companies Sportech and Norcros have announced that Sportech director David McKeith has been appointed as a non-executive director of Norcros and will assume responsibilities as senior independent director and chairman of the Audit Committee Norcros plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and exports home consumer products in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia. …
Following a successful trial initiative in the UK in partnership with online gambling group Bwin.Party, the social networking giant Facebook is moving into the real money social gaming scene in Italy and Spain, reports the publication Telecom Paper and the Italian news agency Ansa this week. Sean Ryan, head of partnerships of the social network, …
Anthony Boscarino, a 47-year-old resident of Tucson, Arizona was sent to jail for 135 months by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson this week on 43 charges involving fraud, money laundering and tax evasion. Earlier this year Boscarino entered a guilty plea on the charges, which include activities associated with his operating an online sports …
The international online cash payments provider, Ukash and independent Brit ATM operator, Bank Machine, have joined forces to give consumers more flexible access to cash with an innovative service that enables punters to convert Ukash codes into cash at Bank Machine ATMs across the UK…all without the need for a debit or credit card. The …
Two years ago the Aussie online betting firm Sports Alive went bust, setting in train a series of related personal and business disasters for both unpaid players and operators. This week the debacle made the local media columns again when betting agency Bet247 launched litigation against top Aussie bookmaking firm Tom Waterhouse. The newspaper WA …
The Bulgarian Gambling Authority has added another twenty websites to its controversial blacklist. Latest inductees comprise: Mangas Gaming’s Expekt, Stan James, six Boylesports domains, Betway, MyBet, Sportingbet, SBOBet, IASBet, 188Bet, DafaBet, Betinternet, marathonbet .com and .uk and Bet3000.
French gambling operator France Pari benefited from an increase in recorded stakes reporting gross gaming revenues amounting to Euro 1 million, up 40 percent and total revenue amounting to Euro 5 million, up 20 percent during its 2013 first half year results. “The online sportsbetting sector is now steadily growing in France, delivering an average …
The Kansspelautoriteit or Dutch Gambling Authority has named Marja Appelman (41) as its new director taking over from interim director Peter Plug as of September 23, 2013. Appelman is an economist and is currently a partner and one of the three founders of SIRM, a quantitative and economic strategy consulting firm. Previously she worked at …
On the back of strong results from its DoubleDown Casino division, International Game Technology has launched a clever strategic initiative billed as “the world’s first cross-platform video tournament” in partnership with Casino Del Sol and IGT’s Game King. The initiative will see players able to participate in a major video poker tournament across multiple platforms …
Williams Interactive has released a new instalment of The Wizard of Oz series exclusively to its WMS Industries-owned operational website Jackpotparty. The Wizard of Oz Wicked Riches is a 5-reel Vegas-style slot offering a Winged Monkey feature, a Wicked Riches Free Spin feature and a randomly triggered Tornado feature with a 4-tier progressive. It is …
Pool and Tote gaming provider Sportech PLC’s U.S. division, Sportech Racing LLC, has clinched a six-year deal with Penn National Gaming Incorporated (PNGI). Under the terms of the deal, Sportech Racing will provide numerous PNGI-owned and/or operated properties across nine States covering 11 racetracks, five off-track wagering venues and an internet telephone account wagering service …
After over a decade of disinterest by many of the politicians on Capitol Hill, online gambling appears to have caught the attention of at least some of them as individual states by-pass an indecisive and partisan Congress in pursuit of online gambling legalisation. Last week the US Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and …
International Game Technology (IGT) delivered its third quarter operating results with social gaming revenue almost doubling compared to the same period last year. Third quarter highlights compared to last year’s third quarter ending June 30, 2012 include: – A total revenue increase of 9 percent to $579 million, primarily due to substantial increases in North …
High 5 Gaming has released a new slot to its 50-strong social network games portfolio on Facebook. The game titled Lady of Hope will appear exclusively on the company’s High 5 Casino but may be offered to land-based casinos further down the line based on its performance. Lady of Hope is a 3×5 reel game …
Washington DC-based authentication solutions provider LaserLock Technologies said it had successfully completed “exhaustive” testing of and is “commercial-ready” with its new multi-factor online gaming authentication product “As more states legalize online gaming, we are excited to bring our solution to market to protect both players and casinos from the risks of identity theft,” said Neil …
Andy Ashkar was sentenced to a hefty 8 1/3 up to 25 years by the Onondaga County prosecutor’s office this week for being in possession of a $5 million lottery ticket that was stolen from his parents convenience store in Syracuse in 2006. In handing down sentence, the same Judge who convicted Ashkar earlier this …
Gaming Laboratories International has employed the services of Greg Sylvester as Director of Systems Engineering. Sylvester is described as a world-class engineering expert who will develop strategic plans for special projects, oversee new testing methodologies and tools and work with regulatory entities as they being the implementation of gaming programmes.
The decisions of the European Commission can often seem convoluted, confusing and disappointing, and this was especially the case this week when the European Union’s enforcement body opened the way for the Greek government to award a seven-year controversial online gambling monopoly to the partly state-owned firm OPAP. The EC lifted an additional month-long “stand …
Massachusetts politicians attempting to legalise online gambling are nothing if not persistent, and this week saw the failure of yet another initiative – this one by State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr. Tarr’s tactic was to try and insert S.1826 – an internet gambling licensing proposal – as an amendment to a vital transportation finance …
Taiwanese firm GigaMedia has reported progress in its second quarter preliminary results attributed to a better than expected performance from its online games business, record-low operating expenses and the disposal of a non-strategic investment. According to chief executive officer Collin Hwang: – Revenues of approximately $3.7 million – with a strong performance by A.V.A., a …
Online gambling firm Betsson AB delivered good results in its latest financial report despite a decline in poker and the percentage contribution its casino division contributes to the Group’s total gross profit. Key performance indicators over the second quarter period ending June 30, 2013 include: – Revenues amounting to SEK 579.2 million (Q2/2012: SEK 486.2 …
Online gambling firm Bet-at-Home extended its title sponsorship of the Open ATP event in Hamburg until 2015 in a deal reported to be worth around Euro 400 000 per annum with Hamburg Sports and Entertainment. The company also announced its second quarter results reporting a 53 percent increase in gaming turnover to Euro 171.9 million …
Irish bookmaker Boylesports has appointed James Arnold, the former head of European marketing at Sportingbet, as Chief Marketing Officer of Online. The company has opened an office in London which will handle “an ambitious growth strategy” in the expansion of Boylesports’ digital business. “In terms of recruiting the specific expertise that we need to grow …
Romanian software developer CasinoWebScripts (CWS) has announced the release of a slew of new games. “Ultimate Greyhound Racing” is a multiplayer greyhound dog racing game while “Treasure of the Wild Bear” carries a cuddly bear-themed game featuring free spins, an expanding beehive wild, two bonus modes and a gamble option. “Year Two” transports players to …