Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has announced the appointment of Andrew Thomas as a non-executive director and future chairman of the group’s audit committee. Thomas is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Institute of Taxation. He has enjoyed an extensive career as an …
Months of politicking and legal drafting are starting to show results in New Jersey, where Sen. Ray Lesniak’s latest proposal to legalise online gambling passed a tough Appropriations Committee hearing Monday and now goes forward for a full Assembly vote, according to the local newspaper Star-Ledger. The Lesniak measure still allows Atlantic City online casino …
ComTrade, a Slovenian IT firm based in Ljubljana, has partnered with Pascual Gaming to launch a new Belgian online casino for the 36Win brand, www.36win.be. ComTrade’s online casino platform has been found fully compliant with Belgian online regulations and provides special player protection requirements, a company spokesman said Tuesday. “Popular Belgian dice game titles such …
On June 14 the Pattaya Daily News carried a news report alleging that a sports betting call centre associated with internet sportsbook SBObet.com had been raided by police and shut down for illegal gambling activity. Lt.Col. Sutin Suandokmai of the Bangkok police told reporters that the centre was located in an upmarket bungalow in Butsarakam …
Its stock may have headed south in recent weeks, but the San Francisco-based social gaming giant Zynga is still very much in the game, this week launching a team mate for its runaway successful products Zynga Poker and Zynga Bingo, in the shape of the new Zynga Slots. Initially configured for the iOS platform of …
Illinois-based land and online gambling software and equipment developer WMS Industries Inc., has joined the trend toward social gaming with the acquisition of Genesis Communications Inc., trading as Phantom EFX, a publisher and developer of interactive casino and slot-based games for social, casual and mobile gaming entertainment. The consideration paid has not been disclosed. WMS …
Online gambling companies and television networks are taking full advantage of Britain’s television rules to ramp up advertising around the Euro 2012 football championships currently being held in the Ukraine, the Daily Mail newspaper reported over the weekend. Firms such as Bet365, Paddy Power, William Hill and Ladbrokes have all launched advertising campaigns, taking advantage …
Police in Gravesend, UK are believed to be investigating a convenience store clerk – since dismissed – who apparently tried to con a lottery winner out of a major win. Lottery punter Callum Crosier, who was entrusted with the ticket by a workplace syndicate, proved a little too canny to be taken in by the …
Retired Detroit automotive worker Ronald Page clearly has a penchant for gambling, and a faulty ATM machine sent him off on a $1.5 million wagering spree that ended up with him facing a criminal court this week. Page’s troubles started when he used an ATM that went haywire, allowing him to make unlimited cash withdrawals. …
London’s High Court is the scene this week of a legal battle between an Italian online casino gambler and the operator of the internet gambling website Eurobet, which is refusing to pay out the 707,665 Euros which the player won on one of its virtual gaming machines. The Telegraph newspaper reports that Bruno Venturi, a …
Independent gaming software supplier EveryMatrix Limited has a foot in the door of the newly regulated Georgian market through a content and website deal with local operator Playadjara.com. The partners plan to launch a bespoke website for players in the small eastern European nation utilising the OddsMatrix mobile sportsbook and GamMatrix casino and bonus management …
The recently acquired Amaya Gaming subsidiary CryptoLogic Limited has signed a new multi-year supply agreement extending its long-term relationship with UK online and land gambling operator Ladbrokes plc with the provision of a suite of quality branded games. The new agreement allows Ladbrokes to launch at least 10 of CryptoLogic’s award winning casino games to …
The major European online gambling operator Bwin suffered a setback in a Belgian law court this week when its litigation attacking the validity of the Belgian government’s controversial blacklist-and-ban strategy to protect the local market was thrown out. Bwin claimed that it suffered “enormous financial, commercial and reputational damage” as a result of being blacklisted …
Enforcement agencies moved Wednesday against 20 individuals in southwestern Connecticut accused of being involved in an online sports betting ring. The action followed the unsealing of a May 8 Grand Jury indictment that claims New York crime family involvement in the illegal enterprise. Prosecutors allege that operators of internet sports gambling activities in territory controlled …
In a public announcement Wednesday, online gambling software developer Playtech plc confirmed its intention to apply for admission to listing of its ordinary shares on the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority, and admission to trading on London Stock Exchange plc’s main market for listed securities. The company gave notice …
Kambi Sports Solutions, Unibet’s B2B provider of sports betting services, has signed a contract with Egasa Group, Spain’s third largest gambling group, to deliver a complete sports betting service. Egasa is the second Spanish full sportsbook operator to sign up with Kambi. The service includes odds compilation, risk management, customer profiling and a technical platform. …
Jackpot games provider Topjack Games only launched its progressive jackpots business a week ago, but already has signed up its first white label licensee. The company, Esseguire Limited, will benefit from Topjack’s Gibraltar licensing and variety of games, providing players with instant win lottery and mega jackpot casino games such as video poker, keno, slots, …
Real-time mobile betting applications provider Worldlink and BetButler.co.uk have signed a partnership agreement with the Ryman League which will see up to 66 amateur football clubs in London and the South East benefit from online gambling operations. Clubs in the League are arranged into three divisions – Premier, North and South , and the agreement …
Latest gambling numbers released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for the month of May 2012 show another disappointing decline for Atlantic City, down 9.5 percent to $263 million. Hopes that the new Revel casino resort would lift revenues went unrealised; revenues at the $2.4 billion enterprise in May totalled $13.9 million, ranking …
Delaware’s new legislation legalising online gambling and expanding venues for sports wagering was approved by the state House of Assembly Tuesday and is now on its way to the Senate for a vote. Gov. Jack Markell supports the measure, which was approved on a 29 to 8 House vote after adding an amendment allocating a …
Media Corp, the parent company at the centre of the Purple Lounge debacle that continues to haunt unpaid internet gamblers has announced that former chairman Jason Drummond has sold off his stake in the business. Drummond has disposed of his 10 million shares in Media Corp at a price of 1p each and “no longer …
The Nevada Gaming Control Board said Tuesday that April gambling revenue in the state rose 6.2 percent to $855.7 million. On the Las Vegas Strip, which accounts for more than half the total, revenues increased 7.5 percent to $459.4 million, with slot machine and baccarat action the best performers in another welcome sign of recovery. …
Internet sportsbook provider Parspro has launched a new betting site for Spanish land gaming operator CIRSA at Cirsa.es. The new site includes pre-match and live betting for both computer and mobile and can be operated in fully automatic mode, fully manual mode, and/or combination of both. Thorvar Hafsteinsson, sales and marketing manager at Parspro says …
The prospects for legalised intrastate online gambling in Delaware will be decided today (Tuesday) when bill HB333 the Delaware Gaming Competitive Act of 2012 comes before legislators. The bill is supported by Governor Jack Markell and seeks to authorise online betting in Delaware, along with more venues for sports wagering and other gambling. In addition …