56-year-old Joseph Borea became the latest 44Wager.com defendant to plead guilty Wednesday, appearing before U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford, Connecticut on one count of conspiring to violate the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) stemming from his involvement in organised-crime controlled online sports betting. The US activities of individuals associated …
On Thursday, one of Britain’s biggest online and land gambling groups, Ladbrokes plc, turned in the lacklustre H1-2013 results it had earlier warned on, posting a plunge in operating profits of almost 20 percent to GBP 85.7 million, caused primarily by slow business in the group’s over 2,000 retail betting outlets, higher costs and taxes. …
The highly experienced European online gambling group Gamesys is the partner of choice for US land gambling firm Tropicana Casino and Resort’s advance into the emerging New Jersey online gambling market. Confirming the partnership Wednesday, Tropicana said in a statement that its new partner has significant online experience through its Jackpotjoy.com operation, and offers internet …
Einhoven-based game developer Sheriff Gaming has released it latest 3D animated slot game titled “Oonga Boonga”. Themed on an Aboriginal village, the game is a 5-reel, 20-payline slot featuring cascading symbols, Multipliers, a double up game and a Feature Bonus game that awards Free Drops played in a cave on special reels. Check out the …
UK bookmaker William Hill and Tom Waterhouse are declining to comment on renewed media interest in William Hill’s supposed acquisition of Australian bookmaker Tom Waterhouse. Australian media reported a possible A$150 million offer for Tom Waterhouse in early July , however recent media reports speculate a more modest A$30 million price tag for TomWaterhouse.com. InDaily.com …
Paddy Power has been named as betting sponsor of News UK’s new online, tablet and smartphone apps for its The Sun, The Times and Sunday Times newspaper brands. The Sun’s “Sun+ Goals” and the Times and The Sunday Times “The Goals” apps will feature online and mobile video Barclays Premier League content to which readers …
BT Sport’s three channels will be made available across Betfred’s 1 370 retail premises following the signing of a commercial gaming deal with the UK bookmaker. The deal marks BT’s first big contract in the gaming sector. Betfred shops will have access to BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN for the next three …
William Hill will pay out GBP 3.5 million to staff enrolled in its Sharesave scheme. Onrec.com reports 542 employees will enjoy the windfall following a rise in share price from GBP 1.48 to GBP4.86 during July 2010 to July 2013 The scheme, now it its eleventh year, enables employees to save between GBP 5 and …
Unibet Group plc turned in a respectable HY1 interim report for the period January – June 2013 saying it is optimistic on the success of new marketing initiatives and the continued growth of its mobile channel. Key performance highlights over its second quarter include: – Gross winnings revenue amounted to GBP 54.1 million (Q2/2012: GBP …
Online gambling solutions specialist Wirex has partnered with real-time data streaming firm Weswit to enhance live dealer casino action through the use of advanced Lightstreamer server technology. Lightstreamer is Weswit’s flagship product, and presents a scalable solution for pushing live data over WebSockets and other web protocols, handling millions of users. The company has incorporated …
The apparently shambolic publication of a Bulgarian online gambling blacklist before the appropriate regulations were properly implemented seems to have created a domestic furore, according to various news reports. Full details are not yet available, but the independent Citizen’s Steering Committee is clearly not happy with the manner in which online gambling is being handled …
The online gambling technology and games provider High 5 Games climbed on the Atlantic City internet gaming bandwagon this week with a statement flagging its capabilities as a potential partner for Atlantic City land operators. The company touted its new remote game server and a self-developed gaming suite of up to a hundred diverse games, …
Caesars Entertainment senior executive Rick Mazer is heading across the country to New Jersey to head up Caesars land gambling operations in Atlantic City, reports the Associated Press news agency. Bally’s, Caesars, Harrah’s Resort and Showboat casinos in Atlantic City and the Harrah’s racetrack casino in Chester, Pa., will all fall under his authority, and …
Closely following the announcement of an exclusive betting partnership with English football club Swansea City , Asian-facing operator SBOBet has entered into another with Norwich City FC. SBOBet becomes Norwich City’s official Asian betting partner and will support the club’s charity drive through its work with the Community Sports Foundation. Bill Mummery, executive director of …
ComTrade Gaming has appointed Ales Gornjec to the position of General Manager. Gornjec has been with the ComTrade Group since 1996, joining as a software developer and project manager. He founded the ComTrade Gaming unit that now boasts a team of over 200 engineers who have developed gaming platforms and content for the online and …
Gala Coral Group-owned Italian operator Eurobet has become the season 2013-14 title sponsor of the second tier Italian football league Lega Serie B taking over a three-year sponsorship previously held by bwin. Under the terms of the deal Eurobet will also be branded on the shirt sleeves of the 22 Serie B clubs kit and …
A former Barclays Bank official in England has been sentenced for stealing GBP127,000 from internal bank accounts to meet payday loans she took out to feed an online gambling addiction. 29-year-old Julia Finney’s three-year scam was designed to repay dozens of expensive, short-term payday loans she took out to feed her gambling addiction. Earlier this …
An online gambling project to raise revenues to help fund the Minnesota Vikings stadium has shown little promise of success in its first six months of operational activity, reports the Star Tribune Minneapolis. The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport became one of the first airports in the United States to launch electronic gambling in January, projecting …
Mississippi state Representative Bobby Moak, a Democrat representing the Bogue Chitto district, is about to take another run at legalising intrastate online gambling despite at least three previous failures. The state’s land gambling interests have not fared well recently, prompting Moak to suggest that the best bet for raising tax revenues is online gaming, currently …
The European online gambling group 888 Holdings is to extend its partnership with Caesars Interactive Entertainment to cover online poker and casino games under its own brand in New Jersey when that market opens to online gambling later this year, the company reported Tuesday in a trading update on its second quarter 2013. Q2 and …
EuroSlots has augmented its gaming suites from Net Entertainment and Microgaming with games from the new NUMB3R series developed by new provider Yggdrasil Gaming of Sweden. The first nine numbers-based games from the company to go live are: Medusa Eyes of Fire; Siamese Serpents; Precious Anuran; and Beaming Canines – all video keno gamesm – …
Betfair Group plc has appointed Zillah Byng-Maddick as a non-Executive director and a member of its audit committee as of September 5, 2013. Byng-Maddick has a strong background in finance having served as CFO for both the Trader Media Group and the Thresher Group. She held the position of Finance Director at the Fitness First …
The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) is fighting the fight, taking on the Greek government through a letter addressed to the European Commissioner, Michael Barnier, which demands action against anti-competitive reforms to Greek gambling law. The RGA cited the Commission’s 2008 Reasoned Opinion sent to Greece regarding its view that OPAP’s offline gambling monopoly was incompatible …
Ryker Amusements, the owner of the South San Francisco internet cafe Computer Time is suing the city and its police department in a bid to stop the destruction of 30 seized computers alleged to have used for illegal online gambling purposes. The machines were seized by police over a month ago in an enforcement raid …