The Dutch legislative environment for online gambling took a new direction this week when Dutch News.nl reported a fresh Dutch Supreme Court ruling that on the face of it appears to claim remarkable jurisdictional reach. The court has ordered that international internet gambling operators who wish to access Dutch punters must install software that blocks …
The ubiquitous global e-cash and prepaid payment solution provider Ukash has announced that players across Argentina can now deposit and play or bet using their cash online through Ukash. Ukash facilities have been available in Buenos Aires since February 2011: and the new expansion will now see a Ukash presence throughout the entire country following …
Despite an improved performance in recent times, the Management at Worldspreads plc has used a trading update to warn of tough times ahead. Worldspreads has demonstrated substantial improvement in its key performance indicators in the 12 months to 31 January 2012, with transaction volumes up by over 60 percent, active clients up by 35 percent …
ComTrade has launched a blackjack product for the social networking site Facebook, running off its remote game server and i-gaming platform. Branded ‘Facebook Blackjack’, the new product is a “play for free” choice with player acquisition in mind, and ComTrade is confident that it will generate new players for the Palaces Live Casino. The overall …
Among a slew of financial third quarter results issued last week by Loto Quebec, the authorised gambling operator for the Canadian province, was an interesting section that illustrated once again how online offerings can boost business for essentially land operators. There was an almost three-fold rise in online gambling revenues in the quarter compared to …
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Japanese government is moving toward opening the country to casino gambling for the first time, allegedly driven by American gambling interests, the success of other Asian nations that have embraced casino gambling, and a search for new growth industries to end the long economic slump. Whilst online gambling …
The old adage ‘closing the stable door after the horse has bolted’ springs to mind following news from the United States that Department of Homeland Security officials have seized the now dead .com Bodog domain. Not only is the involvement of an anti-terrorist outfit – as always – surprising, but Bodog long ago departed that …
Northern Racing has signed a seven-year deal with UK bookmaker Betfred’s Totepool brand covering pool betting services and on-course betting shops at all its UK racecourses Bath, Brighton, Chepstow, Fontwell Park, Ffos Las, Great Yarmouth, Hereford, Newcastle, Sedgefield and Uttoxeter. Under the terms of the deal, Betfred will continue operating the on-course betting shops for …
Microgaming has teamed up with Pedigree Group Limited, the owner of the Shoot football brand, to develop an online slot game using imagery from the popular football magazine that will provide an instant connection for online slot playing football fans. The agreement was brokered by licencing agents Bulldog Licensing Limited together with digital specialist AT …
French online gambling regulatory authority ARJEL has established two special commissions following a directive issued by the French Ministry of Budget, Public Accounts and Government Reform in December 2011. The directive requested a report covering the introduction of new games, regulation of online gambling domains and the establishment of a consolidated reporting structure of gaming …
A lucky 23-year-old barman from Doncaster has won a staggering GBP 807 313.43 after spending just GBP 4.50 on “Millionaires Club” at William Hill’s online casino. Lien Bailey lost his wi-fi connection within seconds of the windfall, went back online and logged off – still not realising that he had won the massive jackpot until …
The newly regulated Danish online gambling market has yielded some good business for Prima Networks, powered by Microgaming, who are powering 34 brands in the market representing 25 percent of the total number of licences issued by the Danish Gambling Authority to date. Products on offer to Danish customers from Prima include Flash Casino, Download …
The World Lottery Association (WLA) has accredited Svenska Spel subsidiary’s online responsible gambling solution PlayScan (previously named Spelkoll). PlayScan is owned by the Swedish gaming monopoly and was developed by the company in 2007 in partnership with ICU Intelligence and the Swedish Gaming Institute. The software has met all the requirements according to the World …
Digital sports media group PERFORM has partnered with South American rights agency Full Play Group S.A. (Full Play), adding an additional 900 South American soccer matches to its services each year. The three and a half year deal initially covers the leading leagues in Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay and Peru and provides PERFORM with access …
Supporters of online gambling legalisation in the German state of Schleswig Holstein nearly saw their hopes dashed last week when the opposition Social Democrats launched an attempt to repeal the recently passed regulatory and licensing law. Last year the north German state broke away from the restrictive, potentially monopolistic and EU law-conflicted German treaty agreed …
Aussie online player GD is enjoying a profitable February after hitting the Riviera Riches progressive slot on an A$85 bet at Golden Riviera Casino, winning A$130,543. GD did it the hard way – no lucky single spin for her; she started on February 11 by winning A$29,264, which kept her rolling and even profiting for …
The Irish budget airline Ryanair has renewed its long flirtation with internet gambling in a deal with 888.com that will see the roll out of an internet gambling platform on the airline’s website, offering customers the chance to win flight vouchers. Marketing Magazine reports that users of the website will be able to make bets …
Partouche Interactive may be getting something wrong in its online enterprise; its latest numbers are in stark contrast to the successful online business being reported by the likes of Paddy Power, William Hill Online, Stan James, 888 and other major gambling groups with prospering internet divisions. This week the group announced that it is to …
In a tantalisingly brief report Friday the Italian news agency ANSA published the latest statistics on Italian gambling from state regulator AAMS. Italians spent more than three times as much gambling online in January compared to the same time last year, wagering Euro 1.5 billion on Internet betting, up from Euro 470 million in January …
One of the internet’s longest established and most successful online gambling groups, Bellerock Entertainment, has released statistics showing that four times as many women played casino games in the UK in 2010 than in 2007. And present indications are that the number of women playing online casino games is almost as high as men. Although …
One of the industry’s veteran software developers, Kenilworth Systems Corporation, has announced the creation of a new division based in Las Vegas. The division’s mission will be to develop online gambling solutions for land casino clients, clearly seeking to take advantage of the increased momentum on legalisation in the gambling state, and the interest of …
The Independent newspaper in Britain examined the chances of online gambling legalisation in the United States in a weekend piece, opining that “there are no Puritans in a recession”, and drawing parallels between the ending of alcohol Prohibition and the present situation of online gambling, offering individual American states a fresh source of much needed …
According to reports on the Asia News Network, the increased use of smart phones is contributing to an impressive growth in online gambling in the region, estimated by consultants like GBGC at 15 percent per annum….and that does not include numbers from unlicensed operators. The new communication technologies have widened access to online casinos by …
Three specialists have joined the UK Gambling Commission with a view to developing in-house expertise and strengthening relations with other regulators and law enforcement agencies. Detective Constable Mark Stanford joins the Commission on a two year secondment from the Metropolitan Police. He will work closely with the Sports Betting Intelligence Unit and the Commission’s enforcement …