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It came as no surprise to many, including some heavy bettors who laid over $1 million on the underdogs, that Philadelphia beat the 4.5-point spread in Super Bowl LII. But […]
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Daily Racing Form reports that the New York State Gaming Commission is investigating trainer Linda Rice for receiving information on race entries in exchange for payments to the New York Racing Association office.
Single-touch ergonomics make it perfect for on-the-go betting
Monday, 5th February 2018 – Premium games developer OneTouch will arrive at ICE 2018 armed with Russian Poker – it’s latest industry-leading online table game.
Russian Poker offers a unique version of player vs house poker, where the player is dealt five cards and is offered the chance to exchange cards or buy an additional card to make two five-card hands.
Players can also take insurance and buy the dealer a card if they don’t qualify with their opening five cards. This exciting version of casino poker is sure to be an online hit in Eastern European markets where the game had a large and loyal following in land-based casinos.
Extending a relationship that startedin 2010, World Snooker is delighted to announce the renewal of their official data partnership with Sportradar.
In a multi-year extension signed today, Sportradar, which is the official data partner for a wide range of other major sports right owners around the world, including NFL, NBA, ITF and ESL, will continue to manage official data from the leading snooker events to reach fans across devices, platforms and countries.
Speaking about the partnership, World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn said: “We started our relationship with Sportradar back in 2010 and we have been continually impressed by the way they havebrought new ideas, growth and value to World Snooker. They have unrivalled quality of product and the best distribution reach in the industry and they have supported us on a great journey growing the interest and commercial success of the sport. Working with the team in the UK and beyond, we’re delighted to continue our tie-up as we head towards our second decade of working together”.
Managing Director Group Operations at Sportradar David Lampitt continued: “Snooker continues to grow as a sport with die-hard fans, new and young followers and of course growing fanbases in Asia. We are proud that World Snooker continues to see us as the right partner to help them serve those snooker followers and bring them ever closer to the players, the tournaments and the sport in general”.
February 5th, 2018 (London) – iGB Affiliate, the most respected information provider for the igaming affiliate market, has announced three sporting legends who will attend the 2018 London Affiliate Conference.
Among the stars at the event will be World Cup winner and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos, who will be at the PlanetWin365 stand (C55) at a time and date to be confirmed.
Returning to LAC this year will be Mike Tindall, a member of England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup winning team. Tindall will be at the UFX stand (M2) on Thursday 8th February from 12:00, with delegates having the chance to get their hands on a signed rugby ball.
Meanwhile SoftSwiss will be bringing brand ambassador and undefeated women’s boxing world champion Christina “Lady” Hammer to the event. Hammer is current WBO and WBF world champion and will be meeting delegates at stand B8.
Kootac become the latest iGaming operator to sign with Lotto Warehouse after last week’s announcement regarding a new partnership with Giant Gaming Group.
It’s only February, but Lotto Warehouse are wasting no time in 2018 after announcing their second major partnership in as many weeks.
Hot on the heels of last week’s deal with Giant Gaming Group, the ambitious lottery betting provider have announced another partnership – this time with B2C operator and B2B gaming services provider Kootac.
The new partnership will see Kootac expand their B2B product offering with additional lotteries from Lotto Warehouse’s catalogue of products.
February 5th, 2018 – A lucky LeoVegas player is celebrating after hitting a jackpot of almost two million euros on Yggdrasil’s popular Joker Millions slot.
A progressive jackpot of €1,917,485 dropped on Wednesday to a player in Norway using LeoVegas’ mobile site.
It is the latest major jackpot paid out by Yggdrasil, following a €1.12m prize which dropped on Joker Millions’ pool partner, Empire Fortune, in November. Empire Fortune also paid out a €5.2m jackpot last July, the highest in Yggdrasil’s history.
Fredrik Elmqvist, CEO, Yggdrasil Gaming, said: “Yggdrasil consistently delivers some of the industry’s biggest jackpots, and all operators understand the value of offering players the chance to win these life-changing prizes.
Deal sees Pariplay’sone-of-a-kindinteractive gaming systemeyeON rolled-out atNorth America’s largest resort casino.
5th February 2018 – Pariplay Ltd., a gaming technology company serving online and land-based casinos, iLotteries and iGaming brands, has announced a major technology partnership with Foxwoods Resort Casino, the Connecticut resortand casino complex ownedby the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. Foxwoods has adopted Pariplay’s ground-breaking interactive gaming platform eyeON, allowing guests at North America’s largest resort casino to enjoy digital gaming on-property, subject to any necessary legislation and regulatory review and approval.
Pariplay’s eyeON was granted Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) certification in 2015,and will now provide Foxwoods Resort Casino’s seven gaming floors, four award-winning hotels and over 35 restaurants, with an all-encompassing, integrated digital gaming experience. Complementing Foxwoods casinos’ vast collection of over4,100 slot machines and 250 gaming tables, eyeON will keep guests engaged on-property 24/7 by providing access to hundreds of digital games via a Foxwoods-branded mobile application and web portal.
