Amaya and William Hill Mull Merger of Equals

by October 8, 2016

It seems that another mega-merger may take place within the gambling industry, thus forming an international online gaming and sports betting giant. Reuters reported on Friday that Canadian gambling operator and technology provider Amaya and major UK bookmaker William Hill were i ...

UK Gambling Operators May Face Daytime TV Advertising Ban

by October 7, 2016

UK officials may be gearing up to initiate a comprehensive review on the way gambling products are advertised on television, media reports suggest. According to British national newspaper The Times, sports betting and gaming operators may face a daytime gambling TV advertising ba ...

Endorphina to Attend EiG 2016

by October 7, 2016

Czech developer and supplier of online casino games Endorphina announced that its team of sales and marketing specialists will be among the attendees at the Excellence in iGaming show. The event will take place on October 18-20 at Arena Berlin in the German capital. The provider ...

Yggdrasil Gaming Adds Missions In-Play Promotional Tool

by October 7, 2016

Developer and supplier of iGaming solutions Yggdrasil Gaming today announced the addition of a brand-new Missions feature to the BOOST set of in-game promotional tools. The newly added product offers players the chance to compete against each other by completing different mission ...

Scientific Games Buys Karma Gaming Interactive Lottery Games

by October 6, 2016

Leading provider of products and services for the gambling industry Scientific Games Corp. announced that it has acquired Karma Gaming’s full suite of interactive games. The purchase was completed in June 2016 and was aimed at enhancing Scientific Games’ interactive growth strate ...

LeoVegas Receives Danish Gambling License

by October 6, 2016

Mobile gambling operator LeoVegas announced that it has been a granted gaming license by the Danish gambling authority. The company will now be able to provide its products to Danish players, thus becoming the first mobile operator with operations in the local market.LeoVega ...

Maryland Casino Revenue Rises 11% in September

by October 6, 2016

Maryland Lottery and Gaming published information about the state’s five casinos’ financial performance in September 2016. Overall casino revenue amounted to $97.1 million last month, reflecting an 11% growth from the same month of the previous year.There are five casinos op ...

Inspired Gaming Extends Paddy Power Partnership

by October 5, 2016

Virtual Sports provider Inspired Gaming and gambling operator Paddy Power have signed a three-year extension to their existing partnership, as announced in a statement from earlier today. Under the newly penned deal, Inspired Gaming Virtuals content will go live in Paddy Power’s ...

Danske Spil Appoints Susanne Mørch Koch as CEO

by October 5, 2016

Danish state-owned gambling operator Danske Spil announced that Susanne Mørch Koch has been appointed as its CEO. Ms. Koch will assume her new role in April 2017, replacing current Chief Executive Hans Christian Korsgaard Madsen.Mr. Madsen’s departure was confirmed by Danske ...

BCLC Advised to Ramp Up Responsible Gambling Initiatives

by October 4, 2016

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation, or the organization responsible for the provision of gambling options in the Canadian province of British Columbia, seems to have failed to carry out reviews on potential negative impacts prior to launching several online gambling product ...

Eurobet Italia Diversifies Retail Offering with Perform Group Deal

by October 4, 2016

Eurobet Italia Srl, sports betting subsidiary of major gambling operator Gala Coral, today announced a new agreement aimed at diversifying its product offering and experience offered to gambling customers. Under its deal with leading sports media content provider Perform Group, t ...

Inspired Gaming Partners LT Game for Virtual Sports Macau Debut

by October 4, 2016

Leading Virtual Sports supplier Inspired Gaming today announced that it has sealed a partnership agreement with Macau-based provider of casino systems LT Game. Under the deal signed, Inspired Gaming will provide its Virtuals content to land-based casinos in the special administra ...

Therese Hillman Joins NetEnt as Chief Financial Officer

by October 3, 2016

Swedish provider of online gaming content NetEnt today announced that it has appointed Therese Hillman as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Hillman will replace Maria Hedengren, who announced that she would leave the post earlier this year. NetEnt’s new CFO will assu ...

IGT and Aristocrat Sign Cross-Licensing Agreement

by October 3, 2016

Manufacturers and providers of gaming machines for the land-based gambling industry IGT PLC and Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. today announced that they have reached a cross-licensing agreement focused on intellectual property regarding game features and system patents. The involved par ...

UK Gambling Commission Introduces Plan for Improved Consumer Comminication

by October 3, 2016

The UK Gambling Commission has introduced a new initiative related to its work as the authority in charge of overseeing the provision of gambling services to UK-based customers and making sure that those are delivered in a “fair and free from crime” manner.Earlier today, the ...