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3rd April 2018 – Omni-channel slots specialist Play’n GO is well-set for a concerted push into the Latin American market starting with FADJA, held in Bogota, Colombia from 5-6th April 2018.
The supplier will exhibit its OMNY® platform for the first time in the region on stand 65, after receiving extremely positive feedback at the recent ICE Totally Gaming show in London.
OMNY® allows players to seamlessly transfer game progress between land-based and mobile channels, and vice versa, ensuring a flexible playing experience and longer average game time.
Ready to go live with bricks and mortar casino estates and online casinos, the product is truly omni-channel in its design and capable of driving revenue while also improving player retention.
The Philippines’ land-based eGames electronic gaming sector could soon be adding live dealer casino games to their product offering.
Last month, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) issued a memorandum covering the accreditation of data/content streaming providers for live dealer casino games. The memo, dated March 13, was only posted to the PAGCOR site on Monday.
The memo indicates that PAGCOR’s board of directors approved plans at its January 31 meeting for allowing eGames operators to offer live dealer casino games. The memo sets out the process by which technology providers can have their live dealer studio/production facility approved to operate within the eGames environment.
The Philippines is the primary licensing hub for Asian-facing online gambling operators under its Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) program. However, POGO licensees are strictly prohibited from accepting action from Philippine residents.
The Racing Officials Accreditation Program’s board of directors elected Dan Fick as chairman and Wendy Davis as vice chairman.
Lee Davy shares his opinion on why there are so few female poker players competing in high stakes tournaments, and the World Poker Tour smash the Women in Poker Hall of Fame shortlist with three employees making the cut.
Like a bat slowly dying in a swimming pool after swooping in for a sip, I’m struggling with this one.
There is no structure.
No beginning.
HELSINKI, 3rd April 2018 – Finnplay, the Finnish-based open gaming platform provider, today announced that it had completed the integration of Spanish based Red Rake Gaming’s slots portfolio to its Billfold platform.
The deal allows Finnplay access to 40+ slots and video bingo titles which include Eastern Goddesses, Ryan O’Bryan, Super 10 Stars and their latest game, the video slot The Asp of Cleopatra.
Daniel Eriksson at Finnplay commented: “Red Rake Gaming has been developing high-quality casino games for a considerable time, of which they have established an excellent reputation for innovating and delivering engaging games. We are therefore delighted that their games portfolio will be accessible for our international white-label solution customers.”
Carlos Fernández Aguilar, Head of Business Development Red Rake Gaming, said: “Our company’s vision is to have strategic partnerships with all leading platforms that can represent our great games professionally and proactively. Finnplay has a proven international reputation and distribution network of licensees and we look forward to having our games available to a growing player database that will enjoy our engaging games.”
During the last few years Colombia has certainly set the trend for the Latam iGaming industry. Not only is it the first country to embrace a regulatory framework in this respect, but a number of other jurisdictions in the region are expected to follow suite in the next couple of years.
Whilst this promises to reshape and further strengthen the whole industry in the Latin American region, it also provides operators the perfect opportunity to prepare and shape their activities to enter these new marketsonce they get regulated.
BtoBet’s Industry Report “Colombia: An opportunity and an example for the whole region” encapsulates this ever evolving scenario that is taking the LatAm region in stride, whilst also giving important insights in regards of what operators need to have at their disposal to capitalize on the opportunity that the region keeps in hold.
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Germany’s overall gambling participation rate continues to decline, despite increases in gambling stakes and revenue.
The German Center for Addiction (DHS) recently released its 2018 Yearbook (in German), which tracks rates of consumption of all manner of potentially addictive substances and activities, including drugs, alcohol and gambling.
According to the yearbook, the lifetime gambling participation rate among all Germans fell to 75.3% in 2017 from 87.1% in 2009. The prevalence rate over the 12 months of 2017 was 37.3%, on par with statistics from last year’s Drug and Addiction Report 2017 (which actually covered activity in 2015).
The decline in gambling participation comes despite the fact that Germany’s gambling market has undergone a 191.5% increase since the country liberalized its land-based market in 2006.
Casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) of Hong Kong-listed operator NagaCorp Ltd jumped nearly two-fold in the first three months of 2018 as more mass market players turned to gaming tables for entertainment.
In a regulatory filing, NagaCorp announced that its gross gaming revenue jumped to US$243.19 million for the three months ending on March 31, 2018, a 181 percent increase compared to the unaudited GGR of $86.66 million in the same period last year.
