January 2012 will be the last time industry people tread the well-worn route to the prestigious ICE exhibition in London, which has for years been located at the famous and central Earls Court exhibition centre. Clarion Events, which organises the annual expo, has announced that it has signed a five year deal that will see …
A sense of deja vu was perhaps inevitable this week as Congressman Jim McDermott launched HR2230, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act, in the House Financial Services Committee, supported by Representative John Campbell and the committee’s ranking Democrat member Barney Frank. Deja vu, because McDermott was the man behind previous online gambling tax …
A hacker based in Germany has been sentenced by a Dusseldorf court to a thirty-four month jail sentence for targeting six unidentified online gambling websites in a DDoS extortion scam ahead of the Soccer World Cup 2010. According to a German news source, the hacker spent $65 on the hire of a botnet before blackmailing …
Online gambling operator Betclic Everest Group launched Betclic Turf into the French market, this week. Betclic Turf is the company’s new online horse race betting offering which has launched on a new technological platform provided by Groupe Carrus. José Covès, a well-known horse racing journalist, has been engaged as Betclic Turf’s celebrity spokesman and ambassador …
Irish independent bookmaker Boylesports announced the appointment of Sharon Byrne to its senior management team, this week. Sharon joins the company as Commercial Manager, with fifteen years of experience as an independent bookmaker and as the chairperson of the Irish Bookmaker Association, which represents 700 of the 1150 betting shops around the country. John Boyle, …
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is reviewing its arrangement with Big Al’s Creative Emporium in view of the fact that the agency has accepted a commission from its competitor Betfair. The agency is responsible for the controversial Paddy Power “blind football” advert that featured a blind footballer kicking a cat. The advert was the UK Advertising …
“Dragon Island™” is Net Entertainment’s first video slot to feature “Win Both Ways” which gives players the opportunity to win on symbol combinations from both left to right and right to left. By activating Win Both Ways, the player automatically doubles the current bet and plays for a x2 payout when receiving five symbols in …
The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has expressed its disappointment that gambling has been excluded from the general scope of the Consumer Rights Directive between EU institutions. The RGA commented as follows: Gamblers left out of the Consumer Rights Directive In the context of the agreement just reached between the EU institutions on the final text …
The call by Saskatchewan First Nation tribes for the legalisation on online gambling in the Canadian province has been given added momentum this week by the release of statistics showing a decline in revenues at Indian land casinos. Revenues declined for the second consecutive year, requiring the Saskatchewan Party cabinet to approve a Cdn$46.3-million payment …
The annual shareholders’ meeting of US horseracing company Churchill Downs produced some interesting numbers this week, illustrating that the company is increasingly reliant on ‘alternative’ revenues such as online bets, made possible by carve-outs in US federal legislation. The Thoroughbred Times reports that in 2006 around 90 percent of the company’s earnings came from track …
The online gambling operations of Jaxx and MyBet have been given a further level of protection against fraudsters and attempts at access by minors with the implementation of new ID verification software from specialist company 192business. Jaxx and myBet are licensed in the UK and in Malta and offer internet sports betting options to customers …
The decision by the Washington DC Council to permit internet gambling in the district may be short-lived, according to reports in the Washington Post this week. Councillors are questioning the motives of the original proposer of the plan, Michael A. Brown, suggesting that there needs to be a full vetting of the plan to make …
Canadian online gambling provider Chartwell Technology Inc announced unimpressive results for the three months ended April 30, 2011 this week. The company doubled its losses compared to the same period in 2010 and total revenue fell by 24.5 percent. Key Performance Indicators for the three month period ending 30 April 2011 include: – Total revenue …
Gunnar Lind tendered his resignation as chief executive officer and president of Cherryföretagen to the board of Cherry AB, this week. “With almost 5 years as CEO and president of Cherryföretagen behind me, I feel that the time has come to leave the post to a new leader. “It has been a challenging and exciting …
Betfair announced its continual support of British racing with a voluntary donation of GBP 6 Million to the sport, this week. The donation is in lieu of the 50th Levy Scheme payment it would have been required to make had the company remained under a UK licence. Betfair is said to be the first major …
Online gambling software provider Microgaming and the major UK gambling group Ladbrokes have signed a new platform and content supply agreement through which Microgaming will continue to supply casino and games software to Ladbrokes’ internet betting and gaming website under new terms that offer both parties revenue growth opportunities. Ladbrokes online casino has been powered …
The latest content supply agreement for International Game Technology (IGT) is with Play Games Online Ltd to provide premium game content to Botemagico.com, an online casino and entertainment website targeting the Spanish market. As has been the case in previous deals announced recently, the game titles will be integrated via the IGT rgs (remote game …
Neil Goulden, former chief exec of the online and land gambling group Gala Coral, has been elected chairman of the GREat Foundation, a charity that promotes responsible gambling. The Board of Trustees announced Goulden’s appointment at its meeting this week, along with new trustees Andrew Love – deputy chairman of the Ritz Hotel and executive …
The Quebec provincial government’s sally into the online gambling market appears to be generating positive results, judging by the latest financial report from operator Loto Quebec. In a section of the report devoted to the new online gambling venture through the Espacejeux website, the company advised that one of the highlights of the year has …
The Irish gambling group Boyle Sports has become the first major bookmaker to roll out the innovative Virtual Betting Channel from SIS. The VBC, developed by Inspired Gaming Group’s virtual sports division, went live this week and will provide Boylesports with a portfolio including horses, dogs and football, in all of its 160 betting shops. …
It seems the wheels of government in Ireland turn slowly, judging by a report in the Irish Times this week, revealing that a government-tasked study of necessary gambling reforms – including internet gambling – is still under review six months after its conclusions were submitted. Ireland’s gambling laws are seriously in need of updating in …
Betting exchange Betfair has announced the appointment of Michael Bischoff as Director of Information Systems. Bishoff joins Betfair from a role as Director of Global Technical Services at LCH.Clearnet, a financial instrument clearing house serving international exchanges and OTC markets. Key aspects of the position include leading a team of 120 technologists and the co-ordination …
Australian interactive media company Two Way Limited confirmed the launch of its TV wagering service TAB ACTIVE in Southern Australia this week. The service has been offered to Tabcorp customers in Victoria and New South Wales since 2008 and has been extended to TattsBet customers in Queensland this month. Viewers of the three Sky Racing …
Officials from Wimbledon, the world’s oldest tennis tournament, have been given a watch-list of “undesirables” suspected of betting corruption reports UK newspaper The Sunday Telegraph. The blacklist has been compiled by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), an investigations team run by a former Scotland Yard detective, and is said to include suspected individuals linked through …