Online sportsbook operator Bet-At-Home.com AG – a subsidiary of the Betclic Everest group – has released its financial results for the first six months of 2011 showing an impressive 12.1 percent year-on-year increase in gross profits to Euro 35.16 million. The company revealed that its pre-tax profit came in at Euro 3.97 million, a significant …
Gamblers at land casinos in British Columbia are to be discouraged from making cash transactions in a bid to reduce the risk of money laundering, the Canadian provincial government announced this week. The government’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch said it would be introducing changes with the aim of, “transitioning the gaming industry away from …
The internet social networking giant Facebook has announced policy changes for its Ad Guidelines, and among them is a new directive that permits online and offline gambling advertising, providing that the material is targeted outside of the United States and has Facebook’s explicit consent. The changes embrace a wider range of industries, giving these the …
Double Down Interactive, the Seattle-based operator of Double Down Casino on the internet social network Facebook, has entered into a distribution partnership with Wild Tangent, a cross-platform games service that allows global consumers to access downloadable, online and social games through one Games App. The new pact gives Wild Tangent players a chance to win …
Spanish gaming and leisure firm, CIRSA Gaming Corporation has signed a two-season shirt sponsorship deal with Real Betis Balompié S.A.D., a Spanish La Liga football club based in Seville. A Club spokesperson said: “Notably Cirsa Gaming Corporation is a Spanish company, a leader in its field, which will make it easy to establish a relationship …
With the contentious issue of live-odds promotion during sporting events in the cross-hairs of the Australian Government, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has banned the activity on its scoreboard during Australian Football League (AFL) fixtures. A contract held by online betting exchange Betfair to display live-odds on the scoreboard screen at the MCG and Etihad …
Following the announcement of the resignation of chief executive officer Johan Öhman last month, another senior executive’s resignation has been reported by online gambling firm Net Entertainment. The company’s chief financial officer Bertil Jungmar, with the company since 2008, has tendered his resignation for unspecified reasons. Maria Hedengren has been appointed to the position effective …
eCOGRA, the independent player protection and standards body servicing the international remote gambling industry, has achieved two milestones of its own, successfully qualifying as a testing agency with the Italian regulator AAMS, and having its systems approved by ISO – a Geneva-based international standards authority. Working through the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, London-based eCOGRA was …
The Wall Street Journal blog reports that over $28 million in possibly ill-gotten gains from a Curacao illegal gambling enterprise was frozen in the US this week by a federal judge following a request for assistance from the Curacao authorities. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington issued a restraining order against three UBS investment …
The not-too-subtle Bellagio robber who charged into the famous casino, grabbed $1.5 million worth of chips and escaped on a motorcycle last December , has been sentenced by a Nevada court to up to 11 years in prison. Anthony Carleo faced a judge on Tuesday on charges of felony armed robbery and assault with a …
The Cheshire, UK-based ID verification provider GB Group has retained a key contract with online sports betting giant Betfair. In a statement this week GB revealed its highly effective URU and ID3 Check services would continue to be used by Betfair, with whom it has worked since 2004. Betfair has more than three million registered …
The interactive sports betting solutions provider Sports Betting Tech has announced the appointment of Itai Zak as its new chief executive officer. The appointment is part of a strategic board decision triggered by the company’s growth and its entrance into a number of new ventures and opportunities in both traditional “.com” and regulated markets, management …
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has announced the launch of a new programme titled Global Gaming Women (GGW) created to “nurture emerging female leaders in the international gaming industry”. The initiative to be co-chaired by Virginia McDowell, president and ceo of Isle of Capri Casinos and Patti Hart, ceo of International Game Technology will be …
An effort to legalise and regulate internet gambling in California has stalled with Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg addressing the issue in a letter to stakeholders, this week. Steinberg admits the issue of legalising internet gambling in California has merit, however, “significant and unresolved issues remain”, he wrote specifically referring to tribal exclusivity, the …
Betsoft Gaming has augmented its Slots3 interactive games inventory with a variety of new releases over the past few weeks, featuring the staple multiple on reel features such as scatter pays, on reel Bonuses, free spins, pick me symbols and multiple second screen bonus rounds. “True Illusions”, a 30 payline game is themed on the …
The Australian Federal Government’s Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is to investigate the role that smartphones play in the growth of online gambling as part of a broader review on the country’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The review will target and consider: – the growth of online gambling services (both regulated and …
Calls for an investigation into the award of a $38 million lottery contract to Intralot surfaced over the weekend in an op-ed article in the Washington Post written by columnist Colbert King. Revealing that the District’s former attorney general, Peter Nickles, had recommended that an enquiry be carried out, King asked Washington DC Inspector General …
Revenues from Loto-Quebec’s recent venture into online gambling helped ameliorate group declines in revenues, according to the provincial government company’s latest results. Espacejeux.com revenues of Cdn$4.5 million helped bolster results in which the group reported a decline of almost 4 percent in first quarter of 2011 revenues despite an infusion of new money from the …
The thirty-five-year-old insurance agent who scammed almost Cdn$2 million from his clients, Daniel J. Trolaro, has been sentenced in Oaklands. Trolaro, who used the proceeds of his criminal activity to fund his online gambling adventures, was handed a six year prison sentence. In July he pleaded guilty to second degree theft, admitting that he defrauded …
Following the stock market tumble that left all six Macau casino licence holders down by at least 5 percent, MarketWatch reports on analysts’ concerns on the continued meteoric rise of gambling revenues from the former Portuguese enclave, largely attributed to big-spending tourists from the China mainland. Analysts opine that China’s wealthiest class is cutting back …
We have previously commented on the seemingly continuous stream of big jackpots – many of them allegedly won by Greek punter PP – that Windows Casino.com claims have been won on its Playtech-powered online slot Great Blue. This week produced yet another claim, this time that PP had won another Euro 195,995 on August 17…just …
The Oslo, Norway-based ad agency “Try” managed to combine two widely disparate subjects – automobile economy and gambling – in an innovative campaign for the new VW Golf Bluemotion this month. To highlight the fuel efficiency of the vehicle, the ad agency dreamed up an enormous roulette board. Using Google Maps, it divided the E6, …
An expansion to a two-year shirt sponsorship deal signed in June this year between Malaysian leisure and hospitality group Genting and UK football club Aston Villa will see GentingCasino.com as the in-stadium sports betting partner for the 2011-12 premier league season. Genting’s online casino and poker arm will offer a matchday service available for 90 …
A new online sportsbetting website operated by Global Bets East Africa was launched through the Ugandan press in Kampala this week. Little information on ownership, software or licensing however Globalbets-ea.com is headed by Mike Kinyera a Ugandan businessman who holds the position of chief executive officer. The site has been launched in association with TV …