Republican presidential hopefuls Sens. Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio re-introduced the Sheldon Adelson-inspired Restoration of America’s Wire Act in the Senate Wednesday, a federal measure designed to ban most forms of online gambling without regard for states’ rights. Bricks and mortar billionaire Adelson is one of the Republican Party’s biggest donors, wielding substantial political influence …
The majority takeover sale of part state-owned Casinos Austria, owner of lottery business Österreichische Lotterien (see previous report), has caught the interest of the Epic Consortium led by Viennese investor Peter Goldscheider in partnership with two other investors none other than Karel Komarek and Czech businessman Jiri Smejc. Smejc is the founder and owner of …
British professional football club Notts County have welcomed Ladbrokes as its official shirt sponsor following a 2-year deal said to be the largest in the Club’s 153-year history. “This is an exciting day for Notts County Football Club and all our supporters, I have been in positive communication with Ladbrokes since they sponsored our Capital …
EveryMatrix will integrate a new Live Roulette product via its CasinoEngine platform from live dealer product supplier Authentic Gaming. The partnership further extends to an ongoing strategic alliance to develop land-based casinos to online opportunities in Europe, revealed Jonas Delin, managing director for Authentic Games. EveryMatrix expects the product to further bridge the gap between …
Sportech Racing and Digital have completed the integration of its Quantum System into Betfred’s Totepool business and will begin implementing further phases that include a G4 framework for online betting, Digital Link™ mobile and self-service betting terminals. The integration of Sportech’s Quantum™ System has allowed Betfred to simplify their betting systems, whilst also making Totepool …
BetVictor managing director Paul Louis has been appointed to the role of chief operations officer. Louis joined the company in 2005 and has served as managing director since 2010. The company is currently on a recruitment drive for eight new senior managers including chief financial officer and commercial officer positions following the appointment of Andreas …
Turnkey sports betting provider Kambi Group plc and Grupo Televisa have reached an agreement for the provision of sports betting to Grupo Televisa’s PlayCity brand in Mexico Kambi will initially deploy its fixed odds betting terminals into the sports betting areas of two PlayCity Casinos in Mexico enabling Grupo Televisa to upgrade its sports betting …
NYX Gaming Group launched an initial set of games from NextGen Gaming through its partnership with B2B gaming platform and content provider Nektan plc earlier this week, delivered via its NYX OGS product. “This agreement is already helping Nektan deliver a growing suite of best of breed games, which complement our own market-leading portfolio,” David …
Software provider NetEnt has released a Retro-themed 5-reel, 4-row, 40-fixed-payline slot titled “NeonStaxx”. Built in HTML5, NeonStaxx includes a SuperStaxx feature, 8 regular paying symbols, with extra pay-outs on wilds and the chance to win up to 20 Free Spins, where the random stacked symbol will always be a high paying ‘Predator Symbol’ or a …
Daily Fantasy sports provider FanDuel has entered into 13 multi-year partnerships with National Basketball Association (NBA) franchises, practically half the league. Partnerships comprise: Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic and Utah Jazz. Under the terms of the …
Ladbrokes, currently in merger talks with Gala Coral Group, has announced an extensive restructure of its centrally-based International business team. Jim Mullen, Ladbrokes chief executive officer said the restructure of the team has been undertaken following a review of costs and efficiency. International managing director Damian Cope will leave Ladbrokes and another nine unidentified roles …
Continent 8 Technologies, an Isle of Man-based company that operates data centres in several countries, has been awarded the prestigious “Data Centre of the Year” accolade for the sixth year running at the EGR B2B Awards in London. The Awards honour and celebrate the best service providers and B2B operators in the eGaming industry, recognising …
WinADay Casino has launched its 58th proprietary slot title “Lost World”. This Dinosaur-themed 20-fixed-payline game features free spins with shifting reels, Wild and expanding Wild symbols and a symbol replacement feature. 3, 4 or 5 Bonus symbols will trigger the Shifting Reels Free Spin bonus round. Up to 15 spins may be awarded depending on …
Gibraltar-based gaming operator BetVictor has been named Official Global Betting and Gaming Partner to Premier League professional football club Chelsea F.C. Under the terms of the agreement, BetVictor will create unique offers and markets for Chelsea, undertake a variety of joint social media and digital campaigns throughout the 2015/2016 season and enjoy prime brand positioning …
Casino software provider Iforium has partnered Lithuania-based BetGames.tv in a content distribution agreement. Under the terms of the deal, Iforium will offer BetGames.tv’s full suite of live-streamed games to its operators via the Iforium Gameflex casino engine. BetGames.tv live streamed titles include Lucky5, Lucky7, Dice, Bet-on-Poker, Bet-on-Baccarat and Wheel of Fortune Games.
Software developer Euro Games Technology’s (EGT) interactive content will be carried by another seven online casinos through its partnership with GAMING1. The seven operators, all of which are Belgian-based, comprise: familygameonline.be, magicwins.be, casinobelgium.be, blitz.be, luckygames.be, panache.be, and goldenvegas.be. “All these operators are located in Belgium. EGT Interactive is gaining popularity in the region and I …
Online bingo operator Stride Gaming said in a HY2 trading update Monday it was trading ahead of management expectations and now expects an adjusted EBITDA for the year ending August 31, 2015 of no less than GBP 7 million, up from its previously estimated GBP 5.7 million. Stride Gaming shares which listed on AIM for …
Step out of the Dark Ages and into a new era of gaming with the all-new Chain Mail online slot from Microgaming. The game has been updated to HD quality and great features have been added including free games and achievements to enhance the player experience.
Virtual sports and mobile games provider Inspired has extended its William Hill partnership with the launch of “a true omnichannel” Virtual Sports offering via its Betting Shop TV channel, enabling the synchronous display of its in-shop Virtuals feed to its digital player-base. William Hill’s Betting Shop TV channel, which is shown in-shop across around 2300 …
Software developer Lost World Games will launch its first three casino game titles via the Odobo platform. The first title is the inaugural game of a new King of Kaiju series. “King of Kaiju: Rampage Riches” will launch as a limited period exclusive to Gala Coral. It’s a fixed 25-payline, 5-reel slot that pays homage …
US restaurant entertainment chain Latitude360 has entered the fantasy sports industry with the acquisition of online daily fantasy sports firm Major League Fantasy (MLF) for an undisclosed consideration. In a two-pronged approach, Latitude360 will roll out the first chain of live in-venue “fantasy sports books” in its venues in Indianapolis, Jacksonville and Pittsburgh as well …
Irish bookmaker Boylesports is poised to proceed with a Euro 25 million-plus takeover bid for Ladbrokes’ Irish retail arm, the business section of Ireland’s largest-selling daily newspaper, The Independent, reported over the weekend. Boylesports recently lost a High Court legal challenge for access to sensitive information on Ladbrokes’ loss-making Irish retail business which was placed …
Texas-based e-sports gaming startup Arena Online has successfully raised $750,000 in seed funding led by “a couple of key investment voices in the Houston market” business incubator START Houston, and founder of investment firm, Presidio Venture Capital. Arena Online will use the funds to complete development of its website and online multiplayer e-sports gaming platform …
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 …