Privately held, Las Vegas based Majestic Star Casino LLC has filed suit in the Las Vegas Federal court against three companies operating businesses in Panama, Associated Press reports.
The Montreal Gazette published the results of a large-scale, provincially financed, independent academic study this week detailing the gambling habits of Quebecers.
Caribbean Media are reporting that Antigua and Barbuda Finance Minister, Harold Lovell went on air this week to deny multi-million dollar settlement claims in the long running dispute between the US and Antigua and Barbuda.
Reuters reports that an international tender is to be issued by the Israel Sports Betting Board (ISBB) to construct what it describes as an ‘advanced sports betting engine and modern website’.
An official of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has said that China will issue new judicial rules governing sentencing standards by the end of 2010 in relation to cyber attack crimes.
Bangalore media reports that an online Matka operation was busted by Central Crime Branch law enforcement in Ejipura this week.
Online gambling software provider Playtech is first out of the gate with Christmassy games this year, releasing its new Santa’s Surprise video slot this week and bringing the software company’s games inventory to over 500.
The Central European online and land betting group Fortuna Entertainment, which focuses on the gambling markets of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, reports increased revenues over the year to date – January to September 2010.
Restructuring and cost cutting appear to have dominated thinking at veteran internet gambling software provider Cryptologic as it announced its third quarter results this week, including an update on its expanded restructuring programme announced on August 12, 2010.
The internet gambling group Entraction has battled through a less than successful 2010 to date and a troubled third quarter, in which it has been necessary to lay off staff to save around SEK 15 million, and some SEK 10 million has been written off to customer loss and staff cuts.
A Win A Day Casino player, Marie S., who has been playing at the casino for almost two years, has won a $158,778 progressive jackpot playing Slot 21, a blackjack-style bonus game.
And plans to resume its brokerage of state-run lotteries in Germany as quickly as possible.
International Game Technology (IGT) who specialises in the design, development, and manufacture of gaming machines and systems products, as well as online and mobile gaming solutions for regulated markets, announced the creation of an interactive division within the Company which will see their online and mobile businesses merged.
Centrebet, the online gambling group based in Alice Springs in Australia has notified the stock exchange of an ambitious plan to dramatically increase market share in Australia and elsewhere.
JackpotJoy’s most recent UK offering, launched last week, is a Bejeweled 2-themed slot machine which offers members the chance of winning 10,000 times their coin size, as well as playing a range of bonus games. The slot which can be played for anything between 1p and £20 a spin, offers players bonus rounds, free spins, …
Online gaming operator Stan James plc, has chosen Net Entertainment as its new casino supplier.
German national Michael Olaf Schütt (29), who was arrested during investigations into online-gambling payments to players has been given a comparatively light sentence by a Florida court which recognised his assistance to Federal investigators following his arrest.
Opponents of the nomination of Rostov as one of Russia’s four acceptable land gambling regions have been successful in having the area removed from the gambling permitted list.
The appointment of Rob Templeman as non executive chairman at Gala Coral has been followed by the announcement of a new group chief executive, Carl Leaver. Leaver takes over from Neil Goulden who has been acting as interim chief executive since July.
Despite the Polish Government’s ban on online gambling the only effect appears to have been a dramatic increase in the number of Polish players headed for the internet.
The London retail store Debenhams is providing UK land and online gambling group Gala Coral with its new non-executive Chairman, the Financial Times reports.
Harrah’s Entertainment, the American land gambling giant which also operates online sites in the UK through its Harrah’s Interactive division, intends to change its title as part of an IPO initiative.
Malta-licenced OddsMatrix, a member of the GamMatrix group has inked a deal to provide Noubet Gaming Ltd with a white label sportsbook and casino site branded Noubet.com in collaboration with Net Entertainment.
Portsmouth Football Club has signed an agreement with online gambling group, Genting, which will see a percentage of profits from a new gaming site, at gentingcasino.com/pompey/, donated to local charity.