For several weeks players have been complaining about slow-pay and bad communications from the Purple Lounge online casino and poker room, a subsidiary of the UK-based Media Corp publishing group. With complainants growing more vociferous this week, the company issued a business statement which filled in some of the gaps that players have not been …
Chicago-based WMS Industries Inc., which owns the Jackpot Party online casino, has announced that a wholly owned WMS subsidiary has entered into an agreement with France-based land gambling outfit Groupe Partouche SA, to provide it with a WMS-hosted online casino site for residents of Belgium. It is not known what role Partouche’s online division Partouche …
The news earlier this year that Playtech is to spend Euro 95 million on “certain B2B real money gaming and B2B social media assets” which it intends to purchase from companies associated with major shareholder Teddy Sagi has been followed by unofficial and anonymous disclosures that the properties involved are CTXM, Slots Farm and Viaden …
Online gambling software developer and white label supplier, TotalESoft.com, has announced the latest additions to its online casino and sportsbook games inventory, adding over 20 new games, including a number of 3D animated video slots. Mobile sports betting and multiplayer poker with Texas Holdem, Omaha and Stud card games are also included in the package. …
Two more New Jersey politicians have launched bi-partisan legislative attacks that could eventually see the restrictive federal Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act overturned in the state, where a strong drive for a more liberalised sports betting environment has been building for some time . Republican Rep. Frank LoBiondo and Democrat Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. came …
Getting into the social gaming swing this week is UK digital video provider Perform Group, which has announced that it plans to launch over 50 sports channels on Facebook to provide fans with international football, tennis and other sports matches. Perform’s Livesport.tv service offers mainly overseas sports, from Italian football to Australian rules football, for …
The Betsson online gambling group published its Q1-2012 numbers Friday, underlining the results of its emphasis on sports book development, which delivered first quarter growth up 48 percent, according to Magnus Silfverberg, President and CEO of the Swedish company. Betsson’s sportsbook push also trebled year-on-year growth, he revealed, adding that the company continues to experience …
John Boyle, the colourful founder and head of Irish land and online bookmaker Boyle Sports has his eyes set on an expanded internet operation, having built a successful land empire, reports the Irish Times. Speaking at a children’s charity function this week, Boyle explained how he had built a betting business that generates Euro 1.2 …
Spain’s online gambling regulatory initiative does not seem to be hitting its stride yet, with some 59 licence applications still in the pipeline despite an original deadline for issue of April 2012. Key staff changes and a significant workload have bedeviled the process, leading to regulatory chief Enrique Alejo declaring earlier this year that it …
The new $500 million Maryland Live! Casino, due to open June 6 in Hanover MD, has started the launch ball rolling with the introduction of its play-for-fun online casino at Myliveonlinecasino.com. Software supplier Aristocrat regards the move as a landmark event in the United States, and it is indicative of the intense interest in internet …
George Irvine, Data provider SIS’s new managing director, has made key appointments to his team arising from changes in the betting industry environment. Brent Dolan, previously Commercial Director, is made Director of Operations for the whole of the betting division of SIS. Dolan has been with the company for 25 years and has been a …
The Santa Monica-based social casino games company Playsino (formerly Titan Gaming) has closed on $1.5 million of new funding in a bid to develop as a major casino game publisher on social and mobile platforms. Several investors were involved in the funding round which included IDM Venture Capital, Pacific Capital Group and Siemer Ventures amongst …
Charilaos Stavrakis, a former finance minister in the Cyprus government, has launched a book detailing the lobbying and political manoeuvring that derailed his attempts to ban online gambling on the Mediterranean island. Stavrakis claims that some MPs resorted to convoluted legal and economic arguments to get his banning measure rejected or delayed despite prior approval …
A Toronto man who spent years fighting a decision by the taxman that he was not a professional gambler and therefore cannot claim tax write-offs on his losses, has hit another brick wall with a decision from the Federal Court of Appeal that the taxman is right. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports that Giuseppe Tarascio …
In Britain over the weekend, the influential land casino body National Casino Industry Forum called for a more equitable tax dispensation, noting that the present arrangement favours online casinos and characterising it as ‘absurd’. The Forum, which represents 90 percent of land operators, said the present system required overhaul and was too complicated. Speaking to …
e-Gaming software and services provider WagerLogic has selected Maxymiser to test and optimise its InterCasino and VIP Casino online brands. Under the terms of the deal, Maxymiser will develop, design and implement a strategic testing programme across critical pages of the websites, including registrations and deposits, to optimise the online customer experience. Nicky Getley, head …
Twenty-four Malaysian and Taiwanese nationals were fined and sentenced to a month in jail by a Malaysian court this week following a raid on April 5 that netted 215 people for running what was described as a well funded online football betting ring. Over its month of operation, the website is estimated to have taken …
Interactive gaming company NetPlay TV plc announced its preliminary results for the year ending December 31, 2011 showing a strong performance compared to the year prior. Key Financial Indicators for the period include: – 12.4 percent increase in Group revenue to GBP 22.3 million (2010: GBP 19.8 million) – 18.6 percent increase in Casino Revenue …
Sports betting and white label provider EveryMatrix has signed four new gaming operators in the first quarter of 2012, it reports. The new licensees include Gutshot and Pokerhuis, IPbuilders and Adjara Casino, the latter focused on the regulated Georgian market. The gaming sites will each benefit from a number of EveryMatrix products, including GamMatrix’s newly …
Geolocation solutions provider GeoComply reports that its Matrix Solution has successfully been verified by accredited testing facility BMM. BMM’s field research, conducted in Nevada, verified that the end user was correctly geolocated within an average accuracy of 260ft of their actual physical location. GeoComply’s WiFi location data was used to determine these test results. “With …
41-year-old Rachel Duncan, former accountant of the South Carolina Hospitality Association who stands accused of embezzling almost half a million dollars to feed an online gambling habit pleaded guilty to the charges before U.S. District Judge Joe Anderson this week, and is to be sentenced later this year. A deeply contrite Duncan was released on …
Caesars Entertainment senior vice president of communications and government regulations, Jan Jones, again emphasised her company’s strong preference for federal online gambling legalisation at GIGSE this week, stressing that continuing with an unregulated stance leaves the market vulnerable. “The DoJ ruling leaves the market wide open and it is unclear how offshore operators should be …
The UK-based software developer Core Gaming Ltd has been granted a five year contract to build online slot games around the exploits of legendary motor cycle daredevil Evel Knievel. The deal between Core Gaming and K&K Promotions, via Event Merchandising, was agreed earlier this month and a branded slot game is already well into development …
The Global iGaming Summit & Expo always delivers a slew of interesting news items, and the eleventh edition currently ongoing in San Francisco has been no exception, with social gaming company Slingo being the latest to announce its plans. Chief executive Rich Roberts revealed that he is negotiating with a number of European companies, including …