IT industry veteran Rob James will leave his position of chief technology officer at Echo Entertainment to assume the role of director of IT at William Hill. In his new position, James will be involved in reshaping William Hill’s IT services following the company’s expansion in the Australian market with its recent acquisitions of Sportingbet, …
Net Entertainment has announced the commercial launch into the Italian market of a selection of its online casino games for mobile and PC game titles on Lottomatica. “We are delighted to have gone live with Lottomatica, allowing them to cross-sell our top online casino game titles through Lottomatica.it and Totosi.it channels” said Björn Krantz, Chief …
The Dutch Kansspelautoriteit (Gaming Authority) is trying a softer approach on preventing unlicensed gambling operators from accessing Dutch residents when legalisation comes into force early in 2014, commencing a program of negotiation with media outlets in the Netherlands in a bid to persuade them to eschew advertising from illegal operators. The regulator has a somewhat …
The third quarter reportage of Station Casinos, parent group of online gambling companies Fertitta Interactive and Ultimate Gaming, emphasises the impending launch of online gambling in New Jersey, assuring investors that Ultimate and its New Jersey partner Trump Taj Mahal Associates LLC are ready to go. The report notes: “Fertitta Interactive’s subsidiary, Ultimate Gaming, continues …
Facebook slots fans have another social slots destination with the launch of “Slot Machines” from Singapore-headquartered developer I Got Games. The game previously launched on mobile features interactive bonus games, auto-spin, exclusive bonuses for Star members and weekly tournaments. Slot Machines boasts “gorgeous graphics, immersive and exciting game play, and dozens of interactive bonus games …
The Calvin Ayre Foundation (CAF) is appealing to the iGaming industry to make a donation towards the Haiyan relief efforts following the devastating typhoon that hit the Philippine Central Islands earlier this month. CAF has committed to matching all donations made by the online gambling industry “pesos for peso, up to $1 000 000,00”. Foundation …
Romanian games developer CasinoWebScripts is apparently focusing its efforts on the Asian market with the launch of a selection of casino games with Asian inspired themes. According to a CasinoWebScripts spokesperson: “It is now time to focus on other gambling markets, such as Asia. Soon we will finish releasing more games inspired from various countries …
Online gambling firm Betfair has appointed Gary Wimbridge to the position Global eCommerce Product Manager. Wimbridge has held various positions in the online gambling industry that include: Senior Client Services Manager for the Aditi Group, Head of Web and Mobile at Sky Vegas, Casino Production Manager at BSkyB, and Account Manager at GTECH G2 amongst …
GameAccount Network has been awarded a single transaction waiver by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement following an extensive application for a full Casino Service Industry Enterprise licence to become an interactive gaming software provider in New Jersey. “We are one of the few European internet gaming companies with significant accrued experience in the …
Pools and tote betting service provider Sportech plc reports good progress against its strategic objectives in its latest interim management statement for the period August 22 to November 11, 2013. Highlights of the period include the company’s investment in its U.S. business with Connecticut’s flagship sports bar and betting venue due to open in December, …
Swedish state-owned gaming firm Svenska Spel will make customer gaming cards mandatory from the middle of next year. The gaming card not only allows for Svenska Spel to contact customers in the event of a win or provide opportunities for participation in special promotions but provides safeguards in combating underage gambling, problem gambling, crime and …
Leander Games will integrate American casino slot developer, American Gaming Systems’ (AGS) key titles on its LeGa platform in an exclusive partnership announced this week. The partnership will make AGS’ proven casino slots available to online casino operators via Leander’s platform and give AGS a presence in major regulated online markets globally. Commenting on the …
Asian-facing online gambling firm DafaBet has become superbike racing team Splitlath Redmond’s leading sponsor for the 60th Macau Grand Prix event. The annual Macau Grand Prix is a motor-racing event known for being the only street circuit racing event in which both car and motorcycle races are held. DafaBet’s head of sponsorship John Cruces said …
The Miami Herald reports the development of an extension to New Jersey’s self-exclusion list that includes online betting in anticipation of the launch of online gambling towards the end of the month. Participants already listed on New Jersey’s existing land casinos self-exclusion list will automatically be included on the online self-exclusion list. New Jersey residents …
Live Dealer provider Evolution Gaming has launched an extended and new dedicated Live Casino environment for UK-based Grosvenor Casinos. The dedicated environment, created at Evolution’s Riga Studios, went live on November 4, with additional features under the Live Casino tab on Grosvenor’s website. The new environment instantly doubles the capacity of Grosvenor Casinos’ online Live …
Respected online gambling firm 32Red plc’s bingo brand has become the latest sponsor of The Paul O’Grady Show on ITV as it kicks off a new series. The Paul O’Grady Show focuses on feel-good entertainment with Paul O’Grady’s unique blend of humour, wit and surprise. 32Red’s bingo brand idents will feature a chat show style …
One of online gambling’s most bitter U.S. critics, Alabama Republican Representative Spencer Bachus, may have been less than original in his choice of words damning internet gambling, according to the Washington Times. The newspaper quotes content from two op-ed articles written for the press by Bachus in 2009 which bear a distinct and noticeable resemblance …
Interactive gaming firm, NetPlayTV plc has appointed Akshay Kumar as group finance director effective immediately. Akshay (34) joined Netplay in January 2011 as group financial controller from a similar position at Sporting Index Limited. “Having worked closely with Akshay since 2011 I can attest to him already having had considerable financial and strategic input into …
The Taiwan Sports Lottery Corporation (TSLC) has selected Intralot as its single betting services partner for the next 10 years. Intralot will provide TSLC operational support services for sports betting in both retail – to a network of 1 200 Points of Sale countrywide, and interactive – through Internet and mobile platforms. Included under the …
Mathias Dahms, the founder, chief executive officer and Management Board spokesman of Schleswig-Holstein based mybet Holding SE has resigned from the company. According to a mybet advisory, Dahms’ resignation was at his own request for personal reasons and his departure is both amicable and by mutual agreement. “After 15 years on the Management Board, including …
Novomatic AG, through its subsidiary Novo Lottery Solutions GmbH, has completed the sale of a 90 percent stake of Icelandic software firm Betware for an undisclosed consideration. The remaining 10 percent will be retained by key Betware management. Betware revealed it had put itself out there over a year ago in a bid to attract …
Betclic Everest Group online sportsbetting and gaming provider Bet-At-Home said it was pleased with what it terms as strong gross gaming revenues despite the lack of a major sporting event during 2013. Key performance indicators for the nine months ending September 30, 2013 include: – Pre-tax revenues up by Euro 13.7 million to Euro 11.6 …
UK-based software provider Gameswarehouse (GW) has delivered two new online titles to Sky Vegas. Both “Egyptian Gold” and “Dr Frantic and the Lab of Loot” are five-reel, 20-winline games offering GW’s “lock‘n’load” mechanism. In addition, GW’s Gold Strike title has been released on the mobile platform through Sky Vegas’ app. “This has been a long …
Isle of Man-based online casino and sportsbook PandaBet has launched Player vs. Player games allowing Pandabet customers to bet against each other. The platform allows users to manage a friend list and challenge friends on titles such as Flip a Coin or Highest Card for a minimum bet of Euro 1. Lucy Stopford, Director at …