World Match (WM) has released a 5-reel, 25-payline science-fiction come time travel-themed multi line slot titled “Contraption”. The game promises to transport players back and forth from one era to another in its time-travel contraption and features a Bonus Game, Free Spins, Wilds and Spin Stop.
UK bookmaker BetFred has partnered with Kitbag.com to become the online sports retailer’s exclusive betting partner. Kitbag.com carries a range of sports merchandise and hosts the official online stores for a number of high profile football clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid and other sporting organisations including the Rugby Football Union, …
Net Entertainment announced another big win on its progressive jackpot network when a lucky player won a staggering Euro 1.9 million playing on its Arabian Nights slot at MrGreen online casino. The jackpot was reportedly hit late last month by a 52-year-old Swedish woman playing the slot on auto spin. The firm’s Information Security Manager, …
The Betfair online gambling group has announced the appointment of Gerald Corbett to its board of directors, effective 3 January 2012 and with the responsibilities of Deputy Chairman. Corbett has considerable City experience having been a director of eleven public companies, four as chairman. He is currently chairman of Britvic Plc, Moneysupermarket.com Group Plc and …
Malaysian police have been amongst the most active in the world in their initiatives to stamp out both land and online illegal gambling, but their efforts are constantly challenged by persistent operators who simply pay their fines and then start fresh operations on the same premises. According to the Star newspaper, the police may now …
Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan says his plans to impose taxes on remote gaming companies, hopefully raising an additional Euro 10 million next year and around Euro 20 million annually from 2013, should be finalised in time for publication early in the New Year. A Department of Finance spokesperson told the Irish Examiner that the …
Online bookie Bet 3000 has joined the trend among its competitors to sponsor football teams, signing a deal with German soccer club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The terms of the agreement give the Malta-based bookie advertising right at the Bundesliga team’s home ground, the BayArena, including video boards and static boards in the second row. According …
US Digital Gaming, a relatively new but vociferous arrival on the American internet gambling software scene, continued to maintain its “front of mind” publicity blitz this week, with chairman and experienced industry exec Richard Bronson appearing on CNBC’s “Fast Money” show. Bronson contended that as states grapple with shrinking revenues, online gambling stands to reap …
Online gambling software provider CTXM has announced the launch of its software on three new Asian-facing internet gambling websites: 2win22win.com, 3win33win.com and 8win88win.com, all in the YDL group. The three casinos are additionally offering live dealer action from CTXM partner, Entwinetech. Victor Stepanov, chief operating officer of CTXM, said, “We are pleased that our XCasino …
A Euro 11.7 million prize won on Net Entertainment’s progressive jackpot slot, Mega Fortune on the Betsson.com internet gambling website, has been officially recognised as the largest jackpot payout ever in an online slots game by Guinness World Records. The massive jackpot was hit by a 20-year old Norwegian man on September 24, 2011 , …
The global information services company Experian has answered a question frequently asked by online punters: why can’t operators conduct their ID verification checks before the action starts…and the reason is player impatience. A recent study by the company revealed that online gamers have the lowest tolerance for identity checks of all users…and impatient customers take …
The troubled The Weather Lottery online gambling company’s losses just keep mounting, with the latest numbers anticipating pre-tax losses of GBP 740,000 for the year to the end of July following a first half loss of GBP 321,000 and full year losses of GBP 77,000 last time. The company’s difficulties have resulted in it postponing …
UK-based online gambling firm Rank Group Plc has called on the UK Government to consider a single rate of gaming tax rather than a piecemeal approach that it believes stifles growth, inhibits job creation and puts vulnerable consumers at risk. A paper published by the company today (Monday) urges the HM Treasury review committee on …
Online betting exchange Betfair has appointed Nick Hagen in the position of Sports Operations Director. Hagen who currently serves as chief operating officer for Sports Betting at Lottomatica’s GTECH G2 will join Betfair on December 12, 2011 and will be based at the company’s Hammersmith headquarters. Responsibilities will include the development of Betfair’s risk based …
New York governor Andrew Cuomo wants to overhaul the tax system, use public-private partnerships to repair the state’s infrastructure, and legalise gambling as part of a wide-reaching jobs creation plan, according to an opinion editorial piece that his office despatched to media outlets over the weekend. The Bloomberg news group reported that the governor is …
Revenues from casinos and online gaming activities rose by 0.6 percent in the UK last year, according to a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). And the business consultancy predicts that global revenues in the casino and online gaming industry will grow by 9.2 percent a year until 2015, rising from $117.6 billion (GBP 75.4 billion) …
The Associated Press news agency reports that a National Football League team owner may be about to make the gambling-averse League’s position somewhat more untenable. In an article in the Denver Post, AP reveals that Vegas gambling mogul Steve Wynn and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft were spotted together at a game this weekend, …
The next Playtech online video slot could well capitalise on the popularity of the bestselling novel and movie “Cowboys and Aliens” following a deal announced this week with Platinum Studios, Inc., an entertainment company that controls the publication and usage rights. As part of a multi-year licensing deal, a Cowboys and Aliens slot game will …
Virgin Casino has joined Paddy Power and bet365 in adding the new slot Casper’s Mystery Mirror to its gaming inventory. The 5 reel, 40 pay-line game was released by the Nottinghamshire-based Blueprint Gaming software developer in September this year and is proving a favourite with online punters, according to casino spokesmen. On a maximum bet …
Britain’s mass circulation newspaper The Daily Mail has picked up on the news that Facebook is considering involvement in the real money online gambling sector and has been obtaining reactions from interested parties. The report reprises the news that Facebook has been investigating the possibilities and hosted a dinner in London last week for a …
Betclic Everest Group’s (BEG) poor results have contributed to 50 percent shareholder Societe Des Bains De Mer’s (SBM) worst performance in fifteen years, reported the Group. The deterioration in BEG’s performance, which has contributed a loss of Euro 33.1 million to SBM’s first half of its current financial year results, has been attributed to a …
E-gaming applications and licencing exceeded the Alderney Gambling Control Commission’s expectations this year following a relatively quiet start to the 2011 period. Robin Le Prevost, Alderney’s director of e-commerce attributes the growth to established operators migrating to Alderney because of the attractiveness of its positioning, the soft tax environment and no risk of exposure to …
The on-again off-again sale of the Tasmanian TOTE has ended with the State of Tasmania entering into a binding agreement to sell the entity to Tattsbet Limited. TattsBet Limited will pay an upfront consideration of A$ 118.4 million and the potential for a further A$ 15.4 million derived from a GST cash refund owed to …
A trading update released by online gaming firm Elray Gaming Inc reveals that the company is undergoing a strategic review that will see it acquire, develop, support and market software to the gaming industry. Elray intends entering newly legislated jurisdictions worldwide offering its services to land based casinos, state lotteries and third party online gaming …