Police in the Taiwanese city of Tanchung have used camera surveillance footage from a number of sources to quickly track down two men believed to be complicit in the kidnapping and murder of wealthy gambling and business entrepreneur Shih Chia-chin (57) (see previous report). Barely a day after Shih’s body was found in a ditch …
Following growing player and affiliate interest on a number of forums on the radical and rapid changes at Club Gold online casino (see previous reports), the management has issued a rather belated communication to marketing affiliates, blaming bonus inflexibility for its sudden switch to a largely unknown software. The communication, allegedly signed by affiliate manager …
Moves by the National Conference of State Legislatures this week should give US federal politicians like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Jason Chaffetz pause for thought in their attempts to push through a resurrection of the Wire Act that would effectively ban most forms of online gambling. The NCSL has on a number of occasions …
UK National Lottery operator Camelot found itself on the wrong side of the UK Gambling Commission earlier this week. Following a Lotto draw on 19 October 2013, Camelot incorrectly calculated the Lotto jackpot prize tier. The draw originally broadcast a jackpot of GBP 6.2 million which was subsequently recalculated to GBP 4.8 million. Three punters …
The Latvian Lotteries and Gambling Supervision Inspection (IAUI) has issued another update to its list of blocked domains which was introduced at the beginning of this month. The latest to be added comprise twenty-two domains that include netbet.com, pokerheaven.com, redbet.com, whitebet.com, lv.unibet.com, heypoker.com, comeon.com and four Sky Bet destinations. Latvia’s list currently comprises around 82 …
Australian gaming firm Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd delivered strong full year results to June 30, 2014, reporting an 18 percent increase in profit after tax to A$61.6 million. The Group achieved its fifth consecutive year of double digit revenue growth with sales revenue amounting to A$244.1 million, a 23 percent increase over 2013. Other key …
Net Entertainment has released “Attraction”, a new electromagnetic video slot set deep underground in a secret lab filled with computer screens, glowing lights and tangled wires. The game is a 5-reel, 3-row, 10-line video slot featuring the Magnet, the main feature of the game. The Magnet feature works together with the Wild symbols to activate …
Scandinavian operator Tivoli A/S has launched Tivoli Casino.com expanding its Danish focus to an International audience. As with Tivoli’s Danish-facing operation, this destination is driven too by Play’nGO’s independent GAT e-gaming platform. ” With the launch of TivoliCasino.com, we are incredibly excited to be able to offer our guests the unique Tivoli experience, not just …
UK operator Gala Coral said its online performance boosted strong growth in its quarter three results. Key performance indicators for the 12 week period ending July 5, 2014 include: – Total group EBITDA of GBP 67.2 million (Q3/2013: GBP 56.9 million), up 18 percent. – An increase of 15 percent in continuing operations turnover to …
Playtech has extended its existing partnership with Sky Bet providing the operator with casino and live dealer products. Sky Bet customers will have access to Playtech’s casino games library along with a live casino offering that will provide branded and customised content. “We are delighted to launch Sky Casino where our customers will enjoy a …
Microgaming and Quickfire operators have much to look forward to in September, with a trio of new online slots set for release by the online gambling software developer in the new So Much More themed series. The first three new games are So Many Monsters, So Much Candy and So Much Sushi, each with a …
The Swedish online gambling and lottery games developer Yggdrasil Gaming has entered the Swedish regulated gaming market via a collaborative project with Svenska Klubbspel AB – the joint venture between media partner Metro and casino operator Cherry – to deliver bespoke lottery gaming products in support of a number of Swedish beneficiaries and the non-profit …
Taiwanese online and land gambling entrepreneur Shih Chia-chin would have had no idea that he was taking his last car ride when he was picked up from the northern airport of Taoyuan on Aug.18 by his chauffeur, Hsieh Yuan-hsin. A few hours later his company accountant was contacted with a ransom demand of Tw$50 million …
Odobo’s games delivery platform has pulled in another major European i-gaming customer with its announcement that it has signed a multi-content online gambling content deal with Unibet plc, which will see Odobo content published through Unibet i-gaming brands. The new deal widens Odobo’s scopjue for game distribution particularly in Northern Europe and Nordic regions, where …
Gibraltar-based Optima, a B2B supplier of turnkey sports betting and gaming solutions, has announced a significant investment into GTech’s MarginMaker sports betting platform, along with the acquisition of a perpetual licence to support the MarginMaker sports betting and gaming services business. Jacob Curciel, CEO of Optima, explained Tuesday that the agreement had two main elements: …
The up-and-coming New Jersey online gambling software developer High 5 Games has chosen Continent 8 Technologies’ Gibraltar datacentre as its operational platform for continued penetration into the European market. In a press release this week the software developer says that Continent 8 is one of the most secure and well equipped hosting centres available, and …
Figures released by the Delaware Lottery this week show that intrastate online gambling net revenues again declined month-on-month in July, slipping 7.6 percent to $173,000 (June 2014: $187,000). Amounts wagered dropped 38 percent month-on-month to $5,510,993 (June 2014: $8,844,489). There was a positive; the online poker net revenue component at $31,397.57 was around 22 percent …
Whilst not specifically online gambling associated, an internet security breach in the South Korean general i-gaming industry is causing concern due to the sheer volume of players that have likely had personal information stolen. Information Week reports that the authorities are still investigating the widespread breach of personal information on some 27 million online gamers, …
Philippines gambling regulator and operator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has reported first half 2014 revenues down y-o-y 5.2 percent to pesos 19.96 billion ($445 million), attributing the decline in part to its action in temporarily reducing licence fees for Manila Entertainment City operators. The reduction saw licence income decline 26 percent to pesos …
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund has requested an improved offer from the Consortium “Intralot (SPV No. 1) Limited” and “Intralot (SPV No. 2) Limited” for the exclusive right to organise and operate mutual betting on horse races in Greece. The Consortium submitted an offer of Euro 5 250 000 on July 31, 2014 which …
The Rational Group has entered into a multi-year content supply deal with game developer Quickspin enabling access to Quickspin’s entire portfolio of casino games. “We are very proud and honoured to add The Rational Group to our list of renowned gambling operators. It is very exciting to take part in their Casino journey at such …
WantedPlay Limited’s Class 3 on 4 remote gaming licence LGA/CL3/800/2012 has been suspended by the Maltese Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA). The LGA declined to release the reason for the suspension saying “no further information will be released at this stage in order not to compromise any investigations that may need to be performed”. WantedPlay …
NYX Interactive has entered into a deal with Spin Games LLC for the distribution of Spin poker, keno, bingo and slot game content via its OGS platform. “We are excited to be working with the team at Spin. Their regulatory focus and innovative design capabilities makes them an ideal partner for NYX” said Matt Davey, …
Six Ho Chi Minh City locals were arrested in a Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security led raid on the eve of the World Cup Quarter Finals, authorities said. The online football betting syndicate, who allegedly catered to “thousands” of gamblers, placed bets through M88.com. Tracking of the online operation, which began at the start of …