Bidluck SA is pleased to announce that it has been granted a gaming license from Portuguese gambling regulator Servico de Regulacao Inspecao de Jogos (SRIJ) that will give it the opportunity to operate online slots in the country. Bidluck SA will be able to operate these games and more via its Bidluck.pk site.
The license granted to Bidluck SA is the 23rd gaming license to be issued by the Portuguese gambling regulator in the jurisdiction, where land-based and online casino, lottery, poker, bingo and sports betting are regulated. This latest license will be valid for a period of 3 years from the date of its signature, namely 22nd May 2020.
The iGaming market in Portugal saw its highest ever quarterly revenue in the first quarter of this year, with online operators bringing in a total of €69.8m, which is up 47 per cent year on year.
The nation’s parliament passed a bill in April 2020, in the midst of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, that called for ‘partial or total limitations on access to online gambling platforms’ although all the details of the restrictions were not set out at the time.
The Servico de Regulacao Inspecao de Jogus has granted a number of licenses this year that includes two licenses to Betway in February of this year.
In 2019, however, gaming data from the jurisdiction showed that unlicensed operators were continuing to thrive in Portugal, a full 3 years after the introduction of regulated online gaming
The U.S. Supreme Court enabled states to offer sports-betting two years’ ago but California has been left stalemated on the issue, with the latest effort collapsing this week in the state Legislature.
Betting on sports has been legalized in approximately 24 other states, including New Jersey, Oregon and New York but attempts have been set back down in California due to influential Native American tribes that operate over 60 casinos having clashed with competing card clubs over how to share the nation’s largest gambling market.
Although advisors to Gov. Gavin Newsom endeavored to broker a compromise, this week state Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) revealed that there was not enough time to finalize the complicated negotiations to get a sports betting measure on the November ballot. He is, therefore, postponing legislation for the year.
Sen. Dodd commented that given the deadlines for getting a measure on the November ballot and the impact of COVID-19 on the public’s ability to weigh in, they were not able to get the bill across the finish line this year.
Dodd also said that it remains important that they lift this widespread practice out of the shadows to make it safer and to generate money for the people of California.
Chris Grove, a gambling industry analyst and partner with Eilers and Krejcik Gaming, which has advised the Legislature on the issue, said that the bottom line in California is that too many stakeholders in the state’s gambling industry have too many existing high-stakes conflicts to allow sports betting to move forward. He added that in many ways sports betting is a footnote for tribal and commercial gambling interests in the larger conversation around gambling in California.
Leading online gaming operator 888 Holdings has entered into a new sportsbook content partnership with Genius Sports Group’s data supplier Betgenius in terms of which it will launch pre-match and in-play content for 888sport betting brand in numerous markets.
The agreement will see 888 gaining access to data and pricing services across a range of sports, including tennis, soccer, volleyball and basketball. The content will include data from over 300 sports competitions and utilized by 888sport in all of its active territories.
Betgenius will also provide its automated same-game accumulator product BetBuilder into 888sports offering.
Guy Cohen, Senior Vice President and Head of B2C at 888, said that they are delighted to partner with Betgenius and believe its flexible technology solution will enhance 888sport through high-quality and wide-ranging in-play and pre-match data content. He addede a that they look forward to developing their relationship in the coming months.
In March, 888 purchased Irish-based sports betting company BetBright for an amount of £15m ($19.8m) in a deal which Itai Pazner, Chief Executive Officer of 888, described as an ‘exciting milestone’ for the company. The deal saw 888 take control of BetBright’s technology and product development.
Betgenius has been embroiled in a legal battle in the UK since last year over sports data rights. This was due to the company finalizing a major betting data partnership with Football DataCo in terms of which it became the exclusive data supplier for the English Premier League, the English Football League and the Scottish Professional Football League at the commencement of the 2019/20 soccer season.
However, Sportradar argued that the exclusive agreement breaches UK and EU competition Law and decided to take legal action against the two companies.
Relax Gaming, an established B2B iGaming Supplier and |Aggregator has entered into a deal with online casino aggregating platform WeAreCasino in terms of which it will enhance its distribution network by integrating with the latter.
Relax’s top-tier proprietary games are scheduled to go live on WeAreCasino’s rapidly-growing B2B platform, including sought-after titles Money Train, Temple Tumble and Snake Arena, as well as its latest smash-hit Hellcatraz.
A comprehensive selection of Relax’s third-party games will also be made available with content from notable studios such as Kalamba Games, Fantasma Games and 4ThePlayer among others.
The deal with WeAreCasino adds another groundbreaking online casino platform to Relax’s distribution network and further confirms its portfolio as a must-have for businesses across the industry, after signing a number of agreements in the last few months with first-class operators.
Simon Hammon, Chief Production Officer at Relax Gaming, commented that WeAreCasino set out to do things differently – an attitude that resonates with their own goals in content distribution and makes them a great partner to collaborate with.
Hammon went on to say that this partnership further broadens the reach of their in-house and partner games and they expect that working alongside the creative team at WeAreCasino will offer great benefits for both their businesses.
Marko Jelen, Head of Sales at WeAreCasino, said that Relax Gaming comes highly recommended in the industry as a company that not only provides a results-driving games portfolio but is also a pleasure to do business with.
Jelen added that they are excited to be working with such a well-respected name and look forward to offering their customers its extensive collection of slot and casino games that are proven to perform well in a range of markets.
Greentube is pleased to announce that it has added a new slot game titled ‘Diamond Link: Mighty Sevens’ to its Home of Games series that incorporates four Jackpots.
The five reel and 25 pay line slot game is currently available to all B2B partners and combines the most popular elements of the casino classic with Diamond Link features. The many Lucky Seven symbols in the game can cover the entire screen with any spin to award an immediate win of 750 times a player’s stake.
The medium volatility ‘Diamond Link: Mighty Sevens’ slot game boasts a number of great features which include Wilds, several Scatters, Win Spins and a Diamond Link bonus.
Symbols on the reels of the slot game include Gold Stars, Wild logos, Diamonds, Triple 7s, Bar Logos, Grapes, Lemons, Melons, Cherries and Plums.
The Wild symbol is represented by an icon emblazoned with the word and helps to create winning combinations, substituting where necessary for all icons with the exception of the Scatters.
The Diamond Link feature is triggered by collecting 6 Diamond symbols. Players are then given the chance to win a Mini, Minor Major or Grand jackpot.
Three Golden Star symbols landing on reels 2, 3 and 4 will activate the Win Spins feature with 7 Spins and a Re-Spin feature if no win occurs. Any Diamonds found during this feature will be locked on the Diamond meter until the end of the feature and increase players’ chances of getting to the Diamond Link feature sooner.