The Greek Syriza government are reported to want to introduce a new licensing regime for online gambling operators, in a bid to restructure the country’s failed industry framework. Last week Greek Deputy Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis informed the Hellenic Parliament that Syriza would proceed with reforming Greece’s licensing regime aiming to offer new licenses to international gambling operators seeking to enter …
Read More »
PokerStars has moved to expand its service offering with the launch of a new application for Apple TV. The App, available on the latest version of Apple TV, will live stream the online poker brand’s PokerStars.tv. This service offers coverage of various PCA, EPT and PokerStars events from around the world. PokerStars.tv has been available for streaming to desktops, mobiles …
Read More »
Global gaming technology firm Inspired has announced that Betfair is the latest company set to offer its Virtual Sports products. Sports betting and gaming provider Betfair will offer a selection of titles including Rush Football, Rush Horses, Rush Greyhounds, Rush Motor Racing, Rush Speedway, Rush Cycling and Rush Tennis. These will be available both online and on mobile. Betfair will …
Read More »
Isle of Man based company Microgaming has announced that it is set to release a series of new games. These games include Asian themed 5×3 reel slot Lucky Twins and the ghost themed Peek-a-Boo. Untamed Wild Panda will launch on mobile in January, a game with 243 ways to win and three bonus features. The final of the new releases is Multi-player Mermaids …
Read More »
Gambling operator 888casino has donated $50,000 (£34,069) to International Medical Corps UK to aid its Further and Faster campaign. This allows the International Medical Corps to reach disaster zones and deliver health and medical care immediately as opposed to having to raise the necessary funds first. The money was raised by 888casino customers during its 2015 Christmas appeal and will also …
Read More »
Following Part 1’s assessment of the key occurrences in the eSports industry from a business perspective in the opening six months of 2015, here’s more of the same for the latter part of the year. August Ashton Kutcher became the latest high profile investor in eSports as he joined billionaire Mark Cuban in investing in Unikrn. Kutcher has a successful …
Read More »
Global gaming group Webis Holdings PLC has revealed that it is in talks with the Hong Kong Jockey Club to extend the partnership between the two organisations. In an AGM announcement, where it detailed that all resolutions at its latest annual general meeting were passed, Webis said that its US racing subsisdiary, WatchandWager.com LLC, is in advanced negotiations with Hong …
Read More »
2015 looked set to be a big year for eSports, but on many accounts it ended up being somewhat larger than many anticipated. Viewer numbers increased, both live and online, with 36 million tuning into the League of Legends World Championship final whilst tournament prize pools also grew. The prize pool for the International Dota 2 tournament this year was $18m …
Read More »
A Sky Vegas customer won the Sky Millions progressive jackpot game and in doing so took home a cool £2.3 million. This was the company’s second largest individual payout in its history. This capped a lucrative week for Sky Vegas customers, with over £7m worth of jackpots paid out. On December 24th, two Sky Vegas customers won jackpots totalling £1.2 million on the Rumble …
Read More »
Enterra Inc., the online gambling software and platform developer, has announced a rebranding. The company will now be known as EvenBet Gaming. Dmitry Starostenkov, Enterra’s CEO, said of the announcement: “After almost ten years of gaming development we have decided to develop and enhance online gaming products under the new EvenBet brand.” The company offers a range of products from …
Read More »
SBC News Voice of the Sports Betting Industry