Online gambling software provider Microgaming has announced that it has added operator Lucky247 to its online and mobile casino clientele list. Owned by To Play Central Ltd, a company regulated by the LGA in Malta, Lucky247 will have access to Microgaming’s suite of casino games alongside the software company’s diverse portfolio of mobile software, which …
The Irish online betting exchange company Betdaq has launched an NFL dedicated microsite that offers live streamed video match commentary direct from the USA each week. BetdaqNFL.com gives punters video previews on every NFL game as well as all the stats and news that they need to make their bets pre-match or in-running. The flagship …
Unidentified sources were active in leaking information from the European Commission’s much-awaited action plan on internet gambling Tuesday, pre-empting Commissioner Michel Barnier’s mid-afternoon press conference tabling the Commission’s proposals for the way forward titled ‘Towards a comprehensive European Framework for online gambling’. Quoting unidentified EU officials ahead of the press conference, the Bloomberg business news …
Perhaps as a preview of the European Commission’s release of its action report on online gambling scheduled for today, the Commission’s head, Michele Barnier published an article in The Times of Malta newspaper Tuesday. Titled “Make Online Gambling Safe,” the article explores regulatory issues in the internet gambling industry in Europe, which Barnier claims is …
The UK government’s plan to cut costs by reducing the number and expenses of public bodies reached the gambling industry last year with the decision to merge the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission, and this initiative has now moved into the consultative stage. Details of the phase can be found at http://www.culture.gov.uk/consultations/9255.aspx, which …
The Responsible Gambling Trust has appointed the respected academic Jonathan Parke as the charity’s Director of Commissioning. Many in the online gambling industry will remember Parke as the man commissioned in 2006 by player advocacy and standards body eCOGRA to conduct one of the largest studies of online gambling player behaviour at that time, presenting …
Swedish state-controlled gaming operator Svenska Spel has been named the official partner to the newly built National stadium called the Friends Arena. The agreement, which runs until the end of next year, is the second similar sponsorship undertaken by the Company following its partnership with the Råsunda Football Stadium. “We are sure that many great …
Online software provider Mahjong Logic has launched its World Championship of Online Mahjong (WCOOM), the inaugural event will take place from November 19 to December 9, 2012. The tournament will utilise Riichi and Hong Kong rule sets in two main events with a combined prize pool and players can qualify through online satellite tournaments or …
Live dealer gaming specialist Evolution Gaming will launch a new dedicated Live Casino area for UK bookmaker Ladbrokes. The dedicated Ladbrokes Live Casino, exclusively available to Ladbrokes’ customers via Ladbrokes.com, will initially offer three Live Blackjack tables reflecting the company’s distinctive red branding. Two of the the three tables will operate 24 hours a day, …
Singapore’s second Minister for Trade and Industry S Iswaran, speaking at the opening of the International Association of Gaming Regulators 2012 (IAGR), said the Country’s Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) had entered into a co-operation agreement with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission and the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to strengthen collaboration with an emphasis on information …
A Grande Vegas Casino player who won $260,000 over two days last week says he’ll take his wife on a South American holiday with his win. Gilles R., an environmental technician from Boucey in France, had his remarkable run of good luck playing the Triple Twister slots game. In addition to a number of lucky …
International Game Technology’s (IGT) Double DownCasino solution has been taken up by fifteen additional (but un-named) land-based casino partners, the Company announced this week. Partnership programmes with land-based casinos offering the DoubleDown free-to-play gaming solution now total twenty-four. “IGT is providing a unique and highly desired service to the casino community, with continuous innovation and …
The National Lottery in Britain has released an analysis of spending and investment by the 3,000 players who have become millionaires since the lottery was launched in 1994, studying the ways in which the 3,000 millionaires the lottery has created chose to spend their cash. Donations to extended family members featured high on the list, …
This election cycle in the United States could see up to $50 million in political donations flowing from the American gambling industry, the Las Vegas Sun newspaper reported over the weekend, noting that the biggest spender is probably Las Vegas Sands mogul Sheldon Adelson – increasingly known for his anti-online gambling sentiments. Apparently gambling firms …
Kenneth Lovett, a 73-year-old Joplin, Missouri man who pleaded guilty in May this year to running an online sports gambling operation has been sentenced to six months home detention by a federal court in Springfield. The Joplin Globe reports that Lovett also pulled two years on probation to run concurrently with his home confinement, and …
The Isle of Man licensed online gambling software provider Cash Ball Network has inked a deal to provide lads’ mag Loaded with a fully managed white label internet casino across online, social and mobile channels. Cash Ball was founded in 2010 and provides Isle of Man-licensed white labels powered by well-known developers like Microgaming, NextGen …
Internet sweepstakes parlours in Mercer County, Pennsylvania have been warned by local District Attorney Robert G. Kochems that they must close up shop by next week if they wish to remain compliant with state law. In a warning letter, Kochems wrote: “I will direct law enforcement authorities to begin prosecuting violations of the law beginning …
The Chicago Tribune gave WMS online subsidiary Williams Interactive a good run over the weekend, exploring the future intentions of the recently created company, which is at the centre of WMS plans for legal internet gambling involvement. Williams Interactive achieved Nevada online poker licensing as a supplier earlier this year and plans to operate online …
Philippines police in Cebu City carried out raids on a condominium block Friday, arresting 6 Korean nationals for running an internet gambling operation. Police investigators are still trying to confirm the identities claimed by the men, all in their twenties and early thirties. Officers from the Philippine National Police Regional Intelligence Division made the arrests, …
The UK publicly listed Rank Group has moved to brand-based reporting in its latest trading update; combining online and land based performances together under the group’s principal brands Mecca, Grosvenor, Blue Square and Top Rank Espana. The current update covers the 15 week period to October 14 2012 and features a 4 percent revenue growth …
Management changes are in motion at William Hill Online, the joint internet gambling venture between William Hill plc and Playtech plc. On Friday the company announced the following changes: * Henry Birch is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer. * Andrew Lee is appointed Managing Director with immediate effect, responsible for leading William Hill Online. …
Mor Weizer, the chief executive of Playtech plc, issued a statement Friday responding to William Hill plc’s announcement that it was to commence a valuation exercise pursuant to its possible buy-out of the 29 percent Playtech share in William Hill Online. “Playtech continues to engage in constructive discussions with William Hill regarding the future of …
UK online and land gambling giant William Hill plc has posted its Q3-2012 update, highlighting strong growth and the following KPIs for the period ended September 25 2012: Group Operating profit was up 26 percent in the period, 17 percent higher in the year to date Online Operating profit was up 42 percent and Retail …
Online gambling affiliate marketers in the United States are currently digesting the unexpected decision by the UK Ladbrokes group to severe ties with them. An email giving notice of Ladbrokes’ intention to do this by end October has triggered speculation that the British company is trying to put its house in order against the possible …