The much anticipated underwater adventure-themed “Subtopia” video slot from Net Entertainment has made its debut. This 5-reel, 20-line graphic-rich game takes the player on an exploration down into the depths of uncharted waters in a submarine. With free spins, a multiplier meter, wilds, scatters, quick spin and reel spin suspense this game is sure to …
Compliance testing and auditing services firm NMi has received a testing facility accreditation from Canadian government agency Loto-Québec following an extensive vetting process. “NMi are now in a position to offer certification against the stringent standards and best practice that Loto-Quebec have adopted,” said Dr. Rich Edwards of NMi. “We have extensive experience of the …
Online betting exchange Betfair has become the new sponsor of Irish greyhound race “the Shelbourne 600” in a deal signed with the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) and Shelbourne Park race course. The race is a leading fixture on the Irish greyhound racing calendar taking place annually in April. Graham Ross, regional manager for Betfair in …
Finland’s Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY), a state owned gambling monopoly whose proceeds go to domestic charities and social welfare projects, has released record results for its 2011 financial year. Key performance indicators for the period, included: – Total profits of Euro 410.8 million, Euro 29.1 million over the previous year. – Disbursement of Euro 73.7 million to …
Unibet is reportedly in a bid to secure a new advertising agency to handle its GBP 2 million UK advertising account. The Swedish-owned gambling company has called for pitches, approaching agencies directly according to CampaignLive.
State-owned Swedish gaming operator Svenska Spel has announced a review of its current offerings following its 2011 fiscal report showcasing 5 percent growth in profit over 2010 amounting to $5.0007 billion and a 0.7 percent increase in net gaming revenue. Although delivering respectable growth in terms of profit, the firm’s third highest ever results, Svenska …
A 20-year exclusive contract with the Republic of Moldova announced by the Amaya Gaming Group in September 2011 has come to fruition with the official launch of “Milioane Pentru Moldova”, the country’s first national lottery. The lottery, officially launched on February 15, is based on Short Message Service (SMS) technology. Mobile device users in Moldova …
Korean and Thai authorities cracked down on an illegal internet gambling operation this week, arresting three male Koreans in their twenties. Computers and other online gambling evidence were confiscated along with the arrests of Woo Lee, Soong Lee and Jim Cho in South Pattaya, Thailand. Authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of the …
Irish gambling firm Paddy Power has entered into a partnership deal with digital sports media business PERFORM’s football website Goal.com as its latest bookmaking partner. Along with a large selection of markets, Paddy Power offers in-play action on hundreds of games and free live streams of top European leagues such as Serie A and South …
It’s a slow and tortuous political path, but a proposal to legalise single game sports betting in Canada has been quietly making progress over the past few months, and this week passed a key committee stage that has forwarded the bill for a parliamentary third reading before going to the Canadian Senate. The bill in …
Top UK football club Manchester City has announced that it has teamed up with bookmaking firm Paddy Power as its official UK betting partner in a deal that will see Paddy Power and the club collaborate across a wide range of commercial activities. As part of the deal – running until the end of the …
Jason Drummond and Stephen Pettman have departed the board of directors at Media Corporation plc, the AIM quoted advertising network and online gaming group, which recently signed an agreement to provide online gambling content to the revamped Hippodrome Casino in London. Justin Drummond, who was appointed executive chairman to replace Jason Drummond at the agm, …
The European Court of Justice has again ruled that national regulators must not discriminate against foreign companies trying to enter their markets from other EU nations, warning that it is against EU law for national legislation to seek to protect the market position of incumbents. In an important preliminary ruling Thursday in the joint cases …
The major UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes has posted its Q3-2011 results, showcasing a small increase in revenues, but a correspondingly small decline in operating profit. Highlights of the report, which details the company’s performance for the three months to September 30, include: * Group net revenue up 2.5 percent. * Group operating …
The eight year World Trade Organisation stand-off between the government of Antigua and Barbuda and the United States over internet gambling could be about to hit the headlines again. On Wednesday the island government’s Finance and Economy Minister Harold Lovell announced that the government is thinking about resurrecting the dispute in the WTO on the …
The recently launched Darts Web-Fans, a website designed for and run by fans of the professional sport of darts, has signed a sponsorship deal with UK betting and gaming firm William Hill. The website features content on the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) formats of professional darts including player rankings and …
Media Corporation Plc, recently in the news with the announcement of a joint venture partnership agreement with Hippodrome Casino , has advised of a claim in excess of GBP 300 000 laid against it and a dormant subsidiary of the Company, Search Focus Limited. While little information has been released on the nature of the …
The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) is challenging Greece’s new online gambling taxation proposals in that Country’s courts. The current proposal requires licenced gambling operators who have historically been active in the Greek market to pay retrospective taxes on revenues earned from Greece-based customers from January 1, 2010 until new licences are awarded. Licenced gambling operators …
Social gaming giant Zynga acquired the rights to create a new version of Slingo Inc’s 15-year-old land slot and web game for launch on Facebook. Zynga Slingo, a combination of traditional Bingo and a slot machine, was reportedly launched on Facebook today (Wednesday) in 14 languages. Industry observers note that the game is perfectly aligned …
Sports betting community website OLBG.com has signed up as sponsor of the Cheltenham Festival’s Grade 2 National Hunt race “The David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle”. The race, to be renamed the OLBG Mares Hurdle (for The David Nicholson Trophy), is run over two miles and four furlongs and is open to mares aged four years and …
Italian gaming group Lottomatica Group S.p.A. has announced its full year unaudited preliminary results indicating a strong performance in 2011 with growth across all business segments. Group Key Performance Highlights include: – Consolidated Revenues of Euro 2.97 billion (2010: Euro 2.31 billion), up 28.5 percent – EBITDA of Euro 970 million (2010: Euro 812 million), …
The European internet gambling group Unibet plc has posted a strong Q4-2011 performance, with gross winnings revenue revenue up by 26 percent to GBP 44.7 million, continuing Unibet’s recovery from a weak H1-2011 and lifting revenues for the full year 5 percent to GBP 154.4 million (FY-2010 GBP147.5 million). Other highlights included: · Profit from …
The giant Austrian gambling equipment and games supply group Novomatic has acquired internet games software developer Mazooma along with the UK’s largest gaming machine operator Gamestec, Bell-Fruit Games and RLMS, according to a report on the Intergame website. Novomatic already owns the Greentube online games development company in its native Austria, and the latest moves …
In Australia, the joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform has submitted its report, calling for more research, a ban on promoting live odds at sporting venues and during event broadcasts and generally tighter controls. Chaired by independent MP and anti-online gambling politician Andrew Wilkie, the committee opined that betting on sport is proliferating and is …