NagaCorp, which has an exclusive license to operate casinos in Cambodia’s capital of Phnom Penh, attributed the rise of gaming volume in its brick-and-mortar facilities to the influx of Chinese tourists that drove the mass market segment.
The mass market business climbed 32.8 percent in the first quarter to $779.1 million.
An Australian court has stopped three Thai vendors of the Star Vegas casino business in Cambodia from disposing their shares in casino operator Donaco International Limited, which is now part of a legal claim.
Donaco announced on Tuesday that the Supreme Court of New South Wales recently issued a freeze order on some 148 million Donaco shares held by several Thai vendors upon the request of the casino operator.
The vendors were identified as Somboon Sukcharoenkraisri, who also had a Cambodian passport under the name of Lee Bug Leng; Techatut Sukcharoenkraisri, also known as Lee Bug Huy in Cambodia; and Bhuvasith Chaiarunrojh, who uses a Cambodian name Lee Bug Tong.
In his order, Justice James Stevenson restrained the Thai vendors or their representatives from either selling or disposing of the shares until the Singapore arbitration court issued a final resolution on Donaco’s complaint.
As speculation swirled around the identity of the world’s newest multi-millionaire, the owner of the mini-mart where Friday’s winning Mega Millions ticket was sold said he reviewed surveillance footage to see if he could pinpoint the lucky customer.Mega Millions, New Jersey, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Retailer, Multi-State Game
April 3, 2018, St. Julian’s, Malta – Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) is very pleased to announce the integration of Gaming Realms’ popular mobile real money and social games into GiG’s full-service platform for proprietary and White Label iGaming products.
Following a three-year licensing deal and revenue share agreement GiG has acquired non-exclusive, worldwide, rights to deploy “Slingo Originals” content. The games will now also be available across GiG’s many successful White Label operator clients as well as the currently seven proprietary casino brands owned by Gaming Innovation Group.
The licensed content includes Slingo Riches, Slingo Extreme, Slingo Rainbow Riches, Love Island Slingo, Slingo BGT, Slingo XXX Treme, Slingo Fortunes and Colossal Bar X, amongst other titles.
Commenting on the agreement, Patrick Southon, CEO of Gaming Realms, said:
In this interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero, five-time world champion Christina Hammer shares what keeps her busy outside the boxing ring.
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LAS VEGAS – April 3, 2018 – Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) (“Scientific Games” or the “Company”) announced today that SG Digital will partner with Svenska Spel to provide content through the division’s Open Gaming System (OGS) and a Player Account Management solution via the Open Platform System (OPS).
SG Digital will provide platform technology and a library of more than 2000 game titles from the company’s nine game studios and third-party providers, pending approval from the Swedish Gambling Authority. OGS provides customers access to an enormous library of gaming content, while OPS enables one-wallet access and top-tier loyalty programs. SG Digital will also provide hosting and integration services to support Svenska Spel.
In addition to technology support and casino content, SG Digital will integrate into the OPS some of Svenska Spel´s existing game verticals, including sports betting, bingo and poker.
“The Swedish market is a key region for SG Digital, and we’re honored to continue our longstanding relationship with Svenska Spel that originally started back in 2007,” said Matt Davey, Group Chief Executive, SG Digital. “As we look to 2019, we are proud of our portfolio of market leading content, and we’re excited to continue to offer our high-performing technology and systems to Sweden.”
3rd April, 2018, (Debert, Nova Scotia, Canada) – Bookie, the decentralized sports betting exchange built on blockchain technology, will go live with a public, play-for-fun public beta ahead of this summer’s World Cup.
Bookie Public Beta will offer users the opportunity to win real bitcoin prizes as they take part in a series of betting competitions and leaderboards using play money.
Running throughout the World Cup, the public beta is the final phase in Bookie’s development, after which it will be ready for full deployment on the Peerplays blockchain. Bookie Public Beta will be the first ever public showcase of provably fair sports betting.
Today’s announcement is accompanied by the launch of a new website – www.bookiebeta.com – where the Bookie Public Beta app will be available for download closer to the World Cup. Competition rules and bitcoin prize information will also be made available here over the coming weeks.
Like lit up Christmas trees in the distance, from Thailand one can see the lights of the gambling parlors in Myawaddy, Myanmar, across the Moei River. This wouldn’t be newsworthy if it weren’t for the fact that gambling is illegal in Myanmar. Despite regulations, it is estimated that around 70% of Myanmar’s adult population gambles at some point. The strict controls, however, might soon fade away, as the country is exploring the possibility of legalizing gambling in an effort to attract more international tourists, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report.
