German language online casino, Casino Club.com is celebrating its tenth birthday by splashing out Euro 2 000 000 on German television advertising with a 20-second spot developed by a top Munich production company with a view to reaching a wider target group and further enhancing its media presence.
Norwegian Media are speculating this week that the recent Norwegian Governments UIGEA-style ban on financial transactions with online gambling companies may have been a mistake.
Greek Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos revealed to fellow Parliamentarians that the State gambling monopoly OPAP has been in talks with senior officials from Israeli online gambling companies 888 Holdings Plc and Playtech.
In what has to be seen as a reaction to the recent Department of Justice actions against major online gambling sites, it appears that Sportsbook.com and PlayersOnly.com are about to restrict US action on their websites.
According to a report this week in the English language Swedish newspaper TheLocal.se, the ruling Christian Democrat political party is actively considering a U-turn on its traditional policy of support for the country’s state monopoly on internet gambling.
A software licensing agreement was signed between live dealer software provider EntwineTech and gaming group Victor Chandler for the supply of Live Casino software, this week.
188BET has signed a two-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with English football club Bolton Wanderers.
Being a Republican and supporting online gambling are not necessarily complementary ambitions these days, but one of internet gambling’s staunchest and most consistent supporters, Congressman Ron Paul of Texas fits the bill…and he has just announced that he intends to run for US president in 2012.
Good progress is being made on the Hungarian government’s move away from a monopolistic gambling regime to a more open market, with drafting reportedly well advanced, and the government open to approaches from reputable companies interested in licensing.
Following the demand for more concerted police action against illegal gambling by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, police in the Stavropol Territory of south-western Russia have reported the shutdown of five unidentified online casinos illegally operating in the area.
The United States is an ideal market for exchange wagering, is the conclusion reached by a new study commissioned by TVG, the racing subsidiary of Betfair.
Online gaming software providers Vegas Technology, Rival Gaming and NetEnt released their latest offerings this week.
Gibraltar-based Victor Chandler is among the first to adopt a new live dealer platform which has developed from a partnership between Chartwell Gaming and Asian-based Ho Gaming.
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.