Internet gaming and sports betting firm Zukido will partner with Hattrick to launch a new website for its Croatian operator Prva Sportska Kladionica (PSK). Hattrick acquired PSK in May 2011, one of the largest owners of sports betting shops in Croatia, and will work with Zukido to create an online presence for the brand. Under …
ICE 2012 closed its doors for the last time at Earls Court in London Thursday with most exhibitors making positive noises about the future and the commercial interest the show has brought to their doors. With a new date and a new venue scheduled for 2013, most stand holders appeared keen to have an ICE …
Beneficial Holdings Inc. will focus solely on its gaming interests in the year ahead with news of its intention to divest its non-gaming assets which include Hotel Beneficial Managua, purchase agreements for the El Crucero hotel, the Montelimar Beach agreements and a portion of the purchase of El Transito. The company who manages sportsbook.cr and …
There has been a flurry of recent releases in the online and mobile gaming sectors, over and above the plethora of new games debuted at the International Casino Exhibition held in London this week. Microgaming’s latest “Atomic 8s” online slot is a graphic-rich 5-reel, 9-payliner incorporating the more traditional bells, cherries, bar and 8 symbology …
GVC Holdings has released a trading update covering its close of 2011 fiscal year and current business, reporting a performance in line with expectations. The company’s two business areas comprise; Business to Consumer (B2C) that includes CasinoClub, Betaland and Betboo brands. Its Business to Business (B2B) division includes the service revenue from East Pioneer Corporation …
Following a strong set of 9M/2011 results Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) has posted its latest performance figures for the FY 2011 and Q4/2011 periods, showing growth in all three regions. OEG operates three sites in the region: Olympic Casino Eesti AS in Estonia; Olympic Casino Latvia SIA; and Olympic Casino Group Baltija UAB in Lithuania …
UK gaming and advertising group Media Corp has entered into a joint online venture agreement with the soon-to-be launched Hippodrome Casino. Under the terms of the deal Media Corp will provide a branded online offering comprising a suite of online gaming products that include online casino and poker games. Sportsbetting and bingo are scheduled to …
On the back of numerous industry awards and the defeat of William Hill in a trademark infringement case , online gaming operator 32Red Plc is riding high reporting a record performance in its latest set of results. In an update on trading for the year ended December 31 2011, the company yielded record group revenues …
Fans of “The Hoff” will be excited to learn that OpenBet, working in partnership with MX Gaming, has announced the imminent launch of a fully branded David Hasselhoff slot game and scratch card. The main concept of the game sees David Hasselhoff’s character on an eternal quest to becoming a millionaire celebrity and includes fun …
The New Jersey-based games developer High 5 Games (H5G) is planning on international and online expansion in 2012, embarking on a strategy to expose is games to as many players as possible. The company who develops and provides games to International Game Technology is the team behind online fav’s such as Da Vinci Diamonds, Cats …
Ladbrokes lost important business due to a technician erroneously removing the one-day international cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka, that played this past weekend, off the new Ladbrokes.co.za website while managing traffic on the site. As a result no in-run betting on the match was on offer to the frustration of South African …
Saipan’s House Committee on Commerce and Tourism will not recommend the passage of a proposal for the establishment of a remote gaming industry on the island. The decision, largely based on the US Government’s crackdown on online poker websites last year, also posed the question of constitutionality reports the Saipan Tribune. The panel, chaired by …
The Polish Ministry of Finance granted an online betting licence to Fortuna zakłady bukmacherskie (Fortuna) earlier this week, making it the first bookmaker authorised to offer the online service to Polish clients. Fortuna, who has already laid the groundwork and developed a 20 000 strong subscriber base in anticipation of the licence award, will be …
Playtech is in the news again with Jersey Enterprise confirming receipt of a remote gambling licence application from the online software provider. The application is reportedly the culmination of months of talks between Jersey Enterprise, the Jersey Gambling Commission and Playtech and is viewed as a boost to the Island’s eGaming strategy and economic development. …
Prima Networks Limited powered by Microgaming has inked a deal with Media Providing S.r.l for the provision of its QuickFire casino software. The Milan-based gaming service provider presently focuses on mainly fixed-odds betting, horse betting, poker skill games, instant lottery, bingo and betting contests but will integrate QuickFire’s casino software to expand its offering. Media …
The links between internet and land gambling are strengthening to such an extent that operational cross-overs are taking place everywhere, numerous show exhibit and visitors commented at the ICE show in London Wednesday. The growing numbers of commercial partnerships bridging what was once a clear divide attest to the increasing frequency of land and internet …
Hot on the heels of an announcement between Aristocrat and Amaya Gaming Group, OpenBet is the latest to partner with the company in a multi-year deal that will see the adaptation of Aristocrat land-based slot games developed by OpenBet for the online environment. The first games to be made available through OpenBet’s game package release …
Unidentified bookmakers have flagged a snooker match, due to take place at the Snooker Shoot Out in Blackpool on Saturday January 28 between Joe Jogia and Matthew Selt, for the unusually high placing of bets on Selt to win reported the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). The Association’s Integrity Unit has reportedly initiated …
Online gaming software provider Playtech is predictably courting a number of prospective partners in the U.S. in anticipation of the legalisation of the potentially lucrative market. The company has potential customers who are interested in its offering for the U.S. market lining-up according to chief executive officer, Mor Weizer. Some who have been approached by …
The news broken earlier this week of a rumoured restructure of Scientific Games and Playtech joint venture SciPlay saw Scientific Games share-price fall by 10 percent on Monday but the companies, who backed-up the industry speculation with a formal announcement, believe that the restructure expands SciPlay’s scope. Under the new terms of the agreement, Playtech …
House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Manufacturing’s Chairwoman Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) has spoken out on the U.S. Department of Justice’s reversal of its opinion on The Wire Act saying it “created considerable uncertainty for the legal future of online gambling”. The memorandum released by the DOJ at the end of last year took many …
Stake holders have attacked a report delivered by D.C. Inspector General Charles Willoughby saying “he has difficulty discerning questionable behaviours”. An investigation was called on the controversial award of the lucrative D.C. Lottery tender to Intralot, however, the report surmised there was insufficient evidence to imply that improprieties were committed by council members in the …
British online gambling company 32Red has won its three-year trademark infringement battle against bookmaker William Hill following a judgment handed down by the British Court of Appeals this week. Successful in its trademark action against William Hill in the High Court of Justice during October last year, 32Red again defended its intellectual property rights when …
Large crowds of exhibitors and visitors surged around Earl’s Court in London Tuesday as the gambling industry attended the last ICE show to be held at the exhibition venue. After many years at Earl’s Court, the organisers are moving online gambling’s biggest commercial show to new, purpose-built facilities across the city at the ExCel centre, …