The Bitcoin News Flash Of April 2014
All the updated April 2014 news about bitcoins from the different bitcoin news sites that aim to give the bitcoin users the most updated news and happenings on the bitcoin world! Expect Information, a lot of Insights and Analysis!
GSA's Online Gaming Committee makes 'substantial progress'
April 30, 2014
The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) said its Online Gaming Committee (OGC) made "substantial progress" regarding third-party game interfaces during a recent meeting in London. Hosted by GSA platinum member Playtech, GSA members in attendance were Bally Technologies, ComTrade Gaming, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), GTech, IGT, Intarlot, Playtech and Random Consulting.
While the meeting covered various aspects of the online gaming sector, GSA protocol director Ethan Tower said the most progressive was made in the third-party game interface area. "The third-party game interface allows games from third-party game providers to be integrated with an online gaming platform in a standard manner," Said the GSA protocol director.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 30, 2014
The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) said its Online Gaming Committee (OGC) made "substantial progress" regarding third-party game interfaces during a recent meeting in London. Hosted by GSA platinum member Playtech, GSA members in attendance were Bally Technologies, ComTrade Gaming, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), GTech, IGT, Intarlot, Playtech and Random Consulting.
While the meeting covered various aspects of the online gaming sector, GSA protocol director Ethan Tower said the most progressive was made in the third-party game interface area. "The third-party game interface allows games from third-party game providers to be integrated with an online gaming platform in a standard manner," Said the GSA protocol director.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
Government grants local councils more betting shop powers
April 29, 2014
The UK government has announced that local councils are to be given more powers to decide whether more betting shops should open in their individual constituencies. UK public-service broadcaster the BBC said the new measures would enable councils to refuse planning application if they are concerned about the number of shops in their local area.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport explained that local authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about the "clustering" of betting shops in some areas and the new measures would help to counter situation.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 29, 2014
The UK government has announced that local councils are to be given more powers to decide whether more betting shops should open in their individual constituencies. UK public-service broadcaster the BBC said the new measures would enable councils to refuse planning application if they are concerned about the number of shops in their local area.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport explained that local authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about the "clustering" of betting shops in some areas and the new measures would help to counter situation.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
Net Entertainment completes launch of Alien branded slots
April 28, 2014
Online casino games provider Net Entertainment has completed the launch of a new branded slot titles based on sciene fiction horror film franchise 'Aliends'. First announced by the company at ICE Totally Gaming earlier this year, the five-reel, 15-line video slot can be accessed via desktop and mobile across the firm's Touch portfolio.
The game features real-time 3D graphics and various elements associated with Aliens. Players face three levels in which they can win re-spins, wild substitutions, collectible multipliers and a bonus of 240 times the bet.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 28, 2014
Online casino games provider Net Entertainment has completed the launch of a new branded slot titles based on sciene fiction horror film franchise 'Aliends'. First announced by the company at ICE Totally Gaming earlier this year, the five-reel, 15-line video slot can be accessed via desktop and mobile across the firm's Touch portfolio.
The game features real-time 3D graphics and various elements associated with Aliens. Players face three levels in which they can win re-spins, wild substitutions, collectible multipliers and a bonus of 240 times the bet.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
BlingCity claims first social gaming casino platform
April 25, 2014
Gaming entertainment company BlingCity has launched what it claims to be the first online social gaming casino platform. The firm describes the new BlingCity platform as an offering that 'melds online gambling with social gaming items to provide a unique collective component that will give players additional value to their gaming experience'.
BlingCity enables players to design and develop their own 'citizen' to explore and play to win 'Blings', the platform's unique currency that can be used to acquire real money, purchase bonus money and buy items in the in-game 'Bling Avenue' shop. The amount of money on offer will increase as a player's citizen levels up and gain status. A higher status will also enable access to special privileges and rewards.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 25, 2014
Gaming entertainment company BlingCity has launched what it claims to be the first online social gaming casino platform. The firm describes the new BlingCity platform as an offering that 'melds online gambling with social gaming items to provide a unique collective component that will give players additional value to their gaming experience'.
