The news that online gambling group 888.com’s chief executive, Gigi Levy, is stepping down surprised many when it was released over the weekend, but 888 has been quick to emphasise that his imminent departure is not connected to the reported acquisition negotiations on-going between 888 and rival online and land gambling group Ladbrokes.
Bet Phoenix’s sudden 7 day shutdown to change software this week has been followed by confirmation from a company spokesman that the change will be to Rival software.
Five new online scratch cards were introduced by Net Entertainment this week, adding to the software developer’s impressive games inventory.
The media in the Australian territory of Tasmania is reporting that the state government is about to put the Tote up for sale again as the budget deficit widens.
The Channel Island licensing and regulatory jurisdiction Alderney earned GBP3.8 million in licensing fees during 2010, figures released by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission reveal.
Online gaming software provider Playtech launched its latest seasonally-themed online slot titled “Easter Surprise” this week.
Poland legalised online sports betting, this week, with the passing of an inequitable bill by representatives from the countries Finance and Physical Culture Committee’s.
Four men have been arraigned before the Queens County Supreme Court on indictment charges which include various degrees of promoting gambling, committing criminal usury and grand larceny by extortion.
Casino Austria International management showed it was a master of understatement in reporting this week that 2010 had been a “challenging” year in which the company has suffered a Euro 35.2 million net loss after recording a net income of Euro 12.6 million in 2009.
A fifty-five year old woman in Fairburn, Georgia received the most pleasant of surprises this week whilst cleaning out her overcrowded purse.
UK land and online gambling group Ladbrokes could have a foot in the door of the immense Chinese lottery market through its partnership with sports lottery and leisure group AGTech Holdings Limited.
The independent internet competitive intelligence monitor Hitwise has rated the Betfair group the most popular online gambling site for UK players through 2010.
The embarrassing launch debacle of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s online gambling venture Playnow.com might have been the cause for a senior Corporation I.T. executive departing last month, media in Vancouver speculated this week.
The UK Gambling Commission announced the conclusion of a multi-agency investigation involving Virgin Media employees and suspicious betting patterns, this week.
Party Casino.com has announced that its Big One five tiered pool jackpot has gone over $4 million for the first time, and that total jackpots available on games on the site have now passed $6 million in value – a new record for the operation.
Two game developers, Jackpot Party’s owner WMS and NYX Interactive have released new slots this week, extending the already wide offers now available to online gamblers.
Causing ripples of interest this week following the news that Cryptologic may be on the sales block was a strong rumour that internet gambling firm Amaya has already amassed a five percent holding in Cryptologic stock and is considering an acquisition bid.
Efforts by the Greek government to liberalise land and online gambling and move away from a monopolised structure dominated by OPAP have reportedly encountered another delay.
Venue choices for Russian gamblers, already restricted to four remote regions of the country in draconian gambling bans imposed some time ago, have shrunk further with the news that prime minister Vladimir Putin signed an instruction to close the Azov City gambling zone in the country’s Rostov region this week.
The announcement of a new liberalised gambling policy in Germany has claimed an early casualty as the digital sports media company Perform Group delayed its initial public offering until later this week.
The newly merged Bwin-Party Gaming conglomerate Bwin.party digital has reacted swiftly to the announcement Wednesday that Germany is to liberalise its online gambling market, albeit with severe restrictions and taxes.
The latest feature-rich online video slot from the RealTime Gaming studios, Coat of Arms, has a medieval theme showcasing knights in armour and their chargers, castle keeps, crowns and colourful shields.
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan may yet join British Columbia, Quebec and (next year) Ontario in venturing into online gambling, the latest Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation financial report reveals.
One of the most controversial issues in online and land gambling, the monopolised nature of the German industry dominated by the sixteen German states, has seen a dramatic change this week following a meeting of the signatories to the German Treaty.