A French business consortium is looking at ways in which in-flight gambling can be achieved, reports The Independent newspaper. In-flight gambling per se is not a ground-breaking concept – Ryanair’s scratchcard efforts have seen to that, but the French have apparently introduced a new and more ambitious scheme that improves the business prospects. The “Casino …
Remember that small, remote Spanish village which was transformed into a centre of world attention following a record lottery win? The Disney movie empire is reportedly set to produce a film based on the remarkable happenings and good fortune of the inhabitants. The show biz publication The Wrap reports that Disney is partnering with screenwriter …
UK punters will be seeing an imaginative and innovative television advert on their screens this week as Coral launches its new ‘evolution of football’ television commercial, produced by the DLKW agency, which signed up Coral last June. The ad is intended to push the popular mobile betting services concept, reports CampaignLive.com, and features an old …
Achieving remarkable levels of media coverage – especially in the investment sector – this week is an online gambling start-up company that claims to bridge the gap between hardcore horse-betting and online social gaming. New York-based Derby Jackpot is beta testing an online game that lets players bet real money on live horse races via …
UK-based betting firm Coral will serve as the exclusive sponsor for ESPN‘s televised coverage of key European football leagues beginning December 2012. Sponsorship of the league match coverage which includes Italy’s Seri A, Germany’s Bundesliga, Netherlands’ Eredivisie and France’s Ligue 1 will cover multi-platform disciplines along with TV and online video which will be branded …
Malta-based online gaming firm Bonnier Gaming will launch NYX OGS games within its casino gaming suite following a deal inked with NYX Interactive, this week. NYX OGS games, which include games from developers Sheriff Gaming and NextGen Gaming, will be deployed across three Bonnier gaming sites MamaMia Bingo.com, Bertil.com and Vinnarum.com in the near future …
Microgaming will introduce its eleventh title to its multi-player tournament portfolio in December. The “Deck the Halls” online video slot will be released onto the company’s multi-player Viper platform on December 5 and the first network event is scheduled for December 7, with an Accumulator tournament running over the month of December. The game is …
WMS Gaming’s operational website Jackpot Party has debuted a 30-line feature-rich slot adventure titled “Alice and the Mad Tea Party” based on the classic tale of Alice in Wonderland. The game provides a multitude of features that include the Alice Feature which randomly turns any reel Wild, a Super Mad Respin Feature where reel 1 …
Andy McLellan has resigned his position as chief executive of GamCare. GamCare chairman Anthony Jennens attributed the organisation’s success to McLellan’s leadership, knowledge and expertise saying, “he will be a hard act to follow”.
The soon-to-kick-off AAMS-regulated online slot market has seen respected online brand 32Red launch its casino table game offering on an Italian localised website at 32Red.it under a remote gambling licence from AAMS. The company expects to launch its core slots portfolio from December 3, 2012, followed shortly by bingo, poker and mobile casino Italy’s online …
Cantor Gaming and Silverton Casino Hotel (Silverton) have announced the opening of The Cantor Sports Book at Silverton after a one month design project spanning 2 000 square feet. The sports wagering environment includes Cantor’s proprietary wireless gaming system, quality visual entertainment with a high definition video screen capable of showing four feature sporting events …
The Board of directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has completed vetting the eight expressions of interest it received regarding the sale of a 33 percent state in OPAP (Hellenic Football Prognostics Organization). Seven of the eight submissions have fulfilled the Fund’s criteria and will move forward to the next stage of …
3D games developer BetSoft Gaming has announced that it has entered into a partnership with 188BET, the in-play wagering specialist and a major sportsbook site in the United Kingdom and Asia. The partnership deal will bring BetSoft’s true 3D Slots3 game library to the Asian markets for the first time, said Anthony Locke, BetSoft’s Head …
Online gambling group Playtech plc has announced that it has been formally advised by William Hill Online partner William Hill plc that that company is triggering the valuation process for William Hill Online as part of its right to exercise its call option over Playtech’s 29 percent stake in the business. Playtech chief exec Mor …
Georgia State law makers historically have long opposed any form of gambling expansion but fiscal difficulties in tough economic times makes for less resistance as the State approved its online lottery sales programme in August this year saying moving with the times would engage younger generations and increase its customer base. That approval came to …
Online casino Dublinbet has introduced a live multi-play feature that allows customers to play multiple live casino games as the same time. Casino customers are able to choose to play live and direct on up to three separate terrestrial casinos concurrently. Paul Derwin, marketing manager at DublinBet said the development was launched based on feedback …
Sportingbet Plc has made changes to the composition of its Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Board Committees making them compliant with the UK Governance Code issued by the Financial Reporting Council. The Audit Committee will continue to be chaired by Non-Executive Director, Rory Macnamara and its other members will be Non-Executive Directors, Chris Moss and Marie …
The Las Vegas Sun (LVS) reports on the culmination of what it describes as a “long and secretive” investigation into a now defunct Las Vegas betting firm who pleaded guilty to an illegal offshore sports wagering charge earlier this month. A Government asset forfeiture suit which was kept under strict seal to protect witnesses, wiretap …
Following the launch of the Gillette Football Club, Gillette has partnered with U.K.-based social entertainment company, We R Interactive with a view to driving registrations to the Club. We R Interactive’s online football game, I AM PLAYR, will feature as the first and only game on the Gillette Football Club and Gillette will be woven …
Multi National gaming and leisure firm CIRSA reported a record-breaking increase in operating profit of 11.7 percent amounting to Euro 240 million in its third quarter and year to date results ending September 30, 2012. Key financial indicators : Three-month period ending September 30, 2012 included: – Operating revenues of Euro 445,886,000 (Q3/2011: Euro 429,405,000). …
Bally Technologies has named Ron Jeffrey as managing director of Bally Australia, reporting directly to Srinivasan Raghavan, senior vice-president of Asia-Pacific and managing director of Bally India. Jeffrey was appointed from within having served as sales manager for Bally Australia since 2010. His responsibilities cover the Company’s overall product and marketing strategy and operations for …
Virtual sports provider, Inspired Gaming Group (Inspired), has extended its contracts with two UK sports betting brands: Coral and Turf TV. UK bookmaker Coral has augmented its online sportsbook with Inspired’s virtual sports feeds increasing the number of Virtual Sports available in its 1 600 venues to include the full portfolio of Horses, greyhounds, football, …
Gaming firm The Tatts Group has paid A$427 Million to the South Australian Government for the right to operate South Australia’s (SA) lottery and keno services for the next 40 years, effective December 10, 2012. The price paid by Tatts is substantially more than the reported reserve price of A$ 400 million the Government had …
QuickFire, powered by Microgaming has announced a staggering 5.4 million Kroner win through the Microgaming powered Progressive Jackpot Network. A 35-year-old Norwegian player hit the jackpot playing the recently released “The Dark Knight” online video slot at Unibet’s website. A quick look at the online slot in action: Microgaming’s Progressive Jackpot paid out one single …