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GiGse is back, and this year there is more reason to attend than ever before. Millennial Weekend This week, the sixth annual Global iGaming Summit & Expo will take place from April 27-29th in its new favored spot of San Francisco, the best place to bring all that amazing technology to the increasing demographic of millennials out there. New Themes Touted as the forefront of the North American iGaming sector for the last six years, fresh GiGse initiatives for this year will include a fresh focus on technology innovation and the latest leading gaming channels of DFS and e-sports. New Summit A new twist will be the first Millennial Summit, the one and a half days of sessions dedicated to Millennials and their gambling preferences running concurrently with the GiGse conference. The future of innovative skill gaming will be adapted to the newly defined and emerging needs of the fast-paced millennial generation which is internet savvy, mobile device-oriented, and looking to use all that information to have a good time—as soon as possible. Millennial Engagement Engaging this generation will be considered through multiple touch-points in the interests of creating a sensory environment that captivates them. As GiGse organizer Clarion's Senior Events Producer Sadie Walters explains, “there is a huge buzz around Millennials at present, and this is a great opportunity to come together to talk about what makes them tick and what impact they can have” on the gaming sector. Top 10 Under 30 To keep up with this generation, GiGse is offering a “Top 10 under 30” session which will focus on the iGaming sector’s best young talent (though not all millenials are young—but they need that forward thinking and fresh perspective to engage them). Coming Up! Set to welcome a full range of over 700 of the biggest names in the North American gaming industry, from chief executives to marketing experts, sales directors to game designers this week, GiGse 2016 will be the perfect setting to bridge the gap between North American iGaming and digital transformation. In other words, don't miss it!
Gone are the days that Atletico Madrid were in a lower classification that Barcelona and Real Madrid. The recent success of the Rojiblancos in both La Liga and in the Champions League is proof of what this team can do. Now tied with Barcelona in points in the Spanish League and looking for their second league title in three years, and having made it to the final four in the Champions League for two of the past three seasons, Atletico can officially be called a favorite and even online oddsmakers are taking notice. Atletico will host Bayern Munich tonight at Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid in front of a sold out crowd of well-wishers that want to see if their team can continue having the incredible success they have come accustomed to over the last years. They go to battle tonight without center-back Diego Godin, but Fernando Torres will be looking to score his sixth goal in the last seven games. Bayern Munich a Win Away from another Title If Atletico are the newest giants in European Soccer, Bayern Munich could definitely be held as the most consistent. Bayern are just one win away from a fourth Bundesliga Championship and are a regular staple in the semifinal and the final of the Champions League. Although they will be playing without Arjen Robben (thigh), Bayern Munich should be able to disturb the Madrid defense, what is arguably the best in Europe at the moment. UEFA Champions League Betting News After a draw in last night's semifinal opener between Manchester City and Real Madrid, punters now have a chance for even more competitive odds at bet365 Sports for tonight's match. Surely Atletico can beat Bayern at home. Bayern are still favored by the UK sportsbook at 2.62, while a win for the home team is 3.00 and a draw is 3.20. There will be live audio broadcast by bet365 Sports, as well as live in-play betting for those punters that want an interactive online gambling experience.
The Greek government is now set to introduce new online gambling legislation in 2016. Next Step The next wave in this process is a parliament vote on a proposal to increase gaming taxes to 35% of gross gaming revenue. In the shadow of the persisting Greek economic crisis, the proposals were submitted to the Troika of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Central Bank (ECB) and EU in the pursuit of further loans. Private Operators Disrupted The Greek crisis is so severe it is interfering with the operations of private operators. Amaya´s 2015 Q3 report identified Greek fiscal problems as an influential factor in reducing full year revenue expectations. Questionable Legislation The crisis has given rise to a number of questionable legislative changes on the part of the government. When the state sold its share in online operating provider OPAP, the government announced that the existing licenses would not be renewed, raising the price for the privatized company while blatantly violating EU policies. The EU Commission ultimately allowed the legislation to pass, but not without the warning of potential legal challenge. Other questionable legislation includes changes in taxation guidelines rendering the situation most untenable for online poker. At this juncture, income taxes will be calculated based on amount won in any 24-hour period, while following day losses will not be offset against winnings. Appeasing OPAP The government hoped for further tax revenues from the deployment of video lottery terminals (VLTs), but OPAP informed the government of plans to cancel its VLT business due to lack of commercial viability under the government’s tax proposals. Fingers Crossed The new legislation will take into account OPAP´s concerns, yielding hope that a solution can be reached. The iGaming world will wait and see.
