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Danish Online Casino Launches Nowegian Television Campaign

Tivoli Casino is no stranger to television promotion Tivoli Casino, a Danish online gambling enterprise associated with the famous gardens and funfair in Copenhagen, launched a new television campaign targeting the Norwegian market this week. Working with the British agency Pace Media, the online casino has used television extensively in the past to get specific messages on games and promotions across to target audiences in different regions and languages. See some examples here: The Norwegian campaign has been designed to

By Casinomeister Sep 5, 2014

Dates For Next K.p.m.g. E-gaming Summit Announced

November on the Isle of Man the date and venue KPMG Isle of Man has announced that the fifth edition of its eGaming Summit is to take place on 11th November at the Villa Marina, Isle of Man. The full day Summit will bring the sector's major players and service providers together to discuss the Island's potential in the global marketplace, with this year's featuring a special addition to the Summit programme in the form of the International Masters of

By Casinomeister Sep 5, 2014

Dmg Media Sells Metro Play

Sportsbook to transfer to EveryMatrix platform DMG Media has sold its online casino Metro Play to Hexagon Contracts' Isle of Man-licensed operation 666Bet for an undisclosed consideration. Under other terms of the deal, 666Bet will reportedly receive discounted advertising rates from DMG Media who own Daily Mail, Metro and The Mail on Sunday publications. 666BET will reportedly transfer the sportsbook from the Novigroup platform to the EveryMatrix platform. Commenting on the deal, 666Bet CEO Barry Martin, said: "Metro Play Casino

By Casinomeister Sep 5, 2014

Doubledown Casino Markets More To Mobile

Users have noticeably switched from desktop to mobile devices DoubleDown Interactive has revealed that it is increasingly focusing its marketing for DoubleDown Casino on the mobile demographic as its punters shift to mobile gambling from desktop. "We want to show up in places that might be unexpected for players and potential players," Seattle-based John Clelland, VP-global marketing at DoubleDown, told the publication AdAge this week. "The digital landscape is changing rapidly. People are carrying increasingly sophisticated devices with bigger screens."

By Casinomeister Sep 5, 2014

Draftkings Completes Venture Funding Round

Reaches target of $41 Million Boston-situated fantasy sports start-up DraftKings has closed its latest venture funding round having reached its target of $41 million, the majority contributed by media and technology focused merchant bank, the Raine Group. "DraftKings has established the optimal mix of cutting edge technology, broad industry knowledge and a deeply loyal user base to further push its leadership in this space, and we are delighted to partner with them as they continue to expand," commented John Salter,

By Brian Cullingworth Sep 5, 2014

Dutch Online Poker Expectation Overinflated?

Says Academicon market report According to legal and economic business solutions provider Academicon, views on the estimated size of the soon to be regulated online gambling market in the Netherlands are often biased by political agendas. Academicon says the currently unregulated Dutch online poker market shows a sharp decline according to independent research undertaken on the online poker database of the University of Hamburg in collaboration with PokerScout. Based on data of 4.6 million real money online poker players in

By Casinomeister Sep 5, 2014

Fantasy Sports Dedicated T.v. Channel Imminent

US launch scheduled for September 7 The US National Football League may be an implacable opponent of online gambling in its bid to "preserve the integrity of sport", but has no such qualms about the burgeoning fantasy sports phenomenon, which it seems to have embraced with fervour. The League's football deal with DirecTV has extended to that company's new football fantasy dedicated television channel scheduled to launch September 7 under the "Fantasy Zone" brand. The programming will be exclusive to

By Casinomeister Sep 5, 2014

First Real-money Online Poker In California Delayed (update)

Launch of PrivateTable.com pushed back a week The much publicised and controversial launch of the tribally inspired PrivateTable.com real-money poker enterprise - due for launch in California this week - has been delayed for at least another seven days. Reporting on the delay, the online poker information site California Online Poker reveals that it contacted the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel (the tribal group behind the project) and was told that the site would remain in free-play mode for another

By Casinomeister Sep 5, 2014

Great Expectations For Scientific Games – Bally Tech Merger (update)

More revenue and profits through simple synergies The forthcoming merger of Scientific Games Corporation with Bally Technologies will deliver more revenue and profits, much of it through early and easily achieved synergy gains, Scientific Games has asserted in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week. The two companies are among the gaming and lottery industry leaders, and the merge will deliver a company second only to the merged GTech and IGT corporates, offering a wide range

By Casinomeister Sep 5, 2014

Greek Gambling Monopoly Wants A Racing Licence

OPAP partners with UK fund manager in bid for a Greek horse racing licence Greece is selling a 20-year licence to take wagers on horse races as part of a privatisation plan agreed with the struggling nation's international lenders, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund… and the now privately owned gambling monopoly OPAP wants it. The betting group has partnered with UK fund manager Global Family Partners to secure the licence just days after Greek privatization agency HRADF

By Casinomeister Sep 5, 2014

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