Takes to the high seas Software developer High 5 Games (H5G) has partnered Carnival Corporation & PLC for the provision of a range of content through its VAULT remote gaming server. H5G content will initially be available on a selection of Carnival's 100 cruise ships with the possibility of expanding to additional ships over the next couple of years, a...
Good timing for the scare season Online table and slots provider Play'n Go has announced the release of Happy Halloween, an all-new online slot title featuring ghosts, ghouls, and tasty treats for the Halloween season. The five-reel slot has been released simultaneously in mobile and flash, and features up to 50 active lines with a Jack o' Lantern wild, as...
Fifth U.S. terrestrial casino customer GAN (formerly GameAccount Network) has partnered its fifth U.S. customer American Casino & Entertainment Properties (ACEP) in a simulated gaming provision deal. GAN's desktop and mobile simulated gaming will launch at all four of ACEP's casino properties in Nevada by the end of the year and include integration with ACEP's loyalty programme. "Breaking into the...
Approval by the gaming distribution channel could open up a new demographic for online gambling operator The growing fame of online gaming distribution channel Steam has clearly caught the eye of Amaya's Full Tilt online gambling subsidiary, which has applied through Steam's crowd-approval Greenlight facility for exposure of the free-play Full Tilt.net software. Owned by a company titled Valve, Steam...
Completion of current pact with Seminoles will see a review of gambling in the state The Florida state legislature could re-examine its position on daily fantasy sports following the high profile furore over the "insider" issue that erupted two weeks ago … and the opportunity for such a review could be the expiration of the current gambling compact with Seminole...
Company keen to try new ideas British games supplier Realistic Games has launched its first "full-screen" slot game title "Fireworks". The release is a 5-reel, 10-payline slot featuring a bonus round triggered when a firework explodes next to the fifth reel. The firework's fuse wire runs under the five reels and is lit at the beginning of each game. Any...
Agents contact DraftKings players regarding "insider" scandal In a story first broken by the Wall Street Journal Wednesday, US media are reporting that the FBI has commenced an investigation into the "insider" scandal at daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings following appeals by politicians for a Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission enquiry (see previous InfoPowa reports). The reports indicate...
Deceptive bonus offers say claimants Fantasy sports firm DraftKings faces another class action suit as it continues to deal with a fall out involving insider betting. Boston law office Bailey & Glasser is handling the class action suit which claims DraftKings' sign up bonuses and other promotional bonuses are "themselves a fantasy". The claimants allege that when signing up new...
Suspension of advertising in the wake of the "insider" scandal lasted only for days The suspension of big-buck advertising on ESPN by DraftKings following the "insider" turmoil last week (see previous InfoPowa reports) has not lasted long - US media outlets are reporting that after just two days the advertising and sponsored segments are back with a bang on the...
An interesting view from a former political staffer Did the Christian right wing inadvertently trigger the massive demand for daily fantasy sports betting is the question raised in an interesting opinion piece in the Observer Thursday, written by one-time Washington political staffer Ari Rabin-Havt, who served as an adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as well as on Al...
