Washington Democrat Representative Jim McDermott has introduced an updated version of the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2010, a bill that would ensure that applicable taxes and fees are collected from a regulated Internet gambling industry in order to raise much-needed revenue for federal and state budgets.
A new independent survey on Internet gambling in Canada and the United States, conducted by Ipsos Reid, shows that respondents were less clear on the legality issue than before. In 2007, 41 percent of Americans and 28 percent of Canadians said they knew online gambling was illegal. In 2010, that dropped to 37 percent of …
The sports betting website 188Bet.com has signed a deal with dedicated sports betting TV service The Betting Channel to sponsor segments of the channel’s output.
The predominently football pools betting group Sportech plc has unveiled a disappointing set of numbers that show the group’s nlne casino poker and bingo operations have been underperforming, affecting overall operating profit, which fell by 14 percent to GBP 19.5 million over the year 2009. EBITDA dropped by 12 percent to GBP 14.7 million.
Bingo Hollywood, powered by Globalcom-Dragonfish is set to launch next week but the management are no April Fools, with both experience and the backing of a network that famously includes Wink Bingo, Foxy Bingo and the more recently launched Cheeky Bingo. It will be a stand alone website.
The South African government’s long-running flirtation with online gambling legalisation was once again front and centre in the country this week as yet another round of public hearings took place, this time before the government’s Gambling Review Commission in the coastal city of Durban.
Despite rumours of processing payment hassles, the Rival Gaming software people are still pumping out new online casinos that welcome US players – an increasingly dangerous practice in view of the imminent advent of the UIGEA regulations on June 1st.
Middlesex-based Global Draw Limited, a subsidiary of the Scientific Games group which recently partnered with Playtech plc in Internet and other gambling ventures, was in hot water with the Business Software Alliance this week….and it proved to be an expensive encounter.
Malaysia is a country well known for the strict enforcement of anti-gambling laws, but there may be a change to allow for World Cup football betting this year, reports the Bangkok Post.
Online gambling has attracted more unwelcome Australian media attention in a week that has already seen 888.com come under investigation for its promotional activities.
Full details are not yet available but there has been a report of a major hit on the Microgaming Major Millions progressive slot this week.
The legal tussle between the state of Kentucky and trade associations iMEGA and IGC has taken a new and positive turn as an online gambling domain owner has stepped up to the plate in order to give the plaintiffs legal standing.
Online gambling games and software developer Wagerworks reports that it has been commissioned to provide additional games for the giant UK Internet gambling group Betfair’s arcade operation.
888.com’s year end results for 2009 were published this week, showing an 18 percent decline in EBITDA, and a welcome boost to overall revenues thanks to b2b division Dragonfish.
The French online gambling group Mangas Gaming, which is jointly owned by Financière Lov and SBM, has made some important changes to its top management structure.
The UK position of offshore online gambling operators wishing to advertise and promote their products to British players moved into the spotlight this week with the news that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched a consultation on the introduction of new licence requirements for overseas online gambling firms.
The Washington Business Journal reports that entrepreneur Jeremy Levine is convinced he’s found a loophole that allows online betting on sporting events in the United States….and he’s using March Madness to see if he’s right.
Making headlines in the UK sports media this week is the sad tale of charismatic Scottish football legend Colin Hendry, who is apparently in financial trouble after letting an online betting habit get the better of him.
Bingo.com, Ltd. has announced that it has entered into a formal agreement to join the Unibet partner program as a network operator of multi-language and multi-currency bingo and casino systems.
Dragonfish, the b2b division of 888.com, has signed an agreement to provide a dedicated Italian online casino to Bwin Italia. The deal is a first for Dragonfish in the burgeoning Italian sector, now believed to be one of the largest in Europe.
Iovation, provider of device reputation services for preventing online fraud and abuse, has partnered with online gambling software provider GTech G2, through the latter’s Finsoft subsidiary, to offer device reputation technology as part of its real-time transaction and risk management platform for online gaming and betting customers.
The New South Wales Thoroughbred Racing Board has agreed to allow bookmakers to bring laptop computers onto its racecourses for the purposes of betting as long as they obey strict terms and conditions.
Latest online casino to launch is MegaCasino.com, which is powered by the relatively unknown SkillONnet Casino Software and is advertising in the key European online casino sector.
Problem gamblers have lost their bid to a launch a $3.5 billion class action lawsuit against the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, reports the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation..