In a historic move that makes Delaware the first US state to legalise online gambling in a general sense (as opposed to Nevada’s more focused online poker legalisation), Gov. Jack Markell signed bill HB333 into state law Thursday, one day after the Senate passed the bill and just days before the end of the legislative …
A live betting deal sealed late last year came to fruition just in time for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships last week when Globet, an international sports betting company, launched its new live betting product provided by Zukido. The LiveBet console features Basketball, Football, Ice Hockey, Volleyball and Tennis, with live scores and odds delivered direct …
European Commission head Michel Barnier’s address to the European Parliament Wednesday contained more than just the threat of action against illegal operators…there was a stark warning for non-compliant national regulatory regimes as well. Barnier served notice that the Commission will reactivate pending infringements and complaints against Member States whose gambling regulation is in violation of …
LADBROKES SHARES DIP 7 PERCENT ON POOR INTERNET GAMBLING RESULTS Gambling group warns that first half profits will fall drastically Citywire reported Thursday that shares in the UK’s second-biggest bookmaker, Ladbrokes, tumbled 7 percent after the company warned that first half profits from its internet business will fall to around half the level of a …
Microgaming settled the widespread rumours of a new Batman slot circulating over the last few weeks by launching The Dark Night game Thursday. Based on the legendary motion picture from Warner Bros. Pictures, “The Dark Knight” video slot promises the same action packed visual experience, with plenty of in-game features including an impressive 4 tier …
Net Entertainment’s MegaFortune progressive slot has coughed up its fourth major jackpot this year, making one Betsson online casino punter a very happy person. Unfortunately, there is little focus on the lucky player in the publicity blurb pumped out this week…the material reveals only that the player took home Euro 3.1 million. Earlier this year …
The European Commission, the enforcement arm of the European Union, is to publish an action plan later this year, detailing moves to stop unregulated internet gambling, the Bloomberg business news agency reports. The paper will include measures to clamp down “on the many illegal websites, often hosted in offshore havens,” that offer gambling services, Michel …
Industry anti-fraud company Iovation has recognised the growing importance of the mobile channel to online gambling operators with the publication of a free white paper offering tips on how to counter new and existing threats from the cyber-underworld. The document outlines the evolving mobile fraud landscape, along with the business and technical decisions that operators …
Delaware’s state senators finally pulled together Wednesday to pass HB333, and once Gov. Jack Markell signs the bill into law, the state will become the most advanced so far in the fight to legalise online gambling in the United States. The state Senate sent the bill to Gov. Markell’s desk on a 14 to 6 …
Staten Island resident Charles Cicalo (49) pleaded guilty to first-degree promoting gambling and will forfeit $1.3 Million in exchange for a one to three year prison sentence as opposed to the 25-year sentence he was facing reported Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. Cicolo reportedly accumulated over $2.7 million in illegal multi-state bets utilising two …
Betfair has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal, with an option to renew for a third, with German football club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Bayer 04 Leverkusen finished fifth in last year’s Bundesliga. Under the terms of the deal, Betfair will benefit from a branding presence at the Bay Arena, advertising on pitchside boards and involvement in …
US land casino games provider Bally Technologies, Inc., which recently achieved supplier licensing from the Nevada regulator, has launched what it claims is the first iGaming platform from a licensed supplier in the United States. The free-play platform is now live at Golden Nugget casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, N.J. The Fertitta family …
Media and other interested parties gathered in San Francisco this week for the second annual Zynga Unleashed presentation, showcasing the social gaming giant’s future plans and products. The company’s launch of its new social gaming slot “Elite Slots” has already enjoyed wide publicity but was given the cheerleader treatment by company executives anyway, along with …
In March this year the US casino equipment supplier Shuffle Master proudly announced that it had inked a Euro 19.5 million agreement to purchase Ongame Network, Ltd., a 25-brand online poker network owned by Bwin Interactive. Just this month executives at Bally Technologies, Shuffle Master and Ongame Networks were publicly ‘thrilled’ at the prospect of …
Tuesday’s much-anticipated Senate vote on the legalisation of online gambling in Delaware disappointingly was deferred amid proponent’s concerns that there were not enough Democratic Party votes to get the measure through. The vote will now take place later today (Wednesday), presumably after the political troops have been marshalled and persuaded. Associated Press reports that HB333 …
Allegations that affiliate management company C-Planet has effectively been taking the bread from the mouths of affiliate marketers of the Rushmore group of online casinos are creating shockwaves through the affiliate industry this morning after a de-tagging scam was exposed by Casinomeister owner Bryan Bailey. Bailey claims firsthand knowledge and experience of the scam after …
Topjack Games reports that it has secured its third white label deal in less than three weeks from launch. The Lloyd’s of London-insured business was launched just a three weeks ago, offering both players and partners access to multi-million instant win jackpots on slots, instant lottery, keno, video poker, blackjack, roulette and bingo that do …
Cryptologic, the veteran online gambling software developer recently acquired by Amaya Gaming, has renewed its games supply contract with Betsson Malta Limited for the next two years. The agreement expands on an existing relationship between the two companies. Under the new deal, Betsson, which has a total active player base of more than 400,000 players …
The recent change in political leadership in the German state of Schleswig Holstein rang alarm bells in the industry when prominent members of the new regime voiced an intention to bring the maverick province back into line by signing the anti-online gambling State Treaty with other German states, implying the repeal of the progressive licensing …
The current hot spot for Malaysian police raids on internet gambling premises appears to be Kuantan, capital of the nation’s third largest province. In three raids Monday police reported arresting 26 suspects, aged between 20 and 40, including two women, and confiscating 42 computers. Police Asst Supt Sampornak Ismail told reporters that many of those …
Unidentified investors in the Panama City-based online gambling enterprise BetOnline.ag are branching out by taking over a controlling share of Sportsbetting.ag, giving the business improved software from DGS and ASI, along with faster pay-outs, better promos and a revamped website. “The new shareholders unconditionally guarantee past and future payouts from SportsBetting.ag,” a company spokesman said …
Online gambling software developer BetSoft Gaming has announced the release of the latest game in its Slots3 library, branded Miles Bellhouse and his Curious Machine. The game follows the adventures of the eponymous inventor and genius Miles Bellhouse as he manipulates his time machine to escape the dastardly General Traytor who will stop at nothing …
The issue last week of Nevada Gaming Commission licenses to Bally Technologies and International Game Technology has triggered a burst of renewed enthusiasm for online poker legalisation in the United States, with both business executives and politicians expressing support for the concept. Associated Press quoted Bally CEO Richard Haddrill, who took the opportunity to reiterate …
The UK Offshore Gambling bill proposed by West Suffolk MP Matthew Hancock has secured a second reading in the House of Commons and will reportedly be presented to the Speaker later today (Monday). The Private Members’ Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule, SO No 23) seeks to amend the Gambling Act 2005 to regulate remote …