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New games for Cantor Gaming

23 Mar 2013

Cantor Gaming has announced the release of two new games to its Cantor Mobile Casino portfolio this week. “Slottery” and “Mobile Millions” are new casino games made available to patrons of Colusa Casino Resort (“Colusa”) in California. Colusa patrons can play both games on their mobile devices by downloading Cantor Gaming’s Cantor Mobile Casino™ application. …

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Cash Cow farm from Revolver Gaming

22 Mar 2013

London-based development studio Revolver Gaming has released “Cash Cow Farm”, a 45-line 5 x 5 reel feature-rich slot game themed on farm life with iconography covering fruit, vegetables and up-tempo livestock. Featuring bonus games Mooo-lah! which is triggered by herding three or more cows for a bonus milking game, and Pigchinko triggered by filling a …

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Gala Coral expands SG Gaming relationship

22 Mar 2013

SG Gaming, the recently formed division of Scientific Games Corporation, has extended its land-based relationship with Gala Coral into the online environment. The interactive element will enable the two groups to work towards providing players with multiple ways to access SG Gaming content across a range of channels. SG Gaming’s content will be deployed on …

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Tipp24 to relocate to United Kingdom

22 Mar 2013

German-based gambling firm Tipp24 SE intends relocating its registered office from Germany to the United Kingdom as part of its strategic realignment. Subject to approval from Tipp24 SE shareholders, the move will allow the company to develop its international business in the UK and North America from the future base in the UK, where the …

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Zynga to relaunch online gaming website

22 Mar 2013

Reuters reports the imminent re-launch of social gaming giant Zynga’s online gaming website within the next week. The launch will allow users to play Zynga games for the first time without having to first sign-in to social network Facebook.  The move follows an amendment to the special relationship previously held between Facebook and Zynga since …

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Will Hill opens sports book at Plaza Hotel

22 Mar 2013

William Hill has launched its redesigned flagship race and sportsbook at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. The state of the art space includes 75 TV screens and 12 display boards amongst other comforts. Officiated by former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, the Sportsbook enables punters to sign up for its new …

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Massive win at Partycasino

22 Mar 2013

bwin.party digital entertainment’ s Party Casino.com reports a huge jackpot payout of $7 525 851.86. The lucky punter, a 46-year old amateur poker player was attempting to qualify for the Montreal World Poker Tour event on the website.  On a whim he decided to have a quick flutter throwing just $3 at the Melon Madness …

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Operators hopeful on Italian online exchange betting

22 Mar 2013

Hopes that the Italian regulator AAMS will permit online betting exchange action in that dedicated market were boosted this week by the news that Italian finance minister Vittorio Grilli has indicated he has no problem with the concept. According to Agipronews, on Thursday minister Grilli signed a ministerial decree regulating P2P or exchange betting, which …

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The Rational Group has big plans for New Jersey, says Atlantic Club exec

22 Mar 2013

In an interview on the public service broadcaster NJTVonline this week, the chief operating officer of New Jersey’s Atlantic Club land casino, Michael Frawley, talked about the application by Pokerstars parent The Rational Group to buy the troubled Atlantic City operation, giving an insight into the considerable investment that the Isle of Man online poker …

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Early exit from Swansea FC sponsorship for 32Red

22 Mar 2013

Online gambling group 32Red has agreed to a premature end to its five year sponsorship agreement with the Swansea City football club to allow the club to negotiate with new potential parties interested in further developing its Liberty Stadium. Both parties stressed that the decision to end the sponsorship was mutual and amicable, and in …

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Stan James the best for the second consecutive year

22 Mar 2013

Last year the independent odds comparison site Oddschecker, using betting data across all of the prestigious Cheltenham Festival horse races, showed that Gibraltar-based bookmaker Stan James offered the best overall prices across the four days of competition…and now the well-established bookmaker has done it again by becoming Best Raceday Value Bookmaker at the 2013 Cheltenham …

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Italian exec quits after just 18 months

21 Mar 2013

For reasons that are not immediately clear, the chief executive of Italian gaming giant SNAI, Stefano Bortoli and the board of directors has agreed that he depart the company after only 18 months in the hot seat. The agreement, which surfaced in a press release from the company last week, provides for Bortoli to make …

