Olympian Group-owned GR88 Casino has added a suite of 19 Play’n GO slots and tables games to augment its existing selection of Microgaming instant-play games. “We wanted to give our players as many games as possible to choose from so we built our casino in a way that lets us add games from various casino …
Playtech, 888 Holdings, G2 and Openbet are apparently on Greek gambling provider OPAP’s short-list ahead of the launch of e-gaming later this year. Capital.GR sources say OPAP will reveal its choice within the next few days to accelerate the launch of its online sportsbook in time for the 2014 World Cup.
UK internet service providers (ISP’s) have reportedly rebuffed the UK Gambling Commission’s attempt to introduce “warning pages” on unlicenced gambling websites, a tactic the Commission says would deter potential customers from playing on what it considers to be illegal websites. The Government’s request precedes the proposed point-of-consumption gambling legislation that it expects to be introduced …
Online gambling service provider CAMS LLC has engaged the services of former president and chief executive officer of the American Gaming Association (AGA) Frank Fahrenkopf as an advisor. “Frank’s considerable political and gaming acumen will be invaluable as we forge ahead in New Jersey and into other states,” said Matthew Katz, chief executive of CAMS. …
In a similar communication as that sent out in June last year, the Swiss Federal Council’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has issued a warning against websites onlinecasinoschweiz24.ch, casino-zuerich.com and swisscasinoonline.eu clarifying that despite the impression the operators have created through the use of the Swiss flag, coat of arms and numerous other references, …
A Bet A Technology will provide a multi-channel bet management system to start-up virtual betting firm Veros Digital in a partnership deal announced this week. “We’re confident our systems will serve them well, whichever operators they use and no matter what channel or jurisdiction they operate in,” commented Debbie Harman, sales director at A Bet …
The French virtual horse racing operator Zeturf had a good year in 2013, posting a 25 percent rise in wagers accepted and achieving a 10 percent share of the French market despite competition from giant rival, the PMU. 2013 stakes topped Euro 1.1 billion, with prospects going forward good following the launch of the company’s …
CharlesN, an online casino player on the Everest website, scored big-time last week, taking home a major $300,000 jackpot after betting only $8. The jackpot hit on the Playtech progressive Everybody’s Jackpot, which has a Mystery Progressive Jackpot triggered randomly during main game play. Players lucky enough to hit the winning spin get 70 percent …
North Jersey.com reports the imminent launch of The Virgin Group’s online casino site in to the New Jersey market. The launch, which is scheduled for Friday in collaboration with partner Gamesys, was initially delayed until glitches concerning login, payment issues and software were ironed out. “We’ve been rehearsing this moment for several years in the …
Joshua Hannah has announced his retirement as a Non-Executive Director of the Betfair Group plc. Hannah was appointed as a director of The Sporting Exchange Limited in 2002 upon the acquisition of Flutter.com of which he was a founder. He became a Non-Executive of the Company when it was incorporated in 2008 and was on …
French operator La Française des Jeux (FDJ) recorded a 1.8 percent increase in stakes collected in 2013, up to Euro 12.35 billion compared to Euro 12.14 billion in 2012. Sales in the operators retail network, which comprises 96.7 percent of total sales rose by 1.7 percent while internet sales grew by 5.5 percent to Euro …
William Hill has inked an agreement with Turf TV that will see the Amalgamated Racing Limited brand become the UK bookmaker’s exclusive supplier of US racing coverage effective February 2014. Turf TV, a joint venture between Racecourse Media Services and Timeweave, will provide William Hill coverage of US racing from Gulfstream Park in Miami, Pimlico …
Fantasy sports and social gaming provider Picklive Limited has entered into an investment deal and joint venture with India-based lottery distributor and operator, the Sugal & Damani Group (SND). Under the terms of the agreement the joint venture hopes to create a multi-product skill gaming platform for the Indian market with the initial launch of …
Johannesburg, South Africa-based virtual gaming firm Kiron Interactive is ramping up for ICE Totally Gaming 2014 with new content and systems providing a multi-channel hub for operators. The company will showcase at least five new games, including trotting, motor racing, cycling, table tennis and badminton along with enhanced graphics integrated in their greyhound racing product …
An informal meeting of French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and United Kingdom regulatory authorities held in Rome on 16 and 17 January 2014 covered a broad range of topics of which shared liquidity was reported to be surprisingly absent. Topics included the improvement of information sharing, views on the regulatory evolution of domestic markets, control …
The Republic of Macedonia is reportedly planning on blocking access to foreign betting sites and has partnered with Austrian gambling firm Casinos Austria in a joint venture that will see the launch of online betting in the country. “With the start of games organized by the State Video Lottery, institutions such as the Electronic Communications …
The Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling has announced the launch of its electronic administrative services portal offering access to a number of services that include licence applications and licence awards. The regulator said the e-project was undertaken in an effort to modernise the Commission’s Operational Programme for “Administrative Capacity” and is co-financed by the European …
Digital sports media firm PERFORM has extended its sales partnership with the Premier League giving PERFORM exclusive responsibility for global advertising sales on the Premier League’s official website. PERFORM additionally produces and distributes ‘near live’ match video highlights and features for the Premier League, a partnership which has been in force since 2007. The agreement …
Microgaming is developing a new online slot based on the blockbuster movie Terminator 2: Judgement Day following a licencing agreement with Studiocanal S.A. The 1991 movie release, which was a follow-on to the original The Terminator, extensively utilised computer-generated imagery (CGI) giving movie-goers never before seen visual effects and the like. The film won numerous …
bgo Entertainment (formerly Mandalay Media) has launched “Jurassic Island”, its first video slot game to emerge from its recently formed in-house development studio which is apparently led by Andreas Bexelius, a former Lead Gaming Mathematician at Net Entertainment. The 5-reel, 25-payline game features symbols and thematics from the Jurassic period introducing mean-looking dodos, mutated killer …
Eric Meyerhofer, the chief executive officer of ticket printing and couponing solutions firm FutureLogic will leave his position to head up Gamblit Gaming LLC, a California-headquartered startup offering internet and land-based products to the gaming industry. Meyerhofer will retain his links with FutureLogic having also been named as its newly elected Chairman. “I am delighted …
Over the weekend an Associated Press news agency article achieved wide currency, reporting that operators were generally upbeat about the prospects for the online gambling market in New Jersey. Pessimistic media reports bemoaning the lower than expected revenues of $8.4 million over the first six weeks of operational activity suggested that full year revenues would …
The coverage of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States winter conference provided by respected blogger Marco Valerio continues to provide interesting insights into the problems associated with individual states developing player-sharing agreements. In his current reportage, Valerio quotes Richard Schuetz, the head of the California Gambling Control Commission, who impressed upon delegates the …
The Poker Players Alliance is again revving up US online poker players on a major issue as another Adelson banning threat evolves. The Alliance says that it has recently learned that the Las Vegas Sands group land gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson is currently urging state attorneys general to sign a letter calling for a national …