The Nevada State Gaming Control Board reported a 17 percent rise in State casino revenues during July 2012 compared to the same period last year which were largely attributed to a strong month for Las Vegas Strip venues. Las Vegas Strip revenues contributed $597 million, up 28 percent y-o-y, of the total $1 Billion recorded …
London and Zurich-based gambling firm Samvo announced its partnership with FIFA’s Early Warning System GmbH (EWS) joining other bookmakers committed to protecting the integrity of football. EWS, founded by FIFA in 2005, relies on the cooperation of over 400 global sport betting organisations along side its own technical monitoring system to prevent betting fraud through …
California-based social gaming developer Digital Chocolate launched SLOTS! on Facebook this week. The new social network casino-style offering provides slot fans with seven differently-themed slot machines that include “Magic Woods”, “Marie’s Bakery” and “Lucky Shots” with Wild West, safari and underwater adventures theming others. The strong social element allows players bigger rewards linked to how …
According to the French online gambling authority ARJEL it repealed four online gaming licences last week at the request of the relevant operators. Operators requesting revocation of approvals were SNAI France SAS and bwin.party’s Electraworks SAS (partybets.fr and gamebookers.fr) in the sportsbetting category along with The Nation Traffic SAS (Titan Poker.fr)and Full Fun (PokerXtrem) in …
Betfair has announced it will lodge a formal complaint with the European Commission (EC) today (Monday) with regard to the newly passed Cypriot gambling legislation which the company says may lead to betting exchanges being unable to operate legally in Cyprus. The new law adopted by the Cypriot Parliament in early July 2012 additionally prohibits …
The row over gamblers allegedly taking advantage of predictable cards from an unshuffled deck at Reno’s Golden Nugget casino is set to escalate dramatically following the rejection this weekend of owner Tilman Fertitta’s offer to pay the gamblers. It may be a case of too little, too late for Fertitta, whose minions stand accused of …
Legal arguments triggered by the major sports leagues’ attempts to sue the state of New Jersey over its new law allowing intrastate single game sports betting warmed up this week as New Jersey’s Washington DC lawyers fired back. The Press of Atlantic City reports that New Jersey’s legal representatives presented interesting argument that: * The …
Online gambling operations were one of the few bright spots in Loto-Quebec’s Q1-2012 results for the period ended June 25, the Canadian provincial gambling provider reported this weeks Internet gambling on the Espacejeux.com website delivered revenues up 30.7 percent over Q1-2011 at Cdn$ 5.9 million. Overall, the province-owned group’s results were hardly exciting; net profit …
Gamesys subsidiary Jackpotjoy.com has launched a GBP 4 Million marketing campaign to encourage greater interaction with its members. On site members will have new and exciting features said the company, with a strong Social Media undercurrent between Jackpotjoy’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. “Jackpotjoy.com has always focused on the importance of having fun,” said managing director …
The Gibraltar-based online gambling company BetVictor announced Thursday that it has acquired Botsphere Ltd, a UK based provider of automated trading solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Botsphere was founded in 2005 by technology entrepreneurs Stewart Vassie and Julian Leach, who had previously created and sold Oddschecker. Botsphere is based in London, with 14 full time …
New York-based social gaming company Face Up Entertainment Group has announced it is in Alpha testing of its Facebook integrated gaming software and are planning on closing Beta testing within 45 days. Face Up’s proprietary non-wagering gaming platform comprises cross language functionality and games from across multiple International regions. Its poker product underwent a soft …
Former Ladbrokes chief executive officer Chris Bell has reportedly become Chairman of concierge betting service Bet Butler. Serving as Ladbrokes chief executive officer just short of a decade before departing in 2010, Bell currently serves as a senior director at Quintain, a non-executive director at Spirit and is actively involved with the Responsible Gambling Strategy …
Redbet Holding AB has changed its name to Nordic Leisure AB in a bid to “be neutral from the Redbet.com company brand.” Claes Hallén, chief executive officer said: “We have long noted that the world equated parent Redbet Holding AB and the operations conducted within Redbet.com. In order to highlight that our company group business …
The now closely watched Belgian Gaming Commission’s (BGC) website-posted blacklist has added another ten domains to its unauthorised website list. The domains will be blocked by the four most prominent Belgian internet service providers. Latest additions are: Betfred.com Bingocams.com 32redbingo.com zeturf.com winpalace.com bidyes.com gimigames.com www2.williamhill.com www.rivapoker.com www.stargames.com
Betfair Plc and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) information sharing agreement enabling the two organisations to share information on potential betting integrity related issues. The MoU is relevant to any cricket played under the auspices of the ECB, including England international matches and all County cricket …
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) expressed its disappointment at Bet-At-Home’s failure to respond to questions it posed with regard to a website banner ad that appeared on charltonathletic-mad.co.uk. The complainant challenged whether the ad straplined “Life is a Game” which featured a woman’s naked midriff and other suggestive images was offensive in that it …
Digital sports content distributor PERFORM has announced its acquisition of German sports media company Sportal GmbH from a group of private investors for an undisclosed consideration. Sportal owns Sportal.de, a popular sports portal in the German market and also provides a range of content, production and technology services for clients such as Spiegel, Süddeutsche, RTL/sport.de, …
Sports betting games developer RocketPlay, formerly known as Gamingo, is launching a new title on Facebook branded Sports Casino. The app is designed to create a Vegas-style sportsbook betting experience, in which users place virtual bets on global sports with real-time odds and can take part in other casino games like video poker, blackjack and …
Malta newspapers are reporting the close of an unpleasant chapter in online gambling on the Mediterranean island with the 14 month sentence of imprisonment handed down to a former online casino executive convicted of misappropriating the winnings by players through his Malta-based online gambling company. Greek national Dimitrios Drosos (45) was director and founder of …
Online gambling group Sportingbet has announced the appointment of Marie Stevens as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Stevens has extensive experience in the gaming industry, having spent 10 years within Ladbrokes, latterly as Head of the Group Legal department. Subsequent to this, she spent four years as a member of the Gaming Board for …
The Evolution agreement to supply 888.com with a live casino has been met just weeks after the deal was inked in July this year. The arrangement sees Evolution providing live casino games and services to 888’s international operations, with content and services developed at Evolution’s production studios in Riga, Latvia, and features a dedicated 888 …
The Gibraltar subsidiary of US gambling supplier Bally Technologies has been granted a core service associate e-gaming certificate with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) following its application in May this year. The category is described by the AGCC as applicable to “an entity (other than a Category 2 eGambling licensee) to whom a Category …
Online gaming company 32Red plc posted a sterling H1-2012 report for the period to June 30 2012, and advises that trading since then is up 22 percent despite punters being distracted by the Olympics. The Microgaming-powered and Gibraltar licensed gambling group also confirmed it is to launch casino, poker and bingo action in Italy before …
Bitfloor, an exchange for virtual betting currency Bitcoin, has had to suspend its operations following a criminal hack of its servers which made off with 24,000 Bitcoins, worth almost a quarter-million dollars, leaving the company cash-strapped, reports the publication Arstechnica. The company’s founder reported that the exchange no longer has enough cash to cover all …