Online gambling games developer Realistic Games has inked a deal to deliver content to gaming site owner Daub Alderney Ltd. The agreement will see a multi-channel roll-out of Realistic’s full suite of table and slot games across brands including Kitty Bingo, Lucky Pants Bingo, and Spin and Win. Commercial director Andy Harris believes Realistic’s content …
The publication VentureBeat reports that one of the leading companies in the daily fantasy sports vertical, FanDuel, is about to announce that it has raised $275 million in a new round of financing, bringing its total financing to date to $363 million. The new investment was led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, an existing investor, and …
The UK online gambling group 32Red plc announced Tuesday that it has acquired the remote online gaming business Roxy Palace Casino for a total consideration of £8.4 million, comprising £2 million in cash and the issuance of 10,000,000 new Ordinary Shares. 32Red has purchased the customer database, intellectual property rights and certain other assets used …
Derby Games, a New York-based online pari-mutuel horse racing game developer, has clinched a deal with Canadian horse racing operator Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG). The multi-year partnership will see Derby Games’ content expand into Canada for the first time with the development of online horse racing games that feature WEG’s thoroughbred and standardbred live cards. …
Maltese-based online sports betting firm TipWin has been named official betting partner to German Bundesliga football club Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896 (Hannover 96) for the 2015/16 season. The deal, brokered by the Sportfive agency, marks Tipwin’s first in the Bundesliga and includes advertising and media opportunities within Hannover 96’s HDI Arena. “With the very powerful …
Genesis Global-owned Casino Cruise has expanded to offer a Russian-facing online casino across the web and mobile platforms. The website features a full complement of online casino games from top providers such as Microgaming, NetEnt, Play’n Go, NYX Gaming and Vivo and provides customer support and payment processing options in the native Russian language.
Gauselmann Group has named Charles Hiten as managing director for its Merkur Gaming business following the tragic passing of Jens Halle at the end of May 2015 (see previous report). Hiten will oversee and drive sales activities for the Gauselmann Group’s North, Central and South American business’. He will focus on continuing Halle’s strategy by …
Manx-based gaming software provider PariPlay has partnered C3 Entertainment in an exclusive licensing deal for the development of “The Three Stooges” slot game. The licensing agreement covers the future development of a series of games based on the classic American brand that will extend across smart phones, tablets and social networks. The Three Stooges® branded …
NYX Gaming Group has launched is Open Gaming System (OGS) with Full Tilt enabling its customers access to a raft of new casino games across desktop and mobile platforms. FullTilt’s integration with NYX OGS covers the licensing of a significant number of NextGen Gaming slots along with a range of third party content. “The agreement …
French gambling operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) believes it will still achieve its 2015 net profit target of Euro 805 million despite a decline in HY1/2015 activity. The company said it will continue with the operational implementation of projects according to its PMU 2020 strategy and expects a stronger period of trading for the rest …
“Panda Party” is Rival Gaming’s latest 20-payline, 5-reel release. Set in a bamboo forest, featuring a gang of panda bears, the slot offers Free Spins, a Pandamonium bonus round triggered by Chinese lanterns and Wild multipliers all accompanied by a catchy Chinese music soundtrack. The demo can be accessed here: http://www.rivalpowered.com/panda-party.php
Chairman and managing director of Gruppo SNAI, Giorgi Sandi, has stepped down as the merger between Gruppo SNAI and Cogemat/Cogetech Group progresses . Gabriele Del Torchio (who has been appointed as member of the Board of Directors following the resignation of Stefania Rossini) will serve as chairman and managing director of SNAI Group until the …
Online betting exchange Smarkets released its HY1/2015 report saying it had delivered a solid performance that should see it achieve GBP 6 million in profit at year end. Smarkets said profits had doubled as a result of triple-digit growth on every major sporting event and a doubling of profit in the first half of the …
According to The Globe and Mail newspaper, the Quebec court has lifted a publication ban on an updated search warrant by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), a Canadian-government mandated financial regulator, into Amaya Inc. The investigation, reportedly triggered by a whistle-blower, delves into alleged widespread trading of Amaya Inc. stock ahead of its acquisition …
Asian software provider XIN Gaming has entered into an exclusive re-seller agreement with Australian boutique slot developer Big Wave Gaming. Under the terms of the deal, Big Wave Gaming will integrate its remote game server into XIN Gaming’s platform providing its full portfolio of casino slot games. “Big Wave Gaming are thrilled to be partnering …
MGA-licensed Casino Saga has partnered Stockholm development studio Quickspin in a content supply deal. Quickspin will supply its entire existing and future games catalogue to Casino Saga across both desktop and mobile platforms, under the terms of the deal. “It is our goal to deliver the best online casino experience to our customers. The addition …
Curacao-based Vincere B.V. has launched phase one of its new browser-based virtual casino at vegastomacau.com utilising the Entropia Platform. Vincere will utilise Entropia’s 3D online virtual environment, which offers one universal real cash economy system, until the release of its own virtual gaming platform, scheduled for later this year. The casino currently offers customers social …
The Malta-situated Dragonara Casino’s online destination has launched a suite of Microgaming Quickfire games, saying it is the single most important development to its product line since its launch in December 2013”. “We are very excited to add the 500 plus games available on the Microgaming Quickfire suite of online casino games to our online …
Malta-based online gaming firm Interwetten delivered an upbeat quarterly report, saying net profit had quadrupled in the first half of 2015. The company attributed its strong performance to efficient marketing and customer relationship management, saying it was confident it would exceed its annual net profit target of Euro 10 million. “The company’s comparative period included …
TopBetta, an Australian online sports and fantasy sports betting firm run by former rugby league player-manager Todd Buckingham, is heading for the ASX stock exchange, where it hopes to raise between $5 million and $7 million from investors by listing in September. Buckingham says the popularity of fantasy sports is a key differentiator in the …
Germany’s seemingly chaotic betting laws under the 2012-revised State Treaty on Gambling have come under fire from the European Commission through the EU Pilot scheme, a system introduced in 2008 through which the Commission can communicate its concerns to Member States on possible infringements of EU laws. The Commission has raised several questions regarding German …
A spokesman for the US action group Campaign for Liberty has launched an attack on Republican presidential hopeful Mark Rubio for his support in the US Senate of the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, a measure intended to ban online gambling in the United States and introduced to the Senate recently by Sen. Lindsey Graham …
Fans of the innovative online slots developed by Nordic provider Quickspin have a little more time to wait for the launch of the company’s latest game, Crystal Queen, which is scheduled for release mid-August this year. The new game is based on the Hans Christian Andersen story about the Snow Queen, and features swooping reels, …
The sad saga of MetroPlay-666Bet, which hit the headlines earlier this year amid reports of police action, multi-million pound fraud and unpaid players , appears to have reached a closing chapter with the announcement in the Alderney Official Gazette that Metro Play, as operator of dotcoms Bet666 and MetroPlay, has been placed in compulsory liquidation. …