IGT has released an online version of its popular Firehouse Hounds land slot, which is now available in desktop and mobile form as a 5 reel, 30 pay-line game. The online version retains the classic feel of the original, with an amusing theme based on animated firefighting Dalmatian dogs and a key Wild Fire feature …
The Isle of Man, already home to a flourishing online gambling industry, could well see more companies relocating or starting up on the island following news of a new government initiative to attract corporates. Chief Minister Allan Bell this week announced the creation of a new Enterprise Development Fund to support local businesses and encourage …
Coingaming.io, a software provider for white-label Bitcoin casino solutions, announced Thursday that it has launched its Bitcoin-only sportsbook product ahead of the forthcoming English Premiership football season, which starts on August 8th 2015. The sportsbook solution will offer several unique opportunities for bitcoin gaming operators, and has been designed and built in-house to maximise profits …
The mystery of where former Isle of Man e-Gaming Development and Director of e-Business Peter Greenhill’s next job will be has been solved with the news that he is to remain on the island, joining the international trust and corporate services provider, Equiom, as head of e-Business with effect from October 2015. His responsibilities at …
The Danish online casino operator Spilnu.dk has announced an operating profit of GBP 5.6 million after publishing its financial results for 2014. The 79 percent rise in profit is attributed to the introduction of a new fully-responsive website towards the end of the year, which has improved the user experience and boosted game sessions by …
Imagine this scenario: You’re an online progressive slot fan playing on the RealTime Gaming-powered Spirit of the Incas game when all hell breaks loose and you are informed you’ve just hit a $1,684,999.60 jackpot. But the elation and shock quickly turn to dismay and anxiety when your account is locked by the operator, Jackpot Capital. …
The Montreal-based online gambling group Amaya Inc., has announced a planned debt refinancing initiative designed to reduce its debt burden. “Amaya intends to refinance certain of its outstanding long-term indebtedness which it incurred to partially finance the August 1, 2014 acquisition of the PokerStars and Full Tilt businesses,” a company statement advises. “The Corporation expects …
The Swedish online gambling software developer Play’n Go has revealed details of its latest slot, a five reel, ten pay-line game with a retro dance theme that is due for public release in early August. Titled Spin Party, the game will be simultaneously launched on desktop and mobile channels and boasts features that include go-go …
The name Gary Kaplan will be familiar to most online gambling veterans as the often controversial force behind BetOnSports – the pioneering sports betting powerhouse that was one of the first victims of US enforcement activity (see previous reports). Kaplan was apprehended and extradited to the United States on criminal charges in 2008, and was …
The booming and billion dollar development of the daily fantasy sports phenomenon in the United States was bound to attract official attention at some point, and according to ESPN it has done just that. The usually reliable publication reports that Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman AG Burnett has triggered a legal analysis of the vertical, …
The Chinese government’s suspension of online lottery activity (see previous reports) has had a telling effect on the commercial performance of Hong King-based 500.com, which posted its second quarter results Wednesday, noting that net revenues were nil, compared with RMB98.8 million (US$15.9 million) in Q1-2015, and RMB156.1 million in Q2-2014. The online lottery company’s operating …
Genesis Gaming launched its latest online slot title “Dinosaur Adventure” across Flash, HTML5 and Native iOS/Android formats this week. The game, available exclusively at Unibet Casino for a limited time, is an All Pays, 1024-ways-to-win game featuring free spins with wild multipliers and unlimited re-triggers. Three or more Scatters will trigger the Dinosaur Free Spins …
Unibet and Maria Bingo switched from Virtue Fusion to Relax Gaming’s bingo network this week. The company said its customers would be introduced to a more innovative and modern user interface with improved graphics, an exciting new loyalty system and many other features. Current games on offer include 90-Ball, 75-Ball, 75-Ball Variant and Speed Bingo. …
Daily fantasy sports players are spending more this year and now deposit on average $465 annually, according to statistics from the Fantasy Sports Trade Association. And yet market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel have yet to show a profit, instead investing heavily in marketing in order to build massive player bases. Analyst Adam Krejcik of Eiler’s …
The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday that June 2015 Nevada gambling revenues dipped 8 percent year-on-year to $831 million. And for the fiscal year through June 30 Nevada casino gambling revenue dropped 1.6 percent to $11.05 billion, with The Strip recording a decline of 4.3 percent to $6.3 billion over the year. Gambling revenue …
Ladbrokes Sportsbook and Racebook’s new desktop platform has been released with the intention to provide the fastest and easiest customer experience across all key digital devices. This latest digital move focuses on combining Ladbrokes’ sportsbook roadmap and development into a single work-stream with Mobenga as the front-end technology provider, deployed across web, mobile, tablet and …
Online sportsbook Beteagle owner Joseph Graziano (78) of Springfield, New Jersey, has been sentenced in a Newark federal court to 18 months in prison for illegal sports betting conspiracy, United States Attorney Paul J Fishman announced Tuesday. The sentence follows a guilty plea before Judge Claire C Cecchi, who handed down the sentence. According to …
Philippines Bureau of Immigration raids on an online gambling support centre in Pasay City last week resulted in the detention of 191 Chinese subjects suspected of illegal immigration offences, but 22 of them were released under suspicious circumstances before the group reached the immigration offices. The unauthorised release of the 22 suspects has prompted Immigration …
Live dealer provider Evolution Gaming has named Todd Haushalter as its new Chief Product Officer. Haushalter will join Evolution by September 1 from MGM Resorts International, where he currently holds the Las Vegas-based role of Vice President of Gaming Operations.
The LeoVegas mobile casino reports a second big win in a week (see previous report), this one by a mobile punter in Linkoping, Sweden who hit the Mega Fortune Dreams progressive for SEK 2,254,169 (Euro 238,667). First report indicate that player Joakim was relaxing with a little slot action late Sunday night before retiring when …
Novomatic AG is looking to increase its equity in the partially-Austrian state-owned Casinos Austria AG with two binding offers for 16.8 percent of MTBPrivatstiftung-owned Casinos Austria shares and 29.6 percent of shares in MEDIAL Beteilingungs GmbH which is owned by Leipnik-Lundenburger Invest (LLI) Beteiligungs AG. The acquisition of the LLI shares would equate to an …
Software provider Openbet has made two senior appointments forming part of its growth strategy. Former Betway chief technology officer Todd Martin was appointed chief operating officer and former Nektan product director Dominic Le Garsmeurwas named casino vice president. The appointments are in line with Openbet’s growth strategy as it looks to recruit across the company …
The long running Borgata edge-sorting court action involving Phil Ivey and associate Cheng Yin Sun took an interesting twist this week. Ivey filed a counter-suit against the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa saying the group had known about defects in its cards and had destroyed the evidence. Ivey’s claim further says Gemaco, the producer of …
The Dutch gaming authority Kansspelautoriteit has slapped a Euro 180 000 fine on the directors of (and company) Total E Soft Limited and XKL Limited. The fine is in response to 14 Dutch-language websites, studied between March 2014 and June 2014, which offered online casino gaming, digital slots, poker and sports betting to Dutch residents. …