Monthly Archives: May 2016

FAST TRACK Signs Deal to Launch New Online Casino – Ikibu

MALTA, 18th May, 2016 – FAST TRACK has entered into an agreement with Chance Hill LTD to develop their next online casino.

Launching in the second half of 2016, the new online casino will offer all leading casino titles, consist of feature rich player functionality on both desktop and mobile with fresh look on player experience, focusing mainly towards European markets.

‘When we looked for a partner to create our new casino, we found FAST TRACK. They came highly recommended and after speaking with them, they understood exactly what we wanted to achieve. We just knew they were the right partner for us’. Stated a representative from Chance Hill.

‘We are delighted to partner with Chance Hill, they are the perfect client for us to truly showcase what FAST TRACK is capable of. It’s great to see such a fresh look on what gamification should look like in iGaming, and we are looking forward to turning their vision into a reality.’ Stated Simon Lidzén, CEO of FAST TRACK.

FAST TRACK Signs Deal to Launch New Online Casino – Ikibu

MALTA, 18th May, 2016 – FAST TRACK has entered into an agreement with Chance Hill LTD to develop their next online casino.

Launching in the second half of 2016, the new online casino will offer all leading casino titles, consist of feature rich player functionality on both desktop and mobile with fresh look on player experience, focusing mainly towards European markets.

‘When we looked for a partner to create our new casino, we found FAST TRACK. They came highly recommended and after speaking with them, they understood exactly what we wanted to achieve. We just knew they were the right partner for us’. Stated a representative from Chance Hill.

‘We are delighted to partner with Chance Hill, they are the perfect client for us to truly showcase what FAST TRACK is capable of. It’s great to see such a fresh look on what gamification should look like in iGaming, and we are looking forward to turning their vision into a reality.’ Stated Simon Lidzén, CEO of FAST TRACK.

Vermantia partners with Intralot to become first to launch virtual games in Brazil

Vermantia, leading omni-channel provider of Virtual and Live Sports Content to licensed operators and lotteries globally, introduces virtual sports betting in the promising gaming market of Brazil, through its partnership with Intralot Minas Gerais, operator and technology provider of Lotteria Mineira.

The agreement gives Lotteria Mineira access to “Vermantia CONNECT”, and specifically an extensive portfolio of 14+ Virtual Games, which will be delivered across the state lottery’s retail network. The suite offers high quality virtual sports by Vermantia and its premium content partners KIRON Interactive and VSOFT, while the initial rollout includes Virtual Football by VSOFT and Virtual Motor Racing Max Car by FLUID GAMES in 400 shops.

Sergio Alvarenga, Intralot Minas Gerais Chairman of the Board, commented: “We are excited to partner up with Vermantia and their best – of – breed virtual gaming content portfolio. We needed to open up the Virtual Gaming sector with content of the highest quality and variety, while having an in-depth understanding of the players’ needs in our local gaming market. We firmly believe that the launch of Vermantia’s Virtual Games will lead to the enhancement of Brazilian players’ betting experience and pave the way for incremental revenue increase”.

Filippos Antonopoulos, Vermantia CEO stated: “Our entry in the Brazilian gaming market proves Vermantia’s continuous effort and evolvement within the last 2 years. We choose to follow the path of customized solutions, always adaptable to our clients’ needs. We are excited to become the first company introducing virtual games to a retail market of 2,4 Billion Euros* as the one of Brazil. Our virtual games are already live in selected Points of Sales of Lotteria Mineira with impressive results, which make us confident for the total roll-out in 400 shops, while adding to our global reach of omni-channel, virtual sports delivery”.

Vermantia partners with Intralot to become first to launch virtual games in Brazil

Vermantia, leading omni-channel provider of Virtual and Live Sports Content to licensed operators and lotteries globally, introduces virtual sports betting in the promising gaming market of Brazil, through its partnership with Intralot Minas Gerais, operator and technology provider of Lotteria Mineira.

The agreement gives Lotteria Mineira access to “Vermantia CONNECT”, and specifically an extensive portfolio of 14+ Virtual Games, which will be delivered across the state lottery’s retail network. The suite offers high quality virtual sports by Vermantia and its premium content partners KIRON Interactive and VSOFT, while the initial rollout includes Virtual Football by VSOFT and Virtual Motor Racing Max Car by FLUID GAMES in 400 shops.

