Bizarre auction buys for mainly publicity purposes are not new to the online gambling industry – the Golden Palace people have been doing it for years – but the latest of the genre does little for perceptions of the industry. The Daily Mail reported over the weekend that an internet gambling information portal, Online Gambling …
Nevada casinos won $961 million in October, posting an 8.1 percent year-on-year increase thanks to heavy action by the high rollers at baccarat tables, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Friday. Winnings on the Las Vegas Strip were up 13.3 percent in October after bringing in nearly $561 million that month. The percentage gain comes …
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation published its Request for Proposals as expected Friday amid predictions that the provincial government could benefit by around Cdn$100 million in tax revenues over a five year period. OLGC estimates put the amount wagered over the internet every year by Ontarians at Cdn$ 450 million. The Request for Proposals …
The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) has announced a postponement of the entering into force of three executive orders on online betting, land betting and online casino in the soon-to-be regulated market from January 1, 2012 to February 1, 2012. The DGA’s submission to the European Commission on alterations to requirements for the physical location of …
Speculation this week was put to bed with the news that France-Pari has acquired BetNet.fr who was declared bankrupt last month and placed under control of The Commercial Court of Compiègne (CCC). France-Pari has acquired the firm’s database of 13 500 player accounts, of which 4000 are deemed “truly active”, the brand, domain name and …
Online gambling firm Unibet has announced, in an e-mail to affiliates, its withdrawal from the Spanish market in compliance with the country’s new gambling legislation coming into force on January 1, 2012. The company’s Unibet and Maria brands will stop accepting gaming activity from Spanish residents as of December 20, 2011 but will still accept …
Online social sports betting newcomer Viral Bet.com is hoping to score commercially with an innovative mix of betting exchange activity and social networking. The new service allows users to create wagers on social networks such as Facebook under their real names before allowing them to offer these bespoke bets to the public or exclusively to …
New Jersey media report that Sen. Ray Lesniak’s intrastate sports betting bill S-3113 continues to make rapid progress through legislative committees and was signed off by a Senate panel Thursday, clearing the way for it to go before the House for debate and perhaps a vote as early as next week. From there it will …
The UK online betting group Betfair plc has extended its sponsorship of the Cyprus first division football club Apollon Limassol after partnering with the team since August this year. The new arrangement will see Betfair become the club’s major sponsor, creating more exposure for the Betfair logo on Apollon’s match day jersey. Betfair’s branding will …
Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson’s opposition to online poker legalisation continued to create headlines in the United States Thursday, with veteran anti-internet gambling Senator Jon Kyl confirming that Adelson had met with him to brief him on his opposition to legalisation. Kyl refused to discuss the content of their conversation, making it difficult to …
Internet gambling technology and software providers will be on the alert today for an important move toward online gambling by Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, which has been talking about an internet gambling program for the past two years. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, which will operate any online gambling program in the province, …
Richard Bronson, the former Wynn Resorts exec who now heads turnkey online gambling provider US Digital Gaming, says the prospects for legalised online poker in the United States next year are good. Speaking to the publication Capital New York, Bronson confirmed his company has invested $75 000 over the past year with lobbyist Patricia Lynch …
Police in the Sabah province have been busy this year, seizing 574 computers and other machines from 63 illegal gambling premises in the Malaysian province. “We also picked up 67 people during the operations for further investigations into these cases,” district police chief ACP Rowell Marong told a press conference Wednesday. In the latest swoop …
Philippines Senator and chairman of the senate committee on games and amusement, Aquilino Pimentel III, has called for an investigation of land casino and internet gambling in the country, explaining that he is concerned by the rising number of gambling venues. The Philippines Enquirer reports that Pimentel particularly wants to find out if all e-gaming …
The Bloomberg business news agency has reported an initiative by 150 Japanese legislators aimed at introducing land casinos to a nation hungry for some serious slot and table gambling action…and a government that needs funds following recent earthquake and tsunami catastrophes. But don’t hope for online provisions in the proposal; it is being vigorously pushed …
UK online punter and slots fan HenryW has been assured of a merry Christmas this year following a $207,241 jackpot hit on the Treasure Box progressive at online casino Slotland.com. One of the oldest but most popular machines on Slotland’s proprietary inventory, Treasure Box has produced four 6-figure jackpot wins during its rewarding history, a …
Sports retailer Kitbag.com and online betting group Betfred have partnered up in a mutually beneficial deal that will offer members of Betfred.com and Kitbag.com exclusive introductory deals and promotions that include free bets and product discounts. Rakesh Chablani, commercial director for Betfred said: “The partnership between Betfred and Kitbag.com will offer users of both websites …
The British land and online gambling group Rank plc has announced a three-year sponsorship deal with Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME), in association with Syco, to be the official gaming partner of The X Factor television show. Rank Group‘s brands comprising of Mecca Bingo, Grosvenor Casinos and sports betting website, Bluesquare.com, will have the rights to …
The Internet search engine giant Yahoo has told Associated Press that it has won a US$ 627 million court judgment against a scam that tried to dupe people into believing they had won prizes in a bogus lottery sponsored by the Internet company. The default judgement was granted by a New York federal court on …
DC Lottery technical officials have ruffled more political feathers with the disclosure this week that the plan to host the new online gambling service in the District on the city’s DC-NET system has been changed. The controversial initiative to offer intrastate online gambling has already caused several major political furores in the council and was …
Unibet’s online pool betting subsidiary Kambi Sports Solutions has inked a two year deal to deliver Supertoto and Superscore services to the AsianLogic Group, which operates in the Asian Pacific market under an online gambling licence in the Philippines through CEZA. “Sports betting is a key area for AsianLogic. By introducing Kambi’s Pool Betting to …
PricewaterhouseCooper’s latest study on the gambling industry underlines the growing revenue contributions to global growth represented by Asian operators, and has therefore been attracting wide mainstream media coverage in the region this week. The study observed that Asian governments may be well-advised to license and regulate the online gambling industry instead of ignoring the growing …
French online horserace betting company BetNet.fr is in advanced talks with French operator France-Pari according to French news source Les Echos. Established in 2010, after only one year of operation, BetNet.fr was declared bankrupt and put under receivership by the Tribunal de Commerce de Compiègne late November who has called for potential buyers to submit …
Red Star Poker, a popular Russian and Eastern European poker brand, has partnered with Sports Betting Tech (SBTech) for the launch of its sportsbetting website Red Star Sports.eu Owned by RSP Entertainment N.V., Red Star’s Poker arm utilises Cake Gaming software while Red Star Casino (RSP Casino) recently signed a deal with Microgaming’s QuickFire . …