Canadian gaming firm The Intertain Group has acquired the rights to Parlay’s latest bingo software source code (BSSC) along with the bingo.ca domain for a cash consideration of CDN $2.8 million. “Intertain has acquired some of the leading bingo brands in the world during the past 12 months and it has been our plan to …
Gala Coral’s in-house design team have launched an online version of its retail and social gaming fav “Wild Magic” across its mobile and desktop platforms. The title is one of ten omni-channel games set for launch by the end of the year under Gala Coral’s CR Games brand. “Wild Magic” is a five-reel, 10-payline slot …
A proposed amendment to the Hungarian Gambling Act was submitted to Parliament last week by an MP from the majority party. DLA Piper report an amendment proposal that allows for the licensing of only two online casinos along with tighter technical provisions and more detailed regulation on online casino and card games. Curiously the proposal …
Stockholm-based game developer QuickSpin is on a roll, inking another content deal with Vera&John providing the popular online casino access to its catalogue of games. The deal follows shortly after a similar partnership with BetVictor . “We are pleased to welcome Quickspin’s varied and innovative portfolio of slot games and valuable promotional tools to our …
Led by a team of marketing affiliates, Hello Casino has moved to the UK-licensed White Hat Gaming platform. The casino, originally launched in December 2014, relaunched earlier this month sporting gaming content from NYX Gaming, NetEnt and Leander Games.
French Horserace betting firms France Galop, Pari Mutuel Urbain, Le TROT and PMC partner ARU (Carrus Technology Group) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Russian Pari-Mutuel Association and the Commonwealth Trotting Association at the Economic Forum held in St.Petersburg late last week. Described as a historic agreement, the four-point MOU intends …
The tennis championship-themed “Centre Court”, a five reel, nine pay-line slot, will launch as a tournament slot on the Flash and download platforms later this week. The game will be utilised for a network tournament with a prize pool of Euro 2,500. Game, Set & Cash! will run from 29th June to 12th July, to …
Finnplay, the Finnish-based gaming platform provider has launched its sports betting kiosk solution for Ghanaian based betting agency Simplebet. Erkki Nikunen, VP sales for Finnplay, said: “Africa is a rapidly expanding market for sports betting both land-based and online. Our BillFold Kiosk Platform is designed for any form of gaming at a physical location. For …
A new proposal by the cash-strapped Russian government to legalise online sports betting and tax punters with winnings of over 4,000 rubles (about GBP 47) at 13 percent is meeting opposition from bookmaking associations. The arguments against the proposal are that it is badly drafted and leaves questions hanging over the period in which the …
John Culetsu, general manager of the land-based Mount Airy Casino Resort in Pennsylvania, has spoken up for online gambling as debate on the possibilities continues to thrive in the eastern state. Legalised online gambling would attract new and younger visitors to the state’s casinos, creating a much needed fresh revenue stream, he said this week. …
Paddy Power’s new chief marketing officer Gav Thompson (see previous report) has wasted no time in getting to grips with the company’s marketing arrangements, replacing lead creative agency BMB just three months into its contract. The marketing publication Campaign Life reports that Thompson wanted to start with a clean slate and picked replacement agency Lucky …
Gamblers in Prague, Czech Republic will be hard put to find entertainment come September 2015 following an decision by the local government coalition to impose a blanket ban – exempting only hotel casinos – on the city. Radio.cz reports that the ANO Party, the Social Democrats and the three-way coalition of Greens, Christian Democrats and …
NYX Gaming Group announced Friday that the executive committee of European Lotteries (EL) recently approved NYX as an associate member during its general assembly gathering in Oslo, Norway. NYX is an existing associate member of the World Lottery Association and this additional membership allows the company to extend its offering to further EL members. Matt …
Prague-based Endorphina Games has inked a games supply contract with online and land platform and content provider BetConstruct. The agreement allows BetConstruct to distribute Endorphina games to its 120 B2B partners using its new Spring platform. BetConstruct chief executive Vahe Baloulian said Thursday: “Endorphina’s games will enrich the Spring platform with a content that stands-out …
Gaming developer, manufacturer and supplier of casino games, systems and technology, American Gaming Systems (AGS), has announced the acquisition for an undisclosed consideration of social games provider PocketPlay. The social gaming company has offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv, and operates the Lucky Play Casino social gaming site. AGS CEO David Lopez said the …
Australia’s Jumbo Interactive online lottery company has launched three new games that will benefit The Surf Life Saving Foundation, ACT for Kids and The Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation. The company’s OzLotteries.com website has grown to 1.91 million customer accounts as of May 2015, an increase of 89,000 in five months, driving revenues higher. Mike …
Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act attempt to federally ban online gambling in the United States has suffered another setback following an appeal to congressional representatives by influential New York Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow. The Assemblyman was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1992, and in 2005 was appointed chair of the …
The London market clearly liked the look of Playtech’s 29.05 million share placing Thursday (see previous report); Reuters reports that GBP 227 million was raised to help fund the purchase of forex trading platforms Plus500, TradeFX and other potential deals. The company placed 29.05 million shares, representing just under 10 percent of its current share …
NYX Gaming Group has announced the signing of Scandinavian online casino operator Casumo for its NYX Open Gaming System. Casumo will receive games from developers that include Nextgen Gaming, ELK studios, iGaming2go, Realistic Games and High5 Games, including PC and mobile titles like Miss Midas, Frog Princess, Gorilla Go Wild, Electric Sam, Snakes and Ladders …
The international executive search firm Odgers Berndtson has been engaged by Gibraltar-based online gambling group BetVictor to find eight new managers as the company seeks to beef up its leadership at the C level. New chief executive officer Andreas Meinrad says applications from both existing and external managers are welcome as the company looks to …
Microgaming has previewed a new online slot release, which is themed on the major hit comedy movie Bridesmaids. Due for release in August, and like the film itself, the Bridesmaids theme represents a fresh spin on the chick flick formula, combining hilarious on-screen action with a slick design. Bridesmaids is a 2011 American romantic comedy …
After almost 5 years in the gambling industry as CFO of William Hill plc, Neil Cooper is set to return to the property and housing industry, taking up a senior management position with Barratt Developments. Prior to joining William Hill Cooper held top management positions with housing firms like Whitbread and Bovis Homes. “I have …
Playtech plc announced Thursday a placing of over 29 million shares – around 9.9 percent of its share capital – to fund its £459.6 million acquisition of CFD trader Plus500 (see previous reports). The placing should raise some £250 million as the online gambling software supplier continues to evaluate a number of other investment opportunities …
Geoff Freeman, CEO of the American Gaming Association, told a hearing on new IRS tax proposals Wednesday that his membership was not in favour of the taxman’s plan to use player loyalty cards in electronic tracking for tax reporting purposes. Freeman said that such a project would create very significant challenges because the complex marketing …