Following an announcement of the departure of Australian gaming operator Two Way Limited’s managing director Ben Reichel effective January 31, 2012, the Board has dissolved the position and appointed a new senior executive. Reichel, during his tenure, was responsible for the deployment of the company’s TV wagering service and the successful launch of Two Way’s …
Following similar sentiment to Australian politicians, members of the British Parliament have voiced their concerns over what they term the “aggressive publicity techniques of online betting firms” in a recent Parliamentary session. Liberal Democrat MP Tessa Munt called for an Ofcom Review on the issue of online gambling advertising, saying there was almost 36 hours …
Belgian National Loterie plans on introducing an online sports betting and instant games offering on its e-lotto.be platform following strong online results during its 2011 fiscal year. The lottery reported an overall growth of 9 percent to Euro 1.2 billion, with its most significant results derived from its online offering e-lotto.be showing a 65 percent …
Strong growth in online net revenues were reported by UK bookmaker William Hill in both its fourth quarter and unaudited full year trading update released this week. Key performance indicators for the fourth quarter from September 28 to December 27 2011 include: William Hill Online: – Strong online net revenue growth in the last quarter …
Software company PariPlay Technologies, who were recently granted a licence by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission has announced the launch of two new websites Scratch Games.com and Mamut Games.com operated by Virtual Play International under Pariplay Limited. Pariplay is a software company that licences out its proprietary software on multi vertical fixed-odd games. …
Two large wins were recorded on online slot games this week, the first by an unidentified punter who bagged GBP 147 000 playing Leprechaun’s Luck at Sky Vegas. The lucky player was awarded the prize on just a GBP 1 bet. Sarah G also hit it big playing at Jackpotjoy, Gamesys’ operational website, when she …
French National lottery operator La Française Des Jeux’s (FDJ) sports book software subsidiary LVS has entered into a deal with Loterie National de Cote d’Ivoir (LONACI), the Ivory Coast’s exclusive gambling operator, for the provision of its Advanced Betting Platform (ABP). Operating under the brand Sportcash, the sportsbook launch will coincide with the 2012 Africa …
UK bookmaker and gaming operator William Hill has been named as the new official betting partner to McCoy’s Premier League Darts, continuing its partnership with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and its interest in the sport following the 2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts held at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton. Under the terms …
South Korean officials have bust three members of a gang and indicted another nine for running an illegal gambling website that operated under the guise of a pre-school. The bust followed an intensive investigation that saw 260 bank accounts and cell phone records scrutinised and monitored over a three month period. The Busan District Prosecutors’ …
French online gaming regulatory authority ARJEL has published its latest licencing awards and repeals with Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) receiving approvals on its latest horse race betting and sports betting software as well as BetClic on its sports betting software. The Nation Traffic SAS will no longer be launching its sports betting offering into the …
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has announced an agreement with SportStat for a live scoring solution derived from televised tournaments and ProTour events and RunningBall AG who will distribute the information to betting companies for the provision of in-play gaming. “We’re pleased to be working alongside SportStat and RunningBall in this venture,” said PDC chairman …
Australian problem gambling researcher Dr. Sally Gainsbury appears to have again ignited the mainstream press headlines Downunder with the release of her latest study on online gambling, which she says shows that the phenomenon is the fastest growing form of gambling in Australia, and carries concomitant risks to compulsive gamblers. Gainsbury’s study of online gambling …
In Israel, a special police criminal investigation unit, Lahav 433, is currently probing a mysterious and as yet unnamed online gambling ring which is alleged to have generated over NIS 57 million for its owners. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that this week the police subjected the 27-year-old scion of a wealthy Israeli family, Nochi …
New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak’s bill seeking to legalise sports betting in the state and authorising a challenge of the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was signed off Tuesday by Governor Chris Christie…but on condition that the federal ban is overturned. The bill passed through the New Jersey Legislature with ease following …
Former Nevada gambling regulator, Dennis Neilander (50) has a new business role; the Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. has retained his services as a consultant for compliance and gaming regulatory matters. Neilander has assumed the role of Regulatory Compliance Committee chairman at the company, which develops and distributes gaming technology. Neilander will work directly with …
The GTech Corporation has announced a long-term extension of its online lottery supply contract with Grupo Empresarial en Linea s.a. (“Gelsa”) in Colombia. The five-and-a-half year contract extension follows a service and supply record with Gelsa that goes back to 2002. GTech’s vice president for Latin America, Erik Dyson said, “This contract extension with Gelsa …
Britain’s biggest bookmaker William Hill plc and internet betting company bet365 are named as the leaders in the fast growing in-play sports betting market, reports the Reuters news agency, quoting a survey of Europe’s online betting firms by industry researcher Gambling Compliance. In-play betting is driving revenue growth across the internet and mobile gambling industry, …
Leading online entertainment companies Endemol and 888.com have combined to launch an innovative new internet game branded The Money Drop on the 888.it website this week. The new offering joins Affari Tuoi, Endemol Games’ first game for 888 Italy, which launched last autumn. The UK television version of the game – The Million Pound Drop …
Online betting firm Stan James.com has announced that it will sponsor the Chester Cup at Chester after agreeing a three-year deal with the racecourse. The deal will see the race renamed The Stan James.com Chester Cup until 2014, with the inaugural run held on 9th May 2012, the first day of Chester’s annual May Festival …
Leander Games, the Argentina-based internet gambling software developer, has signed an online slots supply agreement with Bejig, the creators of “Avatingo”, a virtual world of multiplayer slots, bingo and games on Facebook. The agreement will see Leander Games become Bejig’s exclusive supplier of slots games for use on Facebook, giving Bejig the exclusive rights to …
Online gambling software provider Cozy Games has announced the appointment of Tim Green as chief operating officer to its Isle of Man licensed business. For the last seven years, Green has worked within the gaming sector for companies such as PIMS-SCA and Lottery Dynamics specialising in creating new game concepts on behalf of both operators …
The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act and its draconian enforcement proposals appear to have been put on hold whilst the author, Texas Republican Party Rep. Lamar Smith, reconsiders its proposed content. Smith retreated from House Judicial Committee hearings scheduled for this week in the face of mounting opposition to SOPA and a haemorrhage of political …
Tim Kennedy, late of the Barcrest group and one of the industry’s top sales managers, has joined online gambling software provider Openbet as vice president for sales. In his 13 years in the business, Kennedy has developed a wide range of contacts and skills, and was formerly network products director at Gamestec and technical director …
William Hill plc has extended its commitment to the sport of darts with a betting partnership agreement with McCoy’s Premier League Darts. The deal continues the bookmaker’s association with the sport following its successful sponsorship of the 2011 William Hill Grand Slam of Darts at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton. The new partnership with the …