Online gambling provider Viaden Gaming has expanded its online casino games portfolio with the addition of five new slots. “Football Cup” is a 5-reel, 25-payline slot featuring Wilds, Bonus and Jackpot symbols, a bonus game and an additional gambling round – set within a football theme. A revamp of Viaden’s popular Dice Express titled “Dice …
Sports media company PERFORM will enter the multi-platform digital rights space through an Australian-first launch of live NBL match coverage across multiple digital platforms, the firm announced this week. The multi-year deal with Basketball Australia is effective from the 2012/13 NBL season and allows PERFORM to broadcast every NBL game live across the internet through …
888 Holdings plc has released a strong set of half yearly results, highlighting: * Interim dividend reinstated at 2.5 cents per ordinary share * Revenue up 21 percent to US$186 million (H1 2011: US$154 million) * Revenue B2C up 25 percent to US$164 million (H1 2011: US$131 million) * Revenue B2C Casino up 20 percent …
The UK online and land gambling group Paddy Power plc has posted a positive half yearly covering the six months ended 30 June 2012 and including the following highlights: * Profit before tax up 21 percent to Euro 68.7 million and diluted EPS up 25 percent to 121.5 cents, despite some adverse sports results since …
With a presidential election looming later this year in the United States, the manifestos of the two main political parties are receiving close scrutiny by all manner of interested parties, and online gambling lobbyists are no exception. The latest policy document issued by the Republican National Committee at the party’s national convention in Florida this …
The state of New Jersey now has a law on the books supporting legalised intrastate sports betting in defiance of the PASPA but the practical issue of licensing will not take place for a few months yet, according to the state Attorney General, Jeffrey Chiesa. Writing to a federal judge in the wake of legal …
The betting row between Olympic gymnast Sam Oldham’s granny and gambling group Betfred just won’t go away it appeared Tuesday as allegations were made that the bookie’s acrimonious GBP 1000 payment was uncashable. Granny Linda Aldred reported that the Betfred cheques sent to her and her sister after a bitter dispute in the media were …
Online betting is set to drive the Australian sports betting market to new heights, particularly in the nation’s two football codes, a study by the internationally respected business services firm Deloittes indicates. The study, commissioned by internet betting firm Sportsbet.com.au predicts that betting on Australia’s AFL and NRL football codes will double over the next …
The Nordicbet online gambling group of Sweden, working through subsidiary Double Zero Casino Ltd in Malta, has launched a new online casino branded Maxino.com, offering a large games inventory from several respected suppliers. The more than 200 games on the professional looking site come from companies like Microgaming, Net Entertainment, Leander Games and NexGen, and …
New Jersey governor Chris Christie said he was prepared to fight for the right to legalise sports betting in his state, and he proved good to his word this week, hiring top Washington DC law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher to defend the state against a law suit initiated by major US sports leagues. Two …
The Swedish land and online gambling group Cherryföretagen, which recently changed its title to Cherry (www.cherry.se) posted a strong set of H1-2012 results for the period January 1 – June 30 this week, reporting highlights that include: * Group turnover up 13 percent to SEK 234.6 million and EBIT increased by 503 percent to SEK …
The German province of Schleswig Holstein has brought the number of online gambling licenses it has issued to a round dozen with the approval of the latest five companies’ applications. 888, Ladbrokes, two Admiral Sportswetten sites and Cashpoint Malta were the recipients Tuesday of sports betting licenses that expire on August 26 2018, making the …
The Isle of Man-based online gambling software and games developer Microgaming has released the latest – and much anticipated – online slot in its ‘Untamed” series – the five reel Untamed – Wolf Pack. The new game, which takes players on a virtual trip to the frozen wastes of the artic wilderness, is the third …
Crooked store clerks who try to defraud winning lottery ticket holders presenting their tickets for checking will soon find their criminal ambitions more difficult to achieve. Following the recent case of a shop assistant who tried to defraud an elderly couple out of their million pound win, British national lottery operator Camelot has announced that …
The launch of two new social games for horseracing fans on Facebook this month stemmed from a McKinsey & Company economic study of the Thoroughbred industry commissioned by The Jockey Club. The games were designed to form part of a fan development initiative and comprise “Major League Horse Racing”, an interactive game combining fantasy sports, …
Social games developer PopCap Games’ employees were in for bad news as co-founder John Vechey confirmed the retrenchment of 50 staff members from its Seattle studios and warned of the further possibility of shuttering its Irish studio should profitability not improve. Vechey’s announcement, made in a blog post on PopCap’s official website, attributed the lay-off’s …
A 42-year-old Vietnamese woman, Lam Manh Nhi, developed an ambitious technological solution to the problem of connecting keen regional punters with an online gambling site operated by a land casino in neighbouring Cambodia, but enforcement officials equally alert to the possibilities tracked her down, reports Talk Vietnam.com. The publication quotes from a report in the …
Swedish online gambling group Redbet Holdings has posted an improved set of FY results showing revenues up 59 percent to SEK 24.5 million year-on-year, and operating profit back in the black – from a loss of SEK 1.6 million last year to a SEK 500,000 profit this. Online casino performance, in part using Microgaming’s Quickfire …
The Vancouver-based trade association, Interactive Gaming Council launched a new website this week dedicated to providing news and information about online gaming as it relates to the Canadian industry and its jurisdictions. IGC Canada.com has been designed to ensure that: “….timely and accurate information is available to Canadians about the industry, offshore operators, and the …
The latest applicant for a Nevada online poker operator licence is Sartini Synergy Online LLC, a subsidiary of the land casino and hotel enterprise Golden Gaming Group. GGG owns and operates three land casinos in Colorado and a 200-property slot machine route in Nevada, along with the Pahrump Nugget casino and management contracts with four …
Schleswig Holstein’s ruling coalition government was playing its cards cautiously this week as parliament started the legislative process designed to end in the repeal of the German province’s liberal online gambling licensing law . However, the expected moratorium on the issue of new licenses, and the even more contentious possibility of suspending those already issued, …
Playtech plc has posted its Q2 2012 Key Performance Indicators and trading update for the three months ended June 30 2012, reporting: Financial highlights: * Gross income up 82 percent to Euro 88.1 million, (Q2/11: Euro 48.4 million) and flat on Q1/12 * Total revenues up 99 percent to Euro 78.6 million, (Q2/11: Euro 39.6 …
Greece’s largely state-owned land and online gambling group, OPAP offered little cheer for investors in its first half 2012 results posted this week, reporting declines in revenue, net profit and EBITDA. Revenues declined 6.2 percent to Euro 2,054 million, net profit slipped 5.7 percent to Euro 258 million and EBITDA dipped 6.4 percent to Euro …
London Capital Group and KAX Media have announced a collaboration for a new financial spread betting service called CitySpreads to be located at CitySpreads.co.uk. The collaboration will see LCG bring its spread betting technology together with KAX Media’s online advertising and marketing expertise. The site, to be launched in October this year, will benefit from …