Online gambling branding entrepreneur Calvin Ayre has announced the sale of his online information portal CalvinAyre.com for an undisclosed sum to a group of investors led by media journalist and manager Scott Longley.
Bettorlogic, creator of bet stimulation technologies, has added two further products, Nextbet and Multibet, to its white-label portfolio.
Acquisition negotiations between 888.com and the UK land and online gambling giant Ladbrokes are still ongoing, according to 888’s newly released results for 2010.
The North American-facing online sports betting firm BetEd.com has launched its new in-play betting service to its players, expanding a popular European trend that delivers more immediate in-game excitement and satisfaction to punters. The new service includes desktop, tablet and smart phone support for North American gamblers.
UK grandfather StevenM will be doing some serious spoiling of his grandchildren in the coming weeks, thanks to hitting a mjor GBP101 705 jackpot on the Playtech-powered Wall Street Fever progressive slot at bet365.
Greek land and internet gambling supplier Intralot has posted serious declines in its 2010 numbers, reporting that net profit dropped 26.5 percent, mainly through by write-downs.
Australian interactive media and gambling provider, Two Way Limited, received regulatory approval in Queensland to launch a TV wagering service, this week.
German lottery provider Tipp24 has recorded record earnings for the financial year ended 31 December 2010. Consolidated revenue came in at Euro 104.4 million (up 16.5 percent year-on-year), the first time the figure has gone over Euro 100 million.
A Czech district court has placed national lottery operator Sazka into insolvency after it applied last week.
Malaysian police in Kuala Lumpur report that five internet ‘mini casinos’ in the suburbs have been raided and shut down following complaints from neighbouring businesses.
Malaysian police in Kuala Lumpur report that five internet ‘mini casinos’ in the suburbs have been raided and shut down following complaints from neighbouring businesses.
Dirk Vennix (49), a former journalist and current Director of communications at the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association, will take over as Chief Executive of the Association of British Bookmakers from 4 April 2011.
Armenian Bookmaker, VivaroBet has announced a deal with Watch&Bet who has been selected as a Live Streaming Partner for its range of betting sites – VivaroBet.com, Vivaro.ge and Vivaro.Am.
The Sporting Index Group’s B2B arm Sporting Solutions announced the launch of what it claims is an unprecedented in-play price coverage offering ahead of the new Major League Baseball season, this week.
JAXX SE’s sports betting portal myBet.com is the new official partner of the German Handball Federation (DHB).
Several online gambling information sites this week started reporting the demise following police action of an unnamed Russian online casino, quoting reports in the RIA Novosti publication.
News from Prague breaking over the weekend is that the Czech lottery firm Sazka has filed for insolvency under pressure from creditors
The media across Europe is reporting extensively on speculation that football governing bodies FIFA and UEFA are seriously considering a ban on one of the most popular betting channels – in-game wagering.
The first quarter of 2011 has arguably seen more action in the United States around the legalisation of online gambling issue than at any previous time, with proposals aplenty in both state and federal legislatures.
After a two-hour hearing, the Nevada Gaming Commission this week approved a business relationship between the interactive division of Caesars Entertainment and 888 Holdings plc, the goal of which is to commercially exploit online gambling opportunities in Europe.
Battling online gambling technology and games provider Cryptologic has announced that it has appointed Deloitte Corporate Finance as an independent financial adviser to assist it with a strategic review of the company and its future strategic options….and it appears that a sale is one of the possibilities facing the industry pioneer.
In an event-filled Thursday, the Assembly Judiciary Committee in Nevada ended on an inconclusive note following an intense hearing into the intrastate legalisation of online gambling.
Coming on the heels of the about turn the Dutch government has made in respect of online gambling, the Dutch publication juridischdagblad.nl reports that the Dutch Council of State has ruled in favour of betting exchange Betfair’s dispute against the Netherlands government over the right to provide gambling services to Dutch citizens.
Tote and pool gaming operator Sportech PLC announced changes in its non-executive Directorate along with its preliminary full year 2010 results, this week.