La Francaise des Jeux’s (FDJ) Euromillions.fr website was hacked this past weekend by a group calling themselves “Moroccanghosts“. The homepage of the website was replaced by an excerpt in Arabic and French from the Koran which condemns gambling, calling “games of chance and alcohol the works of the devil intended to turn people away from …
Prolific online gambling firm Microgaming will release new games onto its Viper and Flash platforms next month. A new 5-reel, 243 Ways To Win video slot titled “Break Away” will take players to the adrenalin-fueled world of Ice Hockey. The game immerses players in the rush and excitement of roaring crowds watching ice hockey, enhanced …
Digital sports media firm PERFORM presented its Q3 Interim Management Statement showing strong growth in revenue and a positive outlook for the year ahead. Key performance indicators for the three month period ending September 30, 2012 include: – Year on year revenue growth of 44 percent to GBP 39.5 million (Q3/2011: GBP 27.4million) – GBP …
A meeting held in Rome between representatives of online gambling authorities of the Italian Autonomous Administration of State Monopolies (AAMS) and France’s ARJEL formalised the cooperation agreement signed between the two bodies earlier this year. Defining terms under which market data would be transmitted and shared as well as discussions on effective player protection procedures …
Bodog88.com has launched a sports betting and online casino operation into the Vietnamese market with poker scheduled to go live towards the end of this year. The company offers traditional and simplified Chinese, Thai, English and now Vietnamese. Robert Gustafsson, managing director of Bodog88 said: “Vietnam has been overlooked by many online gaming companies, which …
Argentinean online games developer Leander Games has appointed Steven Matsell to the position of chief executive officer. Matsell joins the company from Gaming Technology Solutions (GTS) where he led the sale of the company as co-founder to Playtech . Founded by Ramiro Atucha and Daniel Schultz in 2008, Leander Games has prospered despite the difficult …
Recent moves towards legalised online poker in the United States could provide an advertising bonanza to US media, the marketing publication Advertising Age reported over the weekend. Heralding the potential rise in marketing activity, the publication opines that it could be the next boom for the advertising industry, quoting numbers from the respected online gambling …
Turkey’s Telecommunications Directorate and the country’s National Lottery have combined over the past five years to shut down 139 online gambling websites breaking the country’s laws against online wagering, reports the publication Hurriyet. However, many more appear to have fallen through the enforcement net after the lottery laid complaints against 457 websites over the same …
Hurricane Sandy, a blasting superstorm that has already claimed the lives of 43 people on its path across the Caribbean, is due to strike the eastern seaboard of the United States within hours, and New Jersey governor Chris Christie, along with neighbouring governors, is taking no chances. The Associated Press news service reported Saturday that …
The Guelph Mercury newspaper in Ontario, Canada is reporting the death in an aircraft accident of a respected webmaster in the online sports betting sector. Russ Hawkins (47) founded one of the pioneering online gambling information websites, Major Wager.com and was reportedly killed when a small Cessna 172 floatplane in which he was travelling crashed …
Gaming operator Betsson released its third quarter and interim report showing strong growth in the firm’s sportsbook but a drop in net income attributed in part to acquisition-related expenses. Key performance indicators for the third quarter include: – Revenues amounted to SEK 529.5 million (SEK 465.7 million), equivalent to an increase of 14 percent – …
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has said in a statement that it notes reports on the charges of illegal gambling activity against individuals connected with the AGCC-licenced Pinnacle Sports and as such has begun a special investigation into Pinnacle Sports Europe Limited to “ensure that the licensee is operating in accordance with approved operating …
Mark Lipparelli’s replacement as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board has been named by Governor Brian Sandoval as A.G. Burnett, a 43-year-old executive who has served as a board member for almost two years. Burnett was formerly the deputy chief of the corporate securities division and was senior deputy attorney general in the gaming …
The UK-based mega-jackpot supplier Topjack Games has extended its mega-jackpot concept to blackjack, announcing that its Lloyds-insured Euro 2 million jackpots are available on latest release Blackjack Millions. Topjack Games founder Nick Lynes says, “Blackjack Millions is the first blackjack game to offer a jackpot prize in the millions. The jackpot will start at Euro …
The arrests of 25 Americans across 5 different states on Wednesday on allegations associated with illegal sports betting were further detailed in widespread US media reports Thursday. It has been claimed that three men among those arrested, Brandt England of Las Vegas; George Molsbarger of Santa Monica, California; and Stanley Tomchin of Montecito, California have …
Online gambling is making regulation more difficult, luring children to gambling and introducing new types of problem gambling, a British academic told a problem gambling conference in America Thursday. Professor Mark Griffiths who heads gambling studies at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, has sounded warnings on internet gambling in previous interviews and presentations. Speaking …
Sheriff Gaming, the Netherlands-based online gambling software developer, has inked another 3D casino games supply agreement, this time with SBTech, a sports betting software provider of flexible turnkey solutions. SBTech’s portfolio already boasts more than 200 games, which will be augmented by Sheriff’s offerings, featuring movie quality graphics and animations, unique and engaging storylines, and …
A Grand Rapids, Michigan man who spent investors’ money on Internet gambling and personal expenses has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after being convicted of operating a $1.5 million Ponzi scheme. Jeffrey Curtis Folkert (42) was convicted and sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker Wednesday, who in addition ordered that the …
The Swedish online gambling software and games developer Net Entertainment has released its Q3-2013 performance numbers to end September, noting the following highlights: Third quarter 2012 * Revenues for the third quarter increased by 9.9 percent to SEK 122.5 (111.4) million * Operating profit amounted to SEK 36.1 (34.0) million * Operating margin was 29.5 …
Maryland enforcement agencies appear to be lowering the boom on internet cafe sweepstake operators, with reports in the Baltimore Sun newspaper that county police in Towson had executed search warrants on 10 online gambling and sweepstakes businesses. A police spokesman said the raids, which were carried out in conjuction with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland …
Lighting up the US media Wednesday afternoon state-side were reports of enforcement actions originating in New York had resulted in the arrest of Cantor Gaming sports book director Mike Colbert (32) on a warrant by the Queens, New York, District Attorney’s office, alleging 8 counts of conspiracy, money laundering, and enterprise corruption. Colbert was taken …
Up in the Great White North, MP Joe Comartin’s proposed bill to legalise single-game betting in Canada appears to have encountered its first real potential opposition from Major League Baseball officials. Thus far private members Bill C-290 has enjoyed a remarkably easy if rather prolonged run through the parliamentary gauntlet of committees and readings. It …
The troubled San Francisco-based social gaming giant Zynga’s third quarter results released Wednesday turned out to be a little better than the market had expected, although hardly stellar. Nevertheless, the company’s shares experienced a much-needed up to 13 percent improvement as it outlined its plans for the future and presented financial statistics. At $316.637 million, …
Ever since Zynga CEO Mark Pincus’ statement earlier this year that his company intends entering the online gambling sector in the UK in 2013, industry observers have been waiting for the other shoe to drop…with which company would Zynga partner? The speculation ended Wednesday with Zynga’s Q3-2013 report, which included an announcement revealing that it …