Monthly Archives: January 2016

888 rebrands Dragonfish casino offering; Stan James faces “seven figure” rebrand

UK-listed online gambling operator 888 Holdings is asking the rhetorical question ‘what’s in a name’ by rebranding its Dragonfish B2B casino offering.

888 recently rechristened its B2B casino offering under the CasinoFlex moniker. However, 888 is maintaining the Dragonfish brand for the B2B division’s flagship bingo offering, as well as its B2B poker product.

888 snr. VP and biz-dev chief Yaniv Sherman told eGaming Review that Dragonfish had notable success in 2015 adding casino options to existing licensees’ bingo platforms, as well as some standalone casino launches.

Rather than attempt to go head-to-head with major online casino suppliers like Playtech and Microgaming, Sherman said 888 is positioning CasinoFlex as the solution for smaller operators, while offering the potential to “scale up as they grow.”

Colonel Gaddafi accused Tony Blair of supporting Al Qaeda and…

BREAKING NEWS: Man ‘wearing suicide belt’ shot dead as he runs towards Paris police station shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo shootings Is your smoothie doing you more HARM than good? Drinks actually cause levels of healthy antioxidants in the body to PLUMMET and upset our natural balance BREAKING NEWS: Saudi jets ‘bomb Iranian embassy in Yemen’ as tensions mount following Riyadh’s execution of prominent Shiite cleric Lottery rollover jackpot to be largest in US HISTORY on Saturday at estimated $675 million as no-one claims top prize in Powerball draw Candid Joe Biden says he ‘regrets’ his decision not to run for President ‘every day’ as he admits to having second thoughts ‘Get the f*** off my stage!’ People’s Choice Awards security scare as impostor storms on stage and is kicked by Sharon Osbourne 2015 may NOT have been the hottest year on record after all: … (more)

Colonel Gaddafi accused Tony Blair of supporting Al Qaeda and…

BREAKING NEWS: Man ‘wearing suicide belt’ shot dead as he runs towards Paris police station shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo shootings Is your smoothie doing you more HARM than good? Drinks actually cause levels of healthy antioxidants in the body to PLUMMET and upset our natural balance BREAKING NEWS: Saudi jets ‘bomb Iranian embassy in Yemen’ as tensions mount following Riyadh’s execution of prominent Shiite cleric Lottery rollover jackpot to be largest in US HISTORY on Saturday at estimated $675 million as no-one claims top prize in Powerball draw Candid Joe Biden says he ‘regrets’ his decision not to run for President ‘every day’ as he admits to having second thoughts ‘Get the f*** off my stage!’ People’s Choice Awards security scare as impostor storms on stage and is kicked by Sharon Osbourne 2015 may NOT have been the hottest year on record after all: … (more)

Mark Cuban takes stake in daily fantasy analytics firm Fantasy Labs

Daily fantasy sports operators finished out the National Football League regular season on a down note as activity fell in Week 17.

According to figures released by DFS data analysts SuperLobby.com, DFS operator DraftKings narrowly eclipsed rival FanDuel in Week 17 entry fees, although FanDuel’s effective margin slightly outdid DraftKings.

FanDuel’s combined guaranteed prize pools (GPP) and cash game entry fees came to just under $17.3m, down about $100k from the previous week. SuperLobby doesn’t track cash games at DraftKings, but the site’s GPP fees came to just under $17.5m, down 3% from the previous week.

However, FanDuel boasted an effective margin of 10.8% while DraftKings’ margin came in at 10.6%. FanDuel’s revenue for the week came in at $1.87m, slightly more than DraftKings’ $1.85m. For the NFL season as a whole, FanDuel posted a margin of 9.2% while DraftKings managed a 9% rake.

Mark Cuban takes stake in daily fantasy analytics firm Fantasy Labs

Daily fantasy sports operators finished out the National Football League regular season on a down note as activity fell in Week 17.

According to figures released by DFS data analysts SuperLobby.com, DFS operator DraftKings narrowly eclipsed rival FanDuel in Week 17 entry fees, although FanDuel’s effective margin slightly outdid DraftKings.

FanDuel’s combined guaranteed prize pools (GPP) and cash game entry fees came to just under $17.3m, down about $100k from the previous week. SuperLobby doesn’t track cash games at DraftKings, but the site’s GPP fees came to just under $17.5m, down 3% from the previous week.

However, FanDuel boasted an effective margin of 10.8% while DraftKings’ margin came in at 10.6%. FanDuel’s revenue for the week came in at $1.87m, slightly more than DraftKings’ $1.85m. For the NFL season as a whole, FanDuel posted a margin of 9.2% while DraftKings managed a 9% rake.