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Lga Suspends Wantedplay Remote Gaming Licence

Operator ordered to cease operation WantedPlay Limited's Class 3 on 4 remote gaming licence LGA/CL3/800/2012 has been suspended by the Maltese Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA). The LGA declined to release the reason for the suspension saying "no further information will be released at this stage in order not to compromise any investigations that may need to be performed". WantedPlay Ltd. has been directed by the authority to suspend all gaming operations, cease to register new players, not take any

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 29, 2014

Live Dealer Adds Live Baccarat To Portfolio

Entwine Tech's new VIP Baccarat game provides a new tool for operators to enhance the VIP experience The Manila-based live dealer technology provider Entwine Tech has announced the addition of a new VIP baccarat game to its portfolio. Company spokesman Ian Dunning says the new offering has been designed to offer an unrivalled experience for VIP players at licensee websites, and provides gaming operators with a new tool to market and enhance the VIP player experience. "We know our partners'

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 29, 2014

Macau Land Casino Warns On Trademarks

Online casino operators making use of the Galaxy name, beware! Following the example set by several US land gambling groups, Macau-based casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd has fired a general warning shot across the bows of online casino operators that it says are infringing its trademark rights. In a public notice, the company warns: "Recently, it came to our attention that our hotels and/or resort properties' trade names, trademarks, photo images and customer services hotlines have been exploited by

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 29, 2014

Microgaming On Player Account Segregation

Online poker software provider on why it is important to protect players' accounts In his latest interesting and relevant blog observations, Microgaming's head of poker, Alex Scott, explains his company's policies and precautions on an issue of serious concern to the player community - the safety and separation of player funds by operators on his company's MPN network. Scott explains the operator-network interface, noting that the operator is responsible for interaction and the direct relationship with the player, operating on

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 29, 2014

Monsters, Candy And Sushi In Latest Microgaming Slot Releases

September games introduce the So Much More themed series of slots Microgaming and Quickfire operators have much to look forward to in September, with a trio of new online slots set for release by the online gambling software developer in the new So Much More themed series. The first three new games are So Many Monsters, So Much Candy and So Much Sushi, each with a five reel, 25 pay-line format featuring a maximum pay-out of 32,000 coins. These games

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 29, 2014

New Chief Marketing Officer For Betclic

Henrik Svensson will oversee development marketing and commercial projects The Betclic Everest online gambling group has appointed Henrik Svensson, formerly marketing executive for the Mr Green online casino group, as chief marketing officer. Svensson will oversee development marketing and commercial projects, commencing work at Betclic on September 1 and working with both the London and Malta offices. Welcoming Svensson, Betclic Everest CEO Isabelle Andrès said: "We need to develop our revenues in some key areas, with the Nordic region and

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 29, 2014

New Game Releases

Three new diversely themed slots Williams Interactive has released "Roman Chariots" to its Remote Game Server, the first game powered by the offline game engine, Supercharged Reels. Games powered by this engine feature three miniature bonus reel sets above the main slot game. One or more of these sets will charge up with win multipliers each time Wild symbols fill reels 2, 3 or 4 in the main game. The multipliers on each mini-reel can continually increase with additional WILD

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 29, 2014

Not All Doom And Gloom In Atlantic City

Latest second quarter numbers show improvement It's not hard to lose sight of the potential of Atlantic City amid the current doom and gloom reports of failing income and land casino closures, but the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement had some positive news Friday when it announced that second quarter overall gross operating profits by Atlantic City's 11 operating land casinos increased 35 percent. Top earner was the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, which reached an $88 million tax

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 29, 2014

Online Casino Launches New U.k. App

Mr Green offers real-money casino games on smartphones The Swedish publicly-listed online casino group Mr Green and Co AB continued its push into the British market this week with the release of a new smartphone app that users can log in to via their Facebook accounts. The launch of the UK-targeted app is the fruit of Mr Green's recent acquisition of Social Thrills, which already offers casino gaming at Spin Tower Casino on Facebook in a beta phase (see previous

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 29, 2014

Online Drives Gala Coral Growth

Looking to sell off retail division UK operator Gala Coral said its online performance boosted strong growth in its quarter three results. Key performance indicators for the 12 week period ending July 5, 2014 include: - Total group EBITDA of GBP 67.2 million (Q3/2013: GBP 56.9 million), up 18 percent. - An increase of 15 percent in continuing operations turnover to GBP 292.7million (Q3/2013: GBP 254.9 million). - Gross Profit from continuing operations amounted to GBP 208.3 million, up 10

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 29, 2014

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