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Deckmedia Casinos Get TopGame and BetSoft Titles
In the online casino world, having more games from strong software providers will always be a good thing, and that's apparently the opinion that Deckmedia has since they have added titles from two big software developers to three of their brands. -
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Gambling News
New Omni-Channel Judge Dredd Slot Release by William Hill
William Hill has a distinct advantage in the United Kingdom because they've been releasing new online slots through their omni-channel program that includes betting terminals in a lot of their betting shops all over. This is also the case with the new NYX Gaming Group title Judge Dredd, an online slot based on the popular comic franchise. -
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Slot Winners
Rizk Casino Offers a New Promotion and a Couple of Winners
Rizk Casino hasn't been around for very long compared to some of the competition, but they've already announced their biggest win yet, and it's well into the five-figure range. A lucky player from Norway was able to take down a win worth about €59,000 thanks to the Jack and the Beanstalk slot by Net Entertainment. -
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UK Market Next for Rizk Casino
Growth strategy is one of the most important parts of an online casino's business plan. Without consistent growth, a site's player base will slowly fall, and they will eventually fall completely out of favor since the competition is always trying to get a leg up. -
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Internet Bingo
$50,000 Coverall Venice Getaway Event at CyberBingo
Big promotions and events are a key part of any online bingo room, because CyberBingo has been around so long, they know this as well as anyone. The key to a big event at this stage in their history in the industry is to offer up huge prize pools and awesome individual prizes that the competition has trouble matching. -
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High Roller Skrill Account Hacked for Around €150,000
One of the biggest fears of anyone who gambles online is having their accounts hacked and funds stolen away with no resource. This is exactly what happened to one high roller who lost a total of about €150,000 after his Skrill account was hacked and the funds were sent out to plenty of other Skrill accounts and promptly withdrawn. -
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Novomatic Forms StakeLogic Company for 3D HTML5 Slots
Novomatic is a company known for having a lot of interests in different parts of the online casino industry. Recently, they've advanced these interests by forming the company StakeLogic, which will be a subsidiary that focuses on making a special type of game: 3D slots using HTML5. -
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New Deal With SBTech Distributing Content From Quickspin
With the nature of today's online casino environment, content distribution deals are an extremely important part of the growth of modern casino software companies. -
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First Web Casino, Owned by Jackpot Factory, Closing
According to emails that have been going out to players, First Web Casino will be closing its doors this month. This is one of the original nine casinos launched by the Jackpot Factory group, once known for being one of the most important companies to operate online casinos in the world. This closure will leave them with only four casino sites left out of those original nine, and they include names that were among the most well-known around five years ago. -
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Yggdrasil Could Be Getting a Gibraltar License
In the online casino world, there are tons of different jurisdictions for licensing. Because there are no unifying, global standards, some jurisdictions naturally become known for being more trustworthy than others based on how strict their rules are, how well those rules are enforced and how well they work with the regulatory bodies from other jurisdictions. -
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Slot Winners
Microgaming Earns Guinness World Records Jackpot Spot
One of the biggest stories of 2015 was when a player by the name of Jon Heywood broke the world record for the largest online slot win. His payout was worth a whooping EUR 17,879,645.12 million in October, and he's received his official plaque for winning. Microgaming was also awarded a plaque since they are the ones who developed the game that he won on, Mega Moolah. How the Win Happened Mega Moolah is Microgaming's largest progressive jackpot slot. -
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Poker News
Bill for Online Poker in New York Gets Traction
The situation with online poker in the United States is extremely tricky. Because the game is unlikely to be regulated on a national level, it's up to the states to regulate things one at a time. New York has been one of the states putting up the most resistance to regulating the industry, but a recent development has put players in a position of being a bit more hopeful than before. -
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Gambling News
Microgaming Announces Deal for Jurassic World Slot
In the world of online slots, Microgaming is known for bringing some of the biggest brands in television and film to the reels. One of their biggest releases was Jurassic Park, based on the hit movie by the same name, and they've acquired the rights to produce a Jurassic World slot as well. This was the fourth-highest grossing movie in history up to this point, so it's clear that there's going to be a huge audience. -
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Gambling News
CURO B.V. Sanction From Netherlands Sends Clear Message
The Netherlands has been in an interesting situation over the past couple of years as they've taken a series of steps towards creating a regulated online gambling environment. There had been questions until recently about whether or not they would really push back and offer sanctions against companies that facilitated unregulated online gambling in the country. -
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Gambling News
Vantiv to Suspend Daily Fantasy Sports Payments
For the past six months or so, daily fantasy sports have been dealt setback after setback in what seems to be a series of dominoes that are taking their sweet time in falling over. For about 18 months, the top DFS providers got a ton of attention through aggressive marketing tactics and sponsorships and deals with everything from ESPN to major league sports teams. After a scandal broke last fall, they've seen a lot of negative attention as well. The Most Recent Developments Vantiv Inc. -
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Internet Bingo
BingoSKY $50,000 Coverall and Other Big Events
