Crazy Vegas Casino has given a sneak peak as to what Microgaming licencees will be presenting by way of new game releases next month. Dr. Watts Up is a 5-reel, 243 Ways-to-Win game combining a mix of comedy and science that sees Dr Watts and his saucy assistant entertain players with Scatters, Wilds, Multipliers, Free …
William Hill has agreed a new two-year extension as title sponsor of the Scottish Cup with the Scottish Football Association. A company statement said the seven-figure deal is an extension to the existing contract which although still has a year to run has proven to be so successful that the bookmaker has reaffirmed its support …
BetVictor has seemingly taken over the title sponsorship of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Matchplay event from Betfair. The nine-day event, which celebrates its 20th birthday this year, is scheduled to take place at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool from July 20 to 28, 2013. “These are very exciting times in the world of …
The South Australian government announced Monday that it will ban the advertising of live-odds betting on television and during sporting matches. SA Premier Jay Weatherill told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that audiences for events include thousands of children and they should not be bombarded with live-odds and sports betting material during matches. “It is of …
Dr. Daniel King, a researcher at the University of Adelaide in Australia told Australian Associated Press reporters Monday that the advent of digital and social gaming now calls for greater parental vigilance, because marketing is increasingly targeted on the young. King revealed the results of a survey he conducted among 1287 teenagers aged between 12-17, …
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported over the weekend on new research which has discovered that fewer Aussies are gambling, but that betting on sports events has grown by 15 percent. Researchers at the Southern Cross University in New South Wales, led by well-known problem gambling specialist Dr. Sally Gainsbury, studied gambling preferences going back to …
The news earlier this year that high profile Australian bookie Tom Waterhouse had secured a A$50 million sports betting agreement with the National Rugby League was apparently premature – the deal has been quietly abandoned. Shane Mattiske, an executive with the League broke the news during a television program this week, carefully avoiding giving any …
In what seems to be an acknowledgement of the writing on the wall that legal online gambling is gathering momentum in the United States, the credit card giant Visa appears to be making moves to prepare for the revolution. With Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware already legalised, around ten other states thinking about various forms …
This week’s frantic buying of Powerball lottery tickets across the United States came to an end Saturday when the draw produced a winner of the huge $590.5 million jackpot – the second largest in US history (the record is held by the $656 million Mega Millions jackpot in March 2012). Powerball officials disclosed that the …
Mississippi Representative Bobby Moak, a Democrat who has twice failed to achieve online gambling legalisation in his state, may be right, an op-ed article in the Clarion Ledger newspaper postulated over the weekend. “Mississippi’s Republican majority might be well-served to review the pass they’ve taken on a Democratic lawmaker’s initiatives in online gaming. That’s a …
The forward-looking Deadwood Mountain Grand land casino in South Dakota is putting together a free-to-play online gambling network to maintain a business presence in the harsh winter months, and serve as a foundation if legalised online gambling ever comes to the North Western state. Getting in on the ground floor this week was a rep …
California’s famous Stanford University has taken an ingenious approach to encouraging staff and faculty to get more exercise in the open air, combining the largely sedentary pastime of social online gambling with reward points for those who walk or cycle to work. According to the Stanford News Service, participants in the new “Walk N Talk” …
The attempt by Pokerstars owner The Rational Group to acquire the Atlantic Club land casino in Atlantic City ran into a major obstacle Friday when New Jersey Superior Court Judge Raymond Batten ruled that casino owners RIH-Colony Capital could terminate the sale contract when Rational failed to get a New Jersey licence by an April …
The regulators at New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement have made remarkable progress in drafting the state’s new online gambling regulations, circulating to a restricted list the almost final draft, which is due for publication June 3 for public comment, according to a Reuters report. Predictably, the regulations cover a wide range of requirements, from …
The city of Tracy has become the latest municipality in California to crack down on internet cafe “sweepstakes” style online gambling following a police raid on a central city Internet café that resulted in the confiscation of a hundred computers and other evidence. Local police were assisted by a multi-agency force of state and federal …
Just over two weeks ago the Australian gambling equipment and games developer Aristocrat Technologies, along with Pinnacle Entertainment and GambleID, achieved the first important step in acquiring a Nevada online gambling licence when they were approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board . This week that approval received the imprimatur of the Nevada Gaming Commission, …
The legalisation of sports betting beyond horse racing in India could soon be on the table again, reports the Times of India, noting that an independent study conducted three years ago on the regulation of betting by the United Kingdom has been resurrected by India’s minister of sports for further study. The well-connected newspaper emphasises …
The news Thursday that Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) chief executive Paul Godfrey has been fired, causing the entire board of directors to quit in protest, has triggered speculation that the management disruption could delay the Canadian province’s entry into the online gambling market, scheduled for later this year or early 2014. Godfrey claims …
Friday May 17 is a key date in the attempt by Pokerstars parent The Rational Group to acquire Atlantic City land casino Atlantic Club, with the Isle of Man company’s request for a restriction on the sale of the casino to anyone else under challenge in a New Jersey court by casino owners Colony Capital …
AGTech Holdings, the Hong Kong-based Chinese lottery software supplier and Ladbrokes partner in that country, has started 2013 with a weak first quarter result that included an 11 percent slide in revenues to HK$37.64 million ($4.84 million). With offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Macau, AGTech operates the Lucky Racing virtual sportsbetting game in the …
The German online lottery company Tipp24 SE’s move from Hamburg in Germany to the United Kingdom opens up new business opportunities for the company, including a possible foray into the US market, says chief executive Hans Cornehl. Cornehl announced the firm’s American ambitions during the release of Tipp24’s Q1-2013 numbers that included a 5 percent …
French operator Groupe Partouche will be withdrawing its online interests in the French market. In a player communication Wednesday, Partouche informed that its partouche.fr site would close its virtual doors on June 17, 2013 citing a difficult market and tax environment as the cause. Groupe Partouche has reportedly requested a repeal of its licence from …
WMS Industries subsidiary Williams Interactive has announced the launch of KISS: Shout It Out Loud an online slot born from a deal brokered by Live Nation Merchandise. The 5×4 reel set game sits side by side with another 5×12 reel set and is based on the legendary rock band KISS featuring oversized Starchild and Demon …
A new pirate-themed video slot game Cannonball Bay developed by Genesis Gaming has launched with Betclic and Expekt. The 5-reel, 25-payline game presents in a comedic art style with the usual features and a free spin feature in which cannonballs are fired at the reel window. As they explode, the entire reel is filled with …