Sergio Alvarenga, Intralot Minas Gerais Chairman of the Board, commented: “We are excited to partner up with Vermantia and their best – of – breed virtual gaming content portfolio. We needed to open up the Virtual Gaming sector with content of the highest quality and variety, while having an in-depth understanding of the players’ needs in our local gaming market. We firmly believe that the launch of Vermantia’s Virtual Games will lead to the enhancement of Brazilian players’ betting experience and pave the way for incremental revenue increase”.

Filippos Antonopoulos, Vermantia CEO stated: “Our entry in the Brazilian gaming market proves Vermantia’s continuous effort and evolvement within the last 2 years. We choose to follow the path of customized solutions, always adaptable to our clients’ needs. We are excited to become the first company introducing virtual games to a retail market of 2,4 Billion Euros* as the one of Brazil. Our virtual games are already live in selected Points of Sales of Lotteria Mineira with impressive results, which make us confident for the total roll-out in 400 shops, while adding to our global reach of omni-channel, virtual sports delivery”.

Virtual Gaming’s own Euro Cup is now available from Betradar

With just a few weeks until France kick off against Romania in Paris, Betradar’s award-winning Virtual Gaming team have today officially launched their Euro Cup product, ready for operators to add to their market offering.

The Euro Cup will harness all the anticipation and excitement of this summer’s must-see football tournament and condense it into 70 minute cycles, enabling bettors to back their favourites or test their analysis across a whole range of markets specific to this unique competition.

Betradar, who utilize their unmatched Statistics Centre data to ensure that their virtual products offer the most realistic reflection of real events, outcomes and probabilities, will be applying that same rigour to the Euro Cup product, ensuring that the betting experience is as true to life as possible.

The product is already being integrated by over 25 different operators from across the world including Parimatch, Nairabet and Sportingbet among others. Speaking about the product, Maxim Afanasyev, Head of Trading at Liga Stavok said: “We have used Betradar’s virtual football product since 2013 and found that the combination of best in class 3D animation together with the attention to detail in terms of data, histories and markets make their product the most compelling and impactful. When we heard that Betradar were ploughing all that same technology and realism into a format that leverages the buzz we anticipate this summer, it really was a no-brainer for us and we cannot wait to see how our customers react to this new installment”.

Virtual Gaming’s own Euro Cup is now available from Betradar

With just a few weeks until France kick off against Romania in Paris, Betradar’s award-winning Virtual Gaming team have today officially launched their Euro Cup product, ready for operators to add to their market offering.

The Euro Cup will harness all the anticipation and excitement of this summer’s must-see football tournament and condense it into 70 minute cycles, enabling bettors to back their favourites or test their analysis across a whole range of markets specific to this unique competition.

Betradar, who utilize their unmatched Statistics Centre data to ensure that their virtual products offer the most realistic reflection of real events, outcomes and probabilities, will be applying that same rigour to the Euro Cup product, ensuring that the betting experience is as true to life as possible.

The product is already being integrated by over 25 different operators from across the world including Parimatch, Nairabet and Sportingbet among others. Speaking about the product, Maxim Afanasyev, Head of Trading at Liga Stavok said: “We have used Betradar’s virtual football product since 2013 and found that the combination of best in class 3D animation together with the attention to detail in terms of data, histories and markets make their product the most compelling and impactful. When we heard that Betradar were ploughing all that same technology and realism into a format that leverages the buzz we anticipate this summer, it really was a no-brainer for us and we cannot wait to see how our customers react to this new installment”.

Gaming Innovation Group signs iGC agreement with BetIt Group

Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GIG) has signed an agreement with BetIt Operations Ltd.(BetIt), a major operator that will migrate their entire casino and sport offering onto GIG’s iGaming Cloud platform service (iGC).

BetIt was founded in 2013 and is offering Casino and Sportsbetting across three brands; Thrills.com, Kaboo.com, and SuperLenny.com, and is licensed by the UK Gaming

Commission and Malta Gaming Authority.

The brands are differentiated through modern and compelling user interfaces (UI) oriented around «Gamification»-techniques. As such, the groups technical profile is highly compatible with iGCs next generation gaming software, focusing on real-time data capabilities and engaging mechanisms for the end-user. Through this agreement,

Gaming Innovation Group signs iGC agreement with BetIt Group

Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GIG) has signed an agreement with BetIt Operations Ltd.(BetIt), a major operator that will migrate their entire casino and sport offering onto GIG’s iGaming Cloud platform service (iGC).

