Washington DC’s controversial (and unilateral) legalisation of intrastate online gambling appears to have survived a series of eight public consultation briefings rather well, according to reports this week in the Washington Post. The briefings were conducted across the city on the insistence of some factions within the council, who were unhappy with the manner in …
Some online casinos using TopGame software have been crippled for much of this week following a sustained DDoS attack on the software provider’s servers, according to company spokesmen posting on internet gambling message boards Tuesday night. The disruption caused bitter accusations, denials and predictably speculation on several major message boards, including the GPWA forum and …
Yazino, a developer of social internet games using real-time multiplayer technology has launched High Stakes, its newest slots offering available on Yazino.com and via Facebook. The game allows players to team up and compete as jewel thieves in a race to crack the code and steal the gems. “Slots games are the simplest and most …
Mr Green Casino has appointed Keld Knudsen, formerly the head of finance at Unibet, as chief financial officer (CFO). He will commence his duties in January next year, replacing the current incumbent, Carl-Johan Burstrom, who is departing the company for family reasons. “Mr Knudsen is a talented executive with broad experience and a comprehensive understanding …
Passoker, the provider of in-play betting technology which recently signed up Victor Chandler, has added Openbet to its client list, successfully integrating its product with the online software supplier’s Remote Gaming Interface. The integration means that Passoker can now offer its product to all OpenBet betting and gaming customers worldwide, enabling the operators to boost …
Management at the Minnesota State Lottery is taking flak over a year-long initiative to get more Minnesotans to play online which was launched without publicity or an official announcement, reports the StarTribune newspaper. The lottery is apparently trying to get more state residents to gamble online through a lottery subscription service, despite the state’s record …
The bitter legal tussle between Cantor Gaming and its former executive Joseph Asher reignited this week when Asher filed a counterclaim alleging that the Cantor litigation against his company Brandywine is designed to derail talks with William Hill on a $15.7 million takeover – something that would present Cantor with serious competition in Nevada. The …
The European holder of the Bodog brand franchise, Bodog Europe, has spelled out its European ambitions in an interview with the publication Marketing Week. The new marketing chief of the company, former Visa and Sony Ericsson marketing professional Dee Dutta revealed that the online gambling company is preparing to launch a slew of new services …
Greek gambling monopoly OPAP posted a 16 percent drop in its third quarter 2011 net profit results due to reduced spending by recession-hit customers said a Reuters report. “What they say about poverty boosting gambling is a myth,” said Kyriakos Toptsidis, head of OPAP’s sales agents. “When people do not have enough to eat, they …
Veteran online gaming software developer Cryptologic is in the swing this month with three new game releases and a revamp of its mini-baccarat game on the back of posting improved third quarter 2011 results. “Battle for Olympus”, a Greek God-themed 50-payline slot, awards a top prize of 6,000 coins and features a bonus game in …
The mysterious arrival of Liberty Slots.com, which carries familiar Vegas Technology games and a very similar look to an English Harbour operation before that company’s withdrawal from the market has been intriguing online punters who were spammed by the new site recently. This week some answers surfaced on various message boards when a company representative …
The UK Government’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s fifth gambling inquiry is due to reconvene tomorrow (Tuesday, November 22, 2011) at 10h30 in Westminster, London. The gambling enquiry announced in May 2011 was initiated to revisit the effectiveness of the implementation and operation of the Gambling Act 2005 and included the following topics for discussion: …
Paris-based casino operator Partouche is reportedly the first operator to launch an online casino into the Belgian online gaming market. The company is already firmly established in Belgium operating four terrestrial casinos that claim a 40 percent market share. The launch of its online offering partouche.be in Belgium follows the liberalisation of the online gambling …
The political repercussions of last weekend’s “Sixty Minutes” program on political enrichment by using non-public information are rippling outwards, according to the latest media reports from the United States. In the latest development, Rep. Barney Frank has written to Rep. Spencer Bachus, one of the politicians named in the Sixty Minutes expose and the current …
Jiri Hosnedi only joined the lottery division of eastern European gambling group Fortuna Entertainment in June this year as operations and IT director, but already he has been promoted to general manager w.e.f. December 1st, according to a statement this week from the company. He is to replace Martin Illner, who is departing for personal …
The International Association of Gaming Regulators has elected its first woman president in Susan Hensel, the director of licensing for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Hensel takes over from outgoing president Serobi Maja, who is the chief executive officer of the Limpopo Gambling Board in South Africa. Gaming regulators in both the United States and …
Sky Betting and Gaming’s online betting division Sky Bet launched a new Sky Bet podcast as an added service to its customers this week. Sky Bet’s podcast features each weekend’s forthcoming sporting action previewed by their top tipster as well as drawing on Sky Sport’s top pundits expert sporting opinions. The podcast can be listened …
Niall Wass, Betfair’s chief commercial officer for the past eight years, is reported to be leaving the online betting exchange following the appointment of Paddy Power’s chief operating officer Breon Corcoran in the position of chief executive. Industry sources intimate that Wass was understood to be the strongest internal contender for the top job and …
MatchMove Games, a provider of online gambling games to the Southeast Asia market, has signed a licensing agreement to take Mahjong Time games on board its wide inventory of gaming entertainment. The agreement provides tournament style multiplayer mahjong to over a million players from all of MatchMove’s allied portals, including Yahoo Southeast Asia, Okezone, and …
With 2011 drawing to a close there are management moves afoot at Mfuse, Centrebet and Bwin.party digital. Starting at Mfuse, marketing ace Andrew Pegler is leaving the mobile technology company after just seven months in the business development director hot seat. According to his Linked In profile, Pegler set up his own mobile consultancy a …
Regardless of criticism from the European Commission, the government of Cyprus appears hell-bent on introducing draconian new measures against online gambling operators – surprising in a state that has long been a haven for the genre. The Cyprus Mail reported Thursday that a new law is being discussed by government and parliament which could see …
Shanghai City Police have detained eleven people for allegedly running an illegal internet gambling ring utilising overseas servers. The main suspect, surnamed Xu, is accused of setting up a gambling website and promoting gambling in Mahjong parlours in the Yangpu District in Shanghai, China said a report in the Shanghai Daily. A police raid resulted …
The witness panel has been published by the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade for its second congressional hearing to be held on Friday, November 18, 2011 titled “Internet Gaming: Regulating in an Online World”. The panel contains an eclectic mix of interested parties that include U.S. House of Representatives Frank Wolf, John Campbell …
WMS Gaming has developed and launched an Old World Roman-themed online slot dubbed “Kingdom Of The Titans”, exclusive to its operational website Jackpot Party.com. Featuring gladiator helmuts, laurel wreath’s, Grecian urns and salvers, this game’s “Spinning Streak” feature is triggered on every line win, where fifteen reels spin but winning symbols hold while the others …