Sportech Racing LLC, a division of Sportech plc has signed a contract with state gambling monopoly Danske Spil to provide a pari-mutuel Tote Betting System (TBS). Danske Spil is a state owned company that – in addition to tote betting – offersonline and land betting, poker, casino and lottery products to the Danish market through …
Betfair Hollywood Park will close by year’s end and the 75-year-old racetrack property near Los Angeles that hosted Seabiscuit and the first Breeders’ Cup in 1984 will be developed with new housing and retail facilities, reports the Associated Press news agency. The Hollywood Park Racing Association and Betfair US, the Los Angeles-based subsidiary of Betfair …
In Singapore, the government is studying measures that can be taken against online gambling, and to restrict access to online gambling platforms outside the jurisdictional reach of the Singapore authorities, reports the publication Channel New Asia. Officials are currently working with industry experts to define issues and learn from other jurisdictions in order to formulate …
The Isle of Man-based online gambling software developer and provider, Microgaming, has released its fifteenth multi-player tournament slot with popular title Gold Factory. Gold Factory is a five reel, 50 pay-line slot where players travel by all forms of transportation – hot air balloon, submarine or train – to get to the Gold Factory. Vibrant …
The Isle of Man’s Minister for Economic Development, John Shimmin MHK, said Thursday that the government has selected experienced online gambling industry executive Peter Greenhill (60) as the regulatory jurisdiction’s new head of e-gaming development. “E-Gaming is hugely important to the Island’s economy, representing around 8 percent of our national Income and directly employing around …
William Hill plc chairman Gareth Davis, speaking the gambling group’s agm Thursday, paid tribute to the company management, which he said had delivered another milestone year….and he had good news for investors; the popular and successful chief executive of the company, Ralph Topping, has agreed to remain in charge until at least 2015. The Group …
The Swedish online and social games developer Quickspin has signed up online casino and sports betting operator 188bet for gaming content in an agreement that will span several years, the company announced Wednesday. The content deal begins with the provision of the Supernova game, and follows a similar agreement signed with Gibraltar-based Gala Interactive earlier …
After months of speculation and delay, on Wednesday the Irish government opened the bidding for a 20-year licence to run the Irish National Lottery. The Irish Independent newspaper reports that a cash-strapped government wants to generate up to Euro 600 million from the sale, with the funds earmarked for the construction of a new national …
The online gambling group Cassava-888 is not having a good week in its promotional activities. The British Advertising Standards Authority ordered the withdrawal of a Cassava online casino advert that did not adequately inform punters of the conditions of a free offer , and the company has become the first to feel the wrath of …
The Turkish government, frustrated by its lack of success in eliminating illegal online gambling over the last five years, is to mount a renewed offensive that will include legislation setting punitive measures and empowering enforcement agencies to prosecute players a la the notorious Washington-state anti-player laws. The Hurriyet newspaper reports that the initiative starts with …
GameAccount Network and Rank Group Plc have announced a multi-year extension to their Spanish partnership established in 2010. Under the terms of the extension, GameAccount Network will continue as Rank España’s internet gaming platform in Spain, newly extending into iOS & Android gaming Apps and preparing for the advent of online casino slots in advance …
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has adjudicated an advert for the website Lucky Ace Poker.com that appeared on a social networking website, ruling that it may not appear again in its current form. The Cassava Enterprises t/a LuckyAcePoker.com promoted ad was challenged for its claim that said “Join Now & Get GBP 10 free to …
New Unibet branded live dealer offering in Belgium joins same in Italy and Sweden Evolution Gaming has launched a dedicated online Live Roulette service for Unibet in the recently regulated Belgian market. The new live table, hosted in a dedicated environment and branded exclusively for Unibet at Evolution’s Riga studios, is staffed by both male …
Scientific Games Corporation has posted its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, highlighting: * Revenues down at $219.6 million (Q1-2012 $231.2 million) * EBITDA down at $78.7 million (86.7 million in Q1 last year) * Net income loss of $13.2 million (Q1-2012: $1.8 million profit) * Capital expenditure up at $36.3 million …
Oxfordshire, England-based online gambling software developer Realistic Games has fought off stiff competition to sign a deal to supply online gaming content to Paddy Power’s mobile games sites, the company reported Wednesday. The HTML games include roulette, blackjack, five 5-reel slots and seven 3-reel ones, with more to be delivered through the year. All are …
Doubling the price of a dabble on the UK national lottery to GBP 2 has been described as a ‘stealth tax’ by the Daily Mail newspaper, which quotes analysts GBGC as predicting that the Treasury will reap an extra GBP 1 billion a year from proposed ticket price increases scheduled for next autumn. The increase …
The Australian Capital Territory’s gambling regulator has been cleared by the state Ombudsman of fault in the spectacular A$14 million collapse of online bookie Sports Alive four years ago . The Canberra Times newspaper reports that punters lost around A$3.8 million in the internet betting company’s failure, but that there is no relief from the …
The Florida arraignments of 57 defendants charged with running internet cafe gambling operations in the Allied Veterans of the World scandal have highlighted the lack of clarity in former state laws, and the intention of at least one defence lawyer to show that several key experts felt that no offence was committed. All 57 defendants …
The US subsidiary of British online and land gambling giant William Hill plc has inked a deal with the Monmouth Park racetrack in New Jersey that expands its brand exposure in the United States. Under the agreement, Will Hill acquires naming rights as the title sponsor for the major $1 million Haskell Invitation race, along …
The latest numbers from the US Office of the Clerk show a dramatic fall in lobbying budgets from three major gambling industry lobbyists in the first quarter of 2013. The Poker Players Alliance spent only $75,000, compared with the average $302,000 per quarter in 2012, whilst Pokerstars-Rational Group dropped its lobbying budget by $20,000 in …
New Jersey’s bid to legalise sports betting and overturn the restrictive federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act has received the support of four more US states which have filed ‘amicus curiae’ (friends of the court) briefs this week. New Jersey is battling the national sports leagues and the US Department of Justice in an …
Addressing the Playtech plc agm Wednesday, chairman Roger Withers said that the group has achieved yet another year of exceptional growth and passed some of its most significant milestones to date. “In 2012, gross income increased by 51 percent to Euro 368.1 million and revenues were up 53 percent to Euro 317.5 million,” Withers noted, …
The Nevada company Empire Global Gaming, Inc announced Tuesday that its new patented gaming technology has been approved for distribution through licensed vendors by gaming commissions in several unspecified US states and has passed inspections by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI). “Empire Global Gaming, Inc. is now in a position to potentially license its proprietary and …
SkillOnNet online casino licensees will begin offering a new NextGen Gaming slot titled “Doctor Love on Vacation” this week following its distribution by the group. The new game is a sequel to NextGen’s blockbusting “Dr. Love” slot and follows the comical original doctor on a holiday, with the theme featuring deck chairs, beach balls, stethoscopes, …