Online bingo always seems like it's in the shadow of other sectors of the industry, especially the online casino sector. One of the things that has created this difference is that the casino side of things tends to be more aggressive with promotions and advertising. BingoSKY doesn't subscribe to that particular viewpoint, however, because they're always coming out with something big for their players. -
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Gambling News
Spike Games to Launch Alice Cooper Slot
Something that we've seen a lot of in the past year is emphasis on rock stars as being the centerpieces for online slot releases. This push started back in the first quarter of 2015 when Net Entertainment announced that they would be releases a Guns N Roses-themed slot in 2016. This was such a huge announcement that other software providers starting following suit, making plans for their own rockstar-themed games. -
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An ISP-Level Gambling Site Block Could Come in Sweden
For a long time, Sweden has a been a country that's been known for having policies geared towards keeping Internet access as open as possible. When the government tried to block access to The Pirate Bay, one of the most popular piracy sites in the world, courts rejected it because it wasn't allowed under Swedish law. -
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Slot Winners
Foxy Bingo Showcases New Television Advertisement
Tricycle is a London-based agency for advertising, and they have been handling the advertising for Foxy Bingo for the past nine years. This month, they've launched a new television ad that's reminding a lot of people of the Grand Budapest Hotel. They've already said that the movie was the inspiration for the ad, and it has Foxy being followed by cameras through her own Foxy hotel. -
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Slot Winners
Largest Mobile Jackpot Comes in For Playtech
Playtech is no stranger to offering up huge jackpots, but they've recently broken their record for the largest mobile jackpot out there. They did this on Gala Bingo, of all places, when a lucky player from Scotland nailed a €5.89 million payout. This was achieved on a spin worth just €4, and that's a tremendous payout. -
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Poker News
Russia Could Legalize Internet Poker Games
In the past, Vladimir Putin has expressed an interest in legalizing online poker because of the sport and competition elements of the game. A lot of industry experts assumed it most likely wouldn't actually happen, but they could have been mistaken. -
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Major Problems for Online Sportsbook GR88
The GR88 online sportsbook seems to be having some major problems, and it's become very concerning. For more than two weeks, there has been no activity at the site since their website says they are down for maintenance, but there's been no announcement or response of any kind when it comes to figuring out when (or if) they'll be back up and running. Previous Problems GR88 is a site that's been known to have some problems for a bit of time now. -
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Slot Winners
Huge Vera&John Casino Winner Worth €1.7 Million
In the online slots world, progressive jackpots are responsible for the largest prizes. A lucky player by the name of Lars was able to find this out with first-hand experience after a big win on the Hall of Gods progressive slot. This jackpot was worth €1,682,473, and it's one of the biggest wins of the year so far in the entire online casino world. About the Big Win Something that's really important to point out about this win is that it came on a spin worth just €0.40. -
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Poker News
Irritated High Stakes Players Meet With PokerStars
One of the tools that online poker players have is boycotting and organizing sit-out protests. Several years ago when France first introduced legislation for regulating the online gambling industry, they set the rules for taking a rake in online poker games so high that it made no sense for anyone to play them. -
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Gambling News
Slotland Launches 10s or Better Video Poker
In the world of video poker, Jacks or Better is the most basic game. Every other title is based on it in one way or another, but 10s or Better is probably its most closely-related cousin. Slotland has added their own 10s or Better game as their most recent addition to their lineup, and it shows that they're looking to expand on their selection of non-slot titles in the new year. The Importance of Variety When it comes to video poker, variety is extremely important. -
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Daily Fantasy Sports Not Allowed Says Maryland AG
Over the past few months, there have been a lot of questions about the legality of daily fantasy sports in multiple states. The Attorney General for New York sent a cease and desist letter to major companies like FanDuel and DraftKings, and they also hit some resistance from the AG in Illinois. Now the Attorney General of Maryland Brian Frosh has stated that it's not allowed under existing laws in the state. Where to Go From Here From here, Frosh has suggested one of two things. -
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Lots of Attention is Being Given to Match-Fixing in Tennis
One of the realities of sports betting, just like any other form of gambling, is that it opens up opportunities for cheating to beat the house and take down a lot of money. In sports betting in particular, there are well-known methods to fix matches, and along these lines, there are well-known methods for identifying suspicious behavior. -
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Daily Fantasy Sports May or May Not Be Illegal in Texas
Daily fantasy sports have come under fire in New York from their Attorney General, and the biggest names in the business were forced to make a deal with the AG from Illinois after she determined that the events were illegal in that state as well. -
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Gambling News
Mr Green Casino Gets Two New Manager Figures
Having a strong team with a lot of skill and experience is very important in any type of business, but in the online gambling world, it can be the difference between being wildly successful and being a complete and total failure. Mr Green Casino is used to being one of the top names in the business, so it's no surprise that they've recently filled two manager positions with some excellent talent. The New Head of Casino The Head of Casino position was filled by Andrew Crosby. -
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Gambling News
Timetable for Betfair-Paddy Power Merger Announced
In the past 24 months, we have seen some absolutely huge acquisitions and mergers in the online gambling world. The biggest one of 2016 could already have a timetable set after an announcement was made on the merger of Paddy Power and Betfair. This merger has been officially given the green light by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. Now, they expect the merger to be complete on February 2, 2016. What This Merger Means This merger means two things for their stock.
