Eindhoven-based 3D gaming developer Sheriff Gaming has entered into a game distribution agreement with EveryMatrix integrating its entire portfolio of 3D games onto the EveryMatrix platform. EveryMatrix licensees will have access to Sheriff Gaming 3D titles such as Gold Raider and The Amsterdam Masterplan along with the developer’s Mega Money Pool jackpot games which include …
US convenience store owners have long expressed fears that the advent of online lottery ticket selling could adversely impact their profits as physical retail ticket purveyors, and trade body the Retail Industry Leaders Association has accordingly sponsored a survey of American attitudes to internet lottery sales. The Association targeted registered and proven voters in the …
It appears that the Austrians are intent on maintaining the Casinos Austria monopoly on internet lottery and i-gaming wagering following a High Court decision this week rejecting an appeal by online gambling companies Bet-At-Home, Lotelo and Bandal that a 15-year exclusive deal awarded to CA subsidiary Austrian Lotteries was unconstitutional. The case has its roots …
Coming hot on the heels of the political furore in the UK triggered by the recent Campaign for Fairer Gambling criticism of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has announced a comprehensive consultation and review program on gambling in the UK. Part of that review will examine the issue of …
Microgaming’s instant-play division, QuickFire, has signed another content supply agreement that will see its choice of games expand further. The company is to add Magic Dreams games from Push Gaming, a London-based company which specialises in the integration and distribution of land-based games to the online and mobile markets and represents major land-based games suppliers, …
The Bwin.Party online gambling group has reported that chief operating officer Joachim Baca has stepped down from the board of directors so as to bring the board’s composition into compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code recommendation regarding the balance of independent and non-independent directors. “Mr Baca remains a core member of the group’s senior …
Police in Temerloh, a Malaysian town about 130 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur, reported Monday that yet another cyber cafe offering online gambling to patrons has been busted following complaints from the public. Chief Inspector Rizal Mohd Dan, who led an evening raid by seven officers on the premises, told The Star newspaper that 30 computers …
The latest online slot from the RealTime Gaming studios, titled Dream Run, is a 5 reel, two-level jackpot game with a theme centred on motor racing….the informal street variety! Experienced RTG players will probably recognise it as a successor to the popular Real Series slot ‘Green Light’ developed by the same company. Punters pick their …
Latest figures from the French online gambling authority ARJEL covering the year ending December 31, 2012 (2012) confirm consolidation within the French market compared to the previous year attributed to a tough economic climate and a stringent tax regime. ARJEL reported the award of only two new licences and the repeal of 17 others (7 …
Online betting firm BetVictor has entered into an agreement with London Capital Group for a white label financial spread trading solution. The trading platform live at betvictorfinancials.com will allow customers access to trade indices, FX, equities, bonds and commodities through the use of LCG’s proprietary spread betting and CFD platform. “More and more companies – …
Robert Chvata, the former md of T-Mobile Austria, has accepted appointment as CEO of the embattled Czech lottery company Sazka SA, and will take up his new responsibilities in February this year. Sazka owner KKCG Investment Group, which took control of the company last year in a buy out of half-owner retail banking and insurance …
Tipp24 SE subsidiary Tipp24 UK Ltd has appointed Paul Witten (51) as managing director and head of business development in a newly created position designed to further its international alignment strategies. Witten previously held the position of director of e-commerce and mobile at Ladbrokes PLC, prior to which he served as global marketing director at …
UK Bookmaker Stan James has kicked off a twelve month advertising campaign in Manchester using a branded taxi fleet as its primary vehicle to target Manchester United and Manchester City football fans. The initiative facilitated through London Taxi Advertising will see bright green Stan James branded taxi’s traversing the streets of Manchester. Taxi’s feature notable …
Online sports betting firm Cashpoint, a subsidiary of German gaming firm Gauselmann AG, has become a premium partner to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga’s (DEL) top division following agreement on a significant sponsorship deal. DEL, a German professional ice hockey league which was founded in 1994, is an independently run league, fully owned and operated by …
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 …