Canadian online gaming firm Intertain Group reported on its first quarter 2015 results saying while the acquisition of the Jackpotjoy Group had negatively affected results in the short term, the company was excited about long term prospects. The company delivered an impressive increase in Revenue amounting to C$ 32.8 million compared to C$ 3.1 million …
International Game Technology reported pre-merger business’ GTECH and IGT (referred as Legacy) first quarter and second quarter 2015 results respectively. Key performance highlights for GTECH S.p.A.’s first quarter ending March 31, 2015 include: Consolidated Revenue growth of 3 percent to Euro 808 million (Q1/2014: Euro 781 million). EBITDA of Euro 296 million was in line …
Spanish gambling regulator La Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) will begin its second granting of general licenses for new operators or existing licensees wanting to expand their offer. Nineteen operators have applied for a total of 27 general gambling licenses, the DGOJ confirmed. 12 of those applications do not presently hold a licence …
Berlin-based app development start-up Couchsports has launched its Tippn sports betting app on the iOS platform in collaboration with German sports betting operator Tipico. Tipico’s betting products have been integrated within the iOS app and provide punters with one swipe betting. “We have seen that there are currently only a few products in the sports …
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has named Ladbrokes in its biggest two-year title sponsorship deal to date. Under the terms of the deal, Ladbrokes will title sponsor the 2015/16 season which includes rights across all four leagues and 42 clubs. Scottish football leagues will become know as the Ladbrokes Premiership, Ladbrokes Championship, Ladbrokes League …
Previously communicated board changes at 888 Holdings have been put into effect. Chief executive officer Brian Mattingley has stepped down to fill the role of executive chairman while non-executive chairman Richard Kilsby has retired after nine years with the company. Independent non-executive director John Anderson retired from the board after 14 years and chief operating …
Online lottery firm, ZEAL Network (formerly Tipp24) reported a robust start to 2015 in its latest quarterly report saying lower jackpot pay-outs and decreased operating expenses had a favourable impact. For the first quarter 2015 period ending March 31, 2015, key performance highlights include: Revenue amounting to Euro 34.9 million (Q1/2014: Euro 30.8 million), an …
Bettorlogic, a provider of real-time bet stimulation technology, has partnered with Betfred to supply data for the bookmaker’s ACCAttacka app. ACCAttacka utilises Bettorlogic’s comprehensive data and analysis to suggest football accumulators to punters who simply choose their stake and how much they would like to potentially win before a bespoke football multiple is generated. Bettorlogic’s …
FlowPlay, a virtual games and technology developer that has diversified into social casino action, has announced year-on-year revenue growth of more than 240 percent in Q1-2015, highlighting an unprecedented year in terms of employee, product and customer growth. The casual games developer reached its first million dollar revenue month during in 2014 and has continued …
The very promising progress of online gambling legalisation bill HB 649 in Pennsylvania (see previous reports) could be complicated by what appears to be a self-interested intervention by the land-based Parx Casino, which is reportedly lobbying state lawmakers for the inclusion in future online gambling regulations of in-person registration by players at existing casino licensees. …
Online slot fans can look forward to several new offerings from Microgaming, BetSoft and TopGame, with two games just launched and a third scheduled soon. Already launched are TopGame’s “Graveyard Shift” and BetSoft’s “Mega Glam Life”, whilst Microgaming’s future release list includes the entertaining new “Hot as Hades” game. Graveyard Shift is a five reel, …
Fifty-nine Vietnamese people, accused of being involved in an international online gambling ring, went to trial Tuesday in a Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court. Xinhua News agency reported that investigations had uncovered almost 12000 accounts, with total transactions valued at over 2000 billion Vietnamese Dong (around GBP 58.8 million), which were opened on Mansion …
English professional association football club Blackburn Rovers has named online gaming operator DafaBet as its official shirt sponsor and international betting and gaming partner following a reported multi-million pound deal covering the 2015/2016 football season. John Cruces, head of sports marketing and sponsorship at Dafabet, said: “Everyone is aware that this year is the 20th …
A statement posted on behalf of Metro Play Ltd and 666BET by the UK Gambling Commission informs customers that they may now request withdrawals following a partnership with payment processor Skrill (see previous report). The statement said all withdrawal requests made since the company’s websites were reinstated are being processed but require manual approval so …
Live dealer provider Evolution Gaming is set to launch its latest live dealer studio situated at the Circus Group-owned Casino de Spa in Belgium. The company said it had signed agreements with “a number of Belgium’s A-Licence holders” who will stream online Live Casino from the new studio located in the “Pink Ballroom” at the …
German gaming operator mybet has entered into an agreement with software solutions provider amelco UK Ltd. for the provision of an extensively overhauled sports betting offer. mybet said in a statement, “Today’s decision signals the determination of the Management Board of mybet Holding SE to use proprietary products to make up ground on its main …
It comes as no surprise that Australian communications regulator ACMA is investigating William Hill and Ladbrokes’ live betting work-around through the use of automated voice technology (see previous report). William Hill’s “Click to Call” and Ladbrokes’ “Quick Call” functionality requires customers activate their device microphone effectively sending the information as “voice over internet” which could …
Sportech plc has issued a four-month trading update covering the period 1 January 2015 to 11 May 2015, and reporting good progress on its strategic objectives. Highlights include: * The achievement of a licence in New Jersey’s online gambling market, where the group operates in partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel and NYX Gaming; * The …
The Stockholm-listed land and online gambling group Cherry AB has published its Q1-2015 results, flagging the following highlights: * 49 percent growth for online gaming and 156 percent growth for software subsidiary Yggdrasil Gaming; * Group revenue up by 31 percent to SEK 95.3 million (previously 73.0); * Online gaming makes up 63 percent (55) …
American billionaires Sheldon Adelson and Bruce Rastetter were lampooned on Jon Stewart’s widely viewed The Daily Show last week, ensuring that many Americans were made aware of the undue political influence wielded by mega-rich political donors. Our readers will recall that Adelson is well-known for his antipathy to online gambling, and his preparedness to “spend …
Online and land gambling group William Hill plc featured in an interesting article published by the marketing publication Drum this week, which previewed the company’s progress on the red hot trend toward Virtual Reality technology in gambling. Visitors to this year’s ICE show in London will recall that several major companies, including Microgaming and Playtech …
The Danish government has received the all-clear from the European Commission on a series of amendments to its online gambling laws that include the legalisation and licensing of the burgeoning daily fantasy sports vertical. The fees attached to the proposed new DFS licence have yet to be settled, but the regime should be in place …
The controversial Harper poll’s contention last week that 73 percent of Pennsylvanians are against the legalisation of online gambling generated an avalanche of comment on its use of negative and biased statements to influence opinions (see previous report). Among the critics were acknowledged polling experts Nate Silver and Nate Cohn, with the latter perhaps the …
The Netherlands’ anticipated legalisation of online gambling and more specifically the proposed tax rate for online gambling operators has come under fire by the Dutch trade association for gaming machine operators De VAN Kansspelen Branche-organisatie (VAN). According to Dutch newspaper Telegraaf.nl, the association together with the European Amusement and Gaming Federation (EUROMAT) will submit a …