Nordic Leisure Group (formerly Redbet Holdings) has selected Microgaming Europe Ltd. to supply a suite of casino games to the Latvian market via its wholly-owned company SIA Optibet. The deal signed through Nordic Leisure Group’s subsidiary Livonia Gaming Ltd follows the recent award of Latvia’s first online casino licence to SIA Optibet who went live …
An Austrian High Court has ordered Malta-licenced Bet-At-Home to repay a gambler who lost Euro 950 000 playing online roulette. The case initiated by a problem gambler who stole from his employer to fund his habit was initially dismissed by the Austrian court of first instance, going before the High Court on appeal. The ruling …
Israeli authorities brought down what has been described as the biggest gambling network in Israel’s history this week following a multi-authority year-long undercover investigation. In a massive operation, Police authorities raided dozens of locations that included the homes of forty suspects, who were taken in for questioning, and money exchange kiosks in Tel Aviv, Holon, …
Online channel Aristocrat‘s new 5-reel, 40 payline “Buffalo” slot machine is another popular land title adapted to online. Graphic and feature-rich, this game is sure to be as popular as its terrestrial version. Playtech subsidiary Ash Gaming launched its “Madness: House of Fun” at bet365. It’s a 5-reel, 25-payline game themed on the cult band …
French gambling authority ARJEL has clarified its position with regard to a cooperation agreement signed with the Spanish Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego last month. The purpose of the agreement signed by Alejo Enrique Gonzalez, chief executive officer of the Dirección General de Juego del Ordenación (DGOJ) and Jean-François Vilotte, President of ARJEL, is …
Vision Media Services-owned online casino, sports and poker operator BetMotion.com has become Mahjong Logic’s latest licensee. Jonas Alm, Mahjong Logic’s chief executive officer said: “Entering the Latin American market for us reinforces the fact that Mahjong truly is a global game that is growing in popularity each day throughout the world. Brazil alone has close …
Live dealer provider Ho Gaming has revamped its software with a new version it says will take interactive gaming to the next level for customers and player alike. The upgraded software version will offer players: – customisation to personal taste on navigation, game play, game views and settings amongst others. – a range of trends, …
NetplayTV, the UK-listed interactive gaming group, released a trading update Wednesday, reporting: * Strong Q3 Performance, especially in mobile operations * 52 percent increase in new depositing casino players to 11,978 (Q3 2011: 7,892) but 4 percent decrease on Q2 2012 – a particularly strong quarter for the company. * 42 percent increase in active …
US horseracing giant Churchill Downs Inc. has appointed a new overall chief for its interactive gambling operations on Twinspires.com, Luckity.com and Bluff Media. James E. “Ted” Gay, most recently senior vice president and chief strategy officer at the Louisville company, was appointed on Monday to be president of Churchill Downs Interactive. Twinspires.com is Churchill’s advance-deposit …
The RTG-powered Jackpot Capital online casino reports that a major $125,000 jackpot has been hit by a Colorado grandmother who had staked just $200 for some internet gambling entertainment. Player ‘shreddedtweet6’ was enjoying her Let ‘Em Ride action despite being down to her last $16 when the jackpot hit. “Chills went up and down my …
Despite the availability of a federal legislative carve-out for online fantasy sports betting, the US state of Maryland has in past state AG opinions maintained that the practice is illegal, creating confusion and uncertainty. Rather belatedly, the state legislature has at last moved forward on the issue, passing a law effective October 1st this year …
Quickspin, the Swedish internet gambling games developer founded by former Net Entertainment managers, has launched its new slot Rapunzel’s Toweron Casino Red at Betsafe. Themed on the German fairy tale written by the Brothers Grimm, Rapunzel’s Tower is also live at Harry Casino and offers innovative features such as the “Wild Stick until you win” …
Cozy Games has appointed Lucy Owen as its Commercial Account & Project Management Director. She joins the company as it pushes ahead with it plans become an international game developer with major projects involving a number of tier one operators and platform providers. With seven years account and project management experience in the online gaming …
Our readers may recall the case of Behar Merlaku (26), the Swiss punter who hit a Euro 40 million slot jackpot at a land casino in Bregenz, Austria owned by Casinos Austria, but was fobbed off with an offer of free meal vouchers on grounds that the hit was disqualified due to a ‘software error’. …
London’s new Hippodrome Casino deals with Microgaming and Pokerstars were fleshed out with more detail in a statement from the casino Tuesday. The deals will create an online presence for the Hippodrome and enhance the new casino’s live poker room offering, the statement disclosed. PokerStars, the worlds’ largest online poker site, will refurbish and re-brand …
Californian entrepreneurs Sean Stavropoulos and Jonathan Aiwazian could be about to test Californian law on online poker. The duo’s recently launched online poker site Cafrino.com is the subject of the state Attorney General’s scrutiny, although it does not require players to bet money or pay a subscription fee. According to the Ventura County Star newspaper, …
Joey Lim Keong Yew and Ben Lim Keong Hoe, grandsons of Genting founder, Lim Goh Tong, and nephews of current CEO and chairman KT Lim, have been named as the men behind a reverse takeover initiative that could see the Australian-listed interactive wagering company TwoWay Limited fall into their hands. The duo are said to …
Chinese internet sports lottery software and systems developer AGTech Holdings Limited has announced that its Lucky Racing virtual sportsbetting game has passed a significant milestone recently with RMB1.3 billion ($205.5 million) in total sales. A joint-venture between AGTech and British online and land-based sportsbetting giant Ladbrokes, the fixed-odds Formula One-style Lucky Racing title has been …
William Richardson (27) of County Durham in the UK, was lucky to escape imprisonment this week at Teesside Crown Court, where Judge George Moorhouse punished him for stealing money from his employer to feed an online gambling habit. Instead of sending him directly to jail, the judge imposed a suspended sentence of six months, and …
When an addicted gambler steals money from his employer in one country, and loses it gambling at an internet site in another, can that employer go after an online gambling operator based and licensed in another nation? That’s the interesting question posed by a decision from the Austrian courts in which an online casino based …
Microgaming has become the London-situated, newly launched, terrestrial casino The Hippodrome’s exclusive online partner. The iconic venue in London’s Leicester Square, whose history spans over a century, recently underwent a multi-million Pound Sterling casino and entertainment complex re-vamp. The venue formerly served as a theatre, circus and nightclub. The Hippodrome re-opened its newly designed casino …
Pokerleaders and Buongiorno’s eGaming Service Winga are the latest operators to request and be granted revocation of their licencing awards from French regulatory body ARJEL. While Winga operated in the market following its launch in early 2011, Poker Leaders who received authorisation earlier this year declined to launch an operation into the market at all.
Finnish software development firm Digient has rebranded as Finnplay, a new name that identifies its Finnish heritage along with identifying its core proposition in the gaming sector. The Helsinki, Finland-based Company founded in 2008 is a privately-owned company specialising in the real-money play gaming industry. Their flagship product is a turnkey BillFold Gaming Platform into …
Ironically, internet casino and poker gambling is low on the preferences of punters on the Isle of Man, home to a number of major online gambling technology companies, and a popular international licensing and regulatory jurisdiction. Data from a new Gambling Prevalence Survey on the Isle of Man, sponsored by the Standard Bank and carried …