Writing in a professional article for a US gaming law journal, a Canadian lawyer has submitted the case for First Nation online gambling to be acknowledged and formally legalised by federal and provincial Canadian governments.
Douglas Rennick (35), a Canadian man charged with conspiracy and bank fraud has pleaded guilty to a single count of processing offshore bets of U.S. citizens.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is to investigate an ‘offensive’ Paddy Power advert after receiving more than 400 complaints from the public, The Guardian newspaper reports. The advert is the work of Big Al’s Creative Emporium, and has managed to put the cat squarely in among the pigeons.
The new Slot 21 game just launched at WinADay.com online casino is a combination of two casino favourites – slots and blackjack – the online casino operator says.
Remember Vincent Tan’s online sports betting venture Ascot Sports? Back in 2006-2007 the brand gained prominence in the online gambling business in Europe with Ascot Sports.com and later an online casino powered by RTG and licensed in the Philippines.
With as far as is known no public announcements, two Rival-powered online casinos, Slot Power and Vanguard, appear to have ceased operations.
Fabio Capello, the coach for England’s World Cup soccer team, has temporarily shelved his venture into online gaming with a player ratings gaming branded “The Capello Index.”
The third party testing and certification company Gaming Laboratories International has announced the creation of a new interactive gaming division based on the newly acquired assets, intellectual property and trade names of Technical Systems Testing (TST).
If you were wondering what happened to former Party Gaming CEO Richard Segal after he left the group some years ago, The Times newspaper in London provides the answer this week.
Internet scratch card and instant win games developer NeoGames has launched a new soft gaming platform based on slots, instant and scratch card games.
In an interview with London-based finance broadcaster Cantos.com, William Hill plc chief executive Ralph Topping has again underlined the importance of the company’s online operations to its overall success.
Things may at last be looking up in Atlantic City, a key American gambling centre, reports Associated Press.
A senior Indonesian police officer has revealed that using Facebook to facilitate online gambling on the upcoming football World Cup is likely to catch the eye of special police monitors.
Online gambling software developer Orbis has announced that it is to buy Alphameric Solutions, a UK company which provides display and till systems to the retail gambling market, for GBP15.5 million.
“There is an awful lot of money sloshing around football, and where you have a lot of money you can have a lot of crime,” Matthew Johnson, head of legal regulation at the UK Football Association told told the C5 conference on Sports Law and Business last week.
It’s been another great quarter for online gamblers, with an eclectic range of new offerings from the industry’s software provider, so let’s get right to what’s new on internet casinos.
Betfair’s man in Australia, Andrew Thwaites, once again made the local headlines this week with a call for a nationwide betting register.
A Beverley, Massachusetts resident is the subject of what is understood to be the first formal prosecution under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, the regulations for which are on hold until June 1st this year.
It looks as if a companion bill to Congressman Barney Frank’s HR2267 may be the subject of a hearing later this month ahead of HR 2267 itself.
The magazine of the Gambling Portal Webmasters Association has published a candid interview with the chief executive officer of player protection and standards body ECOGRA which clears up some of the misconceptions, and perhaps even misinformation, that has been posted about this industry body.
The debate around the U.S. legality of online “sweepstakes” continues to swirl around the gaming genre, with the New York Times publishing a useful examination of the phenomenon this week.
The debate around the U.S. legality of online “sweepstakes” continues to swirl around the gaming genre, with the New York Times publishing a useful examination of the phenomenon this week.
Online gambling software developer Cryptologic has released its first quarter 2010 numbers, showing a subdued performance with lower revenue than the previous quarter, but better returns from branded games and marked savings in costs.
Online gambling software provider Cryptologic has announced the appointment of Huw Spiers (46) as Chief Financial Officer. Spiers replaces present incumbent Stephen Taylor, who returns to Canada after five years in Ireland.