With sports bodies, regulators and law enforcement all focusing on recent football scandals in Europe, an Internet betting company executive stepped forward this week to assure that Internet operators are one of the safest bets around.
The controversial US legislative exemptions that permit online wagering on horseracing are set to generate yet another American company looking to profit from the situation.
Following the multi-million dollar hit on the Gold Mega progressive jackpot over the weekend, Party Gaming have released more details.
Israel News reports that police in Larnaca, Cyprus have detained five Israeli citizens on suspicion of operating an illegal sports betting website, and supplying pirated cable television. The five suspects have denied all charges.
Latvian-based online gambling software provider CTXM has passed its Lloyds Register renewal audit for its Quality Management System, which has been certified effective and in compliance with the latest version of ISO 9001:2008.
The Cashwave affiliate program, which markets a wide range of online gambling operations, has been made the subject of a warning by the Gambling Affiliates Union.
Jadestone Networks, the Nordic based owner and operator of multiplayer gaming networks GamArena and DiceArena, has added the Unibet online gambling group to its list of backgammon network clients.
Orbis, the flexible platform UK-based online gambling software provider is to collaborate with the Malta-based social betting pool company Jacky Betting Ltd on a football World Cup 2010 venture.
The Isle of Man-based online gambling software provider Playtech plc has acquired skill games provider Gaming Technology Solutions for an initial Euro 10.8 million, with further amounts based on performance over the next two years capped at Euro 21.6.
The publication Balkan Insight reports that a crackdown on illegal gambling by Albania’s state police has revealed that nearly one quarter of the businesses inspected lacked gambling licenses.
Making the headlines in Melbourne, Australia this week is the case of Harry Kakavas, a property developer who claimed that the Melbourne Crown Casino exploited his gambling problem with the result that he dropped A$30 million between 2005 – 2006.
Betfair’s Aussie chief executive, Andrew Twaits, spoke up for online gambling this week in giving testimony before the Australian Productivity Commission in Melbourne.
The European Gaming and Betting Association, a trade association to which most of the large European online gambling companies belong, has expressed grave concerns about a new gaming and betting law passed by Belgian lawmakers despite criticism last June from the European Commission.
Monday’s announcement by online casino group Grand Prive that it has commissioned player protection and standards body eCOGRA to carry out an independent investigation of the events surrounding the closure of the group’s affiliate program, has been followed by a press release from the non-profit organisation confirming its involvement.
Blackjack is hitting South Florida pari-mutuels, but the dealer is on a TV monitor and there’s an electronic board instead of chips.
There’s an as yet unidentified Party Casino.com VIP player celebrating this weekend after hitting one of the largest progressive jackpots this year, worth a staggering $4 978 336.20.
With FIFA chief Sepp Blatter, football ace David Beckham, film star Charlize Theron and a host of other celebrities in the city, Cape Town was in festive mood Friday as thousands thronged the main streets to watch the big-screen team draw ceremony on a vast and elaborate television set.
A four-year-old case of lottery ticket theft and fraud came to a climax in Toronto this week when a Canadian store owner appeared in court, facing a possible 10 years in jail and the confiscation of his worldly goods.
Malaysian sports gamblers are arguably the most harrassed on earth, with police raids almost continuously a part of the betting scene as the government seeks to impose its bans on all forms of sports betting except horseracing.
The UK Gambling Commission’s rolling programme of nationwide test purchase visits to terrestrial betting premises to determine that adequate and effective controls are in place to prevent underage gambling has continued, and the latest results are now available.
The UK Gambling Commission is planning an advisory ‘road trip’ around Britain next year as part of a nationwide exercise to develop its relationship with smaller licensed gambling operators without relying on time consuming compliance visits.
The Responsible Gambling Fund (RGF) and Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB) has appointed Carol Stone as the new chief executive officer.
The Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888.com broke new ground this week with the release of its first Corporate Responsibility Report covering operations in 2008. The report builds on the company’s long-standing commitment to corporate and social responsibility.
Following the provision of more information as requested by legislators in Jersey the concept of a Gambling Commission was approved by the States this week, reports This Is Jersey.