NetEnt is rolling right now, with a wealth of year-on-year Q1 increases to prove it. Major Categorical Jumps For Q1 NetEnt reported a 57% jump in operating profit to SEK 128.1m (£11.01m), and a 33% jump in revenues to SEK 345.4m. Profit after tax was SEK 121.7m, for a smashing jump of 64%, while operating margin jumped from 31.7% to 37.1%. Earnings per share after dilution also jumped handsomely from 1.86 to SEK 3.04. Expansion Arc These positive figures are in keeping with the recent expansion of the company, which boasts 777 casino, EUCasino, and Playamo casino as some of the iGaming thoroughbreds within its vast and ever-increasing stables. Much of the company's expansion has come in the form of new entry into New Jersey with last March's launch of NetEnt’s online casino content by PokerStars in the Garden State. Licensing This paved the way for subsequent partnerships with all iGaming licensees sealed after the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement granted a transactional waiver to NetEnt which resulted in generated online casino win of $38.2m for Q1 2016 for the state itself. As for Q1, nine new licence agreements were signed and eight new customer casinos were launched. Per Strategy NetEnt CEO and President Per Eriksson praised the company’s ongoing growth and expansion strategy as one of the main drivers behind the key jumps for Q1 2016.“We have had a strong start to the year with high growth in revenues, profits and cash flow,” Eriksson said, adding that this was consistent with “our growth strategy and the expansion in Europe and North America continues.” New Segment Interesting new marketing twists for NetEnt include the new NetEnt Rocks slate, launched in January with the release of Guns N Roses slot, NetEnt's most successful game release so far. The next NetEnt Rocks releases will be based on the music and graphics of Jimi Hendrix and Motörhead. Outlook The fact that NetEnt is expanding its target demographic as well as its physical presence shows that NetEnt is firing on all cylinders, and more strong growth looks likely, as well as another surprising marketing twist or two. This will be fun to watch.
Villarreal has kept a superb home record in all competitions this year, which is a glimmer of hope against Jurgen Klopp's men travelling from Liverpool still in search of their first UEFA win in Spain this year. For both teams, tonight's match is crucial if they want to make it to the Europa League Final, which is the last chance for glory in all of their competitions. This will be the first meeting of these sides in UEFA competitions. Although Villarreal is practically spotless at home this year, they have not played well against English sides in their last 13 UEFA matches. El Submarino Amarillo have only three wins, six draws and four losses against teams from the UK. Even though they are unbeaten in 11 of their last Europa League games, they will be tested tonight against the Reds, as Jurgen Klopp's side is hungry for a championship berth and a ticket back to the Champions League next year. Liverpool are the sole team in the Europa League to make it through the group stage up until the semifinal, without losing a match. Although their away record is only a single win and five draws, Liverpool is confident they will start tonight well and have a healthy squad to work with. All of the teams in the semifinal competition have won the Europa League at some point; excluding Villarreal. The Spaniards time to shine is now and expect a 2-1 victory tonight. Europa League Betting The Europa League is live throughout the match at bet365 Sports, with the famed UK sportsbook posting both pre-match and live in-play odds in favor of Villarreal at 2.60, while Liverpool are not far behind at 3.00. A draw is also an attractive bet tonight at 3.30 and punters can find dozens of props bets available prior to the game.
Microgaming has announced the launch of a hot new slot machine which will make its way to online casinos in early April. This upcoming title has a theme based on Chinese cuisine and the action on the five reels takes place in a nice restaurant. The graphics keep true to the Microgaming style and while some of the symbols are card icons, the others show different types of food that will surely make mouths water as players enjoy the spins. Wild symbols, free spins and more The 5x3 screen is basic and it has nine paylines that will pay left to right for combinations. To make it easier to win big, the Win Sum Dim Sum slot machine will have wild symbols that can expand to take up entire reels. During the base game, expanding wilds are only available for the third reel and the function extends to the second and fourth rollers as well during the free spins. Free spins are awarded from the scatter symbol, shown as the image of the teapot. At least three of them are needed to award 15 spins and the feature can be re-triggered to keep the winnings rolling in without having to place bets. As a result, wins can go as high as 75,000 credits from one wager and the minimum bet is just of 0.10. Launching on May 4th Microgaming will make Win Sum Dim Sum available at online casinos on May 4th with a launch across the entire network. Leading casinos like Royal Vegas Casino, Jackpot City Casino and Playamo Casino will be among to feature it and players will be able to jump right into the action for real money. To make it more accessible, the slot will be available on mobile, tablet and desktop computers, with 20 languages being covered. A cross-platform video slot from Microgaming with an Asian theme is always highly anticipated.