BlingCity enables players to design and develop their own 'citizen' to explore and play to win 'Blings', the platform's unique currency that can be used to acquire real money, purchase bonus money and buy items in the in-game 'Bling Avenue' shop. The amount of money on offer will increase as a player's citizen levels up and gain status. A higher status will also enable access to special privileges and rewards.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
Five websites added to Bulgarian Commission blacklist
April 24, 2014
The Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling has added five new websites to its blacklist of iGaming domains prohibited from operating in the country. Amongst the websites now banned from offering online betting services in Bulgaria are domains operated by Cherry Casino and Sportingbet.
Equatorcasino.com, Jackpot.com and Oxygen9casino.com have also been listed as unlicensed websites by the Bulgarian regulator. A total of 203 websites have now been blacklisted by the regulatory body, with Bulgarian internet service providers required to block players in the country from accessing such sites.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 24, 2014
The Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling has added five new websites to its blacklist of iGaming domains prohibited from operating in the country. Amongst the websites now banned from offering online betting services in Bulgaria are domains operated by Cherry Casino and Sportingbet.
Equatorcasino.com, Jackpot.com and Oxygen9casino.com have also been listed as unlicensed websites by the Bulgarian regulator. A total of 203 websites have now been blacklisted by the regulatory body, with Bulgarian internet service providers required to block players in the country from accessing such sites.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
Intouch Games targets multi-platform development
April 23, 2014
Intouch Games, the parent company of mobile casino mFortune, has announced that it is to adopt a new holistic approach to game development in order to create multi-platform titles for use on various mobile devices. The company currently develops native games for iOS, Android, Blackberry and feature phones with HTML5 games for iOS and desktop.
Under the new strategy, Intouch will switch from creating a game for each platform to a holistic approach where a game will be developed once and deployed on all platforms using the Unity game engine. Emily Nestor, technical director of mFortune, said: "We are constantly researching new methods to improve the development process and after testing the latest improvements we have decided to switch from the current framework we use to Unity.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 23, 2014
Intouch Games, the parent company of mobile casino mFortune, has announced that it is to adopt a new holistic approach to game development in order to create multi-platform titles for use on various mobile devices. The company currently develops native games for iOS, Android, Blackberry and feature phones with HTML5 games for iOS and desktop.
Under the new strategy, Intouch will switch from creating a game for each platform to a holistic approach where a game will be developed once and deployed on all platforms using the Unity game engine. Emily Nestor, technical director of mFortune, said: "We are constantly researching new methods to improve the development process and after testing the latest improvements we have decided to switch from the current framework we use to Unity.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
Sky Vegas goes live with Net Entertainment games
April 17, 2014
Sky Betting and Gaming, the online gaming subsidiary of UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB, has announced that its Sky Vegas brand has launched the games of online casino games provider Net Entertainment. Customers of Sky Vegas will now be able to access the range of Net Entertainment games via their online account.
Sky Vegas is one of a number of brands to have struck a gaming content deal with Net Entertainment, with William Hill, Ladbrokes, Bet365, 888 and Paddy Power also having similar agreements in place.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 17, 2014
Sky Betting and Gaming, the online gaming subsidiary of UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB, has announced that its Sky Vegas brand has launched the games of online casino games provider Net Entertainment. Customers of Sky Vegas will now be able to access the range of Net Entertainment games via their online account.
Sky Vegas is one of a number of brands to have struck a gaming content deal with Net Entertainment, with William Hill, Ladbrokes, Bet365, 888 and Paddy Power also having similar agreements in place.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
NYX Interactive Platform gains approval in Denmark
April 11, 2014
Online gaming software provider NYX Interactive, part of the NYX Gaming Group, has announced that its NYX Open Gaming Season (OGS) games platform has been certified for launch in the regulated market of Denmark. NYX OGS was handed approval by gaming testing, certification, calibration and training firm NMi, which became the first European laboratory to be approved by Danish authorities in March 2012.
Davind Flynn, senior vice-president of NYX Gaming, said "Gaining confirmation from NMi that OGS is now certified for Denmark is further testament to the continuing progress of NYX OGS."
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 11, 2014
Online gaming software provider NYX Interactive, part of the NYX Gaming Group, has announced that its NYX Open Gaming Season (OGS) games platform has been certified for launch in the regulated market of Denmark. NYX OGS was handed approval by gaming testing, certification, calibration and training firm NMi, which became the first European laboratory to be approved by Danish authorities in March 2012.
