The publication Capital.gr reports that the European Commission has rejected for a second time Greece’s request for the consideration of its online gambling regulations as a matter of urgency.
Analysts foretold that European gaming operator Bwin.party and Playtech could be amongst the biggest beneficiaries in the wake of the US authorities crackdown on internet gambling as players seek alternative venues to play poker and a surge in share prices in the London-listed betting firms certainly seems to be bearing-out those predictions.
“Fair Tycoon” is the latest proprietary release from WinADay Casino – its twenty-fourth “one-of-a-kind” game – where players are challenged to build their own amusement park replete with hot dogs, cotton candy, ferris wheels and the like.
Canadian games developer Chartwell Technology Inc. announced its first slot release and latest launch on its Rapid Game Deployment (RGD) infrastructure.
The UK Insolvency Service took stern action against a former spread betting firm executive last week, barring him from holding any directorship for the next nine years.
London-based, interactive games developer, Ash Gaming is close to being acquired by Playtech Ltd. for an undisclosed consideration, reports eGaming Review.
Bookmaker Ladbrokes PLC today announced that discussions initiated at the end of 2010 regarding a possible takeover of online gambling firm 888 have been terminated.
French media group Television Francaise 1 SA (TF1) has confirmed the sale of its online gambling subsidiary SPS and named the buyer as Solfive, a company which operates in the French market.
The Spanish gambling trade association AEDAPI, whilst welcoming the passage of the gambling reform bill through the Congress of Deputies this week, has cautioned that excessive taxation enshrined in the bill could have negative consequences.
A paucity of Italian Series A football matches in March – down from five to three playing days – is the main cause for a 20.8 percent decline in sports betting in the Italian market during that month, says regulator AAMS.
888.com chief executive officer Gigi Levy has announced a strong performance by his company in Q1 2011, with both revenues and player numbers reaching new heights.
Reports from Bloomberg business news indicate that UK internet and land gambling group William Hill plc, is manoeuvring for position in the Nevada sports betting industry, and is currently negotiating the acquisition of two land-based businesses.
A series of senior management moves were proposed by Swedish online gambling firm Betsson AB, this week and will be presented to the agm next month.
The news earlier this week that Paddy Power online gambling sites had been subjected to a massive but unsuccessful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack has again alerted the industry to this pernicious evil, and this has now been accentuated by reports of another assault on an online gambling site.
The Spanish Congress, or lower house, has approved Spain’s gambling reform bill, which includes extensive provisions for online gambling legalisation. The bill was substantially amended in debate through the Congress Finance Committee, it is understood, although full details were not available at press time.
Pari-Mutuel Urbain’s quarterly numbers this week indicated a strong performance from the company, and are being widely seen as an indication that business is picking up in the nation.
Washington DC sources have expanded on their plans following the ‘legalisation of online gambling by default’ in the nation’s capital last week.
Online gambling group Paddy Power.com reportedly sustained what it described as “a protracted and malicious attack on our systems with the sole objective of bringing down our website” this week.
Following the release of the European Commission’s Green Paper on Online Gambling towards the end of March 2011, the body has announced the release of a public follow-up consultation in the form of a questionnaire.
An innovative promotional effort from 188BET.com ahead of the British St George’s Day Rugby Union Game between the London Wasps and Bath Rugby which is to be held at Twickenham on Saturday, 23 April has caused quite a buzz this week.
The news that the 16 German Lander (states) are to largely break up their monopoly on gambling in favour of a more open and EU-compliant approach has been followed by a press conference in Altenholz/Kiel at which major operators voiced their reaction.
One of the most glaring examples of unacceptably slow online casino player payments surfaced on the Casinomeister.com website this week when the Net Entertainment-powered online gambling website Europlay-Malta was the subject of a warning to players.
Widespread US mainstream media stories this week have confirmed our earlier reports that online gambling is now a distinct possibility in the city-state of Washington DC due to Congress missing a deadline to oppose or complain.
Legal online sports betting in France appears to be undergoing a serious decline, according to reports in the newspaper Le Figaro this week, which claim that wagering revenues dived by a shocking 26.5 percent in Q1 2011 when compared with the previous quarter.