Big Data Takes Center Stage at iGaming Super Show’s BeTS 2016 A new big data workshop will empower providers to increase user engagement exponentially. The iGaming Super Show in Amsterdam is full of surprises. The big data session of the intriguing Betting Trends and Strategies portion of the iGaming Super Show is generating a lot of early buzz. Big Data Buzz Taking place at 14:15 on the 9th of June of BeTS 2016 , the session entitled “Big data and sports betting: How to engage customers” will be led by iSport Genius Co/founder and Partner Nathan Rothschild. The founder and leader of a company “providing unprecedented sporting insights” as “the world’s most comprehensive source of sports data” will deliver an in/depth discussion on how to attract new customers and incomer engagement. How Big Data Can Increase Engagement Rothschild will provide insights revolving around a main message that big data can support sports books in exponentially increasing consumer engagement. Of big data, Rothschild explains that “the key here is not only high quality, deep data but the analysis of this data” which can result in insights that bettors may not otherwise notice. When a sports site provides these benefits, the players are going to stay and come back. Big Data Stories Rothschild adds that “there are many stories like this that data can tell, but as an industry we have only scratched the surface despite the desire for this information being wide-reaching.” Understanding how to tell new stories from big data looks to be the key benefit to all attendees of the big data session. Integrating Display and User Experience The session will also look at gamification and the display and user experience of data provision which Rothschild states “can make all the difference between an engaging and confusing platform.” Rothschild will provide insights into how to use this integration to effectively update customers with more complex data. Catch the Wave Today, big data is emerging as an essential tool of customer engagement in not only sports betting, but iGaming in general, with sports betting representing the most overt information/based activity that iGaming customers engage in. Catch BeTS 2016 on June 9th at the RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre in Amsterdam as part of the iGaming Super Show.
Defeating Sevilla at home was a giant leap forward for Sporting Gijon, as this victory lifted them above the relegation area. The triumph would be in vain if they fail to replicate that success against Eibar, a team that lacks motivation and usually struggles on the road. Formidable Head to Head Record for Gijon In ten games played against Eibar at home, Sporting Gijon won six times and the other four matches ended undecided. It’s an important performance ahead of this fixture, but on this particular occasion, a draw wouldn’t mean much for the home side. Picking up points has been essential throughout the season, yet now that their advantage over the pack is minimal, the hosts need to push for all three points. Past performance indicates that whenever Sporting Gijon plays with the back against the wall, they give their best and achieve remarkable results. Against Eibar they have very little to fear, because the visitors scored few goals on the road and don’t have any precise objective to fight for the season. All Eyes on Carlos and Sanabria The home side has a couple of skilled players up front and the two strikers have scored a combined 18 goals this season. They will play together from the first minute and are likely to be kept on the pitch until the final whistle, as the home side can’t afford to take the food off gas. After losing back-to-back games by 4 goals to nil, Eibar will take more precautions and their priority will be to prevent opponents from scoring. If the match ends undecided, they won’t mind because they have double digit lead over the teams in the relegation area. Betting at even odds on a team that is in dire need of points and playing against a complacent squad makes perfect sense, with bet365 Sports offering even odds.
New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has published figures to show positive growth in the state’s legal online gambling market during the first quarter of 2016. In light of the recent findings, it appears that the profile of New Jersey online gambling could rise further during the rest of the year. 28% Increase in Revenue Between Q1 2015 and Q2 2016, there was an approximate 28% increase in online gambling revenue. Over that period, revenue increased considerably from $35.1 million to $44.9 million, prompting online gambling publisher Roger Gros to describe the state’s future as being bright. After a slow start a couple of years back, Gros has explained that New Jersey residents are becoming familiar with how it works and what is available in the market. Moreover, the wider digital infrastructure has been improved, with technical issues addressed so that residents can make payments without barriers. The Positives of Legalisation The structure of the New Jersey market is one that only allows physical casinos to hold online gambling licences. Ultimately, this has had positive results in seeing casinos that fell back on their innovative efforts to partner with award-winning software developers that have inspired them to start trying again. Another positive reason from legalisation is that the new online revenue streams have allowed for some land-based casinos to remain operational and start breaking even in a difficult economic climate. As a result, many staff members at those casinos have been able to keep their jobs. New Jersey wisely created an industry where external operators had to partner with existing casinos in the land-based industry. Given the positive stories from legalisation and that technical issues are now less common, New Jersey might be able to expect more growth for the rest of 2016. And, if there is, some other US states might reconsider their legalisation stance in light of New Jersey’s success.
The Global Gaming Expo Asia will hold the attention of the gambling industry for three full days as the leading operators and developers in the business are expected to showcase their latest creations at the Venetian Exhibition Center. Endorphina has confirmed that it will be present at the event and it will put its latest online video slot Twerk in the forefront to impress visitors. Getting ready for the massive gaming event Taking place from the 17th to the 19th of May, 2016, the G2E Asia is a huge event and leading-edge companies will attend for the chance to unveil new technologies, gaming products and more. The software developer based in Prague has shown that it is very active nowadays and is constantly working on new releases with innovative features. Its emphasis remains on creating a better and advanced gaming experience while keeping with the new trends on the market. The games from Endorphina stand out very fast with their incredible visuals and a good example of this is the Twerk video slot which has skilled dancers taking over the screen during the bonus game. The title was introduced at ICE and it got a standing ovation from the crowd. A similar buzz is expected in the Asian market once the players get to see the six Dance Battles in the Bonus Game that award prizes with each win. A full Endorphina collection coming to Asia The VP Sales from Endorphina talked a bit about the upcoming Global Gaming Expo in Asia and mentioned that along with the new Twerk game, the developer will also take the full active portfolio to Asia to show off titles which had great international success. Slots like The Vikings, Jetsetter and Satoshi's Secret are among the featured gaming options which will be available at booth #1907, hosted by Endorphina.
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