Davind Flynn, senior vice-president of NYX Gaming, said "Gaining confirmation from NMi that OGS is now certified for Denmark is further testament to the continuing progress of NYX OGS."
Source: igamingbusiness.com
RealNetworks appoints Bali as president of games
April 10, 2014
US digital media developer RealNetwork has appointed Atul Bali as president of its games division. Bali, who will assume his new role later this month, will oversee RealNetworks' games portfolio, which includes the Slingo brand as well the GameHouse and Zylom game distribution networks. Having previously served as president and chief executive officer of Aristocrat Technologies, Bali has also held senior positions at the likes of GTECH and XEN Group.
“Atul is a widely respected leader in the land-based and digital gaming spaces with deep expertise, strong relationships, proven leadership skills, and a passion for games,” RealNetworks chairman and interim chief executive officer, Rob Glaser, said. Meanwhile, RealNetworks has also announced that Scott Uomoto is to step down from his position as senior vice-president of the company.
Souce: igamingbusiness.com
April 10, 2014
US digital media developer RealNetwork has appointed Atul Bali as president of its games division. Bali, who will assume his new role later this month, will oversee RealNetworks' games portfolio, which includes the Slingo brand as well the GameHouse and Zylom game distribution networks. Having previously served as president and chief executive officer of Aristocrat Technologies, Bali has also held senior positions at the likes of GTECH and XEN Group.
“Atul is a widely respected leader in the land-based and digital gaming spaces with deep expertise, strong relationships, proven leadership skills, and a passion for games,” RealNetworks chairman and interim chief executive officer, Rob Glaser, said. Meanwhile, RealNetworks has also announced that Scott Uomoto is to step down from his position as senior vice-president of the company.
Souce: igamingbusiness.com
Gambling Commission revokes Bodugi's remote operating license
April 8, 2014
The UK Gambling Commission has confirmed it has revoked the remote operating license of social betting company Bodugi following a review of the firm. As reported by iGaming Business, the regulator had originally suspended the company's license after it had been made aware of a number of concerns.
The Gambling Commission said it had taken the decision to revoke the licence under sections 117(2)(f) and 119(1) of the Gambling Act 2005. The regulator said the reasons for revocation were that Bodugi is "unsuitable to carry out its licensed activities in a manner which is consistent with the licensing objectives", as well as the license having failed to cooperate with this review and that one or more conditions of the license has been breached.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 8, 2014
The UK Gambling Commission has confirmed it has revoked the remote operating license of social betting company Bodugi following a review of the firm. As reported by iGaming Business, the regulator had originally suspended the company's license after it had been made aware of a number of concerns.
The Gambling Commission said it had taken the decision to revoke the licence under sections 117(2)(f) and 119(1) of the Gambling Act 2005. The regulator said the reasons for revocation were that Bodugi is "unsuitable to carry out its licensed activities in a manner which is consistent with the licensing objectives", as well as the license having failed to cooperate with this review and that one or more conditions of the license has been breached.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
Williams Interactive to provide slot games to bwin.party
April 7, 2014
The William Interactive subsidiary of Scientific Games has agreed to provide its entire portfolio of Vegas-style slots to gaming websites run by online gambling operator bwin.party. The Williams Interactive games will be available to customers of all bwin.party websites in regulated jurisdictions, including the New Jersey online gaming market in the US.
Under the deal, Williams Interactive will integrate its Remote Game Server into the bwin.party platform in order to provide players with access to slot titles and game engines. Players will be able to access games via desktop computer or mobile devices on the Williams Interactive mobile wagering platform.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 7, 2014
The William Interactive subsidiary of Scientific Games has agreed to provide its entire portfolio of Vegas-style slots to gaming websites run by online gambling operator bwin.party. The Williams Interactive games will be available to customers of all bwin.party websites in regulated jurisdictions, including the New Jersey online gaming market in the US.
