Online gambling games developer Rival Gaming has announced the launch of its latest offering, a 5 reel, 20 pay-line slot themed on the summer holiday season and titled Summer Ease. With the northern hemisphere summer holiday season gaining momentum, the new slot has a theme replete with good-weather leisure activities like gardening, boating, picnics, and …
Online gambling games developer Rival Gaming has announced the launch of its latest offering, a 5 reel, 20 pay-line slot themed on the summer holiday season and titled Summer Ease. With the northern hemisphere summer holiday season gaining momentum, the new slot has a theme replete with good-weather leisure activities like gardening, boating, picnics, and …
Police raids that shut down four Jackson County, Florida internet cafes two weeks ago on gambling allegations received the support of the county’s Grand Jury hearing this week. In a presentment Monday the jury labeled “internet cafes” as unlawful, a public nuisance, and a disgrace. “It’s clear the people of Jackson County will not sit …
The Isle of Man newspaper IOMToday has reportedly picked up information via rumour and insider sources that the online gambling site 188BET.com, owned by Douglas-based Cube Limited, is about to embark on a retrenchment programme. Approached for comment the company issued a statement through its public relations agency saying: “188BET is currently undergoing a strategic …
The Turkish-Berliner founded multi-cultural sports club Türkiyemspor Berlin has found a main sponsor in online betting exchange Betfair. The sponsorship deal covers the duration of the 2011-12 season with an option for renewal and marks Betfair’s first sponsorship foray into the German market. A Türkiyemspor Berlin spokesperson commented: “Our partnership with Betfair in the new …
Online gaming firm 888 Holdings PLC has announced the completion of a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. The terms of the deal will give 888 Holdings the right to develop branded games based on two of Warner Bros. cinematic classics; The Clash of the Titans and Nightmare on Elm Street. Yaniv Sherman, VP …
The UK online and land gambling group William Hill plc has agreed to sponsor Real Radio Scotland’s new look Saturday afternoon football show, Real Radio Matchday: Live! The show, fronted by Scotland football legend and Real Radio pundit Alan Rough and weeknight Real Radio Phone-In host Fraser Thomson, allows fans to have their say pre-match. …
The Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, has received more mail on the internet gambling issue, with New Jersey Sen. Ray Lesniak responding to a letter last week from Congressmen Harry Reid and Jon Kyl. In their letter, the duo appealed to the AG for the Department of Justice to crackdown on efforts …
Internet gamblers who feared for monies tied up in UseMyWallet-Quicktender accounts when they abruptly closed late May this year now have brighter prospects to look forward to following news that payments have started to arrive, albeit in Euros. Both European and North American punters report receiving their funds, although it appears that at present the …
Bucking the trend set by several major sports book shutdowns this month is a relatively new arrival titled TopBet.com, which claims to have connections with the Tech Power Group in Tortola, BVI but is believed to be physically located in the Philippines, from whence it reportedly operates sports betting services to the United States (in …
The well established and generally respected sportsbook The Greek.com closed its doors to US customers – its predominant market – after a brief announcement this weekend. No reason was given for the closure, although speculation inevitably started that it is due to the hostile environment in the United States. The Greek.com enjoyed a top A+ …
The Greek Government has reportedly rolled its new gambling proposals into a must pass financial bill, but the pass of the bill, and therefore the gambling aspects could bring the Government into conflict with the European Commission. The Greek Government proposals for online gambling ran afoul of the European Commission earlier this year and technically …
Bookmaker William Hill has extended its agreement with the Scottish Premier League (SPL) and will continue in its role as official betting partners in a three-year partnership deal. The deal will facilitate the continued promotion of William Hill’s brand, products and services across Scotland. Neil Doncaster, Chief Executive of the SPL, said: “It is great …
French regulatory body ARJEL released its 2010 – 2011 Annual Review of the French market, this week. Global Summary as at June 26, 2011 showed: – All activities, Euro 1 023 million were deposited on player accounts since the opening of the market, with Euro 509 million placed in the first half of 2011. – …
theEword, a Manchester-based search agency, has been awarded UK-bookmaker and new Tote owner Betfred’s pay-per-click (PPC) account. Betfred.com’s brief will see theEword designing and developing a range of PPC marketing services for five product teams within Betfred.com with the aim of driving traffic to Betfred’s online and mobile sites and boosting conversion rates. Al Mackin, …
The Yonhap news agency reports that South Korean Police have become involved and arrested dozens of Hyundai Motor Co. employees following an internal company audit where 62 factory workers were found to have been involved in multi-million dollar illegal gambling during office hours. Hyundai’s internal audit additionally found that a further 35 workers at a …
Bookmaker Ladbrokes has awarded its advertising account to UK-based SapientNitro, deepening an existing business relationship with SapientNitro already providing strategy and technology services to Ladbrokes’ online and retail operations. SapientNitro was appointed as lead creative advertising agency of record (AOR) for Ladbrokes in a competitive pitch conducted by ISBA and will assume full duties for …
A licence to offer sports betting in Belgium has been granted to JAXX SE subsidiary myBet.com by the Belgian Gaming Commission. myBet.com is legally able to offer sports betting in an unlimited number of betting shops due to the award of the F1 licence, the first of which will be opened in the next week. …
888 Holdings’ business-to-business division, Dragonfish, is busy this week assisting licensees to launch its online casino offering into the dedicated Italian market, recently opened up by regulator AAMS. The launches include the Dragonfish-powered casinos of bwin.it and Micro Game, with the company planning the roll out of casinos for additional partners in the coming months, …
First established in 1999, CasinoLuck.com management announced this week that it has undergone a complete and extensive overhaul that includes a makeover in terms of design and gaming platform, bringing with it new games from the respected Net Entertainment software provider. A company spokesman said that research has shown that the online casino is a …
Online casino operator Castle Entertainment Limited has announced the launch of its new live roulette game on Castle Casino. Powered by Visionary iGaming, the action is broadcast from the Sporting Emporium, a land casino in Dublin, Ireland. The new service, which runs alongside the current Castle Casino game of live roulette broadcast from a television …
The media is considered by many associated with gambling to have an exaggerated and perhaps morbid interest in problem gambling, appearing at times to revel in recounting the spectacular downfall of addictive gamblers and the many side effects this generates. Whilst that is in some ways desirable in warning the public on the dangers of …
Jackpot Party.com, the online casino owned by land gambling machine manufacturer WMS, has launched another new proprietary game, successfully converting the very popular land casino slot Gold Fish to the online environment. Features include: • A proven five reel, 20 pay-line online slot that has proven a hit with land players • Six major features …
The release of 888 Holdings’ Q2 results this week was an occasion for management to respond to questions…and some of them produced interesting answers. The Bloomberg business news service asked deputy chairman Brian Mattingley about the US market and the possible legalisation of online poker, and Mattingley revealed that his company is in the “advanced …