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Dutch police shut down online casinos

25 May 2013

The Dutch may be moving toward online gambling legalisation but they’re not there yet, a fact attested to by raids Friday in which seven online casinos were taken off-line and three men detained to assist police in their enquiries into allegations of illegal online gambling. The publication Casino.nl reported that, following information from the Dutch …

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Continent 8 expands global network team

25 May 2013

Continent 8 Technologies has appointed Bruce Craig as a senior network analyst based at the company’s headquarters on the Isle of Man. Craig is a highly qualified network engineer with 13 years’ experience within the telecommunications sector, and joins the Continent 8 Global Network Operation Team supporting the company’s worldwide hosting and connectivity services. John …

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Progress on Illinois online horserace betting

25 May 2013

Five months ago a restrictive, time limited law permitting online horse race betting in Illinois was allowed to expire, effectively halting any further development until now.  This week an initiative to breathe new life into the legislation commenced with its introduction to a state House committee Thursday. The bill quickly passed and is now on …

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We need lower taxes, says French online gambling regulator

25 May 2013

France’s online gambling regulatory chief, Jean-Francois Vilotte, briefed the French newspaper Les Echos on the state of French online gambling this week, noting that sports betting – mainly on football – now generates 60 percent of the wagering action in France. Online sports betting revenue – generated mainly through football wagering – soared 20 percent …

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French gambling giant in co-mingling deal

25 May 2013

San Francisco-based WatchandWager.com, a subsidiary of the Webis group of sports betting, pool wagering and Californian harness racing operations, has signed a direct co-mingling contract with Pari Mutuel Urbain for wagering on French horseracing. The PMU is owned by the French Racing Association and operates online and offline pari-mutuel wagering on all French and international …

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Tennis legend to serve as online gambling ambassador

25 May 2013

Six Grand Slam tennis singles wins and an Olympic gold medal make the German tennis legend Boris Becker (45) an influential star attraction for the online sports betting company YouWin.com, which this week signed up the tennis ace and sometime poker fan as its brand ambassador. The five-year agreement will place Becker at the centre …

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Guts online casino launches

25 May 2013

The launch this week of Guts.com, a new multi-software online casino licensed in Malta and Curacao, is an illustration of how important it is to experienced players to have confidence in a casino manager; players flocked to the casino on hearing that Ben Clemes was involved. Clemes carved out a very positive management reputation for …

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GameAccount hires experienced gambling CTO

25 May 2013

Internet gaming systems and content developer GameAccount has strengthened its North American team with the hire of 46-year-old Julius Patta as regional president. Patta, who was formerly chief technical officer for the Aristocrat gambling supply company, will primarily be responsible for developing a comprehensive support infrastructure for GameAccount’s partners and customers. “With an extensive background …

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Interesting new games from Genesis

25 May 2013

The latest online slot from games developer Genesis, titled Spacebotz, is now available as part of the Quickfire games inventory at ComeOn! online casino. The theme for the new game is set in the not-too-distant future, when the Space Botz arrive on Earth intent on stealing its riches. In response, the governments of the world …

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Gambling payment processor in Russian deal

25 May 2013

Skrill, one of Europe’s largest online payment processors, has inked a new partnership with Russian payments service Yandex.Money in a collaborative move that will enable the company to expand coverage of the Russian payments market while allowing Yandex.Money to be integrated as a payment option for Skrill’s 140,000 merchants worldwide, offering a local payment solution …

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Do betting exchanges make it easier to cheat?

25 May 2013

The possibility that horseracing insiders could manipulate betting exchange wagering to make money at the expense of other punters was raised at the weekend by the Irish Examiner newspaper, which reported on the findings of a recent British Horseracing Authority (BHA) inquiry into allegations of race fixing involving Irish, English, and American horses. The newspaper …

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Greek gambling monopoly profits way down

23 May 2013

The partly state-owned Greek gambling monopoly OPAP has hardly enhanced its attraction as a privatisation acquisition with the release of its Q1-2013 numbers Thursday, posting a net profit of Euro 38.9 million – the lowest since Q4-2013, according to the Reuters news agency. Sales during the quarter plunged 18 percent, below analyst forecasts, although the …

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Major online football betting ring busted in China

