The mayor of La Linea, a city near online gambling licensing jurisdiction Gibraltar, reminded the Gibraltar Chronicle this week that The Rock may have the clients and the technology, but its communication links are through Spain….and La Linea expects to benefit from it.
Illegal online gambling operators were again the target of a series of six raids carried out this week by the Malaysian police.
The launch this week of Loto Quebec’s new internet gambling operation EspaceJeux revealed that online poker will be offered on a platform that the British Columbia Lottery Corporation will partner in at the beginning of 2011.
Two well known names in the online gambling technology sector, Canada’s bingo specialist Parlay Entertainment and UK mobile gambling provider Probability plc, have been raising cash through private placements this week.
Loto-Québec has progressed their plans to proceed online with the launch of their online gambling site, Espacejeux.com.
In a six year legal wrangle where Westdeutsche Lotterie GmbH & Co OHG (Westlotto) applied for an injunction against online gaming provider, bwin International Ltd., seeking to prevent the company from organizing, mediating and advertising sports betting, casino and lottery games in Germany, the country’s Federal Supreme Court passed judgement in favour of bwin.
In an attack on the British Columbia Provincial Government based on the failure of the online gambling site, Playnow.com which launched in July 2010 , an NDP opposition politician this week claimed to have documentary evidence that the failure was due to a rushed contract.
The anti-online gambling drive in Kansas City that started as a grand jury probe some time ago claimed its tenth victim this week when James J. Moretina became the tenth accused to enter a guilty plea.
Online gambling marketing affiliates are currently speculating on a surprise move by the UK online gambling group Ladbrokes which suggests that the UK online gambling group is no longer interested in China and Hong Kong business.
Online gambling games developer Vegas Technology provides a little levity in a troubled world with the release this week of its comical take on the low and sleazier end of the gambling market in the new 5 reel, 25 pay-line video slot “Funny Money”.
German internet gambling operator, Tipp24 AG has secured a notable legal victory against the German States Treaty in a case heard by the Administrative Courts in Halle this week.
bwin Interactive, which has been much in the news lately due to its merger with PartyGaming, has released its 2010 YTD and Q3 results, reporting positive increases in business.
A further step has been taken in the merger between online gambling giants bwin Interactive Entertainment and PartyGaming by the approval of the German Federal Cartel Office of the enterprise.
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, an Asian nation in the Pacific Ocean could become the latest internet gambling licensing jurisdiction.
MANGAS ACQUIRES SKILL GAMES DEVELOPER Purchase price not disclosed in French deal The French company OCTO Technology has confirmed the sale of its multiplayer games development subsidiary, MassiveBrainGames to online gambling group Mangas Gaming for an undisclosed sum. Paris-based Mangas and OCTO have furthered their business relationship in an agreement to develop an online skill …
As this year’s US Congress enters its pre-closing “lame duck session” this week, the pro-online gambling legalisation action group Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative has been drawing attention to the budgetary benefits of making internet gambling legal in the United States.
Online and land gambling group, Paddy Power has released an update covering the period 1 July to 15 November 2010, revealing a positive set of key performance indicators and attracting media coverage to its plans to increase its number of employees.
The UK-based online gambling and media company, Media Corp has unveiled an impressive set of full year results to September 30 2010, showcasing a 700 percent rise in gross profits.
Internet message boards have been lighting up since the weekend with furious debate on what appears to have been a bungled online promotion by Betfair and the manner in which this generally reputable group has handled the affair.
Jadestone Networks has signed a Casino contract with Nordic Gaming Group. The agreement expands upon Nordic Gaming Group’s existing relationship with Jadestone to add the company’s brand new RNG Mini and Casino games portfolio. The Casino offering is created in co-operation with Swedish iGaming solution provider Play’n GO.
A ruling by a New Zealand court earlier this year that the use of the .net marketing strategy did not contravene gambling laws has been overturned by the New Zealand High Court this week.
Online betting exchange Betfair has suffered a setback in Australia following a Federal court ruling that the company should subsidise Racing NSW.
The respected investment publication Motley Fool published a positive article on internet gambling this week, pointing out that with US states struggling to stretch their budgets, many lawmakers appear to be more positive about legalising online gambling.
One of America’s most important, and mainly land gambling expos, G2E is running this week in Las Vegas…and industry execs interviewed at the show have expressed the view that the US is behind the times when it comes to online developments, due mainly to political interference.