The American Gaming Association, a trade body representing the interests of major US gambling corporates, announced Thursday that Jan Jones, senior vice president of communications and government relations for Caesars Entertainment Corp. of Las Vegas, will receive the AGA 2011 lifetime achievement award for gaming communications. The former Las Vegas mayor will be honoured October …
Good to his word, New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak re-launched his proposal to legalise intrastate online gambling Thursday, reasoning that the horse-racing industry in New Jersey is in danger of collapsing if it does not receive subsidies possible from a regulated and legal intrastate internet gambling regime. Last week Lesniak hinted at the relaunch following …
The Czech online and land gambling group Fortuna Entertainment has posted its H1-2011 results, reporting that online operations have driven higher turnover. The company posted a 19 percent rise in first-half net profit thanks to the higher bets and lower costs, ikt revealed Thursday. Net profit reached Euro 8.6 million euros ($12 million) from a …
GameAccount Network’s collaborative agreement with land gambling game and equipment developer Aristocrat Technologies in March this year has produced its first fruits – a deal through which GameAccount will provide Aristocrat with a free-play internet gaming platform for use by its US casino clients. The platform and range of free-to-play slots, table games and skill …
In Australia a recent federal court decision has the Victoria territory in an uproar after its law banning online betting kiosks was overturned, creating wider implications that could impact other Australian states. The case involved the use of Sportsbet’s internet betting kiosk Betbox, which connects players in land locations like retail shops to the Sportsbet …
Attempts by the German lander (provinces) to perpetuate the state sports betting monopoly under a new Treaty were dealt another blow by a German court this week. The state of Hesse’s administrative court said it doubted that the German state’s monopoly on sports betting was legal ahead of a planned relaxation of the country’s stringent …
Sporting Solutions, the B2B fixed odds trading and pricing division of the Sporting Index Group, has launched a significant extention of both the number of games and the quantity of markets offered in-play ahead of the new National Football League season. This is the third full season that Sporting Solutions will be supplying American football …
Internet gambling software developer and turnkey casino supplier TopGame has released its latest new slot, a 20 pay-line game with an amusing Fred Flintstone-like cartoon theme titled Cool Stone Age. The theme may be a little confusing to some, featuring as it does prehistoric elements mixed with scientists, granite laptops and cell-phones. Symbols such as …
British gambling firm Sportech PLC announced its H1 Interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2011 this week. Results include a six month contribution from the company’s October 2010 acquisition of Sportech Racing formerly Scientific Games Racing. Key performance indicators include: – Revenues of GBP 57.4 million (2010: GBP28.6 million), up 100 percent …
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has released its interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2011, reporting continued momentum and a positive future sustained by development and major licensee achievements. Financial highlights included: * Gross income up 19 percent to Euro 95.0 million and 8 percent on an absolute basis (H1-2010: Euro …
Playtech has released its Q2-2011 numbers, reporting continued strength through the launch of new Italian products and its major contract with the Gala online and land gambling group in the UK. Highlights (excluding France) include: * Total revenues up 19 percent on Q2-2010 and 8 percent higher than Q1-2011 * Casino revenues up 24 percent …
Online sportsbook operator Bet-At-Home.com AG – a subsidiary of the Betclic Everest group – has released its financial results for the first six months of 2011 showing an impressive 12.1 percent year-on-year increase in gross profits to Euro 35.16 million. The company revealed that its pre-tax profit came in at Euro 3.97 million, a significant …
Gamblers at land casinos in British Columbia are to be discouraged from making cash transactions in a bid to reduce the risk of money laundering, the Canadian provincial government announced this week. The government’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch said it would be introducing changes with the aim of, “transitioning the gaming industry away from …
The internet social networking giant Facebook has announced policy changes for its Ad Guidelines, and among them is a new directive that permits online and offline gambling advertising, providing that the material is targeted outside of the United States and has Facebook’s explicit consent. The changes embrace a wider range of industries, giving these the …
Double Down Interactive, the Seattle-based operator of Double Down Casino on the internet social network Facebook, has entered into a distribution partnership with Wild Tangent, a cross-platform games service that allows global consumers to access downloadable, online and social games through one Games App. The new pact gives Wild Tangent players a chance to win …
Spanish gaming and leisure firm, CIRSA Gaming Corporation has signed a two-season shirt sponsorship deal with Real Betis Balompié S.A.D., a Spanish La Liga football club based in Seville. A Club spokesperson said: “Notably Cirsa Gaming Corporation is a Spanish company, a leader in its field, which will make it easy to establish a relationship …
With the contentious issue of live-odds promotion during sporting events in the cross-hairs of the Australian Government, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has banned the activity on its scoreboard during Australian Football League (AFL) fixtures. A contract held by online betting exchange Betfair to display live-odds on the scoreboard screen at the MCG and Etihad …
Following the announcement of the resignation of chief executive officer Johan Öhman last month, another senior executive’s resignation has been reported by online gambling firm Net Entertainment. The company’s chief financial officer Bertil Jungmar, with the company since 2008, has tendered his resignation for unspecified reasons. Maria Hedengren has been appointed to the position effective …
eCOGRA, the independent player protection and standards body servicing the international remote gambling industry, has achieved two milestones of its own, successfully qualifying as a testing agency with the Italian regulator AAMS, and having its systems approved by ISO – a Geneva-based international standards authority. Working through the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, London-based eCOGRA was …
The Wall Street Journal blog reports that over $28 million in possibly ill-gotten gains from a Curacao illegal gambling enterprise was frozen in the US this week by a federal judge following a request for assistance from the Curacao authorities. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington issued a restraining order against three UBS investment …
The not-too-subtle Bellagio robber who charged into the famous casino, grabbed $1.5 million worth of chips and escaped on a motorcycle last December , has been sentenced by a Nevada court to up to 11 years in prison. Anthony Carleo faced a judge on Tuesday on charges of felony armed robbery and assault with a …
The Cheshire, UK-based ID verification provider GB Group has retained a key contract with online sports betting giant Betfair. In a statement this week GB revealed its highly effective URU and ID3 Check services would continue to be used by Betfair, with whom it has worked since 2004. Betfair has more than three million registered …
The interactive sports betting solutions provider Sports Betting Tech has announced the appointment of Itai Zak as its new chief executive officer. The appointment is part of a strategic board decision triggered by the company’s growth and its entrance into a number of new ventures and opportunities in both traditional “.com” and regulated markets, management …
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has announced the launch of a new programme titled Global Gaming Women (GGW) created to “nurture emerging female leaders in the international gaming industry”. The initiative to be co-chaired by Virginia McDowell, president and ceo of Isle of Capri Casinos and Patti Hart, ceo of International Game Technology will be …