The spectacular New York “art gallery” illegal poker and sports betting bust earlier this year delivered up another conviction and sentencing this week when 44-year-old television producer Bryan Zuriff escaped jail but was sentenced to two years probation by a Manhattan federal court. The producer of the popular television series “Ray Donovan”, Zuriff stood accused …
The Michigan state lottery is to go online with ticket sales and games within the next year, the Associated Press news agency reports, noting that Pollard Banknote Limited of Canada and NeoGames of Malta proposals have been chosen for the state’s $23 million iLottery contract for the first four years. The go-ahead was delayed for …
The 5-day trialling period for New Jersey online gambling has given the state Division of Gaming Enforcement sufficient confidence to give permission for six of the seven Atlantic City casinos to commence full-on real-money operations from today (November 26). Borgata and bwin.party; Bally’s and 888 Holdings; Caesars and Amaya; Tropicana and GameSys; Trump Plaza and …
William Hill has launched a new 6000 square foot technology centre in Shoreditch which will initially accommodate forty staff members. Situated in the midst of Britain’s “technology development” community dubbed the “Silicon Roundabout area”, the centre will focus on developing William Hill’s mobile product and other innovative advances. “We see this as a hugely significant …
Live dealer gaming provider Evolution Gaming has added Perfect Pairs and 21+3 side bets to its online Live Dealer Blackjack product. Players will have the option to turn these side bets on or off each time they enter the table once the enhanced version of the game goes live across Evolution licensees at the end …
Dutch Gambling Authority Chairman Jan Suyver said the Kansspelautoriteit is poised to sign letters of intent with its counterparts in Belgium, France and Denmark working towards cooperation in combating illegal gambling. “The Gambling Authority will work closely with colleagues in other countries,” Suyver told BNR news radio. “But we can only commence the real cooperation …
Online gaming technology provider Aristocrat has launched its newest nLive virtual casino platform for Tribal land-based operation Spirit Mountain Casino in Oregon. The play-for-free Spirit Mountain nLive virtual casino features a host of popular games that include 5 Dragons, 50 Lions, Big Red, Buffalo, Imperial House, Miss Kitty, More Chilli, Queen of the Nile and …
Having expanded its blacklist of what it deems illegal operators just last week, the Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling has added another five. Latest inductees to the list whom ISP providers have been instructed to block by the Sofia District Court comprise dobet.com, ucabet.co, betdsi.eu, fairwaycasino.com and rubyfortune.com.
Playtech-owned affiliate programme Euro Partners has withdrawn from the Canadian market and will no longer provide marketing services for its brands or accept any further traffic from the country. The notification, appearing on various forums, gave little information on the reasons behind the move except for the prospect of “pending regulations” in the country. Canadian …
Dutch State-owned Holland Casino’s strategy to decentralise operations will result in a third of its Head Office employees facing the axe. The restructure affects around 100 jobs which add to the previous loss of 350 job cuts announced earlier this year. According to the Financieele Dagblad, Holland Casino is expected to make a loss of …
Mississippi’s 2014 legislative session will include hearings and discussions on internet gambling said House Gaming Committee Chairman Richard Bennett, R-Long Beach. Bennett said in an interview with the Sun Herald newspaper that if and when lawmakers act, he will propose only companies that own casinos in Mississippi be eligible to be licenced to launch online …
The Football Pools has announced a record-breaking weekend that saw a player bag GBP 441 605 on a 12-fixture predictor game. The winning punter playing on Jackpot 12 successfully predicted the outcome of 12 games spread across matches from the Premier League, the Championship, SPL, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga with a pool size growing …
GameAccount Network (GAN) floated on the London AIM and Irish Stock Exchanges this morning, with analysts saying that early indicators show shares performing strongly in early trading soon after the markets opened. The company’s market capitalisation stood at GBP 75 million at the time of placing . “We hope to see more companies do this …
William Hill has deployed an in-house brief to large network and boutique agencies inviting them to pitch for its advertising account said to be worth around GBP 15 million. The gambling firm has worked with Fabula and Beattie McGuinness Bungay (BMB) in the past but trialled moving its advertising business in-house earlier this year, reports …
Malta-licensed land gambling operators who fail to comply with the LGA rules on gambling promotion on internet social media sites run the risk of losing their licensed status, says the recently appointed new head of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority, Joseph Cuschieri. The LGA requires that land operators advertise and promote only on media regulated …
It’s a sad tale, told all too often; a lucky punter wins a big lottery prize and entrusts the machine-checking of his ticket to a store clerk. The store clerk tells the punter that he has won substantially less than the true win, pays him out and then tries to claim the big win on …
Online bookie Paddy Power is poised to introduce faster cash-out processes in recognition of a key punter demand, reports the Sunday Independent newspaper. The UK betting exchange Betfair pioneered the fast cash-out service concept, which enables gamblers to cash in their bet before a race or a football match has ended. Paddy Power’s Peter O’Donovan …
Three twenty-something software programmers from Bulgaria, Russia and the Ukraine have been arrested in Cyprus for running an illegal online gambling operation. The police have not released details of the websites involved. The Cyprus Mail reports that the trio operated servers from an apartment in Paphos, and were arrested on Thursday evening after police officers, …
Last year’s suspension of spread betting firm Marketspreads had a costly impact on the company’s financial results; Management noted this week in presenting new accounts. The Irish spreadbetter was suspended by Ireland’s Central Bank for capital adequacy and audit opinion issues and, it now transpires, that was a contributory cause is pre-tax losses of almost …
Geolocation glitches appeared to be the most common issues on the first night of New Jersey’s trial period of online gambling Thursday, with some operators reporting complaints by legitimate New Jersey punters that despite being within the state they had been blocked, and others reporting successful blocking of players outside the Garden State perimeter who …
Bally Technologies subsidiary Bally Interactive has announced a deal with the Chilean Enjoy Group subsidiary Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino in Uruguay that will see it provide an e-gaming platform and content. “We are excited to announce an iGaming platform partnership with Bally Technologies which will provide outstanding benefits and entertainment options for …
White label online casino and sportsbetting provider Everymatrix has announced an addition to its managed operations stable in the shape of the new Russian sports betting site ContoraBet. Newly appointed Everymatrix head of gaming, Ryan Henderson, will oversee management activity at the site, bringing ten years of industry experience – most recently with Pinnacle – …
The Bulgarian Gambling Commission has announced the approval of three accredited testing agencies for the country’s online gambling market – one local and two international laboratories. The local testing agency approved by the Commission is the Bulgarian Institute of Metrology, which has a good track record in gaming, software and communications equipment testing. The international …
The severe Greek economic recession, allied to an increased tax burden has been cited as the reason for a drop in profits at the Greek gambling monopoly OPAP, recently acquired by the Emma Delta group . The gambling group’s third quarter net profit plunged 61 percent y-o-y to Euro 44.4 million, although it was better …