Sportingbet has finalised its acquisition of Australian online betting operator Centrebet, making the company the biggest operator in the Australian market. Following the approval of Centrebet shareholders and the Federal Court of Australia as well as the suspension and delisting of Centrebet’s shares from the Australian Securities Exchange today, Centrebet has officially become a wholly-owned …
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is taking no chances when it comes to corruption and improper player betting by reportedly blocking access to betting-related websites at the National Tennis Centre grounds during the U.S. Open Tennis Championship tournament currently underway in New York. A spokesperson from the USTA confirmed the move to the New …
On the back of strong half year results Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has announced the appointment of Christian Woolfenden (33) as its new UK and Irish marketing director. Woolfenden currently holds the position of Global Brand Director for the Bacardi brand and will join Paddy Power at the beginning of December 2011. Before joining Bacardi …
Betclic, a well-established internet casino, poker and sportsbook company in the Betclic Everest Group, has successfully achieved the tough professional standards required to gain accreditation with the independent standards and player protection organisation eCOGRA. Announcing the successful accreditation, eCOGRA chief executive Andrew Beveridge said that Betclic joins an elite group of 146 online gambling sites …
The Daily Mail newspaper in the UK reported over the weekend that the takeover of online betting group Sportingbet.com by rival land and internet gambling provider Ladbrokes could be completed in September. The report, from unidentified sources, claims that the main hurdles to the deal – including the consideration – have almost been overcome. Sportingbet …
Pay Per Head.com, a new US-facing sportsbetting service operating out of Panama City, has launched live, in-game online sportsbetting services for agents in the US. Already the fastest growing new product in online sportsbetting in Europe and the UK, American agents are demanding this must-have feature for NFL and NCAA football 2011. “In-game wagering is …
Panama City-based online sportsbook Betonline.com continued its expansion this week with the hiring of an additional four highly experienced traders – two from the United States and two from Europe. The sportsbook, which also offers online casino and poker action, has also raised the limits on NFL to $25,000 a game and dropped the prices …
A 40-year-old Spanish player identified only as “V A” has won a hefty payout of Euro 181 310 playing Net Entertainment’s recent slot release “Egyptian Heroes”. With little further information available, a Unibet Casino spokesperson revealed that the payout was won on a Euro 100 bet.
Online gaming company Gamesys has scooped the rights to develop a series of online Red or Black? games in a deal signed with ITV Studios this week. The new prime time TV game show Red or Black?, predicted to be a runaway success, was conceptualised by music mogul Simon Cowell. The game starts with thousands …
Online gaming company Cayetano Gaming will be supplying its casino games and a suite of slot machine games to online casino operator Sky Vegas in a supply deal signed this week. Casino games include Roulette and Blackjack and popular slots titles Fun Fair, Marines and Snow White amongst others. The deal also provides for Sky …
Swedish gaming company Cherryföretagen AB announced its six month interim report ending 30 June 2011 along with its second quarter results, this week. The Group’s first half 2011 turnover increased by 31.2 percent driven primarily by an increase in online gaming. Key Performance Indicators for the six months ending June 30, 2011 include: – Group …
Russian prosecutors from the Far East city of Habarovsk have filed suit in the local courts requesting a court order that will force local internet service providers to cut off access to a list of unidentified online casino sites operating in the country according to the Vostok Report. A news insert appearing on regional television …
William Hill has entered into a three-year partnership with the Scottish Football Association that will see the UK bookmaker become the title sponsor of The Scottish Cup. The new seven-figure deal expands on William Hill’s existing official betting partner relationship with the Scottish FA and will allow the bookmaker to showcase its online, mobile and …
The American Gaming Association, a trade body representing the interests of major US gambling corporates, announced Thursday that Jan Jones, senior vice president of communications and government relations for Caesars Entertainment Corp. of Las Vegas, will receive the AGA 2011 lifetime achievement award for gaming communications. The former Las Vegas mayor will be honoured October …
Good to his word, New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak re-launched his proposal to legalise intrastate online gambling Thursday, reasoning that the horse-racing industry in New Jersey is in danger of collapsing if it does not receive subsidies possible from a regulated and legal intrastate internet gambling regime. Last week Lesniak hinted at the relaunch following …
The Czech online and land gambling group Fortuna Entertainment has posted its H1-2011 results, reporting that online operations have driven higher turnover. The company posted a 19 percent rise in first-half net profit thanks to the higher bets and lower costs, ikt revealed Thursday. Net profit reached Euro 8.6 million euros ($12 million) from a …
GameAccount Network’s collaborative agreement with land gambling game and equipment developer Aristocrat Technologies in March this year has produced its first fruits – a deal through which GameAccount will provide Aristocrat with a free-play internet gaming platform for use by its US casino clients. The platform and range of free-to-play slots, table games and skill …
In Australia a recent federal court decision has the Victoria territory in an uproar after its law banning online betting kiosks was overturned, creating wider implications that could impact other Australian states. The case involved the use of Sportsbet’s internet betting kiosk Betbox, which connects players in land locations like retail shops to the Sportsbet …
Attempts by the German lander (provinces) to perpetuate the state sports betting monopoly under a new Treaty were dealt another blow by a German court this week. The state of Hesse’s administrative court said it doubted that the German state’s monopoly on sports betting was legal ahead of a planned relaxation of the country’s stringent …
Sporting Solutions, the B2B fixed odds trading and pricing division of the Sporting Index Group, has launched a significant extention of both the number of games and the quantity of markets offered in-play ahead of the new National Football League season. This is the third full season that Sporting Solutions will be supplying American football …
Internet gambling software developer and turnkey casino supplier TopGame has released its latest new slot, a 20 pay-line game with an amusing Fred Flintstone-like cartoon theme titled Cool Stone Age. The theme may be a little confusing to some, featuring as it does prehistoric elements mixed with scientists, granite laptops and cell-phones. Symbols such as …
British gambling firm Sportech PLC announced its H1 Interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2011 this week. Results include a six month contribution from the company’s October 2010 acquisition of Sportech Racing formerly Scientific Games Racing. Key performance indicators include: – Revenues of GBP 57.4 million (2010: GBP28.6 million), up 100 percent …
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has released its interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2011, reporting continued momentum and a positive future sustained by development and major licensee achievements. Financial highlights included: * Gross income up 19 percent to Euro 95.0 million and 8 percent on an absolute basis (H1-2010: Euro …
Playtech has released its Q2-2011 numbers, reporting continued strength through the launch of new Italian products and its major contract with the Gala online and land gambling group in the UK. Highlights (excluding France) include: * Total revenues up 19 percent on Q2-2010 and 8 percent higher than Q1-2011 * Casino revenues up 24 percent …