The UK online gambling group Betfair, which has operated under an Austrian licence since 2005, has announced a partial withdrawal from the region, advising that it will shutter its betting exchange from July 14, but will continue to offer fixed-odds sports betting and online casino services in the region. The decision was taken following a …
Local media reports from Mississippi are that new moves are afoot to again consider the legalisation of online gambling, spurred by alarming declines in land gambling revenues and a casino closure in Tunica. The reports note that Richard Bennett, chairman of the state’s House Gaming Committee, has commissioned a team of eight people who have …
The Delaware Lottery, which regulates online gambling in the eastern state, has announced a number of new enhancements to the internet-based gaming sites available through Delaware Park, Dover Downs, and Harrington Raceway. As promised last month, browser based capability has now been introduced (see previous reports), giving Mac users access to the intrastate internet casino …
The new Champions Hockey League in Europe has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with internet gambling company NordicBet. The gambling company will be granted exclusivity in the sports betting category, and will present a statistic section from the CHL on its official website. In addition, NordicBet will also benefit from branding on perimeter boards during …
Gamblit Gaming, a provider of online gambling platforms similar to Betable and Cashbet, has followed its licensing success in Nevada with the first steps toward UK acceptance. The company has passed stringent testing by the Gambling Commission-approved testing agency Gaming Laboratories International prior to a British roll-out once licensing has been achieved. “The GLI certification …
Italian gaming group Sisal is to offer up to 77.5 million ordinary shares in its initial public offering on the Italian Stock Exchange at a price of Euros 6.3 to Euros 7.7 per share, reports the Reuters news agency. The offer, which will include a share issue, would amount to 59.16 percent of the company’s …
Online gambling content developer NYX Gaming has inked another deal with a land-based provider, contracting to supply and distribute games via its OGS subsidiary to Casino Technology’s Elephant remote gaming server. The agreement means that NYX can distribute its products to new markets through the integration with Elephant. Konrad Gill, i-gaming director at Casino Technology …
Player complaints of no or slow pay problems at online gambling site BetButler have been growing since February this year, and have become so persistent that the UK Gambling Commission is monitoring the situation (see previous reports). How long the situation will be allowed to continue only the regulator knows, but there are now reports …
Online gambling observers are currently scratching their heads over claims from a research unit at Peking University that Chinese punters spend around 600 billion yuan ($97 billion) annually on foreign online gambling sites – many times over the accepted estimates on the size of the global online gambling market. It’s not the first time the …
More detail emerged this week on a New York state online sports betting ring operated by Rochester duo Paul Borelli (66) and Joseph Ruff (32) along with 40-year-old Mark Ruff from Connecticut. The men were arrested last week following a Grand Jury investigation, and have been indicted on 23 different offences (see previous report). This …
BETWAY LAUNCHES NEW T.V. AD. Second in the ‘Betway Stories’ series promoting Betway Vegas sub-brand. Betway has launched the second in its Betway Stories series of television advertisements, this one promoting its Betway Vegas mobile sub-brand and created by the Above and Beyond agency. The marketing publication Campaign Live reports that the 30-second film depicts …
The UK online betting group Betfair has engaged the services of IT monitor Nexthink to keep an eye on the performance of its websites and IT facilities in Europe. Nexthink’s V5 service watches over networks and reports on user events across the entire spectrum of IT operations, recording performance data and flagging problem areas and …
In an initiative which spokesmen explain is designed to broaden its games selection and attract more players, online sports betting platform supplier SBTech has signed games supply deals with top providers Net Entertainment, BetSoftGaming, iSoftBet and Kiron Interactive. The new suppliers join established games supplier Microgaming in the SBTech games inventory. The company claims that …
Illegal betting operators are hoovering up Euro 5 billion a year in the Greek market, the newly appointed Greek Public Order Minister, Vassilis Kikilias, was told in a briefing in Athens Tuesday by the general secretary for transparency, Giorgos Sourlas. Appealing for a major crackdown on unlicensed and illegal operators, Sourlas said their depredations were …
Land gambling equipment supplier Gauselmann AG clearly has an eye on internet gambling industry opportunities following its appointment this week of Alexander Martin as director for new media business. “We made the decision to create a separate management board position here due to the continually increasing importance of internet gaming in society and also within …
The British payment processing group Optimal Payments plc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the partnership interests of California based payment processing entity TK Global Partners LP (trading as ‘Meritus Payment Solutions’) for a consideration of $210 million. The consideration consists of $150 million in cash and $60 million of Optimal …
Has the seemingly endless Macau run of outstanding gambling revenues finally peaked after an unbroken four years? The latest figures from Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau might suggest that a slowdown is taking shape. Gambling revenue in Macau fell 3.7 percent in June on an annual basis, the first decline in more than four …
The row in Arkansas over the state lottery’s venture into online games like keno in its “monitor games” series (see previous reports) has been at least partly calmed in the state legislature by a compromise. Instead of the immediate and complete ban originally sought by Republican Sen. Jimmy Hickey, the House Rules Committee has endorsed …
Delaware, one of only three US states to legalise online gambling so far, delivered another disappointing set of performance figures for online gambling in May, with official numbers indicating a general decline. The Delaware State Lottery said that although punters within the state wagered an impressive $9,026,528 on casino games, generating an almost 66 percent …
Political differences over an appropriate tax rate for online gambling in the Netherlands could delay the operational debut of the new regulatory and licensing regime in the EU country by as much as a year, lawyer Ewout Keuleers has opined. Dutch lawmakers have taken over three years to reach agreement on the right framework for …
With a remarkable lack of public fanfare, Harry Casino, a UK-facing online casino, has switched its branding to Mr. Smith Casino after three years of operations managed by Betsson subsidiary BML Group. Players are being offered promotions to stay with the new brand, and the website at mrsmithcasino.co.uk has been given an extensive makeover. The …
The operator of the UK national lottery, Camelot, has announced that it is to bring all four lottery brands under one roof under the strapline “Play makes it possible.” The marketing publication Brand Republic reports that the campaign will bring together all four core National Lottery products of Instants, Lotto, Thunderball and EuroMillions, while linking …
Live dealer gambling fans will have an additional venue choice following supplier Evolution Gaming’s latest venue deal, which will see live dealer action streamed from the prestigious Casino Campione d’Italia in the Campione d’Italia region just across the border from Switzerland. The agreement has kicked off with three live dealer tables featuring blackjack, roulette and …
The former Danish state gambling monopoly Danske Spil appears to be strengthening its in-house online gambling content development facilities with the acquisition of 60 percent of the stock of Aalborg-based games supplier CEGO Limited for an undisclosed consideration last week. The agreement includes a provision that the current owners will stay on board and manage …