Without citing its informants, the British newspaper The Sunday Times reported over the weekend that the Isle of Man-based GVC internet gambling group is close to clinching the acquisition of Sportingbet plc’s Turkish operations. Both companies have reported their negotiations in the recent past. Picking up on the story, the Reuters news agency noted over …
Ladbrokes Holdings’ impressive presence in Northern Ireland through subsidiary Northwest Bookmakers was in the BBC news over the weekend after reporting on its performance through 2010. The bookmaker, which holds 24 percent of Northern Ireland betting shop licenses, reported a pre-tax profit GBP 6.4 million, down slightly on 2009, on turnover of GBP 265 million …
Somewhere in Britain this morning, a lottery ticket buyer has awoken to the news that he or she is GBP101 million richer following Camelot’s National Lottery draw Friday. Won on the numbers 18, 26, 34, 38 and 42 and the Lucky Star numbers 5 and 8, the jackpot is the third largest to be hit …
Online gambling is on the agenda for the next Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling conference, scheduled for October 20 at the Water’s Edge Resort & Spa in Westbrook. Marvin Steinberg, executive director of the council, told TheDay.com that US government approval of online gambling appears to be drawing near: “While the U.S. casino industry once …
The UK mainstream media have been having a field day with allegations of “suspicious betting” and the arrest of nine men. Although the police have been careful to identify those arrested only by their ages, the newspapers have claimed that the father and uncle of famous footballer Wayne Rooney, along with top football player Steve …
The UK mainstream media have been having a field day with allegations of “suspicious betting” and the arrest of nine men. Although the police have been careful to identify those arrested only by their ages, the newspapers have claimed that the father and uncle of famous footballer Wayne Rooney, along with top football player Steve …
Internet gambling was in the news again as the week ended, with Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter, testifying before a Senate committee in Washington, and critical of what he sees as the major American gambling corporates “seeking an instant monopoly” in legalised online gambling. The tribal leader lashed out at what he perceives to …
Following the defeat of online gambling operator Casino Enterprises in the Bloemfontein Court of Appeal earlier this week , there is renewed focus on the next step in the tortuous road to regulation in South Africa. The latest Gambling Review Commission submitted its report some weeks ago, recommending that online gambling be licensed and regulated …
Online scratchcard and instant games developer Neogames has released its latest scratch card title, inspired by the popularity of horoscope-themed scratch cards both in the online and offline world. ‘Horoscope’ is a multi-scratch card featuring 12 different designs, one for each zodiac sign, and is available in multi-language and multi-currency, with a top award of …
Online gambling group Bodog Europe has appointed Harald Kaiblinger to the newly created role of Research and Development Director, charged with finding and commercially developing quality new products and platforms for the group, and based in London. Kaiblinger was previously R&D manager for the Austrian gambling supplier Novomatic AG. “In iGaming it is crucial to …
Online gambling group Bodog Europe has appointed Harald Kaiblinger to the newly created role of Research and Development Director, charged with finding and commercially developing quality new products and platforms for the group, and based in London. Kaiblinger was previously R&D manager for the Austrian gambling supplier Novomatic AG. “In iGaming it is crucial to …
Yesterday’s EU Parliament communication on the deliberations of European politicians regarding online gambling are stirring up some controversial questions, not least of which is the propriety of the apparent intention that a different set of EU free trade principles should be applied to internet gambling. Litigation has been repeatedly waged over how the EU principle …
The Malta-based live dealer provider Medialivecasino is targeting the Bulgarian market with its live roulette, Baccarat and blackjack offering, and will showcase its wares at the BEGE fair in Sofia later this (October) month. “We think that eastern Europe’s markets offer a wide range of possibilities for the growth of our company, in particular our …
Radical enforcement techniques such as ISP blocking may be adopted by the Slovakian government, which this week announced that its proposed legislation for the regulation of online gambling is soon to be presented to other EU member states and the European Commission in line with EU procedural rules. The TASR news agency reports that the …
The French online and land gambling group Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) is in a strong position for turnover to top Euro 10 billion by the end of the year based on its latest trading update, covering the nine months ended September 30 2011. The results released this week show that online gambling is playing an …
Online and land gambling group William Hill plc has become the first customer to renew a long-term contract with Amalgamated Racing Ltd, owner of television channel Turf TV. The early renewal of the long-term contract will allow William Hill to provide Turf TV’s exclusive ‘through-the-card’ live coverage of every horse race meeting from 31 of …
Online betting group Betfair has appointed the Karmarama digital advertising agency to handle customer acquisition marketing after a successful pitch. Karmarama will work on social media, mobile, product development and online creative, said Ben Carter, head of Betfair’s online acquisition department. Campaign Live reports that Big Al’s Creative Emporium was appointed to the Betfair account …
European member states should be free to maintain their own rules on online gambling, but should also step up EU-wide cooperation to counter the black market and protect children and vulnerable consumers, say Internal Market Committee MEPs in a resolution adopted Thursday and communicated by the EU Parliament communications division. A statement from the Committee: …
More information is now to hand on the “free-to-play” virtual casino offering launched this week by Aristocrat for US operators. In a further statement issued Thursday by the company, it identifies UK-based GameAccount Network as its partner, disclosing: “Aristocrat’s online gaming platform for the U.S. market has been developed through an exclusive relationship with GameAccount …
The growing determination by US states to curtail the activities of internet cafes offering their clients “sweepstakes” or “phone card” type gambling action does not appear to have fazed the Georgia-based software company iBoss, which was this week touting its “all-in-one sweepstakes café management system.” Branded “Internet Back Office Sweepstakes System”, the package caters to …
I-gaming hub Player Verify.com has announced the availability of a new and effective online self-exclusion tool for gamblers concerned about their wagering behaviour. Company manager Mark Dalton says the tool is a solution to a problem that has challenged operators for years, and that it is clean and simple to use, both for gamblers wishing …
Online casino operator 32Red has introduced new bingo chat games, entertaining players between scheduled bingo rounds, and giving them the chance to win bonus bingo money by typing correct words into an appropriate chat dialogue box, but only when the virtual bingo host announces the start of a new bingo chat game. Gamers must keep …
Casino Enterprises, the owners of the Swaziland-based online casinos Piggs Peak and Volcanic Gold, has delivered a strong denial to employee allegations that workers facing retrenchment were offered poor severance packages. Managing director Howard Berchowitz told the Swaziland Observer newspaper that allegations that he forced his staff to take relatively low retrenchment packages and that …
The Global Gaming Expo currently running in Las Vegas continues to provide a stream of industry-relevant stories as top executives in the business talk about their views and projects. On Wednesday MGM Resorts chief exec, Jim Murren, took centre stage with his disclosure that his company is moving into the internet social gaming sector soon …