Development of new mobile applications for three more properties Mobile platform developer and provider, JOINGO has expanded its existing partnership with Rush Street Gaming to cover the development of mobile applications for three additional properties. The mobile applications, for iOS and Android, will feature custom-built functionality such as marketing automation, a virtual in-app player's club card, automated offer redemption acknowledgment,...
Weeks of speculation and rumour end following joint company announcement Friday DraftKings and FanDuel, the two largest companies in the daily fantasy sports market, have agreed to merge, the companies announced Friday morning. Pending approval by the Federal Trade Commission, the merger will close in late 2017. The financial terms of the merger were not disclosed in the announcement, which...
For new social casino platform aimed at millennial demographic Novomatic Group subsidiary Greentube has clinched a deal with the Prairie Island Indian Community for the development of a custom social casino platform for the Tribe's Minnesota-situated Treasure Island Resort & Casino. On launch, which is expected within the first quarter of 2017, the new BlueBat Games-designed digital gaming platform will...
Four enterprising but criminal twenty-somethings wrote software that defeated multiple security mechanisms The US Justice Department issued a media release this week reporting on the conviction of a Californian man for his part in a $16 million software scam which prejudiced e-game developer Electronic Arts. Anthony Clark (24) was found guilty after a three day trial before U.S. District Judge...
Insiders claim that principal stakeholders in FanDuel and DraftKings have agreed terms with which all can live Speculation on a FanDuel-DraftKings merger of equals surged again this week on reports that three reliable insiders have leaked the news that the principal stakeholders in the two daily fantasy sports market leaders have agreed basic terms that all can live with. The...
Pioneering move is delivering new customer sign-ups for the land operation A pioneering move into i-gaming is paying off for Atlantic City-based Resorts Casino, which reports that its dedicated on-premises iGaming Lounge is proving popular and delivering more punter sign-ups for the land operation than anticipated. Reporting on the facility for Online Poker Report this week, gaming journalist Steve Ruddock...
"Lame Duck" Congressional session between the presidential elections and the adjournment for this legislation season can be perilous The "lame duck" period in the US Congress - that between the presidential election and the end of the 114th Congress in December - is regarded by many industry observers as a dangerous timeframe in which anti-online gambling legislation could be rammed...
SB 356 seeks to tighten regulation of betting pools, daily fantasy sports and eSports A Republican Senator in Ohio, Bill Coley, has introduced Senate Bill 356 for consideration initially by a Senate committee. Little in the way of detail is known about the measure, other than it seeks to tighten the regulation of betting pools, eSports and daily fantasy sports,...
Strong organic growth and M&A strategy delivers Las Vegas-headquartered NYX Gaming Group (NYX) delivered impressive third quarter results driven by organic growth across all verticals and the firm enjoying the fruits of its M&A strategy. Key performance highlights for the three months ending September 30, 2016 include: - Revenue of C$54.4 million (Q3/2015: C$13.23 million), an impressive increase of 308.9...
Land casino owner's trade body files amicus brief supporting New Jersey's challenge to PASPA Hard on the heels of reports earlier this week that five US states and three civil liberties bodies have joined New Jersey's appeal to the US Supreme Court for the wider liberalisation of sports betting comes the news that the American Gaming Association has filed an...
