Following industry rumours that a large number of online gambling companies would be receiving their Spanish licences before Easter this year, the recently appointed Director General of the Spanish regulatory body Ordenación del Juego del Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda, Enrique Alejo González has dampened the optimism in an interview with juegoonline.org. González told sectordeljuego.org …
Police in Decatur, Georgia raided seven long-distance calling card stores alleged by prosecutors to be fronts for illegal Internet gambling cafes, Associated Press reports. James Kokott, owner of Big Dawg Calling Cards, was arrested on racketeering charges arising from a DeKalb County indictment that accuses the store owner and two partners of setting up the …
The business publication Forbes reports that gross gaming revenues (GGR) in Macau, the Chinese offshore island gambling mecca, could be on track for an all-time high in March. Channel checks for the first 11 days of March suggest GGR is growing at an impressive 40 percent annual rate, according to Citi. Revenue has already hit …
Some nefarious company has been dumping toxic waste in the ocean and it’s creating bizarrely mutated sea creatures in the latest five-reel, 20 payline online video slot to emerge from the Rival software studios – Nuclear Fishing. Players are invited to live dangerously by taking a virtual underwater dip, where they’ll see all sorts of …
Puerto Rico’s Hipodromo Camarero has signed up with the UK-based tote and pool sportsbetting provider Sportech to launch the island’s first online wagering site at Gana Donde Sea.com. Punters at the San Juan-based racetrack will be offered a variety of wagers online including Pool-Pote, where customers place bets starting from as little as 35 cents …
The convergence of mobile gaming and social networking resulted in another commercial deal this week when Swedish gaming firm King.com announced its lock-stock-and- barrel acquisition of Stockholm-based games developer, Fabrication Games. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is understood that Fabrication’s 12 technical employees (the company was founded by Jadestone Mobile …
Online casino operator 32Red Plc has appointed industry veteran David Bowen as a non-executive director to its board with immediate effect. Bowen (60) has spent almost 40 years in the betting and gaming industry and has held senior and board level positions at Ladbrokes. During his tenure with Ladbrokes as Development Director, Bowen had a …
Senator Jeff Schoenberg’s SB3497 bill authorising the sale of state lottery tickets over the internet continued to make progress this week, passing the state Senate Executive Committee stage. The State Journal Register reports that the bill could see the state’s Powerball lottery game join others including the multi-state Mega-Millions lottery in an online sales pilot …
Law academic opines that new online gambling bill will not impact the state constitution as lawmakers study the possibilities John B. Wefing, a Seton Hall University Law Professor since 1968, told a New Jersey House of Assembly committee Monday that there was no requirement for lawmakers to submit a new intrastate online gambling legalisation measure …
The online gambling bill introduced to the Mississippi Legislature barely a month back by Rep. Bobby Moak has failed to make it past the House committee stages and must be considered a non-starter for the present. Moak’s HB 1373, the Mississippi Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2012 envisioned an intrastate system through which applicants were …
Monday’s press conference arranged by Ontario provincial officials to discuss internet gambling attracted a good turnout of media representatives, who heard that the province’s Liberal government has decided to go ahead with ambitious plans for expanded gambling – both online and on land – in a six year plan that could raise Cdn$ 1.3 million …
The Scottish Premier League Club “Rangers” and The Weather Lottery (TWL) will appear before the Glasgow Sheriff’s Court for legal debate this week in a dispute concerning GBP 30 000. Doncaster-basted TWL provided the Rangers with online lottery and betting services in a deal signed in August 2010, to which the football club claims TWL …
A lucky online player with the moniker ‘CleaningLady’ banked just shy of $250 000 following a fantastic winning streak reports the RTG-powered Slotastic online casino. After playing her initial deposit of $65 up to $6 000, Susan S. requested a withdrawal – changed her mind – cancelled the withdrawal and continued playing. A hit on …
Provincial lottery and government officials, including Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and Ontario Lottery and Gaming chairman Paul Godfrey have called a media conference for later today (Monday) to discuss “modernizing lottery and gaming in Ontario.” Ontario has been flirting with the idea of making changes to its current gambling laws in a bid to exact …
Malaysian police have built up a ‘zero tolerance’ reputation when it comes to illegal internet gambling in the country, but they appear to be planning to ratchet enforcement up a gear, according to reports from the Bernama news agency. In collaboration with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, the police are reportedly considering a plan …
Online bingo group Cozy Games has announced the appointment as commercial director of Rob Wheeler, a nine year industry veteran who has previously worked for IGT-Wagerworks and Virtue Fusion. Wheeler will be primarily responsible for the development of Cozy Games’ commercial relationships with existing and potential new customers, and is tasked with developing and building …
22 Jamaicans were arrested over the weekend in a series of actions against eight premises on the island alleged to be involved in an elaborate internet and mobile phone lottery scam that conned millions of dollars from gullible Americans, according to reports in the Jamaican press. Police said in a statement Sunday that the suspects …
George Town police have announced the arrest of three Malaysians for running an online betting ring that took local bets on British Premier League football matches. A police spokesman revealed that the arrests took place at a luxury apartment block during an early morning police raid, mounted after a tip-off from the public. Several Astro …
Although the percentage of punters who develop gambling problems remains very small, the phenomenon continues to be a cause for concern, and this week a conference in Glasgow will hear from debt specialists, academics and recovering gambling addicts on gambling prevalence, and the impact of internet and mobile gambling on the issue. On the run-up …
The recent rebellion at various William Hill Online centres has clearly highlighted relationship problems that cannot be dismissed out of hand, with news breaking over the weekend that joint venture partners William Hill and Playtech are to hold meetings this month in an attempt to iron out difficulties. According to the Financial Times, sources close …
The Swedish gambling group Betsson’s final payment of Euro 12.5 million for Betsafe (through the acquisition of the holding company Artic Invest AS – see previous reports) has been achieved, the company reported this week. Betsafe is a Malta-licensed operation focused on the Nordic markets and offering sports betting, casino and poker to its clients. …
The future of some of Britain’s most popular television game shows could be at risk following a decision by the UK Gambling Commission to launch a probe into whether such presentations constitute gambling, the Daily Mail reported over the weekend. Producers of the popular Deal Or No Deal show on Channel 4 were recently told …
The Sunday Independent newspaper claimed over the weekend that impeccable sources have revealed that online bookmakers operating in Ireland will be liable for the same betting taxes as high-street shops, to allow the horse racing industry pay for itself. The Itish taxpayer currently subsidises the horseracing industry to the tune of Euro 56 million a …
Online gambling software developer Playtech has launched a new progressive slot targeted at, well….everybody. With a television game show theme carried by graphics of presenters and attractive assistants, Everybody’s Jackpot is the second multi player game of this nature from Playtech, and offers an autoplay feature. The highlight of the game is the Mystery Progressive …