The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice issued a landmark opinion Thursday regarding the controversial issue of whether the publication of sports fixture lists infringes the copyright of sports bodies and leagues claiming ownership. In his opinion Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi, refuted the claims of Football DataCo and the English and Scottish football …
The successful partnership between Dorna Sports S.L. and Bwin.party is to continue for another two seasons, the company has announced, revealing that it has extended its MotoGP sponsorship through 2013. The high profile presence of bwin at MotoGP stretches back to 2004 and has been reaffirmed with the title sponsorship of two MotoGP Grands Prix; …
Microgaming’s QuickFire online gambling software has been taken on board by Comeon.com, a multi-software online casino, poker and sports betting website operated under a Malta licence by Come On Europe Limited. Comeon.com is targeted primarily on Europe and South America, an international diversity that prompted it to work with QuickFire. The deal with ComeOn is …
The Rank Group plc has announced the appointment as an independent non-executive director of Colin Child with effect from 1 January 2012. He will also join Rank’s audit and finance committees. Child, age 54, is a Chartered Accountant and currently group finance director of De La Rue plc, the commercial security printer and papermaker. His …
The Swedish online gambling software developer and turnkey provider Net Entertainment has announced the appointment of Per Eriksson as chief executive officer of the group, taking up his responsibilities on March 1 2011. Eriksson is presently serving as CEO and President of Dustin Group AB. Prior to that, he had a long career with Dell, …
Today (Thursday) the industry is expecting to see which online gambling companies have managed to secure Danish licensing as that nation’s gambling liberalisation program takes another step forward. Further details have also emerged on the consequences of the recently announced delays in the Damish Gaming Authority’s ID verification through DanID, which will not be ready …
Online gambling software developer and provider Openbet has appointed former Microsoft UK business manager Amanda Bicknell as sales director. Bicknell will have commercial responsibility for OpenBet’s existing sportsbook and casino customers, including betting giants like William Hill, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and Sky Bet. She will also be responsible for managing, strengthening and developing key partner …
Bulldog777.com, licensed to Olympian Trading Limited who operates under Netherland Antilles and Kahnawake gaming licenses, has re-launched adding Microgaming’s Quickfire Casino and Live Dealer casino product as well as undertaking a major integration with EveryMatrix and its OddsMatrix, GamMatrix, PartnerMatrix and Next Bingo Network. The website will also integrate the mobile products attached to Quickfire …
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power plc has announced the retirement of Fintan Drury, Non-executive Director and former Chairman of Paddy Power plc from May 2003 to December 2008. Drury’s retirement from the board is with effect from December 14, 2011 after more than nine years’ service. Nigel Northridge, Chairman, Paddy Power plc, said: “On behalf of …
Sportech plc-owned Vernon’s, better known for its “The Football Pools”, has announced the official launch of its online casino and poker room this week. The new Vernons Casino is built on Playtech gaming software and provides a range of slots, table games, card games, video poker and arcade games and offers a 100 percent bonus …
As a prelude to the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group’s licencing agreement expiring at the end of this year, the Bodog brand has announced in an e-mail that it has withdrawn from the U.S. market and will no longer be available to U.S. customers as of today. U.S.-facing customers, however, have been promised a new look, …
A new Novomatic 5-reel, 20-payline online slot game “The Rainbow King” featuring three bonus games has gone live at Sky Vegas. Landing three or more King icons triggers a Rainbow King Feature, where the player moves a character over the game board by throwing dice, and can achieve different winnings on each square. Three crown …
Sportingbet Australia entered into a major sponsorship deal with the Melbourne Racing Club this week. The sponsorship entitles Sportingbet to the naming rights of Sandown Racecourse which will become Sportingbet Park, additional sponsorship commitments including the Sportingbet Sandown Cup, strong marketing presence and race sponsorships at the Club’s flagship track, Caulfield and being named exclusive …
It was business as usual following the industry-shaking impact of “Black Friday” in April of this year, albeit a generally quieter period in terms of new games releases. Nevertheless, industry stalwarts and newcomers alike debuted interesting and block buster quality games with new and innovative features that are sure to attract online, mobile and social …
Online betting and gaming group Betfair unveiled strong first half figures for the period ended 31 October 2011 this week, with underlying after-tax profits up 43 percent at GBP 20.6 million. Underlying group revenues rose 1 percent to GBP 191.3 million and adjusted EBITDA was up 36 percent at GBP 42.4 million. On a reported …
The Irish land and online gambling group Paddy Power has again extended its influence internationally with a three year agreement with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, the provincial lottery operator in British Columbia, Canada, to supply product, pricing and risk management services to BCLC’s online sports betting business from the summer of 2012. BCLC is …
The UK online gambling group Betfair plc has confirmed that Stephen Morana, group chief financial officer since 2006, will become Interim CEO as of 1 January 2012. David Yu will step down as CEO and as a director on the 31 December 2011. Morana will fill the post until the arrival in August 2012 of …
According to a report in the publication North Jersey.com this week, the inclusion of online gambling language in Senator Ray Lesniak’s new sports betting bill will be reviewed and almost certainly dropped to avoid delays haggling with federal authorities and the governor himself. Lesniak is wary of Gov. Chris Christie’s power of veto, which he …
Execs at social gaming giant Zynga are having an up-and-down week as the company moves closer to its much-anticipated IPO. AppData reported Tuesday that the millions of players daily on the company’s Farmville, Cityville and Poker offerings on Facebook have pushed Zynga to the top of the Daily Average Users leaderboard on the world’s biggest …
Greek members of parliament were briefed Tuesday on the difficulties of tracking down and taking action against unlicensed online gambling operators by Evgenios Giannakopoulos, the president of the Committee of Surveillance and Control of Gaming. Companies involved in unlicensed gambling in Greece earn about Euro 7 billion a year in revenues that are not taxed, …
The first stage of the tender for the concession of a licence to operate and manage the Greek State Lotteries, was successfully completed Tuesday, reports the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund, the newly established entity with responsibility for managing Greece’s privatisation program. The Fund confirmed that three Expressions of Interest have been received from high …
American gambling moguls Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, who own the Ultimate Fighting Championship franchise, have inked a deal with online slot games developer Endemol to produce a UFC-themed online slot for the UK market, reports Yahoo Sports. The crossover from UFC to online gambling is not a huge leap for the duo, who own the …
Despite widespread criticism of its draconian and inequitable new online gambling regulatory regime, Belgium continues to press ahead with its plans, and come January 2012 internet service providers like Telenet, Belgacom, Base and Mobistar will be required by law to block internet gambling sites not licensed under Belgium’s discriminatory laws. The Belgian Gaming Commission will …
The Montreal-based Amaya Gaming group, which includes internet gambling software developer Chartwell Technology, has inked a content provision deal with the Société du jeu virtuel du Québec (SJVQ), a subsidiary of Loto-Québec, to provide online gaming content for its gaming website, Espace-jeux. Espace-jeux is Loto-Québec’s fully licensed online poker and gaming site. A spokesman for …