A Sydney, Australia finance manager for electronic payment service company epay has been arrested in Los Angeles and returned to Sydney under police escort to face 9 charges of fraud involving A$7 million, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The arrest of Jason Graham Boatwright (38) was the culmination of three years of investigations carried out …
If you were wondering where former Betfred m.d. Chris Sheffield went when he resigned after an almost four-year stint with the UK online bookmaker, here’s the skinny. Sheffield has joined the senior management ranks of US land casino operator Penn National Gaming, an outfit that operates across 16 states with around 26 properties…and has ambitions …
After a number of slow-pay player complaints and at least one short hiatus in operations to change to a .net domain, the Curacao-licensed online sports betting site GoBetGo has finally folded, it appears from a website advisory this week. Sommerville Management Co. Ltd, the British Virgin Islands registered owners of the site advised visitors: “Dear …
The importance of online gambling licensing and regulation to the Malta economy has been underlined in a World Folio article detailing the industry’s contribution to the Mediterranean island’s affairs. The piece reports that in 2014 the number of online gambling licenses issued by the national regulator, the Lotteries and Gaming Authority, increased by 25 percent. …
The general video gaming operator Gaimerz.com has confirmed that it intends to launch a peer-to-peer social skill-based virtual sports betting site before the end of April this year. Users will pay a monthly subscription as low as GBP4.99 to use the sites p2p services, which enable them to bet against other members on a variety …
The South African government’s Department of Trade and Industry has reacted to warnings on internet gambling issued earlier this week by the Casino Association of South Africa, and the news that a member of the Opposition is preparing the launch of a fresh online gambling legalisation bill (see previous reports) In a statement Friday, the …
New Jersey-based online gambling software developer High 5 Games has released a selection of its slot titles on Football Pools.com, a subsidiary of Europe’s Sportech plc, as an extension of its partnership with NYX Interactive OGS. The initial game launch includes ten popular H5G titles in Michelangelo, Dangerous Beauty, Mighty Atlas, Valkyrie Queen, Vivaldi’s Seasons, …
Mobile sports betting comparison provider Bet2Go has confirmed that it has contracted with Betway to supply its services, enabling Betway punters to compare offers against those available from other major gambling groups. The service gives comparisons on odds and single place bets, along with price comparisons on accumulator bets, and punters can download the app …
Marketers at the online bookmaking firm Paddy Power have a reputation for thinking up controversial, high profile projects to keep the firm’s name in front of the public, and the latest campaign is no exception. The bookmaker revealed Friday that it is paying former Tottenham professional footballer David Ginola (47) GBP 250,000 to present himself …
Recent Prague, Czech Republic-based online gambling software start-up Endorphina has announced a content deal with Europe-based Florijn online casino. Florijn Casino offers live dealer, desktop and mobile gambling using a mixed bag of software providers that includes Net Entertainment, Betsoft, iSoftBet, NextGen Gaming, Evolution Gaming, Games OS and now Endorphina, which has supplied its full …
Neill Garfield’s recent resignation as managing director of Betsson subsidiary NordicBet has triggered a wide search for his replacement by the online gambling group, with some pretty demanding requirements of applicants. The widely experienced Garfield (he joined NordicBet just over a year ago bringing management experience with Tom Waterhouse, Paddy Power, Apple, Sky and O2) …
Last year’s European Commission approval of Portugal’s proposed law for the licensing and regulation of online gambling (see previous report) could result in the implementation of the new regime by mid-2015, industry observers have speculated. Interest in the Portuguese possibilities sharpened this week when the poker information site Pokerfuse flagged a 888Poker promo scheduled for …
In a move which some currency experts are interpreting as a predecessor to a wider initiative against the Bitcoin virtual currency, Russia’s Internet overseer Roskomnadzor has ISP-blacklisted certain Bitcoin websites. Russian federal law provides ample justification for such a move, with Article 27 clearly stating that the rouble is Russia’s sole legal currency, and that …
In a strange case currently unfolding in the South American nation of Paraguay, police investigators have detained 57 men and 23 women from Taiwan who they allege entered the country as tourists last year but are in fact employed by an illegal online gambling ring. Police are presently searching for the head of the ring …
If you ever doubted the potential of the daily fantasy sports betting business, think again; the latest numbers from one of the market leaders illustrates the boom that is being experienced as US players in particular flock to d.f.s. sites and pay to predict the fortunes of their imaginary teams for fun and hopefully profit. …
Spanish social developer PlaySpace has benefited from a second successful round of funding, bringing the total amount raised by the company to GBP 3 million. The funding was lead by existing supporter Faraday Venture Partners but also brought on board a new investor in the shape of the José Manuel Entrecanales Foundation, a major start-up …
Launched in 2004 by well-known online gambling industry personalities, the print version of Bluff Magazine has been a mainstay in industry media but will shut down next (February) month. The publication was acquired by US racing group Churchill Downs two years ago (see previous report) but a combination of a lack-lustre US and international poker …
Partnered by its part-owner, Société des Bains de Mer (SBM), the Betclic Everest online gambling group has re-launched the online version of the venerable land gambling venue Monte Carlo Casino. Isabelle Andres, CEO of Betclic Everest, said in a media statement Thursday: “Designing the official online counterpart to the Monte-Carlo casino was always going to …
2015 is off to an exciting start in terms of US gambling legalisation, with political activity reported from Washington state, California and Mississippi (see previous reports), but there may well be another initiative – this one in New York – building momentum. New York Assemblyman Gary Pretlow, who chairs the state Assembly’s Racing and Wagering …
Social games developer Diwip Ltd, which is about to be acquired by Canadian-listed online gambling group Imperus Inc., (see previous reports) has claimed that its popular Best Casino Social Slots app launched via the US Apple iStore earier this (January) month has already soared to top spot in its US casino category, besting even runaway …
Live dealer software provider European Gaming Studios announced Thursday that the product is the first fully compliant Live Dealer solution for the Belgian market, following its recent approval by the Belgian Gaming Commission. EGS is a tripartite partnership between Brussels-based GAA, a leading gaming provider; Ezugi from Tel Aviv, Israel the international live dealer technology …
The Malta-based Internet gambling software developer and provider FENgaming has launched a new version of its sportsbook software and i-gaming platform, including a new bonus management tool. A company statement revealed Thursday that the sportsbook software is customisable for any market or regulatory regime, and the latest version has seen upgrades implemented across desktop, mobile …
The industry’s top conference and expo organiser, Clarion Gaming has been sold to a UK private equity firm, Provindence Equity, for GBP 200 million. Reporting on the deal, Exhibition News said the consideration represented a GBP 80 million profit on the price paid for Clarion by private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson six years ago. …
December figures released Wednesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that online gambling revenues continue to provide a useful component in overall Atlantic City gambling numbers (see previous report) and were in fact up 22.8 percent on the same period last year at $10.7 million (December 2013: $7.4 million). It has to …