iGaming Business – Online gaming software supplier Connective Games has moved to strengthen its position in the UK market by opening a new representative office in London. The office, which will be based in the technology hub of London’s Silicon Roundabout, will be led by marketing director Julia Salagaeva. Speaking of the new office, Salagaeva said: “We have really ramped up our business in the last few months and we’re in preliminary discussions with a number of European-based operators. “Therefore we felt it was important to have a more central presence where our clients could more easily meet with us…

Coin Desk – A new bitcoin gambling site has opened for beta testing, specifically targeting customers in the Asia region. Based in South Korea, Satoshinori.com is available in Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and English. It features an array of multi-player games including Seven Card Poker, Texas Hold-em and Matgo, plus simpler web based games like Rock Paper Scissors, Riding Ladder and Mine Sweeper. More are due to arrive in future. Satoshinori’s operator said the site is produced by a leading Korean game publishing company, with emphasis on fair games, low fees and security. The site itself says:“All customers’ deposited Bitcoins…

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iGaming Business – Gambling industry entertainment provider Amaya Gaming Group has renewed its licensing deal with Greentube Alderney, part of global gaming group Novomatic. The new two-year agreement will ensure the continued distribution of casino content to Amaya, allowing licensees to access 28 premium Novomatic titles via Amaya’s casino gaming system. Amaya will continue to offer a selection of Novomatic games, including six new titles. Amaya’s partnership with Novomatic stretches back to 2009. “This extended agreement reflects our dedication to providing customers with the widest range of premium gaming content possible and further reinforces our position as the industry’s leading…

Slot machine giant Bally Technologies announced Thursday it would pay up to $100 million to acquire a social gaming company. Bally said it would purchase Dragonplay, an Israel-based social gaming business, which is considered one of the industry’s top 10 grossing social game developers with 700,000 active daily users and 3 million monthly users. Bally will pay $51 million in cash and up to $49 million over the next 18 months. The transaction is expected to close next month. The deal puts Bally, a traditional slot machine manufacturer, into the growing social gaming market, joining rival International Game Technology and…

iGaming Business – Online gaming systems and software provider GameAccount Network has agreed to distribute integrated global gaming firm Novomatic’s games to its operator partners in Europe. GameAccount struck the deal with Greentube Interactive Entertainment Solutions, the iGaming solutions provider for Novomatic. The deal follows similar agreements GameAccount has in place with other land-based gaming brands such as Bally, IGT and Aristocrat. “We are delighted to have been able to conclude this agreement with GameAccount Network and look forward to providing their ever growing global customer base with our most popular high-performing range of slot content,” Novomatic chief technology officer…