23 May 2013

Police in the Guangdong provincial capital in China have detained 157 suspects and seized computers, credit cards and 132 million yuan ($21.29 million) in bank accounts following an extensive, year-long investigation into illegal football gambling activity in the Pearl River delta region, reports the China Daily newspaper. A police spokesman claimed: “This is the largest …

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Jawfish extends its social gaming facilities

23 May 2013

Jawfish Games, a social gaming company, has launched a new real-time, multiplayer tournament service that will work across all platforms, the publication TNW reports. Using the facility, gamers and punters can compete against friends and strangers on iOS, Android, and the Web. The service will launch with two of the company’s top games: Jawfish Poker …

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New online Punto Blanco game launched

23 May 2013

There’s a new Punto Banco game online following the release Thursday of a secret agent-themed offering from online gambling software developer Bet On Soft. The theme transports players to the glamorous and stylish world of a suave secret agent, codenamed Beech, as he plays the popular card game Punto Banco. With a host of beautiful …

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Egg-O-Matic online slot hatched

23 May 2013

The Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has launched its much-anticipated new online slot, Egg-O-Matic, announced earlier this year as a forthcoming attraction (see previous rep0ort). The new 5-reel, 20 pay-line offering is set against a backdrop of an automated chicken coop where eggs are created by a metallic EggOMatic machine. These prize eggs …

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Now Metro Play takes Microgaming Quickfire online games aboard

23 May 2013

Metro Play, which recently assimilated content from Play’nGo and Everymatrix  has now taken games from Microgaming’s Quickfire on board as well. Alderney-licensed Metro Play describes itself as the “ultimate urban mobile gaming destination”, and is owned by DMG Media, a sister brand to the UK’s leading urban media brand and widely read morning newspaper, Metro. …

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Good news for social gambling

23 May 2013

Business services and investments experts Morgan Stanley confirmed this week what online gambling executives have been saying for the past two or three years – online and mobile social gaming is good news for internet gambling companies with the know-how to exploit it. Analysts at the firm have issued a research assessment estimating that social …

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Atlantic City profits plunge in first quarter

23 May 2013

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released figures this week that highlight the dramatic decline in the fortunes of Atlantic City land casinos, with gross operating profits plunging 63 percent in the first three months of 2013. The 12 land casinos posted a collective gross operating profit of $41.4 million…down from $114.4 million in …

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New Jersey names its online gambling consultant

23 May 2013

Still with the East Coast Gaming Congress, New Jersey’s Director of Gaming Enforcement, David Rebuck, used the opportunity to announce that the state has appointed Mario Galea and his Random Consulting group as its go-to online gambling adviser. Galea is going to be a busy man – just last week he was appointed chairman of …

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Internet gambling a possible saviour for Atlantic City casinos

23 May 2013

There was plenty to chew on at the East Coast Gaming Congress on Wednesday, especially when a panel of Wall Street analysts gave the investment community view that Internet gambling could be a solution to the Atlantic City seven-year losing streak. Allied to other developments such as the $35 million Margaritaville-themed complex officially opening this …

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Dutch Gaming Authority places draft bill in consultation

22 May 2013

The Dutch Kansspelautoritieit or Dutch Gaming Authority (DGA) said it is pleased with the Ministry of Security and Justice’s progress of a draft bill regulating online gambling. The Ministry has placed the bill in consultation until July 21, 2013 after which it will progress to the State Council followed by the House and Senate. Jan …

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William Hill Nektan tie-up bears fruit

22 May 2013

The game is a five-reel, twenty-payline slot starring Robbie the Rabbit, a sophisticated lady friend Ivana Hopalot and farm girl Daisy.  Features include Wilds, Scatters, Free Spins and three bonus features which include a skill game bonus round! Show Me The Bunny will be available on both web and mobile platforms and both companies look …

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Omega Gaming in platform deal with Palatial Leisure

22 May 2013

London-based Omega Gaming (Omega) has entered into an agreement with UK-licenced operator Palatial Leisure Ltd (PLL) for the provision of its Omega Core gaming management platform and Omega gaming portal. Palatial Leisure owns and operates Palace Bingo, a network of land based bingo clubs in the UK, and the Palace Casino in Great Yarmouth. Omega …

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