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Bet-At-Home extends German soccer sponsorship

27 Jul 2012

Betclic Everest subsidiary Bet-at-home will extend and expand on its existing partnership with second tier German football team FC St Pauli. The deal believed to be worth Euro 300 000 extends the sponsorship for a further season according to sponsors.de, despite the team being relegated from the top tier.

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Betfair sponsors snooker shoot-out

27 Jul 2012

Online betting exchange, Betfair, is the new title sponsor of the one-frame knock-out UK snooker tourney titled “Snooker Shoot-Out”. The Sky televised tournament allows players a time limit of 10 minutes per frame with 20 seconds per shot in the first five minutes of the game, extended to 15 seconds in the last five minutes …

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Horse Racing United partners with Cantor Gaming

27 Jul 2012

Cantor Gaming and Californian not-for-profit organisation Horse Racing United (HRU) today announced an exclusive provisional agreement that will see Cantor Gaming provide HRU with the technology and infrastructure for a intrastate internet poker platform subject to California’s legislature legalising internet poker and the subsequent award of licencing to HRU. Horse Racing United represents the interests …

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Good half year results from William Hill

27 Jul 2012

William Hill plc investors will be pleased with the company’s H1-2012 half-year results released today (Friday) which improve on the comparative period last year, with online activities making a substantial contribution. Key points in the report on operations for the 26 weeks ended June 28 are: * Group net revenue up 11 percent to GBP …

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Playtech speeds up PPTS payment

27 Jul 2012

Playtech plc has announced that the conditions related to the acceleration of the additional consideration of Euro 140 million payable to Worldwide Online Enterprises Ltd in respect of the March 2011 acquisition of PT Turnkey Services Limited have been fulfilled. PTTS’s continued strong performance in Q2 2012 has triggered the accelerated payment of the entire …

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Shuffle Master’s Nevada licence approved

27 Jul 2012

Shuffle Master’s successful approval by the Nevada Gaming Control Board was confirmed Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission, making the company the third to receive approval as a provider of interactive gaming systems in Nevada. The primarily land casino suppliers, IGT and Bally Technologies, were granted licenses last month, and it is understood that over …

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Spy theme for Lottomatica online gambling ads

27 Jul 2012

Actor Pierce Brosnan’s highest-profile movie role – that of James Bond in several editions of the iconic spy series – is suggested in the latest television advert promoting Lottomatica’s online gambling activities. All the elements of the popular Bond movies are there – expensive venue, suave if aging superspy in his d.j., a beautiful woman …

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A strange way to re-brand an online casino

27 Jul 2012

Slotocash online casino players logging in this week were confronted by a push update which ultimately presented them with what appeared to be a totally different online casino titled Slots Capital…but with their correct user name and password details filled in on the log-in page. Although puzzled, many logged in to find that their comp …

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US tribal operators prefer federal legalisation

27 Jul 2012

Thursday’s Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on gambling issues impacting tribal operators was told by witnesses that federal legalisation was the preferred route to ensure that a state-by-state ‘patchwork’ of regulations did not evolve, and that tribes get a piece of the action without having their revenue taxed and their sovereignty compromised. Mohegan tribe chairman, …

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Amaya in game supply deal with Belgian operator

26 Jul 2012

Canadian online gaming outfit Amaya Gaming will supply its proprietary and branded games on the Amaya platform to Circus Group’s online gaming brand in Belgium, Casino777.be. Circus Services SPRL operates three online gambling websites through its Belgian licence along with 15 gambling halls and two land based casinos. “We are delighted to add Amaya Gaming …

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Double Down signs US land casino deal

26 Jul 2012

International Game Technology subsidiary Double Down Interactive has entered into a partnership with Arizona land-based operation Casino Del Sol Resort. Under the terms of the deal, Casino Del Sol Resort will embed the DoubleDown Casino app onto its website for casino players on a revenue-sharing basis. Players will have access to free-to-play social game play, …

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Bet Smart to supply and power WilliamHill.us

26 Jul 2012

UK bookmaker William Hill’s newly-formed U.S. subsidiary has appointed Bet Smart Media Inc to provide a US-facing website that unifies and rebrands its three American companies: American Wagering Inc., Brandywine Bookmaking LLC and the Club Cal Neva Satellite Race and Sportsbook Division. Following its Nevada licence approval the company planned to consolidate its U.S. acquisitions …

