Deutsche Press reports that German police have broken up an illegal gambling ring that is alleged to have swindling more than Euro 100 million (US$120 million) by tweaking gambling machines and evading taxes.
Delegates to the Global Gaming Asia conference, which started in Macau this week, were told that the region’s gambling market has a good chance of overtaking that of the United States within the next three to five years.
The latest statistics on lobbying expenditure in US politics indicates that there is still a keen interest in online gambling and the legalization question.
The major European online gambling group Unibet and newly French licensed operator France Pari have moved into the recently liberalised French internet gambling space in a business-to-business partnership.
A new operator, Butlers Bingo, has joined the growing list of online bingo sites on the Microgaming Bingo Network, with a launch planned for later this (June) month.
Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corp. has unveiled its live dealer online casino and sports book, branded SBCGaming.com, after over a year of preparation, although the facilities will not be ready for full-on action until the end of this (June) month.
Bettorlogic, the in-play bet specialists backed by Betfair founder Andrew Black and former Sportingbet chief Nigel Payne, has signed an agreement with Connextra to integrate its unique live bet stimulation technology, Livelogic, into Connextra advertising formats.
The GTechG2 gambling software development group used the London Bingo Summit this week to launch a new 5 reel, 9 pay-line progressive titled Chippendales – The Reel Deal and themed on the famous male dancing group.
The Swedish online gambling software provider NYX Interactive has acquired 100 percent of the shares of the Isle of Man based bingo network operator Cashball Limited from Bonnier Lottery.
The news Tuesday morning that the French gambling regulator ARJEL had awarded the first French online gambling licenses has been followed by details of the successful companies, many of them major industry operators.
Ending many months of anticipation, speculation and debate, the French gambling market became officially liberalised Tuesday when regulator ARJEL granted 17 licenses to 11 operators just 3 days before the start of the football World Cup in South Africa.
The management of Betoptions Limited, an Australian developer of race and sports wagering technology solutions for the international gaming and betting sectors, has announced that the company is being put up for sale.
The Bingo Billy website has been freshened up and rebranded New Bingo Billy.com by its Cyprus-registered owners, who in the past lay claim to no less than three consecutive Best Online Bingo Site from WhichBingo, a Top 5 New Sites of the Year ranking in 2005, and a Top 3 Bingo Sites ranking in 2006.
RedKings.com has started taking World Cup bets through its new online sports betting brand BetRedKings.
Beneficial Holdings, a publicly listed company with gambling interests in Nicaragua, and a prolific issuer of media releases, claims in its latest announcement that the launch of a new online gambling website based in Costa Rica and branded Bet.cr is imminent.
The latest prosecution statistics released by the Chinese government in its drive against illegal online gambling show that since February 2010, some 3,430 suspects have been detained and prosecuted, and almost 600 million yuan (US$88 million) has been seized.
The Canadian software and bingo network provider Parlay Entertainment has announced that a deal with Frelix Entertainment Ltd., the owner of the OnlineBingo brand across mainland Europe, has been signed.
Get In, a soccer prediction and analysis company, has signed an agreement to provide European online betting giant Bwin with its service over the World Cup.
Gabi Campos, the dynamic head of 888 Holdings plc’s business-to-business operation Dragonfish is on the move.
Dreams of a new life with an $11 million jackpot win faded for a Colorado couple at the Wildwood Casino this week when management voided the win on grounds that the slot machine had malfunctioned.
Dreams of a new life with an $11 million jackpot win faded for a Colorado couple at the Wildwood Casino this week when management voided the win on grounds that the slot machine had malfunctioned.
The Attorney General of Indiana, Greg Zoeller issued a statement as the week closed, claiming that attempts at federal level to licence online gambling in the United States will interfere with the ability of individual states to regulate the activity.
Picklive, a real-time online fantasy football game, emerged from beta testing this week and is now open to all comers…just in time for the World Cup, which is about to kickoff in South Africa.
The 3D online casino operator WinADay has launched a new video slot branded Tropical Treat, a big, 50 pay-line game with free spins and a lush tripical flora and fauna theme.