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.
Any illusions that the state of Kentucky’s lawyers may have had that online gambling giants like Party Gaming will quietly roll over to tenuous claims aimed at recouping funds lost by state residents were dispelled last week when Party Gaming filed a powerful counter argument.
A bill that could bring up to $350 million a year into New Jersey state coffers by legalising internet gambling in the state has advanced further, passing through the Senate Budget Committee Monday.
Mangas Gaming’s Dusseldorf-based online gambling operation Bet-At-Home.com has published numbers that will make investors happy, recording significant improvements in all key performance areas.
Sportingbet Plc has signed a partnership with First International Bookmakers Company (FIBC), Russia’s second largest licensed bookmaker better known as Liga Stavok.
Rumours over the weekend that Unibet is participating possible acquisition talks with online gambling group Sportingbet were to some extent confirmed Monday after Sportingbet declined to comment earlier.
Playtech has released a new horse-racing themed video slot game available in download or instant play. Frankie Dettori’s Magic Seven is inspired by the legendary Italian jockey Lanfranco ‘Frankie’ Dettori and his famous seven straight wins at Ascot racecourse.
The UK Press Association reports that online gambling operator, Sportingbet, is examining a merger with Swedish rival Unibet that would create a GBP 600 million group. The story broke today in UK tabloid, The Sunday Times.
Following the release of an instant play version of Winner Poker, Winner.com has launched a flash version of Winner Casino, developed and powered by Playtech.
Media reports on a news briefing held this week by the Ministry of Public Security on a campaign launched in June 2010 to eliminate websites that offer illegal trade services .
CyberArts and US Digital Gaming Inc (USDG) have reached an agreement where CyberArts will provide software and services to USDG that will advance the potential operations of American-based, legalised online gambling.
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.