Gambling News

Swaziland-based Pigg’s Peak Online Casino has ceased to operate in South Africa since Saturday, reports the Times of Swaziland. Read on »

The Isle of Man-based online gambling software provider Microgaming.com has announced the launch of its highly anticipated flagship game, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring at its online casino licensees. Read on »

The author of a the HR2267 legislative proposal to legalise online gambling in the United States, Congressman Barney Frank, appeared as a guest on the widely distributed Jay Leno Show in the United States this week, putting out the word for a regulated online gaming industry instead of bans. Read on »

Internet gambling software developer Entraction Holding AB reported weak first half results this week, with net sales showing a 22.2 percent year-on-year decline to $23.971 million. Read on »

Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment AB has released its financial results for the first six months of 2010, showing a 27.6 percent year-on-year increase in revenues to $23.9 million. Read on »

The Greek government, perhaps motivated by the nation’s severe economic problems and the need to raise tax revenues, is pressing ahead with remarkable speed in its plans to specifically legalise and regulate online gambling. Read on »

The raging Caribbean hurricane Earl generated more excitement than Intertops.com bargained for over the weekend, blasting through Antigua and taking the island infrastructure temporarily down to such an extent that the online casino was briefly rendered unserviceable, according to staff members. Read on »

Russia’s draconian exile of gambling operations to four remote areas of the vast country is apparently not generating commercial enthusiasm from either operators or players, according to a report in the publication RT. Read on »

CentreBet International investors will be more than pleased with the Australian online gambling company’s latest full year results, which feature a remarkable 75 percent rise in after tax profits to $13.09 million. Read on »

888 Holdings, which earlier this month warned that its results may be disappointing (see previous InfoPowa reports) has had to scrap its interim dividend after the distractions of the football World Cup in June-July this year, together with a traditionally slow seasonal decline and the general economic malaise, impacted profits. Read on »

The Casino Rewards online casino group reports that during the last 48 hours one of its players hit the Mega Moolah Summertime progressive slot for $4 170 128 at its Blackjack Ballroom.com operation. Read on »

News of a cricket betting scandal involving the touring Pakistani team broke over the weekend and has topped most British, Australian and Pakistani headlines. British police detained bookie Mazhar Majeed, interviewed four players including captain Salman Butt, and confiscated cell phones for further examination. Read on »

The statistical measurement firm com.Score’s July 2010 report on internet activity again illustrates the universal popularity and interest in online gambling, with gambling related websites among the highest gainers compared with the month of June 2010. Read on »

Net revenue from provincial government-run lotteries, video lottery terminals, casinos and slot machines not in casinos totalled Cdn$13.75-billion in 2009, essentially unchanged from the year before, Statistics Canada reported this week. Read on »

Residents in the Alberta province of Canada like to gamble, and to a lesser extent enjoy throwing back the odd alcoholic beverage, it appears from recent survey results published by the National Post newspaper this week. Read on »