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WKY Development—a joint venture between Churchill Downs Inc. and Keeneland Association—filed an application this week with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission requesting live Standardbred racing dates.
WKY Development—a joint venture between Churchill Downs Inc. and Keeneland Association—filed an application Sept. with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission requesting live standardbred racing dates.
A whopping 94% of Yokohama residents have a negative opinion on the idea of putting up a casino resort in the city, according to a GGR Asia report.
This was based on a survey conducted by the Yokohama City government from May 14 to June 22 regarding the city’s “mid-term, four-year plan.” The survey involved 830 respondents who were asked about a range of topics on public policy, where about 20% of opinions provided had to do with the hosting of a casino resort.
It was only last July that the Japanese Diet passed the Integrated Resorts (IR) Implementation Bill, which provided for the building of three large-scale gaming venues in as-yet undetermined locations. The bill had its share of opposition, and the dip in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s popularity last June was attributed to his government’s push for the bill’s enactment.
A 2017 study by Japanese brokerage Nomura looked at Yokohama, along with Osaka, as ideal spots for construction of integrated resorts, due to a large flow of tourists, wherein gross gaming revenue generated by casinos was estimated at $7 billion.
Wednesday, September 5; 2018, Malta – Wazdan has roared onto the scene with yet another pair of sensational new slots, 9 Lions and Double Tigers, both of which were featured at the G2E Asia show in Macao last May. In fact, 9 Lions video slot got off to a great start by winning the coveted Hot Product Award during the Macao show and raising the expectations of operators all over the world for the game’s release.
Today marks the launch of both 9 Lions and Double Tigers as a dual release that follows hot-on-the-heels of a flurry of new games launched this year, including Great Book of Magic Deluxe, Magic of the Ring Deluxe, Magic Stars 3, Fruit Mania Deluxe, Sizzling 777 Deluxe, Hot Party Deluxe, Corrida Romance Deluxe, Football Mania Deluxe, Highway to Hell Deluxe, Fruits Go Bananas™, Spectrum and Mayan Ritual™. Wazdan’s portfolio of over 110 HTML5 slots for desktop, tablet and mobile continues to grow with upcoming releases including Hot 777 Deluxe, Los Muertos, Black Hawk Deluxe all set for release prior to the SiGMA show in Malta.
Available across all devices and channels, 9 Lions is inspired by two important creatures in Chinese mythology: lions and dragons. Transporting players to a peaceful temple set in a harmonious Zen garden, 9 Lions is a 9-reel video slot filled with action-packed adventure including Lion and Dragon bonuses and a hearty 5000-coin jackpot. 9 Lions contains stunning animations, vibrant graphics, a glorious soundbed and is sure to give operators, fans and players lots of fun and rewards over the years. Packed with entertaining features 9 Lions offers intriguing possibilities of exciting wins, surely part of the reason for this beautiful game already being an award-winner.
Double Tigers is set in ancient China and based on the beauty of yin and yang, water and fire, which are represented by two fierce tigers. Double Tigers takes place in an isolated mountain temple and the tigers roar to unlock the bonus wheel. Players are given 3 reels, 8 paylines and two symbols that provide them with unlimited winning streaks for further rewards. With Double Tigers slot players don’t need to go all the way to the Far East to experience an exciting Asian adventure!
Irish lead-generation startup, Thimba Media, expands into sports betting with its acquisition of Betopin.com
Ireland, 4 September 2018 – Affiliate company Thimba Media will establish operations in the UK betting exchange market following the acquisition of the betopin.com comparison site from RJBCO.co.uk. Betopin.com targets sports betting, betting exchanges and spread betting in the regulated UK market.
Thimba Media is continuing its strategy of growing organically, by expanding the business with key acquisitions. The Betopin.com website will provide Thimba Media with an established base within the regulated UK sports betting market, which has an estimated £2bn gross gaming yield per annum, according to the UK Gambling Commission.
