It may be difficult to get to the root of Intrade’s “financial irregularities” which caused the shutdown of the company earlier this week because its founder, and the subject of some of the financial questions that have arisen, died almost two years ago whilst trying to conquer Mount Everest. The UK business newspaper The Financial …
Brit darts player Richard Taylor tried a little something different on the William Hill online casino this week, wagering 20p on a spin on a slot machine that immediately delivered a GBP 258,670 windfall. 45-year-old call centre worker Taylor was having trouble sleeping ahead of his night shift but, instead of playing darts as his …
Speculation earlier this month that Brit social games developer Arooga was about to launch a new slot on Facebook was confirmed with a launch announcement Tuesday from the company. The new game, which is now available on Facebook, features a theme based on the knightly quests of the legendary King Arthur and is titled, appropriately …
In the state of Delaware, which has legalised online gambling and hopes to have operations up and running by September 30, would-be vendors are racing to get their proposals in by Friday’s deadline. On Monday Delaware Lottery Director Vernon Kirk explained the next steps to the publication Newsworks, noting that the project was no easy …
The news that the federal Australian government does not plan to go ahead with a five year trial of online poker has been met with criticism from all sides, according to the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday. Released today, the report emphasises the government’s insistence on first developing a homogenous set of standards across all …
The Federal Trade Commission has given notice of the early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act with regard to Scientific Games’ proposed acquisition of WMS Industries. Termination of the HSR Act waiting period satisfies one of the conditions required for completion of the merger but the transaction remains subject to additional conditions, …
According to New Jersey journalist John Brennan, PokerStars parent company The Rational Group has appealed in a fifteen-page letter to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) to reject the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) formal opposition against its acquisition of The Atlantic Club casino . In the letter obtained by Meadowlands Matters, a daily …
The almost decade-long internet gambling dispute between Antigua and Barbuda and the United States Trade Representative Office (USTRO) in Washington DC is reportedly back on the table following the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body’s sanction for the Caribbean island to infringe on US intellectual property in a bid to recoup damages awarded of …
According to an article run in the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) this week, Senator Stephen Conroy said during Question Time in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra that online gaming standards will be a National consideration and discussions on the market opening up considered only once the Federal Government has uniform harm minimisation and …
Playtech has appointed Adele Lawton in the position Commercial Director with effect from this month (March). Lawton has had a varied career in the online gambling industry, the most recent prior to joining Playtech as head of Jackpotjoy, Gamesys’ operational website. Prior to Jackpotjoy, Lawton held executive and managerial positions as Head of Bingo at …
Novomatic’s online betting subsidiary Admiral Sportwetten has become the new official betting partner of German Bundesliga football club Hannover 96. Under the terms of the deal, Admiral Sportwetten will have access to TV-relevant advertising media, PR campaigns and online advertising space. The partnership is effective through to the end of the 2014/15 season and provides …
Bodog Asia has appointed Greg Fermont in the position chief operating officer following a protracted search. Fermont, who has previously been employed by Playtech, Asian Logic and most recently Sun City, will join managing director Robert Gustavsson in leading Bodog Asia.
The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has lodged a complaint with the European Commission on the Greek Government’s intention to extend OPAP’s land-based monopoly to online gambling products, including sports betting, poker and casino. The RGA said its main arguments are that the Greek Gambling Act allows for the licensing of online gambling operators but the …
A partnership deal signed last year between GameAccount Network and Incredible Technologies for the adaptation of a suite of its land games to the online environment has come to fruition with the first of five titles going live on GameAccount Network. Crazy Money, the first in the series, is a 5-reel, 15 line slot game …
Californian law makers are seemingly mirroring North Carolina’s attempt to clamp down on internet cafe ‘sweepstakes’ style online gambling. The Rancho Cordova City Council approved a 45-day moratorium last week preventing such businesses from opening, despite the fact that there are none operating at present. According to the Sacramento Bee, officials are exploring an ordinance …
The lagging digital operations of UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes will receive a boost following a new software and services agreement signed with Playtech plc and announced Monday. The deal expands existing software and technology agreements between the two companies, with Playtech subsidiary PTTS entering into a landmark agreement to provide Ladbrokes with …
The Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888 Holdings announced further developments in its strategy for the United States Monday, confirming its business association with land gambling group Treasure Island and unveiling a new joint venture deal with the major global investment firm Avenue Capital Group. Working through its wholly owned US subsidiary, 888 announced that it …
Malta’s lottery contractor Maltco’s CEO Ioannis Katakis and Go plc chief exec Yiannos Michaelides have inked a fresh contract that will see Go again powering the online activities of Maltco following a renewal of its long term lottery contract. The Times of Malta reports that Maltco, a subsidiary of the Intralot Group, received its first …
The Ireland-based online prediction betting company InTrade has abruptly shut down its website, citing financial irregularities which Irish law requires the directors to immediately address. In a statement, the company advised bettors: “With sincere regret we must inform you that due to circumstances recently discovered we must immediately cease trading activity on www.intrade.com. “These circumstances …
With racing fans gearing up for a flutter on the Cheltenham Festival, online and land gambling group Ladbrokes tried its hand at some jokey television advertising this week, engaging the services of former Coronation Street actress and I’m A Celebrity contestant Helen Flanagan for a send-up on fitness vids…this one featuring jockeys. Blonde Flanagan fronts …
Observers of the internet poker legalisation scene in the Iowa Legislature might be forgiven for a sense of deja vu this week as Sen. Jeff Danielson’s bill SB 1068 crashed and burned again, his third failure to get a legalisation bill through. Hopes rose last month when Danielson again launched his latest legalisation attempt in …
Pennsylvanian lawmaker Tina Davis, who reportedly intends to launch an online gambling legalisation bill in the state legislature next week, has amended the high taxation rates originally proposed in her bill following feedback on its provisions (and presumably to de-fang as much opposition as she can). The heavy licensing fee of $16.5 million has been …
Online betting exchange Betfair is seeking an agency to handle its pan-European advertising business, reports Campaign Live. The process will run alongside Betfair’s recently initiated review of its pan-European media planning and buying, previously handled in 2012 by Arena Media.
SHFL Entertainment (formerly Shufflemaster) emphasised its B2B business model in a Fox television interview Friday, but noted that it had the technology and capability to furnish its land casino clients with online gambling content as the trend toward state-lead legalisation continues. Answering a question from the interviewer, Isaacs said that he expected Pennsylvania and Illinois …