Ellmount Gaming-operated CasinoRoom.com’s launch of NYX Interactive’s OGS and MOVE mobile offering this week forms part of a general revamp. The Maltese-licenced operator said the partnership is a perfect fit in line with its strong focus on mobile gaming. David Flynn, chief executive officer of NYX Interactive said “We are extremely happy to take NYX …
The fall out from CNBC’s signing of controversial “Steve Stevens” as front man for its upcoming reality TV show on sports betting continued over the weekend as more recognisable and respected sports betting personalities chimed in on the row. Writing on his blog, Todd Fuhrman, owner of ToddsTake.com and a former odds-maker at Caesars Palace, …
The Cambodian online gambling scene is building momentum with the availability in English, Mandarin and Thai language of live dealer action beamed from a land casino in Northern neighbour Laos, reports the The Cambodia Daily newspaper. The publication claims that local and foreign croupiers run video streamed blackjack, baccarat or roulette games from the Savan …
The news last week that UK company Featurespace has developed analytical software capable of identifying the betting patterns and behaviour of potentially problem gamblers at online casinos has been followed by similar claims from a Canadian company. Focal Research Consultants of Halifax, Nova Scotia has proved in commissions with land gambling casinos that its software …
In recent weeks the Bulgarians have made the headlines with an ever-growing online gambling black list of unlicensed websites, which was strange considering the lack of licensing infrastructure in the eastern European country. Bulgarian politicians passed the enabling laws and empowered a regulator, but until now it appeared that little had been done to introduce …
Online gambling marketing affiliates and thousands of other users were impacted by an extended server outage Friday on the HostGator, BlueHost and HostMonster companies which fall under the Endurance International Group in the United States. According to reports on the Mashable.com site, foul play was not involved in the outage at the group’s Provo, Utah, …
The South African government’s Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies intends to submit proposals to tighten the laws governing the gambling industry, reports Timesonline.com. The proposals include measures to guard against problem gambling that include tightening legislation and reviewing advertising guidelines. Steps to ensure the proper funding and coordination of education and awareness programmes on …
The latest (June 2013) numbers from the Nevada Gaming Control Board were released Friday, showing a 4.8 percent decline in revenues when compared with the same period last year. Nevada land casinos won $792.5 million in June, down from $833 million in June 2012. Las Vegas Strip winnings of $435 million were down just over …
Representative Peter King’s proposed federal bill seeking to legalise all forms of online gambling with the exception of sports betting does not appear to be achieving much traction more than two months since its introduction. With politicians heading out of Washington for the summer recess, King and his sole supporter thus far, Massachusetts Democrat Michael …
A former British army officer who went on to become a director of a financial services company in civilian life has told the BBC how he blew GBP 750,000 on unidentified online casino websites. Justyn Larcombe, from Tunbridge Wells, said he sold the equity on his home, spent his wife’s life savings and used his …
This week Massachusetts state Treasurer Steven Grossman posted the Massachusetts Lottery’s second-highest profit level for the last fiscal year, hauling in $952 million on record sales of $4.8 billion. At the same time he discussed the possible addition of online games, and reassured retail ticket sellers that this would not be done at the expense …
A New Jersey politician and former Atlantic City mayor, Senator James Whelan, introduced an amending bill this week seeking to fine-tune the state’s already approved online gambling legalisation law by the addition of a provision allowing the wider dispersion of online server equipment. The NorthJersey.com blog reports that Sen. Whelan justified his amendment by explaining: …
Pokerstars parent, The Rational Group, appears to have put the abortive attempt to acquire the Atlantic Club land casino in New Jersey behind it, advising the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement this month that it is no longer pursuing the acquisition. The company ran out of time in acquiring the necessary licensing, and Atlantic …
Online gambling operator Betway has signed a sponsorship deal with endurance sports company Total Warrior ahead of the mud runner event taking place this weekend in Cumbria, England. The challenging event will see 5,000 competitors tackle the Total Warrior course over the weekend. The Total Warrior Mud Run will form an integral part of Betway’s …
International Game Technology announced the appointment of two new directors to its board Friday, naming Eric Brown and Tracey Weber. Brown is COO, CFO and executive vice president of Polycom Inc., and has held the position since 2012. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Electronics for Imaging and chairs its Audit Committee. …
The city of Gilroy in California is the site of the latest battlefield between enforcement authorities and internet cafe operators offering their clients online gambling facilities. In a late night stealth operation Thursday, about 40 officers from several local law enforcement agencies shut down an illegal gambling venue masquerading as an Internet cafe on First …
On Friday British land and online gambling giant William Hill plc announced its interim results for the 26 weeks ended 2 July 2013 (H1 2013), comparing them with the first 26 weeks in H1 2012. CEO Ralph Topping was able to boast significant strategic progress and continued momentum, with online and mobile operations delivering double-digit …
The Casual Connect social gaming conference in San Francisco this week continued to deliver online gambling newsbytes as the convergence of real-money gambling and social networking was discussed by delegates. GeekWire reports that Charles Harper, IGT DoubleDown Casino’s director of business development, said that he thinks real-money gambling authorised and regulated at the federal level …
On Thursday the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes in Oklahoma called on the Obama Administration to allow them to form a ground-breaking pact with the state of Oklahoma permitting tribes to operate online gaming sites from their native lands. The plan would generate millions for smaller tribes and for the state government, reports the publication Indian …
Online gambling games developer BetSoft Gaming has released the first title in its ambitious new Slots3 Interactive series of socially oriented 3D video slots. The new game WhoSpunIt? is a five reel, thirty line game drawing from the latest social gaming technologies to create an entirely new breed of entertainment, its developers claim. “With the …
Police and other state agencies in Ohio targeted internet cafes in seven state counties Thursday, equipped with search warrants in a renewed drive against illegal internet café gambling. The Associated Press news agency reports that a state task force has been investigating allegations of Ohio gambling law violations and accusations of illegal bingo and money …
GeoComply, which supplies the geo-location technology so important in state-by-state online gambling legalisation initiatives, has applied for licensing as an Internet Ancillary Services provider to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. CEO Anna Sainsbury says: “New Jersey is an important market for us and our customers and the fact that GeoComply was the first …
The Olympic Entertainment Group announced Thursday that it has unified its online gambling services under the new Olybet brand, and has launched a sports betting service, along with a network of sports bars in Estonia and Latvia. Online poker, casino and sportsbetting interests will all come under the Olybet umbrella brand. Changes include the replacement …
The ring fenced French online gambling market, continually hampered by high taxation and limited player liquidity had a better – but still losing – 2012, according to figures officially released this week by regulator ARJEL. Losses to operators were over 50 percent lower at Euro 85 million than they were in 2011 (Euro 183 million …