Games that are popular in the land gambling environment usually find their way online in due course, but this week 5050 Sports and Novomatic subsidiary Astra Games reversed the process. In a unique agreement Astra Games will utilise 5050 Sports as a bonus double-up feature in its new land-based slot for the UK market, Mega …
Legislators in New Mexico appear to be taking a more progressive approach to online gambling…or are at least hedging their bets, according to a report in the Albuquerque Journal this week. The report covers state compacts to be addressed by the Legislature that formerly declared New Mexico would not authorise online gambling, but the Journal …
Up and coming online gambling content developer Leander Games (which signed major content provision deals with Amaya Gaming and Full Tilt Poker in 2013) has picked the International Casino Expo week to launch its latest offering, a 5-reel, 40 pay-line internet and mobile slot with a theme that features the queen of Country music, Dolly …
Net Entertainment’s next online slot will recall the days of surf, sun and rock music back in the ‘sixties and ‘seventies, and will be titled Wild Water. The 5-reel game features Wild Substitutions, stacked surfer symbols, Free Spins and 2 different types of bonus; Surf Team and Surf’s Up, each with its own bet multiplier. …
Over the past decade the independent standards and player protection company eCOGRA has seen the good, the bad and the ugly travel through its disputes mediation service. The service helps players who have issues with the organisation’s 220 accredited operators, most of whom were pioneers in the industry and are now well-established, successful online gambling …
The runaway success of BetSoft Gaming’s SugarPop! 3D slot has prompted the software development company to release a first level expansion pack. Launched in November last year, SugarPop! was one of the first video slots to incorporate concepts that are more commonly found in casual and social gaming markets, such as level progression, persistent game …
Indian police Crime Branch detectives in Mumbai have reported the start of dismantling a nation-wide online gambling ring and the arrest of five people over the weekend. The illegal activity took place through an online gambling website titled Amazing Nights.com, which was managed from an apartment near the Surat railway station in Mumbai, police spokesmen …
The lacklustre performance of European online gambling group Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment has paradoxically motivated the Board to suggest boosting the salaries of the executives running the ship. The Telegraph newspaper reports that an extraordinary general meeting is to be called to approve massive increases in the CEO and CFO salaries because existing share incentive awards …
Respected Nevada journalist Jon Ralston generated interest in the online gambling issue over the weekend with a report suggesting that – for now at least – Wynn Resorts owner Steve Wynn appears to be on-side with fellow land gambling mogul and owner of Las Vegas Sands, Sheldon Adelson, in his campaign to ban the pastime …
Chris Grove, the editor of the respected online poker information site Online Poker Report, has taken the time to address in detail the misleading content of the op-ed articles being distributed to US mainstream media by Adelson front-men from his Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling campaign. The articles all follow a common format, based largely …
The publication Gamasutra reports that Seattle-based online and mobile social game developer Jawfish Games is closing down, laying off all staff and selling off company intellectual property, including the rights to the company’s real-time multiplayer online tournament hosting platform Jawfish Focus as well as games like Jawfish Words and Jawfish Poker. Founded by American professional …
When Michael Graydon took over the CEO position at Canada’s British Columbia Lottery Commission back in March 2008, he faced a formidable array of challenges that included political antipathy following serious allegations of retailer ticket sale fraud . Almost five years on, he has successfully reorganised and re-energised the body; resolved difficult and innovative projects …
California Senator Rod Wright, who was earlier this week convicted in a Los Angeles court on eight felony counts for voter fraud and perjury, has resigned his chairmanship of the influential Senate Governmental Organization Committee, which initially handles all state gambling bills. The Senator is a strong supporter of legalised online poker in California, and …
Nevada casinos won $11.1 billion in 2013 as the gambling state chalked up a fourth consecutive year of gambling revenue gains, fueled largely by high-roller Baccarat game and good fortune that favored the house. Reporting on the latest figures from the Nevada regulator, the Associated Press news agency says statewide win for the calendar year …
The very media-active and voluble Campaign for Fairer Gambling has been rapped over the knuckles by the Advertising Standards Association in Britain over some of the claims it made in a parliamentary publication in the course of its anti-Fixed Odds Betting Terminals campaign. Readers of CFG press material have become accustomed to the emotive language …
The Rank Group plc has posted its half-year results for the six months ended 31 December 2013, highlighting a group performance that included: * Group revenue up 16 percent at GBP 352.4 million * Group operating profit down 14 percent at GBP 32.7 million * Group EBITDA down 6 percent at GBP 54.2 million * …
The comprehensive switch to Playtech digital gambling technology agreed by Ladbrokes plc last year has seen another step forward with the launch of Playtech live dealer services at Ladbrokes this week. Ladbrokes has previously worked with CWC Gaming and Evolution in this vertical, providing popular casino games live like Blackjack,Sic Bo, Roulette and Baccarat. Meanwhile …
Bill Rutsey, the president and CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association, published an op-ed article in the Ottawa Citizen this week, criticising the Canadian Senate for sitting on a two-year-old bill that has wide support and would allow Canadians to place single game wagers. Rutsey clearly chose the timing for his article carefully as Super …
The Press of Atlantic City reports that a new poll conducted by the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey shows that less than 3 percent of New Jersey gamblers have gambled online since the state launched Internet gambling in November last year. The poll …
Los Angeles-based digital entertainment and sports distributor Global Gaming Network, Inc. has announced a content supply deal with Impact Fantasy Sports, an interactive development company focused on creating unique and engaging fantasy sports games. The agreement will see IFS provide GBGM with customised fantasy league games which will be offered to U.S. based casinos, sports …
Prosecutors in Roanoke, Virginia are working up a case against at least nine people alleged to have operated an online sports betting ring that took over $5 million in wagers before it was shut down mid-2013 by federal law enforcement officials. The Roanoke Times reports that the nine defendants include a local restaurant owner, and …
Bwin Party Digital Entertainment has announced that its live sports content subsidiary, Bwin Feed has been selected by the Fortuna Entertainment Group as its content supplier of choice. Fortuna is probably the largest sports betting operator in Central Europe, and the agreement will see Bwin Feed content integrated with Fortuna’s sports betting client. Bwin Feed …
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has issued a post-close trading statement confirming that the company has continued to perform strongly in the fourth quarter and expects to exceed analyst expectations for the full year. The statement notes that Playtech has completed the rollout of further products, specifically focusing on its mobile and sports verticals …
BetTech Gaming, a South African provider of turnkey gaming solutions, has partnered with Van der Vyver Racing to launch online sportsbook Playabets.com in the local market. Van der Vyver Racing was established more than 65 years ago, and has betting shops throughout the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Launching the fully localised online and mobile …