One unwelcome product to emerge during the holiday season was a French decree authorising the use of ISP blocking on sites deemed by regulator ARJEL to be illegal and unauthorised. The decree became the law of the land on January 1 2012 when it was promulgated in the French equivalent of the Government Gazette. It …
In common with other state lotteries, Oregon has a real interest in the recent switch in the US Department of Justice policy regarding online gambling and the Wire Act , and it has lost no time in researching new opportunities. The Oregon Lottery this week announced the formation of an advisory group tasked with studying …
In a stock exchange announcement Tuesday online gambling group 888 Holdings management advised that one of the company’s independent non-executive directors, Michael Constantine, has retired effective December 31. Chairman of the board Richard Kilsby said: “I would like to express on behalf of the Board and all at the company our appreciation of Michael’s contribution …
Bwin.party.digital entertainment, the world’s largest listed online gaming company, launched online poker and casino games in Denmark Tuesday for Danske Licens Spil (‘DLS’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of former monopoly Danske Spil A/S. Owned by the Danish Government (80 percent), Sports Confederation of Denmark (10 percent) and Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations (10 percent), The Danske …
Following similar recent busts in South Africa and Nigeria, the Indian police in Mumbai reported Monday that six Nigerians have been arrested for fraudulent lottery internet scams. Those detained have been identified as Yoha Fred Jihan (33), Toni Iveka (34), Amadin Jeffery (39), Zarvis Lavani (34), Ekke Enahooro (25) and Thivofelis Iddemudiya (32). The police …
In the period from January to November 2011 the total turnover of Greek land casinos dropped by 18.5 percent compared with the same period in 2010, adding up to Euro 382.2 million, reports the Greek daily Ekathimerini. Last year’s drop exacerbated a declining market that sank 17.7 percent in 2010 and 16 percent in 2009, …
With momentum in the UK building for a ‘secondary licensing’ regime and taxes, the William Hill gambling group has gone on the offensive as the new year starts, again drawing attention to an independent survey it commissioned. The study, conducted by respected international professional services group Deloitte, found that the British government’s proposals for a …
Scanty reports over the holiday weekend that a woman online punter had hit a multi-million pound sterling jackpot on a Fortune Lounge online casino have been at least partially confirmed by the winner’s list for Platinum Play Casino, which this week showcased a GBP 1,965,956.46 won over this period by one SusanC. The now wealthy …
One of online gambling’s doughtiest supporters, New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak, intends to capitalise on the US Department of Justice change of policy on online gambling by immediately pushing for intrastate legalisation as 2012 starts out. Speaking to the Associated Press news agency Monday, Lesniak said that he’ll try to get a bill through the …
The British Metropolitan Police have launched a dedicated special unit targeting illegal betting scams and event-fixing at the 2012 London Olympics, the first ever in the history of the competition. Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson stated that the fixing of games has surpassed that of doping and poses the biggest threat to the reputation of what …
European online gambling operator Unibet has gone live with Evolution Gaming’s AAMS-approved live casino solution for the Italian market. The Live Casino offering on unibet.it is streamed from Evolution’s new studios in Riga and features native speaking Italian dealers. Unibet’s Italian customers can choose from mainstream Roulette and Blackjack, VIP options, dedicated tables with enhanced …
Visionary i-gaming powered online live casinos Castle Casino.com and Celtic Casino.com will carry 3D gaming content from Sheriff Gaming’s design studios. Popular titles in the Sheriff Gaming inventory include Beretta’s Vendetta, Castle Mania, Crazy Jewelry, Dog Ca$her, Dr. Magoo’s Adventure, Fortune of the Pharaohs, French Cuisine, Funky Chicken, Jack’s T-Rex, The Mc Murphy’s and The …
With 2012 dawning as the year of the Olympics in Great Britain, the government has warned that it will be paying special attention to betting corruption, which detracts from the credibility and appeal of the games if contest-fixing is suspected by the public. Britain’s Olympics minister, Hugh Robertson, is determined to take every possible measure …
There is a ‘revolving door’ between Europe and the United States as online gambling execs join the transatlantic rush to build US partnerships in the wake of the US Department of Justice’s rethink on the industry, the Remote Gambling Association’s chief exec Clive Hawkswood told the business publication ‘This is Money’ this week. The trade …
Betting exchange Betfair was remarkably frank in describing the software flaws that led earlier this week to a voiding of bets on the Christmas Hurdle horse race at Leopardstown. Describing himself as “personally devastated”, acting chief exec Stephen Morana revealed that an account holder with less than GBP 1000 credit had been allowed to offer …
An administrative assistant from Bermuda identified as Ann S. had a run of good fortune on December 13 playing at the Playtech-powered Golden Palace online casino where she won $400 000 on a single day. She made her first big win of almost $100 000 playing the $5 Million Winning Streak sports-themed video slot before …
Software developer Neogames’ latest addition to its 3D generation games portfolio is a 3D scratch slot titled “Go 777”. The new game features 3D graphics, realistic audio and the ability to switch machines between rounds all in a classic scratch slot format. Each round of “Go 777” features three slot machines with two scratch areas, …
Sportingbet PLC’s Spanish-facing websites miapuesta.com and miapuesta.es have been slapped with an order to cease all activity and suspend financial transactions as a precautionary measure by the Council of Ministers’ Madrid Mercantile Court 10 reports opergame.com. The order was issued as a result of legal action initiated by Spanish gambling group Codere against several unlicensed …
Reeling under wide criticism over the software flaw that caused it to void millions of pounds sterling in bets this week , betting exchange Betfair said Thursday that its technicians had identified and fixed the software flaw that caused the in-running betting on Wednesday’s Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown to be declared void. Voler La Vedette, …
UK internet bookie Bet365 says that in-play betting has made an important contribution to its impressive full year results, which illustrate that the company is bigger online than the internet divisions of rivals William Hill plc and Ladbrokes plc combined. Takings for the year to 31 March rose 22 percent to GBP 501million as bets …
According to BBC reports an American man is being sued for keeping Twitter followers that he attracted while working for a US mobile news website. Noah Kravitz tweeted for Phonedog, using the handle @Phonedog_Noah, but later changed his username when he left the company – taking 17,000 followers with him. The company is now seeking …
The latest US states to announce an intention to take advantage of the recent change in the Department of Justice’s interpretation of the Wire Act are New York and Florida. In Florida the 13-page DoJ opinion change excited attention by finding that proposals by New York and Illinois to sell lottery tickets online to adults …
London and Brussels -based trade association, the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has appointed Sue Rossiter in the position Director of Projects and Policy effective January 5, 2011. Rossiter previously served at the Gordon Moody Association as Interim Principal Officer, prior to which she held the position of Deputy Chief Executive at the British Amusement and …
A forty year old Norwegian online player was doubly lucky at the Mr Green internet casino over the festive season, winning a jackpot worth Euro 137 000 when playing on the Hall of Gods slot machine on Christmas Eve, and then going on to win another Euro 34 000 on the following day whilst playing …