The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French online gaming regulatory authority ARJEL have entered into an agreement following a meeting held in Lausanne last week that involved 50 representatives from various sporting bodies, regulatory authorities, betting operators, Government officials and Interpol . The outcome of this the third meeting of the Working Group on Irregular …
Rival Gaming has released its newest slot offering, an African-safari themed 5-reel, 25-payline slot dubbed “Wild Safari”. This slot has two sets of reels, each with its own iconography. The first set depicts safari tools such as binoculars, flashlights, bug spray and a camera’, while the second depicts the wild animals that Africa is famous …
It could be awhile yet before Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, joins sisters British Columbia and Quebec in offering online gambling to its residents. The news emerged this week that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, which is charged with organising the proposed new provincial venture into internet gambling, has extended its deadline for supplier …
The Turkish government may have clamped down on internet gambling by its citizens, but it’s still a popular pastime according to new police reports. The weekend newspaper Sunday Zaman reports online gambling remains in demand, with police estimates that over 500 000 Turks gamble on more than 400 illegal offshore websites and internet cafes. “Contrary …
The US Department of Justice has again demonstrated its penchant for timing, using copyright laws to take down 16 online sports live streaming websites just hours ahead of Sunday’s Superbowl championship final in the USA. The man behind the Black Friday online poker prosecutions, Preet Bharara, is understood to be the lead prosecutor in the …
Soon Maryland residents won’t have to go to the gas station or convenience store to buy lottery tickets, NBC Washington reported this week, explaining that the state lottery is planning to introduce an online ticket and gaming system by 2013. Officials told the broadcaster the different games and drawings that will be included in the …
US-friendly and proprietary software-powered Slotland has announced the debut of a new no-download slot titled Double Luck, boasting that players can achieve up to 32x winnings. The 5 reel, 9 pay-line game has a Gamble feature in addition to its apparently very generous multipliers, and players are provided with a bonus meter to keep track …
The game builders at Dutch online gambling software developer Sheriff Gaming have been burning the midnight oil; it appears from new game details revealed by the Eindhoven-based company this week. Company spokesman Eric Roskamp said that in January alone 15 new, animated and individually themed 3D games were released to licensees, capping a total of …
There are a growing number of reports that the UK online casino Sky Vegas is confiscating player winnings on Euro accounts due to an alleged “fundamental technical malfunction”. Players have received the following company statement: “We are sorry to inform customers that due to a fundamental technical malfunction with our Treasure Island game, winning pay …
Tom Tuxworth, public affairs manager for the listed British online betting group Betfair, told a South African parliamentary portfolio committee studying the possible legalisation of online gambling that prohibition only drives would-be internet punters to offshore and unregulated websites. ITWeb reports that Tuxworth quoted numbers from H2 Gambling Capital and Gambling Compliance, indicating that online …
A compulsive online gambler who stole almost GBP 400 000 from her employer was sent to jail in Norfolk, UK this week after a judge criticised her for stealing not only the money but “a part of a decent man’s life.” Suzan Smith, 53, admitted stealing GBP 398,651.26 from Graham Wuyts and Co Accountants in …
Betfair is the newest title sponsor of the Matchroom Sport Prizefighter series in a partnership deal that will deliver the online betting exchange branding rights across the ring and provide its customers with expert analysis and in-depth fighter interviews. The deal kicks off with Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one night tournament at the Civic Hall in …
State-owned Austrian Lotteries and Casinos Austria Group has reported record sales of Euro 3.4 billion for the year 2011 and is looking to online expansion to deliver the same in the year ahead. Other Key Performance Indicators include: – Growth driven primarily by Austrian Lotteries which generated Euros 2.899 billion, up 9.7 percent over 2010 …
Forging ahead on its restructuring drive, GigaMedia Limited has appointed Dirk Chen to the position of chief financial officer. Chen has spent his 30-year career with Taiwan-based Chailease Finance in various roles including senior advisor, president and chief financial officer, prior to which he served as chief financial officer of the publicly listed firm Financial …
The Responsible Gambling Trust, a newly formed charitable organisation from the merger of the Responsible Gambling Fund and The GREaT Foundation, has appointed Marc Etches as its chief executive. The organisation, chaired by Neil Goulden, is due for official launch in April 2012 and will adopt the fundraising and commissioning roles of the two merged …
Alex Downie OBE, MLC will oversee E-Gaming on the Isle of Man, following the departure of Garth Kimber, who has reportedly entered into the private gambling sector. Minister John Shimmin MHK of the Island’s Department of Economic Development has assigned new political delegations to various members within the Department. Downie, who already oversees the “Space” …
The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Patrick J Fitzgerald, has announced charges against two Chicago men on tax evasion issues and running an internet gambling operation. Charges filed in the United States District Court against defendants Anthony Buttitta (42) and his father Dominic Buttitta (69) involve conspiracy to impede the Internal …
The news that December’s gigantic El Gordo lottery main prize had been won by the Spanish rural village of Sodeto has been followed by what must be the worst bad beat story of last year…one single man in the village did not buy-in for a GBP 4 ticket and has lost out on an individual …
Massachusetts Treasurer Steven Grossman, who last year started appointing members to a special task force to investigate the possibilities and implications of online gambling legalisation, has named more state residents to join the group. During budget hearings last year, Grossman said internet gambling “is becoming a major competitive threat” that land casino interests are involved …
The prominent land gambling slots developer Aristocrat Technologies is steadily expanding its reach into the properly regulated online sector, with particular focus on the European market. The Australian company, which has established a European presence in Middlesex, England as Aristocrat Online recently announced content porting and distribution agreements with Internet gaming platforms OpenBet and Chartwell. …
With the dust still swirling from heated exchanges between the governor’s office and the minority leader in the state Senate, Thursday’s meeting of the Connecticut Public Safety and Security Committee introduced a calmer note to the debate, with co-chair Representative Steve Dargan advising that as far as the committee is concerned there are no immediate …
Land on online gambling content developer WMS has announced that its subsidiary Jackpot Party online casino will launch its latest slot – Mermaids Gold -on February 9th. The 5 reel, 25 pay-line game features an undersea theme and treasure for players to discover through free spins, scatters, wilds and a bonus round.
It appears that the due diligence phase of Amaya Gaming’s intended acquisition of Cryptologic has been successful; the Montreal-based gaming group announced Thursday that it has struck a deal to buy up the remaining shares it does not already own of the gambling software maker with an offer that values Cryptologic at about US$ 35.8 …
Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy may see the inevitability of legalised online gambling but he is facing some tough opposition to the concept from Republican politicians in the state. Chief among these is Senator John McKinney, who held a press conference on Wednesday in which he directly attacked the governor’s assessment of the issue and pledged …