Microgaming has donated £30,000 between four charities, voted for by the company’s customers and key stakeholders, in lieu of festive gifts. Launched in 2013, Microgaming’s Gift of Giving campaign, a part of Microgaming PlayItForward, asks individuals to make their gift count. Presented with a choice of 12 charities across four regions, recipients can vote for one charity that they would …
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Mr Green recruits Chief Marketing Officer from King.com
Online casino Mr Green (www.mrgreen.com) has continued to build its management team, by announcing two new recruits, David Nordberg and Oskar Mühlbach. David Nordberg, who has previously worked with digital gaming companies such as Electronic Arts and King, has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). At Electronic Arts, Nordberg started and headed EA Play4Free Publishing, whilst at King he …
Read More »US law firms file investor lawsuits against Amaya Inc
US law firms Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP (New York) and Block & Leviton (Boston) have filed investor-led class action lawsuits against Amaya Inc. The lawsuits filed yesterday within US district courts, focus on the alleged investor misrepresentation of Amaya governance following the allegations of insider trading made against CEO and Founder David Baazov by Quebec securities regulator, Autorite …
Read More »Tombola re-launches UK website
Sunderland-based online bingo operator Tombola has announced the re-launch of its UK website tombola.co.uk, with a view of optimising player engagement and further interaction with its new games inventory. Built in-house, the new tombola.co.uk website has redeveloped its user journey focusing on customer ease of use, player centric curation and quicker access to games. The re-design of the website, sees …
Read More »Quickspin signs slots deal with Iforium
Swedish slots provider Quickspin has reached an agreement with platform provider Iforium to supply its full suite of top quality video slots. The partnership will see Quickspin content integrated via the Isle of Man based supplier’s Gameflex system, where it will be available across desktop and mobile devices. Among the games to be distributed to partners are a number of new …
Read More »Catena Media acquires AskGamblers.com for €15 million
Stockholm Nasdaq-listed Catena Media has this morning announced that it has agreed to acquire online gambling review and player services portal AskGamblers.com (AskGamblers) for a total consideration of €15 million. Catena Media, who specialise in affiliate marketing and player acquisition services for the European igaming sector, completes its third strategic acquisition of 2016. Gibraltar-based AskGamblers is considered one of the …
Read More »Amaya renews New Jersey operations
Updating the market, Toronto TSX listed operator Amaya Inc has informed that it has been granted approval by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) for the renewal of state igaming services for its PokerStars and Full Tilt brands. Amaya renews its New Jersey licensing, which was first granted on 30 September 2015, for the state provisions of PokerStars …
Read More »Yggdrasil Gaming goes live in the UK
Yggdrasil Gaming is now live in the UK after completing a full roll out of its product suite – just three months after it was awarded a licence. The UK’s Gambling Commission only awarded Yggdrasil a licence in December, but the swift roll out means its proprietary iSENSE 2.0 platform and full suite of games are now available to British …
Read More »SIS links up with Core Gaming for on-demand racing games
Following the successful launch in December with Sky Vegas, multi-channel supplier SIS has introduced a new generation of on-demand racing games in partnership with Core Gaming that, for the first time, allow customers to view events from a ‘ride on’ camera angle. The feature is one of a host of updates the company has added to its second generation suite …
Read More »Malta Gaming Authority selects Microsoft as licensing CRM partner
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has signed a formal agreement with Microsoft Malta, which will see the technology developer create a customised ‘Customer Relationship Management’ (CRM) system, designed to ease licensing procedures. Creating a secure web portal, Microsoft will simplify the licensing process for all new Malta prospective operators. All MGA applicants will be able to follow in ‘real-time’ their …
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