Swedish online gambling group Betsson AB continued its upward swing with the report of another solid set of results for Q3/2011. Key performance indicators for the period January 1 to September 30, 2011 include: – Revenues amounted to SEK 465.7million (Q3/2010: SEK 385.1 million) and the operating margin amounted to 32.8 percent (Q3/2010: 21.0 percent) …
Montreal-based Amaya Gaming personnel are working on a project on the other side of the world, the Armenian news agency Arka reported this week. The company, which acquired Chartwell Technology earlier this year and is running lottery operations in Africa, is to invest Cdn$28 million in establishing a national Armenian lottery patterned on the Sportloto …
Veteran city councillor Leo Pelletier (66) from Fairhaven City, Massachusetts has been indicted on charges of running illegal online gambling parlours at two of his Internet cafes, the Boston Globe newspaper reports. A special statewide grand jury indicted Pelletier and three co-defendants, according to a statement issued by the office of state Attorney General Martha …
Sports betting technology provider Offsidegaming has announced the appointment of Matthew Colledge as Chief Technology Officer. Colledge has wide management experience in the industry, with more than nine years working in the UK and Costa Rica as an independent consultant and prior to that posts with telephone and internet wagering company YouWager.com. He has been …
Plus-Five Gaming, which deploys a diversity of software suppliers in the preparation of white label online gambling operations for its clients, has announced that a new supplier has joined its ranks. Scratchino Software Limited will add a range of scratchcards to the gaming inventory offered by the Isle of Man-based Plus-Five, joining a content provider …
The rather muddied legal waters around the question of free movement of goods and services between companies in member states of the European Union has hopefully been made a little clearer with the publication Thursday of a new opinion from the European Court of Justice Advocate General’s office. Advocate General Cruz Villalón issued his opinion …
The Latvian online gambling software provider CTXM has announced that it has launched a suite of fixed odds games on the popular UK-based 32Red internet gambling site. “CTXM fixed-odds games enhance the gaming experience by using cutting-edge, unique designs to emulate real sports games,” a company spokesperson said this week. “CTXM’s Pachinko style games in …
Gaming Media Group (GMG) will be entering the Danish market supported by a fully managed sportsbetting solution from sportsbetting software provider Sports Betting Tech (SBTech) following a strategic partnership deal signed this week. GMG’s subsidiary businesses include PokerHeaven.com, CasinoJoy.com, BingoJoy.com, BlackjackHeaven.com and the gaming and betting TV channel, Poker Channel. “The Danish market is a …
A promotional offer on William Hill’s website that appeared in April 2011 was censured by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) this week. The complaint based on the promotions headline claim that read “GBP150 Bonus For all new casino players”, and the qualifying text “* Requires a GP35 minimum deposit, terms and conditions apply”, could …
The Czech Pirate Party (CPS), a political party registered in 2009, has obtained 11 000 signatures on an anti-internet censorship petition it launched earlier this month. The petition follows an attempt by a junior coalition government member to restrict internet betting on foreign servers, reports Czech news agency CTK. “The petition demands a law guaranteeing …
Live dealer software provider EntwineTech has added roulette to its series of “Full Screen Games” that already include blackjack and baccarat. The development was initiated on customer requests and responding to their needs, said a company spokesperson. EntwineTech recently launched its live dealer games Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat and Sicbo for iPad .
NetroMedia, a Vancouver streaming media company, has revealed that it is to add five new streams for live-dealer casino platform provider Visionary iGaming by the end of the year. ViG, whose viewership has grown by four times year over year, attributes its success in part to the high quality streaming provided by the company. In …
Turning aside from its struggles with Israeli employees at WHO for a while this week, William Hill plc has announced its title sponsorship of the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts, which will be held at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall from November 12-20. The company will support the Sky Sports-televised nine-day extravaganza, which will feature 32 …
According to reports on Yahoo! Finance, William Hill plc has fired seven senior managers and several junior staff at its online betting joint-venture William Hill Online in Israel after discovering an alleged plan to set up a rival business. Ralph Topping, the group’s chief executive, has spent the past four days restoring order at the …
Online player information forums were enthusiastically welcoming a new and apparently US-friendly internet gambling software Thursday after a month-long “mystery casino” tease campaign to build interest. The mystery casino turned out to be the resurrection of Alex Czajkowski’s failed, under-capitalised but at one time immensely popular Buzzluck, which has been taken over by the reputable …
Speaking to the publication IT Business this week, Paul Burns, vice-president of the Canadian Gaming Association, said that small to medium software businesses in the country could cash in on a market worth more than Cdn$16 billion in expected revenues as provincial governments increasingly move towards regulating online gaming. The gambling industry in general has …
Online gambling remains illegal in South Africa and banks could question South Africans that netted winnings from internet gambling sites, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, warned Monday. Speaking on the sidelines of the International Association of Gaming Regulators’ annual conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Davies said South Africans should …
Shuffle Master and OpenBet have partnered in a supply deal that will see some of Shuffle Master’s proprietary table games adapted to online made available through OpenBet to Canada’s legalised online gaming sites that include Loto-Quebec and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. Under the agreement, OpenBet will offer licensed games based on Shuffle Master’s Three …
Investment bank Evolution Securities analyst James Hollins has tipped outgoing Spirit Group chief executive Ian Dyson as a front runner in Betfair’s search for a new chief to replace David Yu stepping down in October 2012. “We now view Ian Dyson as the front-runner to take the helm as chief executive of Betfair in the …
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power’s chief information officer Kevin O’Connor has left the gambling firm to join NYSE Technologies, a commercial technology division of NYSE Euronext, reports Computer Weekly. Prior to joining Paddy Power nine months ago, the IT veteran held several senior roles in the financial services sector. The reason for O’Connor’s departure is unclear.
“Go on Give an Hour” has launched with a UK Government internet literacy campaign titled Race Online 2012, attracting support from a variety of industry stalwarts including Mecca Bingo, Sky, BBC, Lloyds, Microsoft, BT and the Post Office. The campaign will run in conjunction with the clocks being turned back on October 30 2011 and …
Internet gambling software provider World Match has upped the pace in an already busy month of new releases with the launch of its third 3D online multi-line slot “Ghosts Night”. “Ghosts Night” has been added to the company’s October release schedule along with 3D slots “Maximum” and “Hollywood Film” and multi-line slots “Magic Quest” and …
Cash-strapped and deeply indebted Greece’s plan to sell off gambling monopoly OPAP to help relieve its massive national deficit is behind schedule and will be delayed until next year, the top privatisations official revealed Friday. However, tenders will be invited this week to try and raise Euro 1.7 billion through the disposal of the state …
The popular internet gambling information site Casinomeister, which operates a balanced disputes mediation service for aggrieved online players with legitimate complaints, showcased just two of the many cases it has dealt with this week as cautionary tales for online punters. In the first case, the Rival software-powered Slots Jackpot online casino is named and shamed. …