In Myawaddy, one of the illegal gambling dens serves customers on 40 different tables in a rudimentary game of Hi-Lo. The games don’t use chips like most casinos. It uses standard Thai currency, the baht. Bets range anywhere from about $3.20 to $9.60 per game with a roaring hush over the tables until someone makes a huge win. There are no ID checks – anyone and everyone is welcome.
The authorities know that the gaming rooms are there, but chose to ignore them because the casinos are often jointly owned between militant ethnic groups and wealthy Thai citizens, according to the report. The Myanmar government has decided that a hands-off approach when dealing with the ethnic groups is the best approach. Ex-rebels now suit up as part of the Border Guard Force and help to maintain order along the borders. Upsetting the balance would not bode well for the government.
If Myanmar were to legalize gambling, a lot of the problems could go away. Much-needed revenue would be brought into local governments which could, in turn, provide the means to work with the armed groups in the remote towns. The move would also attract a great deal of tourism, which is always welcome, from areas such as Thailand or China.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. In a report provided by British Columbia (BC) District Attorney (DA) David Eby, he stated that “suspicious” cash transactions in casinos had dropped by a considerable amount as of February. He made the statement during a meeting with the House of Commons finance committee, according to the Vancouver Sun.
The drop comes due to drastic changes in gambling legislation in BC following allegations of money laundering at several casinos. The most egregious acts were purportedly carried out at the River Rock Casino in Richmond. Investigations are still ongoing, and cover more than three years’ worth of documents that the casinos kept, or were supposed to keep.
Eby reported that, in looking at historical data, more than US$15 million in suspicious activity was recorded in July 2015. Now, as of February, the amount was down to around US$154,000. The DA admitted, however, that not all of the transactions necessarily were due to money-laundering efforts.
This is just the beginning, cautioned Edy. He indicated that it’s possible that the transactions don’t represent a resolution, and that perhaps people have just moved to other methods to conduct their business. In speaking with the finance committee, he said, “I believe that money has moved elsewhere, and I also believe we have a concern that needs to be dealt with bank drafts.”
It’s time for the Poker Player’s Alliance to up sticks and leave after the poker community turned its back on the advocacy group after raising only $6,000 of a $25,000 goal needed to keep the non-profit in business.
It’s dinner time.
I place the circular bathroom mirror onto the kitchen table. The moon-like reflection hits the ceiling. I have a green leaf cut out of paper, and on it sits a white dot that is to be the caterpillar’s egg. I place it underneath the light of the moon, and the story begins.
My daughter’s attention never waivers.
Last week, reports surfaced that there are pending gambling changes in Japan in anticipation of launching casinos in the country. One of the last subjects to be decided by the ruling parties was how much casinos would be taxed, but that debate has now come to a close. The two parties last Friday reached an agreement on taxes, as well as the size of gaming space in relation to resort space.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Komeito Party agreed that casinos would be taxed a flat rate of 30%, according to reports. They also decided that the gaming space of integrated resorts (IR) would be limited to 3% of the overall IR space. This latter decision was designed to appease pro-IR legislators.
Komeito had previously wanted an incremental tax rate. It proposed a 30% rate that would subsequently increase to 50% based on a certain level of income. The LDP pushed for, and won, the flat 30% tax rate.
The gaming floor size limitation is apparently not very well defined. There has been no clarification on what overall IR space is in order to calculate the 3% destined for gaming. A previously discussed limit of 161,458 square feet (15,000 square meters) has been completely rejected.
Lottery.com to use CashBet’s crypto-enabled B2B iGaming platform and accept CashBet Coin cryptocurrency for ticket play
OAKLAND, CALIF. — April 3, 2018 — CashBet, an enterprise iGaming platform provider and crypto-ready turnkey operator, has entered into a partnership with Lottery.com, the industry leading mobile lottery platform, to provide a white label integration of CashBet’s proprietary iGaming platform to power Lottery.com’s social impact raffles.
Through large-scale international raffles, Lottery.com intends to raise significant funds for charities and humanitarian efforts around the world. Central to the agreement, Lottery.com will integrate CashBet Coin, CashBet’s exclusive iGaming cryptocurrency, as a payment method across its sites and apps.
The deal provides Lottery.com with CashBet’s full SaaS toolkit, including a customized eWallet, marketing automation, and loyalty and bonus activation features. CashBet will also provide a comprehensive back office system including full KYC, executive dashboards, a complete work queue and ticketing system, which enables around the clock help-desk operations, content management, and advanced data analytics and reporting, all of which will streamline Lottery.com operations across both web and mobile.