Getting ahead of the pack with its Christmas game this year, online gambling software provider RealTime Gaming has launched its new 3 reel online slot Santastic. The game features a bonus round titled Festive Feast in which up to 2500x multipliers, jackpot spins or up to 25 free games can be won. Rival softwarte provider …
Land gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson continued to press for a federal ban in his war against online gambling this week , appealing to the Republican Attorneys General Association for help in halting the trend by individual states toward legalisation. Adelson is probably the biggest single political donor in the United States, and almost all of …
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission issued another batch of online gambling approvals Wednesday, with two major companies standing out for different reasons – Caesars Interactive Entertainment was given the nod, but Pokerstars parent Rational Group was not. Caesars Interactive Entertainment is a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, which owns four properties in Atlantic City, and …
Gaming software provider GameAccount Network (GAN), has raised GBP 22.2 million (Euro 26.6 million) in a successful placing of oversubscribed new shares which receiving strong interest from institutional investors. GameAccount Network expects to be admitted to trading on the ESM market of the Irish Stock Exchange and the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange …
The European Commission has launched formal infringement proceedings against the online gambling legislation of six Member States and two ‘reasoned opinions’ against Sweden for failing to comply with EU Law. Formal letters of notice were sent to Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland and Romania by the European Commission requesting information on national legislation …
The Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling (SGC) has released a list of certified gaming equipment and software testing labs for prospective licencees. BMM TestLabs and the Bulgarian Institute of Metrology (BIM) were approved at a Commission meeting earlier this week. The SCG’s gambling blacklist was also expanded to include betdsi.eu, lucabet.co and dobet.com while betcris.com …
The Dutch Gaming, Tax and Police authorities collaborated in a raid on a public house in Amsterdam Tuesday, arresting 21 suspects for illegal gambling and confiscating numerous items. It is unclear at this time whether the alleged illegal gambling was conducted online.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has upheld three challenges laid by PokerStars parent company Rational Entertainment Enterprises against Cassava Enterprises regarding 888casino.com web page banners extolling the virtues of its High Rollers Club and VIP membership. Rational challenged the ads wording which said “Join THE BEST VIP PROGRAM AROUND. As a VIP, you can expect …
77.88 percent of SHFL shareholders have voted in favour of the merger agreement with Bally Technologies, Inc. at a special shareholders meeting Tuesday, completing one of the conditions required to finalise the acquisition. The transaction is still subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
Caesars Acquisition Co., the spinoff from Caesars Entertainment Corp. that gives investors a separate stake in the parent company’s online gambling business, debuted on the Nasdaq exchange Tuesday with the share price climbing on its first day of trading. Caesars offered shareholders the right to buy stock in the subsidiary for $8.64 a share to …
Atlantic Club, the Atlantic City casino notorious in the industry for backing out of an acquisition deal with Pokerstars and making off with around $11 million of its money is now not only bankrupt, but about to be auctioned off. Owners RIH Acquisitions NJ LLC will accept sealed bids until December 16 this year with …
The man widely credited with driving the legalisation on intrastate online gambling in New Jersey, state senator Ray Lesniak, triggered industry interest Tuesday by revealing that he has plans to expand internet gambling which will be unveiled at a press conference scheduled for Thursday 21 November. However, Lesniak kept reporters guessing by refusing to disclose …
New Jersey state Senator Ray Lesniak, the lawmaker who played a leading role in the legalisation of New Jersey intrastate online gambling has come out with guns blazing over land gambling baron Sheldon Adelson’s planned political and publicity campaign to federally ban internet gambling. Lesniak said Tuesday that Adelson’s campaign would lead to the loss …
Provocative and annoying Spanish government tactics impacting the major online gambling jurisdiction of Gibraltar and the thousands of Spanish and British people employed there by the industry have been a source of irritation for much of this year, with excessively delayed border entry repeated violations of Gibraltar’s territorial waters. More maritime trespassing on the 18 …
A deal sealed between 888 Holdings PLC and the Delaware Lottery has come to fruition with the launch of online poker, casino table games and casino slots in Delaware. 888 Holdings PLC is the primary vendor team, along with Scientific Games, selected to operate internet gaming systems and services in the state for an initial …
The Hoff a.k.a David Hasselhoff is back in another slot release titled Hoffmania from Novomatic subsidiary GreenTube. The All Pay slot features “The Hoffinator” himself and provides players the opportunity to play a bonus round while receiving a message from the Hoff. Stargames is the first to launch the game in full cash wagering capacity …
Former Chief Minister, Sir Peter Caruana, has spoken out in an interview with The Times on plans for the UK Government’s POC tax saying they will cause significant damage to the economy of Gibraltar. According to Caruana, who is acting as a consultant to the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association, the impact would be huge …
Research compiled by broadcasting regulator OFCOM has revealed a nine-fold increase in Gambling TV advertising since 2006. The 152 000 gambling advertising spots on TV recorded in 2006 have risen to 1.39 million in 2012 of which 38.3 percent advertised bingo. The research categorised gambling advertisements into four sectors namely; online casino and poker; sports …
Scientific Games Corporation has separated the roles of Chairman and chief executive officer held by A. Lorne Weil with the appointment of David L. Kennedy (66) as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect and Ronald O. Perelman as Chairman. Without disclosing the reasons for his departure, Weil steps down despite the company saying in September …
Irish gambling firm Paddy Power reports a good underlying performance but a negative impact from unfavourable sports results in its latest interim management statement for the period July, 1 to November 17, 2013. Key performance indicators include: – Group sportsbook amounts staked up 14 percent. – Group net revenue up 7 percent. – Online (ex …
Malta-based online games provider World Match will distribute an online and mobile slots portfolio on Lottomattica.it and Totosi.it following a deal announced this week. Lottomatica has taken a selection of slots designed specifically for the Italian market, all include a progressive jackpot feature that links between both Web and Mobile versions of the game. “Having …
Following the annual summit on tribal issues held in Washington DC over the weekend, a number of small northern Midwest tribes came together in a separate meeting to discuss pooling resources with a view to expanding into the burgeoning US online gambling market, reports the Washington Post. Organising the project is a Washington DC lawyer …
The National Council of Legislators From Gaming States (NCLGS) is poised to offer guidance to US states who decide to take the state-by-state route to online gambling regulation and licensing, according to a press release from the organisation. With more states set to follow the example of Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey, several US states …
A press release from the Malta online gambling regulator the Lotteries and Gambling Authority reveals that new chief Joseph Cuschieri was refreshingly candid in his address to the Malta iGaming Seminar on the Mediterranean island recently. In October the industry was taken by surprise when LGA chairman Mario Galea and CEO Reuben Portanier suddenly resigned …