Swedish online and land gambling group Svenska Spel has extended its sponsorship deal with Hockey Allsvenskan, the second-highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system, for another six years, committing to around SEK 48 million (GBP 3.3 million) in support over the duration of the sponsorship, with the possibility of a bonus of SEK 500 …
Mobile casino operator LeoVegas reports that Ann-Kristin Ahlin, one of its Swedish players from Sandviken, a small town north of Stockholm, hit a GBP 103,827 progressive jackpot on a stake of just 46p this month. Playing the Cosmic Fortune progressive one evening, the down-to-earth player struck it lucky and was excited by the big win …
NextGen has taken an unusual and innovative approach to promoting their next release, a 5 reel, 25 pay-line slot themed on the tragic fifties movie star James Dean. The provider hired Ike McFadden to craft the promotional vid, and the result is a nostalgic sound track and movie clip montage that captures the eye but …
Boston-based daily fantasy sports provider DraftKings is under the microscope of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, who confirmed Thursday that she is reviewing the legal position of the big-spending, high visibility company. Approached for comment by local media, Healey said: “The point is this: This is a new industry. It’s something that we’re reviewing, and …
With the controversial Wang Bo deportation scandal now Philippines history (see previous reports), the Manila Times has focused on another, and allegedly even larger, online gambling ring leader it names as Kim Won. Won heads an empire based in the Philippines which, the newspaper claims, generates half of the total Internet or online gambling in …
Online gambling software provider NetEnt has released a preview of its next game release, a 5 reel, 720 ways-to-win video slot titled Pyramid: Quest for Immortality. The new game, which is due for release October 5, brings back the once ubiquitous ancient Egyptian theme, taking players on a challenging quest for the immortality of the …
Empire Global Corp. has announced that its online and offline gambling Italian subsidiary Multigioco Srl., has signed up a further 200 online web-shop gaming locations, which typically generate sports betting revenue and have approximately 5,000 online gaming accounts. The deal expands Multigioco’s online footprint to over 1,200 web-shop locations and approximately 30,000 gaming accounts, and …
The latest online slot from Play’nGo, titled Eye of the Kraken, has been launched simultaneously on desktop and mobile at Unibet. The new feature-rich game has a 3×3 grid format filled with suitably submarine and sea monster symbols in high quality graphics, which support Scatter, Wild and “Conquer the Kraken” Bonus opportunities for the player, …
Online gambling games supplier Yggdrasil reported its first major jackpot hit on its Joker Millions progressive this week, which was achieved at the EuroSlots.com website. The slot launched in March this year (see previous reports.) A Norwegian punter who has not been named won the Euro 720,000 jackpot after playing the game for under half-an-hour, …
Mobile gambling and social networking group Imperus Technologies Corp., has announced the appointment as CEO and director of James Lanthier, formerly chief executive of private equity firm RAM Equity. Lanthier’s experience includes a spell as COO of Mood Media Corporation, where he remains a director, and a seat on the board of NYX Gaming Group. …
The promotion of Daniel Eskola to chief product officer of Unibet has cleared the way for the appointment of a new gaming chief, and Unibet management has chosen industry veteran Frederik Kjell for the job. Kjell has experience at Amaya and most recently NYX Gaming where he held managerial positions responsible respectively for product and …
Our readers will probably recall the efforts of various university computer research departments over the years that have resulted in artificial intelligence (AI) programs capable of playing and winning against human players. Among these has been the University of Alberta’s Cepheus project, which managed to beat one professional but lost to two others in a …
Despite massive media and political focus on the legality of in-play betting using desktop and mobile devices , the Australian division of William Hill plc has pressed ahead with its promotion of the genre, exhibiting confidence that it is not infringing laws that dictate that such wagering can only be conducted via telephone or in …
The Delaware State Lottery has issued its statistics on internet gambling for August, reporting that revenues were the highest this year at $158,980 following a 12 percent increase over the preceding month. However, on a year-on-year comparative basis the news is disappointing, as revenues are down eight percent. August online poker revenues were up on …
Whilst the steam seems to have gone out of efforts in Pennsylvania to license and regulate online gambling despite a flurry of bills and a Senate hearing mid-year (see previous reports), there remains hope that progress may be achieved through the state budget debate. Rep. John Payne, the author of one of the more promising …
The latest research findings of Hamburg-based business intelligence company yStats.com indicate that online gambling globally is steadily growing, with increased use of mobile devices by punters, and that more governments are moving to regulate the practice. The report confirms that consolidation is taking place in a business sense. In its report for 2015 the company …
Chris Eaton, the executive director of the Qatar-based International Centre for Sport Security watchdog, made the startling claim this week that around Euro 1 billion is wagered globally on each English Premier League football game….and that most of the bets are from illegal sources. Talking to media at a meeting in Doha on measures to …
EveryMatrix has launched its newest white label at Caribic Casino.com. The new offer provides a range of NetEnt and Microgaming games along with Live Casino from Evolution Gaming. Ebbe Groes, Chief Executive Officer of EveryMatrix, comments: “We’re happy to launch another casino operator that integrates our fully-managed solutions and payment systems. Our white labels reflect …
Software developer Zeus Services has released a new pirate-themed slot title “Legend of the Sea”. The game is a 5-reel, 10-payline offer introducing Henry Morgan and Anne Bonney, two pirate characters who lead players throughout the title. Features include a Morgan and Bonney bonus, expanding symbols, multipliers and free spins.
DraftKings was the top advertiser across television last week in the U.S. during the lead up to the kick-off of the NFL season, iSpotTV revealed. The fantasy sports company spent $16,488,346 on 4910 commercial airings in the 7 days ending September 10, 2015, a drive that reportedly netted them a mind boggling one million new …
NYX Gaming Group has launched its proprietary Open Gaming System (NYX OGS) on CaesarsCasino.com for the New Jersey market in an expansion to its existing relationship with Caesars Interactive. The deal, which enables CaesarsCasino.com to launch casino games in both mobile and desktop formats immediately, covers the licensing of 40 NYX proprietary slot titles, including …
Unibet Group said Wednesday all conditions had been met regarding its acquisition of the entire share capital of Nordic and Central European-focused iGame Group (iGame) resulting in the payment of Euro 59 million in cash and completion of the deal. Unibet Group plc will consolidate iGame’s online gambling business in its results as from today …
Virtual sports and mobile games provider Inspired has entered into a brand partnership with boxer Mike Tyson, in collaboration with Pavilion Worldwide, LLC, for the creation of a suite of gaming products for sportsbetting, casino, slots, and social sectors. Inspired will showcase its Rush Boxing with ‘Iron Mike’, an all American Rush Indy Car Racing, …
In anticipation of Ladbrokes plc and Coral’s imminent merger, Ian Bull, chief financial officer of Ladbrokes plc has opted to leave the company to pursue other opportunities. On news of the merger agreement it was agreed that Paul Bowtell, Coral’s chief financial officer, would become Finance Director of the combined business . Bull will remain …