The latest GamblingData In-Play Tracker (IPT) study has seen bet365 regain the top spot in football events from Ladbrokes, which dropped down to third in the Summer 2012 survey. This is the third quarterly report for the year and the first to have taken place during a major football tournament, with bet365 topping the poll …
The police blitz on Jamaica-based online lottery scammers widened this week with news that two St. Louis, Missouri residents face sentencing in October after pleading guilty to targeting retirees across the US in the fraudulent enterprise. The St Louis Post-Despatch reports that 32-year-old Andre DePass and 24-year-old Jayneise Hampton pleaded guilty Monday to several charges. …
The long awaited report of the UK parliament’s Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee says that the Gambling Act 2005 resulted in numerous inconsistencies, is not sufficiently evidence based, and that more power should be devolved to local authorities. The wide-ranging report focuses primarily on the land gambling business in the United Kingdom, but also …
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee has released its witness list for a hearing on internet gambling scheduled for July 26, its third hearing on the subject in the past year. The committee’s oversight hearing will “examine the regulation of tribal gaming, focusing on brick and mortar to the internet.” Thursday’s list of witnesses includes: •The …
The Canadian provincial government of Prince Edward Island (PEI) is facing questions over its investment of Cdn$4 million in the British internet gaming company Roboreus and its Geosweep product, which has reportedly not delivered a convincing performance in the British market. Geosweep is an interesting variation on the normal lottery business model in which instead …
Malta-licenced online gaming provider World Match has expanded its product offering with WM Live Roulette streamed from the Casino of Venezia – Malta. The company promises high quality live video streaming with high-impact graphics that it says delivers a refined live roulette experience. Players can select either a simplified or advanced game mode that features: …
42-year-old British shop worker James Jennings, charged with two counts of fraud by his employer, admitted to using customer refunds to support his online gambling habit. Jennings allegedly cancelled customer orders and funnelled over 51 refunds totalling GBP 55 376 into his own credit card account between April 2011 and March 2012. In addition to …
Online betting and gaming operator 32Red PLC delivered strong H1 2012 results for the period ending June 30, 2012, announcing both record revenues and customer recruitment numbers. The company’s latest results mark its sixth successive 6-month period of record revenues. Key Performance Indicators include: – Casino Performance from flagship operation, 32Red Casino: – Gross Win …
Live casino software provider Smart Gaming Group has signed a landmark deal to provide Germany’s top land based casino Spielbank Schleswig-Holstein with its innovative Smart Live Box solution. The deal will enable Smart Live players to bet on the results generated at Spielbank Schleswig-Holstein casino’s table games such as roulette – in real time. Matthias …
The London based fantasy sports gaming provider Picklive Limited, has been sold to private investors, led by David Galan, the CEO of pool betting provider Sports Millions (the B2B arm of Soccer Millionaire) for an undisclosed consideration. Picklive is an innovative real-time fantasy sports game which turns the ‘season long’ fantasy football model on its …
Encouraged by the success of its Jack Hammer online slot, Net Entertainment has launched a sequel to the popular game, titled “Jack Hammer 2: Fishy Business”. The new game features an impressive 99 bet lines, along with a Free Spins game. The popular Sticky Win feature from the original slot remains and Random Wilds during …
The Malta-based and German-owned online betting group Tipico featured in a profile published by the Times of Malta Sunday, which reported that the firm is set to double its business within the next three years as it taps into new e-gaming opportunities internationally. CEO Jan Bolz, a former Electronic Arts executive, told the newspaper that …
Police in Cyprus launched a series of anti-online gambling raids across the Mediterranean island over the weekend, seizing a rather meagre haul of 17 computers and a small amount of cash, according to reports in the Cyprus Mail. The officers were acting in support of the recently passed and highly controversial law banning betting shops …
Police in Jamaica continued this week to track down and arrest internet lottery scammers who have made elderly Americans their victims in the past The latest arrests include two elected Jamaican municipal officials who stand accused of involvement in a multi-million dollar fraudster ring. Police Superintendent Leon Clunis says officers arrested Kingston Deputy Mayor Michael …
Social gaming software developer Playsino out of Santa Monica, California is gearing up for a push in the sector, creating its own free-to-play casino games for mobile and social platforms and starting out with a new game titled Solitaire and Prizes. The company has also launched its own publishing network, encouraging social gaming developers to …
Despite an absence of public statements, it appears that online and land betting group William Hill plc has discontinued its sports betting services to the German market, effective July 20 2012. German sports betting punters report that they have been cut off, although it appears that other genres of online gambling such as casino gaming …
According to Stockmarket Wire, Across the Line – a company funded by London-based property and football entrepreneur Andrew Ellis – has taken a 51 percent stake in Worldlink Sport, the sports and gaming division of Worldlink Group. Across the Line Limited will provide GBP 1.3 million to fund upfront commitments required on certain contracts, plus …
International technical and enforcement teams have reported a major success, breaking up a mammoth global spamming organisation that they claim pushed out 18 billion spam emails every day. The publication Ars Technica reports that the ring, known as Grum, was the world’s third largest spam generator, and that the international team dismantled it after convincing …
European online gambling giant Bwin.Party digital entertainment has replaced Betfair as shirt sponsor for the renowned English football club Manchester United. Under the leadership of Sir Alec Ferguson since 1986, the club is world famous and can boast twelve English championship titles and five FA Cup titles, as well as two Champions League titles. Some …
In two separate judgements this week the European Court of Justice has reminded EU Member States Poland and Latvia of their obligation to comply with EU laws. In the case of Poland, national lawmakers failed to notify draft legislation on internet gambling to the European Commission, whilst on Latvia the court expressed concern regarding that …
The London-listed online sports betting group Sportech plc has announced the completion of a successful re-financing exercise, with key points achieved: * New multi bank facilities to provide debt refinancing * Banking relationships strengthened with new multi bank structure replacing single bank arrangement * Overall size of facilities increased by 25 percent to support growth …
The Nantes, France-based software developer Mandala has inked an agreement with Hong Kong social gaming firm 6waves to publish its new social slots title La Riviera on Facebook. Based in Hong Kong with offices in San Francisco, Beijing, Tokyo, and Moscow, 6waves has established itself as a major global publisher of social and mobile games. …
Speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech get-together in the United States this week, Zynga chief Mark Pincus revealed that his company is “seriously exploring” the potential of real money gambling, and voiced his confidence in the continued growth of the mobile channel for gaming. Pincus said that the big commercial attraction of social gaming was …
The innovative marketing of Paddy Power probably gets an extra boost in exposure from the publicity attendant on being censured by bodies like the ASA, but this week it was the Bank of England that took umbrage at a Paddy Power promo. The advertising industry publication Drum reports that the company has come under fire …