Canadian gaming provider Chartwell Technology Inc (Chartwell) announced its financial results for the three months ended January 31, 2011 this week.
In a brief regulatory advisory to the stock exchange Friday, online gambling software provider Playtech and internet gambling group William Hill plc informed interested parties:
Despite denials from Google, the Texas techie expo South by Southwest Interactive was abuzz with rumours Thursday that the search engine giant plans to use the show as a launch platform for a new social networking service dubbed “Circles.”
Visitors to the Net Entertainment-powered online casino Jackpot-Games.com were greeted with sad news this week, advising interested parties that the management was shutting up shop on March 31st.
In a bi-partisan move Thursday, Californian Republican John Campbell and Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank introduced the 2011 model Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act.
The latest company to run into hassles with the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority is the Gibraltar-based Petfre Limited, trading as Betfred. In recent months increasing numbers of savvy players in the UK have been challenging online gambling adverts.
Greek betting company OPAP will offer fixed-odds virtual games and greyhound racing due for launch on 22nd March 2011, reports Reuters.
Former Finnish finance minister Suvi-Anne Siimes has been appointed as the new chairperson of Veikkaus – Finland’s state-owned lottery operator. The board comprises Jouko Ahtola, Leena Harkimo, Mikael Ingberg, Riitta Kaivosoja, Eva Liljeblom and Ari Lahti, who was appointed as Vice Chairman
The UK online betting group Bet365 has reduced the latency of its in-play betting system to less than two seconds using cloud computing, reports Computing.co.uk this week.
The golfing industry has reacted against corruption in the sport through a new European Tour policy that forbids a player or a caddie to place a bet on any golf tournament in which they are participating.
Online casino marketing affiliates were speculating this week on the fate and future of Club Vegas Partners, an affiliate program that manages the marketing affairs of two Top Game-powered online casinos; BlackLight Casino and Yes We Can Casino.
The Dublin-based research company Research and Markets has released a new study of the online casino sector, examining the main issues surrounding this dynamic and growing element in the global gambling industry.
Australian online bookmaker SportingBet Australia has signed a sponsorship deal with Greyhound Racing NSW.
Swedish online gaming provider Redbet Holding AB announced the acquisition of DoubleCardrooms, its second gaming site acquisition in two weeks.
“Due to the circa 500 online gambling operators that are based in Costa Rica, the gaming industry generates circa US$14.5 billion. This places Costa Rica as having the largest gambling market within Latin America.” That’s just one of the facts and figures contained in Research and Markets latest study of the Costa Rica sector.
This week saw another indicator of the growing momentum of the legalisation issue in the United States, when the president of major horseracing company Churchill Downs Inc., confirmed that his company has plans to expand into online gambling once the pastime is legalised.
Our readers may have picked up on recent references to a company titled Casino Broadcast Network, which is facilitating live dealer action using technology from the United States-based hi-tech company Kx to broadcast live casino games on the internet.
In a joint announcement this week, Bwin Interactive and Party Gaming plc report that their merger, which will create the world’s largest online gambling company, is on track to complete by March 31, 2011.
The online social gaming giant Zynga was much in evidence at the South By Southwest Interactive festival in Texas this week, punting its forthcoming inaugural live poker tournament in Las Vegas later this week, and revealing that the generosity of Facebook players on its games has enabled it to raise a million dollars in a …
It’s been almost a year since the French government liberalised the nation’s online gambling market, regulated by ARJEL and the subject of something of a gambling gold rush as industry operators and suppliers went after licenses, although several major companies held back, citing complaints regarding the tough restrictions and high taxation imposed on operators.
For the legions of slot players who keep detailed records of their online action to inform their future efforts, one of the grinds is having the discipline to make the necessary data entries or hand-written notes. But no more – now there’s an iTunes app that will do the donkey work, according to the publication …
The board of William Hill plc has announced directorate changes effective on April 1st.
Security intelligence provider Q1 Labs and managed services supplier Prosidie have been collaborating in a project to help Prosidie sports betting client Genybet meet the strict online gambling security regulations demanded by the French regulator ARJEL.
The responsible gambling charity Gamble Aware in the UK has redesigned its website, which provides information about gambling in the UK, and how to get advice for gambling related problems.