The Indian axis of the Microgaming Poker Network has lost another site just five months after Khelplay disbanded in order to help launch PokerStars’ latest venture. Initially picked up by […]
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The Stronach Group announced Sept. 2 it will begin offering a new national Pick 5 wager—the Stronach 5—beginning Friday, Sept. 28.
OXO Equine LLC’s Instagrand, runaway winner of last month’s Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar, closed as the 7-2 favorite in the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Future Wager.
The Finnish teenager who scammed a six-figure sum from a Malta-based online gambling site has been convicted, along with his parents.
Last month, Finland media reported on the bizarre case of an unidentified 16-year-old male Finn who’d discovered a glitch in the unidentified gambling site’s software that allowed him to cancel other gamblers’ withdrawal requests and redirect the outgoing cash to his online wallet.
YLE News reported that the teen appeared in Häme District Court on Monday to receive his suspended sentence of 20 months. The teen apparently got off lucky due to the fact that he was a minor at the time the crimes were committed between April and May 2017.
The YLE report also appeared to lower the total amount that was scammed from the site. Originally reported as over €250k, Monday’s article indicated that the teen was ordered to repay €132k and to pay €3k to cover the gambling operator’s legal fees.
British prime minister Theresa May should learn to think like a poker player in she wants the upper hand in her Brexit negotiations according to Patrick Nally. Speaking to one […]
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Daily fantasy / sports betting operator DraftKings is taking legal action to unmask the perpetrators of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against its website.
Last Thursday, DraftKings filed a complaint with the US District Court for Massachusetts alleging that 10 unidentified defendants launched a DDoS assault that knocked DraftKings’ website offline for 26 minutes on August 8. The company insisted that no confidential company or customer data was accessed during the attack.
DraftKings traced the source of the data bombardment to a number of internet service providers (ISP), and asked the court for the right to subpoena these ISPs to uncover the identities behind the IP addresses that launched the attacks.
DraftKings says the first DDoS attack came on August 7, but the company’s digital defenses were able to blunt this attack. A larger attack was launched the following day that involved three times the normal volume of requests the site usually handles.
Piotr Nurzynski qualified for the EPT Barcelona main event though a €250 ($290) satellite on PokerStars. After battling through a field of 1,931 entries, he’ll be leaving the tournament having […]
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The man who was shot by a San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputy Sept. 2 at Del Mar has been identified, hospitalized, and is currently listed in “stable” condition, according to a statement issued from the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Unit.
Kenya’s betting operators have lost their latest attempt to roll back the nation’s new 35% tax on gambling revenue.
On Saturday, local media outlet Daily Nation reported that members of parliament had voted against a proposed amendment to the country’s Finance Bill that would have reduced the 35% tax on gambling revenue to 15% while also reducing gambling operators’ payments to social causes.
On January 1, Kenya’s new uniform 35% tax on all gambling revenue kicked in, creating a harsh new economic reality for the nation’s betting, lottery, gaming and competition operators, who previously paid tax rates as low as 5% (lotteries) or 7.5% (betting).
State treasurer Henry Rotich was said to have personally lobbied MPs last week to reject the amendment recommended by the National Finance and Planning committee. Rotich’s efforts wouldn’t have come as much of a surprise, given that he originally supported a 50% gambling tax before cooler heads prevailed.
The director of the West Virginia Lottery has resigned.West Virginia, Administration, Resignation, Director
Budapest – 3 September 2018 – The team at European Gaming Media and Events is proud to announce that Iforium will once again support CEEGC Budapest as Gold Sponsor.
The 3rd edition of Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference is looking forward to its most interesting edition which boasts an impressive speaker line-up and showcases some of the most interesting panel discussions in the industry.
You can view the full agenda of CEEGC 2018 on the following link
“We are honored to have the support of Phil and the team at Iforium for the second consecutive year and we are excited to bring you this unique conference in the heart of the CEE region. We are also happy to announce that we predict that the event will once again be sold out and thanks to our growing base of supporters and sponsors, the quality of the event will reach new heights!” said Zoltán Tűndik, Head of Business at European Gaming Media and Events.
Eventus International Hong Kong has announced the agenda and speakers for the 2-day Strategic Platform for iGaming Conference & Exhibition (SPICE) 2019. The announcement about the agenda and schedule was made on the newly revamped SPICE website. (https://www.sportsbettingevents.com/spice-india)
This 2-day summit focused on the gaming and betting industry, will be held on 26th and 27th February, 2019 in Goa. It will see participation from dozens in the Indian gaming and betting industry, as well as international experts, operators and platform providers.
Attendees can expect discussion on recent developments in the gaming, casino, betting and blockchain space in the South Asian region, including the Indian Law Commission’s recent favourable report on legalising gambling & betting and the implications of the upcoming general elections on the dialogue on regulation of sports betting.
