The news earlier this year that high profile Australian bookie Tom Waterhouse had secured a A$50 million sports betting agreement with the National Rugby League was apparently premature – the deal has been quietly abandoned. Shane Mattiske, an executive with the League broke the news during a television program this week, carefully avoiding giving any …
In what seems to be an acknowledgement of the writing on the wall that legal online gambling is gathering momentum in the United States, the credit card giant Visa appears to be making moves to prepare for the revolution. With Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware already legalised, around ten other states thinking about various forms …
This week’s frantic buying of Powerball lottery tickets across the United States came to an end Saturday when the draw produced a winner of the huge $590.5 million jackpot – the second largest in US history (the record is held by the $656 million Mega Millions jackpot in March 2012). Powerball officials disclosed that the …
Mississippi Representative Bobby Moak, a Democrat who has twice failed to achieve online gambling legalisation in his state, may be right, an op-ed article in the Clarion Ledger newspaper postulated over the weekend. “Mississippi’s Republican majority might be well-served to review the pass they’ve taken on a Democratic lawmaker’s initiatives in online gaming. That’s a …
The forward-looking Deadwood Mountain Grand land casino in South Dakota is putting together a free-to-play online gambling network to maintain a business presence in the harsh winter months, and serve as a foundation if legalised online gambling ever comes to the North Western state. Getting in on the ground floor this week was a rep …
California’s famous Stanford University has taken an ingenious approach to encouraging staff and faculty to get more exercise in the open air, combining the largely sedentary pastime of social online gambling with reward points for those who walk or cycle to work. According to the Stanford News Service, participants in the new “Walk N Talk” …
The attempt by Pokerstars owner The Rational Group to acquire the Atlantic Club land casino in Atlantic City ran into a major obstacle Friday when New Jersey Superior Court Judge Raymond Batten ruled that casino owners RIH-Colony Capital could terminate the sale contract when Rational failed to get a New Jersey licence by an April …
The regulators at New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement have made remarkable progress in drafting the state’s new online gambling regulations, circulating to a restricted list the almost final draft, which is due for publication June 3 for public comment, according to a Reuters report. Predictably, the regulations cover a wide range of requirements, from …
The city of Tracy has become the latest municipality in California to crack down on internet cafe “sweepstakes” style online gambling following a police raid on a central city Internet café that resulted in the confiscation of a hundred computers and other evidence. Local police were assisted by a multi-agency force of state and federal …
Just over two weeks ago the Australian gambling equipment and games developer Aristocrat Technologies, along with Pinnacle Entertainment and GambleID, achieved the first important step in acquiring a Nevada online gambling licence when they were approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board . This week that approval received the imprimatur of the Nevada Gaming Commission, …
The legalisation of sports betting beyond horse racing in India could soon be on the table again, reports the Times of India, noting that an independent study conducted three years ago on the regulation of betting by the United Kingdom has been resurrected by India’s minister of sports for further study. The well-connected newspaper emphasises …
The news Thursday that Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) chief executive Paul Godfrey has been fired, causing the entire board of directors to quit in protest, has triggered speculation that the management disruption could delay the Canadian province’s entry into the online gambling market, scheduled for later this year or early 2014. Godfrey claims …
Friday May 17 is a key date in the attempt by Pokerstars parent The Rational Group to acquire Atlantic City land casino Atlantic Club, with the Isle of Man company’s request for a restriction on the sale of the casino to anyone else under challenge in a New Jersey court by casino owners Colony Capital …
AGTech Holdings, the Hong Kong-based Chinese lottery software supplier and Ladbrokes partner in that country, has started 2013 with a weak first quarter result that included an 11 percent slide in revenues to HK$37.64 million ($4.84 million). With offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Macau, AGTech operates the Lucky Racing virtual sportsbetting game in the …
The German online lottery company Tipp24 SE’s move from Hamburg in Germany to the United Kingdom opens up new business opportunities for the company, including a possible foray into the US market, says chief executive Hans Cornehl. Cornehl announced the firm’s American ambitions during the release of Tipp24’s Q1-2013 numbers that included a 5 percent …
French operator Groupe Partouche will be withdrawing its online interests in the French market. In a player communication Wednesday, Partouche informed that its partouche.fr site would close its virtual doors on June 17, 2013 citing a difficult market and tax environment as the cause. Groupe Partouche has reportedly requested a repeal of its licence from …
WMS Industries subsidiary Williams Interactive has announced the launch of KISS: Shout It Out Loud an online slot born from a deal brokered by Live Nation Merchandise. The 5×4 reel set game sits side by side with another 5×12 reel set and is based on the legendary rock band KISS featuring oversized Starchild and Demon …
A new pirate-themed video slot game Cannonball Bay developed by Genesis Gaming has launched with Betclic and Expekt. The 5-reel, 25-payline game presents in a comedic art style with the usual features and a free spin feature in which cannonballs are fired at the reel window. As they explode, the entire reel is filled with …
William Hill U.S. has struck a long-term agreement with Fifth Street Gaming, the developer and operator of the soon to open Downtown Grand Casino in Las Vegas. Under the terms of the deal, William Hill will operate a branded race and sportsbook with its own dedicated entrance at the new casino which is scheduled to …
Amaya Gaming Group’s exclusive Millionaire’s Club III progressive jackpot was hit earlier this month by a lucky JAXX.com online slot player. The 44-year old nurse and mother of two who won the life changing Euro 2.8 million jackpot said she will spend the money on buying a new house for her family, taking them all …
NYX Gaming Group and a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited have signed an agreement allowing for the distribution of a number of slot titles to regulated European online gaming markets. Under the agreement, Aristocrat will deliver a number of its well-known, land-based slot titles to certain regulated online gaming markets through NYX Gaming Group. The …
A deal agreed between UK bookmaker Betfred and TotelFootball earlier this year has come to fruition with the launch of pool betting on fantasy football made available to the Tote’s customers. The game launched this week on Totepool.com signals the Tote’s first venture into pool betting outside of horse racing as well as Betfred being …
New York-based DerbyJackpot, a social gaming enterprise who launched private beta testing of its DerbyJackpot game in September 2012 has entered into a deal with Xpressbet LLC an American Advance Deposit Wagering provider to expand the product across another eleven States. The game, already available in twenty-five U.S. States, allows players to bet real money …
Credential management company Jumio’s ID dcoument verification service Netverify has gone live inside the Yobetit trading platform, a sports arbitrage bookmaker that boasts superior “technology and market analysis tools that match the speed of execution found within the Forex market”. With Netverify’s integration Yobetit customers simply hold up their ID document to their webcam to …