Online sports betting, casino, bingo and poker operator Betway has become the first advertising partner of the innovative cloud-based communication and entertainment platform Screach. The deal sees Betway gain exclusive rights for betting and gaming advertising in the first 1,000 UK pubs who sign up to the new Screach Lite service, delivered in partnership by …
RealTime Gaming’s latest online slot offering has been released, featuring a cops ‘n robbers theme in a 5 reel, 25 pay-line multi-featured video slot. Officially launched this week, the Cash Bandits game has Scatters, Free Spins, an up to 90-spin Max Jackpot, a Cash Bandits Vault interactive element, and generous Multipliers.
Sports data provider Sportradar has announced a multi-year data partnership with the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) in the 2015-2016 season. The deal allows Sportradar to “collect, archive and distribute official data” to both the media and betting industry. The agreement includes Super Cup and Russian Youth Championship events. In return, Sportradar will provide the …
Amaya Gaming, the parent group for Pokerstars, appears to be preparing the ground for a possible entry into the daily fantasy sports market in the United States, a move it telegraphed earlier this year in its corporate reportage (see previous reports). The publication Legal Sports Report published details this week of a Pokerstars survey sent …
Land casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s threat to spend “whatever it takes” to ban online gambling in the United States has resulted in what is probably a very expensive initiative involving a mix of political donations, funding for an action body, PR and advertising costs and the hiring of several top lobbying firms. The latest of …
Despite legal developments involving the UK Gambling Commission’s point of consumption (POC) tax regime being tested by the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) and the case’s subsequent referral to the Courts of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Ireland’s drawn out remote gambling legislation, based on the same tax regime, will forge ahead on …
William Hill has released GW Games Studio’s Lucky’s Empire, a Prohibition-themed game set in the roaring 20’s. The release of Lucky’s Empire across William Hill’s retail, web and mobile platforms form part of the UK gaming firm’s omni-channel strategy. The Derby, UK-based developer will work closely with William Hill on forthcoming omnichannel releases throughout 2015 …
Mobile operator LeoVegas is reportedly leaving the NYX Interactive platform for its own proprietary platform dubbed Rhino. Steadily rising since its launch in 2012, The launch of its own platform will signal an important step in the company’s history.
Bovada online casino has reported a lucky mobile player hitting another large jackpot just three weeks after their first big win. Alexander D. from California reportedly won $183,600 playing the same BetSoft game “Greedy Goblins” that made him $127,810 three weeks prior. Bovada Casino’s jackpot games are seemingly generous with the casino recently reporting wins …
Texas-based online lottery and gaming firm Shoutz, Inc. has launched its “Royal Fortunes” platform in the Dominican Republic, certified by the country’s Minister of Finance for online sales of lottery products and other games of chance. Punters will be able to purchase lottery tickets over the internet and mobile channels at launch, followed by the …
The Los Angeles-situated and AEG-owned and operated STAPLES Center, home to four professional American sports franchises, has signed a three-year marketing deal with daily fantasy sports provider DraftKings Inc. Under the terms of the partnership, aside from being named STAPLES Center’s exclusive Daily Fantasy Sports Partner, a new, first of its kind, 4,400 sq. ft. …
The New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing (OLGR) has issued summons on a principal of Vanuatu-based online betting operation BetJack. The regulator, in collaboration with the Queensland Police Services, executed a search warrant on a Queensland premises during which evidence was reportedly seized. BetJack is alleged to have illegally used New South …
The opening of the Polish online gambling market is progressing as a draft amendment to Poland’s gambling law was adopted by the country’s Parliamentary Senate last week. DLA Piper reports a Polish Government representative indicating two additional amendments in the pipeline concerning a change in the regulation of poker and the introduction of website blocking …
Italian software developer MicroGame SpA will be developing a mobile sports betting and casino app for Empire Global Corp’s Multigioco Srl. The app will be branded for Multigioco’s newgioco.it and lovingbet.it websites and will function on all major device platforms. In addition, Microgame will re-engineer Multigioco’s existing websites to seamlessly synchronise online gaming accounts and …
Playtech software licensee online operators Coral Bingo, Gala Bingo and bgo.com have reported jackpot wins on progressive slot games Beach Life, Chests of Plenty, Adventures in Wonderland, Leprechaun’s Luck and branded favourite Gladiator totalling GBP 5 million over a 7-day period this month. The jackpot domino rally began last week with a Coral Bingo player …
The Thai police in Pattaya raided three rented homes in pursuit of illegal online gambling operations Tuesday and for the umpteenth time found that the operators were South Koreans – a clear trend in Malaysia and Thai internet gambling busts this year. Eleven South Koreans, one of them a woman, were rounded up in the …
New Jersey online gambling continued to advance in June 2015, according to the latest numbers from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. Internet gaming win was up 22.8 percent at $11.7 million (June 2014: $9.5 million), whilst total gaming win from the land casino hotel resorts was $216.5 million in June 2015, 8.2 percent …
Belgium’s gambling authority the Kansspelcommissie has confirmed restrictions on the availability of virtual sports offerings in the Belgian market. The vertical requires a Belgian license and virtual sports operators are required to limit the broadcast of events to a maximum of 30 hours per month. Operators are required to provide a broadcast time list along …
Peter Greenhill, director for e-business development for the Isle of Man Government, will be returning to the private sector following completion of his two-year contract. The department has embarked on a recruitment drive for a successor to Greenhill who will remain on the Island and has agreed to assist with the transition. “e-Business is the …
Plumbee, the London based social games developer, has hit a major milestone reporting over 10 million downloads across all platforms and $50 million in lifetime revenue from its Mirrorball Slots app. Mirrorball Slots was launched on Facebook in 2012 and later re-launched for mobile as Mirrorball Slots: Kingdom of Riches on iOS and Android. “Hitting …
Shoal Games Ltd. (formerly known as bingo.com), who own and operate social bingo product “Trophy Bingo”, commenced trading on the Canadian TSX Venture Exchange earlier this month under the symbol SGLDF. The outfit is still run by chief executive officer Jason Williams and Executive Chairman Tarrnie Williams. “We have been working on our Canadian listing …
Novomatic Group’s game development studio Greentube has clinched a content distribution deal with Genesis Software International Ltd (Genesis Gaming). Genesis Gaming content will be integrated into Greentube’s social gaming platform Greentube Pro for land based casinos in North America and into their real money and social platforms in Europe. “This agreement enables Greentube operators to …
The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association’s persistence has paid off regarding its fight against the UK Government’s recent implementation of new remote gambling legislation and its point of consumption (POC) tax regime, according to International law firm Olswang who is representing the association. The judgement handed down today (Tuesday) by Mr Justice Charles of the …
Graham Wood, a respected 20-year industry veteran who has consulted in the UK and Europe with IGaming Consultancy Ltd and Victor Chandler, has been appointed head of international development by online gambling group bet365.