BetVictor has appointed creative agency VCCP to manage its advertising account following a decision to rebrand from Victor Chandler to BetVictor earlier this year. The agency won the account after a four-way pitch and takes over from the “Home” creative agency that developed a BetVictor campaign around TV presenter Paddy McGuinness during 2011.
The French Open Tennis Tournament has found a new broadcast sponsor in UK bookmaker Bet365. Bet365 will sponsor ITV’s coverage of the 2012 15-day tournament giving ITV1 and ITV4 viewers 150 hours of tennis. Successful negotiations on the deal were undertaken by ITV Commercial, Drummond Central and Republic of Media and comprises Bet365 sponsorship idents …
NEW PLAYTECH SLOT OFFENDS HINDUS (Update) Hindu statesman calls on company to recall the game A new Playtech game titled “Lakshmi Gold” has offended the Hindu community because of the depiction and use of highly revered Hindu deities Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh. Hindu Statesman and president of Universal Society of Hinduism, Rajan Zed, has …
Online gambling group GVC Holdings plc has posted a trading update covering the period 1 January 2012 to 20 May 2012 showing group turnover up 168 percent to Euro 279 000 per day (2011 Euro 104 000). In the B2C division turnover rose 7 percent to Euro 105,200 per day (2011: Euro 98,400 per day), …
The Indian police told the Indian Times this week that six persons arrested for illegal online betting were also experts in hacking various foreign websites and the e-mail identities of punters using them. The Special Investigation Team of Chandigarh police headed by DSP (CID) Anil Joshi busted the cricket betting racket, which was being run …
Pinnacle Sports is among the latest online gambling licensees approved by the Alderney Gaming Control Commission, with marketing director Aly Lalani pleased with the European opportunities the licence represents. “This provides the perfect spring board from which to continue to grow our European player base ahead of a crucial summer of European focused sports like …
Playtech’s latest 5 ree, 25 pay-line video slot, Lakshmi Gold, has a distinctive Indian flavour with a theme featuring the six-armed Hindu goddess of wealth and associated icons that include other exotic deities and animals, making for an unusual and appealing presentation. Boosting the Indian experience is a sound track of relevant music. The multi-featured …
The latest offering from the Rival Gaming studios is themed on car racing, with good graphics and appropriately loud car and crowd sound effects, an annoyingly repetitive music track and a slew of animated features designed to entertain and occasionally reward the player. Branded Fast Lane, this 5 reel, 50 pay-line video slot features a …
The arrest earlier this week of 13 alleged crime family members accused of running an online sports betting racket out of New Jersey has been quickly capitalised by Senator Ray Lesniak as an example of what is wrong with the legal status quo of gambling in the Garden State. “Under the current laws, organized crime …
It looks as if New Jersey will lead the charge against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which limits sportsbetting to just four US states; in a bold statement Thursday the state governor, Chris Christie, said that the people of New Jersey would be allowed to bet on football, basketball and other games by …
Las Vegas police report that during the World Poker Tour Championship held at the Bellagio last weekend, another bumbling attempt at stealing casino chips took place, evoking memories of the motor cycle bandit who eighteen months ago made a similarly unsophisticated raid and was then caught trying to sell stolen chips over the internet. In …
The annual G2E Asia, organised by the American Gaming Association, opened this week at the Venetian Macau on the gambling island off the Chinese mainland, drawing in 12.5 percent more delegates than previous events and showcasing both knowledge and products. 130 exhibitors from 20 countries are showing off their wares, whilst industry experts pass on …
Amid speculation by some analysts that it’s tax bill for Spain could go as high as $20 million, a 888 Holdings source told the Reuters news agency this week that in fact it will be less than half that. 888, along with other industry giants like Bwin.Party, Sportingbet and Betfair have all indicated they are …
A free sports betting website from the Delmar, New York-based Five1Eight Internet Media LLC debuted this week. The sports wagering website BetBomb.com takes care to emphasise it is not a gambling site but allows players to make picks against real spreads, lines and totals for all major league sports and some college sports including MLB, …
Despite the prohibition of operating and advertising real money online casinos in Switzerland, The Swiss Casinos Group launched a free to play online casino into the Swiss market this week, effectively laying the foundation for real-money play should legal reform come about. The new online casino, accessed through a dedicated tab on the Swiss Casinos …
News emerging from Australian media suggests a change of heart by the country’s Federal Government on online in-play betting and cash poker games. The Herald reports a Federal Government briefing earlier this month directed at the Australian gaming industry on a proposal which would allow the two forms of gambling. Supporting the speculation, various media …
A collaboration between the Talisman Group and table game technology provider DEQ Systems Corp. has seen the launch of DEQ’s EZ Baccarat as a free-play app in the social gaming environment. The game accelerates the speed of baccarat by eliminating commission and allows optional side wagers during play called Dragon 7 and Panda 8’s. “This …
Malta-registered online gambling firm Redbet Holding AB released its first quarter 2012 results this week, showing progress towards turning around the company’s fortunes, despite higher costs impacting its bottom line. Key performance indicators for the three month period ending March 31 2012 include: – Operating revenues amounting to SEK 24.5 million (Q1/2011: SEK 17.2 million), …
Roger Withers, chairman of Pool and tote betting firm Sportech, announced steady progress in a trading update delivered at a shareholders meeting this week. Reporting a strong start to the company’s fiscal year in e-gaming, with gross win revenue up over 30 percent year-on-year, Sportech’s North American business Sportech Racing has delivered a 4.5 percent …
If state Senator Tony Avella has his way, New York will soon join those states that seek to overturn or bypass the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, which restricts sportsbetting to just four states and is facing possible challenges by New Jersey and other states. The New York Post reports that Avella …
The gambling authority of the Australian Capital Territory is under investigation over its role in the multi-million dollar collapse of online betting enterprise Sports Alive last year, says the Canberra Times. The ACT Ombudsman’s office has confirmed that it is looking at 13 complaints by punters left out of pocket and who want to take …
There are ambitious plans afoot for one of the four remote areas designated by the Russian government as legalised gambling areas, with avid Chinese gamblers the main target for a major gambling resort complex in the largely industrial and naval city of Vladivostok, a two-hour flight from South Korea and Japan. The hope is that …
Following a month of extensive player testing in beta format, the new social gaming slots site Trophy Slots, has announced it is now fully operational on Facebook. “Launching out of BETA is a big milestone for us, not only because we are going live, but also because we have successfully optimized the game with the …
It appears from an interview published in CardPlayer Tuesday that the trade body representing land casino interests in Colorado, the Colorado Gaming Association, has ambitions to introduce an online gambling legalisation bill to the state Legislature next year. The executive director of the body, Lois Rice, told CardPlayer that the CGA has already drafted a …