My Club Betting.com, an online betting service provider, has been appointed official betting partner to the UK Rugby League World Cup 2013. Participating clubs earn a percentage of profits made from betting activity, and My Club Betting provides and manages a fully featured website in club colours and branding identity, along with marketing services to …
The Cheltenham Racecourse has announced that online and land betting group Stan James has renewed its sponsorship of the Champion Hurdle and is backing two more leading trials for the hurdling showpiece on the “Road To Cheltenham”. The newly-supported races are both run on Sunday, November 17 – the StanJames.com Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham and …
The Isle of Man-based online gambling provider Playtech plc has posted another set of strong quarterly performance results, reporting that group revenues rose 16 percent, boosted by a 24 percent rise in casino returns and growing sports betting success. Reporting on performance in the three months ended September 30, the company highlighted the following quarter-on-quarter …
Federal and Nevada state authorities are currently investigating Cantor Gaming, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal this week, which claims that questions have been raised regarding Cantor’s reportage on suspicious transactions required under money-laundering regulations. Earlier this year Michael Colbert, the former chief bookmaker of Cantor Gaming, pleaded guilty to fraud conspiracy …
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation appears to be playing it safe with the launch of its online gambling service on the website PlayOLG.ca. Working with Spielo-GTech the lottery had hoped to launch this autumn, but a spokesman said this week that “developmental delays” have now pushed the implementation date back “indefinitely.” A spokesman said …
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, which regulates the soon-to-be-launched online gambling business in the Garden State, has approved Optimal Payments as suitable to offer payment and risk management solutions to New Jersey licensed providers of Internet gaming. The parent group for Neteller, Optimal Payments is highly experienced and well proven in the global …
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Wisconsin has become the first tribe to ratify the Tribal Internet Gaming Alliance treaty, an inter-governmental agreement between tribes willing to work together to develop a single platform Internet gaming business, reports Indian Country Today. A spokesman for the Lac du Flambeau band said the …
Following complaints against Unibet and Vera&John Casino for flighting advertisements “without a due sense of social responsibility” earlier this month , the Swedish Gaming Industry Ethical Council has issued new guidelines restricting bonus offers to the equivalent in Swedish Kronor of around $32. The online gambling operators were criticised by the Swedish advertising ombudsman at …
The Bulgarian State Gambling Commission revised its online gambling blacklist with the addition of five more websites today (Monday). Latest operators deemed to be illegally offering online gambling in the absence of a Bulgarian licence are betsonic.com, oddsring.com, primecasino.com, betcave.com and betcris.com. Operators can appeal the decision through the Sofia Administrative Court, within 14 days …
Social gaming firm Zynga has launched a new casino-style offering titled Hit It Rich! The new online social casino game, available to players through Zynga’s website and on Facebook, offers games themed on favorite entertainment icons such as the Wizard of Oz. Well timed for Halloween, players can enter the spooky world of Elvira, Mistress …
Webis Holdings plc, parent to WatchandWager and betinternet.com, has turned its fortunes around to post a full year Total Comprehensive Profit, its first since 2009. The company said the continued enhancement of its customer-facing website and the recruitment of more experienced industry personnel have put the company on the upward track. Key performance highlights for …
XYVerify has become the first geolocation specialist to be certified by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE). The award represents the first internet ancillary services provider to be successfully approved by the NJDGE said the company and enables it to support all licensed mobile casino operators entering the new regulated market in New …
Last week Victor Amereno (43), the operator of the Blue Cactus Grill in Norwalk was handed down a six-month prison term by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L.Bryant for running an illegal gambling business. Amereno’s sentence is the latest in a string of arrests following a combined investigation undertaken by the FBI, IRS and US Police …
“Racing for Pinks” is Microgaming’s latest extension to its Casino games portfolio in November, available on the download, Flash and QuickFire platforms. The 5×3-reel, 243 ways to win video slot is themed on the adrenaline pumping street racing culture and combines rich-graphics with fast-paced gameplay. Featuring Wilds, scatters and free spins, the scatter symbols trigger …
Gambling firm SeanieMac Limited will partner with Donedeal.ie as its exclusive betting partner enjoying added exposure by way of dynamic banners featuring special offers displayed on the Done Deal website from November 2013. Done Deal is an online classifieds website which is ranked as the tenth largest website in Ireland claiming 300 000 daily visitors. …
An illegal online gambling ring was reportedly broken up this past weekend following arrests across South Korea. Six gang members were arrested and another 122 associates were booked by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) under suspicion of running an illegal gambling website which allegedly operated between May 2010 and March 2013 in China and …
MTR Gaming Group has launched its “INCLUB” online player’s club and free-to-play INClub online casino, strategically positioning itself to take advantage of U.S. legislatory advancements in online gambling. The initiative offers MTR Gaming members a fully-integrated online play-for-free casino, private messaging, dedicated social media feeds as well as direct links to MTR’s terrestrial casino property …
Swedish sports betting firm Betting Promotion, who recently announced its acquisition of Tain AB, has reported less than satisfactory third quarter results which it attributes to poor margins in trading. Key performance indicators for the period July – September 2013 include: – Betting turnover: Euro 132.8 million (Q3/2012: Euro 159.8 million), down 17 percent …
Neogames subsidiary Novogoma has introduced its second social product titled “Black Pearl Casino”. The title joins “Scratch Mart” launched in February this year and offers Facebookers a choice of slots, roulette, video poker, blackjack and a scratch-off game all set within an underwater theme. The game introduces Pearls as its in-game currency which can be …
Online punters speculated on a massive progressive slot win over the weekend when Net Entertainment’s Hall of Gods jackpot was reset and news of a Euro 6 413 972 jackpot emerged. Net Entertainment had not yet issued a press release on the win when we went to press early Monday. Hall of Gods is a …
Land and online slot player fans of games with themes like the Amazing Spider-Man and Iron Man could be in for some disappointment when current licensing agreements with games developers expire…they may not be renewed. The problem started in 2009, when the giant, family oriented Disney entertainment group paid $4.4 billion to acquire Marvel Comics, …
The New Mexico state Legislature is set to consider changes to its tribal gambling compact with the Navaho Nation early next year…and the revision could include an agreement to eschew online gambling until the state decides to legalise the pastime. The Navaho Nation is currently proposing a replacement compact for the current agreement, which expires …
The growing popularity of virtual currency Bitcoin has persuaded Nevada-based Robocoin and Vancouver company Bitcoiniacs to invest in the introduction of five ATMs situated in Canada at locations to be advised. The first machine went online recently in Vancouver. Bitcoin is finding growing acceptance among online gambling operators, and the ATMs look set to deliver …
Breon Corcoran, the savvy former Paddy Power exec and current CEO of Betfair, has been identified as an early investor in fast-growing Irish company Datahug, which has won awards for its innovative relationship management software. The Sunday Independent newspaper reported over the weekend that Corcoran owns 1.3 percent of the company, and that other smart …