The Bangkok Metropolitan Police Bureau is hard at it reporting another online gambling bust run by Koreans for Koreans. The six men were arrested for allegedly accepting bets on international football matches. Ten mobile devices, computers and monitors, 16 one-time password authentication devices, five bank books and a router were confiscated, the Bangkok Post reported.
Flash and mobile game provider iSoftBet has launched “Wisps”, a 5-reel slot offering 243 ways to win and three randomly triggered game modes. Wisps is themed on the mythical light spirits of medieval folklore and brings back iSoftBet’s transformer symbol along with Bouncing Wilds and Spiral Wilds. The demo can be played here: http://isoftbet.com/launcher/game/start/wisps_pmvc/en/
Online gambling group Betway has inked an agreement to contribute to ongoing athlete education initiatives about the dangers of match fixing, partnering up with the Professional Players Federation (PPF), a body dedicated to promoting, protecting and developing the collective interests of professional sportspeople in the UK. The tie-up will see the online bookmaker contribute to …
Scientific Games Corporation has announced that it has signed a new 3-year contract with Norsk Tipping (the national lottery of Norway) to provide instant games and related marketing services after the conclusion of a competitive process. SG currently supplies Norsk Tipping with gaming system and retail technology. Torbjorn Almlid, CEO of Norsk Tipping, said, “Our …
The managing director of online gambling firm Guts.com, a subsidiary of the Gaming Innovation Group, Robin Reed has been promoted to the group CEO position on the departure of Kjetil Aasen. Currently focused mainly on the Nordic market, GIG has plans to expand its influence, particularly in Europe. GIG chairman Helge Nielsen said Monday that …
Reports from the United States indicate that billionaire investment tycoon Ronald Perelman (72) intends to support anti-online gambling Sen. Lindsey Graham in his presidential bid next year. Bearing in mind that Perelman is chairman and largest stockholder of Scientific Games Inc, which boasts a large and very active online division, the alliance might at first …
Pokerstars and Full Tilt parent group Amaya Gaming successfully debuted on the Nasdaq exchange in the United States Monday, closing at US$25.99 under the trading symbol AYA. The company’s common shares will continue trading in Canadian dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the firm said, explaining that it has additionally listed on the Nasdaq to …
Seattle-based FlowPlay has launched a free-to-play mobile game titled “Fringo”. The game, developed by Joju Games, is a fruit-themed social casino game combining slots and bingo which is available to mobile device users on the Android platform. Fringo players match various cartoon fruits on their board to fruits scrolling across the screen with the goal …
Bet365 has launched its online slot offer for the Spanish market through the Microgaming-powered Prima Networks. The online gaming firm joins 12 other licensed operators including Betway, Interwetten, Paf and Casino Gran Madrid utilising the Prima Network.
German sports betting provider Tipico has clinched a sponsorship deal with the Danish Football Association (DBU) until 2016. Tipico becomes official betting partner of the A-National Team, while also supporting the under 21 and Danish Women’s Team. “The DBU’s national team is the flagship of Danish football and popular far beyond the country’s borders together …
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) says it will offer amnesty to affiliate operations promoting unregulated websites to the New Jersey market but warns action will be taken on those that continue. Affiliates will be given 150 days from June 4, 2015 to clean up their act following which they will be liable …
Digital sports data provider Sportradar and the European Union’s Police Authority Europol have signed an MOU in support of a Fraud Detection System towards stamping out European match fixing. Under the terms of the agreement, both entities will provide statistical data, trends and expertise while investigating further projects to collaborate on. Referring to Europol’s past …
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) said Friday it will write down its $8.7 million investment in Geonomics (formerly Roboreus) following a dismal performance that failed to meet forecasts or expectations. “We are as disappointed as all Islanders that Atlantic Lottery will write down this investment as a loss on its books. Going forward our new …
UK-based games developer Realistic Games has launched its latest online slot, titled Chasing Rainbows, in both mobile and desktop versions. The five reel, 20 pay-line game features a top prize of 250 x total stake. Players who find two bonus scatter symbols anywhere on reels one and five open up the free spins bonus round…and …
An article in the Washington Post over the weekend picked up on a developing trend that has already been flagged on several occasions in the industry – the slowing popularity of slots as the game of choice for the average punter, and the demands of the gambling demographic of the future, referred to collectively as …
In a press release dated June 2 the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has announced that it has agreed in principle to enter into the business of e-gaming as an operator, expanding its influence beyond the hosting and regulatory boundaries it has so far maintained. The tribe’s licensing and hosting activities are conveniently located on sovereign …
By adding online slots and betting exchange action to the permissible genres of online gambling from June 1st, the Spanish regulator has given the sector a boost, according to industry observers. The General Directorate of Gaming has revealed that from June 1st 53 new licenses have come into effect, an occurrence reflected in the rash …
The Manx eGaming Association annual report published this week reveals that the online gambling sector has continued to be a key contributor to the Isle of Man economy, employing 900 people with an average salary of more than £50,000 p.a. The industry delivered 13.5 percent of national income in the latest 2012/13 period for which …
The Philippines Bureau of Immigration scandal around Chinese online gambling fugitive Bo Wang (see previous report) had an interesting sequel this week when no-nonsense Secretary for Justice Leila De Lima questioned two top officials over their efforts on Wang’s behalf despite documentary proof of his wanted status, provided by a senior Chinese official. Clearly she …
Rank plc land and online subsidiary Grosvenor Casinos is currently launching ‘Pure Casino’, its first-ever integrated campaign to run on TV, digital, print and in-club POS. Developed by the St Luke’s agency, the new campaign leverages Grosvenor’s strength in real casino gaming to differentiate the company’s popular digital offering, and capitalises on Grosvenor’s 45-year-long history …
The award of a Spanish online gambling supplier licence to Scientific Games this week, allied to its partnership with Gamesys, will open up new business opportunities and give Spanish online punters more choices, the company said in a statement Thursday. The company’s online offerings, including games from Bally, Barcrest, Shuffle Master and Williams Interactive give …
A preview example of the latest online slot from NetEnt, titled Sparks, has gone up on Youtube. The 5 reel, 20 pay-line game features the provider’s Win One Way mode and Win Both Ways mode, as well as Wild substitutions and an Expanding Cloning Wild.
Dutch gaming authority Kansspelautoriteit has reached agreement with various media houses on declining advertising from unlicensed gaming operators in the run up to the introduction of a new Remote Gaming bill (see previous reports). Media groups who have agreed to participate comprise: The Affiliate Networks Platform Netherlands (PAN) Eredivisie Media & Marketing C.V. FOX International …
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has been named long-term marketing partner by The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG). DraftKings became an MSG Signature Partner affording it extensive year-round brand exposure across MSG’s sports, entertainment and media properties in New York. The comprehensive deal also sees DraftKings as the exclusive Official Daily Fantasy Sports Partner of …