The online casino social game Chumba World has been unceremoniously removed from crowd-fundraising site Kickstarter without explanation. A spokesman for Chumba developer Virtual Gaming World told GamesBeat this week that the venture was booted off the site without explanation after only four days-worth of exposure. VGW is nonplussed, pointing out that its Kickstarter campaign was …
Sports betting data driven software provider Betgenius has appointed Markku Kolehmainen in the newly created position of Trading Director. Kolehmainen will lead the strategic development of the Betgenius Trading team with the primary aim to deliver more In Running sports, better margins and fully customised trading services on behalf of Betgenius clients. He joins the …
“Duel of the Deep” is Nuworks’ latest release featuring exotic sea creatures in conflict over control of a coral reef. A Boiling Point jackpot meter keeps the player informed on how near they are to triggering the game’s two jackpots that have to be activated when they reach a certain value. A Sumo Fish and …
Unibet Group PLC reported a strong finish to 2012 that it says is maintaining momentum in 2013 with early indicators reporting 20 percent organic growth in gross winnings revenue. Despite absorbing betting duties of GBP 3.6 million, the company reports all-time-highs in active customers, gross winnings revenue and EBITDA in the fourth quarter. Key performance …
The Spanish gambling authority, Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), is inviting participation in a consultation process regarding the possibility of introducing new types of games and betting, in particular, slots and cross-betting. It invites any interested party to submit information based on the following points: 1. Whether or not the regulation of these …
William Hill PLC and GVC Holdings PLC have been given the go ahead from the Northern Territories Commission and the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board regarding ownership of the Sportingbet Australian business saying conditions of the offer have been satisfied. In related news, William Hill Australia and GVC announced that the see-through cash value to …
According to legal firm Altius an extensive judgment delivered Monday by the Court of First Instance in Brussels upheld the Belgian State’s right to blacklist unlicenced operators and order internet service providers to block their websites. The case brought against the Belgian State by online gambling firm Bet-at-Home claimed under the EU Electronic Commerce Directive …
The U.S. State of Mississippi lawmaker’s unanimously passed Bill HB 974 Tuesday, banning Internet Cafe’s that allow customers to gamble on online games for prizes. “They’re not using the Internet at these cafes”, said House Gaming Chairman Richard Bennett, R-Long Beach, who authored the bill. “Customers play slots on a video screen for prizes such …
The 18 percent rise in London Capital Group Holdings plc share prices this week follows acquisition moves on the battling company by Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. and City Index Limited, according to stock exchange notifications. The talks are preliminary and may not result in agreements, LCG has cautioned, noting that the potential …
The GEObet Network has announced details of its forthcoming Oklahoma Tribes & GEObet iGaming Conference, starting on February 18th at the Cherokee Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company says that the conference will offer insight and practical advice for native tribal nations on establishing and managing successful i-gaming operations. The agenda …
Industry observers who had hoped to see legalised online gambling in the state of Delaware by the first quarter of 2013 will have to be patient until September this year due to other priorities on the Delaware agenda. That should come as no surprise to most, given that the state’s recent ‘request for proposals’ for …
The Danish regulator has issued the results of fourth quarter 2012 online gambling operations in the dedicated market, flagging an improvement over Q3 numbers, led by higher sports betting GGR. Sports betting in Q4-2012 reached DKK 355 million (Q3-2012: DKK 270 million) whilst online casino action contributed DKK 235 million in Q4-2012 (Q3-2012 DKK 215 …
There’s more competition in the UK in-play sports betting sector this week following the launch of the French gambling group Partouche‘s new Brit-targeted website. Powered by Sportnco, a B2B subsidiary of France Pari , the Malta-licensed site has a deal in place with TVCatchup which will facilitate live betting during the online TV-streaming service’s live …
Last year Pennsylvanian Representative Tina Davis sprang to online gambling prominence when she spearheaded a new bill seeking to legalise online gambling on an intrastate basis in the nation’s second-largest gambling market. Since then the state legislative machinery has been silent on the issue, but Davis is still pushing the measure forward, saying that with …
In just six days, on February 18, the Borgata land casino in Atlantic City will take a major step into e-gaming with the launch of its new E-Casino, offering wagering to guests at its 2000-room hotel premises via interactive television. The new offering lets guests with player’s cards set up electronic accounts and risk up …
According to reports on North Jersey.com, Nevada-based MGM Resorts International is making a bid with the New Jersey Casino Control Commission gaming authorities to re-acquire a land casino licence in the Garden State. The company’s previous licence was lost in 2010 when New Jersey regulators found Pansy Ho, one of the firm’s business partners in …
The UK Gambling Commission has published its latest gambling prevalence stats, noting the following ICM Research findings from the four quarterly surveys conducted in the year to December 2012. Gambling participation in the past four weeks * An average of 57 percent of respondents had participated in at least one form of gambling in the …
Today (Feb. 12) will see another important step forward in the British government’s plans to introduce a secondary licensing and taxation regime governing online gambling operators who wish to access the UK market. In a mid-morning session the Department of Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will consider oral and written evidence from a variety …
Atlantic City‘s casinos began the new year the way they’ve spent most of the past six years: taking in less money from gamblers, the Associated Press news agency reports, quoting official figures from the state gambling authority. Compared with the same period in 2012, revenue at the city’s 12 casinos fell by 13.2 percent this …
State politicians in New Jersey are wasting no time in complying with their governor’s conditional veto on internet gambling legislation they passed last year, quickly moving this week to include Gov. Christie’s relatively minor amendments. Both Senate and Assembly leaders have confirmed that work on the returned bill is forging ahead, and that a new …
The state of Washington has long been considered one of the most overbearing and unfriendly places for the ordinary online punter, despite the fact that state politicians and governors have actively encouraged almost every other form of gambling possible. Since its imposition in 2006, the state’s draconian anti-online gambling laws have not only empowered it …
The US online and land gambling supplier, International Game Technology, has announced a partnership with internet gambling software developer and provider iSoftBet to provide content to the Italian i-gaming market. The agreement will see iSoftBet significantly boost its product offering to current and prospective customers in the region. “This agreement with iSoftBet provides us with …
The UK-based Ripon racecourse will not longer utilise Betfred-owned Totepool services for its fixed-odds betting service. Ripon, in partnership with technology provider Data Tote, has followed Chester and Bangor racecourses in forming alternative betting partnerships. James Hutchinson, managing director of Ripon said they were impressed with the Chester operation launched last year and taking ownership …
Online mahjong software provider Mahjong Logic has signed BetVictor as its newest licencee, as the company views growth and expansion in the Asian region. Mahjong Logic believes there is substantial potential for the online mahjong market as it cites some play-for-points websites have over a quarter of a million concurrent online mahjong players. Jonas Alm, …