The House of Commons frequently becomes noisy and confrontational as members of parliament react vociferously to statements made by the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and other members. Cheers, shouting, hisses and boos are commonplace, often drowning out the politician holding the floor at any particular time and requiring the Speaker of the …
Heavy police action against online gambling operators continued in Borneo Saturday, with coordinated police night raids on three premises in Permyjaya and Saberkas. Miri Police chief ACP Mun Kock Keong told The Borneo Post that a total of 42 computers were seized, and three workers and a customer were arrested during the raids, which were …
Caesars Interactive Entertainment subsidiary Playtika’s social gaming slot Slotomania was under attack in the Australian newspaper WA Today over the weekend amid activist fears that this sort of youthful exposure to a game closely related to gambling could result in a future increase in problem gamblers. Playtika’s terms say the game is intended for people …
The British Labour Party’s deputy leader, Harriet Harman, has followed attacks on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals by other Labour politicians by characterising betting shops as “a blight on London high streets.” According to the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, a total of GBP 9.5 billion was spent on gambling in the capital in 2012, almost a …
OteetO, an Ireland-based developer of social games and owner of the Texas Ask’Em Poker trivia quiz-based game, has entered into a single event sponsorship agreement with two football clubs to publicise the game brand. The event is an N Power League Two competition featuring English football clubs AFC Wimbledon and Port Vale, which will be played …
It’s been a good week for the Bwin.Party Shares Trust, a vehicle used to satisfy share awards made in accordance with the online gambling company’s remuneration policy. Earlier this week the company made a donation to the Trust so that it could purchase 350,000 shares, and on Friday the group announced a further gift that …
Indonesian police report that raids on an online gambling ring Friday resulted in the arrest of nine local men and the seizure of some Rp 1 billion (US$103,600) from an illegal business that operated in Jakarta and Surakarta, Central Java. The Jakarta Post newspaper quoted police spokesman Senior Commissioner Rikwanto, who told reporters at a …
Playtech’s online progressive slot Queen of Pyramids delivered a $136,314 and change jackpot to one lucky player this week, according to a press release from Omni Casino. Unfortunately, the casino marketers were so busy hyping the software and the site that they failed to interview the player and talk about the really interesting elements in …
Our readers will recall last year’s report on the formation of the Isle of Man-licensed Locus Gaming, a mobile-focused online casino developer founded by industry veterans Ed Andrewes (formerly of Ladbrokes) and Mick d’Ancona, former technical director of GCD Solutions. At the time the duo promised the launch of the company’s first mobile gambling product …
Online sports betting in Italy during 2012 generated revenues of Euro 3.94 billion – up 2.37 percent – the local regulator AAMS reported this week. International football and the Olympics helped to boost interest during the year, the regulator noted. Live betting was popular, showing an increase of 54 percent. AAMS ranked the leading companies …
The news last week that the Nevada Legislature is to be asked to vote on a bill giving the governor a mandate to negotiate interstate collaboration on internet poker triggered an interesting interview with Assemblyman William Horne by the publication Card Player Friday. Horne, who was instrumental in getting Nevada to legalise online poker back …
The German provincial government of Schleswig Holstein has released a date for a hearing on the repeal of a gambling law that was introduced by its more liberal predecessor, approved by the European Commission and which has seen the online sports betting and casino licensing of a slew of major foreign companies. On January 23-25 …
The UK internet gaming content supplier GameAccount, which runs Alderney, Gibraltar and Italian networks, has launched a new casino channel dubbed Monte Carlo for Italian gambling group SNAI. The company has already delivered a wide selection of slots and other instant-play games developed exclusively for the channel, and will provide fresh games as necessary and …
The Dutch approach to introducing a regulatory and licensing dispensation for online gambling may be slow, but it is increasingly apparent that it is thorough. In the latest development in its consulting phase, the government has scheduled a meeting in The Hague on January 28 where interested parties will have the opportunity to give their …
Fifteen years of consecutive growth – which French online and land gambling group Pari-Mutuel Urbain can claim on its 2012 results – is an outstanding performance that many gambling groups will envy, especially in the United States. This week the former state monopoly racked up 2.5 percent growth in a competitive market, with the online …
The Weather Lottery, which made a big splash in online sports betting with UK football clubs two years ago but then fell upon hard times, has managed to reduce its losses, according to latest published results. The AIM-quoted firm said its full-year loss was reduced to GBP 291,000, from GBP 789,000 a year earlier, even …
The Bwin.Party Shares Trust, a vehicle used for employee remuneration purposes, was boosted this week by an additional 350,000 shares purchased with a “gifting” from the company at 109.51 pence per share. The shares will not carry voting rights. A company statement revealed: “Funds to carry out this purchase were gifted to the Trust by …
The acrimonious proxy fight over the future composition of the International Game Technology board of directors took a surprise turn Thursday when IGT announced that one of the four individuals seeking election to the board against the wishes of the company has withdrawn from the race. Jason Ader has withdrawn his intent to nominate himself …
Sebastian River Holdings, Inc. (OTC:SBRH), has announced that it is currently engaged in negotiations aimed at putting together a joint venture with an unidentified online gambling software provider. The goal of the JV is to deliver an online, multi-delivery channel gaming product that includes apps for social media gaming, a sector which the company says …
The Tasmanian activist organisation Get Up!, which encourages the public to use its facilities to draw attention and protest on a multitude of current issues, was itself under attack this week by the publication International.to over the origin of A$ 117,000 in donations from an individual associated with online games development. The Financial Review reports …
With the political furore growing following the publication by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling of regionally detailed stats on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals wagering, the UK government’s Culture Minister intervened Thursday, ruling out a crackdown on the machines. Culture minister Hugh Robertson told Parliament that there was little evidence FOBTs caused serious problems despite Labour …
The list of US states interested in expanding lottery activities to the online environment just keeps growing, with Michigan the latest to seek expert proposals for the ““development, implementation, operational support and maintenance of an iLottery System and iLottery Games.” The state lottery is interested in taking its existing games offering, which includes keno and …
Atlantic City’s 12 embattled land casinos took in $3.05 billion in 2012, an 8 percent decline over 2011’s tally and a 41 percent decline from a peak of $5.2 billion back in 2006. The figures were released Thursday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, which reported that in December Atlantic City casinos suffered …
Florida legislators have not given up on addressing the problem of Internet gambling cafes, despite failing to impose a ban last year after the measure died in the state Senate. The games, which are very similar to slot machines, operate in a grey area of the law because they don’t technically qualify as a game …