The gratis slot action website FreeSlot.com is enjoying significant traffic, attracted by its mix of free tournament slot action and prizes; the site claims it has paid out over $220,000 in prizes since it began operations Keeping the momentum going, the website has just launched a new bonus-rich video slot titled ‘Reel De Luxe’, boosting …
You have to wonder what other plans the giant Las Vegas land casino group MGM Resorts may have in mind following its announcement Tuesday that it is to install a massive WiFi system on its properties that will allow visitors to access the Internet for free. The group has clearly been quietly advancing the project …
The US land and online gambling equipment and content supplier International Game Technology appears to be at loggerheads with former CEO and chairman Charles Mathewson over the composition of the board of directors. Matthewson, who parted company with IGT a decade ago, is spearheading a group of shareholders that has nominated four people to serve …
Players at Microgaming online casinos are in for a treat this week with the release of a new 5 reel, 243 Ways-to-Win video slot titled The Finer Reels of Life. Themed on the affluent lifestyle of the rich and famous, the graphics on The Finer Reels colourfully depict all the trappings and the luxurious surroundings …
Frank Fahrenkopf, the CEO of the American Gaming Association, a trade body that numbers most of the major Nevada land casino operators among its members, is to retire at the end of June 2013, the Association announced Monday. Among the first employees when the Association was formed, Fahrenkopf has been with the trade body for …
Swedish online gambling software developer Net Entertainment has posted a preview of a new online slot branded Wild Turkey on Youtube, but has furnished little advance information on the offering. The game has Scatters, Free Spins and Stacked Wilds, along with a bonus round, and wins of up to 800,000 coins are achievable across the …
Marketing affiliates and players are reporting the demise of Casinover, a Viaden-powered, no-download internet casino licensed in the Isle of Man which has been active since 2011. A notice on the company’s website informed visitors this week: “We would like to inform you that the website is now closed. “Casinover has made their best endeavours …
The UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes has confirmed that its acquisition talks with Irish businessman Dermot Desmond’s Betdaq betting exchange are continuing. Rumours circulating in the UK media suggest that a price of around GBP 30 million is on the table, but that has not been confirmed. The Guardian and other British newspapers …
This year’s get-together of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States showed that there has been no lessening of enthusiasm for the introduction of various forms of online gambling in several states; if anything, it showed that interest has intensified as the threat of federally imposed laws grew and then diminished as the year …
The consideration has not been disclosed, but in a statement Monday Virgin Games and Gamesys confirmed that the former has been acquired by the Gamesys group. The two online gambling companies revealed that Gamesys intends to leverage the powerful Virgin brand to internationally develop social and real money gaming options. Gamesys already has a partnership …
NetPlayTV, the online and interactive television gambling group based in the UK, has published a trading update, reporting a strong Q4 performance and noting that management expects the full year results to be in line with expectations. Highlights include: * 51 percent increase in new depositing casino players to 13,974 (Q4 2011: 9,227) and 17 …
The Russian government is about to apply severe ‘remedies’ to discourage problem gambling, according to an RT News report over the weekend, which claims that gambling addicts now face very serious personal consequences that go beyond losing money and possibly family. The country’s lawmakers have adopted amendments to existing laws stipulating that gambling addiction is …
China’s welfare lottery sales hit a record 151.03 billion yuan (about $24.08 billion) in 2012, up 18 percent year on year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs announced Sunday. Government spokesmen told the newspaper China Daily that lottery sales raised more than 46.4 billion yuan for public welfare funding during 2012. China Daily reports that half …
The more things change, the more they stay the same, says an old truism which could be applied to the situation of online gambling in the United States today. In ancient Rome, despite government bans on dice games, the pastime remained a firm favourite with Romans and was widely enjoyed; eventually an emperor even wrote …
Police in Da Nang, Vietnam have announced the arrest of seven people who allegedly used online facilities to bet ‘millions of dollars’ on international football games. The newspaper Nguoi Lao Dong reports that the seven include one of the ringleaders, Nguyen Anh Cuong (41) who is likely to be in custody for four months. Two …
British Labour Party politicians were up in arms this weekend over Fixed Odds Betting Terminals in High Street bookie shops, claiming that operators are targeting the poor and unemployed. Always ready to embark on an anti-gambling story, the Daily Mail reported that GBP 5.6 billion was wagered on the machines by gamblers from areas with …
The on-going litigation between U.S. major sports leagues and the state of New Jersey, which wants to overturn the PASPA and run its own sports betting facilities, caught the eye of respected Associated Press sports columnist Tim Dahlberg over the weekend, prompting him to write a scathing overview of the dispute, which goes to court …
Some gamblers in the Republic of Taiwan off the Chinese mainland have plumbed the depths of decency and sensitivity with a new betting craze – a prediction market on when terminally ill cancer patients will die, reports the China Press. The punters, with bets running up to NT$100 million, allegedly include the patients’ family members …
The on-going litigation between major US sports league and the state of New Jersey is set to resume February 14 2013 following Judge Michael Shipp’s choice of that date for continued arguments. The leagues are attempting to halt New Jersey’s new legislation legalising sports betting in the Garden State, which effectively defies the federal Professional …
John Giannelli Sr. (66) of Danvers, New Hampshire was sentenced this week to 2 years behind bars in a federal prison for his role in an illegal online gambling ring. A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Hampshire and the IRS revealed that Giannelli was also ordered to forfeit $452,000 for running …
Our readers will recall the news earlier this week that the Danish government had extended the duration of full online gambling licenses awarded to some 31 major industry companies from the current one year to five years….however, it has since emerged that Gibraltar-based 888.com was not among them. 888 is one of the biggest and …
Houston, Texas-based identification and verification software developer GambleID has been polishing up its patented Customer Insight Platform system to introduce and integrate further products and services specific to the regulatory requirements sanctioned by gaming control boards. The company claims that the CIP provides operators in the online gambling industry with the most complete end-to-end solutions …
The majority state-owned French online and land gambling group, Francaise des Jeux, created a new company record with its annual turnover in 2012, for the first time breaching the Euro 12.1 billion barrier, an increase of 6.1 percent according to a report from Agence France Presse. In fiscal 2011, the group reported an 8.5 percent …
Veteran online gambling software developer Microgaming has enhanced its multi-player portfolio with the addition of a new online slot tournament game titled Sure Win. The new game is a five reel, 25 line video slot, combining outstanding graphics with a superb, bespoke horse racing soundtrack to deliver a thoroughly entertaining racetrack gaming experience. The slot …