Chris Russell, CEO of Thimba Media said, “This acquisition is well placed, with a strong track record of profitability in the UK and a clear roadmap for the continually regulating US market. We foresee a clear path to success by using this domain to further our UK and US sports betting revenues. The strategic play that we are making as a company is to be prominent in a more mature and regulated iGaming industry.”
SoftGamings, an online casino solutions developer, games aggregator and services provider signed up a deal with Asia Gaming, a foremost live dealer games provider in Asia.
This is one of successive deals SoftGamings has been signing lately to enlarge its gaming portfolio. Apart from Asia Gaming, SoftGamings has over 40 gaming providers available via single API integration in different packages (bundles).
The concept of bundles allows online casino operators to get top gaming providers quickly and effortlessly. The integration is conducted through a one-wallet combination and with the necessity to sign only one agreement, which is a considerable time saver.
Asia Gaming has become a part of SoftGamings’ Live Bundle package, which previously included Evolution Gaming, Netent Live, Authentic Gaming, BetGames.tv, Lucky Streak, Ezugi, SA Gaming, Asia Live Tech and Vivo Gaming.
Paf, the Nordic operator and leader in responsible gaming, have announced the online launch of their Jackpot Pools product in collaboration with pools betting pioneer Colossus Bets. The launch includes the full Colossus sports offering with lotto-sized jackpots, Cash Out, Syndicates ‘crowdbetting’ and FreePlay functionality.
Paf’s Chief Gaming Officer, Kim Johansson, said, “Jackpot Pools complement our current offering with a ‘low stakes for big prizes’ proposition that fits perfectly with our responsible gaming ethos and creates a bridge between our lotteries and betting products. The modern Cash Out element and generous consolation prizes mean players can win even when they have not succeeded with all their selections, while Syndicates is a social way for our players to play pools and maximise their chances at the big jackpots. We expect our Nordic audience to embrace the new product and with the new football season ramping up, the first big Paf Jackpot Pools winners should only be around the corner.”
Colossus Bets’ Chief Commercial Officer, Eva Karagianni-Goel, commented, “We are excited to welcome Paf to the Colossus network, especially as a partner with whom we share the same operating values. The partnership strengthens Colossus’ presence in the strategically significant Nordic market, where pools betting has historically had a particularly strong appeal, while it provides Paf with a modern proposition to engage their local audience.”
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New sports betting site focuses solely on pre-match, fixed odds to offer players the best prices on the market
5th September, 2018: A revolution is set to sweep across the global online sports betting market today following the launch of VSODDS.BET, with the new operator offering only pre-match, fixed odds to players in core markets around the world.
The Curaçao-licenced operator offers odds and markets across a wide range of sports, including Football, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Formula One, American Football, Ice Hockey and Handball, with more to be added in the coming months.
Players can deposit and withdraw via all the major payment gateways, including debit and credit card, Visa and Mastercard, Skrill and Bank Transfer, and without incurring any fees. VSODDS.BET also promises players super-fast transaction times.
Budapest – 5 September 2018 – The third edition of CEEG Awards will be held during the “bombastic” Central and Eastern Europe Gaming Conference and the organizers are honored to reveal the shortlists for this year’s 20 categories.
The shortlist is the result of 30 days online voting, during which all nominated companies have pushed themselves to the limit to promote their brands over social media and industry media outlets.
A total of 131,562 online votes have been casted during the period and the organizers are proud to announce that the CEEGC website has peaked at over 11k visitor per day.
The final vote to decide the winners of each category will be casted by the attending delegates during the conference which will take place at The Ritz-Carlton in Budapest on the 25th of September
Marketing in the aftermath of GDPR and being ahead of the game for ePrivacy Regulation
Malta, Wednesday 5th September 2018: Leading provider of retention solutions, Enteractive, is holding a Breakfast Briefing later this month, which will explore the most effective and safest ways for iGaming operators to engage with their customers following the enforcement of GDPR.
Taking place on Wednesday 12th September at the Palace Hotel in Malta, Enteractive CEO Mikael Hansson will chair the discussion, with Think Privacy legal expert Alexander Hanff and FAST TRACK Co- Founder Simon Lidzén joining the panel.
