The UK online gambling group Sportingbet has appointed Rory Macnamara, an existing non-executive director of the company and chairman of its Audit Committee, as the new Senior Independent non-executive director of the group. Macnamara takes over the role from Brian Harris, who will remain on the board as a non-executive director. The change takes place …
Italian online gambling observers have noted from the latest AAMS statistics that the action in April slowed compared with the previous month, although the numbers look better than the same time in 2011. Gross gaming revenue increased 16.4 percent year-on-year to Euro 67.7 million, thanks principally to solid results in the online casino and poker …
The conversation Downunder on the federal government’s proposals following a review of the Interactive Gambling Act deepened Tuesday, with the following points emerging: * Online poker tournaments and live sports betting online could be legalised, but not micro-betting where punters wager on individual events within a game. * The government’s intent appears to be to …
Online gambling software and games developer Playtech plc has joined Virgin Games’ supplier list following an agreement between the parties announced in London Tuesday. The partnership will allow Virgin Games to further enhance its offering by adding Playtech’s online slot games to its gaming suite. Virgin Games has established a direct integration with Playtech, giving …
Australian gambling giant Tabcorp Holdings Limited has been quick to voice an opinion on the federal government’s review of the Interactive Gambling Act and the recommendations outlined in the Interim Report released by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE). In a public statement, the company said it has long favoured a …
The Australian federal government’s recommendations on how to improve the 11-year-old Interactive Gambling Act in order to halt illegal offshore operators and improve consumer protection is generating debate Downunder at present, including as it does 35 proposals that are open for consultation and debate. The review appears to have concluded that the Act as currently …
Australian university online gambling researcher Sally Gainsbury is seldom at a loss for words on problem gambling and the internet punting environment, and she again voiced an opinion this week, backing a federal government intention to prohibit micro-betting, including ball-by-ball wagers on sporting games. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation quotes Gainsbury as saying that micro-betting on …
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has inked an agreement with leading global branded play company, Hasbro, Inc. to develop the Trivial Pursuit and Connect 4 brands for slots and instant win games for online and mobile gambling channels. The two games are highly visible global brands, and FME plans to develop and translate them into the online …
The Belgian government launched counter-litigation against Bwin.Party this week in response to the gambling group’s legal challenge to its inclusion on a blacklist that could lead to ISP blocking from the European nation’s market. Major UK and European online gambling companies appear to have been selected for the black list with maximum publicity in mind, …
888 Holdings has become the latest major online gambling company to comply with the Spanish taxman’s demand for back-taxes, falling into line with other top companies like Bwin. Party, Sportingbet and Betfair in the hope of securing licenses to operate in the Spanish market on June 1. A stock exchange statement from the company Monday …
New Jersey’s looming confrontation with federal law and sports bodies over the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act could face legal hurdles that may be difficult to clear, according to respected NBC Sports writer, Mike Florio. Responding to an article by Tim Dahlberg of the Associated Press over the weekend , Florio suggests that Dahlberg may …
Malaysian police in the Kota Tinggi region caught five men red-handed gambling over the internet when they staged an early morning raid on an illegal gambling venue over the weekend. Police Anti -Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies division head Deputy Superintendent Mohammad Abdul Hamid told The Straits Times that a week of investigation and surveillance …
The American Gaming Association – organisers of the otherwise highly successful G2E Asia conference and expo in Macau this week, are unlikely to be impressed by the distasteful legal exchanges on the exhibition floor that have left a bad taste for many. So much so, that it has been suggested that the incidents could have …
Tim Dahlberg, a top sports columnist for the Associated Press news agency, wrote an insightful opinion piece over the weekend on forthcoming challenges to the federal Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act, which restricts sports betting to just four US states. Dahl notes that the New Jersey challenge recently voiced by Gov. Chris Christie could see …
The Wall Street financial trading empire of Cantor Fitzgerald, through the activities of its Cantor Entertainment Technology division, could become a tough nationwide competitor if the sports betting market in the US is ever opened up through changes in the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act, which currently restricts sports betting to just four US states. …
More than two weeks after taking control of Purple Lounge parent Media Corp, the new management of the publicly listed company has still to communicate its intentions to players and when they can expect payment. Purple Lounge abruptly suspended operations in April without giving an explanation or advising players on withdrawal facilities, and asked its …
Purple Lounge players remained in the dark this week regarding the future of their account balances at the failed online casino and poker room, which owners Media Corp shuttered abruptly and without explanation at the end of April. Despite other publications reporting that their requests for comment are being ignored by both Media Corp and …
The state of Illinois has made surprisingly fast progress on an internet poker legalisation proposal submitted earlier this month by Senate President John Cullerton. Local media report that the lawmakers are already on a third amendment to House Bill 4148, which seeks to set up on intrastate online poker platform regulated and controlled by the …
The recent disclosure that Las Vegas land gambling giant MGM International Resorts is involved in social gaming start-up Playstudios founded by former Wynn exec Andrew Pascal has been fleshed out through an article this week on the investment publication Venturebeat. The article reveals that ace casino game designer Nicholas Koenig is also involved in the …
The online gambling brand franchiser Bodog Europe is to step away from its shirt sponsorship deal with UK football club West Bromwich Albion at the end of this (May) month, allowing the club to take up a more advantageous deal with property firm Zoopla. Media reports indicate that Zoopla’s two year deal with the club …
The New Jersey Senate has approved further amendments to a bill introduced by Sens. Jim Whelan and Ray Lesniak that seeks to legalise online gambling in the Garden State. Senate Bill 1565 was extensively debated, with amendments introduced late last week that included: * Any game authorised for land casinos can be offered online, subject …
Spanish Trade Association Jdigital expects twenty operators to be functioning within the first three months following the opening of the Spanish online gambling market on June 1, 2012. Sacha Michaud, president of JDigital told the Sector Del Juego publication he predicts that the other 60 odd applicants, still in the process of development and business …
Las Vegas From Home.com Entertainment Inc. is upbeat on its newly launched social gaming platform Real Vegas Casino , reporting monthly active Facebook users in excess of 100 000 in just over two months of operation. Despite minimal marketing expenditures, the company reports growth of its social casino product has been driven by the introduction …
Microgaming-powered QuickFire held its first QuickFire Developers Conference last week, bringing operators and development partners around the table to discuss the future development and technology of the QuickFire platform. A good turn out of 40 operator delegates and 12 development partners contributed to the QuickFire open platform strategy discussion. Other key topics included open platform …