A Swedish woman became an instant multi-millionaire at the Paf online casino this week, hitting the top jackpot on Net Entertainment’s progressive slot Mega Fortune for Euro 5.3 million.
The Australian betting group Centrebet has released a set of results for the half year ended December 30 2010 that will likely not be well received by investors due to a decline of 70 percent in net profits, mainly attributed to a marketing splurge of A$1,9 million more than was invested in this activity in …
Two online gambling companies ran afoul of the UK Advertising Standards Authority this week for advertisements/promos deemed questionable and raised as complaints with the advertising watchdog.
eCOGRA CEO and the Chair of the CEN workshop agreement on “Responsible Remote Gambling Measures”, Andrew Beveridge, has welcomed the publication of the first Pan-European consumer protection agreement by CEN.
The latest Net Entertainment slot, 300 Shields, has been released at Betsson.com and CasinoEuro.com, themed on the epic last stand of the Spartans at Marathon in ancient Greece.
Yesterday’s surprise announcement by William Hill plc that it had secured an injunction against Playtech plc has been matched with a fast response from Playtech, brusquely pointing out that its interests in the William Hill Online joint venture are unaffected by the injunction.
Industry observers are speculating on the exact nature of litigation by William Hill Plc against its partner Playtech Plc which surfaced this week.
Online Mahjong software provider, Mahjong Logic, has signed a new licensee Golden Mango which represents a coalition of Asian websites focused on live dealer games and now offering online mahjong via Mahjong Logic’s turnkey software offering.
The Finnish state-controlled gaming operator Veikkaus presented a strong performance when it released its 2010 results this week.
The French National lottery operator, La Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) has launched a new exclusive online scratch card game on fdj.fr.
Germany’s imminent gathering of its sixteen heads of state this week will see the issue of gaming brought to the fore again.
Klaus F. Jaenecke has tendered his resignation to Tipp24’s Executive Board effective on the completion of the 2011 AGM.
The Irish Times reports that Irelands largest bookmaker Paddy Power’s shareholders have given their near unanimous vote at an extraordinary general meeting held in Dublin to purchase the remaining minority stake in Australian bookmaker Sportsbet.
The French National lottery operator Francaise Des Jeux (FDJ) has announced the appointment of Patrick Raude (45) in the capacity of Regulatory and European Affairs Director.
With industry attention focused on the state of New Jersey and whether governor Chris Christie will sign into law a bill legalising online gambling, a new study released this week produced some surprising results.
The Korea Times reports that a 31-year old man, identified as “Lim”, has been apprehended as the suspected owner of two boxes at a storage facility in Seoul that held 1 billion won ($894 000) in cash, allegedly the proceeds from an illegal online gambling operation.
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.