Live Campaign reports that Betfair is on the hunt for a new advertising agency and is holding “chemistry meetings” with interested parties.
The Australian anti-online gambling politician Nick Xenophon has a new idea to control internet gambling – legalise chargebacks on credit cards.
The often confusing position of major and originally Microgaming-powered online casinos in the United States market took another twist as the week ended, with players and affiliates posting on internet message boards that a mass exit from the US market appeared to be taking place.
First it was Macau that overtook Las Vegas as the world’s biggest gambling centre; now comes the news that another rising Asian tiger – Singapore – is about to eclipse the US gambling mecca.
ZDNet.fr reports that three online gambling related websites have been filtered (blocked) by French ISPs following complaints to French courts by the French regulator ARJEL.
Former Million-2-1 founder and chief exec Chris Sheffield has joined Betfred.com as its new managing director.
Online games developer Quicksilver Games has announced that its latest multi-line ‘Slots in the City’ title is now operational on its online casino at QuicksilverGames.co.uk.
The UK-listed online and land gambling group William Hill plc has posted a strong set of Q1-2011 results , showing good year-on-year growth in both retail and online net revenue and operating profit
Barney Frank, the senior Democrat on the US House Financial Services Committee has accused the Obama Administration of wasting time and resources in targeting online poker sites, reports the Washington DC publication The Hill.
The highly respected US gambling law expert, Professor I. Nelson Rose, has commented scathingly on his Gambling And the Law.com blog on the Department of Justice indictments against major online poker site executives, observing that in view of the gathering momentum of positive moves towards state and federal regulation, the timing is suspicious.
“US authorities continue to prosecute non-domestic suppliers of remote gaming services in clear contravention of International law,” says Antiguan minister.
The publication Capital.gr reports that the European Commission has rejected for a second time Greece’s request for the consideration of its online gambling regulations as a matter of urgency.
Analysts foretold that European gaming operator Bwin.party and Playtech could be amongst the biggest beneficiaries in the wake of the US authorities crackdown on internet gambling as players seek alternative venues to play poker and a surge in share prices in the London-listed betting firms certainly seems to be bearing-out those predictions.
“Fair Tycoon” is the latest proprietary release from WinADay Casino – its twenty-fourth “one-of-a-kind” game – where players are challenged to build their own amusement park replete with hot dogs, cotton candy, ferris wheels and the like.
Canadian games developer Chartwell Technology Inc. announced its first slot release and latest launch on its Rapid Game Deployment (RGD) infrastructure.
The UK Insolvency Service took stern action against a former spread betting firm executive last week, barring him from holding any directorship for the next nine years.
London-based, interactive games developer, Ash Gaming is close to being acquired by Playtech Ltd. for an undisclosed consideration, reports eGaming Review.
Bookmaker Ladbrokes PLC today announced that discussions initiated at the end of 2010 regarding a possible takeover of online gambling firm 888 have been terminated.
French media group Television Francaise 1 SA (TF1) has confirmed the sale of its online gambling subsidiary SPS and named the buyer as Solfive, a company which operates in the French market.
The Spanish gambling trade association AEDAPI, whilst welcoming the passage of the gambling reform bill through the Congress of Deputies this week, has cautioned that excessive taxation enshrined in the bill could have negative consequences.
A paucity of Italian Series A football matches in March – down from five to three playing days – is the main cause for a 20.8 percent decline in sports betting in the Italian market during that month, says regulator AAMS.
888.com chief executive officer Gigi Levy has announced a strong performance by his company in Q1 2011, with both revenues and player numbers reaching new heights.
Reports from Bloomberg business news indicate that UK internet and land gambling group William Hill plc, is manoeuvring for position in the Nevada sports betting industry, and is currently negotiating the acquisition of two land-based businesses.
A series of senior management moves were proposed by Swedish online gambling firm Betsson AB, this week and will be presented to the agm next month.