Playtech has issued a statement updating the public and investors on its failed bid to acquire CFD firm Ava Trade Limited (see previous reports), detailing the legal moves that followed the Central Bank of Ireland’s opposition to the deal. In its statement, Playtech says that its appeal through the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal against …
Manila, Philippines-based online gambling games developer Asia Gaming has announced the launch of two new slots, titled ‘Aerial Warfare’ and ‘Jurassic’ with relevant themes. The new releases, available in both HTML5 and Flash, bring Asia Gaming’s inventory of games to 49 titles, and the company has pledged to add a further 25 titles in the …
Litigation filed in 2013 against a USA Today newspaper president was finally consigned to the trash bin as “utterly frivolous” this week by a panel of judges in the Delaware Superior Court; the only surprise is that the case lasted as long as it did. Back in 2013, Delaware correctional facility inmate Alton Brown (60) …
Two Canadians – one of them operating from Costa Rica – and a Florida-based US citizen have been indicted on wire and bank fraud, illegal money transmitting, money laundering and conspiracy charges by Florida US Attorney prosecutors and stand accused of activities to process money from illegal offshore online sports betting sites. The three are …
In good time for the Christmas season, online gambling software developer BetSoft has announced the release of its latest 3D online slot, a five reel 20 pay-line game titled A Christmas Carol. As the title suggests, the theme for the new game is based on Charles Dickens’ famous novel, and is carried by quality graphics …
Dan Schneider, the executive director of the American Conservative Union, has come out strongly on the proposed Restoration of America’s Wire Act proposal that seeks a federal ban on internet gambling, urging Congressional lawmakers to respect the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which protects states’ rights. In an op-ed written for the Washington DC …
With its budget measures for the year ahead now well over 5 months late, the Pennsylvania Legislature is trying to arrive at a compromise that both Republicans and Democrats…and the state governor… can live with, and online gambling has featured in the House version of a bill to address this. Over the weekend the Pennsylvania …
Two former online gambling execs who worked for Ladbrokes and 32Red in the past have partnered up to launch Casino Apuestas En Linea, a Latin American-facing internet gambling information website serving online punters in the region. Dave Sawyer, a former Ladbrokes manager, and Graham Campbell, formerly a founding shareholder and director of the respected 32Red …
NYX Gaming Group has announced that 19 of its games are now live on Golden Nugget Atlantic City gambling websites in New Jersey. The software developer’s gaming content has been deployed by the majority of licensed online operators in New Jersey, a third of who have chosen NYX platform technology to power their entire offering. …
The UK Gambling Commission has launched its second major consultation in as many weeks, this time focusing on software technical standards and testing, and urging test agencies, software providers, licensed operators and other interested parties to respond with their views before February 11 next year. The treatment of updates is included in the enquiry, which …
The National Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing (NACS) in the United States has made no secret of its anti-internet lottery position in the past (see previous reports) and has reiterated its support for the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, a federal proposal that seeks to prevent state lotteries from making their own decisions regarding …
Online gambling games developer Genesis Gaming has released a new and innovative online slot titled Temple of Luxor and featuring two 50-line reel sets that combine to form a massive 11-reel and a hundred pay-lines. The format includes 4 Wild reels in the bonus round, generating a new game experience and diverse winning opportunities. Wins …
The Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888 Holdings has issued a pre-close trading update ahead of posting preliminary full year 2015 results, expressing confidence that the year’s performance will meet high expectations in the market. The company said that following strong first half results its divisions have continued to deliver a very encouraging performance in line …
Virtual games specialist Kiron Interactive has struck a deal to supply its popular virtual sports products to Best Gaming Technology (BGT). The agreement will see the provider’s games made available on over 8,000 self-service betting terminals in regulated markets including Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Italy, Holland, and Spain. Among the products to make their debut in …
This weekend saw the second edition of the eSports Game Awards unfold, hosted at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles before a noisy audience. French Team EnVyUs and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maven Kenny Schrub was voted the Player of the Year, besting some of the world’s top e-gamers like Syed Sumail Hassan, Lee Sang-hyeok, Peter …
Australian media reports have flagged the launch of prosecutions against major online gambling operators by the provincial government of New South Wales. The Liquor and Gaming provincial regulator is spearheading the prosecutions against Tabcorp Holdings Ltd, Bet365, CrownBet Pty Ltd, and UniBet, accusing the companies of publishing gambling inducements in NSW, and warning that it …
Ukraine’s first moves towards lifting a six-year ban on gambling, including internet activity (see previous report) do not offer much cause for optimism; the first draft of the enabling legislation published this week suggests that licensing and operational costs will be high, although it should be noted that these are early proposals and adjustments may …
The ease with which a seventeen-year-old British teenager was able to execute a Distributed Denial of Services attack on a large and still unidentified online gambling site two years ago was in the headlines again this week when the teenager came up for sentencing in the Nottingham Crown Court. Max Dean Whitehouse escaped lightly with …
A seminar on daily fantasy sports hosted by a New Jersey law firm Friday produced some interesting perspectives, especially from Jeff Gural of the Meadowlands Racetrack. Gural supports New Jersey’s bid to overturn the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which restricts sports betting to just four US states and is being legally challenged …
The respected Moody’s Investor Service has published a review on the future prospects of the gaming industry in Europe, noting that companies with greater online gaming exposure are likely to experience higher growth next year. However, most rated companies are highly exposed to mature segments of the gaming industry, which is expected to remain broadly …
This (December) month is a critical time for online gambling group GVC Holdings plc in its bid to acquire rival Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment plc…on December 15 shareholders will gather at an extraordinary general meeting to vote on whether the board should progress the agreements reached by directors of the two companies. GVC chief executive Kenneth …
Provincial lawmakers in Argentina’s Misiones province have approved online gambling activity managed by the provincial lottery and casino authority (IPlyC) and Misiones-based private company Integrated Systems SA. This week the partnership launched MisionBet, which offers a range of online gambling variants to Misiones residents, including sports betting, casino and poker action. Eduardo Torres, who heads …
Macau’s reputation as the biggest gambling hub and entertainment mecca in the world has been leveraged by William Hill plc on its new Macau-themed online casino targeting Asian online punters living in Europe, and early reports indicate that the new site is proving as popular as the company’s Vegas-themed site launched last year (see previous …
UK online gambling group Sky Betting and Gaming has announced the appointment of Giovanna D’Esposito to head up its Italian operations as managing director of Sky Bet Italia. D’Esposito previously held a similar post with Paddy Power Italy between 2011 and mid-2015, and was hailed by Sky Betting and Gaming chief executive Richard Flint as …