Swedish holding company Betsson AB has announced a three-year deal between its independent B2B division Betsson Business Solutions and professional English Premier League football club Arsenal FC (the Gunners). Betsson has become the Club’s official betting partner and will provide betting services both online under gunnersgaming.com and in-stadia for Arsenal fans through a newly created …
Asian sportsbook provider, Sunplus Holding has signed a licencing deal with Bodog88.com, the Bodog brand’s Asian-facing licensee. Under the terms of the deal the Sunplus ONEbook system will provide Bodog88 customers with a wide selection of in-play sports betting options. Carlos Salas, CEO of Sunplus comments: “We’re delighted that such a respected brand chose Sunplus …
Online casino player FredrikJ has become the most recent big winner at the UK-based bet365 internet casino, scooping a massive $277,000 progressive jackpot on the Playtech-powered slot Diamond Valley. The casino management revealed that FredrikJ has been a keen slots player with bet365 since 2006, with Diamond Valley one of his favourites. His fondness for …
Malaysia must be one of the most hazardous places on earth for internet cafe owners offering online gambling, and the police in Georgetown, capital of Penang island, continued to apply pressure this week, raiding three “shophouses” that had been offering online gambling. The raiding team seized 28 computers and arrested three men in Paya Terubong, …
Georgia governor Nathan Deal sent a clear message to internet cafe operators this week – “provide online gambling and we will close you down.” Speaking in Jacksonville, the governor said Thursday that his officials are making a unified effort to prosecute as many as 100 Internet cafes that have opened up in the last six …
The feisty New Jersey Senator, Ray Lesniak intends to reintroduce his measure seeking the intrastate regulation of online gambling, reports the Politickernj.com information site. The Senator latest statement comes on the heels of news that New Jersey’s largest standard-bred horse ranch, Perretti Farms, has failed, possibly heralding the end of the 13,000 job, $1 billion …
A study completed by Casinoenlinea.es says that the forthcoming regulation and licensing of online gambling will have significant benefits for Spain. In 2012 alone, the new dispensation will lead to extra tax and licence income of Euro137.5 million, and a boost to employment figures that could be as big as 120 000 employment opportunities. According …
The Irish betting exchange Betdaq has just launched Betdaq 1Bet, a new site that brings a traditional bookmaker-style interface to exchange betting. Betdaq members using the 1Bet site will see just one set of ‘back’ odds displayed, as opposed to the full set of ‘back’ and ‘lay’ options, and will not pay any commission on …
The Australian media are reporting that a possible tax refund windfall could be in sight for the Aussie online betting firm Centrebet. The company has been pursuing a refund of sales tax worth A$90.7 million through the federal courts, and this week issued a statement claiming that it has been advised by the Commissioner of …
The Gala Coral online and land gambling group continued to underperform in its third quarter, according to results just released. Turnover dropped by 8 percent to GBP251.8 million, and even factoring in the impact of World Cup Football business in the corresponding period last year, performance can only be described as stable. Looking at the …
Online gambling companies eagerly anticipating the advent of new and more practical and enlightened gambling laws in the Schleswig-Holstein lander (province) of Germany will have to wait a little longer, according to media reports this week. Our readers will recall that Schleswig-Holstein disagreed with the plans of the other 15 German lander to perpetuate, or …
The mounting media coverage on the possible legalisation of internet gambling or poker in the United States has triggered a series of as yet unconfirmed rumours regarding US companies taking over already successful European online groups. The motivation for the rumours is understandable; if the lucrative American online gambling or poker market is unlocked by …
The latest game release from the veteran online gambling software provider RealTime Gaming is a ritzy new 5 reel, 25 pay-line online slot machine branded Glitz & Glamour. The theme is the free-spending, high living Hollywood of yesteryear, which backs an entertaining slot where players can win up to 30 free games where prizes are …
Josef Cupka, the administrator of the Czech national lottery and betting firm Saska AS, has told Czech news source Aktualne.cz that the embattled company will be put up for sale on a tender basis. Sazka’s creditors committee has agreed on the sale by tender to facilitate a transparent selection process that will reach completion quickly. …
The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced its intention to amend the UK Gambling Act 2005. The amendments are being undertaken with a view to enabling the Gambling Commission to share information on suspicious betting related activity with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other sports bodies. Currently, the Gambling Commission …
Online gambling group Bet365 announced its most recent winner who scooped an impressive $277 000 progressive jackpot playing the “Diamond Valley” online slot. The player, “Fredrik J” has been a keen slots player with Bet365 since 2006 and won the progressive jackpot after landing five diamond mountain symbols on his favourite online slot. After running …
The UK-based online gambling white label provider Plus-Five Gaming has launched a new online and mobile casino for the monthly and iconic lads’ magazine Loaded. Aimed at the 16-35 year-old male demographic, Loaded presents the edited highlights of a young man’s interests and aspirations: football, cars, grooming, good looking women and gaming. Adding an online …
The recent appointment of Andy Hornby as CEO at the Gala Coral group has been followed by another senior management acquisition, with former Ladbrokes exec John O’Reilly hired as managing director of the group’s interactive division, reporting to Hornby. A year ago the highly experienced and well respected O’Reilly departed Ladbrokes as its online operations …
Microgaming may have done it first, but Net Entertainment’s combination of Texas poker with a standard internet slot machine in its latest new game release is both entertaining and appealing, and ‘Kings of Chicago’ constitutes formidable competition. This new slot follows a slew of top quality offerings from the Swedish online gambling software provider that …
The growing number of media calls for legalised online gambling at state level has been augmented by the New York Observer this week. In an op-ed article, the newspaper asserts that legalising online gambling Is a good bet. “Taxing winnings just might help solve some of the state’s revenue problems. Let the games begin!” the …
The US National Council on Problem Gambling is urging Congress to support a re-launched bill aimed at improving knowledge of, and protection for, problem gamblers. The bill, HR2334 The Comprehensive Problem Gambling Bill of 2011, is a re-launch of a similar measure which did not succeed in the last session of Congress. It was re-launched …
The Isle of Man-based online gambling operator GVC Holdings has confirmed media speculation that it is in talks with Sportingbet plc regarding the possible purchase of the latter’s Turkish online gambling operation. In a statement released this week, GVC management advised the market: “The Board of GVC Holdings PLC (AIM:GVC)…..notes the recent press speculation and …
A man who once put state gambling monopolies on guard and on notice to comply with EU principles has joined the board of directors of the Dublin-based spread-betting company World Spreads. Sixty-one-year-old Charlie McCreevy is the former chief of the European Commission, and during his tenure was widely respected as a relentless enforcer of European …
Gary Loveman, the CEO of the giant US land gambling group Caesars Entertainment, has been consistent in recommending the federal legalisation of online gambling in the United States, and the latest lobbying numbers revealed through mandatory disclosure to Congress shows that the company is investing substantial sums in the concept. Caesars Entertainment declared a total …