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Legalizing sports betting in the U.S. would be bad news for local street-corner bookies and the Internet’s unregulated off-shore gambling market. But could the idea hurt the Nevada sports betting industry? If legal sports books pop up in California Indian casinos, for example, would the Strip’s high-end gambling facilities dry up? This question doesn’t need an answer today. We’re a long way from legal sports betting moving beyond Nevada. Expanding the activity, however, has gained renewed interest in the past...
Jon Matonis and Roger Ver on the solutions Bitcoin offers to the gaming industry, Bitreserve’s Halsey Minor announces new customer, and ‘decentralized gaming’ with Credits. On February 3, the ICE Totally Gaming Conference 2015, dubbed “the largest and most comprehensive trade event in gaming,” dedicated a whole day of seminars on “Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies” - a noteworthy move in itself considering that there was just one panel at last year’s event. The venue was full despite being tucked away in...
Unibet has told TotallyGaming.com that it is confident its mobile application will make a swift return to Apple’s App Store in Sweden despite its sudden removal following a complaint by the country’s regulator. Unibet, which was formed in Sweden in 1999, saw its app removed along with those of Bet365, William Hill and many others in February after Lotteriinspektionen, the gambling authority, warned Apple that the platforms had contravened national regulations. However, Unibet is now hopeful that talks between Branschföreningen...
Microgaming is set to release its Lucky Leprechaun online slot in March. Lucky Leprechaun is a five reel, 20 payline game with an Irish theme. Players can find their fortune in this fast-paced slot through stacked wilds, scatters and two thrilling bonus features. The first is triggered when a single coin scatter lands on the fifth reel, delivering five free spins with an initial 2x multiplier. When green and gold clovers land on the reels, additional free spins or multipliers...
Selecting the right moment to enter a new market is a challenging task for international operators, but Anders Ingves, the chief executive of Paf, has told TotallyGaming.com that he is convinced the Scandinavian online gaming company has found the perfect time to push into Italy. Last month, Åland Islands-based Paf acquired Milan-headquartered online gaming operator Winga, which operates within the country’s regulated market and offers a range of online, casino and bingo products via its website and television channel. In...
