JackpotJoy, the online casino operating arm of Gamesys, maintained its prolific new games release schedule this week with the launch of the rural-themed Barnyard Bonanza video slot. The proprietary-powered game includes a generous Free Spins feature activated when the player lands three scarecrows on the reels, and a bonus round. In the game, players can …
Industry observers focused on a note from analysts at Numis Securities earlier this week which revealed that online betting exchange Betfair plc is planning to introduce a fixed odds betting facility in the second quarter of 2012. The new product will run alongside the company’s traditional exchange product, giving punters a wider choice. The note …
Schleswig Holstein, the German state that decided to chart its own course on legalised online gambling earlier this year has indicated the likely extent of its licence fees preparatory to accepting new licence applications in January 2012. According to draft proposals due for ratification later this (October) month, licensees will have to pay around Euro …
“Perspectives Weekly”, a regular video snapshot of happenings in the industry presented by J. Todd’s APCW has hit a glitch with regard to its YouTube presence. On Thursday YouTube suspended Todd’s account, interposing the notification: “This account has been suspended due to multiple or severe violations of YouTube’s policy against spam, scams and commercially deceptive …
With the friction and worker actions involving William Hill Online still rumbling on in Tel Aviv, Manila and Bulgaria, London brokers Numis Securities issued a note Friday giving their take on the situation, at the same time adding to William Hill’s falling share price woes by reducing their “hold” recommendation to “reduce.” The note points …
Scotland’s largest independent bookmaker ScotBet has partnered in a three-year sponsorship deal with Scottish professional football club Heart of Midlothian (Hearts), becoming the clubs official in-stadium and online gaming partner. Hearts, one of two principal professional football clubs based in Gorgie, West Edinburgh, currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The partnership will see Scotbet …
Following the release of Big Al’s Creative Emporium, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has awarded its e-gaming and sports betting creative ad account, reportedly worth GBP 7 million, to Crispin Porter & Bogusky. The agency’s pitch was selected over CHI & Partners and Mother with Paddy Power’s head of brand Adam Perrin saying: “We were blown …
Interesting new information has come to light on Sportingbet plc’s sale deal of its Turkish language website superbahis.com and associated offshore assets to East Pioneer Corporation B.V. supported by a services agreement with GVC Sports, a subsidiary of GVC Holdings plc. This week Bloomberg business news reports that on October 14 (the same day the …
Win A Day Casino.com’s latest jackpot winner, Joe H., says he’ll use some of his $184,060 jackpot win to pay down family debt, but will also be thrilled to be able to help his grandchildren with their education. But the self-employed grandfather said he also plans to set plenty aside to enjoy playing casino games …
The news earlier this week that land gambling mogul Donald Trump and property multi-billionaire Marc Lasry were collaborating on a new internet gambling venture caught everyone’s attention, and “The Donald” has followed it up with a Fortune Magazine interview to keep the pot boiling. “This has to happen because many other countries are doing it …
The news earlier this week that land gambling mogul Donald Trump and property multi-billionaire Marc Lasry were collaborating on a new internet gambling venture caught everyone’s attention, and “The Donald” has followed it up with a Fortune Magazine interview to keep the pot boiling. “This has to happen because many other countries are doing it …
Online gambling, education and political news websites were the fastest-growing online categories in September 2011, according to online monitor and traffic measurement provider ComScore Inc. Online gambling sites had 9.7 million visitors, a 13 percent increase from August, with sports betting getting a boost from the National Football League season, the monitor reported. The world’s …
The rapid growth of social network gaming has attracted the attention of land and online slots developer WMS Gaming according to a report in Businessweek. Increasing numbers of social gaming fans are congregating on the WMS website Player’s Life, where they exchange tips, post videos of their casino triumphs, and arrange get-togethers to Las Vegas …
The highly respected British newspaper The Telegraph blew the lid off the William Hill Online work stoppages in Israel Friday in a report that claims that the UK gambling group has hired former Israeli intelligence officers to help regain control of its Israeli operations. The report comes in the aftermath of mass staff walkouts and …
In a debate arranged this week by the European Gaming and Betting Association and The Parliament Magazine, senior European politicians and industry experts exchanged views on the regulation of internet gambling across Europe as political structures wrestled with touchy topics such as states’ rights to govern their own industries. John Penrose, who as UK tourism …
In New Jersey, a fresh study released Wednesday by Rutgers-Eagleton Poll has shown that 58 percent of the state’s voters are likely to put their mark for legal sports betting in the state in the upcoming November 8 ballot. There were 903 respondents in the poll “If the election were today, an amendment to the …
Malaysia’s chief minister Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan will oversee setting up a State Government task force that will include police, the Malaysian anti-corruption commission and the State Islamic Affairs Department to combat illegal internet gambling despite admitting that existing laws were presently not sufficient in deterring illegal operators. Legal action would be meted …
Berlin-based social gaming developer Crowdpark will use $ 6 million raised from German venture capital firms to fuel the development of new games and cross-platform functionality of its popular social betting game Bet Tycoon. Bet Tycoon’s patented “dynamic betting” technology allows gamers to compete against each other with live betting on real world events in …
U.S. lobby group, the Poker Players’ Alliance (PPA) advised its members today (Wednesday) that the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. The subcommittee will hear from various, as yet unnamed, witnesses in an effort to gather information on the …
In anticipation of legalised online gambling in the U.S., Trump Entertainment Inc. and the Avenue Capital Group are said to be forming a joint online gaming venture according to a regulatory document filed earlier this month, reports Bloomberg. Our readers will recall Trump Entertainment Inc. filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and was taken over by …
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), in association with Simon Cowell’s Syco TV, has launched a new 5-reel, 20-payline online slot titled “The X Factor Jackpot”. The slot based on the hit television show was developed in partnership with Ash Gaming and will be offered to Openbet, GTS and Finsoft customers. X Factor fans will recognise the familiar …
Sports betting software developer Betgenius Limited has announced the appointment of Daniel Burns as chairman of the board of directors. Burns graduated from Cambridge University in 1992 before becoming a solicitor at Macfarlanes. Since then he has built up 11 years of experience and investment in the gaming industry including high profile mergers and acquisitions …
Our report earlier today on the Tel Aviv walkout of William Hill support centre staff has been followed by a statement from the company indicating that some managers may face disciplinary measures, there is no intention to relocate operations to Gibraltar, and that dissension has also been experienced in the Manila and Bulgarian operational centres. …
The critical topic of responsible gambling will be front and centre of European gambling discussions on October 19, when the influential trade body European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) holds its Responsible Gaming Day in Brussels. With the European Parliament´s final vote on its draft Report on Online Gambling due in November, the event is …