The overall gambling industry in the United States just keeps on growing, with the latest figures from professional business services company RubinBrown LLP showing continued growth to a record $66.3 billion in revenues generated at over a thousand tribal and commercial land casinos operated in 39 states in 2013. That’s an improvement of $1.06 billion …
Reports in the British marketing media indicate that the online and land gambling group Betfred has embarked on a review of its marketing strategies, and is setting up competitive pitching processes that could involve several agencies. The gambling firm has engaged the services of marketing consultants Creativebrief to help with both strategising and organising an …
Boris Becker, one of the most famous tennis players in history in his prime, has further extended his association with online gambling by becoming the brand ambassador for ISIS Friends, a real-money social gaming platform that was first launched by Cladstone, an Isle of Man-licensed casino management company, in March this year (see previous report). …
Industry observers were speculating this week on whether real-money and social gaming is necessarily a good mix following a surprise announcement from Gamesys that it is withdrawing its much-publicised Bingo and Slots Friendzy app from Facebook after only two years of operations. In a communication addressed to its players, Gamesys said it was shutting down …
The power struggle between Minnesota lawmakers and the state lottery management over online gambling (see previous reports) entered a new phase Friday when state governor Mark Dayton exercised his veto on a bill that sought to halt the online initiative in its tracks. Our readers will recall that legislators angry about the state lottery initiating …
Affiliate marketers report that the growing Malta-based company Digimedia has advised them that it has taken over operational control of top online casino brands Red Flush, Casino LaVida and Major Tom, and that these brands will now be marketed through the Fortune Affiliates program. The email advises affiliates: “We are pleased to announce that Red …
The Malta-based online gambling software developer World Match has formalised its offer to help the Italian regulator AAMS eradicate unlicensed operators (see previous report), signing an agreement that from next year it will withdraw its products from unlicensed operators who access Italian punters. The company will also encourage its existing clients who wish to enter …
Win Interactive, the social gaming company created and backed by Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Thunder Valley Casino Resort, a US land gambling enterprise owned by California’s United Auburn Indian Community. The objective of the partnership is to launch social online games inspired by the casino, and will …
In its first deal since moving away from parent Unibet (see previous reports), Kambi Sports Solutions has inked a sports betting provision deal with the largest land casino operator in Georgia, the Casino Iveria group. Iveria is launching its first online gambling operation under the Iveriabet brand, and is to use Kambi’s online sports betting …
Online gambling software and games developer, BetSoft Gaming, has inked a game supply deal with the Asian-facing online casino operator AsiaOnlineBet. Under the terms of the partnership, AsiaOnlineBet will be taking on BetSoft’s full suite of desktop i-gaming entertainment, including the Slots3 collection of 3D video slots, including faves like Gypsy Rose, More Gold Diggin’ …
Following tip-offs that an illegal online sports betting ring was operating in the Taichung region of Taiwan, the national Criminal Investigations Bureau carried out an enquiry that led to coordinated local police raids last week, resulting in the arrest of the ring-leader, a man identified only as Chung, and eight associates. Ten computers were seized …
Bodog brand’s North American franchise, Bovada, has halted new registrations for would-be online poker players resident in New Jersey for reasons that are not yet clear. In a brief announcement, the company advised: “Our partner brand Bovada.lv has chosen to stop new account registrations for residents of the state of New Jersey. Existing account holders …
White label online gambling supplier EveryMatrix has inked a partnership deal with business-to-business sports data services supplier Sporting Solutions that will allow OddsMatrix to add boxing, cricket, darts, snooker, Gaelic games and Australian Rules football to its service, and increase the number of markets on popular sports like football, basketball and tennis. Ronnie Whelan, business …
After a third round of investment that brings its total commitment to $4 million, Axon Partners Group is now the major shareholder in social casino operator Akamon Entertainment, which is currently building its mobile strength. Axon said in a statement this week that the renewed investment is to support Akamon’s continued international expansion, especially into …
Dumarca Gaming, the Malta-licensed operator of the Vera&John online casino group, has selected additional mobile and online games for its foray into the UK online gambling market (see previous report) from Microgaming’s Quickfire studios. By integrating Quickfire products, Vera&John are adding popular Microgaming titles, with a launch scheduled for June. The new additions include a …
Websites owned by Swedish online casino and poker operators RedBet Gaming (Heypoker.com and Whitebet.com) and Cherry (EuroSlots.com) join Casinoluck.com and NextCasino.com as the latest additions to the Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling’s latest blacklist of unlicensed sites accessing local punters.
The success of Australian gambling equipment, software and games supplier Aristocrat at the half-year 2014 point has received a boost from the company’s online activities, where the group’s internet and social gaming businesses contributed strongly with a 147 percent y-o-y increase over the corresponding quarter last year to A$19.5 million. Online operations registered a five-fold …
Speaking at the company’s agm Thursday, NetPlayTV chairman Clive Jones said that the UK-based online and interactive television gambling company has enjoyed another very strong performance in 2013, delivering a third consecutive year of net revenue growth in excess of 20 percent and increasing EBITDA by 21 percent to a record GBP 5.2 million. “We …
The slot fan forums are currently buzzing with unconfirmed reports that Net Entertainment’s popular Norse mythology-themed Hall of Gods 5-reel online progressive slot has delivered another big winner – this one worth Euro 7.4 million. No information was available from the Hall of Gods website when we went to press early Thursday, but a press …
Malta regulator Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) has posted its 2013 numbers, showing a Euro 49.9 million surplus for state coffers from its licensing activities, a slight increase on its 2012 income of Euro 49.5 million. The Malta Today newspaper reports that the latest audited accounts of the LGA note Euro 52.7 million in revenues …
State lawmakers in Nevada have rejected at committee stage a proposal by Democratic Party State Senator Tick Segerblom seeking to allow Nevada sports books to take bets on presidential elections. Summing up the sentiments of his colleagues on the committee, one panel members observed: “I think that something as import as elections, as opposed to …
Locus Gaming, the Isle of Man-licensed online casino provider founded by former Ladbrokes managers Ed Andrewes and Mick D’Ancona two years ago, has announced the forthcoming launch of a white label online casino for pool legend Raj ‘The Hitman’ Hundal. Appropriately titled Raj Casino, the new enterprise is scheduled for launch at the end of …
Just launched is 666Bet.com – an online casino and sportsbook operating under an Isle of Man licence issued to Novigroup Limited. Barry Martin, founder and former chief executive officer of Gutshot Poker which was sold in March last year to Betsnetwork Group, heads up the operation and promises all things bigger and better, confidently asserting …
Yet another federal draft bill seeking to ban online gambling has surfaced in Washington DC and is being circulated among politicians, according to a report from respected and reliable journalist Jon Ralston on his Ralston Reports site. Ralston has published a draft of the report, commenting that although its origin is not yet clear, it …