Downloadable on guests’ own tablets or smartphones, or accessible on the web, the eyeON omni-channel platform utilizes age and identity verification technology, robust responsible gaming features, and the latestgeolocation and proximity technologies to determine the location of Foxwoods guests.From a casino bar to the hotel room to the pool,guests mayuse the system to wager real-money on state-of-the-art Pariplay-developed casino slots, including branded titles such Atari® Pong, X-O Manowar®, and Atari® Asteroids, as well as original slots like Jack in the Box and Pets, along with a range of third-party content integrated from a variety of game manufacturers.
The Breeders’ Cup announced Feb. 5 the promotion of the undercard Juvenile Turf Sprint to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships program.
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Phantom on Tour, who starred as a living exhibit at the Kentucky Derby Museum for eight years, was euthanized Jan. 29 at the age of 24. He suffered from complications caused by equine protozoal myeloencephalitis.
The 2018 Aussie Millions Main Event attracted a record field of 800 players, which beat the previous record of 781 runners from 2008. In the end, 28-year-old poker pro Toby […]
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Greek lottery operator Intralot S.A. has bagged a 10-year, multi-million contract for the supply of systems solution to Illinois State Lottery.
On Monday, Intralot announced that it closed a $340 million deal with the Illinois State Lottery for the installation of technology solutions in some 7,500 retail locations across the state. The contract, which was brokered with Camelot Illinois, will last until October 2027.
The company agreed to deliver the next generation of the Intralot Photon terminals and the Genion ticket checker to the state lottery. Intralot will also introduce WinStation 30, which is a high-definition, touchscreen monitor.
Under the agreement, Intralot must also provide digital integration points to the central system, printers, a full suite of peripheral devices, a retailer communication network, a retailer financial portal, asset tracking systems, inbound retail call center management and field service support.
Betting technology pioneer to showcase new product at ICE following golf success
February 5, 2018 – London (Press Release): Metric Gaming, the sports betting technology, software and services company, is to showcase its pioneering new managed horse racing service at this year’s ICE Totally Gaming event in London.
The company successfully launched the industry’s first standalone, fully managed, end-to-end golf service last year, and in 2018 is responding to customer demand by switching its attention to racing.
With the golf product having demonstrably been the market leader in the vertical over the last 12 months, the racing service will follow the same line, boasting competitive product breadth and depth, innovative content and trading and risk management best practice.
Casino kingpin Steve Wynn is facing new allegations of sexual harassment that were originally killed by a major Nevada newspaper.
On Monday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the newspaper’s publisher had spiked a 1998 investigation into allegations that Steve Wynn had engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment against Wynn Resorts’ female employees.
LVRJ reporter Carri Geer interviewed two cocktail servers at the then Wynn-owned Mirage casino, one of whom claimed the casino had sent waitresses to high-roller villas in order to “accommodate customers sexually.” One server claimed she received payments of between $1k and $5k from each customer for these sexual acts.
The claims were made in a federal lawsuit filed in 1997 by 11 Mirage waitresses who were protesting the casino’s policy that forbid the women from gaining more than six pounds of weight after they were hired.
Casino site – Play Royal Savoy – is the 100th site to go live with Evolve
Monday, 5th February 2018 – Nektan PLC (AIM: NKTN), the leading international B2B gaming software and services provider, has reached a significant landmark in its history following the launch of the 100th online casino site operating on Nektan’s Evolve platform.
Play Royal Savoy has become the latest casino site to go live with Nektan’s proprietary platform Evolve, utilising the full breadth of Nektan’s end-to-end white label services.
The 100 sites are active across Europe and are supported by Nektan’s long-standing third-party providers. Other recent casino sites launched include Cupid Slots, Slot Stars and Empire Wins.
Free-to-enter games will support player acquisition and retention
5th February 2018, London – RISQ, the B2B-only jackpot risk management specialists, and SportCaller have unveiled a series of World Cup prediction games which promise to add a new dimension to player-retention.
The free-to-enter challenges ask players to predict the outcomes of the World Cup. From purely forecasting the winner of every tournament match (from the group stages to the final) to combining various individual match, stats and player-performance markets into accumulator-style propositions, these predictor games cover every angle of the event to deliver deep user-engagement.
One such game, Daily Question Predictor, asks customers to answer questions on every World Cup matchday, and can be specially customised by SportCaller, whose easily integrated model shortens time to market and reduces additional logistical costs for operators.
Equine artist Fred Stone, whose works are in the White House and Buckingham Palace, died Feb. 4. He was 87.
Ready’s Image, winner of the grade 2 Sanford Stakes at 2, will stand at Midwest Equine and Veterinary Hospital near Trafalgar, Ind., for the 2018 breeding season.
Responding to a request by the state’s governor, the West Virginia Racing Commission Feb. 5 restored funding for the $1.2 million Charles Town Classic (G2).