Chinese internet sports lottery software and systems developer AGTech Holdings Limited has announced that its Lucky Racing virtual sportsbetting game has passed a significant milestone recently with RMB1.3 billion ($205.5 million) in total sales. A joint-venture between AGTech and British online and land-based sportsbetting giant Ladbrokes, the fixed-odds Formula One-style Lucky Racing title has been …
William Richardson (27) of County Durham in the UK, was lucky to escape imprisonment this week at Teesside Crown Court, where Judge George Moorhouse punished him for stealing money from his employer to feed an online gambling habit. Instead of sending him directly to jail, the judge imposed a suspended sentence of six months, and …
When an addicted gambler steals money from his employer in one country, and loses it gambling at an internet site in another, can that employer go after an online gambling operator based and licensed in another nation? That’s the interesting question posed by a decision from the Austrian courts in which an online casino based …
Microgaming has become the London-situated, newly launched, terrestrial casino The Hippodrome’s exclusive online partner. The iconic venue in London’s Leicester Square, whose history spans over a century, recently underwent a multi-million Pound Sterling casino and entertainment complex re-vamp. The venue formerly served as a theatre, circus and nightclub. The Hippodrome re-opened its newly designed casino …
Pokerleaders and Buongiorno’s eGaming Service Winga are the latest operators to request and be granted revocation of their licencing awards from French regulatory body ARJEL. While Winga operated in the market following its launch in early 2011, Poker Leaders who received authorisation earlier this year declined to launch an operation into the market at all.
Finnish software development firm Digient has rebranded as Finnplay, a new name that identifies its Finnish heritage along with identifying its core proposition in the gaming sector. The Helsinki, Finland-based Company founded in 2008 is a privately-owned company specialising in the real-money play gaming industry. Their flagship product is a turnkey BillFold Gaming Platform into …
Ironically, internet casino and poker gambling is low on the preferences of punters on the Isle of Man, home to a number of major online gambling technology companies, and a popular international licensing and regulatory jurisdiction. Data from a new Gambling Prevalence Survey on the Isle of Man, sponsored by the Standard Bank and carried …
Sportech plc has announced the signing of a strategic technology services agreement with technology firm Longitude for the exclusive distribution of its single pools product within Europe and India for sports pool betting. A company spokesman said Monday that the Longitude technology, which was developed in the demanding securities business, should yield a number of …
Allegations by anti-gambling politicians and religious groups that Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) in British bookie shops are addictive and require restriction are to be tested in an independent project sponsored by the Responsible Gambling Trust. The objective is to establish conclusively through independent and professional research whether FOBTs are really the ‘crack cocaine of …
Online social gaming giant Zynga, which has ambitions in the real money online gambling market, suffered another serious drop in share price this week following an announcement cutting its forecast for full-year bookings. The latest drop, of 12 percent, exacerbates a dismal performance that has seen the embattled San Francisco-based company lose three-quarters of its …
Slotland has released its latest proprietary offering expanding its portfolio to twenty-seven. The new 11-payline slot “Turbo GT” is a fast paced game themed on the auto racing industry. Three “Turbo” scatter symbols anywhere on the reels trigger 10 Free Spins. Hitting Turbo scatter symbols during free spins adds more free spins to the bonus …
UK bookmaker Betfred released an improved in-play betting product featuring personalised displays, a dedicated football scoreboard and TV scheduling icons. Customers can personalise their in-play betting by selecting preferred markets, view vital stats of every in-play football game and locate televised live broadcasts by identifying media icons.
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The USA TODAY Sports Media Group (UTS) and digital sports media company, PERFORM have entered into a partnership that will deliver a host of American professional and collegiate sports to over 100 of Gannett’s local media organisations and the owned and operated sites within UTS’ digital properties through the use of PERFORM’s ePlayer sports video …
According to the recently formed Netherlands Kanspelautoriteit (KSA), it is making headway in tackling the issue of illegal online gambling in the country. A call to some 40 operators in June this year to halt their offering to Dutch consumers has resulted in over half of those withdrawing from the market (or soon to do …
According to the Spanish-dedicated information portal Red Poker, bwin.party customers holding accounts with both bwin.es and partypoker.es have been informed they may keep one account while the other will be closed. An e-mail sent out to customers said: “Subject: Your account has been closed at (partypoker.es) effective October 1 Dear user: XXXXXX We contact you …
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Unibet has announced the finalisation of discussions with Spanish tax authorities in respect to historical activities it undertook which were targeted at the Spanish market during the period January 2009 to May 2011. A settlement agreement reached with authorities will see the company make a one-off payment, covering betting duties, interest and penalties of Euro …
The Israeli social gaming start-up Dragonplay, which boasts that its Live Holdem Poker Pro game pulls in 2 million MAP (monthly active players) has raised $14 million in new investment from Founder Collective, Accel Partners and Entrée Capital. The company offers the poker game, along with a live blackjack freeplay app and has plans that …
Industry observers were trying to work out this week why Caesars Entertainment would want to sell off a piece of its Montreal-based Caesars Interactive Entertainment subsidiary just when the legislative climate in the United States seemed to be improving. Reports speculate that around 1.5 percent of the available shares in the interactive division were sold …
Online and land gambling content provider Aristocrat has announced the appointment of two top industry game developers, Daniel Marks and Scott Olive, who will be working exclusively for Aristocrat on a third-party basis. Marks brings with him a wealth of experience including managing member and lead game designer for High 5 Games. During his tenure, …
WinADay Casino’s new Fluffy Paws video slot game features Japanese, Pokemon-style animation centred around three cuddly pets: Bunny, Kitty and Puppy. Slots players choose their bonus opportunities by selecting a pet to play along with them in this 5 reel 25 pay line game. Players can switch pets anytime during play. Those that choose the …
Gambling revenue in Macau, the world’s largest land casino market, rose 12.3 percent in September year-on-year, Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau data released Thursday showed. Nevertheless, September’s revenue amounted to a weaker-than-expected 23.87 billion patacas ($2.99 billion) compared with MOP21.24 billion in the same month last year. Analysts had forecast September growth to be …
Top US gambling industry execs shared their thoughts on the advent of legalised online gambling during a session at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas Wednesday, following a key note address in which American Gaming Association chief Frank Fahrenkopf urged federal legalisation. Covering the event, the Associated Press news agency noted that the consensus …