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Another good year for 32Red

21 Mar 2013

Online gambling operator 32Red has for the third consecutive year posted a positive set of full year results to the end of December 2012. Key highlights for the company included: * Third consecutive year of record revenues * Encouraging start to trading in Italian market * Increased investment in marketing results in 41,918 new casino …

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Gibraltar regs could be used to harmonise online gambling in Europe

21 Mar 2013

The South West England and Gibraltar member of the European Parliament, Ashley Fox (43), has vaulting ambitions for Gibraltar’s online gambling regulations, which he says could form the basis for a harmonised European regulatory regime – an increasingly urgent need as more nations introduce individual systems. Fox’s proposal could have merit; he points to the …

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Pinnacle hands in Alderney licence

21 Mar 2013

Our readers may recall the case last year in which the then sportsbook director of Cantor Gaming, Michael Colbert, and others fell afoul of New York enforcement authorities investigating alleged online sports book gambling-related offences that named online sportsbook operator Pinnacle Sports. The charges have yet to be heard in court (due April 17) but …

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Third phase of action against Platinum Sportsbook

21 Mar 2013

The Canadian enforcement authorities continued their activities against the Costa Rica-based Platinum Sportsbook this week with a third round of raids and arrests in Canada that saw Michael Kriaris (39) of Toronto and 43-year-old Augustino Valenzisi of Vaughan detained, and warrants issued for the apprehension of three other men. The action Wednesday by the Combined …

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OPAP’s latest monopolistic move will not be popular with the online gambling

21 Mar 2013

The Greek gambling monopoly OPAP, in which the cash-strapped government has a significant interest and intends to privatise, was the subject of a new proposal for the European Commission’s consideration by government’s Gaming Monitoring Committee on Wednesday, according to a report in the online newspaper ekathimerini.com. The reaction of the Commission, as well as that …

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New attack on Washington State’s draconian online gambling laws

21 Mar 2013

The infamously draconian Washington state law and over-the-top punitive measures against online gamblers – the most aggressive in the United States – are again under attack, according to Facebook postings by local player Curtis Woodard. Woodard describes his campaign for a more reasonable and sensible approach to the pastime as: “A player-based effort to amend …

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GamCare calls on industry to display helpline in advertising

21 Mar 2013

Problem gambling association GamCare president Lord Sharman called for the gambling industry to display GamCare’s freephone help line number on all gambling advertising. Lord Sharman praised the industry for their increasing awareness of social responsibility during a session at the House of Lords earlier this week and expressed gratitude for their voluntary contributions which have …

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No shortage of Delaware Lottery online gambling applicants

21 Mar 2013

The Delware Lottery said fourteen companies had filed an application and provided the required paperwork to provide online gambling services to the State of Delaware in response to its request for proposals. According to an article by Gambling Compliance, with its source named as Rebecca Goldsmith, assistant director of the Delware Lottery, applicants include Rational …

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Britain’s betting industry a key contributor to UK economy

21 Mar 2013

A Deloitte report commissioned by the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) to provide an analysis of the economic contribution of betting in the United Kingdom makes for some interesting reading. While not concentrated on the online market, the survey highlights the plight of the UK betting industry affected by economic conditions, offshore betting and a …

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Betting Promotion partners with Plus-Five Gaming

21 Mar 2013

Betting Promotion has entered into a service agreement with Plus-Five Gaming for the provision of a newly developed sportsbook product. “We are delighted to welcome Plus-Five Gaming as one of our partners. We have been talking to the Group for many months whilst they ensured that developing a sportsbook was the best approach for their …

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Tropezia Palace launch Leander and Sheriff games

21 Mar 2013

Tropezia Palace Casino has taken on a full suite of games from Leander Games and Sheriff Gaming to augment its existing BetSoft portfolio. Sheriff Gaming will provide a portfolio of feature-rich 3D games that include The Amsterdam Masterplan, Frog Royale along with games from within its progressive jackpot pool product titled “Mega Money Pool”. Leander …

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Media Corp in Boxnation white label deal

21 Mar 2013

Media Corporation, the owner of the now defunct Purple Lounge operation, has announced an exclusive agreement with Boxing Channel Media (BCM). Under the terms of the three-year deal Media Corp will provide the platform (presumably its anticipated Intabet platform) for an internet sportsbook and casino to be integrated into BCM’s TV channel BoxNation’s website. The …

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