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 …
Unibet Affiliates has announced that the gambling group has finalised 3 year sponsorship deals with F.C. København and FC Midtjylland, currently 1st and 3rd in the Danish Superliga, making the Swedish online gaming operator the exclusive betting partner for both clubs. Under the terms of the agreements, Unibet will also be stand sponsor in both …
The London-based ad agency Isobel has been chosen to handle the GBP 5 million advertising account of Gamesys group’s online gambling subsidiary Jackpotjoy, reports Campaignlive. Isobel beat M&C Saatchi, DraftFCB and Creature in a pitch handled by the intermediary Oystercatchers, and will create a campaign for the brand, which will include TV and online, with …
Less than a year after it was granted a sports betting licence, Titan has asked the French regulator ARJEL to cancel the approval, citing tough taxes and weak market economics. Titanbet had planned to use the licence through Paris-based The Nation Traffic SAS, which holds the licenses, and with which it has partnered in previous …
Betfair plc appeared in bullish mood Monday, announcing that it was pleased with the news that the Italian government had advised the European Commission of its intention to license and regulate online betting exchange operations. The EC was informed of the ministerial decree, which could lead to Betfair making application to operate in one of …
Further reports have emerged on evidence given to the UK Parliamentary Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport studying British gambling regulation indicating a divergence of views on the subject by Alderney and Gibraltar spokesmen. During the committee hearings last week, Andre Wilsenach from the Alderney Gaming Control Authority and the Gibraltar Gambling Commission’s Philip …
The Spanish sports betting operator 21Kbet.com reacted quickly this week when it was nailed for displaying a Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority seal to which it was not entitled. After the regulator published a warning on its website about the abuse, the operator whipped the offending seal down in a jiffy. The rather nondescript English …
NextGen-developed online slot Andre the Giant has been entertaining online punters for months, appearing on several software platforms and attracting a growing following, with Virgin Games the latest to launch through the Microgaming QuickFire platform. Licensed by CMG Worldwide, the 25 pay-line game has a fun wrestling theme inspired by the high profile French wrestling …
Organisations and companies concerned for the freedom of the Internet are increasingly gearing up to fight the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the run-up to a key Congressional committee hearing scheduled for January 18. The House Judiciary Committee will again consider bill HR 3261, a measure ostensibly designed to combat copyright privacy which …
Online and land gambling operator Betfred, which was recently successful in bidding for the Tote, has announced that Phil Siers will soon join the company to replace outgoing exec Jason Brautigam in taking over the management of its Totepool operation. Siers is currently managing director for the Licensed Betting Office Division of media and satellite …
Professional business services provider KPMG Gibraltar has announced that its second eGaming Summit will take place in Gibraltar, focused on once again bringing the industry’s major players and service providers together to discuss the jurisdiction’s potential and relevance in the global marketplace. The Summit will be held on Thursday 19th April at the Caleta Hotel, …
Top Gibraltar-based land and online gambling firm Victor Chandler has adopted a new brand strategy for its online operations in the UK, aligning them with those across Europe. The group will now be identified as BetVictor across the wide range of internet gambling products it offers, including casino and poker action, in an initiative that …
Former political leaders responsible for gambling in the UK gave evidence to a UK parliamentary select committee Thursday to further its study of the British gambling industry, which includes the possibility of secondary licensing and taxation of online gambling. Appearing before the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in the Grimmond Room at Portcullis House …
US land games and machine developer International Game Technology has followed its purchase of the Entraction network with another internet gaming acquisition, inking an agreement to buy social gaming company DoubleDown Interactive for $500 million. Founded in April 2010, DoubleDown developed the popular DoubleDown Casino which has proved popular among millions of Facebook users as …
Online betting exchange Betfair has agreed a deal to share information with the International Olympic Committee during the London 2012 Games, according to a BBC report. The agreement involves the exchange of data about irregular or suspicious betting patterns, and gives the IOC the right to request the identities of account holders who bet suspiciously, …
A promotional initiative by the Taiwanese internet company Fun Town backfired last week when the local police started an investigative probe into its activities in terms of the island nation’s electoral laws. Fun Town was compelled to immediately shut down its politically oriented game “The People’s Big Prediction” on Criminal Investigation Bureau claims that it …
WMS subsidiary Jackpot Party Casino is to debut the latest new online slot from the developer – All That Glitters 2 – later this (January) month according to press material released by the company this week. Resplendent with plenty of diamond bling and elements from the lifestyle of the rich and famous (and those who …
The potential sale of online gambling software developer Cryptologic to the Montreal-based Amaya Gaming group appears to be taking a little longer than anticipated as due diligence progresses and the companies remain in the negotiating phase. In a stock exchange notification Thursday, Cryptologic advised that the talks, which started around mid-December continue, but that the …