The guest speakers will examine the immediate fallout following GDPR’s requirement for valid consent when companies contact their customer base, which in some markets has resulted in an 80% loss of a marketing database. Both industry professionals will highlight alternative legal options to consider when sending and handling marketing material.
Select players of the online poker portals Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Casino could be in a seat at the Malta Poker Festival (MPF) in November. The sites are offering a chance for several lucky winners to earn a trip to participate in the NHLE Grand Event, which will run from Nov. 1-6 at the Portomaso Casino and offers a guaranteed prize pool of €500,000.
Beginning Sept. 5, the sites will run four satellite tournaments daily. The tournament champions will win a prize package worth $2,500 that includes the event buy-in, a 5-night stay at the Hilton Malta Resort, two tickets for an exclusive MPF VIP Player party, travel money and additional gear.
The MPF has its starts in the Battle of Malta (BOM) tournament. However, a legal dispute with the owners of the BOM brand forced the event founder, Ivonne Montealegre, to change the name. In announcing the MPF, Montealegre stated, “With an operation like the one we have at Portomaso Casino, breaking records for the past seven years, it makes sense to take the tournament to the next level. We have been listening to our clients and have recalibrated the entire operation to focus on good quality poker in the most spectacular destination in Malta.”
According to tournament director Danilo de Bernardis, the Portomaso is the only casino that could be considered for this type of event. He said when the MPF was first announced, “Portomaso Casino is the only venue on the island capable of hosting an event of this magnitude. We have both the manpower and the facilities to create a comfortable, ethical, and professional environment to conduct an unforgettable poker experience. Our team is as strong as it gets after working together for 7 years.”
Online gaming operator MRG has been given the green light to start offering sports betting in Denmark, according to a press release.
MRG CEO Per Norman said, “It’s great that we now can introduce our strong Sportsbook offering also in Denmark.” The company already has a sportsbook license in Ireland. Two weeks ago, MRG, through its newly acquired iGaming company 11.lv, also signed a multiyear extension of a contract with Gaming Innovation Group for provision of odds-making tools and other sports-betting services.
The company already operates iGaming sites bingosjov.dk and bingoslottet.dk in Denmark. Only last December, the Danish government granted MRG a casino license. “The company’s casino has grown quickly and is a success in Denmark,” MRG said in its statement.
MRG is known for its brands such as Mr Green, Redbet and MamaMiaBingo. The company’s revenue for the first half of 2018 was $86.7 million, 40.8% higher than the same period in 2017, with earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $10 million.
A Canadian eSports company is the latest to try and offer its own cryptocurrency. Canada Cup is introducing the eSports ecosystem (ESE) digital token (because, apparently, it couldn’t be creative enough to come up with a unique name), which will reportedly empower all gamers through the creation of a digital eSports currency specifically for the community.
ESE will offer a medium to transfer value, reward both casual and professional players and compliment the current fiat-based payout structure. The token is designed, as described by Canada Cup, to fill a gap that prevents a number of casual gamers from being rewarded for their participation.
ESE token holders can passively earn more tokens through Canada Cup’s “staking rewards” program. This will provide an additional income source to both gamers and organizers, which will help them finance future participation. An ESE Loyalty Nodes program is also anticipated, and is designed to provide stability to the token award program above and beyond the passive awards users can accumulate. The staking rewards and Loyalty Nodes programs won’t be ready until sometime during the first quarter of next year.
A community wallet, representing 17% of the token’s initial supply, will be used to give back to the community. It will offer a variety of prize pools, player and team sponsorships, scholarships, charity donations and eSports advertisements.
CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero spoke to David Greyling, chief operating officer of blockchain gaming developer FunFair Technologies, about how his company has handled bringing its business to a world still struggling to understand new technologies.
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Week 1 around college football was chock-full of marquee matchups, but Week 2 is a bit of a downer in that regard with one game standing apart as ranked Pac-12 foes USC and Stanford meet on the “Farm” in what could be a Pac-12 Championship Game preview.
