Spanish race track Hipodromo de la Zarzuela, s.a. (HZ) has denounced the actions of and appealed to the Spanish gaming authority (DGOJ) to act on what it terms as the illegal operations of French-licenced Zeturf and Malta-licenced RaceBets in a press release posted on its website. HZ has requested the adoption of precautionary measures by …
Although there is no evidence at present to suggest a political will for the state of Ohio to enter the intrastate online gambling market, the publication Plain Dealer considered the options in an article over the weekend, suggesting that a state constitutional amendment effected in 2009 may complicate any such initiative. The amendment physically restricts …
Every year class 4 gaming societies in New Zealand contribute around NZ$18.5 million to the Ministry of Health in the form of a problem gambling levy which funds the Ministry’s Integrated Problem Gambling Strategy, and this week the NZCT chief executive, Mike Knell said that intervention services are working well. He pointed to a recently …
The publication Indian Express reports that the government of Maharashtra, a province in Western India, believes that the UK betting exchange Betfair is facilitating Indian betting, particularly on corruption-troubled cricket matches, and should be blocked by national ISPs. The provincial government has asked the federal government repeatedly to block Betfair on all Indian internet service …
More details on the internet gambling legalisation bill launched Thursday by Rep. Peter King are now available, including licensing requirements, which can be executed on a 5 year basis through existing state or tribal regulatory frameworks, or through a body specifically created for that activity…but with federal government input, using the criteria applied to bricks …
The Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission and Estonian Tax and Customs Board have signed an agreement to cooperate and share information between the two gambling authorities. Based on the principles of protection of consumers and preservation of public order, the agreement’s objective is to improve regulatory standards both in the online and land based …
The Belgian Gaming Commission is at it again, adding five more websites to its online gambling blacklist, including that belonging to BetVictor. Blacklisting means that Belgian ISPs will be required to block access to the sites by Belgian internet punters. BetVictor.com, Casinograndluxe.com, Cityclubcasino.com, Monacasino.com and Royalcasino.com join a pretty elite roster of companies that have …
There are currently widespread reports in the mainstream Chinese media revealing that enforcement agencies have charged 17 Chinese nationals operating out of Macau as agents for online gambling operators on the island who have been targeting mainland Chinese gamblers. The bust dates back to the middle of last year following over a year of undercover …
An interview in the publication Gambling Compliance set the cat among the pigeons in the United States Thursday after the outgoing CEO of the American Gaming Association, Frank Fahrenkopf, criticised Nevada Senator Harry Reid and the now retired Republican Senator Jon Kyl for not driving previous online poker legalisation attempts through Congress with sufficient vigour. …
The speculation in recent weeks that Republican Representative Peter King was about to launch a fresh federal online gambling legalisation bill was realised Thursday when the veteran Congressman introduced his Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2013 to the House. Interestingly, it covers the legalisation of all online gambling with the exception …
Online gaming firm 32Red has been named official shirt sponsor of Crawley Town Football Club for the next two seasons taking over the flag from GFS. Crawley Town F.C. is an association football club from Crawley, West Sussex, England that plays in Football League One, the third tier in the English football league system. 32Red …
Irish gambling firm Paddy Power has recruited fresh marketing blood with the appointment of former John Lewis brand marketing manager Anna Braithwaite; along with Harry Dromey, a former account director at Beattie McGuiness Bungay. Braithwaite was appointed sportsbook marketing manager and will manage Paddy Power’s football and horse racing brand campaigns while Dromey will work …
The Gibraltar Chronicle reports that the European Commission (EC) does not intend putting Gibraltar’s gaming industry under the microscope as part of its clamp down on tax evasion and tax havens. The EC made the statement in response to Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella who claimed that Gibraltar-based gaming companies were party to unfair competition, he …
Online slot fans have been discussing the imminent release of the Alice in Wonderland game at WinADay online casino for several weeks, and on Thursday the company finally made it available, describing the slot as one of its most lavish games yet. Certainly the game is a visual delight featuring many of the favourite characters …
Playsino, a Santa Monica, CA and Kiev, Ukraine-based social casino games company funded by private investors, has announced the launch of the Facebook version of Playsino Poker. Alex Kelly, the CEO of the company said: “This is the first social poker platform in the world to offer up to four simultaneous tables of action in …
The Seattle-based social game developer Big Fish has announced the launch of what it claims is the first-ever multiplayer mobile real-money roulette game on its U.K. mobile social casino. “The fun of roulette is playing with other people,” Carey DiJulio, VP and GM of Big Fish Casino, said in a company statement Thursday. “Adding roulette …
Middleman company NetNames has revealed that it has successfully negotiated the acquisition of the domain IG.com for the UK financial spread and contracts for difference betting specialist IG Index group, which plans to use the domain in its move to re-brand. IG is currently merging the spread betting and CFD products of IG Index and …
After five years in the Holland Casino chief executive’s hot seat, during which both online and land gambling key strategies had to be planned, CEO Dirk Flink is on the way out, reportedly a casualty of the dire financial straits the operation finds itself in and the “…profound and structural reforms necessary” to address the …
Further defendants prosecuted in the 44wager.com sports betting case have been convicted in Stanford Connecticut. A US District Judge sentenced John Liquori (43) to 18 months imprisonment followed by three years of court-ordered supervision for his role in conspiring to violate the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Liquori had earlier entered a guilty …
Nevada lawmakers took their earlier approval for the state governor to negotiate interstate player-sharing compacts a step further on Monday, unanimously passing Assembly Bill 360 which allows online gambling compacts to be negotiated with tribal entities and foreign governments as well. The relevant bill can be viewed here: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/77th2013/Bills/AB/AB360_R3.pdf and says in summary that it …
Cost-cutting measures at online gambling group Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment have claimed the jobs of three senior execs, all formerly Party Poker managers prior to the merger of Party Gaming and Bwin. The three departing executives all have associations with the evolving US market and include business development chief Alen Lang, technology director Tod Martin and …
The Rival online gambling software development company has released an upgraded version of its autoplay facility, offering players a choice of two modes, Basic and Advanced. The basic version enables players to incrementally set autoplay for up to 100 spins, rising in increments from 10 to 25, 50 and 100. Advanced mode allows players to …
Gloria MacKenzie, an 84-year-old woman from Florida, has claimed the second-largest lottery jackpot winning $590.5 million in the Powerball Jackpot. MacKenzie said as luck would have it, a man allowed her to go ahead of him when purchasing their quick-pick tickets at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, north of Tampa. She has elected to receive her …
The Dutch Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoriteit is holding a roundtable discussion in The Hague on June 14, 2013 on the draft remote gambling bill currently in consultation. Should the draft bill be adopted by Representatives and the Senate, the Kansspelautoriteit expects to begin issuing licences on January 1, 2015 . The authority invites those with an …