The French online gambling regulator ARJEL (L’Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne) is showing increasing interest in the marketing behaviour of licensees, and has announced a collaborative partnership with the its counterpart in the French advertising industry, l’Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP). The agreement covers the exchange of information with a …
GTech launched a new iLottery service Wednesday, a centralised iLottery content library branded “Game Market” and compiled from the company’s Lottery Developer Network. The Game Market showcases instant interactive games, allowing third-party content developers to create games for the iLottery space. “The Game Market is the next major building block in revolutionizing the way in …
Enforcing the no-sports-betting federal rules in New Jersey, state enforcement officials arrested and charged sixteen people in an operation against a Monmouth-based online sports betting enterprise this week. Officials seized over half a million dollars in cash and 12 vehicles after executing warrants across four New Jersey counties and in New York City in an …
Online gambling corporate GigaMedia Limited has announced that it is to enter the social casino games market following a closed beta test on a suite of new game titles in over 200 Internet cafes across Taiwan. The company has unveiled a new portfolio of proprietary social casino games that include slot, poker and dice offerings …
Andorra, a tiny principality in the Pyrenees between Spain and France and home to around 85,000 people, could be the next online gambling licensing jurisdiction following a government announcement that it plans to legalise both terrestrial and online gaming. Although detail is sparse at present, it appears that a draft bill is in progress that …
Online gambling software provider Playtech plc issued a pre-close trading update Thursday covering the three months ended June 30 2013. The company says that the second quarter is traditionally a quieter period, but that trading has continued in line with expectations and is slightly ahead of the 10 percent reported to the market on 25 …
Betfair investors will be less than pleased with the UK betting company’s FY 2013 results published Thursday, which show underlying revenues flat at GBP 387 million; EBITDA down 39 percent and a 27 percent decline in profits. The company rejected a GBP 1 billion takeover bid last month, with CEO Breon Corcoran saying that it …
Sheriff Gaming introduced two new 3D animated slot games; Monsters Party (part of the Mega Money Pool Progressive Jackpot) and the revamped version of the popular Crazy Jewelry slot titled Crazier Jewelry as well as another three animated scratch card games. Monsters Party features a colour cast of characters in this fun, cartoon-style 5-reel, 20-line …
Another two online casino’s were launched this week; Golden Boys’ Gold Luck Casino and an Elray Gaming white label titled Golden Galaxy. Gold Luck Casino.com launched into the market, powered by Microgaming and licenced in the Isle of Man. The firm behind the casino is none other than Golden Boys Bet Limited, who launched a …
SpilleAutomater.com is the latest online casino offering from Cherry AB. The new online casino has a focus on slot machine games, provides personalised VIP services and cooperation with local teams and sports associations. Emil Sunvission, chief executive officer at Cherry, has big expectations for the company’s latest product which he says it both a credible …
Redbet Gaming Ltd, recently acquired by the Bonnier Group, has appointed Alexis Wicén as its acting Managing Director. Wicén will additionally take on the role as Director for Redbet Gaming Ltd and Redbet Malta (hldg) Ltd as well as Key Official towards the Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA), the regulatory and licensing body for all …
New Jersey’s attempt to challenge the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) and legalise intrastate sports betting will be front-and-centre in the appeal courts today (June 26) as a panel of U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals judges in Philadelphia considers a judgment by Judge Michael Shipp earlier this year which went against New …
Turnkey sports betting solution provider SBTech has inked a deal with UK bookmaker Globet.com that will see SBTech replace Globet’s current sportsbetting operation. The company said its advanced live betting platform provides punters with over 200 live bet types on around 20 sports disciplines for a total of 8 000 live events per month. SBTech …
The Isle of Man-based online gambling software developer Microgaming went the extra mile in briefing media on its new Playboy slot this week, sending a team to London to talk about the game and the creative process that led to its development. The new 5 reel, 243 ways-to-win video slot is due for release early …
According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation, a television network breached gambling advertising rules recently by screening an advert for UK bookmaker Coral on its children’s channels. Coral has been cleared of any wrongdoing and immediately removed the adverts when the Advertising Standards Authority received complaints. The advert for Coral was broadcast nine …
Plans by the Michigan state lottery to launch online tickets sales and games in early 2014 have been derailed by state lawmakers, who have blocked some $3.4 million in funding needed for the initiative. “Plans for an iLottery system have been suspended so that the Lottery may further evaluate the program,” lottery spokeswoman Andi Brancato …
Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson’s attack on internet gambling last week continues to create ripples as industry figures react to some of his more questionable statements regarding online gambling and its impact on society. How far those ripples have extended is clear from a lengthy article published by ABC News at: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/online-poker-boycott-threatened-adelson-remarks/story?id=19473807&page=2#.Ucm2FGgaI3E in which …
Gibraltar-based free slots app developer, Trophy Slots, has launched new tournament functionality to its Facebook gaming product. The tournaments are the latest addition to the social casino application, and follow the introduction of the popular Trophy Slots league last month. One of the most popular free-to-play casino products on Facebook – the app has around …
In an uncertain regulatory environment Czech terrestrial gambling provider Casino Kartác Group has won its case against the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Finance in which it challenged the Government’s award of online fixed-odds betting licences to around five domestic providers but denied the casino group the opportunity to apply for licencing and offer other types …
Taipai-based GigaMedia Limited will launch a suite of new casino games which it says is the first step in new strategic growth plans targeting the high-growth social casino games market. The company’s FunTown online game operation has rolled out the proprietary suite of casino games in closed beta format to 200 Taiwanese Cyber-Cafe’s. Results of …
888casino has become the title sponsor of a new tournament on the Snooker circuit in a deal inked with Matchroom Sport this week. The Champion of Champions snooker tourney, which is scheduled to run from 19 to 24 November at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, will be televised live on ITV4. The format features 16 …
Net Entertainment says that its latest online slot, Fisticuffs, is sure to prove a real hit with players following its launch today. Set in the early 1900s, at a time when boxing was bare-fisted and for gentlemen, Fisticuffs features a pair of fighters on the reels ready for action. These two rivals create various types …
The Malaysian police have become widely known for their sustained efforts in Operation Dadu against illegal online poker enterprises which continually spring up in small shops and residences throughout the nation. This week police spokesman Asst Comm Abdul Aziz Salleh warned operators that the police remain committed to Op Dadu and will be keeping the …
Internet payments provider Optimal Payments plc (formally better known as Neteller) is partnering with gambling content and equipment supplier Bally Technologies to provide payments and related services to both Bally and its online gaming customers. Under the agreement, Bally will integrate Optimal Payment’s Netbanx payment platform into its solution for operators in the regulated US …