Russian authorities have started blocking websites operated by a host of major gambling operators, keeping to a pledge it made earlier this year. In February, the Roskomnadzor media regulator said it would agree to a request from the government for stronger control over access to unauthorised gambling sites in the country. Having commenced this blocking process last month, the Bookamersrating.ru website has reported that the agency has now started to block sites operated by some of the more major brands in the industry. Over the past few days, the likes of bwin.party, Ladbrokes, Unibet, 888 Poker and Betway have all…

iGaming Business – National US daily newspaper USA Today has unveiled plans to launch a fantasy sports gaming website that will focus on daily tournament-style games. According to the Adage.com website, Fantasy Score will allow players to compete in daily fantasy NFL American football games, with games involving NBA basketball, NHL ice hockey and MLB baseball due to be introduced in the coming months. The new service will initially earn revenue from selling display adverts and native advertising, sponsorship and game management fees. Mark Pesavento, vice-president of innovation at the USA Today Sports Media Group, said that once a certain…

iGaming Business – Online and mobile gaming investment vehicle MGT Capital has announced the commercial launch of its MGTplay.com real-money, skill-based gaming website. MGTplay.com offers a range of games that allow registered players to wager and win cash in head-to-head games with other players via the internet for small stakes. The new website, which will offer one-on-one play or tournaments, will host online competitions in various casino game genres such as cards, sports, puzzles, strategy and arcade. Customers will be able to play against other players from around the world for fun or to win real cash. The new website…

iGaming Business – The Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling has added five more websites to its blacklist of online gaming domains that are prohibited from operating in the country. Websites owned by Swedish operators RedBet Gaming and Cherry are amongst the latest domains to be banned from offering online betting services in Bulgaria. Cherry’s EuroSlots.com website has been blacklisted by the Bulgarian regulator, as have RedBet’s Heypoker.com and Whitebet.com domains. The regulatory body also moved to ban Casinoluck.com and Nextcasino.com. SOURCE