The sixth Atlantic City casino to introduce online gambling, Resorts Casino Hotel (see previous reports) has taken a further step in merging in-person and online gaming by launching its Internet Gaming Lounge Thursday. Owner Morris Bailey told the Associated Press news agency that he hopes the lounge will familiarise punters with internet gambling by merging …
One of the leading operators in the booming online daily fantasy sports sector, FanDuel, has joined the Internet Association, a trade group that represents dozens of technology giants from Yahoo and Google to Facebook and Twitter, reports The Hill newspaper. Although fantasy sports is largely exempt from wider federal bans on online gambling, like traditional …
After just under eight years as head of remote gambling at the Italian regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (AAMS) Francesco Rodano has resigned to join IGT as international business development director. Agipronews reports that Rodano joined AAMS as head of the general manager secretariat, and was subsequently promoted to lead the remote gaming …
Football and sports jackpots company Colossus Bets has launched its first African partnership with Nigerian sports betting firm 1960bet. The agreement will see all of Colossus Bets pool products, including the GBP 10 million Colossus, offered throughout the African nation via the Nigerian company, starting at the beginning of the new football season in August …
Online gambling platform provider and operator Nektan plc has inked a business-to-business agreement to supply and operate for Independent News & Media (INM) a white label multi-channel online casino. This is INM’s first real-money gaming casino and will launch shortly in Ireland with a suite of casino games that will be available via mobile, tablet …
Table games supplier Games Marketing has concluded a multi-year deal on behalf of its parent company Progressive Games Partners (PGP) to supply content to Ration Group subsidiaries PokerStars and Full Tilt. PokerStars and Full Tilt will have access to a number of the company’s latest games, beginning with the roll-out of Double Ball Roulette and …
Just when many thought the Revel saga in Atlantic City was over with its sale to Florida deveoper Glenn Straub (see previous reports) it was back in the headlines again this week as Straub clashed with the state bureaucracy and threatened to halt his development plans for Atlantic City. The drama began when the long-suffering …
Barry Mindes, the octogenarian developer who in the ‘nineties invented the SportsXaction live in-game betting software that was the forerunner of many of today’s land and online action betting facilities, is about to bring to market a new but related product for the booming fantasy sports vertical. Unveiling his latest project in an interview with …
Official and independently audited numbers from Clarion’s ICE Totally Gaming Expo in London earlier this year show that 25,497 people attended the event, widely regarded as one of the top such marketplaces in the international gambling industry. The figure represents an 8 percent increase on the previous year’s presentation, and is 15 percent up on …
After weeks of reticence that sparked a storm of speculation, the identity of the new owner of Pinnacle Sports has been confirmed by the operations manager, Paris Smith, who revealed that Magnus Hedman is the head honcho. Swedish entrepreneur Hedman is perhaps better known as the founder of Malta-based business-to-business sports betting risk management and …
GECO Gaming has announced that it is ready to welcome game developers and operators to its new online gambling platform, now that it has secured UK Gambling Commission and Alderney licensing. “We have clear blue skies ahead of us,” said CEO Mark Paling this week, “We are welcoming on board both game developers and operators…..initial …
The latest figures from the New Jersey regulator show that the nascent online gambling industry in the Garden State enjoyed an improved March with overall revenues reaching $13.16 million. The corresponding period a year ago delivered revenues of $11.87million. Online casino operations recorded revenues of $10.9 million, well up on the same period in 2014 …
The New Zealand government has expressed concerns about the activities of offshore online sports betting operators and has tasked a new working group with a review of the situation, perhaps as a prelude to a crackdown. The New Zealand Herald reports that Racing Minister Nathan Guy, concerned that online sports betting may be depriving the …
Turnkey online casino supplier Plus-Five Gaming is to augment its games inventory with new slot offerings following a content agreement with developer Xin Gaming, which earlier this month inked a deal with Prague-based games provider Endorphina (see previous report). Xin launched its first 9 slot games, with an Asian focus, in December 2014, claiming the …
888.com has entered into a sponsorship deal with new 24 hour free to view UK TV channel Spike TV becoming its first sponsor. 888 sponsors the Prime-Time slot from 21h00 to 24h00 and its Sport, Casino and Poker brands will be seen across shows that include Lip Sync Battle and Breaking Bad in the deal …
Online and land gambling supplier Ainsworth Game Technology has appointed Michael Probert manager of Interactive business development, effective immediately. Probert has extensive experience in the i-gaming space, serving most recently as the managing director and general manager of Bally Technologies European Interactive division. He will be focusing on further promoting Ainsworth interactive products throughout regulated …
According to Government news service MerrionStreet, Ireland’s Minister for Finance Michael Noonan made an Order to commence the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015 as of today (Wednesday 15 April 2015). Included in the Ministers order are elements of the Finance Act 2011, Finance Act 2013 and the Finance (No2) Act 2013 relating to licensing provisions for …
International Game Technologies’ DoubleDown social casino has been named in a class action lawsuit represented by U.S. law firm Edelson PC. Edelson PC specialises in plaintiffs’ consumer class actions and commercial litigation, with a focus on technology, privacy, and banking law. The action filed by “Margo Phillips” alleges that IGT and DoubleDown have “illegally profited …
Online gambling was the star performer in terms of gambling revenues in March 2015 reports the New Jersey State Division of Gaming Enforcement. Total gaming revenue was up by 2.3 percent compared to the same period last year to $204 million (March 2014: $199 million). Golden Nugget increased total revenues by a whopping 40 percent …
Wagering giants PokerStars and Betfair reportedly experienced major connectivity problems over the past weekend with Betfair taking to Twitter Monday to confirm the company was fighting off a DDoS attack. “We’re currently experiencing a DDoS attack on our site. We’re working to fix this as quickly as possible,” the tweet informed. While PokerStars have not …
The Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee has passed HR140, a bill designed to counter the Restoration of the American Wire Act (RAWA) proposal. HR140 was submitted by Representative John Payne, Chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee , earlier this year. “A Federal prohibition against internet gaming would directly and negatively impact Pennsylvania by foreclosing …
English Premier League football club Everton FC has renewed its partnership with Dafabet for a further three years until the end of the 2017/18 season. As part of the deal, Dafabet will develop language specific versions of Everton’s official website for the Thailand and China markets. Richard Kenyon, marketing and communications director at Everton, commented: …
“Titan Thunder”, a new innovative slot release from developer Quickspin, is based on Greek Mythology and features expanding reels. The 5-reel game will expand to 6-reels when the Titan Thunder feature, which randomly occurs in the base game, is triggered delivering up to 8 extra Lightning Wilds scattered across the screen. In the second bonus …
Two new Rival Gaming slots have launched titled “Loco 7’s” and “Arabian Tales”. Loco 7’s is a simple 3-reel, single payline Mexican-themed title featuring a rather peculiar man wearing the obligatory poncho and sombrero standing in the desert playing mariachi music on his guitar. Loco 7’s is available on Desktop, Instant Play and Mobile Devices. …