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Eurofootball takes on Quickfire

26 Jul 2012

Eurofootball Ltd has expanded its poker relationship with Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, with the addition of Live Dealer and mini-games. The partnership will allow Eurofootball Ltd to expand its main Eastern European target audience into new geographies. Martin Simeonov, Eurofootball Ltd spokesperson said: “QuickFire was the natural choice for us when we looked to enhance …

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Nevada steams ahead

26 Jul 2012

At an intrastate web poker meeting led by Governor Brian Sandoval this week, the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee indicated it is set to issue the first real-money operator licences within the next three months. According to Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman, Mark Lipparelli, the board will continue to urge state officials and lawmakers to expand …

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Cleopatra debuts on Doubledown Casino

26 Jul 2012

Following the recent release of International Game Technology’s (IGT) “Da Vinci’s Diamonds” through social gaming subsidiary Double Down Interactive’s Double Down Casino, the company has launched its popular slot title Cleopatra on Facebook. Cleopatra is the second free-to-play IGT land-based title to make the move to DoubleDown Casino.  Its first, Da Vinci Diamonds, has garnered …

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888 Holdings turns in strong quarterly results

26 Jul 2012

Online gaming provider 888 Holdings presented strong Q2/2012 results this week showing strong double digit growth across the board with the exception of its bingo offering and Dragonfish subsidiary. Key Financial Highlights for the Q2/2012 period ending June 30, 2012 include: –  Group revenue US$92 million (Q2/2011: US$79 million), an increase of 17 percent y-o-y …

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Paddy Power vs LOCOG

25 Jul 2012

Paddy Power’s cheeky advertising campaign will remain on London City station billboards after the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) retracted instruction to have the controversial advertising taken down following threats of legal action from the Irish bookmaker. A Paddy Power spokesperson said: “The athletes of London, France will be breathing a collective …

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AGCC insists on fund segregation in amendment to regs

25 Jul 2012

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has made amendments to Category 1 eGambling licensee regulations, amongst others, in a bid to rebuild its reputation following the Full Tilt debacle. The Commission now expects licensees to hold registered customers’ credits in an exclusively assigned bank account utilized solely for that purpose.  Licensee’s will be expected to deliver …

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Maltese online gaming licensees grow

25 Jul 2012

Tonio Fenech, the Malta Minister of Finance, Economy and Investment revealed at a Malta Remote Gaming Council meeting that according to the Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) companies registered in Malta now account for 60 percent of Danish Gambling licences and around 40 percent of French, Italian and Spanish licences. Since March 2008, LGA granted …

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Spanish DGOJ clamping down on illegal operators

25 Jul 2012

The head of the Spanish General Directorate of the Game (DGOJ) Enrique Alejo said the body has compiled a list of sites that may be deemed illegal under Spanish law in a bid to eradicate illegal gambling. According to the DGOJ, 80 major gambling sites were identified as potentially being illegal and as a result …

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myBet enters into football integrity agreement

25 Jul 2012

myBet and FIFA subsidiary Early Warning System GmbH (EWS) have entered into a cooperation partnership to protect the integrity of football. The agreement covers cooperation in the early detection of suspicious activities in sport betting on FIFA relevant sporting events in a continued effort to prevent betting related fraud and corruption in sport. It will …

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Two Way backs out of Priority One merger

25 Jul 2012

According to a company press release, Australian media firm Two Way Limited has backed out of the proposed merger deal with the Priority One Network Group Limited but will resume plans once Priority One has achieved an ASX listing. Both parties have agreed to release each other from all obligations arising for the agreement signed …

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Worldlink signs Club Website ltd

25 Jul 2012

Worldlink Sport has entered into a Heads of Agreement to become the UK football club and league website provider Club Website Limited’s (CWL) official betting and gaming partner commencing on August 1, 2012. Under the terms of the deal Worldlink Sport will provide dedicated desktop and mobile applications together with its betting brokerage partner, Bet …

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Biggest spam culprits

25 Jul 2012

According to IT data and security firm Sophos’ latest edition of its “Dirty Dozen” spamming report, one in every two spam messages originated from Asia in the second quarter of 2012. North America continued to reduce the proportion of spam it relayed by email, while Asia increased its output and is now responsible for relaying …

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