The Isle of Man Government used the IGE-ICEi expo in London today (Tuesday) to announce changes to its online gambling regulations which make it possible for an e-Gaming company to base its non-gambling related activities and operations in the Isle of Man without needing an OGRA gambling licence.
Online bingo provider Virtue Fusion Alderney, has announced that it has renewed its agreement with William Hill plc, one of the best-known names in the gambling industry.
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has unveiled an impressive set of Q4 numbers in its trading update this week, revealing that:
The resignation of David Barber, former head of Alabama Governor Bob Riley’s anti-gambling task force, on disclosures of gambling activity in neighbouring Mississippi may have had sinister undertones, according to a report from Associated Press updating the story.
Playtech’s second ICEi announcement concerns the tier one UK online casino operator Virgin Games, which has signed up with Playtech’s soft gaming solutions developer, Gaming Technology Solutions Limited, [acquired in December 2009 – see previous report], for that company’s flexible EdGE software platform, and will also deliver a new selection of game products, adding variety …
Hot on the heels of their joint announcement of extensive commercial collaboration, Scientific Games Corporation and Playtech plc have revealed that when today’s (Tuesday) three day IGE-ICEi show open at Earl’s Court in London, they will present together for the first time.
The UK group Betex Group plc has announced that its Chinese operation has signed an exclusive 5-year contract with Nanjing Welfare Lottery Management Centre to launch and operate a new retail lottery concept across Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province.
The Isle of Man-based online gambling software provider Microgaming has launched another three new bingo side games, designed to provide bingo players with diverse outer-screen action to complement the main bingo gaming activity.
Dragonfish, the B2B division of 888 Holdings plc, has inked and agreement with the Greek operator Lex Online Entertainment Limited, a subsidiary of Centric Multimedia SA, for the provision of online casino and poker.
Online gambling software provider Cryptologic has announced a new agreement to supply the Scandinavian online casino operator Bet24 with at least 10 new games. Bet24 is owned by the Modern Times Group AB (MTG), a major international entertainment broadcasting corporate with the second largest geographical broadcast footprint in Europe.
Rumours that the Kahnawake Gaming Commission has been making moves to up its game regarding player disputes and policing licensees appear to be confirmed by a release out today (Monday) indicating that the independent London-based player protection and standards non-profit, eCOGRA, has been commissioned to handle compliance testing.
The online gambling industry is replete with examples of how integrity-challenged rogues repeatedly underestimate the investigative capabilities of online gamblers, ultimately finding out to their cost that these are considerable.
The start of a major furore over privacy was signalled over the weekend when the Daily Mail reported that the confidential records of millions of British gamblers who bet with top bookmaker Ladbrokes had been offered for sale to The Mail on Sunday newspaper.
The whispers of the past few weeks that online gambling giant Betfair is planning a public listing gained momentum over the weekend on the news that the company has engaged with two investment banks to advise it on a possible GBP 1.5 billion stock-market flotation.
The impressive October – November flow of new games from online gambling software providers continued unabated through December, and has gathered momentum on the run-up to the industry’s big IGE-ICEi show which starts next week.
The many interested parties keeping a watching brief on the state of Kentucky’s ludicrous attempt to seize the international domain names of online gambling companies will have to wait a little longer; the state Supreme Court verdict – expected this week – failed to materialise.
Bet-at-home.com, a subsidiary of the Mangas Gaming online gambling group, has signed up with the Montreal-based affiliate program Income Access.
Informed market rumour drove Party Gaming stock up 11 percent Friday – an eight month high – on speculation that the group was about to sign a merger agreement with the giant Austrian online gambling group Bwin.
Two new sports betting operators have entered the market and gone live on the OddsMatrix white label platform.
The Isle of Man-based sportsbetting site 188Bet has followed the Coral group in implementing FSB Technology’s new way of betting on football in the UK. FSB’s software allows customers to bet on the performances of individual players rather than just on the outcomes of a match.
In a report on the progress of its Alderney-licensed European online bingo network Parlay Game Services reported this week that 10 sites are currently up and running on the product, with a further 14 being implemented.
The GTech G2 group, which is the parent company of St Minver, Boss Media, Dynamite Idea and Finsoft, has announced several product developments that it intends to showcase at the upcoming IGE-ICEi show.
Former Chinese soccer star Lv Dong has been sentenced by a court in the north eastern city of Dashiqiao to three years in prison for operating an Internet sports betting ring. He was also required to pay a fine of 1.5 million yuan – about $200 000, reports the news agency Xinhua.
iGaming software developer CTXM plans to launch a new Movies 3D Slots series for online gamblers during the IGE-ICEi show late January.