You Can! is a book being punted as the first comprehensive guide to starting and running an e-gaming enterprise published by Isle of Man-based e-gaming consultancy Counting House. The book, which includes a foreword by Economic Development Minister John Shimmin, contains contributions from twenty-six businesses and organisations representing a cross-section of the Island’s e-gaming industry. …
The US Senate sub-committee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance has somewhat belatedly released its witness list for a hearing on internet gambling scheduled for today (Wednesday) in Washington . Included on the list is Tom Grissen, who is chief executive of Daon Inc., a developer of biometrics software who will presumably cover technology …
BLUEBAT TO HELP ONLINE CASINOS PENETRATE SOCIAL GAMING Canadian software developer has a new box of social gaming tricks The move into social gambling by online casino operators has persuaded a Vancouver, Canada software firm that its future lies in assisting casinos to penetrate that sector. 10-employee start-up BlueBat unveiled its core product this week …
ANTIGUA GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS ON U.S. GAMBLING SANCTIONS (Update) Government announces formation of WTO Remedies Implementation Committee After more than a decade of trying to persuade the United States to respect World Trade Organisation rulings on online gambling in its favour, the Antigua and Barbuda government appears to be moving ahead with action rather …
Chief Executive of the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) Dirk Vennix said new anti-money laundering measures proposed by the European Commission (EU) are not viable. The proposed Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive would require bookmakers to scan customer’s passports and record their personal data for any single transaction over Euro 2000 or GBP 1700 and this …
Sixteen men were sentenced to jail terms for operating an illegal casino and arranging online poker games and gambling in an electronic games shop in Jumeirah Beach by the Dubai Court of First Instance this week. Four of the men were jailed for a 12 month term while the other twelve were sentenced to three …
The Spanish football league Liga de fÚtbol profesional española (LFP) and Betfair have renewed their cooperation agreement in an effort to maintain the integrity of the game in combating match fixing and other fraudulent activities. Betfair has agreed to provide the LFP with gambling activity information and the identification of individuals when there are compelling …
32Red has agreed a sponsorship with Nottingham Racecourse for a number of races that include the full race card on July 19 and a trio of meetings in October. The firm has raised its public profile with other recent sponsorships that include the British Newport County and Crawley Town Football Clubs, Newmarket and Market Rasen …
Mythos HD is World Match’s (WM) newest slot release themed on the ancient Greek Gods where players are tasked to face up to the powerful Poseidon and Ares the bloodthirsty. The game features a Free Spin Game based on the legend of the Mouth of Truth which will award lucky players with free spins and …
Bally will acquire all of the outstanding shares of SHFL for a per share price of $23.25 in cash, including debt of $8 million and cash of $41 million as of April 30, 2013. The agreement was unanimously approved by both the SHFL and Bally Boards of Directors and combines two gaming technology staples in …
Federal prosecutors unsealed a new indictment in Newark, New Jersey Monday, alleging that there has been U.S. organised crime involvement in a Costa Rica-based sports betting site titled BetEagle.com. The indictment named 13 US residents, alleging that some were members of the Genovese organised crime family and the LaScala Crew. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman …
The latest New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement numbers on land gambling revenues at Atlantic City casinos shows another disappointing performance, with June revenues down 12.6 percent compared with the same period last year. June revenues totalled $240.2 million, with slot winnings down 11 percent to $179.1 million, while table games revenue declined by 16 …
Two online gambling games developers battled in a Dutch court this week over the use of an expanding “zoom effect” in software when winning lines on a slot machine are hit. Facing off in intellectual property case HD 200113654-01 before the Hertogenbosch court in the Netherlands was BetSoft’s Cyprus-based parent Digitus Limited and Bubble Group …
The Oneida tribal gambling group which owns the Turning Stone Resort Casino Event Center in central New York persuaded 600 guests to participate in a fun attempt to create a new Guinness Book of Records entry over the weekend. The guests were issued with red or white ponchos and organised in groups to create the …
Police in Borneo reported over the weekend that further operations aimed at stamping out online gambling in the Asian nation have resulted in the dismantling of an online sports betting operation. Police from D7, the national Anti-Vice, Gaming and Gangsterism Unit, carried out raids on two premises in the Pelita Commercial centre, arresting 17 persons …
The Irish Government has approved the General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill 2013 proposed by Alan Shatter, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence . The drafting of the bill will now get underway and will focus on effectively modernising the regulation of the Irish gambling sector while introducing measures to protect vulnerable adults and …
London-based social gaming firm Plumbee has released its first in-house developed slot titled Thumbelina’s Forest to its Mirrorball Slots Facebook Application. Plumbee’s in-house slots studio was set up by the company in 2012 and is headed-up by producer Dave Wright and Peter Stathis, mathematician and game designer. Buoyed by its first proprietary release, Plumbee said …
The magnitude of the US sports betting action was explored by NBC over the weekend, producing some interesting numbers. * The Nevada Gaming Commission has revealed that $3.2 billion was wagered in sports bets in the state’s casinos in 2011. Of that amount, $1.34 billion or 41 percent was handled just for football. * American …
The latest good fortune story from the world of online casino gambling comes from WinTingo Casino, which has just paid out Euro 136,500 to a high rolling player who struck it lucky with some Euro 300 a spin action on the Bust The Bank internet slot. The player, a male from the Netherlands who prefers …
Facebook slot players will have four new games to select following the launch of City of Lights, Foxy Dynamite, Madame Monarch and Secrets of Da Vinci on High 5 Games’ social network casino, High 5 Casino. City of Lights is a 4 x 5 reel game showcasing the splendor of Paris at night replete with …
Genesis Gaming has entered into a strategic partnership with Relax Gaming in what it claims to be the first development and delivery combination in the industry. The partnership will effect simultaneous launch dates of video slot games for both online and mobile channels with a view to offering greater marketing and operations efficiency for casino …
GameLoot, a Las Vegas-based social gaming company, has developed a proprietary platform that provides casual sports fans with fantasy gaming without the time consuming hassle of traditional fantasy sports leagues. “We’ve taken the best parts of fantasy sports and tailored it to today’s fast paced life,” said GameLoot CEO Jeremy Shea. “Casual fans who want …
UK-based Pursuit Dynamics PLC has informed the conditional acquisition of Gaming Realms Limited, BeJig Limited and AlchemyBet Limited for a total consideration of around GBP 12.1 million in a reverse takeover deal. The firm has initiated a placing of 26.2 million shares to raise approximately GBP 3.4 million and the sale is conditional on the …
The incidence of South Korean military soldiers and officers who gamble online whilst in barracks has soared more than 15 times over the past two years, prompting the military to introduce measures to deal with the issue, reports the Korean news agency Yonhap. A total of some 230 enlisted troops and low-ranking officers have been …