Online gambling software developer Microgaming launched two new Bingo side games to its network of operators this week.
Graphics that bear a remarkable likeness to Gordon Brown, Nick Clegg and David Cameron adorn a new series of slots that the UK Barcrest group has introduced to coincide with the upcoming British general elections.
Trebax Innovations Ltd., which devises player acquisition strategies and software applications through its Damn Small Games mini-game platform, has launched a new game in the series dubbed “Damned Small Blackjack.”
The major UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes has confirmed breaking news at the weekend that Richard Glynn (45) is its choice to succeed Chris Bell as chief executive.
Last week’s disappointing news that the Kentucky Supreme Court had denied trade association iMEGA’s legal standing until it could produce an owner of one of the 141 seized domains has been followed by positive news.
Colorado casino gambler Louise Chavez thought she had hit the bigtime at the Fortune Valley Casino last week when the bells rang and lights flashed as a slot machine told her she had just won $42 million, reports Fox25.
The heat is rising over the apparently imminent launch of Congressman Barney Frank’s bill seeking to legalise and regulate online gambling in the United States. This week Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land called on Frank’s House Financial Services Committee to oppose a bill he claims will undermine current (UIGEA) restrictions on Internet gambling and significantly …
Former Ladbrokes Gibraltar IT chief and current online gambling portal webmaster Dave Sawyer believes in sharing his industry wisdom with fellow webmasters, and is well known for giving more junior webmasters the benefit of his knowledge on various forums.
Online scratchcard developer Neogames has released a new multi scratchcard game to its licensees and white label clients dubbed Esmeralda.
Another highly desirable online gambling domain name is about to come onto the market next (April) month in the form of Slots.com.
One happy Internet player scored $20 000 playing three casino games at Casino.com this week from an unusual location – the toilet in his home.
The London-based firm Centaur Corporate is to launch a new service trading on sports betting this week, reports the Financial Times.
The Bulgarian publication Novinite reports that negotiations have been successfully concluded to base gambling tax at an across-the-board rate of 10 percent in the Eastern European country.
The weekend saw the publication in the Sunday Zaman publication of an interesting article on Internet gambling, and the fight which European betting groups are waging against a government ban on the pastime imposed in 2006.
After months of uncertainty, the ownership of Britain’s national lottery operator, Camelot, has been settled in a GBP 389 million deal with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.
Months of speculation came to a head this weekend with the widely reported UK news that Richard Glynn (45) has been tapped as the new chief executive of major online and land gambling group Ladbrokes. Glynn is currently chairman of Sporting Index, a UK spread-betting company, and is reportedly finalising his contract. Most UK news agencies …
The Ongame-powered online poker and casino operator EuroPoker is to launch its own white label sports betting service using OddsMatrix, the fully managed sportsbook provider and subsidiary of EveryMatrix.
Rival-powered online casino LionSlots.com has announced a major progressives hit on the One Million Reels BC virtual machine.
On June 1st, the postponed regulations supporting the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act come into effect, obliging financial institutions to block financial transactions with ill-defined “illegal” offshore gambling sites. Yet already the industry is seeing examples of the much-warned about ‘overblocking’ caused by the act’s lack of precise definition, coupled with the low experience levels …
According to a new Finnish report, online gambling games are becoming widespread, with the border between gambling and digital entertainment becoming increasingly blurred.
After protracted legal fight and ten years of dispute, Loto Quebec has reached an out-of-court settlement with 120 000 plaintiffs in a class action involving exclusion of problem gamblers.
The UK interactive television gambling company, NetPlay TV has announced that it is to take control of the current Challenge Jackpot database from Virgin Media Television for a fixed cash payment of GBP 1.82 million.
European sports fans, and especially football followers, are in for a television treat from April 3rd, when the Sky television network is set to launch Europe’s first 3D television channel.
The latest UK budget announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling this week holds no unpleasant surprises for the gambling industry, although other soft targets like the tobacco and alcohol industries were as usual hit with increased duties.