June 19, 2013
| Edition Nº2257 / Year
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Cleopatra, 100 Pandas and Da Vinci Diamonds will be among games to go live
United Kingdom
| 03/06/2013
(UK).- International Game Technology has partnered with international sports betting and gaming company Betsson. The Maltese operator will significantly increase its online and mobile offering via a single integration with IGT rgs (remote game server).
Taekwondo sportswoman Jade Jones
United Kingdom
| 03/06/2013
(UK).- Praesepe, Britain’s low stake gaming brand, has added some sporting prowess to its team in the form of London 2012 Olympic Taekwondo gold medallist Jade Jones. The 20-year old has signed a sponsorship agreement with Praesepe’s Cashino brand of adult gaming centres, which will take her through to the next Olympic Games in Rio 2016.
In a lawsuit filed this month
United Kingdom
| 30/05/2013
(UK).- The legal battle that Cantor Gaming launched two years ago against former executive Joseph Asher has now extended to arch rival William Hill. In a lawsuit filed earlier this month in Clark County District Court, Cantor charged that William Hill had deliberately poached trade secrets and potential clients when it bought Brandywine Bookmaking in 2011.
For the UK market
United Kingdom
| 30/05/2013
(UK).- The IOA Group has confirmed details of a partnership agreement with German gaming machine manufacturer, Gauselmann. The deal will see Gauselmann supply the IOA with its Genie series of digital Category C AWPs for the UK single site market.
With the launch of eight new slot titles
United Kingdom
| 29/05/2013
(UK).- Playtech has expanded its mobile bingo offering with the launch of eight new slot titles. The new games are mini-embedded in the bingo pages on mobile and are also available in full screen mode across the HTML5 and native offering.
The first episode was broadcast last week
United Kingdom
| 28/05/2013
(UK).- FullTilt Poker has announced that it is bringing action from January’s NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas to television screens in the UK courtesy of a deal with Channel 5.
It aims to protect interests of the social gaming industry
United Kingdom
| 28/05/2013
(UK).- Industry trade group the Social Gaming Association has announced that it will be assisting the UK Gambling Commission with the collation of industry data over the coming months, as the Commission considers formulating its future policy on social gaming.
The DCMS says the bill is about public protection
United Kingdom
| 24/05/2013
(UK).- Following recent confirmation that the government hopes to introduce the Gambling (licensing and advertising) Bill during this parliament, the Department of Media, Culture and Sport told InterGame that it is “not the case that the licensing reforms are being pursued in order to generate tax income.”
Offering players an enhanced gaming experience
United Kingdom
| 24/05/2013
(UK).- EveryMatrix informed about the signing of a contract to deliver software and services for urban mobile gaming destination Metro Play. Owned by dmg media and sister brand to the UK’s urban media brand Metro, it offers on the move urbanites a stand out gaming experience with fully responsive design, browser-based gameplay that’s fun and easy to use.
The firm to apply for a licence in due course
United Kingdom
| 23/05/2013
(UK).- Leeds City Council has granted a provisional statement for a large casino licence to Global Gaming Ventures. GGV’s application proposes building a new casino as part of the Victoria Gate development scheme in the centre of the city. The decision will enable GGV to apply for a large casino premises licence in due course.