Singapore Home Affairs Second Minister Mr. S Iswaran expanded on the 23/2014 Remote Gaming Bill at a second reading before Parliament today (Tuesday). The Bill was under debate for three hours involving 10 Members of Parliament (MEP) who voiced their reservations on the allowance of exemptions under the law. The proposal makes an allowance for …
Amaya Gaming Group’s Ongame Poker Network has reportedly withdrawn real-money services from the same 30 markets it exited its PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker operations from earlier this week. According to PokerFuse, Ongame skins Betsson, Poker Heaven, PAF, RedKings and Redbet are among those who ceased to offer real-money games as of October 1, 2014. …
Playtech-powered sports book TitanBet.co.uk has entered into its first UK horse racing sponsorship with Jockey Club Racecourses’ all-weather racetrack, Kempton Park Racecourse. Under the terms of the deal, TitanBet will sponsor three twilight all-weather race meetings during October and early November affording account holders free entry to each meeting along with other promotional offers. The …
Football and sports jackpot operator Colossus Bets have confirmed the first winners of its £1,000,000 HDA15, in the 8th weekend since the bet has been offered. 2.5 tickets have won the pool, Colossus Bets said, each full ticket receiving GBP 200 000 for their GBP 2 stake and GBP 20 000 for those that staked …
French National Lottery and betting operator La Française des Jeux (FdJ) has named Stéphane Pallez (55) as its new chief executive officer, replacing Christophe Blanchard-Dignac who has been campaigning for a fourth term in the position. Pallez began her career in the French Treasury, following which she filled the role of assistant director in charge …
Sports betting operator Sportium has been named Official Betting Partner of the Spanish Football League (LFP), the body that oversees the country’s two professional football leagues Segunda and Liga Divisións, for the 2014/15 season. LFP has seemingly softened its historically negative stance on bookmaker sponsorships as Sportium replaces Finnish charity gambling firm PAF. Under the …
U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp has postponed the release of his opinion on New Jersey State Governor Chris Christie’s bid to allow legal non-State-regulated sports betting. Shipp granted an extension to receive and review additional briefs from those for and against the proposal today (Monday). Oral arguments are now scheduled to be heard before the …
At an extraordinary meeting held today (Monday), Pari Mutuel Urbain named Xavier Hurstel as chief executive officer succeeding Phillippe Germond who resigned to head up Europ Car (see previous report). Hurstel (45) has held the position of deputy chief executive officer at PMU since 2008. He began his career at the Ministry of Economy and …
Online casino operator Mr Green and Co. is disputing an Austrian tax liability that may amount to SEK 100 million (GBP 8.59 Million) and has submitted a self-correction in accordance with Austrian Tax Law. The dispute relates to the 2011 implementation of Austrian law that imposes a 40 percent tax on gross game win on …
Len Blavatnik, the billionaire Warner Music owner, has acquired another 7.57 percent stake in digital sports rights firm Perform Group, bringing his holding through Access Industries to above 50 percent. Access Industries offered Perform an acquisition bid of 260p per share in September this year, an offer rejected by the board as “undervaluing the company”. …
William Hill has become the official betting partner to four high profile Premier League Football clubs brokered by sports marketing agency SPORTFIVE. The individual deals cover Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Swansea City for the 2014/15 season, reports The Drum. Carl Woodman, managing director of SPORTFIVE, said: “We’re delighted to have been able to …
Pune Police, acting on a tip-off, arrested Ekanksh Rajendrakumar Jain (33) who had his online betting business abruptly curtailed when Authorities raided his apartment and confiscated cash, 27 cellphones, 12 sim cards, a laptop, hard disk and a currency counting machine. Jain, who reportedly does not have a technical background, developed online betting software which …
B2B mobile gambling technology and platform provider Nektan Plc has announced its intention to float on the London AIM exchange. The company aims to raise around GBP 4 million through a placing of new shares, to which Panmure Gordon (UK) will act as advisor and sole broker. Funds raised via the placing will additionally be …
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA), ahead of the Parliamentary debate on the new Remote Gambling Bill scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday), said the bill, which outlaws online gambling, will have little or no effect on social gaming. Key provisions in the bill, which had its first Parliamentary reading on September 8, 2014, include ISP and payment …
Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign and tough economic conditions continue to have a negative effect on Macau gambling revenues which fell 11.7 percent in September 2014 compared to the same period 2013. Although September revenues, in decline for the fourth consecutive month, fell to 25.6 Billion Patacas (US$ 3.21 Billion) from 29 Billion Patacas in September 2013, …
Phil Ivey is under the spotlight as he fights to defend his reputation and recoup winnings of around GBP 7 million from Genting UK’s upmarket Crockfords Club casino before a British High Court. Ivey has admitted to using an edge-sorting technique while playing a version of baccarat called Punto Banco but firmly stands on his …
The New Jersey Assembly’s Tourism and Gaming committee have unanimously approved Bill A-3711, proposed legislation that will repeal a ban on sports betting in the State. In August Governor Chris Christie surprised many by issuing a directive allowing New Jersey sports betting without fear of prosecution (see previous report). The Bill is designed to reinstate …
Betfair, who was given a provisional waiver by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) following the closure of its terrestrial partner Trump Plaza, has joined forces with Caesars Entertainment for the New Jersey market. Caesars Interactive already holds two online gaming partnerships with 888 Holdings and Amaya Gaming, while operating its own online …
Andy McCue, successor to Paddy Power’s chief executive Patrick Kennedy as of January 1, 2015, said he will back his Sportsbet Australia team’s lobbying efforts in reforming Australian digital gambling laws on in-play betting. “One of the clear observations from the Australian market is you can’t bet in-play digitally, which is something of an oddity,” …
Leading British newspaper The Guardian has published an extensive report suggesting that gambling firm Bet365 is knowingly flouting Chinese law in offering online gambling to Chinese punters. The Guardian bases its report on documents it says it has in its possession, interviews with former and current bet365 employees, Freedom of information requests made to the …
On the back of news of Intralot’s Greek Supreme Court challenge against the sale of the exclusive 20-year horse race betting licence to OPAP, the Remote Gaming Association (RGA) has reiterated its concerns regarding the Greek online gambling regime, saying an open, regulated and fairly taxed market would be of benefit to both the Government …
A deal signed earlier this year between Playtech and Mexican gaming firm Grupo Caliente has come to fruition with the online and mobile launch of Caliente.mx. Kahnawake Gaming Commission-licenced Caliente.mx currently offers online and live casino, it expects to roll out sports betting and live betting in the very near future.
London-headquartered Caleta Gaming has integrated a new social slot title “Samba Rio” to its Facebook application Brasingo. The game features a catchy Copacabana-themed symbol set and dancing Sambista’s along with expandable Wilds. Players need to collect 8 themed items to unlock the final stage of their journey in Brazil before being able to access the …
German sportsbetting firm Betterbet Sportwetten GmbH has acquired Betbull Holding SE subsidiaries WettenLeip GmbH, OST Outsourceing & Trading, Penalty Sports Entertainment and Primebet for around Euro 7.4 million. Dependent on the award of a German sports betting licence by a June 2015 deadline, a further Euro 1.5 million may be payable. BetterBet is headed up …