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U.S. service provider gets in early with New Jersey online gambling application

30 Jul 2013

Philadelphia-based gaming technology and supply company KGM Gaming has announced that it is the first gaming company to submit a complete working remote gaming server for online gaming to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for approval. The project positions KGM to partner with licensed Atlantic City land casino operators seeking to offer real-money …

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Multi-state game from MDI Entertainment

29 Jul 2013

Scientific Games Corporation subsidiary MDI Entertainment LLC has created an instant game with a “2nd Chance” opportunity to win a monthly, multi-state progressive jackpot of $ 1 million or more called MONOPOLY Jackpot. The game features the MONOPOLY brand on both instant ticket artwork and the 2nd Chance interactive game gives holders of non-winning scratch …

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Sportech upgrades Illinois online ADW service

29 Jul 2013

Sportech Inc. subsidiary eBet Technologies has re-launched internet and mobile advance deposit wagering services BetZotic.com, the online horse race wagering service of Maywood Park in Illinois. The upgraded BetZotic.com now offers an intuitive wager pad and new features such as Bet Queue™, which allows the player to store a number of unique virtual betting tickets …

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South African player wins jackpot

29 Jul 2013

South African facing Springbok Casino’s announcement of a jackpot hit is a risky one considering that online gambling is manifestly illegal in that country. The casino said South African slot player, identified as Lucinda S., won a R99 314 playing Cleopatra’s Gold from RealTime Gaming. “I felt elated when I won!” Lucinda S told a …

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SBTech in exclusive deal with iSoftBet and another with Comeon

29 Jul 2013

Sports betting provider SBTech has entered in an exclusive deal with iSoftBet to launch a turnkey online and terminal based sports betting solution for its leading operator Netbet and other white labels. Under the terms of the deal SBTech will replace the group’s legacy sports betting platform with their sports betting and live betting platform, …

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New slot from World Match

29 Jul 2013

World Match has integrated another new multi-line slot to its HD portfolio titled “Bee Crazy”. Bee Crazy is a colourful, nature-filled game themed on the world of bees and their matriarch and is available to operators in several versions featuring different payout levels. Check out the demo at: http://www.worldmatch.eu/BeeCrazyHD

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OPTA acquisition confirmed by PERFORM

29 Jul 2013

Following a successful round of fundraising, Perform confirmed the acquisition of sports data company OPTA. The acquisition will strengthen Perform’s position in the provision of sports content to both media and betting sectors.

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MPN launch blazing cannon mini-game

29 Jul 2013

The innovative developers over at Microgaming have evolved the company’s Blaze fast-fold poker product with the introduction of a Blazing Cannon Feature. Players on the MPN (formerly known as the Microgaming Poker Network) have an opportunity to play the  mini-game each time they win 20 raked hands for a bonus of up to Euro 100 …

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MGT Capital applies for New Jersey licence

29 Jul 2013

FANTTD LLC’s, operator of fantasy sports wagering business FanThrowDown.com, majority shareholder MGT Capital Investments, Inc. has filed an application for a New Jersey Casino Service Industry Enterprise License (CSIE) with the New Jersey state gaming enforcement division. MGT said its application filed by the deadline date of July 29, 2013 will allow it to be …

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New movie for Asian punters premiers

29 Jul 2013

Hong Kong actor Chow Yun Fat reprises his role as the “God of Gamblers”, a man with impossible skill and good fortune at the gambling tables, in a new movie titled “From Vegas to Macau” and directed by local director Wong Jing, according to reports in various Hong Kong media. The movie was due to …

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South African responsible gambling program among the best

29 Jul 2013

Only 1 percent of South Africans are problem gamblers, whilst around 3 percent exhibit behaviour that pegs them as “moderate” potential risk players, according to a new international study conducted by Toronto-based Globescan. Reporting on the study over the weekend, the publication Business Report said that it found that South Africa’s National Responsible Gambling Programme …

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Betable snaps up former Zynga revenues exec

29 Jul 2013

Zynga’s vice president of revenue operations, Ryan Linton, has joined the stream of managers departing the social gaming giant, and has found a new home with the UK-based online gambling technology provider Betable. “There are very few companies that can claim to have created a truly disruptive business model; Betable is one of those companies,” …

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Malaysian police strike again at online gambling

