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 …
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 …