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The Irish budget airline Ryanair has renewed its long flirtation with internet gambling in a deal with 888.com that will see the roll out of an internet gambling platform on the airline’s website, offering customers the chance to win flight vouchers. Marketing Magazine reports that users of the website will be able to make bets …
Partouche Interactive may be getting something wrong in its online enterprise; its latest numbers are in stark contrast to the successful online business being reported by the likes of Paddy Power, William Hill Online, Stan James, 888 and other major gambling groups with prospering internet divisions. This week the group announced that it is to …
In a tantalisingly brief report Friday the Italian news agency ANSA published the latest statistics on Italian gambling from state regulator AAMS. Italians spent more than three times as much gambling online in January compared to the same time last year, wagering Euro 1.5 billion on Internet betting, up from Euro 470 million in January …
One of the internet’s longest established and most successful online gambling groups, Bellerock Entertainment, has released statistics showing that four times as many women played casino games in the UK in 2010 than in 2007. And present indications are that the number of women playing online casino games is almost as high as men. Although …
One of the industry’s veteran software developers, Kenilworth Systems Corporation, has announced the creation of a new division based in Las Vegas. The division’s mission will be to develop online gambling solutions for land casino clients, clearly seeking to take advantage of the increased momentum on legalisation in the gambling state, and the interest of …
The Independent newspaper in Britain examined the chances of online gambling legalisation in the United States in a weekend piece, opining that “there are no Puritans in a recession”, and drawing parallels between the ending of alcohol Prohibition and the present situation of online gambling, offering individual American states a fresh source of much needed …
According to reports on the Asia News Network, the increased use of smart phones is contributing to an impressive growth in online gambling in the region, estimated by consultants like GBGC at 15 percent per annum….and that does not include numbers from unlicensed operators. The new communication technologies have widened access to online casinos by …
Three specialists have joined the UK Gambling Commission with a view to developing in-house expertise and strengthening relations with other regulators and law enforcement agencies. Detective Constable Mark Stanford joins the Commission on a two year secondment from the Metropolitan Police. He will work closely with the Sports Betting Intelligence Unit and the Commission’s enforcement …
Microgaming is set to release “Roller Derby”, a 5-reel 25-payline video slot originating in the Genesis Gaming development studios. Feisty roller derby girls, purple roller-skates, referees and fast action theme this new offering that features wilds, scatters, free spins and retriggering free spins that could yield a maximum jackpot of 1000 coins. “Fire Opals” is …
Australian online gambling firm Centrebet has extended its past three-season commitment to the Australian professional rugby league football club North Queensland Toyota Cowboys, and upgraded its gold sponsor status to major sponsor for the 2012 NRL season. Centrebet’s involvement includes sponsoring the Spirit cheersquad and the Cowboys Golf Day. Centrebet marketing manager Steven Hannan commented: …
Australian lottery and gaming firm, Tatts Group Limited released its half year 2012 financial report for the period ending December 31, 2011, showcasing a respectable performance across the board. Group revenues were reported up by 4.1 percent, while group net profit after tax increased 11.3 percent. Showing a growth in internet wagering of 6.4 percent, …
Following shortly after JackpotJoy.com announced a staggering GBP510 049.26 internet bingo jackpot win on Bejeweled last week, Gamesys’ operational website has awarded another GBP583 089.46 to a Yorkshire-based secretary named Carol H. Carol H hit the Deal or No Deal slot’s progressive jackpot on a single spin saying “I was playing at work, I had …
Sports media firm PERFORM has developed multiple Google Chrome applications which will integrate sports content across Google platforms and YouTube channels for its LIVESPORT.tv and Goal.com. The firm’s latest developments will bring live, highlights and sports news video content to sports fans with access to internet. Content will be advertisement-funded and some content events will …
Data-driven software solutions provider Betgenius has licenced its Connextra adserving product to Paddy Power’s Australian subsidiary Sportsbet.com.au. Connextra will allow Sportsbet to dynamically serve live odds, data and promotions into its advertising campaigns through the adserving product that Betgenius claims serves over 8 billion adverts per month. Dave Watkins who heads up Connextra Sales, said: …
Social game developer PopCap Games, acquired by Electronic Arts last year, has launched its first casino-style games suite on Facebook. “Lucky Gem Casino” comprises seven luck-based free-to-play slot games featuring “PopCap characters” from Bejewelled, Bookworm, Chuzzle and Zuma. Exclusive to Facebook, users are able to play alone or with friends, can compare winnings, chat, share …
The major UK online and land gambling group William Hill plc released its annual results Friday, again showcasing a stellar performance from its online operations. Whilst overall revenues across the group were up 6 percent year-on-year at GBP 1136.7 million, group profit after tax declined 6 percent to GBP 146.5 million, thanks mainly to a …
US gambling giant Bally Technologies, already noticeable in the online gambling market for its recent acquisitions and clear ambitions in the space, has acquired Chiligaming, which it sees as an asset in its development of business-to-business i-gaming solutions. The agreement to acquire Chiligaming Limited’s B2B internet gaming platform will enable casino operators to choose a …
Germany’s formerly leading online lottery broker Tipp24 has re-launched on the German market with a new website branded Lotto24.de following a protracted legal battle with monopoly-minded German states. The re-launch in Germany was made possible by new gaming legislation in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein . Following the failure of the German State Treaty on …
It was South Africa’s budget presentation day Wednesday, with some cheering news for the gambling community. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has proposed that the unpopular 15 percent tax on gambling winnings over Rands 25 000 be dropped and replaced with a 1 percent additional national levy based on gross gambling revenue (GGR) that will also …
The independent Gaming Laboratories International games testing agency has announced that it is to take on an additional one hundred technical staff before the end of 2012, deploying them with particular emphasis in Nevada, Colorado, and Spain in order to accommodate new regulated markets and reduce testing delays. The additional staff will push GLI’s global …
A player at Jackpot Party Casino scored a remarkable return on investment this week when he – or she – hit a $43,668 progressive slot jackpot on Hearts of Venice – on a 40p wager! Math-heads worked out that player ‘Twins21’ used line bets of 1p to make up the 40p stake, giving a win-to-stake …
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has announced the launch of its Paddy Power Smart TV Application enabling customers to browse and place available bets using their TV remote control. The application, developed in collaboration with multi-platform digital media solution provider Miomni, provides registered users with betting odds updated in real time, depositing capabilities and access to …
Online gaming firm, CryptoLogic, currently in acquisition negotiations with Amaya Gaming Group, has entered into a multi-year licencing deal with NeoGames. Under the terms of the deal, CryptoLogic will initially provide two of its exclusive and most popular branded slot games to NeoGames for rollout. Additional games will be rolled out over the term of …