Interwetten has gone live with Evolution Gaming‘s online Live Roulette in the Spanish market. The live dealer game is streamed from Evolution’s new land-based Live Studio in Murcia, Ruleta en Vivo at Casino Rincon de Pepe and is hosted by native speaking Spanish dealers operating from 12 noon to 4am local time, 7 days a …
Konami Gaming Inc. has announced the appointment of Mark Morton as regional sales director, corporate region, tasked with managing and developing sales opportunities for Konami’s Games business in Nevada and Western Canada. Morton has previously served in key sales roles, most recently as senior director of Nevada area sales at WMS and senior director of …
The French regulatory authority ARJEL has withdrawn the five-year sports betting licence awarded to AUBSAIL SAS in July 2011 saying its operation at france-bet-sportif.fr failed to comply with legal obligations that include rate of return to customers, reporting and technical structures and certification. France-bet-sportif is owned by Olympic sailing ace Derrendinger Arnaud, a 35-year-old Brestois …
Betsson AB gaming subsidiary Betsson Malta reported on its 2012 fiscal period this week, delivering growth ahead of the market and continued financial stability. Key performance highlights include: – Revenues of SEK 2,203.7 million (2011: SEK 1,736.6 million) – Gross profit of SEK 1,853.7 million (2011: SEK 1,428.9 million) – Operating income increased to SEK …
A complaint challenging a Betfair TV advertisement has been upheld by the UK Advertising Standards Authority. The advert claimed that Betfair was better priced than William Hill, Paddy Power and Betfred 30 minutes prior to the start of Channel 4 live races in September which the complainant challenged as he understood those three bookmakers offered …
Founders and owners of gambling firm Betfred and Peninsula Business Services have expanded their business portfolio by backing Active Win Media Limited, a new digital media and marketing start-up based in Manchester The business, founded by managing director Warren Jacobs, originally from Tel Aviv, aims to build a dedicated workforce of 50 staff over the …
Norwegian State gaming operator Norsk Tipping said it would launch a series of new games along with a new branded online casino later this year. Torbjorn Almlid, chief executive officer of Norsk Tipping said the firm would additionally extend its online gaming service hours which will now run from 06:00 to 03:00 as opposed to …
WinADay Casino has augmented its collection of penny slots with new titles Vikings, Wild West, Beauty Salon, Monster Trucks and Safari Park. The company’s first five titles to its new penny slots portfolio were launched March 2013 comprising Aztec Adventure, City Girls, Deep Blue, Sam’s Burger and Touch Down . “We knew these would be …
Webis subsidiary betinternet .com Limited has signed a long-term contract with live sports data provider Enetpulse, a subsidiary of IMG Media, for the provision of real-time score feeds from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) World Tour. The company said the tours combined regularly exceed 100 million …
The Florida Legislature has commissioned a study on gambling in the wake of the state ban on sweepstakes cafe’s. Spectrum Gaming Group, selected to conduct the study will run the two-part initiative to enable the Legislature to better understand the fiscal, economic and social impact of potential changes in the State’s gambling environment, said a …
The online and land gambling group Rank plc has launched an initiative designed to engage with UK lawmakers in improving the regulatory and tax regime in Britain. Titled Gameplan, the initiative is spearheaded by a 16 page document putting forward the company’s views on the subject, among which are: * Stop using pejorative terms associated …
The i-gaming platform provider iSoftBet has partnered with Scandinavian online casino operator Vera&John in a drive to enter the social gaming sector through a Facebook free-play offering. A spokesman for V&J said Tuesday that the company has combined its operating expertise with the software and technology experience of iSoftBet to launch a free-play offering for …
A new online poker legalisation initiative came out of left field this week, with sixteen members of the House proposing an amendment (number 365) to state budget planning bill H.3400 and calling for the intrastate licensing of three internet card rooms. Sponsoring Representatives include Representatives Jones of North Reading; Peterson of Grafton; Hill of Ipswich; …
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s troubles just keep growing over his plans to privatise the $3.5 billion state lottery and hand over its operation to the British company Camelot Global Services. Earlier this year he was pulled up short by state Attorney General Kathleen Kane and Treasurer Rob McCord over constitutional and procedural questions in the …
More detail on yesterday’s New York-centred anti-gambling enforcement raids are now available following a Department of Justice briefing late Tuesday. * The FBI’s Eurasian Organized Crime Squad executed federal search warrants throughout New York City, Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia in connection with an illegal gambling ring tied to Russian organised crime. * The investigation …
The Australian betting group Tabcorp Holdings Limited’s Queensland Keno licence is to be extended to 2047. The 25-year licence extension was announced Tuesday by Queensland Premier Campbell Newman at the Keno and Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence in Brisbane. Tabcorp will make a $20 million payment to the State to extend the licence, which currently …
The interactive division of Las Vegas land gambling giant Caesars Entertainment has started the application process for a New Jersey internet gaming licence, reports the publication Press of Atlantic City. Seth Palansky, a spokesman for Caesars, said of the application this week: “It’s the first of I’m sure many hurdles to cross.” Palansky said the …
The nationwide federal clampdown on gambling rings in the United States was apparent in New York Tuesday when FBI agents swooped on numerous locations in the city and elsewhere in the U.S., making a number of arrests. Among the premises visited by agents was billionaire Helly Nahmad’s art gallery in the luxury Carlyle Hotel on …
The i-gaming turnkey platform provider EveryMatrix has added more live dealer action to its range of products for licensees following the signing of an agreement this week with UK and Latvian live dealer supplier, Evolution Gaming. EveryMatrix will include Evolution Gaming’s portfolio of live dealer casino games as part of its Casino Engine solution, which …
Betsoft Gaming, a developer of 3D online video slots, is to partner with i-gaming platform provider Tain following a games content deal signed Monday. Under the terms of the partnership, Tain will be offering its European licensees BetSoft’s entire suite of over 150 games, including the popular Slots3 series of true 3D video slots. “Tain …
Proprietary software-powered WinADay Casino has added another five online penny slots to its games suite. The new themed offerings are titled Vikings, Wild West, Beauty Salon, Monster Trucks and Safari Park. The latest launch follows the introduction by the casino of five earlier slots in March, titled Aztec Adventure, City Girls, Deep Blue, Sam’s Burger …
Atlantic City’s land casinos can anticipate gross gambling yield of up to $262 million in the first full year of online gambling legalisation in New Jersey, reports the industry research and consultancy firm GamblingData. Total GGY will rise to $462 million a year when the market reaches maturity, which GamblingData expects to occur in the …
Newcomer on the live dealer provider scene, Ezugi, has inked an agreement to supply its product to online sports betting operator Golden-Race.com. The deal calls for the provision of a full suite of live table games, from Poker to Blackjack, in a combination of real-time game play and social media access. Ezugi gives the option …
The accessibility of internet and mobile sports betting websites has fostered a rise in the popularity of sports betting, especially on international football matches, reports the Nigerian publication ThisDayLive. The report notes that a growing number of Nigerian betting sites are appearing on the internet, with many of them having physical offices in cities across …