Our readers will recall the bitter in-fighting and at times unsavoury tactics deployed during a public proxy contest prior to International Game Technology’s (IGT) 2013 annual meeting of shareholders where the Ader Group attempted to win four seats on the IGT board, eventually gaining only one. The proxy contest driven by Jason Ader and former …
Nevada online poker operator Ultimate Gaming will supply a range of its real money online casino games and poker using its proprietary platform technology and Ultimate Brands to Trump Taj Mahal Associates LLC in an online gaming operations agreement for the New Jersey market. The agreement is a boon to Ultimate Gaming who was the …
Betsson Malta Limited announced the lunch of NYX Interactive’s NYX OGS games within its online casino gaming suite catering for both PC and mobile devices. Initially live on Betsafe.com, the games will be rolled out across all Betsson brands and mobile offerings in the near future. David Flynn, CEO of NYX Interactive said: “Betsson is …
Maltese-licenced Mr Green Casino has gone live with online and mobile credentials company Jumio’s real-time customer identification solution. Jumio’s Netverify enables Mr Green’s customers to use the camera on their computer or mobile device to scan their ID document which is then validated by Jumio’s technology to ensure that players are who they say they …
Mahjong Logic Ltd will provide Betluck with its online mahjong product as the online casino increases its focus on the Asian market. Betluck, a Plus Five Gaming white label owned by BF-IOM Ltd, is the second company to add online mahjong through Mahjong Logic’s integrated solution with Plus Five. “Mahjong Logic is thrilled to have …
As of today (Monday) all gambling providers operating in the Dutch market are required to adhere to the Decree that regulates advertising of gambling products. Operators are immediately required by law to indicate the risks of gambling on all advertising activities just as alcohol and tobacco manufacturers are required to do, Justice Minister Fred Teeven …
Privately owned Canadian social games developer Opzi has launched a suite of games titled Real Money Slots by Opzi Casino, powered by Betable into the UK market. Opzi’s flagship product Opzi Casino is a social online casino offering free-to-play games for the iOS and Android platforms. Real Money Slots is Opzi’s first game to offer …
The Remote Gaming Association (RGA) has said two of its members have submitted applications to the Greek State, the Minister of Finance and the Hellenic Gaming Commission for a five-year licence to provide online gaming services to the Greek market. The un-named members have filed their applications in-line with the Greek Gambling Act, a piece …
June 2013 has been another good month for Macau gambling companies, with the authorities advising that revenues climbed 21.1 percent year-on-year to reach 28.3 billion patacas ($3.54 billion). The rise was better than expected by analysts, who predicted a range between 18 percent and 21 percent. Reuters reports that the number of mass market visitors …
Online gambling group GVC Holdings plc issued a trading update Monday, reporting the early restoration of an increased quarterly dividend; progress with the integration of Sportingbet and its trading from the Sportingbet acquisition to 30 June 2013; along with a trading update of the other GVC brands for the period from 1 January 2013 to …
The Nottingham Crown Court in the UK has sentenced 26-year-old addictive online punter Thomas Masters to 2 years’ imprisonment for crimes he committed in trying to raise money to gamble or pay gambling debts. Despite at one point in his online gambling career winning GBP 70,000, Masters continued to fritter the money away on losing …
Media reports from Modena in Italy indicate that Italian police mounted a massive anti-online gambling operation titled Op Jeopardy late last week, focused on the Naples region and the Casalesi organised crime gang. Investigators allege that the criminal organisation was responsible for the operation of at least five online betting sites situated on servers in …
The Swedish online gambling group Net Entertainment announced a deal with Italian gambling giant Lottomatica Monday, saying that it has undertaken to supply Lottomatica Scomesse S.r.l. with a wide range of casino games for the regulated Italian online business through Lottomatica.it and Totosi.it. Lottomatica Scommesse is a fully owned company of GTech S.p.A., one of …
The exodus of senior managers from San Francisco social games developer Zynga has not yet ended, according to local media reports, which reveal that the company’s vice president of partner publishing, Rob Dyer is the latest to leave the building. With much fanfare, Dyer joined the company in October 2011, tasked with convincing external game …
Cantor Ventures, the venture capital and enterprise development arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, has invested a hefty $25 million in TopLine Game Labs, a Los Angeles-based start-up developer of a fantasy sports and social gaming platform. Cantor will help the company grow the team, launch new products and applications, and develop the business, a spokesman revealed …
CBC News reports that the Atlantic Lotto is pulling the plug on its GeoSweep online game, having sunk Cdn$8.7 million for a stake in Geonomics, formerly known as Roboreus, the U.K. firm behind the online lottery. “We’ve made the decision to remove the GeoSweep game from the market today,” Patrick Daigle, chief financial officer with …
Political observers who speculated that politicians in the Canadian Senate would see off a sports betting bill by stalling it until the body adjourned for the summer recess may have been right – this week the Senate rose without progressing Bill C-290, which sought to permit single game sports betting in Canada. The bill has …
For the second time this month, the US state of Kentucky has announced an Internet gaming-related settlement, this time recovering $15 million from the European giant Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment in respect of online gambling losses incurred by Kentucky residents. Gov. Steve Beshear announced the settlement Friday in a statement that revealed the agreement has its …
Two online gambling rings in the Pudong New Area and Jing’an District of China have been broken up by police actions that included the arrest of 99 people, reports the Shanghai Daily newspaper. Shanghai police spokesmen said that the criminal enterprises involved more than 180 million yuan (US$29.31 million), and revealed that a total of …
The Dutch prosecution on money laundering and other allegations of the Gregoire brothers and Stijn Flapper, which made headlines in the Dutch media recently saw a sequel this week, when Sheriff Gaming confirmed that its parent Bubble Group BV, which had been named in early media coverage, is no longer a suspect in the case. …
US casino games provider Bally Technologies continued its penetration of the European online gambling market Friday with the announcement of a deal with retail and online gambling group Paddy Power. The agreement will see Bally online slot games becoming available on the Ireland-based Paddy Power web and mobile sites. Bally Interactive general manager Michael Probert …
The question of whether progressive jackpots should be paid in a single tranche or over time in instalments resurfaced this week with the news that the influential Casinomeister information portal has added 40 Playtech-powered sites which insist on payment by instalments to its “not recommended” list. The Casinomeister move reawakened outraged memories of a player …
The online casino operator and marketing firm SkillOnNet Limited has launched a new slot from NextGen Gaming titled Voodoo Dollars, which will be available at EUCasino.com along with a slew of third-party brands like CasinoRedKings.com, MegaCasino.dk, LunaCasino.com and PlayMillion.com, SkillOnNet said in a statement that the 25-payline game is themed around magic and features Wild …
Another gambling-themed movie will soon start filming in the United States following the signing for the “Mississippi Grind” project of Green Lantern star Ryan Reynolds. Ryan is set to appear alongside The Dark Knight Rises actor Ben Mendelsohn in the film, which is all about a gambling addict who is in debt and teams up …