The police in Pahang, Malaysia continued their crackdown on illegal gambling this week, raiding three premises and breaking up a gambling ring that generated wagers of around RM 13 million a month.
UK media emphasis on the problem gambling content of the recently released Gambling Prevalence survey results has prompted the Alderney Gambling Control Commission to issue a response.
Cricket-mad Indian punters have, as predicted by the authorities, been betting large on the World Cup cricket tournament that opened this week on the sub-continent. And the police have been just as active in cracking down on the practice, judging by reports from the Press Trust of India.
According to data released by the Finance Services Bureau of the Macau Special Administrative Region, the gambling island off the coast of China generated a 62.3 percent increase in tax revenues in January 2011 over the comparative period in 2010.
The dilemma facing Sweden’s state online and land gambling monopoly Svenska Spel – how to hold back to avoid problem gambling and at the same time press forward to be successful – surfaced this week when the company reported net gaming revenues in decline for the second consecutive year.
There’s a new 5 reel, 25 variable pay-line RealTime Gaming internet slot on the horizon (next week, actually!) branded Basketbull and themed on the famous basketball organisation that does so much good work among urban youth in the United States.
The Norwegian media, led initially by the newspaper Dagbladet, is reporting that Culture Minister Anniken Huitfeldt is actively considering ISP filtering to block foreign internet gambling operators.
A familiar industry name – that of eCOGRA chief executive Andrew Beveridge – is linked to reports on the progress of a proposed new Dutch law that is intended to regulate online gambling in that country.
According to reports in the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, the well-established and successful German gambling group founded by Paul Gauselmann has been ‘showering’ the country’s political parties with more than Euro 1 million in political contributions.
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) charity has been given a 30th anniversary birthday present by online and land gambling group Ladbrokes in the form of a GBP100,000 grant.
The New York Post revved up speculation on the New Jersey bid to legalise online gambling with a piece this week claiming that governor Chris Christie will not sign the bill into law.
The Virgin online gambling group has announced the launch of Blueprint Gaming’s popular 20 pay-line game Chuzzle Slots.
Finland’s state gambling monopoly RAY (Rahaautomaattiyhdistys), which extended its land gambling interests by entering the online sector late last year, published its 2010 numbers this week, recording a useful 3.7 percent growth in revenues to Euro 674.5 million – up Euro 24 million on the 2009 results.
There should be something for every online slot fan in Microgaming’s new game releases for March, with a package that offers a diversity of themes and features wrapped around advanced internet slot technology.
The UK online gambling group Gala Coral has launched a new online scratchcard game branded Happy Fun Bakery, offering players the opportunity to win up to GBP50 000 in cash.
The Montenegro domain extension .me features in some hot internet gambling domains that the Sedo organisation will be putting up for auction soon.
Sportingbet Australia have extended and upgraded its sponsorship of the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) Club, Brisbane Bronco’s.
The anticipated new Live Dealer casino product from Canadian online gaming services provider, Chartwell Technology and its subsidiary Chartwell Games is fully operational, announced the firm this week.
Sportingbet’s Australia division today made the biggest financial commitment to a National Rugby League club by a sports wagering company in Australian history with a A$2 million marketing investment.
The huge furore than ensued towards the end of last year following an apparently botched Betfair promo seems to have triggered one or more public complaints with Britain’s advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Association.
A return to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2010 follows a year of cost-cutting and restructuring for Swedish online gaming firm Redbet Holding AB.
On the back of a 20 percent rise in FY operating profit, UK gambling group Ladbrokes plc has said it intends enhancing its own technology through investment and flexible partnerships in order to boost its online competitiveness and web presence.
The 20 percent rise in full year operating profit reported this week by UK gambling group Ladbrokes plc should keep the shareholders happy. The land and online gambling group made an operating profit of GBP202.3 million pounds in 2010, up from GBP168.5 million the year before, thanks mainly to the popularity of new gambling machines …
The UK football club Warrington Wolves has announced a partnership with internet bookmaker Betfred.com for this year’s Super League season.