Under the deal, Williams Interactive will integrate its Remote Game Server into the bwin.party platform in order to provide players with access to slot titles and game engines. Players will be able to access games via desktop computer or mobile devices on the Williams Interactive mobile wagering platform.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
CrowdCurity 'Capture the Coin' contest
April 4, 2014
Crowdsourced IT security startup CrowdCurity has a new bug bounty game programme with a unique twist. It is titled the Capture the Coind, this is inspired by the well-known Capture the Flag game, and aims to reward security researchers for locating private bitcoin keys hidden within the front-end of web platforms.
CrowdCurity is testing the idea on its own website to start with, and is kicking it off as a competition with bitcoin for prizes. A message from the CEO of CrowdCurity which is Jacob Hanson said that "We find it an interesting approach to basically test the security of our own platform." With bitcoin you can put a monetary value on vulnerabilities. Most companies give away prizes based on levels, but Capture the Coin offers better quality and adjustments for rewards programs.
Source: coindesk.com
April 4, 2014
Crowdsourced IT security startup CrowdCurity has a new bug bounty game programme with a unique twist. It is titled the Capture the Coind, this is inspired by the well-known Capture the Flag game, and aims to reward security researchers for locating private bitcoin keys hidden within the front-end of web platforms.
CrowdCurity is testing the idea on its own website to start with, and is kicking it off as a competition with bitcoin for prizes. A message from the CEO of CrowdCurity which is Jacob Hanson said that "We find it an interesting approach to basically test the security of our own platform." With bitcoin you can put a monetary value on vulnerabilities. Most companies give away prizes based on levels, but Capture the Coin offers better quality and adjustments for rewards programs.
Source: coindesk.com
Chester Race Company and Betfair agree innovative deal
April 2, 2014
Online gambling company Betfair has agreed a two-year deal with the Chester Race Company to become the official Wi-Fi and digital gaming partner of UK horseracing venue Chester Racecourse. The agreement, which covers the 2014 and 2015 seasons, will also include Chester Race Company's nearby Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse.
Chester Racecourse successfully trialed O2 Wi-Fi during the 2013 horseracing season and has now opted to push ahead with the Betfair deal. In addition to the Wi-Fi agreement, Betfair will also sponsor four races at the annual Boodles May Festival, as well as supporting entire cards on racedays at both courses in September.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 2, 2014
Online gambling company Betfair has agreed a two-year deal with the Chester Race Company to become the official Wi-Fi and digital gaming partner of UK horseracing venue Chester Racecourse. The agreement, which covers the 2014 and 2015 seasons, will also include Chester Race Company's nearby Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse.
Chester Racecourse successfully trialed O2 Wi-Fi during the 2013 horseracing season and has now opted to push ahead with the Betfair deal. In addition to the Wi-Fi agreement, Betfair will also sponsor four races at the annual Boodles May Festival, as well as supporting entire cards on racedays at both courses in September.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
Realistic Games unveils new Slots titles
April 1, 2014
Gaming content supplier Realistic Games has launched two new five-reel slots in the form of 'Riverboat Gambler' and 'Snapshot'. Riverboat Gambler offers players the chance to win a top prize of 2,000 times the total stake while the 20-line Snapshot title features a jackpot of 500 times the total stake. In addition to the new launches, Realistic Games has also announced that its ‘Wild Safari’ slot title has been tailored for mobile and tablet to complement its existing desktop version.
Andy Harris, commercial director of Realistic Games, said: “These games are the opening salvo in a host of new content we’ll be making available to our customers over the next few weeks. Delivered by the firm’s in-house ReGaL server, the new titles will be available to both new and existing customers on mobile, tablet and desktop.
Source: igamingbusiness.com
April 1, 2014
Gaming content supplier Realistic Games has launched two new five-reel slots in the form of 'Riverboat Gambler' and 'Snapshot'. Riverboat Gambler offers players the chance to win a top prize of 2,000 times the total stake while the 20-line Snapshot title features a jackpot of 500 times the total stake. In addition to the new launches, Realistic Games has also announced that its ‘Wild Safari’ slot title has been tailored for mobile and tablet to complement its existing desktop version.
Andy Harris, commercial director of Realistic Games, said: “These games are the opening salvo in a host of new content we’ll be making available to our customers over the next few weeks. Delivered by the firm’s in-house ReGaL server, the new titles will be available to both new and existing customers on mobile, tablet and desktop.
Source: igamingbusiness.com