Turkish businessman Emin Hitay, who is chairman of an investment holding company bearing his name which has a shareholding in the legal Turkish betting site Bilyoner.com has expressed his concerns over corruption in Turkish football, which he claims could result in a 10 percent hit to his company’s revenues. Speaking to Hurriyet Daily News over …
The government of Jersey in the Channel Isles has contracted Scientific Games Corporation subsidiary The Global Draw to introduce its new electronic instant ticket (EIT) system, making the operation the first government lottery in Europe to sell tickets from EIT terminals. Electronic instant tickets will be available in participating supermarket and pub chains, the airport …
Online punters may get a little confused over press releases this week launching a new slot, Beauty Salon, from software provider Top Game; just 3 months back a similarly themed, and even titled, game was released by NYX Interactive. In the latest offering this 5-reel, 20-payline slot machine features a beauty salon bonus game and …
Internet gambling software and games developer Rival Gaming has released its latest i-slot, a five reel, twenty pay-line game which features three bonus rounds, unique icons sets for each round, two-icon stacked wilds and an interactive map of Sherwood Forest. Branded Sherwood Forest Fortunes, the game launches this week on all Rival-powered online casinos, and …
A fraud scandal involving two employees, GBP 70 000 and The Weather Lottery (TWL) has culminated in both accused being sentenced by a Nottingham Crown Court this week. The duo were charged following a UK Gambling Commission investigation into financial irregularities at TWL between April 2008 and April 2010, the results of which were referred …
The Lottomatica Group is merging its land-based division Spielo International with its online arm GTech G2. Due to the growing convergence of online and terrestrial, streamlining will enable the firm to provide better solutions for both marketing channels and technology to further meet customer needs said a company spokesperson. The re-organisation will strengthen and consolidate …
German gaming company JAXX SE announced one of its best sets of trading results to date during its third quarter, boosted by a 50 percent growth in its online sportsbetting business. Key performance indicators for Q3/2011 include: – JAXX Group EBIT totalled Euro 1.0 million (Q3/2010: Euro -1.5 million) – Revenue from continuing operations improved …
Online gaming software provider Microgaming has announced the launch of five new games in its November release schedule. An addition to its Egyptian-themed games, “Throne of Egypt” is a five-reel, twenty-five payline graphic-rich video slot whose intricate design will take players on a journey through different chambers towards the ultimate Bonus level – the King’s …
One of the most powerful trade associations in the online gambling industry, numbering many of the major UK corporates among its members, has expressed ‘deep disappointment’ at the lack of progress on a properly regulated and competitive market in Germany, pointing to the state of Schleswig Holstein as the only EU-compatible and secure legal regulatory …
A new 9-line online slot developed by Cryptologic and titled “Sky Millions” has gone live at BSkyB’s online casino Sky Vegas.com. The slot is themed around all that symbolises a millionaire lifestyle with luxury super cars, diamond jewellery, yachts and the like depicted across the reels and is a take on Sky Vegas’ “Millionaires Club” …
Montreal-based Amaya Gaming Group has had a busy week announcing the official launch of a short message service (SMS) game in Uganda titled “Yoola Obukadde SMS Game”. “This launch is an exciting milestone for Amaya,” said David Baazov, president and chief executive officer of Amaya Gaming Group. “Our previous experience deploying similar SMS solutions validates …
US racetrack owner Churchill Downs Incorporated’s (CDI) online wagering arm Twin Spires.com contributed well towards the company’s Q3/2010 results this week. Twin Spires.com experienced a 4.2 percent increase in wagering compared to the same period in 2010, attributable to a growth in customers and an increase in average-daily wagering through the platform. EBITDA from CDI’s …
Swedish online gambling group Betsson AB continued its upward swing with the report of another solid set of results for Q3/2011. Key performance indicators for the period January 1 to September 30, 2011 include: – Revenues amounted to SEK 465.7million (Q3/2010: SEK 385.1 million) and the operating margin amounted to 32.8 percent (Q3/2010: 21.0 percent) …
Montreal-based Amaya Gaming personnel are working on a project on the other side of the world, the Armenian news agency Arka reported this week. The company, which acquired Chartwell Technology earlier this year and is running lottery operations in Africa, is to invest Cdn$28 million in establishing a national Armenian lottery patterned on the Sportloto …
Veteran city councillor Leo Pelletier (66) from Fairhaven City, Massachusetts has been indicted on charges of running illegal online gambling parlours at two of his Internet cafes, the Boston Globe newspaper reports. A special statewide grand jury indicted Pelletier and three co-defendants, according to a statement issued by the office of state Attorney General Martha …
Sports betting technology provider Offsidegaming has announced the appointment of Matthew Colledge as Chief Technology Officer. Colledge has wide management experience in the industry, with more than nine years working in the UK and Costa Rica as an independent consultant and prior to that posts with telephone and internet wagering company YouWager.com. He has been …
Plus-Five Gaming, which deploys a diversity of software suppliers in the preparation of white label online gambling operations for its clients, has announced that a new supplier has joined its ranks. Scratchino Software Limited will add a range of scratchcards to the gaming inventory offered by the Isle of Man-based Plus-Five, joining a content provider …
The rather muddied legal waters around the question of free movement of goods and services between companies in member states of the European Union has hopefully been made a little clearer with the publication Thursday of a new opinion from the European Court of Justice Advocate General’s office. Advocate General Cruz Villalón issued his opinion …
The Latvian online gambling software provider CTXM has announced that it has launched a suite of fixed odds games on the popular UK-based 32Red internet gambling site. “CTXM fixed-odds games enhance the gaming experience by using cutting-edge, unique designs to emulate real sports games,” a company spokesperson said this week. “CTXM’s Pachinko style games in …
Gaming Media Group (GMG) will be entering the Danish market supported by a fully managed sportsbetting solution from sportsbetting software provider Sports Betting Tech (SBTech) following a strategic partnership deal signed this week. GMG’s subsidiary businesses include PokerHeaven.com, CasinoJoy.com, BingoJoy.com, BlackjackHeaven.com and the gaming and betting TV channel, Poker Channel. “The Danish market is a …
A promotional offer on William Hill’s website that appeared in April 2011 was censured by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) this week. The complaint based on the promotions headline claim that read “GBP150 Bonus For all new casino players”, and the qualifying text “* Requires a GP35 minimum deposit, terms and conditions apply”, could …
The Czech Pirate Party (CPS), a political party registered in 2009, has obtained 11 000 signatures on an anti-internet censorship petition it launched earlier this month. The petition follows an attempt by a junior coalition government member to restrict internet betting on foreign servers, reports Czech news agency CTK. “The petition demands a law guaranteeing …
Live dealer software provider EntwineTech has added roulette to its series of “Full Screen Games” that already include blackjack and baccarat. The development was initiated on customer requests and responding to their needs, said a company spokesperson. EntwineTech recently launched its live dealer games Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat and Sicbo for iPad .
NetroMedia, a Vancouver streaming media company, has revealed that it is to add five new streams for live-dealer casino platform provider Visionary iGaming by the end of the year. ViG, whose viewership has grown by four times year over year, attributes its success in part to the high quality streaming provided by the company. In …