The past year has seen plenty of cut and thrust in the online gambling legality duel between companies and political frontmen inspired by the largesse of land casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, and the perhaps less generously funded companies and organisations fighting to prevent the aging multi-billionaire from driving through a federal prohibition on most of …
Florida property tycoon Glenn Straub wants to pay $87 million for the Revel Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, built just two-and-a-half years ago at a cost of $2.4 billion…and as the only buyer on the scene at present it looks as if he may prosper from his tough bargaining stance. Straub was one of …
Nine more arrest warrants for policemen have been issued in the widening investigation into police involvement in a massive football online gambling ring, according to reports from Thai media Thursday. Charges include allegations that officers, some of them very senior and now removed from their posts, were receiving hefty bribes from a reportedly Indian illegal …
Confirming a schedule agreed by the warring parties, the US Third Court of Appeal has set January 14 for the state of New Jersey to submit its latest brief in the ongoing dispute over New Jersey’s attempts to legalise intrastate sports betting in defiance of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. Ranged against the …
Complaints earlier this month by Rajan Zed of the Universal Society of Hinduism that an online slot machine themed on the god Shiva was insensitive to his religion have been followed by the product’s withdrawal from the market and an apology from the provider, Gauselmann Group in Germany. Announcing the withdrawal of the online slot …
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has quickly responded to NBA chief Adam Silver’s call for collaboration on changing US sports betting legislation (see previous report), observing during a television interview that the suggestion is a “bait and switch” tactic, and suggesting that it was “crazy” for the NBA chief to suggest a joint legalisation initiative …
Siddharth Jain, Suraj Nalin and Preeti Reddy, formerly game developers with social gaming giant Zynga, have launched their own company in India with investment funding from IDG Ventures and former senior Zynga exec Yezdi Lashkari. Titled PlaySimple, the start-up plans to develop innovative mobile games for the online social and casual market, building a business …
International Game Technology’s interactive division has announced the launch on desktop and mobile channels of the company’s popular Jeopardy! slot. The theme on the new game is based on the top American quiz show of the same name, which this year celebrates its thirtieth anniversary. The Jeopardy slot has been available through IGT’s internet social …
The Intertain Group has completed the acquisition of the entire share capital of Dumarca Holdings PLC, the Malta-based parent company of Vera&John (see previous reports). Intertain have made an initial cash payment of Euro 44.5 million and around 5 million common Intertain shares. A further payment capped at Euro 8.1 million may be due based …
Merkur Gauselmann subsidiary edict eGaming will integrate its Game Bridge remote gaming server into EveryMatrix’ casino engine following its first deal with a B2B provider agreed this week. Game Bridge will deliver ten Merkur slot titles to Everymatrix operators, the first roll-out being on Jetbull.com with others to follow.
Caesars Entertainment Corporation (CEC) will merge with Caesars Acquisition Company (CAQC), established in 2013, in an all-stock merger deal that will enable subsidiary Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC) to ultimately restructure as a real estate investment trust (REIT) as it moves ahead with plans for a voluntary Chapter 11 reorganisation bankruptcy filing scheduled for early …
Barely a week after it sealed a deal to acquire CreditGuard (see previous report), Teddy Sagi’s online e-processor SafeCharge is in the financial news again with an acquisition agreement for Dublin-based 3V which it expects to finalise early next year. The two companies have agreed on a consideration of Euro 14.5 percent for all of …
Eurobet online casino, an Italian-facing subsidiary of the Gala Coral group, had augmented its games inventory with 42 new slots from software provider World Match. The games feature high definition graphics, themed sounds and in-game features, and animated interactive action. Earlier this year Eurobet took on board 38 slots in iOS and Android format from …
A dispute over the earn-out due on Betsson’s acquisition of the Nordic Gaming Group 2 years ago (see previous reports) has been settled at Euro 15.45 million. In a statement Tuesday Betsson advised that its legal case disputing the earn-out amount has now been settled with the seller of NGG and the agreed amount will …
Filling the vacuum left by those operators who have departed the British online casino market following the imposition of the new point-of-consumption secondary licensing and tax laws, 21Jackpots.com has launched under UK Gambling Commission and Malta LGA licenses. Powered by ProgressPlay, the site boasts a 250-strong mix of Microgaming Quickfire, Nextgen, Rabcat and Random Logic …
Adam Silver, the outspoken chief of the US National Basketball League, has invited New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to join him in a less confrontational approach to expanded sports betting…a lobbying initiative to persuade Congress to change the presently restrictive Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The New Jersey approach has so far been to …
US casino operators may soon be asked by federal authorities to keep a keener eye on wagers due to the billions of dollars involved, according to a Reuters news agency report Tuesday. Two different and anonymous sources told the agency that illegal sports betting is funneling billions of dollars into the US financial system through …
Seattle-based Big Fish Games, recently acquired by Churchill Downs Incorporated, has launched a new title to its free-to-play Big Fish social casino. “Jackpot City” is an old Vegas-style 7s, cherries, diamonds and bars offer featuring four jackpots which include three progressives that can be won at any bet level. The new game within the Big …
Greece-headquartered gaming studio Vermantia has launched its first game title via the Odobo marketplace offering a sweet-filled world of opportunity. “Candylicious” debuts a magical sweet mountain that tasks players to reveal hidden candies on six rows, layer-by-layer. The player selects one of the 12 lucky candies at the beginning of each new level to match …
Evolution Gaming has backed up its recent release of “Bet Behind” (see previous reports) with the release of a new low-stakes, mass market Blackjack Party table game featuring unlimited Bet Behind. An unlimited number of online players can ‘Bet Behind’ any of the players in the main seven seats at the Blackjack Party table, while …
Costa-Rica licensed Rich Casino has launched a new extraterrestrial-themed game titled Orbital Mining. This 5-reel, 25-payline slot features extraterrestrial beings mining in deep space and tasks players to have a go at lining up symbols that include robots, elements and aliens to potentially be rewarded with Free Spins, Multipliers, Scatters and a Gamble function. Rich …
Gala Coral’s retail strategy and possible sale of its retail business is moving forward with the disposal of 60 Bingo properties and 8 Casino properties facilitated by its property subsidiary 2005 Propco Three Limited (Propco). Propco has sold 47 Bingo properties to M&G Investments, with another 5 expected to be sold shortly for a total …
The big winners in this year’s El Gordo lottery in Spain are celebrating in a Madrid suburb today after receiving pay-outs of up to Euro 400,000 from a Euro 2.5 billion-euro mountain of cash divided among thousands of ticket holders. More than 100 of the top winning tickets were sold in the Madrid suburb, reports …
On Monday police in the Malaysian district of Sepang invited local reporters to watch them crushing any future possibility of computers confiscated from illegal internet gambling operators ever being used again 1,209 machines were battered and crushed by a construction front end loader following the award of a court order for the destruction. Sepang Asst …