Previously bitcoin-only online casino BitStars.net has expanded its currency options to include the Euro. Players will now be able to select between Bitcoin or Euro when playing the Microgaming, Next Gen, Amatic, Softswiss, Leander and Betsoft games on offer as well as live casino from Ezugi. Nabelse Holdings Limited now operates Bitstars.net with game content …
Slovenian technology supplier Comtrade Gaming will take on mobile and flash content from Blueprint Gaming following an agreement signed this week. Comtrade licencees will have access to Blueprint titles such as Plants vs Zombies, Wish upon a Jackpot and Casper via the integration of Blueprint’s remote gaming server with Comtrade’s iCore gaming platform Steven Valentine, …
Gala Coral delivered an upbeat full year 2014 report this week with the company showing strong underlying growth in all major divisions and its recently launched online business “paying off strongly”. Key performance indicators for the full year ending September 27, 2014 include: – Group gross profit amounting to GBP 890 million, up 9 percent …
MGT Capital Investments, Inc has entered into a revenue share agreement with Las Vegas-based FanWars LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, MGT Sports will provide the technology infrastructure for FanWars.com to offer daily fantasy sports tournaments. “We are very excited about this deal — it allows us to offer our players many more contest …
Following a protracted process that has included a legal challenge from Novamedia, state gambling monopoly Norsk Tipping has finally been given Norwegian Ministry of Culture approval for the launch of a new geolocation game. The game, developed by Genera Networks and titled Nabolaget, follows a TV lottery game format with a live draw once a …
Software provider SkillOnNet has signed an agreement to host the full suite of Net Entertainment’s popular online slots. The multi-year deal will see the Swedish supplier’s games, including the latest slot South Park: Reel Chaos, displayed on popular operator sites such as EUcasino, CasinoRedKings and SlotsMagic. The games will also be made available to an …
Edward C. Lato, a 67-year-old alleged former organised crime leader in Providence, New England, had a brief break from his currently running nine-year imprisonment when he was taken back to court this week on illegal sportsbetting-related charges dating from 2011. After pleading no contest to a charge of conspiracy to commit a felony and racketeering, …
Federal Judge Michael Shipp has agreed to both the state of New Jersey and national sports leagues requests made earlier this week for a summary judgement in the legal dispute over legalised intrastate sports betting in New Jersey (see previous reports). After hearing oral arguments from both sides later today (Thursday) the judge has agreed …
The Revel land casino in Atlantic City – launched just two years ago at a cost of $2.4 billion but floored by the decline in Atlantic City fortunes and bad management decisions – is going back on the market following the withdrawal of an auction offer of just $110 million from a Canadian company. Brookfield …
Police in Paphos, Cyprus reported the arrest Wednesday of a Bulgarian national who has subsequently been charged with online gambling related offences. The police blotter notes that a routine patrol stopped and checked the unnamed Bulgarian whilst he was driving in the Paphos region, discovering 19 hard discs, three tower computers, and five memory cards …
It looks as if video game and wannabe social gaming operator Majesco has run into trouble; the company has warned in a stock exchange advisory that its recent losses raise doubts on its ability to survive, and has disclosed that it has sold off the loss making GMS Entertainment social gaming subsidiary to PariPlay. Majesco …
Players are warned to steer clear of online gambling site Cyber-bets.com following the discovery that the allegedly Russian operator had created a fake Kahnawake Gaming Commission accreditation page, replete with the regulator’s logo. Reacting to the exposure, the KGC has sent the operator a cease and desist warning, to which the operator has apparently not …
Ainsworth Game Technology, an Australian gambling equipment and games supplier, is to enter the online social casino sector with two offerings, the first scheduled to launch early next year, titled Players Paradise. Revealing his company’s intentions this week, Ainsworth CEO Danny Gladstone said that earlier this year Ainsworth had partnered with digital platform provider 616 …
Bally Technologies shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company’s $5.1 billion merger deal with Scientific Games, the company announced Wednesday. Voting at a special shareholders meeting, Bally stockholders approved the merger agreement and plan of merger, dated as of August 1, 2014. More than 99.61 percent of the votes represented and cast at the meeting, or …
The Las Vegas bust of an allegedly illegal sports betting ring exploiting the World Cup football tournament earlier this year (see previous reports) continues to generate headlines around the world. In the latest round of reports, Hong Kong media claim that the FBI-busted Caesars Palace ring allegedly headed by poker pro Paul Phua Wei-seng had …
The San Diego-based Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel’s recently launched real-money Desert Rose online bingo enterprise (see previous reports) may be brought up short soon following an application by California Attorney General Kamala Harris for a federal court restraining order. The AG is also seeking a permanent injunction against the tribe’s internet bingo operation, which …
Macau gambling equipment and game supplier LT Game has revealed that it has plans to enter the social gaming arena early next year with a play-for-fun product. Chairman Jay Chun also has hopes that the Macau ban on internet gambling for real money may be lifted amidst industry lobbying for change. Such a development would …
Online punter CarolS is the latest big winner at Slotland online casino after scoring a $207,000 jackpot on the Treasure Island slot…the biggest so far this year for the casino, which uses proprietary software. The windfall will be put to good use, Carol told casino management; she intends to escape the winter weather with holidays …
Paddy Power’s Australian online sports betting subsidiary Sportsbet has announced the launch of a branded cash card, giving instant access to punters who want to collect their winnings from automated teller machines (ATMs) Sportsbet customers can withdraw their winnings as cash at any ATM or use the card via eftpos anywhere in Australia, the announcement …
With a set-up cost of GBP 3 million and annual running costs of a further GBP 1 million, it is clear that a voluntary self-exclusion system for Brit problem gamblers does not come cheaply. The numbers were revealed Monday by the UK Gambling Commission exec in charge of the project, Alistair Quigley, in a presentation …
A GameAccount deal earlier this year to provide an initially free-play online gambling site for Pennsylvania land gambling operation Parx Casino is nearing fruition, with the company announcing this week that the new site will be operational by the end of December 2014. Parx Casino’s new and existing customers will be targeted by the marketing …
Two Swedish companies, online gambling group Betsson and Rush Sports AB, have announced an investment deal in which Betsson has acquired 20 percent of the company in return for an investment of SEK 1.8 million and a 3 year option to acquire the remainder of the stock. Founded by the developers of successful apps Forza …
Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov has told reporters covering his company’s outstanding latest financial results (see previous report) that Amaya plans to invest heavily in developing its own sports betting product, using some third party components. It appears that work is already well advanced, with the launch of a sports book planned for subsidiary Full …
In what appears to be a response to the increasingly regulated online gambling market in Europe, the island regulatory jurisdiction of Malta has published its proposals for change in order to stay relevant. Government and the Lottery and Games Authority (the regulator) have collaborated in an attempt to extend the island’s influence and regulatory infrastructure …