Posts From: February 2017

GameCo, Inc. to Develop New Game Based on “Vikings” and “Hang ‘Em High

Under license from MGM Interactive, GameCo, Inc. has announced the company will be developing games for its Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM™) based on the hit television drama series, “Vikings”...

Games
Best Picture award at the Oscars shocks bookies

William Hill was surprised that La La Land did not pick up the Best Picture award at the Oscars, it was not a huge shock given that Moonlight has received...

Business News
Fenway Games launches in China with HQ Sports

Beijing Haiqiu Technology Company (HQ Sports), the China-based Sports Social Media platform, will launch SnapPlay from Fenway Games into the Chinese market. HQ Sports were founded in 2016. They are...

Business News
Fortuna Entertainment Group buys Hattrick Sports Group

Czech sports betting operator Fortuna Entertainment Group has stated that it will acquire Ireland-based Hattrick Sports Group’s operations in Romania, Croatia and Spain for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is...

Sports Betting
Ladbrokes ordered to pay £71m to HMRC

Ladbrokes has been ordered to pay £71m after losing a court case over a controversial tax-avoidance programme. The bookie and its accountant Deloitte cooked up a scheme in which it...

Sports Betting
Link2Win announces partnership with Sigma Games

L2W Limited (“Link2Win”) has entered into a long term strategic game development agreement with UK-based Sigma Games Limited (“Sigma Games”) for the development of its next generation of ‘Linka’ games....

Games
Majority of Swedes’ gambling spend on sports goes to offshore operators

Offshore gambling operators, such as Unibet and Bet365, continue to grow on the Swedish gambling market. The growth of these companies is to a high degree driven by online casino,...

Business News
Pinnacle the first to offer Crossfit betting

The Crossfit Open 2017 is upon us. Thousands of athletes from all over the world will be competing for a chance to win the title of fittest man or woman...

Sports Betting
WORLD MATCH RELEASES THE HTML5 VERSION OF 12 VIDEO POKER GAMES

World Match, the online gaming company that has been specialising in the design of casino games since 2003, has released as many as 12 HTML5 video poker games today. Here...

Games
Loto-Québec reports third quarter results

Loto-Québec reported cumulative revenues of $2.612 billion and net income of $933.2 million for the third quarter, or slight declines of $39.6 million (-1.5%) and $12.7 million (-1.3%) respectively. The step backwards is mainly...

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