The 32Red online gambling group has hired Italian advertising agency Fosbury ADV to help it launch in the Italian market with a targeted campaign that includes exposure on both satellite and digital television platforms. The company plans to offer Italian punters a range of online casino games that include slots, poker and table games.
The massive potential of legalised sports betting and its value added daily fantasy sports industry has persuaded Indiana state Representative Alan Morrison to introduce two new bills, HB 1073 and HB 1074. HB1073 seeks to legalise intrastate sports betting at the state’s casinos, racinos and off-track betting venues…with one important proviso; only if the Indiana …
Paul Phua’s application to be permitted to play poker whilst he awaits judicial decisions on illegal sports betting charges in Las Vegas (see previous reports) has been refused by Judge Carl Hoffman. Malaysian national Phua and his son Darren are out on bail of $2.5 million but may not leave Las Vegas until a $13 …
San Francisco-based OpenWager, Inc., has partnered with Austrian online casino operator Win2Day to launch a new free-to-play social casino app titled Spintopia on iOS, Facebook Canvas and Android platforms. The new app includes popular games like Penguin Splash, Fantasy Forest and Castle Builder, and more will be added as the project develops, a spokesperson said …
The launch this week of Ontario’s regulated online gambling website PlayOLG.ca (see previous reports) has triggered renewed media interest on the topic and speculation that Alberta may become the eighth Canadian province to embrace online gambling. Approached by local media for comment on the issue, a spokesperson for the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) …
Silvercreek Technology Holdings, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed AGTech Holdings, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Score Value (see previous reports). The move positions the group strongly to take advantage of the forthcoming opening up of the Chinese mobile lottery market, a company spokesman said Thursday. Silvercreek paid HK$489.5 million ($63.1 million) for …
French online sports betting operator and business-to-business supplier France Pari has turned in a creditable performance for 2014, posting revenue increases of 46 percent to Euro 17.9 million year-on-year. The group’s B2B division Sportnco performed particularly well, doubling revenues to Euro 1 million. Other highlights: * Wagers reached Euro 15.8 million, up Euro 5 million …
Daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings continued to expand its sports relationships this week by signing up another national basketball league team in the Minnesota Timberwolves. Under the terms of the agreement DraftKings will become a presenting sponsor of the TimberWolves Team Stats social media feature and the WolvesCast official team podcasts, with rights to a …
It’s taken awhile, but the Canadian province of Ontario has finally joined British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec and all of the Atlantic Provinces in offering online gambling, featuring casino-style games including slots and table games such as blackjack, baccarat, single-player poker and roulette, as well as the sale of lottery tickets. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming …
Veteran online casino operator Guts.com has a 25 percent interest in a new internet casino owned by Candid Gaming which soft-launched this week, powered by Net Entertainment software. The launch of Betspin was originally planned for late 2014 but overran the schedule somewhat due to technical glitches…and the site is still in limited operation, targeting …
GamCrowd.com has taken its gambling-specific crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform up a gear through the launch of its new Incubator service. A statement from the company Thursday reveals that the program will see GamCrowd directly offer a range of value-added provisions and resources to better prepare start-ups and assist with the process of crowdfunding. Companies will …
Microgaming licensees are fast off the mark as the new year starts, announcing the availability of five new games from the top software developer. The games are in desktop (two) and mobile (three) format, with the former comprising download and instant-play video slots Castle Builder and Gung Pow, whilst the mobile offerings include Big Kahuna, …
Arena Racing Company racecourse subsidiaries Doncaster and Royal Windsor, have extended their partnerships with online betting exchange Betdaq for the 2015 season. The sponsorship agreement is substantial, covering 70 races over 13 race meetings in 2015 from 9 January through to Sunday 29 December across both codes at Doncaster, with 15 races at five of …
Dutch media are reporting the imminent sale of Mieke Michiels’ Belgian-licensed Napoleon Gaming land and online gambling group to Waterland, a Dutch private equity company, for an unknown consideration. Napoleon brands include the land Casino Knokke, through which the company obtained an internet gambling licence in the hard-nosed Belgian online gambling market. Michiels’ online interests …
Asian poker ace Paul Phua and his son Darren, currently on bail in Las Vegas awaiting court decisions on the legality of FBI actions during an illegal sports betting bust in the gambling mecca (see previous reports) has asked for a court ban on his personal playing to be lifted. The Associated Press news agency …
Most online gambling softwares offer players the option to switch on an autoplay function to play video poker or spin the reels quickly and without the involvement of the player, and these are widely used. But what if it can be proved that the autoplay or auto hold function does not always deliver the optimum …
Reports from Germany flag the first known prosecution of a German online player for taking part in unlawful online gambling, although details are still awaited on the defendant and the internet venue where he allegedly played. The case was heard in Munich last September and involved a painter in his ‘twenties who was convicted for …
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in favour of public complainants that Unibet football “risk free bet” advertisements are misleading and should be changed. The advertisements concerned bets on a Sunderland vs. Manchester United Premier League game in August last year. The Authority agreed that Facebook adverts for a supposedly “risk free bet” were …
The media in Denmark reports that political agreement has been reached on changes to gambling administration policy which will see online gambling operators regulated by the Danish Gambling Authority submitting monthly rather than weekly tax returns. This will save on administration time and costs, according to the regulator, which will collate tax returns submitted by …
More computers seized by Malaysian police have been destroyed to prevent their reappearance in the online gambling market. This time it was the police in the Penang district who crushed the 786 machines under a bulldozer, supervised by local police officers. The machines had been confiscated in police raids on illegal online gambling dens between …
In what is probably the last in a series of convictions arising from the multi-state Allied Veterans of America online gambling bust (see previous reports), the former president of the Florida branch of the Fraternal Order of Police entered a guilty plea for running an illegal lottery (felony), illegally structuring financial transactions (felony) and illegal …
The recent and intriguing departure from the Spanish market of Pokerstars’ new online casino offering (see previous reports) has been followed by a statement from the company reassuring Spanish punters that it would soon return. In an email to players Pokerstars confirmed it had found it necessary to withdraw temporarily to attend to “a minor …
Ladbrokes has been named title sponsor of the UK Rugby Football League’s (RFL) Challenge Cup. The three-year deal, believed to be worth GBP 1 million a season, will see the betting firm take over as title sponsor of the historic competition from Tetley’s Ale. Through the sponsorship Ladbrokes will capitalise on the competition’s fan base …
Kerwin Sande, the Denver online sports betting operator who pleaded guilty before a U.S. Federal Court has been sentenced to 15 months in jail by Federal Judge Raymond Moore. Sande catered to an elite group of punters many of which were members of upmarket Golf Clubs in the Denver area. Costa Rica website Play-Fast-Sports.com was …