The online and land gambling group Rank plc has launched an initiative designed to engage with UK lawmakers in improving the regulatory and tax regime in Britain. Titled Gameplan, the initiative is spearheaded by a 16 page document putting forward the company’s views on the subject, among which are: * Stop using pejorative terms associated …
The i-gaming platform provider iSoftBet has partnered with Scandinavian online casino operator Vera&John in a drive to enter the social gaming sector through a Facebook free-play offering. A spokesman for V&J said Tuesday that the company has combined its operating expertise with the software and technology experience of iSoftBet to launch a free-play offering for …
A new online poker legalisation initiative came out of left field this week, with sixteen members of the House proposing an amendment (number 365) to state budget planning bill H.3400 and calling for the intrastate licensing of three internet card rooms. Sponsoring Representatives include Representatives Jones of North Reading; Peterson of Grafton; Hill of Ipswich; …
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s troubles just keep growing over his plans to privatise the $3.5 billion state lottery and hand over its operation to the British company Camelot Global Services. Earlier this year he was pulled up short by state Attorney General Kathleen Kane and Treasurer Rob McCord over constitutional and procedural questions in the …
More detail on yesterday’s New York-centred anti-gambling enforcement raids are now available following a Department of Justice briefing late Tuesday. * The FBI’s Eurasian Organized Crime Squad executed federal search warrants throughout New York City, Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia in connection with an illegal gambling ring tied to Russian organised crime. * The investigation …
The Australian betting group Tabcorp Holdings Limited’s Queensland Keno licence is to be extended to 2047. The 25-year licence extension was announced Tuesday by Queensland Premier Campbell Newman at the Keno and Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence in Brisbane. Tabcorp will make a $20 million payment to the State to extend the licence, which currently …
The interactive division of Las Vegas land gambling giant Caesars Entertainment has started the application process for a New Jersey internet gaming licence, reports the publication Press of Atlantic City. Seth Palansky, a spokesman for Caesars, said of the application this week: “It’s the first of I’m sure many hurdles to cross.” Palansky said the …
The nationwide federal clampdown on gambling rings in the United States was apparent in New York Tuesday when FBI agents swooped on numerous locations in the city and elsewhere in the U.S., making a number of arrests. Among the premises visited by agents was billionaire Helly Nahmad’s art gallery in the luxury Carlyle Hotel on …
The i-gaming turnkey platform provider EveryMatrix has added more live dealer action to its range of products for licensees following the signing of an agreement this week with UK and Latvian live dealer supplier, Evolution Gaming. EveryMatrix will include Evolution Gaming’s portfolio of live dealer casino games as part of its Casino Engine solution, which …
Betsoft Gaming, a developer of 3D online video slots, is to partner with i-gaming platform provider Tain following a games content deal signed Monday. Under the terms of the partnership, Tain will be offering its European licensees BetSoft’s entire suite of over 150 games, including the popular Slots3 series of true 3D video slots. “Tain …
Proprietary software-powered WinADay Casino has added another five online penny slots to its games suite. The new themed offerings are titled Vikings, Wild West, Beauty Salon, Monster Trucks and Safari Park. The latest launch follows the introduction by the casino of five earlier slots in March, titled Aztec Adventure, City Girls, Deep Blue, Sam’s Burger …
Atlantic City’s land casinos can anticipate gross gambling yield of up to $262 million in the first full year of online gambling legalisation in New Jersey, reports the industry research and consultancy firm GamblingData. Total GGY will rise to $462 million a year when the market reaches maturity, which GamblingData expects to occur in the …
Newcomer on the live dealer provider scene, Ezugi, has inked an agreement to supply its product to online sports betting operator Golden-Race.com. The deal calls for the provision of a full suite of live table games, from Poker to Blackjack, in a combination of real-time game play and social media access. Ezugi gives the option …
The accessibility of internet and mobile sports betting websites has fostered a rise in the popularity of sports betting, especially on international football matches, reports the Nigerian publication ThisDayLive. The report notes that a growing number of Nigerian betting sites are appearing on the internet, with many of them having physical offices in cities across …
The latest estimates from the South Korean National Gambling Control Commission show that illegal gambling, much of it taking place online, has topped $66 billion annually, reports the publication Chosunilbo. “Illegal gambling in Korea has ballooned by more than 40 percent from 2008 to $66 billion last year, according to the National Gambling Control Commission,” …
Compliance Systems Corp (COPI), the parent company of Irish online sportsbook and casino website Seanie Mac.com, has said it intends rebranding as SeanieMac International and will apply for a new trading symbol following the launch of gaming operations in Ireland . Barry Brookstein, chief executive officer of Compliance Systems, said “With the pending launch of …
Ainsworth Game Technology will supply online gaming content to Bally Technologies’ iGaming Platform customers in a supply deal signed this week. The company said content will also be available on Bally’s Remote Gaming Server for distribution in regulated markets. “We are excited to enter into this agreement with Ainsworth,” said Bally Technologies’ Senior Vice President …
The New Jersey Treasury Department has issued a notice of intent to award a contract to Northstar New Jersey Lottery Group (Northstar), a joint venture comprised of Scientific Games International, Lottomatica’s GTECH Corporation and OSI LTT NJ Holdings Inc. OSI LTT NJ Holdings Inc. is an indirect subsidiary of OMERS Administration Corporation, the administrator of …
The Rank plc land and online gambling group is set to become Britain’s largest land gambling firm following the approval this week of the UK Competitions Commission for the Gala Coral deal. Rank can now go ahead with the acquisition of Gala Coral’s land-based estate in the GBP 179 million deal. The issue has been …
Two online casinos selected different live dealers to widen their player offerings this week. Crazy Vegas Casino opted for Playboy Live Dealer games, whilst Mr Green selected Evolution Gaming as its supplier. Baccarat, Roulette and Blackjack games, dealt by attractive young women in Playboy costumes will be available to players at Crazy Vegas, Harry Von …
Betfair has responded to rumours that it is the focus of a takeover bid by CVC Capital Partners saying there can be no certainty that an offer will be made or as to the terms on which any offer might be made and is advising its shareholders to sit tight and not take any action …
Playtech announced Monday that William Hill plc is completing the exercise of its call option to acquire Playtech’s 29 percent stake in William Hill Online for GBP 423.75 million, delivering a cash-on-cash return of more than 3.5 times which excludes software royalties. The amount will be subject to a post-completion working capital adjustment and Playtech …
Reports on Sky News over the weekend that Betfair plc was being targeted in a takeover bid by CWC Capital Partners were confirmed Monday by CWC, which revealed that it is in talks about making a takeover offer for the betting exchange. CVC told the Reuters news service that it has held preliminary discussions with …
New technology company Facebanx has developed an innovative online facial recognition technology solution that will enable online gambling operators, banks, payment processors and ID verification companies to dramatically reduce fraud and ID theft, and provide a key weapon in their battle with fraudsters, claims a company spokesman. Facebanx works by users simply adding their face …