Software development and online gambling operator, B3W Group has appointed Aj Thompson to the position Director of Strategy. Thompson, who had been consulting for the company prior to his appointment, has 16 years experience in the industry working with IAS, Pinnacle, Expekt and the Bodog Brand in various positions. He will take a role in …
Buongiorno S.p.A., the parent company of Italian and French internet gaming brand Winga, is the target of a takeover bid by Japanese mobile services firm NTT Docomo Inc. via its German subsidiary Docomo Deutschland GmbH. Mauro Del Rio, the owner of approximately 20 percent of Buorngiorno’s stock, has entered into an irrevocable undertaking with Docomo …
RealTime Gaming has released “Loch Ness Loot”, a fun 25-payline slot themed around the mystical Loch Ness Monster. The game features animated, cartoonish iconography that include treasure – the scatter symbol and Nessie – a substitute for all symbols including scattered Treasures. A Win-Win feature provides opportunity to win 8 free games with prizes doubled. …
Despite referendum results to the contrary, a recent Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll found that 58 percent of New Jersey State residents oppose legalised online gambling, while 31 percent are in favour. Voters, by the same margin, however, were in favour of legalising sports betting with 60 percent of voters for, 26 percent opposed and …
Internet gambling and sports betting will again be a hot topic at a US conference this week when delegates gather for the East Coast Gaming Congress on Wednesday and Thursday in Atlantic City. Billed as one of the largest annual US industry conferences, the event is expected to host in excess of 600 people that …
In a GBP 500 000 deal negotiated by the7stars, Gala Coral Group will become UK National daily newspaper the Daily Mirror’s sole betting partner for the Euro 2012. Olly Raeburn, retail marketing director at Gala Coral, said: “The7stars has created an exciting campaign which ticks all the boxes for Gala Coral. It’s focused on one …
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Paddy Power’s TV advertisement centered on the Cheltenham Festival and transgender race goers . The authority received 92 complaints from The Kent Transgender Forum, LGBT Diversity and 90 others challenging whether the ad was offensive. On making its determination, the ASA sought input from the Trans Media …
The Danish Gambling Authority has agreed terms for multiple bilateral cooperation agreements with the Alderney, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Jersey and Maltese gambling authorities. The agreements establish a formal basis for bilateral cooperation on the control of gambling providers and the exchange of information between jurisdictions which will be signed and formally executed once the …
Two new games from Net Entertainment and International Game Technology have released into the online environment titled “Super Nudge 6000” and “Diamond Queen” respectively. “Super Nudge 6000” is a 3-reel, 5-payline slot displaying the classic oranges, lemons, watermelons, pears, cherries, bells, sevens and crown iconography. Super Nudge 6000 can be played for as little as …
Hot on the heels of similar announcements involving Microgame, Gioco Digitale and Lottomatica, Evolution Gaming has launched live casino services for bwin in the Italian market. bwin now offers an Evolution Gaming localised solution – in particular Venezia Roulette and Ventuno Blackjack, with both tables staffed by native Italian speaking professional dealers who have come …
Another illustration of the power of social gaming was today’s announcement from the Gamesys Group this week that a staggering six million Facebook players have played Jackpotjoy’s Facebook Slot Machines offering since its launch in June 2011. The social network initiative saw Gamesys, in collaboration with iwi , adapt a selection of twenty of its …
Purple Lounge online casino parent company Media Corporation PLC’s reverse takeover plans on Gaming Media Group Limited have been abandoned as the company embarks on what it terms as a “preferable deal for shareholders” with the announcement of the acquisition of the soon-to-be launched Intabet online betting platform for a GBP 1.53 million consideration payable …
Multimedia sports content firm Perform Group plc has proposed the acquisition of real-time sports data provider RunningBall Holding AG for a minimum consideration of Euro 101 million (maximum of Euro 120 million). Under the terms of the proposal an initial consideration of Euro 70 million will consist of Euro 20 million in cash, financed from …
Media Corporation Plc’s (Media Corp) suspension of trading on AIM follows an admission of advanced acquisition discussions of online gaming firm Gaming Media Group Limited (GMG), a company statement revealed. While a final deal is still a way off due to Media Corp having yet to commence a formal due diligence on GMG, the acquisition …
Addressing shareholders at Wednesday’s Playtech plc annual general meeting, chairman of the board Roger Withers said that he was pleased to report another year of growth and progress, with excellent top line performance and strong growth in EBITDA. “In 2011 gross income increased by 41 percent to Euro 243.6 million and revenues by 46 percent …
Bwin.Party digital entertainment plc released its Q1-2012 numbers Wednesday, highlighting: • Total revenue up 1 percent to Euro 215.9 million (Q1-2011: Euro 214 million) with strong growth in casino and other games partially offset by a softer gross win margin in sports betting • Amounts wagered in sports betting up 11 percent to Euro 1,083.4 …
The Swedish online gambling software and games developer Net Entertainment has inked an agreement with Irish independent online bookmaker Boylesports for the supply of a range of quality gaming and casino content to Boylegames.com and associated sites. The agreement strengthens Boylesports’ online games portfolio and provides the Boylegames.com brand with top online and mobile gaming …
Purple Lounge online casino and poker players and Media Corp shareholders are becoming increasingly restive at the lack of real communication from parent group Media Corp plc, which this week stalled for the third time in as many weeks with an uninformative holding email. The latest email communication merely advised: “Purple Lounge is working hard …
Everest Gaming, part of the French Everest Betclic online gambling group, has announced the launch of new, third-party games for its internet casino brands Everest Casino, Imperial Casino, Casino Elegance, and Casino Lux. A company spokesman said that the new additions augment an already large and diverse selection of games from suppliers like Ash Gaming, …
Industry observers confused by the apparent disconnect between polls on how New Jersey residents feel about legalised online gambling now have a third option to consider. The long established and well respected independent research company National Research Inc., weighed in on the debate with its own poll Tuesday, which CEO Adam Geller said was conducted …
India could be missing out on as much as $1.5 billion in lost tax revenue by not regulating online gambling, the Times of India reports this week, quoting a recent research study on the issue. “Despite a booming middle class and a rapidly expanding internet user base, only the state of Sikkim has made any …
The US state of Illinois is back in the race for internet gambling legalisation following the introduction Tuesday by Senate President John Cullerton of a new measure designed to create an intrastate online gambling platform. In a letter to legislative leaders and Governor Pat Quinn, Cullerton wrote: “At its heart, the proposal creates the division …
Montreal-based Amaya Gaming Group has taken a breather from its Cryptologic acquisition this week to launch its latest online slot, Aladdin’s Legacy. The first of Amaya’s new generation of slot games, Aladdin’s Legacy features quality graphics, movie-like 3D animation and imaginative game play. In this 20-line slot, players experience a unique first person perspective in …
Q1-2012 results from the Spanish land and online gambling group Codere were disappointing for investors this week, showing a net loss over the quarter despite a rise of just over 17 percent in EBITDA to Euro 78.9 million. Codere Interactiva and Codere.it contributed to the bottom line, delivering overall turnover up by 31.8 percent year-on-year …