Russian authorities have clamped down on an illegal online gambling operation that is estimated to have brought in 50 million rubles ($1.5 million) per day, the Russian Ministry of the Interior said Wednesday. The illegal operation was allegedly carried out in Russia and abroad under the guise of bookmaking by an un-named operator who holds …
EveryMatrix has taken NYX Interactive’s NYX OGS live on Jetbull.com, the culmination of a deal signed earlier this year. NYX OGS and the mobile offering MOVE powered by NYX OGS will be rolled out across EveryMatrix’s customer base over the coming weeks. NYX games have reportedly taken a top spot among EveryMatrix’s twelve casino vendors …
Online gaming firm Bodog Asia has entered into a sponsorship deal that will see it feature prominently over the course of the 2013 FIBA Asia Basketball Championship due to kick off August 1, 2013. The deal is reportedly a six-figure sponsorship that will additionally include in-stadia LED and perimeter board advertising. “Not only is the …
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) has announced the appointment of Karl Bennison as Chief of the Enforcement Division succeeding Jerry Markling who is retiring at the end of August. Bennison currently hold the position of Northern Nevada Deputy Chief of Enforcement. He has worked for the GCB for over eighteen years and began in …
Gaming technology supplier Aristocrat has launched its first Facebook app since acquiring casino publisher Product Madness late last year. The social app titled Heart of Vegas features free-to-play versions of several of Aristocrat’s slots. Heart of Vegas has apparently been met with enthusiasm by social slot fans with a reported 500 000 installs in just …
The Greek government sprang a nasty holiday surprise on the market Tuesday, releasing its online gambling blacklist and warning financial institutions and ISPs to block some 402 online gambling websites. Local players immediately noted the apparently uninformed nature of the long list of websites, with some blogs included. However the list, which is clearly intended …
CNBC’s announcement to the Television Critics Association over the weekend that it is to launch a reality television series on sports betting has generated a storm of criticism….not for the concept, but for the man the network has chosen to anchor the show – a man few seem to know named Steve Stevens. A growing …
Back in March this year Seattle-based RealNetworks publicised its intention to get into the social gambling scene on Facebook with a free-to-play product titled GameHouse Casino, featuring over a dozen games. This week the company took the product a step further with its announcement that it has launched real-money action through GameHouse Plus, with monthly …
The Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment group’s share price received a moderate boost Tuesday following a Financial Times report that the group was considering the formation of a separate entity to tackle the legally “grey” online gambling markets its management has hitherto publicly eschewed. Bwin.Party has made much of its regulated markets only focus and quality over …
A senior Dutch civil servant is to head the Kansspelautoriteit regulator in the Netherlands, responsible for online and land gambling regulatory and licensing matters. Marja Appelman (41), who has previously served in management capacities in the Dutch Healthcare Authority, the Central Planning Bureau, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Dutch Competition Authority. has been …
The British Internet gaming system and gaming software provider GameAccount has announced the submission of Ainsworth Game Technology online casino slots to the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement, positioning Ainsworth to secure online market share from ‘day one’ of the New Jersey Internet gaming market. Under the terms of a multi-year development and distribution …
The big story stateside on Tuesday was the 37 companies that New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced had submitted applications for intrastate online gambling licensing when applications closed. The list included all 12 of the Atlantic City land casino operators keen to offer online gambling, along with technology software, marketing, telecommunications and other service …
Camelot, operator of the United Kingdom’s National Lottery, will double ticket prices for its weekly draws from GBP 1 to GBP 2 from October 3, 2013, it said Tuesday. Camelot said the increase would raise the amount it contributes to good causes while increasing prizes for punters. The increase, initially proposed in January 2013, is …
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has signed an agreement for the exclusive right to operate the Hellenic Republic’s State Lotteries for a 12 year period with Hellenic Lotteries SA, a consortium of gambling monopoly OPAP (67 percent), Intralot lotteries Limited (16.5 percent) and Scientific Games Global Gaming S.a.r.l. (16.5 percent); and the only …
English soccer club Swansea City has entered into a new exclusive partnership with SBOBET who has become the team’s official Asian betting partner for the upcoming Premier League season. “This is an exciting partnership that will help spread the Swans name throughout the world,” said Leigh Dineen, vice chairman at Swansea City. “There is huge …
Williams Interactive LLC, the interactive business unit owned by WMS Industries Inc. has launched its Play4Fun Network iGaming and Marketing platform in partnership with Washington State – situated Snoqualmie Casino. Williams Interactive said the Play4Fun Network is a first-of-its-kind B2B white-label free-play online gaming and marketing platform designed with the tools and capabilities land-based casinos …
E-Invest will acquire an 8 percent stake in Fortuna Entertainment Group’s lottery subsidiary following the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement last week. Fortuna said the companies had agreed to co-operate in the Czech Republic lottery market back in May 2012 which has finally resulted in E-INVEST’s acquisition of an 8 percent stake in FORTUNA …
Digital sports media group PERFORM has been selected as an official partner by Football DataCo for the exclusive supply of live data to the betting sector for the Barclays Premier League, The Football League and Scottish Professional Football League. The three year deal, which starts at the beginning of the 2013/14 season, will mark the …
As an extension to an existing agreement, EveryMatrix Ltd will integrate iSoftBet’s range of Flash and mobile optimised slot machine games onto its platform. Ebbe Groes, chief executive officer of EveryMatrix said the deal is a significant step in the expansion of the EveryMatrix Casino Engine platform. “We continue to get requests from our clients …
The online gambling software developer BetOnSoft released its latest 3D online slot Tuesday, launching its abominable snowman-themed game Yeti Hunt. The theme transports online punters to a winter wilderness where they join a couple of bumbling news reporters who are trying to find evidence of the elusive and infamous yeti. Along the way they meet …
The English Premier League football club Newcastle United has announced a partnership with the Asia-focused online sports betting brand 138.com. The betting firm will become the official global gaming and betting partner of the club, featuring across all media channels including sponsorship of the club’s official website. In-stadia betting services will also be provided by …
The Isle of Man-based online gambling software provider Microgaming announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement that will see top British online and land gambling group William Hill plc take Microgaming’s casino and mobile content through its Quickfire distribution channel. William Hill is the UK’s leading online betting and gaming business and one of …
ICM Research, the independent research outfit commissioned by the UK Gaming Commission to keep tabs on the prevalence of online gambling in Britain, has released its latest quarterly report covering the three months to end June 2013. The numbers show that there has been little change in the number of adults indulging in online gambling, …
A problem gambling specialist working at the Rutland Centre in Dublin, Ireland says that females now make up 20 percent of problem gamblers being counseled by the establishment – a significant rise over the 4 percent recorded four years ago. Clinical director Fiona Weldon opines that the accessibility of online casino games, bingo and poker …