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 …
Poker Players Alliance vice president Rich Muny recently acquitted himself rather well in a Facebook exchange with the reportedly Republican political consultant and strategist Cheri Jacobson. Jacobson, leaning heavily on two FBI letters to Congress that the Adelson anti-online gambling campaign has frequently trotted out to back their claims that online gambling is dangerous and …
Teddy Mitchell, a 59-year-old Oklahoma man who pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling operation after being indicted by a grand jury two years ago, has been sentenced by a federal court to 27 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release. Mitchell has already agreed to forfeit $1 million in cash and …
The indefatigable Senator Ray Lesniak of New Jersey has started 2014 in typical style, reintroducing a controversial new bill to the state Legislature which proposes the licensing and regulation of online gambling operators who provide services restricted to foreign internet punters. Lesniak’s intent is to create an environment which will carve out a niche for …
Massachusetts multimedia entertainment company, GSN Games announced the beta launch of its mobile-optimised cash tournament project for US skill game players Friday. The GSN Cash Games tournament initiative features a mobile website for what the company claims is the first-ever mobile cash tournament site for U.S. players. The new site will complement the company’s popular …
A police raid on an Internet gambling café in Tracy, California last May is turning out to be a jackpot for the local Boys & Girls Clubs this week as police department officials distribute 39 of 50 confiscated computers following the formal conviction of the previous owner on illegal gambling charges and a court distribution …
The online gambling group GVC Holdings plc announced Friday that Nigel Blythe-Tinker is stepping down as a non-executive director with immediate effect. CEO Kenneth Alexander said: “On behalf of the Board l would like to thank Nigel for the contribution he has made during the nine years that he has served as a non-executive director. …
The UK online and land bookmaker William Hill plc has posted a performance report for the 13 weeks from 2 October to 31 December 2013, showcasing strong growth in sports betting and sportsbook, and online net revenue up 14 percent, thanks to mobile gambling improvements. Responding to recent criticism on Fixed Odds Betting Terminsals, the …
Geoff Freeman, chief executive officer of the American Gaming Association, is proving to be a pragmatic and forthright protagonist of regulated and licensed online gambling in US states, directly opining in his latest speech that the attempt by Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson to derail the trend toward intrastate legalisation is not the right …
A games supply partnership agreement announced late last year between UK online gambling software developer GameAccount and the US branch of major Japanese casino equipment supplier Konami Gaming has now been finalised, reports the Irish Times. The agreement sees Konami acknowledging GameAccount Network as its “preferred partner” and recommending its online gambling platform to the …
With the failure of the Hollywood Park enterprise spurring it to shift focus, UK online gambling group Betfair now appears close to sealing a betting exchange deal with New Jersey’s Monmouth Park race course, according to racing journal reports. The reportage suggests that the main elements of a deal that could be implemented as early …
Tuesday’s House of Lords deliberations on new UK legislation requiring online operators accessing British punters to pay UK taxes and take out secondary licensing saw the bill successfully pass through the committee stage after detailed examination. Twenty amendments to the UK Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill were put forward but not adopted, including a proposal …
Police in Nicosia, Cyprus have arrested a 26-year-old local woman for illegal online gambling. The woman managed a small betting shop but when police raided the premises they found a total of eight computers being used to gamble illegally online, mainly on international horse and dog races Investigations continue, and the un-named woman will appear …
Italian sports betting giant Scommettendo.it has inked an agreement with iSoftBet to bring regulated content from the online game software developer to its Italian online casino platform. All of iSoftBet’s regulated casino games will soon be making their way to the Scommettendo platform, ranging from iSoftBet’s original and branded slot machines to video poker games …
Full year 2013 results posted Thursday by the Gibraltar-based online casino operator 32Red show that for the fourth year running the group has delivered record turnover numbers. Highlights of the report included: * Annual revenues of GBP 38.8 million (2012 FY: GBP 32.1 million) * Noteworthy growth over the past four years which has seen …
Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, has unveiled an innovative player achievements feature, with the Betat online casino the first licensee to offer the new incentive in a selection of Quickfire’s achievement-structured slot games. The Achievements feature allows players to collect badges and trophies for set accomplishments. Players can also attain monetary rewards and bonuses for achieving …
In a trading update issued Thursday, online and land gambling group Ladbrokes said that it expects group operating profit for the year ended 31 December 2013 to be around the middle of the current range of analysts’ forecasts (GBP 129.8 million to GBP 151 million) and to be consistent with guidance given to the market …
The British online and land gambling group Ladbrokes has announced the appointment after a competitive pitch of London advertising agency BBH as the group’s advertising partner. BBH will be tasked with developing a new advertising strategy as Ladbrokes looks develop its brand in light of the advances made by the business in further developing the …
Anthem Media Group, Inc., an operator of television channels on linear, digital and mobile platforms, has announced the scheduled launch on March 4 this year of what it claims is the first ever 24-hour Fantasy Sports TV Network. The Fantasy Sports Network will begin serving its content on traditional, “over the top,” online and mobile …
The Guardian newspaper reports that the chief executive officer of one of Britain’s most successful land and online gambling groups became involved in a bitter seven hour exchange on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals through the Twitter social network last week that probably left all involved a little bruised. William Hill plc chief Ralph Topping, a …
IDology, Inc., a provider of real-time technology solutions that verify an individual’s identity and age for anyone conducting business in a customer-not-present environment, has teamed up with CAMS, a multi-tenant Software as a Service solution powered by Verifi and operating in the online lottery and gaming space. The two companies say that by partnering up …
Bloomberg TV was one of the many business and mainsteam media publications reporting on the official stats for New Jersey’s first six weeks of legalised online gambling this week. The company’s “Market Makers” program talked with Bloomberg analyst Brian Miller on the rather slow start the numbers suggest. Miller said that when extrapolated, the six-week …
Online gambling company 888.com continued its publicity assault on the US market this week with another novel initiative; the company has offered top New York Giants footballer Hakeem Nicks – who as a wide receiver wears the No. 88 jersey – a grand total of $88,800 dollars if he agrees to legally change his name …