Inspired Gaming Group (IGG) has announced the appointment of Vitaliano Casalone, a seasoned industry executive with a strong history involving Italian gaming regulator AAMS. Casalone boasts 20 years experience in the Italian gaming industry holding high profile positions with SOGEI, Lottomatica and Gamenet. His focus will be on building IGG’s success in Italy. Martin Lucas, …
Software provider EveryMatrix is following up its Asian expansion in Manilla with another new office in New York. Pietro Addeo, currently based in the UK, will head the New York office. Addeo has a varied history in the industry having worked for IGT, Betshop and Bet365 among others. “The New York office will ensure EveryMatrix …
A report on online gambling led by British Conservative MEP Ashley Fox has been adopted by the European Parliament by an overwhelming majority. The Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee report covers a wide range of proposals for EU and Member States to take forward in view of the upcoming European Parliament and Commission …
Colossus Bets, a UK-based online sports betting company, has announced a new partnership with 2001 European Footballer of the Year and former England striker Michael Owen. The deal sees Owen becoming the brand ambassador for the company’s range of sports-pool options, including the GBP 10,000,000 Colossus promo. Owen, whose 40 goals scored between 1998 and …
The interactive television gambling company NetPlay TV plc has posted an impressive set of results for the six months ending 30 June 2013, flagging the following highlights: * 36 percent increase in net revenue to GBP 14.2 million (H1 2012: GBP 10.4 million) * 17 percent increase in EBITDA to GBP 2.7 million (H1 2012: …
The concerns of Far Hills, New Jersey residents on the impact of legalised horse race betting on the beaches of Atlantic City appear to have been assuaged, with state governor Chris Christie approving bill A4149 Monday, a new law permitting the recreation on Atlantic City beaches of the Palio – a 700-year-old Italian horse race …
Fifty-year-old Newark resident Kenneth Baran is the latest defendant to plead guilty to online gambling charges involving the Costa Rica-based Beteagle.com website, which was the subject of a federal investigation back in 2010. 14 persons allegedly associated with an organised crime ring have been charged in the case, with several admitting guilt. Baran appeared before …
French operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has launched its latest TV campaign moving away from what it terms the “forty-year-old punter sitting in a corner bistro” to target a younger audience. The two potentially controversial TV ads are based on significant historical events, the first the sinking of the Titanic and the other the 1963 …
High 5 Games has marked its High 5 Casino’s one year anniversary with the launch of “Jazz”, a 4×5 reel game featuring Wild Connections. The Wild Connections feature in Jazz transforms ordinary symbols into wilds when triggered on a winning payline and its Connected Lines feature guarantees the player a win when adjacent symbols line …
Italian firm Lottomatica has employed the services of Giulio Astarita in the position interactive poker director. Astarita announced his appointment in a lengthy Facebook post saying while there was a lot of work to be done; the team is committed to revitalising the company’s poker offering. He has the skills to take on the challenge …
The Dutch Gaming Authority Kansspelautoriteit has imposed a Euro 100 000 fine on Curacao-licenced online gambling operator Global Stars for offering its services to Dutch residents, a violation of its law on gambling. A Kansspelautoriteit statement said the imposition of the fine sends a clear signal to businesses and consumers that online gambling is prohibited …
Deutsche Telekom has applied for a German sports betting licence which could result in the telecommunications giant competing against online gambling companies in the race for just 20 licenses. A Deutsche Telekom spokesman told the Reuters news agency Friday that the application was being reviewed by the Interior Ministry of the German state of Hesse. …
Williams Interactive, the B2B i-gaming division of Illinois-based WMS Industries, has announced that it is to supply land casino operator Affinity Gaming with its Play4Fun Network, branded to the operator’s A-Play loyalty program. The deal empowers Affinity Gaming to leverage the free-play Play4Fun Network online gaming platform to build an engaged online and mobile community …
Veteran newspaperman Jamie Walters has been promoted from executive director of MetroPlay to managing director of the Alderney-licensed standalone gaming business within the A&N Media stable. He has managed the division since mid-2012, providing a range of gaming products from casual / social through to online and mobile casino games. Walters’ service with A&N includes …
The Gibraltar-based social, online and mobile gambling provider Nektan will reap the benefits of 17 years of experience in the industry when Matt Sunderland (38) joins the company as COO. Sunderland was formerly chief operations officer for mobile gaming activity at the UK mobile gambling technology specialist Probability plc, which he joined in 2009 as …
BragBet and the Football Association of Ireland have formed a partnership which will see the Irish online betting and social networking company become the official betting partner to the FAI and the Irish national football team. BragBet CEO, Phil Riordan said this week; “As someone who has a background in football, I am delighted to …
Our readers will recall previous reports on Goldfire and its CasinoRPG multi-player social gambling game, which has been in development for the past year after raising capital through a crowd-funding initiative on KickStarter. The company now reports that it has launched the game in open beta test mode, mixing classic casino games like poker, blackjack …
Perhaps preparing itself for the forthcoming fight against the British government’s proposed secondary licensing and point-of-consumption definition of online gambling, the internet gambling trade body Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association has joined the European Gaming and Betting Association. The trade body, which numbers many of Europe’s leading remote gambling firms based in Gibraltar among its …
Online gambling software developer BetSoft Gaming has been busy again this week, signing up the Asia-facing online gambling group Fun88 for its full suite of Slots3, ToGo mobile and Slots3 Interactive games. The games will be made available across a slew of Fun88 websites, widening international brand and game awareness for BetSoft’s offerings. Adam Daniel, …
The latest proprietary software video slot from WinADay Casino is reminiscent of one of the most popular casino games in Las Vegas; the new Dollar Storm is a classic slot game with win multipliers, free spins and a gambling Bonus Game. Dollar Storm is a 17 pay-line slot with classic slot machine symbols and three …
The Italian government suffered a setback this week when the Senate supported a legislative attempt to impose a moratorium on the opening of new land and online gambling enterprises in Italy for a year. The ANSA news agency reports that Premier Enrico Letta’s government was defeated Thursday when the Senate voted by a large majority …
White label online gambling provider EveryMatrix will include new technology and content in its Casino Engine offering to licensees following a deal with Bulgarian technology firm Euro Games Technology this week. In a statement announcing the deal, EveryMatrix said that the agreement would add content to its diverse range of products, making its offering more …
Genybet, a subsidiary of the French horse racing giant PMU, has inked a three year contract with Sportnco for the provision of an online fixed odds betting platform. Sportnco is the business-to-business division of French gambling group France Pari, and the company will furnish Genybet with odds and risk-management tools, along with a mobile betting …
According to his LinkedIn page former Betsson Asia director, Magnus Grinneback, left to join BetVictor in a similar capacity two months ago, and is now based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Grinneback brings a wealth of industry and regional experience, having served as director for Asia at Betsson for almost three years, based in China where …