Philippines Senator and chairman of the senate committee on games and amusement, Aquilino Pimentel III, has called for an investigation of land casino and internet gambling in the country, explaining that he is concerned by the rising number of gambling venues. The Philippines Enquirer reports that Pimentel particularly wants to find out if all e-gaming …
The Bloomberg business news agency has reported an initiative by 150 Japanese legislators aimed at introducing land casinos to a nation hungry for some serious slot and table gambling action…and a government that needs funds following recent earthquake and tsunami catastrophes. But don’t hope for online provisions in the proposal; it is being vigorously pushed …
UK online punter and slots fan HenryW has been assured of a merry Christmas this year following a $207,241 jackpot hit on the Treasure Box progressive at online casino Slotland.com. One of the oldest but most popular machines on Slotland’s proprietary inventory, Treasure Box has produced four 6-figure jackpot wins during its rewarding history, a …
Sports retailer Kitbag.com and online betting group Betfred have partnered up in a mutually beneficial deal that will offer members of Betfred.com and Kitbag.com exclusive introductory deals and promotions that include free bets and product discounts. Rakesh Chablani, commercial director for Betfred said: “The partnership between Betfred and Kitbag.com will offer users of both websites …
The British land and online gambling group Rank plc has announced a three-year sponsorship deal with Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME), in association with Syco, to be the official gaming partner of The X Factor television show. Rank Group‘s brands comprising of Mecca Bingo, Grosvenor Casinos and sports betting website, Bluesquare.com, will have the rights to …
The Internet search engine giant Yahoo has told Associated Press that it has won a US$ 627 million court judgment against a scam that tried to dupe people into believing they had won prizes in a bogus lottery sponsored by the Internet company. The default judgement was granted by a New York federal court on …
DC Lottery technical officials have ruffled more political feathers with the disclosure this week that the plan to host the new online gambling service in the District on the city’s DC-NET system has been changed. The controversial initiative to offer intrastate online gambling has already caused several major political furores in the council and was …
Unibet’s online pool betting subsidiary Kambi Sports Solutions has inked a two year deal to deliver Supertoto and Superscore services to the AsianLogic Group, which operates in the Asian Pacific market under an online gambling licence in the Philippines through CEZA. “Sports betting is a key area for AsianLogic. By introducing Kambi’s Pool Betting to …
PricewaterhouseCooper’s latest study on the gambling industry underlines the growing revenue contributions to global growth represented by Asian operators, and has therefore been attracting wide mainstream media coverage in the region this week. The study observed that Asian governments may be well-advised to license and regulate the online gambling industry instead of ignoring the growing …
French online horserace betting company BetNet.fr is in advanced talks with French operator France-Pari according to French news source Les Echos. Established in 2010, after only one year of operation, BetNet.fr was declared bankrupt and put under receivership by the Tribunal de Commerce de Compiègne late November who has called for potential buyers to submit …
Red Star Poker, a popular Russian and Eastern European poker brand, has partnered with Sports Betting Tech (SBTech) for the launch of its sportsbetting website Red Star Sports.eu Owned by RSP Entertainment N.V., Red Star’s Poker arm utilises Cake Gaming software while Red Star Casino (RSP Casino) recently signed a deal with Microgaming’s QuickFire . …
bwin.party digital’s Gioco Digitale.it has gone live on 888 Holdings’ Dragonfish CasinoFlex platform in the Italian market, it announced today. CasinoFlex provides Gioco Digitale both download and no-download (instant play) options combined with a live casino premium product in one complete gaming package. Yaniv Sherman, vice president business development and sales at Dragonfish said, “We …
International Game Technology has announced the launch of the IGT Cloud solution for land-based, mobile and online operators. “IGT is leading the cloud computing transformation in gaming by offering operators innovative solutions to optimize their operations and casino floors,” said Chris Satchell, IGT chief technology officer. “Utilizing the IGT Cloud will let casino operators focus …
British-born International table tennis player Kelly Sibley’s dream of competing at the London 2012 Olympics has been revived by the sports betting community site OLBG.com after UK Sport withdrew her funding. The 22-year-old, who has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and is the reigning Ladies English National Table Tennis Champion, has secured funding from …
The Fortuna Entertainment Group’s (FEG) vice chairman of the management board Wilf Walsh has been appointed interim chief executive officer from January 2012, replacing Jiří Bunda who has resigned from the company. Walsh’s immediate priority involves further strengthening FEG´s position in its current markets. Jozef Janov, chairman of the FEG Supervisory Board commented: “Wilf guarantees …
World Match (WM) has released a 5-reel, 25-payline science-fiction come time travel-themed multi line slot titled “Contraption”. The game promises to transport players back and forth from one era to another in its time-travel contraption and features a Bonus Game, Free Spins, Wilds and Spin Stop.
UK bookmaker BetFred has partnered with Kitbag.com to become the online sports retailer’s exclusive betting partner. Kitbag.com carries a range of sports merchandise and hosts the official online stores for a number of high profile football clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid and other sporting organisations including the Rugby Football Union, …
Net Entertainment announced another big win on its progressive jackpot network when a lucky player won a staggering Euro 1.9 million playing on its Arabian Nights slot at MrGreen online casino. The jackpot was reportedly hit late last month by a 52-year-old Swedish woman playing the slot on auto spin. The firm’s Information Security Manager, …
The Betfair online gambling group has announced the appointment of Gerald Corbett to its board of directors, effective 3 January 2012 and with the responsibilities of Deputy Chairman. Corbett has considerable City experience having been a director of eleven public companies, four as chairman. He is currently chairman of Britvic Plc, Moneysupermarket.com Group Plc and …
Malaysian police have been amongst the most active in the world in their initiatives to stamp out both land and online illegal gambling, but their efforts are constantly challenged by persistent operators who simply pay their fines and then start fresh operations on the same premises. According to the Star newspaper, the police may now …
Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan says his plans to impose taxes on remote gaming companies, hopefully raising an additional Euro 10 million next year and around Euro 20 million annually from 2013, should be finalised in time for publication early in the New Year. A Department of Finance spokesperson told the Irish Examiner that the …
Online bookie Bet 3000 has joined the trend among its competitors to sponsor football teams, signing a deal with German soccer club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The terms of the agreement give the Malta-based bookie advertising right at the Bundesliga team’s home ground, the BayArena, including video boards and static boards in the second row. According …
US Digital Gaming, a relatively new but vociferous arrival on the American internet gambling software scene, continued to maintain its “front of mind” publicity blitz this week, with chairman and experienced industry exec Richard Bronson appearing on CNBC’s “Fast Money” show. Bronson contended that as states grapple with shrinking revenues, online gambling stands to reap …
Online gambling software provider CTXM has announced the launch of its software on three new Asian-facing internet gambling websites: 2win22win.com, 3win33win.com and 8win88win.com, all in the YDL group. The three casinos are additionally offering live dealer action from CTXM partner, Entwinetech. Victor Stepanov, chief operating officer of CTXM, said, “We are pleased that our XCasino …