Reading Time: 1 minute The police arrested 12 persons for allegedly kidnapping an American businessman in Costa Rica. The persons were arrested in Costa Rica and Spain. The assailants kidnapped William Sean Creighton Kopko, the owner of 5Dimes, an online gambling platform, on September 24 in Costa Rica. Kopko’s family agreed to pay the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Matchbook Betting Podcast has beaten stiff competition to win the 2019 Smart Betting Club’s Best Betting Podcast award, securing nearly half of the votes in the process. Voters have recognised the Matchbook Betting Podcast for producing consistent expertise and insight on football, horse racing, NFL and a wide range […]
Reading Time: 1 minute The governor that started his term on Monday has discussed a possible gaming expansion in the state. The newly elected Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has already initiated discussion on the expansion of casinos in the state. He said that gambling expansion will boost the state’s revenues. Pritzker seems to have […]
Reading Time: 1 minute UK-based eSports developer Fnatic has signed a sponsorship agreement with smartphone make OnePlus. As per the agreement, OnePlus will be a jersey sponsor and OnePlus will replace “Fnatic” on the front of jerseys. This is Fnatic’s first playing jersey sponsorship deal in its 14-year history. The tenure of the deal […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are only two weeks to register at the Early Bird Rate for MARE BALTICUM – The Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Summit and save 100 EUR for your ticket(s). The second edition of the conference will take place on 9 May 2019 at Radisson Blu Royal Astorija Hotel and as […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Casino Technology launches new cutting-edge product offerings at ICE 2019. Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the company will make a spectacular premiere of the latest releases of slot machines with diverse content at stand N5-140. Rossi McKee, Vice President of Casino Technology commented: “The new offerings include eye-catching cabinets […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Patagonia Entertainment gears up for expansion in the Philippines following a number of its popular Video Bingos have been certified for the iGaming market. Patagonia’s in-house creative studio produces the best Video Bingo titles in the market. These have a fast-learning curve and perform equally well with players looking for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK’s Gambling Commission has proposed tougher ID checks to ensure that self-excluded gamblers cannot cheat the system to place bets. It follows the admission of the head of GamStop, a scheme designed to help problem gamblers, that she was deeply concerned following an investigation by BBC Radio 5 Live that […]
Reading Time: 1 minute The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has clarified that the Wire Act should apply to all forms of gambling and not only to sports betting. The clarification could prove a problematic to all forms of igaming in the country that crosses state lines. The clarification could adversely affect daily fantasy […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes West Virginia has become the fifth US state to make sports betting legal. It was some kind of a surprise because the state does not have a team in any of the major sports leagues in the country. So how sports betting is going to fare in the state? Here […]
Reading Time: 1 minute House Tech Ads’ community-driven casino portal grants seals of approval GamblersPick.com, the community-driven online casino portal managed by leading affiliate network House Tech Ads, has awarded top-tier online casinos its first “Select” seals of approval. The first brands to be recognised are Bet365, PlayOJO, Twin Casino, 888, Royal Vegas […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Promotion reflects Quickspin’s dedication to developing its internal talent. Swedish slots supplier Quickspin, a Playtech Group company, has announced the promotion of Erik Gullstrand to leading Chief Product Officer. Gullstrand, who will be tasked with overseeing the formulation and execution of Quickspin’s product strategy in 2019 and the years […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 carmaker and part of Hyundai Motor Group, is going to team up with the megahit online game “League of Legends” (LoL) to support a tournament in Europe. The automobile company has signed a deal with Riot Games, the producer of League of Legends. […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Bioware is not going to introduce lootboxes as part of Anthem anytime in future. This was clarified over Twitter by the company lead producer Michael Gamble, following a specific question from a user. He replied that Anthem will not introduce loot boxes even after the launch. He said: “We aren’t […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Company Has Repurchased Approximately 1.2 million Common Shares Pursuant to Repurchase Authorization Golden Entertainment Inc. announced that it completed its previously announced acquisition of Colorado Belle Gaming, LLC and Edgewater Gaming, LLC from Marnell Gaming, LLC in a cash and stock transaction. The acquisition of the Colorado Belle and […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Scientific Games Corporation is enhancing its partnership with long-term customer Paddy Power Betfair by rolling out its Open Gaming System (OGS) content aggregation platform across in new regulated markets including the UK, Ireland and Italy. SG Digital has provided a tailored offering for the group, integrated seamlessly alongside its existing […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Unibet becomes the official sponsor of the 2019 IHF World Championship following an agreement between Kindred Group and the International Handball Federation (IHF). The agreement gives Unibet sponsorship and event logo rights at the tournament hosted in Denmark and Germany. According to Unibet odds, Denmark are the favourites to win. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cloud9 announced a thrilling new partnership with PUMA for Cloud9’s North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) team for Spring Split. The signing is the largest esports deal to date for PUMA, and is also a milestone, being a first-of-its-kind apparel partnership for Cloud9. With this agreement, PUMA […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s a beginning of a very successful year for CoinPoint Group INC. CoinPoint is a leading multinational premium digital marketing agency, with outstanding place on the global blockchain and crypto map since 2013. CoinPoint a well-known partner within the iGaming business, as it has helped dozen of igaming companies achieve […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes 2019 is looking to be an interesting year for gaming streaming development. There are a lot of power players looking ahead to the future – reports surfacing about Microsoft’s xCloud streaming service, AMD bringing game streaming to phones with Radeon Adrenalin, and Google’s Project Stream (which is giving away copies […]