William Hill Sportsbook and Racebook will continue its initial one-year sponsorship of the U.K. Snooker Championship for an additional two years. This year’s williamhill.com U.K. Championship will carry total prize money of GBP 625 000 and runs from the 1st to 9th December at the York Barbican. World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn said: “William Hill …
RealTime Gaming’s latest slot offering is a five-reel, 50-payline game titled “Hairway to Heaven”. The game is themed on well-known children’s fairytales and features a princess who lets down her golden hair on a prize-doubling Wild while the Scatter symbol, which triggers free spins, is her charming prince. “Hairway to Heaven” offers a Feature Guarantee …
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU delivered today his opinion in the Stanleybet, William Hill & Sportingbet case (Joined Cases C-186/11, C-209/11), which was referred by the Greek Council of State in the context of legal challenges initiated by the three operators against the Greek Government. The AG found that …
WMS Gaming Inc. (WMS) and American Casino & Entertainment Properties (ACEP) have been awarded licences from the five-member board of the Nevada Gaming Commission. The Commission awarded ACEP, who own U.S. land casinos that include the Stratosphere Hotel Casino and Tower, Aquarius, Arizona Charlie’s Decatur and Arizona Charlie’s Boulder, an interactive gaming license to operate …
Gaming firm Playtech has clinched a licensing agreement with Mediaset España, the largest television network in Spain. The company will provide its entire suite of products, including casino, poker, mobile, bingo, live dealer and TV, to the media conglomerate with special emphasis on its TV product allowing the company to capitalise on the mass market …
3D casino game developer Sheriff Gaming will integrate the first of its many popular games “The Amsterdam Master Plan” on the QuickFire platform in a deal signed this week with Microgaming. Additional Sheriff Gaming releases, which include a selection of 3D slots, casino table games, scratch cards and keno, are expected on the QuickFire – …
Sports media group PERFORM has inked a deal with Australian company Optus effectively giving it the right to represent the advertising media sales across Football Federation Australia’s (FFA) network of online websites. The agreement covers the official footballaustralia.com.au site alongside the network of Hyundai A League sites which join PERFORM’s Goal.com and the official English …
The long-running dispute between Antigua and Barbuda and the U.S. Government on online gambling payments to businesses outside of the U.S. and the subsequent World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling favouring the island nation has reared its head again. Antigua Finance Minister Harold Lovell has threatened unspecified sanctions against the U.S. should the country’s authorities fail …
eGaming co-location and managed hosting services provider Continent 8 Technologies continues to expand its global data centre footprint and services with new locations and new hires. In addition to the acquisition of Vault 247 in Gibraltar, the company opened a new data centre in Dublin and a point-of-presence in Milan, further expanding the flexibility and …
Satellite Information Services Ltd (SIS) chief executive officer David Holdgate will step down on December 31, 2012 after serving 14 years in the role. Holdgate will be replaced by Gary Smith, who joined SIS earlier this year as chief operating officer.
Greek State-run betting agency OPAP’s shares dropped on the news of an agreement between the European Commission and the Greek Finance Ministry today . In a new agreement, set to be implemented from January 1, 2013, OPAP will apply a flat gaming tax on player winnings of 10 percent across the online and terrestrial sectors …
The Malta Lottery and Gaming Authority (LGA) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation with the Jersey Gambling Commission that covers a broad and comprehensive range of topics. The two jurisdictions intend developing common responsible gaming measures along with the enhancement of consumer and player protection measures. Other joint points of …
GVC Holdings plc, a provider of B2B and B2C services to the online gaming and sports betting markets, has announced its Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2012. Highlights include: * 50 percent increase in interim dividend to 15 Euro cents per share (H1-2011: 10 Euro cents) – ahead of market expectations …
William Hill plc and GVC plc have made an announcement confirming that they are in the preliminary stages of considering a possible joint offer for the major online gambling group Sportingbet plc. Sportingbet has responded by issuing a statement noting that its Board has not received an approach yet, and accordingly no action should be …
An EUCasino player identified only as Jonny.E. from Norway pocketed Euro 180 000 from one spin on the retro arcade-style online slot Cubis. “I chose to play Cubis because I was fascinated by a slower slot machine, and that not all rows are visible at once, and with great potential for high gains. I was …
International Game Technology’s (IGT) DoubleDown Casino has entered into another land-based partnership this time with Reno, Nevada-based Bonanza Casino on a revenue-sharing basis. The Bonanza Casino website, Bonanza Casino.com, will host the DoubleDown Casino application, giving the casino’s players an opportunity to explore casino-style entertainment while remaining connected to the Bonanza brand. “Social gaming continues …
Social gaming giant Zynga is in the news again with the departure of another high profile company executive. Zynga Mobile’s head of advertising, monetisation and business development Wilson Kriegel joined Zynga in March following its acquisition of social gaming developer OMGPOP for $180 Million. OMGPOP is the developer behind the social gaming hit “Draw Something”. …
An agreement between the European Commission and the Greek Finance Ministry will see state-owned betting agency OPAP apply a flat online and slot machine player winnings tax of 10 percent, said Reuters. The new agreement set to be implemented January 1, 2013 is a step towards curbing long running online operator complaints on the different …
Rank Group plc has released an update on its bid to acquire Gala Casinos Limited, reporting that delays in achieving Competition Commission approval could impact the agreement. On 12 May 2012 Rank announced that it had conditionally agreed to acquire Gala Casinos from Gala Coral Group Limited for a total cash consideration of GBP 205 …
The Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has warned that its third quarter revenue expectations may be negatively impacted by currency fluctuations. “Net Entertainment’s revenues are affected by the development of the Swedish currency in relation to other currencies, mainly the Euro. The majority of revenues are invoiced in Euro. The revenues are reported …
The Spanish gambling giant Codere has announced a strategic alliance with United Tote to expand services to horseracing tracks in Brazil and Latin America United Tote is part of the family of US companies under the Churchill Downs corporate umbrella. The added technological capabilities flowing from the deal allow Codere to expand services to tracks …
Sports betting technology provider Offsidegaming announced the official launch Wednesday of a new online Peruvian casino and sportsbetting site branded Inkabet.pe. The operator is the first in the Peruvian market and is being steered by a team that is highly experienced within the Latin American market, a company spokesman said. Inkabet.pe provides a comprehensive suite …
The outspoken and high profile chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Mark Lipparelli (47) has resigned ‘for personal reasons’ effective the end September, according to reports from Las Vegas Tuesday. Appointed in 2009, Lipparelli’s contract expired at the end of December 2011. The former Shuffle Master and Bally Technologies executive has piloted the board …
GVC Holdings plc, a provider of B2B and B2C services to the online gaming and sports betting markets, has announced its Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2012. Highlights include: * 50 percent increase in interim dividend to 15 Euro cents per share (H1-2011: 10 Euro cents) – ahead of market expectations …