germany. “We are delighted and exceptionally proud to be the …
South Korea’s messenging giant Kakao Talk, which boasts a user base of 140 million smartphone owners and holds an estimated 90 percent of the Korean market, appears to be flirting with social gaming to boost flagging revenues, reports the publication CNet. The problem is that making money from letting people send texts for free has …
Analysts at Dublin-based stockbroker Davy, which advises on wealth and asset management, capital markets and financial advisory services, have opined that shares in Paddy Power are undervalued by 30 percent, and those of future merger partner Betfair will rise by a similar percentage. Writing in a new report, analysts David Jennings and Robert Stokes set …
This weekend’s kick-off of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, hosted this series by the United Kingdom, sees two legendary names in the game once more in the media. Online gambling group Betfair has signed up former England and Ireland captains Lawrence Dallaglio and Keith Wood to front its coverage of rugby’s most prestigious tournament, held …
UK land and online gambling group Coral has scored an exclusive with the debut of NYX Gaming’s popular online slot Merlins Magic Respins, which has been launched initially across the Coral group in omni-channel format including online, mobile, scratch and in retail shops. Released via NYX’s wholly owned subsidiary NextGen Gaming, the group celebrates the …
Online gambling in general, and mobile gambling in particular, continues to exhibit impressive growth both in Europe and globally, according to a report on the Economic Voice blog this week. Online channels contributed $33.8 billion to the overall global gambling industry in 2012, representing just eight percent of world gambling net revenue estimated at $417 …
Playtech plc has issued an update on its proposed acquisitions of contracts-for-difference firms Plus500 Ltd. and Ava Trade Ltd, advising that due to the high profile nature of the initiative, receipt of all regulatory approvals is taking longer than the Boards of Playtech and Plus500 had originally anticipated. However, the company points out that the …
A Canadian hockey coach this week won the major share of a $233,852 jackpot on his smartphone at online gambling site Full Tilt, but didn’t realise how much he’d won because he was watching the Toronto Blue Jays trying to break their 23-year playoff drought. “I was just watching baseball, the Blue Jays against the …
The Nevada Gaming Commission took just 15 minutes on Thursday to approve a $1.5 million fine already accepted by Caesars Entertainment for 15 counts of violating federal anti-money laundering programs at Caesars Palace (see previous reports). Commission Chairman Tony Alamo Jr. told a bevy of Caesars executives at the hearing: “You shot yourselves in the …
After mulling the issue for some time, Nevada gambling regulators finally approved the use of skill-based and arcade-style features on slot machines this week, opening up fresh creative opportunities for game designers. The Nevada Gaming Commission’s unanimous support for the revision received immediate praise from gaming manufacturers, who are concerned that land casino gambling needs …
The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure heard testimony in Boston this week on two bills proposed by state Senators Jennifer Flanagan and Michael Rush that would respectively permit the state lottery to run internet lottery programs and operate a website offering online skill games, including fantasy sports and poker. A …