28 Jul 2013

The Malaysian police’s “Operation Dadu” drive against online gambling continued this week with raids on six premises in the Labuan region which resulted in the arrest of 24 individuals. Police also seized cash, documentary evidence and 79 computers during the raids, according to police spokesman Supt Adzhar Othman. “Labuan police will give priority to efforts …

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U.S. gambling chiefs re-emphasise position on internet gambling

28 Jul 2013

Some of the most powerful gambling executives in America took part in this year’s American Gaming Association visit to Washington DC’s rarified political atmosphere last week, although their message remained largely unchanged as far as online gambling legalisation is concerned – give us federal regulation, and only for online poker. Travelling to Washington to meet …

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Trash can lottery millionaire

27 Jul 2013

Massachusetts couple Joseph and Joanne Zagami narrowly escaped losing out on a million dollar scratch card lottery win this week when they mistakenly dumped their winning ticket in the kitchen trash can. Whilst shopping for groceries the couple bought the scratch card from a vending machine, throwing the ticket into the grocery bag, and then …

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Oklahoma A.G. moves against ‘allied veterans of the World’ gambling couple

27 Jul 2013

Earlier this year the US headlines were filled with an internet cafe gambling fraud case that started in Florida but swept across several other states as federal enforcement officials arrested 57 persons on felony charges connected with the so-called “Allied Veterans of the World” charity. Among them was the owner of Oklahoma-based International Internet Technologies, …

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Brit gambling giants band together against problem gambling

27 Jul 2013

A group of 20 leading UK betting companies has joined forces to explore ways in which the potential harm of problem gambling can be minimised, reports the newspaper Herald Scotland. Rank Group, Gala Coral, Paddy Power, Sky Bet, William Hill, Aspers Casinos and Ladbrokes are among the founding members of the newly-formed P3 Group social …

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New York online gambling sports betting defendant pleads guilty

27 Jul 2013

The spectacular and highly publicised federal bust of the Tokhtakhounov online sports betting ring in New York saw one of the 34 persons arrested, Hollywood producer Bryan Zuriff, pleading guilty in a Manhattan US Federal Court Friday. Zuriff (44) pleaded guilty for his role in running the Los Angeles side of the high-stakes sports betting …

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South Park features in new Net Entertainment online slot

26 Jul 2013

Net Entertainment has started pre-viewing its latest Platinum Series online slot, titled South Park and themed on the animated television program that has a massive global cult following. The game comes with a slew of features that includes Free Spins, Wild substitutions, Sticky Wilds, Bonus Games and 3 mini-features. The Bonus Games feature well-known South …

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Skrill to sponsor UK football conference

26 Jul 2013

The UK Football Conference has confirmed that online payment company Skrill has signed up as sponsor of its three divisions for a three year period, ending speculation on who will replace Blue Square, whose sponsorship expired in May this year. “We’ve confirmed to member clubs that we will shortly be circulating the financial benefits,” Conference …

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Ladbrokes takes NetEnt games online

26 Jul 2013

Hot on the heels of its software supply deal with Playtech , the online division of the British gambling group Ladbrokes plc has signed a partnership agreement with Swedish online gambling software developer and provider Net Entertainment. The agreement will see NetEnt supplying a selection of quality online and mobile games to UK firm. “We …

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Internet and mobile access pose under-age problems

26 Jul 2013

Gambling and other adult pastimes and advertisements are being accessed via internet and mobile devices by children who lie about their age when registering on websites, posing a control problem that should be addressed, according to a new study by Britain’s Advertising and Standards Authority. The ASA study found all but four of the 24 …

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44wager.com defendant sentenced

26 Jul 2013

Frank Potolicchio (34) is the latest defendant in the 44Wager.com online sports betting case to be sentenced, and will serve 4 months behind bars for his involvement in the illegal online sports booking operation based in Stamford and Hamden, Connecticut. FBI agents involved in investigations into the gambling ring, which they claim was under the …

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Under-performing Swedish sports betting operator to review its business

26 Jul 2013

Industry veteran Peter Åström (remember him from the Entraction management?), has his hands full with the under-performing Swedish sports betting operation Betting Promotion, where he is currently chairman. The company has turned in another weak set of results, prompting Åström to assure investors that he intends to work with the company management in undertaking a …

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