The confirmed speakers for the event include top industry stalwarts such as Ankush Gera, Founder of Junglee Rummy; Raj Kundra, Chairman of Viaan Industries Ltd.; Sajai Singh, Senior Partner, J. Sagar Associates; Susan O’Leary, CEO, Alderney eGambling; and many more.
Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau has risen 17.5% and is now at $3.3 billion according to the city’s gaming regulator, DICJ (for its Portuguese initials). This has been helped by better weather this over last, which saw Typhoon Hato decimate various parts of Asia, as well as an additional day in the year. The improved performance has led to Union Gaming revising its third-quarter forecast and expects things to get even better going forward.
Grant Govertsen, an analyst with Union Gaming, indicates that gaming volumes in Macau have remained positive for the six weeks following the FIFA World Cup competition. He adds that mass market gaming is still on track to increase by more than 20% and VIP gaming increases will probably remain the same as they have been, around the 15% mark.
Govertsen asserts that there is “cause for optimism” based on the strong performance seen last month. Additionally, he states, “While last year’s weather, which included two big typhoons within one week of each other, made for a very favorable calendar this August and hence nice [year-on-year growth], the reality is that the absolute level of GGR this August was the highest of the entire year, and only second to February (benefiting from Chinese New Year) on a GGR/day basis. This is cause for optimism as trends have accelerated into the end of summer.”
The analyst continues, “Based on recent conversations we’ve had with VIP junkets, we get the sense that business remains good and is maintaining a mid-teens trajectory despite fears to the contrary. To date, there has been no negative reaction (or even precautions) taken by VIP customers as it relates to trade wars and the potential impacts thereof. By and large, VIP and other premium customers have not changed trip frequency or their wallet size.”
iGaming customer support in Asia faces unique challenges. First, there is a wide variety of languages and dialects spoken throughout the region. There’s also the preference for instant chat-based support, and the growing number of iGaming brands spanning these languages. Another issue is the secondary use of support agents for direct sales across these brands, invariably need to use multiple aliases.
It’s not shock that customer support costs currently make up between 50% and 60% of an Asian iGaming company’s Costs of Goods Sold. This high cost is due to these unique market factors, especially since companies tend to centralize their operations in the few regulated markets, which, in turn, requires importing a large number of staff for multilingual customer support teams.
The usual pain points for customer support of an Asian iGaming operator include registration and signup abandonment, deposit and transaction completion, and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) problems.
Natural language processing (NLP) company Sinitic addresses these pain points for Asian-facing iGaming operators with its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled chatbots — conversational assistants that aid human customer support staff — which allow businesses to control and even reduce these operational costs while expanding profits.
September 3rd 2018 – ORYX Gaming has agreed a content deal with Interwetten, a world-renowned sports betting operator.
Interwetten offers its customers a standout experience across pre-match betting, live betting, live casino and games – including classics such as Roulette and Blackjack.
As part of the content agreement, ORYX is to integrate a wide selection of proprietary casino content to accompany star performing titles from well-established partners Kalamba Games and Gamomat.
Gamomat’s Royal Seven XXL and Red Hot Firepot and Golden Nights Jackpot Games will be made available for Interwetten partners too.
A review of Week 4 of the English Premier League including four wins from four for Liverpool at Leicester, Watford at home to Spurs, and Chelsea at home against Newcastle.
Leicester 1 v 2 Liverpool
Pre Match Odds
Liverpool 4/9
NetEnt, leading provider of digital casino solutions, today announces that Lars Johansson has been appointed interim CFO.
The CFO role at NetEnt has been vacant since Therese Hillman was appointed Group CEO on May 22, 2018. Lars Johansson starts the assignment as interim CFO of NetEnt today, September 3.
Lars Johansson has more than 30 years of experience from numerous management positions in various sectors, in both public and private companies – most recently from Ratos AB – where he held the position as Senior Investment Director and prior to that as acting CEO. Some of his previous positions include CFO of Swedavia AB, CFO/COO of TV4 Group AB and CFO/COO and acting CEO of Orc Software AB.
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Malta, 3 September 2018 – Relax Gaming, the innovative casino games and platform provider, has expanded its presence, agreeing a deal that will see both Relax Gaming’s proprietary games and partner content rolled out with online casino operator, Hero Gaming.
The partnership will grant Hero Gaming full access to Relax Gaming’s growing suite of premium studio games, including its proprietary BlackJack, Roulette and forthcoming slot content. In addition, Hero Gaming gains access to acclaimed products from its expanding range of newly launched Silver Bullet partners and providers utilising Relax Gaming’s significant distribution via its Powered By commercial model.
Hero Gaming currently operates a number of innovative online casinos, including Betser and Casino Heroes.
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CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero spoke to Kresimir Spajic, senior vice president for online gaming at Hard Rock International, about catering the consumers at a time when opportunities in the industry are opening up.
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