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 …
Plumbee has launched a new game titled Sinbad to its Mirrorball Slots Facebook app. The game developed by QuickSpin features Sinbad, the well-known fictional sailor along with slithering, locking and progressive wilds.
Ireland-based Fantasy sports betting pool provider TotelFootball has signed a partner agreement with OpenBet in time for the 2013/14 football season. OpenBet licencee’s integration of TotelFootball’s flagship fantasy sports pools betting product will provide customers with a broader offering while giving operators an alternative acquisition tool. “OpenBet has been successfully providing sportsbook software to major …
Ellmount Gaming-operated CasinoRoom.com’s launch of NYX Interactive’s OGS and MOVE mobile offering this week forms part of a general revamp. The Maltese-licenced operator said the partnership is a perfect fit in line with its strong focus on mobile gaming. David Flynn, chief executive officer of NYX Interactive said “We are extremely happy to take NYX …
The fall out from CNBC’s signing of controversial “Steve Stevens” as front man for its upcoming reality TV show on sports betting continued over the weekend as more recognisable and respected sports betting personalities chimed in on the row. Writing on his blog, Todd Fuhrman, owner of ToddsTake.com and a former odds-maker at Caesars Palace, …
The Cambodian online gambling scene is building momentum with the availability in English, Mandarin and Thai language of live dealer action beamed from a land casino in Northern neighbour Laos, reports the The Cambodia Daily newspaper. The publication claims that local and foreign croupiers run video streamed blackjack, baccarat or roulette games from the Savan …
The news last week that UK company Featurespace has developed analytical software capable of identifying the betting patterns and behaviour of potentially problem gamblers at online casinos has been followed by similar claims from a Canadian company. Focal Research Consultants of Halifax, Nova Scotia has proved in commissions with land gambling casinos that its software …
In recent weeks the Bulgarians have made the headlines with an ever-growing online gambling black list of unlicensed websites, which was strange considering the lack of licensing infrastructure in the eastern European country. Bulgarian politicians passed the enabling laws and empowered a regulator, but until now it appeared that little had been done to introduce …
Online gambling marketing affiliates and thousands of other users were impacted by an extended server outage Friday on the HostGator, BlueHost and HostMonster companies which fall under the Endurance International Group in the United States. According to reports on the Mashable.com site, foul play was not involved in the outage at the group’s Provo, Utah, …
The South African government’s Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies intends to submit proposals to tighten the laws governing the gambling industry, reports Timesonline.com. The proposals include measures to guard against problem gambling that include tightening legislation and reviewing advertising guidelines. Steps to ensure the proper funding and coordination of education and awareness programmes on …
The latest (June 2013) numbers from the Nevada Gaming Control Board were released Friday, showing a 4.8 percent decline in revenues when compared with the same period last year. Nevada land casinos won $792.5 million in June, down from $833 million in June 2012. Las Vegas Strip winnings of $435 million were down just over …
Representative Peter King’s proposed federal bill seeking to legalise all forms of online gambling with the exception of sports betting does not appear to be achieving much traction more than two months since its introduction. With politicians heading out of Washington for the summer recess, King and his sole supporter thus far, Massachusetts Democrat Michael …
A former British army officer who went on to become a director of a financial services company in civilian life has told the BBC how he blew GBP 750,000 on unidentified online casino websites. Justyn Larcombe, from Tunbridge Wells, said he sold the equity on his home, spent his wife’s life savings and used his …
This week Massachusetts state Treasurer Steven Grossman posted the Massachusetts Lottery’s second-highest profit level for the last fiscal year, hauling in $952 million on record sales of $4.8 billion. At the same time he discussed the possible addition of online games, and reassured retail ticket sellers that this would not be done at the expense …
A New Jersey politician and former Atlantic City mayor, Senator James Whelan, introduced an amending bill this week seeking to fine-tune the state’s already approved online gambling legalisation law by the addition of a provision allowing the wider dispersion of online server equipment. The NorthJersey.com blog reports that Sen. Whelan justified his amendment by explaining: …
Pokerstars parent, The Rational Group, appears to have put the abortive attempt to acquire the Atlantic Club land casino in New Jersey behind it, advising the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement this month that it is no longer pursuing the acquisition. The company ran out of time in acquiring the necessary licensing, and Atlantic …
Online gambling operator Betway has signed a sponsorship deal with endurance sports company Total Warrior ahead of the mud runner event taking place this weekend in Cumbria, England. The challenging event will see 5,000 competitors tackle the Total Warrior course over the weekend. The Total Warrior Mud Run will form an integral part of Betway’s …