Smarkets, the London-based peer-to-peer betting exchange founded in 2008 by Jason Trost (CEO) and Hunter Morris (CTO), has raised a further $2.3 million round of funding led by Deutsche Telekom’s T-Venture, along with existing backer Passion Capital. The additional capital will be used to “accelerate technical and product development”, specifically through staffing up in engineering …
Players have been discussing Net Entertainment’s next slot release for the past several weeks , and it has now been officially launched under the title Wild Turkey. The 5-reel, 20 pay-line game takes players on a journey to a remote mountain range where a tribe of turkeys worship Wild symbols, which come in Wild and …
According to French online investigative journal Mediapart.fr, which was founded in 2008 by the former editor-in-chief of Le Monde, some 40 player accounts belonging to French casino and poker operator Partouche Gaming France are under scrutiny by the French gambling authority ARJEL. It is alleged that Partouche employees and/or associates were playing on Partouche’s web …
Online gambling technology and services provider The GEOBet Online Gaming Network (GOGN)has reached agreement with the Winnemucca Indian Colony of Shoshoni Tribal Nation of Nevada, where both parties will partner to achieve online gaming licensing for the Shoshoni Tribes. The GEObet online gambling network, whose focus is on bringing Native American tribal casinos online, partnered …
Tailorbet has been granted a Network Services Licence by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervisory Commission (GSC). The company’s peer to peer network solution provides an innovative platform for sportsbooks which enables users to customise and create a wide variety of bet types on a range of sports. The GSC introduced the Network Services licence …
The online and land gambling group Ladbrokes plc has turned in a positive report for 2012, thanks mainly to strong growth in its retail operations. Although digital revenues increased, operating profit in the division took a big 39.3 percent hit, declining y-o-y from GBP 52.4 million to GBP 31.8 million. Highlights of the report for …
The Leicester Square-situated and newly revamped Hippodrome Casino has gone live at hippodromeonline.com. Built by Microgaming and operated by Betway Group, the site features a Hippodrome Casino app enabling gamers to log on to their accounts using a range of portable devices. Online and on-site poker will be provided by PokerStars, who entered into a …
Microgaming’s new live studio featuring the iconic Playboy brand has a new taker by way of respected online casino 32 Red. 32Red online players can look forward to roulette, blackjack and baccarat games all dealt by a Playboy bunny croupier in an exclusive 32Red live dealer room. A 32Red spokesperson said: “Live casino games have …
The second biggest horserace course in Spain Hipódromo de San Sebastián will offer online betting as a result of a partnership agreement between Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) and la sociedad Hipódromos y Apuestas de Euskadi (HAHE), an association PMU has worked closely with over the past seven years. PMU also reached a partnership agreement with …
Maltese software developer World Match has debuted its WM Cloud Gaming Centre providing licensees a “complete toolkit” to successfully manage their business. World Match says the initiative is cost effective, open for the integration of third party gaming products at no additional cost and especially suits entrepreneurs looking to enter the online gaming industry. The …
Cherry reported on its online gaming and restaurant casino division results for the fourth quarter and full year period. Financial Highlights for the fourth quarter include: – Group turnover amounting to SEK 177.1 million (Q4/2011: SEK 116.5 million). – EBIT of SEK 7.5 million (Q4/2011: SEK 27.1 million). – Adjusted items re reassessment of the …
WMS Industries subsidiary Williams Interactive LLC has inked an online content licensing agreement with Sky Betting & Gaming which will provide SkyVegas.com with access to WMS’ online library of web-based slot games and mobile gaming platforms. Sky Betting & Gaming will feature the full catalogue of WMS’ digital slot content, including THE WIZARD OF OZ™, …
Israeli-based multiplayer online gaming platform provider ProGaming Platforms Inc. entered into a joint venture with Zenetek LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of California-based Anything Technologies Media, this week. In an initial twelve month deal, the JV seeks to market ProGaming’s online gaming services in the South East Asian market where Zenetek will be granted exclusive …
The Cyprus government has ramped up its enforcement measures against online gambling, giving teeth to its parliamentary decision last year to outlaw online gambling from all but the Greek state monopoly OPAP. The Mediterranean island’s National Betting Authority has compiled a blacklist of around 270 illegal online gambling sites, directing the country’s Internet Service Providers …
Less than a year ago New Jersey gambling industry observers were hoping that the launch of the new Revel land casino would revitalise Atlantic City’s ailing land gambling industry, but this week the operation announced that it has applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late next (March) month. The voluntary move is designed to wipe away …
New Jersey governor Chris Christie told a public gathering in Lavallette Tuesday that he would not hesitate to sign the intrastate online gambling legalisation bill currently being amended to meet his demands… if those demands are met. Earlier this month Christie gave a qualified veto on the bill, specifying provisions he wanted changed before he …
If you attended the ICE show earlier this month, and used your plastic, be sure to check your credit card statements According to a report Monday on the Gambling911 information website, “dozens” of industry people attending the ICE conference in London have reported that they have been compromised “via smartphone usage at the event itself.” …
Hayward City, the sixth largest municipality in the San Francisco Bay area, is taking a close look at online gambling in internet cafes, and intends to impose a 45-day moratorium on such enterprises whilst it does so. News of the move has already seen one company in the area decide to permanently shutter its doors, …
Sheriff Gaming continues to rack up the deals, its latest a content supply agreement with gaming platform developer Edict eGaming. The company will provide Edict eGaming with its portfolio of 3D slot games and scratchcards enabling its white label customer’s access to popular Sheriff Gaming titles in multi-currency and language options. Eric Roskamp at Sheriff …
Inspired Gaming Group (IGG) said it welcomed the start of the virtual sports homologation process in Italy which was announced by the Italian gaming authority AAMS earlier this month, an event it says the company has prepared for over the last three years. IGG said it has already clinched deals with major Italian operators SNAI, …
Interactive media and gambling application firm Donaco International Limited, formerly Two Way Limited prior to its acquisition by Donaco Singapore Party Limited last year, has appointed Keong Yew ‘Joey’ Lim to fill the position of managing director. Lim, a computer sciences graduate of Queen Mary and Westfield College at the University of London, is the …
Swedish-founded online casino Mr Green has appointed Henrik Svensson in the role chief marketing officer from February 1, 2013. Svensson joins Mr Green from a position of chief executive officer and chief marketing officer at Nordic Gaming Group (NGG) recently integrated into the Betsson Group following its acquisition. Prior to NGG, he worked for Betway.com …
Swedish gaming firm Unibet has announced it is the latest recipient of a Schleswig-Holstein online casino licence, an interesting development considering the current political situation concerning gaming and the State’s intention of re-joining the German State Treaty on Gaming . Other awards made in the sports betting licence category include Cash-Line Sportwetten GmBH and Trading …
Betsson will be the next Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, licensee to integrate Sheriff Gaming 3D online slot games in to its game portfolio. Rudi Thomassen, casino director at Betsson said, “We quickly identified Sheriff Gaming as one of the leading developers of online games, that are not only unique within the market but that also …