BetIt was founded in 2013 and is offering Casino and Sportsbetting across three brands; Thrills.com, Kaboo.com, and SuperLenny.com, and is licensed by the UK Gaming

Commission and Malta Gaming Authority.

The brands are differentiated through modern and compelling user interfaces (UI) oriented around «Gamification»-techniques. As such, the groups technical profile is highly compatible with iGCs next generation gaming software, focusing on real-time data capabilities and engaging mechanisms for the end-user. Through this agreement,

Premier League Review: Man Utd Round Things Off in Style

The 2015/16 Premier League season is over after Wayne Rooney inspired a comfortable victory for Manchester United against Bournemouth to secure a place in the Europa League Group Stages.

Manchester United finished the strangest of seasons with a comfortable win over Bournemouth last night.

The re-arranged game, after Sunday’s bomb scare, took place in an eerily empty Old Trafford. Not even free admission was enough to attract people into the Theatre of Dreams. It was probably fitting that there were hardly any fans left in the stadium as the United players conducted their annual lap of honour.

Fifth place in the league is not good enough. 19 wins is not good enough. Failure to qualify for the Champions League is not good enough. 10 defeats is not good enough. Scoring only one more goal than Sunderland is not good enough.

Premier League Review: Man Utd Round Things Off in Style

The 2015/16 Premier League season is over after Wayne Rooney inspired a comfortable victory for Manchester United against Bournemouth to secure a place in the Europa League Group Stages.

Manchester United finished the strangest of seasons with a comfortable win over Bournemouth last night.

The re-arranged game, after Sunday’s bomb scare, took place in an eerily empty Old Trafford. Not even free admission was enough to attract people into the Theatre of Dreams. It was probably fitting that there were hardly any fans left in the stadium as the United players conducted their annual lap of honour.

Fifth place in the league is not good enough. 19 wins is not good enough. Failure to qualify for the Champions League is not good enough. 10 defeats is not good enough. Scoring only one more goal than Sunderland is not good enough.

Big Time Gaming Queen of Riches

Big Time Gaming is pleased to announce the imminent release of its next MEGAWAYS™ slot; Queen of Riches, a classic Egyptian slot with MEGAWAYS™ magic! MEGAWAYS™ is unmatched in its amount of ways and pays and Queen of Riches is sure to delight with yet more volatility and larger return to player. Queen of Riches is set to launch at the end of this month with an exclusive Casino partner and then on to 170 operators from June 1st with Big Time’s platform partners, NYX, Openbet and MGS.

Queen of Riches uses Big Time Gaming’s revolutionary state of the art – ever expanding – HTML5 engine, which makes browser gaming feel like a native app.

Queen of Riches enhances the patented MEGAWAYS™ brand with cloned reels, which in turn, create some of the most jaw dropping wins ever seen in an online slot. Up to seven stacked symbols can be cloned across all six reels to make for some incredible payout combinations. Full Reel Wilds can also be cloned across the reels, revealing random multipliers, adding an even deeper layer of excitement to the fast paced gameplay.

The release of Big Time’s first MEGAWAYS™, Dragon Born, has been one of BTG’s most successful titles to date and has throne down the gauntlet in terms of what is possible with slots content. Queen of Riches is highly anticipated by operators and players alike!

Big Time Gaming Queen of Riches

Big Time Gaming is pleased to announce the imminent release of its next MEGAWAYS™ slot; Queen of Riches, a classic Egyptian slot with MEGAWAYS™ magic! MEGAWAYS™ is unmatched in its amount of ways and pays and Queen of Riches is sure to delight with yet more volatility and larger return to player. Queen of Riches is set to launch at the end of this month with an exclusive Casino partner and then on to 170 operators from June 1st with Big Time’s platform partners, NYX, Openbet and MGS.

Queen of Riches uses Big Time Gaming’s revolutionary state of the art – ever expanding – HTML5 engine, which makes browser gaming feel like a native app.

Queen of Riches enhances the patented MEGAWAYS™ brand with cloned reels, which in turn, create some of the most jaw dropping wins ever seen in an online slot. Up to seven stacked symbols can be cloned across all six reels to make for some incredible payout combinations. Full Reel Wilds can also be cloned across the reels, revealing random multipliers, adding an even deeper layer of excitement to the fast paced gameplay.

The release of Big Time’s first MEGAWAYS™, Dragon Born, has been one of BTG’s most successful titles to date and has throne down the gauntlet in terms of what is possible with slots content. Queen of Riches is highly anticipated by operators and players alike!

NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Cavaliers crush Raptors in Game 1

The Toronto Raptors was completely outclassed by the Cleveland Cavaliers on the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals at 115-84.

The Eastern conference features two teams who did not share a path to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Raptors, after 21 years, has finally reached the conference finals, but that’s after a number of do-or- die games in the round one and two of the NBA Playoffs. And we have the Cleveland who are rolling through the East with ease.

The first six minutes of the Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 looked promising for the visiting Raptors as the Cavaliers appeared to be a little rusty after an eight-day layoff.

This wasn’t the three-point demolition the Atlanta Hawks saw but this just proves that the Cavs are more than just a three-point shooting team. It helps when your opponents are so worried about that skill that they leave the lane wide open.

WhichBingo Awards: New for 2016

The annual WhichBingo Awards will be back on May 19th, and this year will see some exciting changes.

Taking place straight after the Online Bingo Summit, the 13th WhichBingo Awards will take place at Madame Tussauds, a new location for the event. Guests will then make their way through the ‘Film’ zone, where they will encounter stars and characters from the big screen. The evening will conclude with the main awards presentation in the World Stage Ballroom, packed with famous figures from around the world.

WhichBingo.co.uk, in partnership with the Online Bingo Summit, has also expanded the number of award categories from 10 to 14, including six new awards for the best site on each of the major software platforms.

The ‘WhichBingo Fair Play Award’, which is an expansion of the previous year’s Most Socially Responsible Operator award, is also added to recognize those sites who demonstrate the biggest commitment to fair play and responsible gambling in key areas such as:

WhichBingo Awards: New for 2016

The annual WhichBingo Awards will be back on May 19th, and this year will see some exciting changes.

Taking place straight after the Online Bingo Summit, the 13th WhichBingo Awards will take place at Madame Tussauds, a new location for the event. Guests will then make their way through the ‘Film’ zone, where they will encounter stars and characters from the big screen. The evening will conclude with the main awards presentation in the World Stage Ballroom, packed with famous figures from around the world.

WhichBingo.co.uk, in partnership with the Online Bingo Summit, has also expanded the number of award categories from 10 to 14, including six new awards for the best site on each of the major software platforms.

The ‘WhichBingo Fair Play Award’, which is an expansion of the previous year’s Most Socially Responsible Operator award, is also added to recognize those sites who demonstrate the biggest commitment to fair play and responsible gambling in key areas such as:

PHL Bank okays Okada’s $800M loan for Manila Bay Resorts

PHL Bank okays Okada’s $800 M loan for Manila Bay Resorts

Universal Entertainment Inc. has injected an additional P37.6 billion ($809.51 million) into its Manila Bay Resorts project, which is expected to be launched by December 2016.

In a disclosure to the Singapore Stock Exchange last Friday, Universal announced that its Manila-based subsidiary Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc. entered a significant agreement with BDO Unibank Inc. on May 6.

According to Universal, the loan will have a five year tenure and a floating interest rate, starting from the initial drawdown date. Universal used the voting shares of Tiger and the project’s immovable and movable assets as collateral for the loan.

PHL Bank okays Okada’s $800M loan for Manila Bay Resorts

PHL Bank okays Okada’s $800 M loan for Manila Bay Resorts

Universal Entertainment Inc. has injected an additional P37.6 billion ($809.51 million) into its Manila Bay Resorts project, which is expected to be launched by December 2016.

In a disclosure to the Singapore Stock Exchange last Friday, Universal announced that its Manila-based subsidiary Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc. entered a significant agreement with BDO Unibank Inc. on May 6.

According to Universal, the loan will have a five year tenure and a floating interest rate, starting from the initial drawdown date. Universal used the voting shares of Tiger and the project’s immovable and movable assets as collateral for the loan.

CG Technology’s Nevada gaming license in jeopardy for ignoring software glitch

Sportsbook operator CG Technology (CGT) could lose its Nevada gaming license after being accused of ignoring a software glitch that miscalculated thousands of parlay wagers over a three-and-a-half-year period.

On Monday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) filed a formal complaint against CGT, alleging that the company had been aware of “systemic problems” in its bookmaking software, yet did nothing to fix the glitch and initially attempted to interfere with the NGCB’s investigation.

The complaint, which was submitted by Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, includes six separate counts against CGT. Each count carries the possibility of a $100k penalty.

The NGCB is also pursuing disciplinary action against CGT’s Nevada gaming license. The Nevada Gaming Commission is expected to consider the matter at its next meeting in June.