Odds courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Cardinal are 4.5-point favorites despite going 0-2 against the Trojans last year, losing in Los Angeles and then in the Pac-12 title game. Both schools won their season openers. Stanford beat San Diego State despite just 29 yards rushing on 18 carries by preseason Heisman favorite Bryce Love. Southern Cal beat UNLV as true freshman J.T. Daniels looked polished in throwing for 282 yards and a touchdown.
Another good matchup is Clemson at Texas A&M. The two head coaches, the Tigers’ Dabo Swinney and the Aggies’ Jimbo Fisher, know each other very well from all those Clemson-Florida State wars in the ACC. Fisher left Tallahassee for A&M after last season. Swinney has a bit of a QB controversy on his hands because true freshman Trevor Lawrence outplayed senior starter Kelly Bryant in the opening blowout of cupcake Northwestern State. Swinney says both will play again. Clemson is -12.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
Mark Twain
There have been many twists and turns since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in the recent case of NCAA v Murphy. Some were new twists and turns, some were not, but together they make a very interesting picture.
Strange bedfellows
The 2018 Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) is a little more than two months away and it’s time to start making plans. The series of events will be held at the Holland Casino in Amsterdam from November 21 through December 1 and this year will see a first for the NLHE events. They will all use the big blind ante format, following a trend seen lately in the poker world.
This will be the 27th year that the MCOP has been held. There will be a total of 21 events, including a number of high-stakes games. There is a €10,300 High Roller tourney on top, as well as a €25,500 Super High Roller event. Other tournaments are available with buy-ins ranging from €330 for a Main Event satellite to €1,100 for a NLH Hyper Turbo Freezeout. The €4,500 Main Event will wrap up on November 30.
Last year’s Main Event champ is Claas Segebrecht out of Germany. He outlasted a field of 285 entries to take the title and pocket over €235,000 (US$272,157). It was his second largest purse after the $468,594 he took home when he came in fourth at the 2014 WSOP Monster Stack.
The usual suspects will be included this year. There are several NLHE tournaments with variations, Pot Limit Omaha events and bounties. A number of the tournaments are single-entry events, while many others allow for one re-entry.
JCM Exhibiting in Booth #200
LAS VEGAS (September 5, 2018) – The gaming market in Latin America changes continuously, and JCM Global will be exhibiting innovative products that help connect operators to players at SAGSE. JCM will be in booth #200 at SAGSE, showcasing bill validators, printers, and systems that increase security and player convenience across the casino.
“JCM continues to innovate in the transaction space with products such our PromoNet floor-wide couponing system that empowers even better connections between operators and players,” said JCM Latin American Development Representative Diego Mejia. “Additionally, because bill validation is at the core of our business, JCM works diligently to stay ahead of technology being developed by counterfeiters and other criminals.”
JCM’s secure bill validation solutions start with its award-winning iVIZION bill validator, which with its CIS technology scans more than 9.5 million data points of every note, twice that of the nearest competitor. Its powerful combination of optical and mechanical sensors and mechanical anti-fishing technology offers supreme protection.
GLI’s Latin America Team Brings 20 Years of Supplier, Regulator, and Operator
Experience to Booth #301
LAS VEGAS (September 5, 2018) – As the global gaming industry turns its attention to SAGSE, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) will showcase solutions that help land-based, online, and lottery suppliers worldwide enter Latin American markets faster. GLI will be in booth #301.
“Technology is evolving rapidly, and that makes the gaming industry incredibly exciting. We are very much looking forward to this year’s SAGSE, discussing new technologies with attendees and helping the LatAm gaming industry to grow,” said Karen Sierra-Hughes, GLI’s Director of Latin American and Caribbean Government Relations and Business Development. “Globally, suppliers know GLI is the only lab that can take them anywhere in the world, and our quality means they get to market faster. We offer suppliers more markets for less, and our locally based experts provide our clients with deeper insights.”