The US state of Delaware, which launched the first phase of implementation for its legalised online gambling yesterday has ambitious plans for interstate collaboration in the near future, reports the newspaper USA Today. Quoting Delaware Financial Secretary Tom Cook, the newspaper said that Delaware aims to team up with Nevada early next year in an …
Online gambling software developer BetSoft Gaming has announced that independent Irish bookmaker Boyle Sports is its latest customer, and is to take on BetSoft’s Slots3 games. Under the terms of the partnership, Boylesports will be offering all of BetSoft’s Alderney-approved Slots3 games, including the popular Mr. Vegas and Three Wishes. Boylesports will be taking on …
Online and land gambling group William Hill plc has had a run-in with Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority over two newspaper ads dating back to March and April in the Racing Post and The Daily Mirror. The Authority found that the odds quoted in each were misleading, and ordered the gambling group not to re-run the …
Players at JuegaOcho.com will soon have access to a unique offering which combines fantasy football management and sports betting, says a spokesman for TotelFootball. The company has inked a content partnership agreement with Ocho Gaming, an online gambling operator in the Latin American market though its JuegaOcho.com brand. The agreement will see JuegaOcho.com members presented …
The Swedish gambling group Cherry published its H1-2013 results Wednesday, posting improved revenue and profit numbers. Highlights of the period to 30 June 2013 included: * Second quarter cash at SEK 106.7 million, with online gambling deposits up 64 percent. * Group turnover increased 15 percent to SEK 61.6 million (53.4). * EBIT down at …
The rapidly expanding UK online and land gambling group Paddy Power plc posted another successful set of half-yearly results Wednesday, showing that online operations in H1-2013 continued to produce sterling revenues which delivered an impressive three quarters of the company’s profits for the period. Financial highlights for the six months ended 30 June 2013 included: …
Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888 Holdings plc continued to please investors Wednesday with a strong set of half-yearly results showcasing an impressive performance by its online poker and casino interests. Financial highlights in the report included: * H1-2013 revenue increased 7 percent to US$200.1 million (H1 2012: US$186.4 million) * B2C revenue increased 8 percent …
Google Play has joined Apple in lowering the boom on gambling apps, advising developers that they have 30 days to revise the content of their apps or face ejection from Google Play. The platform defines undesirable apps as those that involve gambling for “prizes of cash or other value,” and the company’s advisory explains that …
Delaware casinos will launch free-play online sites using IGT’s DoubleDown Casino on Facebook today (Wednesday) as part of the state’s preparations for an October 2013 real-money launch. The eastern state is one of three that has legalised online gambling on its books, including New Jersey and Nevada, whilst other states are still mulling the pros …
GeoComply USA has announced the appointment of Valli Ardalan as general manager for its iGaming division. Ardalan, most recently head of poker operations for Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, will commute between the UK and the US as he takes on responsibility for GeoComply’s customers in Nevada, New Jersey and Canada as well as the European platforms …
Sporting Solutions, the B2B software and data services division of the Sporting Index Group, has entered into a major collaboration with the University of Salford to establish a Trading School of Excellence for the betting industry. Individuals who successfully complete the establishment’s course will be awarded a Post-graduate Certificate in Sports Pricing and Trading – …
Sportnco, the odds and risk management division of French operator and platform provider Franc Pari, has inked a partnership agreement with sportsbetting forecaster FootballFeeling that will see the launch of a new sportsbetting platform in France. The new Feelingbet site will allow football punters to bet on games and access forecasts provided by FootballFeeling. The …
The many aggrieved players impacted financially by the Purple Lounge Poker meltdown last year will perhaps view with some satisfaction the failure of parent group Media Corp plc despite questionable corporate manoeuvring and new management. This week Media Corp issued a stock exchange notification advising that the company “…lacks the funds to continue without material …
Sportsbetting solutions supplier Betting Promotion Sweden and gaming software developer Tain have confirmed they are in talks over a possible merger, but cautioned that negotiations were still at the preliminary stage and would not be completed until October, when a final decision will be taken at a Betting Promotion Sweden Extraordinary General Meeting. Betting Promotion …
The Gibraltar-based 32Red online casino has signed a two-season sponsorship deal with Italian football club Bologna. A company spokesman said Tuesday that the deal is expected to boost the 32Red profile in Italy, where it has been a regulated and licensed operator since November 2012. The marketing publication Drum reports that the deal includes both …
Just on two months since adding Bet7days.com, PartyPoker and Tobet.com to its nascent blacklist the Bulgarian Gambling Commission – now under new leadership – has executed a volte face and taken the three websites off as now compliant with its rather confusing regulations. This would appear to indicate that the operators have made their peace …
Cashing in on the growing popularity of the Bitcoin virtual currency, Swiss software developer Betting has launched a new online sportsbetting platform designed for operators who intend to use the currency in wagering operations. Betting is the trading name of Swiss Interactive Software GmbH, a Swiss gaming supplier founded in 2008 with extensive experience in …
The Coalition, which is challenging the Rudd Labor government in the Australian national elections, has come under fire for its proposals regarding problem gambling – a sensitive issue that has received a huge amount of publicity in the country. If it unseats the present federal government, the Coalition has said that it intends to abolish …
Kelly Mathis, the lawyer whom prosecutors allege masterminded the $300 million US internet cafe charity gambling ring titled Allied Veterans has asked a Seminole County, Florida judge to dismiss some of the charges against him. The Jacksonville attorney wants Judge Kenneth Lester to dismiss around 50 money laundering charges, arguing that the money he received …
Three additional anti-problem gambling regulations were added to New Jersey’s list of stiff online gambling operator requirements late last week. The additions all concern account limits and require operators to: * Impose player-decided caps on the amount of money deposited in an account. The limit is flexible insofar as it can be based on daily, …
New Jersey governor Chris Christie left listeners in no doubt about his determination to secure sports betting for his state in a New York morning radio show interview this week, assuring the audience that if necessary he is prepared to fight the case all the way to the US Supreme Court. The governor was referring …
Elray Gaming has inked a deal for the provision of virtual horse racing facilities with BetTek SIMTV. Elray will deploy the server-based product direct to consumers, and will also use it in building white label networked products for companies that already own and operate online gaming products, casinos and sports betting facilities. The SIMTV betting …
Jamie Odell, the former Fosters exec who has helmed the Aristocrat land and online gambling supply company in Australia for the past four years, talked to the Wall Street Journal over the weekend on his future plans for the enterprise. Odell said that investment in developing the company’s games, company acquisitions and preparing for the …
Quoting a number of industry analysts, CNBC claimed at the weekend that online bookmakers are moving into Europe and Australia to offset potential losses from an upcoming U.K. gambling tax, which could cause a “seismic shift” in the industry. The end-2014 introduction of the 15 percent tax and secondary UK licensing on all internet gambling …