A new Forsa study of German online gambling commissioned by the Association of Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (Bitkom) has shown that attempts to ban online gambling in order to protect state monopolies have only slightly dampened demand from German Internet punters.
The UK-based interactive television and online gambling group NetPlayTV has announced that, following a pilot trial over several months, it has mutually agreed with Stanleybet International to curtail a project to provide 100 of Stanley’s overseas betting shops with a live online roulette feed.
Betbull, which achieved control of a joint Spanish venture with the Bwin group recently has announced that it is to effect a new share issue in order to raise a million Euros to develop the Betbull Bwin Espana retail betting business in Madrid.
The so-called sweepstakes parlours in North Carolina have dodged the legal bullet following a finding by an appeals court which preserved a broad ban on physical video poker machines, but found that phone card sweepstakes do not at present constitute illegal conduct.
The Gibraltar-based Internet operations of UK gambling group William Hill plc has launched seven new languages for the William Hill Casino Club, augmenting the eleven language versions previously available.
The first signals appeared a month ago in the French newspaper La Tribune, but there is now growing concern that the much-anticipated liberalisation of the French gambling market is running behind schedule and is unlikely to be in place before the football World Cup next year.
Is the UK government contemplating a ‘secondary licensing’ scheme to regulate offshore bookies? It’s a question the industry is asking following a review of the migration offshore by many UK bookies in an attempt to remain competitive in low tax jurisdictions.
Is the UK government contemplating a ‘secondary licensing’ scheme to regulate offshore bookies? It’s a question the industry is asking following a review of the migration offshore by many UK bookies in an attempt to remain competitive in low tax jurisdictions.
The UK online and interactive television gambling group NetPlayTV has completed the acquisition of Abstract Games, which will be sold back to the original owners with the company retaining subscription services revenues.
Belgian online punter DavidR can go on a last-miniute Christmas buying spree following his Euro 131 076 win on the Treasure Nile progressive slot this week at Jackpot Factory group’s All Slots Casino.com.
The earthquake-devastated town of Arsita in the Abruzzo region of Italy will soon have a rebuilt primary school thanks to the generosity of a UK online gambling company.
Online bingo business Wink Bingo.com, which operates on 888.com’s Dragonfish network, has been sold by owners Daub Limited to 888.com for GBP 59.7 million.
Recent moves by the state of Kentucky to claim jurisdiction in its domain case appeal because unidentified domain owners were Americans is under the media spotlight once again.
The spunky defiance of Swedish online gambling group Betsson in opening a land betting shop in Stockholm in the face of gaming authority threats has ended, eighteen months after it began.
The online division of UK gambling group Ladbrokes reports that it has secured a licence from the Italian regulator AAMS to operate a dedicated poker tournament service in Italy.
Gigamedia, parent to major online companies like Everest Gaming, has announced its Q3 2009 results, reporting on the second and third quarters, with Q2 revenues at $37.7 million and EBITDA of $2.3 million, but less encouraging third-quarter revenues of $37.2 million and negative EBITDA of $10 000.
Effective January 4, 2010 the Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment will be upgraded from the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm small cap list to the mid cap list.
A decision in the Philippine Supreme Court this week will do little to reassure foreign high rollers taking advantage of ‘whale’ junkets to the Asian region.
The battle for control of the UK online and land gambling group Gala Coral took an unexpected twist this week when the US-based private equity firm Apollo made its unexpected move, offering GBP 250 million to secure 50 percent of the gambling company’s shares.
The UK Gambling Commission has announced the suspension of its licence to Paradise Bet Limited, a Hounslow bookie firm that also operates websites such as ParadiseBet.com and Bet 1128.
The UK Gambling Commission plans to get he new year off to a flying start with some fresh numbers, promising to publish data from three omnibus surveys early in 2010 in addition to its quarterly data on remote gambling participation.
The US national sports leagues have long opposed Internet gambling, but a recent Sports Illustrated interview with NBA Commissioner David Stern gave the perception that attitudes may be softening.
The market for illegal private gambling on horse races in Korea could be as high as 30 trillion won ($25.5 billion), four times ‘legal’ sales at the state-owned monopoly, according to Korea Racing Authority numbers released this week.
The Statesville Record & Landmark nespaper in North Carolina reports that the former branch manager at the Piedmont Bank in the city has been dismissed and stands accused of stealing money from her parents and customers to pay online gambling obligations.