Indonesian immigration authorities in Bali have broken up an online gambling ring in their pursuit of illegal immigrants, raiding a villa in Jimbaran and arresting 48 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals believed to be involved in the illegal enterprise. A spokesman for the local immigration office told the Jakarta Post: “We need to investigate further regarding …
A new football betting campaign for William Hill is nearing launch, focusing on the bookmaker’s most innovative three products: In-Play Betting, Priority Access Card and Cash In My Bet. Titled “Take Control” [of your football betting experience] and developed by UK creative agency Bark&Bite, the campaign is spearheaded by three 30 second television adverts but …
Online gambling software and games developer BetSoft’s latest client is the European online gambling operator Futuriti, which signed a content contract with the company this week. Under the terms of the partnership, Futuriti will be offering BetSoft’s full gaming suite, including the Slots3 collection of 3D video slots and the increasingly popular ToGo line of …
In what appears to have been an oversight, the UK online sportsbook Sportingbet is alleged to have continued to take Irish betting action after the August 1st introduction of new legislation requiring it to be licensed in the Republic. Sportingbet has around 20,000 legacy Irish players on its books, although it is understood that the …
The English Premier League football club West Bromwich Albion has announced a one-year fantasy sports deal with Irish app developer Sportego in its first foray into the popular new vertical. The partnership will launch the WBA Fantasy 5 app on Wednesday, August 26. Through its FanFeud.co.uk product, Sportego claims it is the first app developer …
Online casino operator Slotland has announced a new addition to its inventory of 35 proprietary slots with the launch of Vegas Vibes in both desktop and mobile formats. Bringing the bright lights of The Strip to players, Vegas Vibes is a glitzy five reel, twenty pay-line slot game with stars of The Strip like Elvis …
Southern California online player LisaB is probably still celebrating after hitting a $131,490 jackpot this week on the Bovada Let It Ride game…on a $1 stake! The online casino operator reports that the player made the best ante bet on her dealt cards, turning in a $1 ante bet and $1 progressive jackpot bet into …
Top UK football club Newcastle United has announced a new two year sponsorship deal with the Coral betting group, which will become the club’s official betting and gaming partner. The numbers involved in the agreement were not disclosed, but Coral will gain access to the St.James Park ground, along with other promotional opportunities through club …
The new WMS online slot, Rainforest Dream is starting to appear on online casinos, offering 5 reel, forty pay-line action with a slew of features, all wrapped in a mysterious rainforest theme that includes exotic jungle animals and a relaxing soundtrack. There are Free Spins, Scatters, semi-sticky and random Wilds, up to 2,000x Multipliers, several …
NYX Gaming Group Limited has announced the go-live of proprietary games studio NextGen Gaming’s latest slot, Jackpot Jester Wild Nudge. The game is a follow-up to Jackpot Jester 50,000, and is available on mobile and desktop at all NYX OGS online casinos. It is a new spin on the classic 3-reeler in which players can …
Gala Coral Group Limited released its Q3 results for the twelve weeks ended 4 July 2015 on Thursday, the first since its merger with Ladbrokes and covering Coral Retail, Eurobet Retail and Online, but not Gala Retail. The digital operations section of the report includes: * Online EBITDA 28 percent up on the comparative period …
UK sports betting group Sportech plc has published its H1-2015 numbers, which although not financially stellar, do show that strategic goals are being achieved. The company reported: * Revenues down at GBP 51 million (Q2-2014 : GBP 52 million); * EBITDA down at GBP 11 million (Q2-2014 : GBP12 million); * Pre-tax profit down at …
The Rank Group plc has posted its full-year results for fiscal 2014-15, flagging the following highlights: * Operating profit up 16 percent with all brands in growth; * Group revenue up 4 percent, with like-for-like revenue for Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca up 8 percent and 2 percent respectively; * Group EBITDA up 9 percent at …
The latest Australian gambling brand awareness survey from Global Reviews show that Paddy Power-owned Sportsbet and Tabcorp are again tops in Aussie punter awareness at 70 percent and 65 percent respectively. Competitors Tatts and William Hill both suffered from re-branding initiatives, Tatts with its move to the Ubet identity and William Hill with its drive …
The latest numbers from Denmark’s online gambling regulator, Spillemyndigheden, portray an industry in good health in Q2-2015, with online casino action delivering the best potential. The reports notes that: * Online licensee revenues were up an impressive 25 percent year-on-year to DKK 335 million ($49.9 million) in the second quarter of 2015, and 8 percent …
The respected US gambling research company Eilers Research, has announced the publication of an in-depth white paper titled: “eSports Betting: It’s Real, and Bigger Than You Think”. The report, authored by the equally respected and knowledgeable Chris Grove, a senior consultant at the company, focuses on the eSports betting opportunity, including a survey of the …
Tatts Group, an online and land betting group based in Australia, reports that its online betting services made a healthy contribution to a solid group performance in fiscal 2014, helping the company to achieve an increase in profits of 13 percent to A$255.6 million. For the year ended June 30 2015, the group reported that …
Security and ID provisions software provider GBG has been selected to provide global ID verification for online gambling software and technology provider Playtech plc. The agreement will see GBG providing its services to Playtech’s licensee network through its IMS platform. The provisions will be offered throughout Playtech’s product range, including its recently incorporated financial trading …
The UK-based Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) has announced a range of improvements that will be made to the Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising. The improvements will form part of a revised version of the Code and will be implemented within six months. The Code was originally produced in 2007. Among its most …
The Washington-based conservative action group Judicial Watch announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking documents regarding the Department of Justice’s 2011 ruling that the Wire Act of 1961 and other laws prohibiting online gambling, such as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of …
The bidding war between 888 and GVC for Bwin.Party warmed up again this week with the news that the GVC-Cerberus Capital partnership has upped the ante to 130p a share – a shares and cash offer worth around GBP1.1 billion and a significantly marked improvement on its earlier proposals of GBP 1.03 billion and GBP …
Playtech shareholders approved the acquisition of CFD firm Plus500 at an extraordinary general meeting this morning (August 19). Completion of the acquisition remains subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approvals, but is expected to complete no later than 30 September 2015. The deal clinched earlier this year values the company at GBP 459.6 million or …
FIFA subsidiary Early Warning System GmbH (EWS) has entered into a cooperation agreement with digital sports content provider PERFORM in its continued effort to enhance the integrity of football events. PERFORM’s “Opta” product, providing historical and live performance data will be integrated into EWS’ integrity monitoring system optimising the detection and analysis of suspicious activities …
Hattrick Sports Group subsidiary Prva Sportska Kladionica d.o.o. (“PSK”), has been awarded an online gambling licence by Romania’s national office for gaming, Oficiul Naţional pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN). Hattrick will operate online in Romania under its land-based Casa Pariurilor brand utilising proprietary web and mobile technology. “We are excited the ONJN selected Casa Pariurilor …