The Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing, a US trade association representing the interests of convenience store owners, and historically a body opposed to online gambling and in particular internet sales of state lottery tickets, has announced that its annual Government Relations Conference kicks off in Washington, D.C. this week. More than 130 industry stakeholders, …
The Finance Ministry in Israel is working on the draft of a new law that will require overseas businesses to register with the Israel Tax Authority and file tax returns, according to a weekend report in the newspaper Haaretz. The draft includes international Internet companies who sell downloadable goods and services online in Israel, offer …
The seemingly endless political debate in South Africa on remote gambling (it’s been going on for over a decade) resurfaces this week when the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry will brief Parliament on the Remote Gambling Bill Tuesday morning. The Remote Gambling Bill is the vehicle through which government intends to tackle online gambling, …
Reports from Australia over the weekend indicate that Fox Sports and CrownBet are in “advanced talks” regarding a joint venture to offer fantasy sports action. The Australian newspaper observes that the new enterprise will be the media company’s first venture into the local sports wagering market, and that the two firms are working toward a …
Delaware, the US state which was among the first to regulate and licence online gambling back in November 2013, has reported its second best month yet, posting $229,789.82 in online revenues. Whilst not up to the rising numbers from New Jersey, the results indicate continued – if slow – progress. The best month was April …
The success of its Master of Wow advertising concept has persuaded online casino operator 32Red to run a new television advert this month featuring the mythical oriental customer relations expert.
Rather than clash with Canada’s federal communications laws, Quebec finance minister Carlos Leitao has chosen public health legislation as a more convenient vehicle to push forward on Quebec’s drive to eliminate online gambling competitors to the province’s Loto-Quebec run and underperforming Espacejeux. Our readers will recall that Quebec’s controversial anti-online gambling measure has been under …
This weekend sees the first eSports tournament to be held in Atlantic City when the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort hosts a Nintendo tournament organised by entrepreneurial siblings Ben and Ari Fox. “We’re the first to bring e-sports here,” Ben Fox told the publication Press of Atlantic City. “The people that are actually coming, they’re …
The British Horse Racing Authority announced Friday that online betting group Sky Betting and Gaming has signed up to its controversial Authorized Betting Partner project in a three-year deal commencing April 1 that includes the betting company voluntarily paying the BHA an at present undisclosed percentage of its revenue from UK horse racing wagers. In …
A new online slot with a luxury lifestyle theme set against a Monte Carlo-like backdrop has been previewed by the Quickspin online casino games developer and is scheduled for release April 12. Titled The Wild Chase, the 5 reel game has a range of features that includes fast-moving Wilds and Multipliers.
The announcement this week by Miami-based mobile technology specialist Next Group Holdings that it is considering an option to acquire a controlling stake in gambling video streaming firm Lubar Technologies triggered immediate speculation that Next may have live dealer gambling ambitions. Founded in 2002, Lubar has applications that allow real physical casinos located throughout the …
Brazil’s march towards a new gambling regulatory regime that embraces online gambling is a slow one, but this week further progress has been made, albeit only at the committee stage in the House of Representatives. Our readers may recall that SB 186/2014 deals with major changes to the nation’s gambling laws in order to accept …
Argentinean online gambling software and games provider Leander Games has signed an agreement to distribute online casino games from Greentube Interactive subsidiary StakeLogic. The games will be integrated with Leander’s LeGa remote gaming server, a statement Friday disclosed. The deal makes Leander the first third-party supplier to partner with StakeLogic, which specialises in the development …
White label and turnkey online gambling platform provider Everymatrix has announced that operators using its multi-provider platform can now offer financial and company betting following the integration of BetOnFinance products. BetOnFinance offers financial and corporate betting, based on stock markets in Denmark and US, and the gaming website employs a mix of Server APIs and …
Colossus Bets announced Friday that, working through it regional partner ONEWorks, it has added Asia to the regional distribution of its lottery-sized sports pools, which are already active across Europe, Australia and Africa. Asian operators will be offering the company’s Colossus Football Lottery in Asia, headlined by the weekly $10,000,000 Colossus. Bernard Marantelli, CEO of …
Virtual games developer Vermantia has disclosed that it has entered into a partnership with Dominican Republic-licensed operator Juancito Sport which will initially integrate 12 Vermantia virtual games throughout its retail betting shop network. The first batch of games includes horse racing roulette, a popular game created by Vermantia in partnership with Kiron Interactive.
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has launched two new football leagues, extending its global product offering to the UEFA Europa League and Liga Mexicana. In addition to Premier League, UEFA Champions League and Major League Soccer contests, DraftKings players will now be able to enter contests in the Europa League immediately offering them a chance …
The often controversial Toronto-listed online gambling group Intertain’s shares soared 23 percent to $11.49 Thursday on news that the company’s directors are considering the sale of the company and have received “many expressions of interest.” The rise was a remarkable turnaround from the 27 percent decline over the past year, according to Bloomberg business news. …
Buffalo, NY land casino operator Delaware North has announced its acquisition for an undisclosed consideration of Ruby Seven Studios – a social casino developer backed by Rush Street Gaming and others. The casino operator says that the acquisition brings it closer to launching its own mobile and online social gaming platform to increase customer engagement …
Online and mobile wagering – especially on in-play betting – buoyed the 2015 results of Czech gambling group Fortuna Entertainment, which released its preliminary results week. The predominantly sports-betting group reported the following highlights: * Net profit up 22.5 percent y-o-y to Euro19.5 million, although this was diluted to even when the impact of a …
The writing has been on the wall for some time now – despite a couple of dozen political sponsors, there is little appetite in Congress for the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, a Sheldon Adelson-inspired attempt to federally ban most forms of internet gambling. This week Adelson lieutenant Andy Abboud provided further evidence of the …
A bill to regulate and licence fantasy sports in Connecticut moved forward Thursday after being approved 10 vs. 5 by the House General Law Committee. The measure now moves to the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee for further debate. The bill requires the state Department of Consumer Protection to adopt regulations protecting consumers “who play …
DraftKings spokemen are adamant that the company’s “white knight” initiative to look after owed players in the FantasyHub debacle (see previous reports) is not an acquisition exercise…but the DFS giant nevertheless is inviting rescued players to switch to its offering. On Thursday DraftKings stepped in with its rescue offer to FantasyHub players stranded by the …
WinADay online casino game developers have announced the release of Ice Crystals, a premium slot with good reward features that include Trailing Wilds, a symbol which clones itself down the reel, increasing its multiplier into a Double, Triple or Quadruple Wild on each spin. “When it first appears, the Wild only occupies one spot,” explained …