Hopes that the Illinois legislature might be sufficiently progressive to pass the online gambling legalisation bill introduced recently by Senator John Cullerton were dashed this week when it transpired that the Senator had removed the online gambling provisions from the agenda, citing a lack of current support and the likelihood of a veto clash with …
Just in time for several international sports competitions in which England and its triple-lion sports logo is involved, the William Hill online and land gambling group has launched an exclusive new slot. 3 Lions is a 5-reel 20-line slot machine game with 2 Bonus Rounds along with a Take It or Leave It style Free …
The UK land and online gambling group Paddy Power has decided to stay with the advertising agency it knows best, maintaining and extending its offline agreements with M2M to embrace the digital side as well, according to the marketing publication CampaignLive. The significant GBP 8 million international account was fiercely contested in the pitch by …
By the close of business June 1st it appeared this week that the Spanish officials had issued around 15 licenses in their first batch, permitting operators to start offering their wares to Spanish players on June 5th, subject to compliance with some late ‘clarifications’ . GTechG2 announced that it had been successful, as did Pokerstars, …
The Top Game online gambling software development company has launched its latest online slot, titled Happy Circus, with a theme to match that features typical characters and icons associated with the Big Top in bright colours, backed by typical circus music. Players will find characters like the strongman, juggling unicyclist and trapeze artist, along with …
It looks as if the pessimistic pundits were right in predicting that the phenomenal growth in Macau revenues could not last; the latest numbers from the island government show a far more modest growth of 7.3 percent in May 2012 – the lowest growth rate recorded since July 2009. Total revenue of 26.08 billion patacas …
The difficulties with US payment processing notwithstanding, players across several influential internet message boards are voicing growing concerns about the increasingly long payout times at online casino, sports betting and poker operator Bovada. The slowdown in payment times appears to have started back in December 2011, when players were moved from the Bodog brand to …
Major online gambling companies queuing up to obtain the June 1st operating licenses for the Spanish market probably received a nasty last minute surprise Thursday when regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego ‘clarified’ that its regulations include the requirement that all licensees purge their Spanish player lists and start from a zero base. The …
Amaya Gaming is still mopping up minority lots of Cryptologic shares, on Thursday extending its offer for the sixth time and announcing that it currently controls 89 percent of the stock. The new deadline is June 25, 2012.
In yet another shocking Purple Lounge development Thursday, the new executive management at parent group Media Corp plc, Adam Fraser-Harris and Phil Jackson, announced in a statement that they were consigning the failed online casino and poker enterprise to the corporate equivalent of the knacker’s yard. Despite repeated player requests for dialogue and information over …
Amid financial media reports that Purple Lounge parent Media Corp plc shares have declined still further to half a penny (the 52 week high was 2.08), still unpaid – and uninformed – players were this week planning to lodge legal claims against the company. It is now well over a month since the Purple Lounge …
Online gambling group 888 Holdings advised Thursday that its erstwhile CEO and non-executive director, Gigi Levy, has stepped down from the board just over a year since he resigned as the group’s chief executive. Levy’s resignation in April 2011 took many by surprise, and was reported by The Telegraph newspaper, which noted that he would …
Brace yourselves for massive increases in internet traffic, is the message from the latest Cisco VIsual Networking Index Forecast, which predicts that traffic will increase four times to 1.3 zettabytes (one zettabyte is equal to a trillion gigabytes) by 2016. The company says that by 2016, Internet traffic globally is expected to reach 150 petabytes …
The UK publicly listed online gambling group Sportingbet plc released its Q3 numbers ended April 30 Wednesday, showing: * Amounts wagered up at GBP 555.9 million (Q3 2011: GBP 507.3 million) * Net gaming revenue down at GBP 43.4 million (Q3 2011: GBP 54.7 million) 52 percent of NGR was generated from regulated territories and …
A recently released list of ‘red flag alert’ words used by the US Department of Homeland Security may prove a disappointment to gamblers who hew to the persecution theory that the Department is out to get them…the word ‘gambling’ is not on the list. Nevertheless, there are some puzzling inclusions that enforcement officials seem to …
Legalised sports betting in California moved a step closer Tuesday when the state Senate approved Sen. Rod Wright’s Bill SB1390 by 32 to 2, sending it to the House for further consideration. Wright told the Los Angeles Times that he expects the federal government to eventually change the federal Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act that …
Unconfirmed reports in a number of Irish internet publications suggest that the Irish taxman has postponed plans to extend Irish taxation to online gambling firms to 2014. InterGame quotes Irish minister Paul Kehoe on the issue, and reports that the delay is due to lawmakers focusing on more urgent issues connected with Ireland’s economy and …
The impatiently awaited detail on Bwin.Party digital entertainment’s promised entry into the social gaming field was finally provided by the online gambling giant in an announcement Wednesday. Highlights of the announcement include: • Investment of up to $50 million (Euro 40 million) over the next two years • Establishment of a new social games studio …
Marketing affiliates report that they have been informed by the operator of the Wintingo online gambling site that a switch from Microgaming to the less well known PariPlay platform is imminent. Detail is sparse, but it is understood that Wintingo is moving away from All Slots, with which it was closely associated, on June 3rd. …
The launch in Spain of the first online gambling operations bearing the .es domain suffix is to be slightly delayed after licenses are issued on June 1st, according to a letter to operators from the Spanish industry trade association JDigital this week. The delay is by mutual agreement with the regulator and will only see …
The UK online gambling group Sportingbet has appointed Rory Macnamara, an existing non-executive director of the company and chairman of its Audit Committee, as the new Senior Independent non-executive director of the group. Macnamara takes over the role from Brian Harris, who will remain on the board as a non-executive director. The change takes place …
Italian online gambling observers have noted from the latest AAMS statistics that the action in April slowed compared with the previous month, although the numbers look better than the same time in 2011. Gross gaming revenue increased 16.4 percent year-on-year to Euro 67.7 million, thanks principally to solid results in the online casino and poker …
The conversation Downunder on the federal government’s proposals following a review of the Interactive Gambling Act deepened Tuesday, with the following points emerging: * Online poker tournaments and live sports betting online could be legalised, but not micro-betting where punters wager on individual events within a game. * The government’s intent appears to be to …
Online gambling software and games developer Playtech plc has joined Virgin Games’ supplier list following an agreement between the parties announced in London Tuesday. The partnership will allow Virgin Games to further enhance its offering by adding Playtech’s online slot games to its gaming suite. Virgin Games has established a direct integration with Playtech, giving …