The much anticipated public flotation of ten percent of internet gambling group Betfair will take an important step forward with the issue this week of the prospectus, setting out the number of shares that will be made available and at what price.
The police in Montreal, Quebec have busted a major online sports betting ring, with ten persons pleading guilty this week on charges of illegal bookmaking.
The recent surge in the popularity of UK online gambling reported by the Nielsen monitoring organisation was explained by an executive of the Remote Gambling Association in a media interview this week.
UK online gambling group Sportingbet.com has announced that it is not at present planning to enter the French market, and has accordingly abandoned its b2b plans with French newspapers Le Monde and L’Express. The company has also shut down its small 4 person physical presence in France.
The giant Austrian internet gambling listed company Bwin Interactive has expanded its offering by entering the horseracing sector, reports boerse-express.com.
Net Entertainment has released Secret Code, a new 5 reel, 20 pay-line video slot based on hidden secrets and the elitest mystique of the Illuminati.
Online gambling brand franchiser Bodog has signed a one year deal to advertise Bodog.net with the Canadian ice hockey team, the Edmonton Oilers.
The latest online slot from the Party Gaming studios, Kung Food, debuted this week at Party Casino, boasting an amusing Asian action man theme.
Fans of Rival Gaming’s i-slots can look forward to a new offering this week following the launch of the bowling-themed 20 pay-line game ‘Bowled Over’.
The owner of a Toronto convenience store who stole a winning lottery ticket worth Cdn$12.5 million, aided by family accomplices, is at the centre of a lottery scam that has shocked residents in Ontario, Canada.
Online bookie Paddy Power’s plans to establish a dominating presence overlooking the Ryder Cup golf competition received a setback this week when the company was ordered to remove a giant 270 ft promotional sign.
Online gambling software developer Cryptologic has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, WagerLogic Ltd., has reached a settlement in its arbitration with Marvel relating to the licensing of Marvel comic book characters.
The 2plus2 poker forum was buzzing this week with speculation regarding a new move by the Obama administration to monitor and control international financial transactions.
Fiery New Jersey state Senator Ray Lesniak has applauded the recent decision of the Democrat Senate Leader Harry Reid to oppose federal legislation of online gambling, correlating it with his issues with Harrah’s Entertainment and his preference for regulation and taxing at state level.
Online betting group Betfair has once again demonstrated its flair for the innovative and unusual in marketing, hatching a plan to unleash five birds of prey above players and spectators at the Ryder Cup golf competition.
Three major wins, each in excess of GBP 100 000, have excited internet players at William Hill Online operations this month, the company reports.
In what could turn out to be a milestone event, politicians and a diversity of interested parties met in Kiel, Germany recently to exchange ideas on a new State Treaty which might permit the existing monopolies to hold on to lucrative lotteries but also benefit from the rewards of a liberalised and strictly regulated market.
Online gambling software provider Boss Media in the GTechG2 group is responsible for the puzzling ban on Canadian players by several major internet gambling companies recently.
The Isle of Man-based online gambling consultants and hosting services supplier Continent 8 Technologies will be strongly represented at the Monaco iGaming Exchanges (MiE) show in October.
Denmark’s slow march toward the abandonment of its state monopoly on internet gambling is set to experience further delays, according to a Ladbrokes executive, and Betsson’s chief executive is undecided on whether the Swedish company will apply for a licence.
Software developer Rob Cockerham of Cockeyed.com has come up with a novel Mega Millions lottery simulator that shows the very long odds on winning.
The Toronto Sun reports that another lottery scandal is brewing in the Canadian province of Ontario, with two convenience store owners arrested for allegedly masterminding an insider lottery scam to the tune of millions of dollars.
Industry disappointment at the news that Nevada Senator Harry Reid is against the federal legalisation of internet gambling in the United States has been followed by a pessimistic statement from Representative Jim McDermott regarding his proposed bill on the taxation of online gambling.
Fears that her German husband may jump bail and abscond have prompted a Florida woman to ask to be relieved of responsibility for his bond, sending him back to jail this week.