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 $20,000 in …
New Jersey’s bid to legalise sports betting and overturn the restrictive federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act has received the support of four more US states which have filed ‘amicus curiae’ (friends of the court) briefs this week. New Jersey is battling the national sports leagues and the US Department of Justice in an …
Addressing the Playtech plc agm Wednesday, chairman Roger Withers said that the group has achieved yet another year of exceptional growth and passed some of its most significant milestones to date. “In 2012, gross income increased by 51 percent to Euro 368.1 million and revenues were up 53 percent to Euro 317.5 million,” Withers noted, …
The Nevada company Empire Global Gaming, Inc announced Tuesday that its new patented gaming technology has been approved for distribution through licensed vendors by gaming commissions in several unspecified US states and has passed inspections by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI). “Empire Global Gaming, Inc. is now in a position to potentially license its proprietary and …
SkillOnNet online casino licensees will begin offering a new NextGen Gaming slot titled “Doctor Love on Vacation” this week following its distribution by the group. The new game is a sequel to NextGen’s blockbusting “Dr. Love” slot and follows the comical original doctor on a holiday, with the theme featuring deck chairs, beach balls, stethoscopes, …
Wendy Hope Johnson, a fifty-year-old Australian woman and avid online gambler, has admitted guilt in a shocking case of internet gambling addiction which saw her embezzle almost A$ 8 million from her hotel group employers. Jobson’s defence claimed that she was out of touch with reality when she used internet banking to siphon money from …
The Malta-based RNG lottery products developer, Yggdrasil Gaming has launched a portfolio of 3D Video Keno games for the online lottery sector. The first four games introduced on the company’s corporate website Tuesday combine sharp graphics and animation with multiple-player features, with variable stakes from Euro 0.25 to Euro 50.00 per game round. Players can …
The UK Gambling Commission has released the results of its quarterly gambling participation survey undertaken by ICM Research who conducted omnibus surveys on a sample of 4000 respondents. The latest survey shows little change in the gambling participation of UK residents with 58 percent of respondents partaking in at least one form of gambling in …
A Maidstone Crown Court sentenced 26-year-old Gravesend shop clerk Imran Pervais to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years for fraud by false representation. Pervais was found guilty in March after he tried to con Callum Crosier, who was entrusted with a lottery ticket by a workplace syndicate, out of a major win in …
Two new social casino-style games have launched into the social and mobile environments titled Bingo Rider and StackJack. Spanish social casino gaming company Akamon Entertainment’s first game for mobile devices Bingo Rider is now available in the Apple Appstore and is currently available for iOS mobile devices and tablets, the game will be launched on …
Finnish online gambling operator Åland Penningautomatförening (Paf) reported a 26 percent increase in Group operating profit amounting to Euro 24.7 million in its FY2012 financial review. Revenue (before Gaming tax) reached Euro 117 million, an increase of 11 percent and profits amounted to Euro 26.8 million equating to an increase of 28 percent compared to …
WMS Industries Inc. presented strong interactive results in its first quarterly report of 2013. Group results were, however, impacted by a significant increase in marketing spend to support the growth of interactive along with the launch of the firm’s Blade and Gamefiled xD gaming cabinets to the terrestrial casino floor. Key performance highlights include: – …
The Telegraph reports a William Hill punter winning GBP 209 731 after spending GBP15.84 on a series of accumulator-style bets, beating incredible odds of eleven million to one. One of the bets placed online required eight horses to achieve the top four placings in eight races earning the punter GBP 111 294 on a 2p …
The UK online gambling group Betfair plc, which is currently fighting off an acquisition attempt by a private equity partnership has posted an unaudited trading update following the end of its financial year on 30 April 2013. Highlights of the report and a trading update include: * Estimated results above the top end of Betfair’s …
Transforming a commercial agreement into a player-appealing online and mobile gambling activity has been quickly achieved through teamwork between online gambling operator Jack Gold Casino and content provider Microgaming, which this week saw a suite of 7 Microgaming Quickfire games, including a suite of video poker games, go live. The casino, which is optimised for …
Live dealer casino provider Ezugi has signed an agreement to provide Tom Horn Enterprises with its live casino offering. The partnership will provide Tom Horn’s online and land based customer base with a live casino solution that also embraces the power of social media, and will additionally enable players of Ezugi’s live casino to play …
Although no detail is given, the Swedish online gambling software developer Net Entertainment has previewed its June slot release on Youtube here: The game, due for release around June 25, appears to feature a theme from the early rough-house days of boxing.
GTech, a subsidiary of the giant Italian gambling group Lottomatica, is planning to bid for Ireland’s next lottery licence and may form an alliance with the country’s state postal service which operates the current licence, a Gtech official told the Irish Times newspaper on Tuesday. The 20-year licence, which is not part of Ireland’s main …
The Swedish and Malta-based online and land gambling group Cherry has posted a solid Q1-2013 interim report ending March 31, and highlighting the following key performance indicators: * The company sold its Automaten sites for SEK 286 million, a profit of SEK 26.4 million. * Online gaming grew 35 percent, with deposits up 84 percent. …