Following record earnings in 2010, German lottery provider Tipp24’s Half Year 2011 results continue to impress. Key performance indicators include: – Consolidated revenue of Euro 70.1 million (H1/2010: Euro 40.6 million), indicating an impressive growth of 72.4 percent. – Consolidated EBIT reached Euro 33.5 million (H1/2010: Euro 6.5 million) The company attributes its good results …
Net Entertainment’s latest video slot release, inspired by the era of the Pharaohs, is a five-reel, 20-payline slot introducing a new feature, the Golden Bet Line. The latest in the company’s Smart Range series, “Egyptian Heroes” new feature is a randomly selected bet line which has a random multiplier ranging from x2 to x5. This …
The UK online and land gambling group William Hill plc has produced a strong set of H1-2011 results, with online operations performing particularly well. Financial highlights of the results include: * Net revenue overall up 7 percent to GBP567.8 million (H1-2010 GBP529.9 million) * Online revenues up 23 percent to GBP152.7 million (H1-2010 GBP124.2 million) …
DC Lottery officials have wasted no time in organising the public consultation sessions across the city’s eight wards in compliance with Council’s request that this be done before online gambling in the city is initiated. Earlier this year a council budgetary bill was passed that included a provision legalising online gambling, making the home of …
US football hero, movie star and online casino and sports book owner were just three of the activities in the colourful life of Charles ‘Bubba’ Smith, who died this week aged 66 years. The gigantic former NFL player leveraged his fame on the field to star in the comical Police Academy series of movies, and …
The disappointing first half results published by Ladbrokes this week may be brightened a little by the group’s latest advertising campaign, which stars the loud and eccentric Italian football pundit Tiziano Crudeli. Famed for his whooping “gooooooal” celebrations, the commentator who has become a star on Italian television features prominently in Ladbrokes commercials starting this …
Decisions taken in the Greek parliament Thursday that included far-reaching changes to the country’s gambling laws could put the financially troubled nation on a collision path with the European Commission. Steered by finance minister Evangelos Venizelos, the gambling provisions were part of an omnibus reform bill covering everything from online gambling to tourism changes. Instead …
Gala Coral group, a publicly listed UK online and land gambling enterprise, released its H1-2011 results this week reporting reduced turnover despite improved metrics across most of its businesses. Financial highlights for the group for the half year to 9 April 2011 include: * Turnover of GBP 616.2 million – a reduction of GBP 21 …
The major online and land gambling group Ladbrokes has released a weak set of half-yearly results, reporting a 33 percent decline in first half pretax profit, and commenting that it remains cautious on the outlook for the struggling British economy. Pretax profit fell to GBP 76.6 million from GBP 114.7 million the year before, reflecting …
William Hill plc’s move into the Nevada sports betting market through the $15.7 million acquisition of Brandywine Bookmaking and the Lucky’s Race and Sports Book chain, appears to be ruffling a few feathers. Cantor Gaming, which is active in the on-premises remote gambling sector in the betting mecca, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Clark County …
General levels of problem gambling in Sweden have remained stable over the past decade, but a marked increase in the male 18 to 24-year-old demographic has prompted the Swedish National Institute of Public Health (Folkhälsöinstitutet – FHI) to issue a warning. The results of the latest FHI study of problem gambling in the Scandinavian country, …
Arguably the most fortunate online gambler this week, at least in terms of number of significant wins in a single session, is a Moscow-based player using the handle “VV”, who collected a total of $89,200 from Windows Casino.com over eight different wins on several online slots. VV has been a player at the online casino …
A decision by internet gambling software provider Rival that its licensees will no longer be able to accept new US player registrations has led to one group switching software in order to continue servicing the US market. Affiliate marketers received the following notification from the AffiliateWide management program Tuesday: “We have received notification from our …
European gaming company Frelix Entertainment Ltd. (Frelix) has announced the appointment of Lee Knott in the position of Commercial Director. The position holds the responsibility for the growth of Online Bingo.eu and the introduction of the WinaGames.com brand into alternative markets. Knott joins Frelix from a position of Marketing Services Director at GTech G2 and …
A 5-reel, 20-payline video slot game titled “Chests of Plenty” promises to take players on a pirate-filled, swashbuckling adventure to Treasure Island. Developed by Ash Gaming, the slot features a multi-level Treasure bonus round, Wilds, Multipliers and a progressive jackpot. The Treasure bonus round is triggered when a minimum of two Treasure Map symbols appear, …
Online betting exchange Betfair has ended its two-year sponsorship of FC Barcelona as a result of a marketing strategy review which will see four brand ambassadors brought on board. The shift in strategy follows the appointment of Alasdair Wright two months ago who joined Betfair as Global Head of Customer Marketing and Loyalty. The brand’s …
The Greek government seems intent on disregarding recent European Commission objections to its proposed new online gambling laws, with new developments that appear to be targeted on expediting passage of the proposals despite the EC detailed opinion and the standstill period to August 8 that goes with it. Last night (Tuesday) a special meeting of …
One of the most established gambling venues on the internet, Intertops.com, is about to change its domain suffix “in order to further improve our accessibility, reliability and level of service”. In a message to interested parties this week, the management of the online casino, sports book and poker site advised that it is moving its …
Taking many webmasters and affiliates in the industry by surprise this week was a communication from the Australian online gambling group Centrebet indicating a withdrawal from several markets. The official communication read: “As of 1st August all advertising outside our core regions must cease. “This includes all free bets and bonus offers for all products, …
The latest signing for Microgaming’s Quickfire Flash technology internet gambling platform is 10bet.com, a primarily sports betting website that will now be able to offer a selection of 250 casino games to its punters. 10Bet.com players can use the same wallet to switch from sportsbook action to casino gaming, says Nicole Kalcheva, head of casino …
The Isle of Man-based internet gambling group GVC Holdings has issued its trading update for the first six months of 2011, noting that performance is to expectations, with an encouraging performance from its Betboo and CasinoClub brands, but profits a little down due to marketing expenditure via television media. Net gaming revenue showed strong growth, …
International Game Technology (IGT) announced the release this week of a 30-payline online slot titled MONOPOLY: You’re in the Money. The exclusive, officially endorsed title from the renowned Monopoly brand takes players on a journey through famous London landmarks. MR. MONOPOLY leads the player through two bonuses in the game. The Mystery Wild Bonus shows …
Following an extensive restructuring process, UK-based interactive gaming company NetPlay TV plc has announced a return to profitability in the release of its interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2011. NetPlay TV operates a number of interactive gaming services under an Alderney gaming license, including Supercasino.com, ChallengeJackpot.com and Bingos.co.uk on a variety …
Over the weekend an as yet unidentified thirty-ish man shopping at a supermarket in Wigan bought a GBP5 scratch card in the National Lottery and immediately scratched it to discover that he had just won GBP 1 million. Amid the resulting excitement among staff and customers, the lucky punter vanished without giving out any details, …