Addressing the Netplay TV plc agm this (Thursday) morning, chairman Clive Jones CBE said that the interactive television and mobile gambling company had maintained its strong growth in the first quarter into the second quarter despite the traditionally quiet season. “We are pleased to announce that Q2 average daily revenue has increased significantly against the …
The city fathers of Manila, capital city of the Philippines, may soon ban all forms of gambling within the city boundaries, local media reported Thursday. Councillors have already passed a second reading of a prohibitionary measure triggered by concerns over the proliferation of illegal forms of gambling. The reports suggest that city councillors are outraged …
The IANS news agency in India reports that retired judge Mukul Mudgal and former test cricketer Kirti Azad have called for legalised sports betting, suggesting that tax revenues generated by such a move could assist in development projects. Speaking at a conference titled ‘Regulating Sports Betting in India – A Vice to be Tamed’ Wednesday, …
Online and land gambling group Ladbrokes told The Telegraph newspaper Wednesday that its dismissal of former Bodog and senior liabilities exec Jon Thompson was an internal procedural matter and was not being pursued criminally. The head of liabilities for Ladbrokes, Thompson’s responsibilities included overseeing Ladbrokes’ betting odds, the newspaper reported, noting that he was dismissed …
Family representative groups across 13 states have reiterated their calls last month for a halt to the spread of online gambling and a strengthening of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The groups, from states as far afield as Wisconsin, Kentucky, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Hawaii, Georgia and Tennessee, …
Social gaming provider Zynga, Inc., again showed its growing interest in merging gambling and social networking this week with the disclosure of plans filed with the House and Senate in Washington DC that indicated an intention to influence policy areas like gaming, Internet gambling, and online privacy. The company has hired lobbyists Jeffrey Peck and …
Our readers will recall the issue of a South African provincial licence to Intralot back in January this year, which has now been followed by news that the company has successfully launched its new fixed odds gambling site Justbet.co.za and its mobile sister mobi.justbet.co.za. Dr. Yannis Rondiris, managing director for the Africa Sub-Sahara Region of …
Online European bookmaker Unibet has appointed media agency ZenithOptimedia to spearhead its expansion into the Australian online gambling market, with a local television spot due to launch soon. Unibet general manager Mads Joergensen said: “We have very aggressive and ambitious plans for Australia and it was critical we chose a partner who matched these ambitions. …
Three lottery ticket vendors in the British Columbia province of Canada could face criminal charges for theft and fraud, according to government briefing notes prepared for the provincial Solicitor General Shirley Bond in January this year. CBC News reports that according to documents posted by the government online, the possible charges are the result of …
What seemed at the time to be a straightforward husband-and-wife purchase of a Canadian lottery ticket has grown into a complicated and acrimonious dispute between business partners, with a British Columbia court this week refusing to make a summary judgment, referring the case for a full court hearing. Four years ago Maria Fehr was allegedly …
After months of delays and missed deadlines, last-minute retro-tax hikes and uncertainties regarding transitioning arrangements, the regulated online gambling market in Spain finally kicked off June 5th with major operators like PokerStars, 888, bwin.party, Ongame, Poker770 and bet365 all launching .es dedicated websites into the segregated market, for now at least isolating Spanish players from …
Bet-At.eu, an online casino owned by NRR Entertainment Limited and licensed in Malta is to augment its Amaya Gaming no download software with a suite of Microgaming games. A company spokesman says that Bet-At.eu casino’s multi-platform software allows it to handpick the best games from each supplier, giving a wider selection of quality games to …
The US casino equipment company Shufflemaster showed this week that it has significant online as well as land gambling potential, reporting profits up 23 percent despite spending $28.5 million to acquire the Ongame internet poker group from Bwin Interactive The company’s second quarter report saw net income rising to $9.7 million (Q2 2011: $7.9 million) …
US gambling mogul Steve Wynn’s group Wynn Resorts is investing $4 billion in the development of its latest land casino resort on the Chinese island of Macau, according to reports from the Reuters news agency. Wynn expressed his confidence in the region to reporters this week, saying that his new property would provide a return …
The latest statistics on anti-sport corruption have been released by the European Sports Security Association (ESSA) and show a similarly small number of betting corruption alerts experienced in 2010. The stats are compiled from information on millions of bets provided by Europe’s leading sports betting operators and ESSA claims that the continued low level demonstrates …
The provincial gambling regulatory board in South Africa’s key Gauteng province has been replaced with a temporary administrator after being dismissed by the authoritative provincial minister for Economic Development, Qedani Mahlangu. The row started last year when the minister ordered the board to move from its offices in one of the Johannesburg suburbs to a …
Hopes that the Illinois legislature might be sufficiently progressive to pass the online gambling legalisation bill introduced recently by Senator John Cullerton were dashed this week when it transpired that the Senator had removed the online gambling provisions from the agenda, citing a lack of current support and the likelihood of a veto clash with …
Just in time for several international sports competitions in which England and its triple-lion sports logo is involved, the William Hill online and land gambling group has launched an exclusive new slot. 3 Lions is a 5-reel 20-line slot machine game with 2 Bonus Rounds along with a Take It or Leave It style Free …
The UK land and online gambling group Paddy Power has decided to stay with the advertising agency it knows best, maintaining and extending its offline agreements with M2M to embrace the digital side as well, according to the marketing publication CampaignLive. The significant GBP 8 million international account was fiercely contested in the pitch by …
By the close of business June 1st it appeared this week that the Spanish officials had issued around 15 licenses in their first batch, permitting operators to start offering their wares to Spanish players on June 5th, subject to compliance with some late ‘clarifications’ . GTechG2 announced that it had been successful, as did Pokerstars, …
The Top Game online gambling software development company has launched its latest online slot, titled Happy Circus, with a theme to match that features typical characters and icons associated with the Big Top in bright colours, backed by typical circus music. Players will find characters like the strongman, juggling unicyclist and trapeze artist, along with …
It looks as if the pessimistic pundits were right in predicting that the phenomenal growth in Macau revenues could not last; the latest numbers from the island government show a far more modest growth of 7.3 percent in May 2012 – the lowest growth rate recorded since July 2009. Total revenue of 26.08 billion patacas …
The difficulties with US payment processing notwithstanding, players across several influential internet message boards are voicing growing concerns about the increasingly long payout times at online casino, sports betting and poker operator Bovada. The slowdown in payment times appears to have started back in December 2011, when players were moved from the Bodog brand to …
Major online gambling companies queuing up to obtain the June 1st operating licenses for the Spanish market probably received a nasty last minute surprise Thursday when regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego ‘clarified’ that its regulations include the requirement that all licensees purge their Spanish player lists and start from a zero base. The …