The identity of ‘The Stig’ – a disguised expert driver on BBC TV’s widely televised motor show Top Gear – has long been the subject of speculation and wagering among car fans, and this week there were indications that endurance racing driver Ben Collins is the mystery man.
The Chester, UK based online identity verification specialist GB Group has announced that it has been chosen to partner a major Asian-targeted online sportsbook, 12Bet.com.
Litigation filed by addicted online gamer Craig Smallwood against US game publisher NCSoft may at first glance appear irrelevant to online gambling, but carries implications for industry companies should it be successful.
Since acquiring online gambling company Purple-Lounge.com in October this year, owner Media Corporation claims that player acquisition has surged, reaching the 100 000 benchmark this (August 2010) month. When it took over the Microgaming-powered operation last year the registered player list comprised 77 475 players.
The on again – off again initiatives by the Costa Rica government to regulate and tax online gambling operators based in the country appear to be hardening into action, with the Finance Ministry of recently elected president Laura Chinchilla (51) unveiling its draft plans, revised after protests by local operators.
The UK and Australian-based Betfair online gambling group has been given an opportunity to expand into the Pacific Ring market following an offer from Manila, Philippines-based Diversified Financial Network Inc.(DFNN), reports the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Unionjackpots.com, an online gambling site licensed by the UK Gambling Commission and owned by Unionjackpots.com Limited of Solihull in England, has launched in play-for-free mode.
Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day for an anonymous Londoner playing Microgaming’s Mega Moolah Isis progressive slot at the Ladbrokes online casino last week.
A UK Internet Service Provider is now offering a broadband package just for gamers, which prioritises their traffic for maximum accessibility and speed.
Earlier this week the premier of Canadian provinces Newfoundland and Labrador, Danny Williams, personally rejected the idea of the province joining others in regulating online gambling, but this has not deterred Nova Scotia politicians, who remain interested in a scheme that is supported by British Columbia, Quebec and possibly Ontario.
PlayNow.com, the province of British Columbia’s first venture into regulated online gambling is back online after a month fixing a technical glitch, and losses estimated at around Cdn5 million.
Online sports betting company Tipp3.at, which is a subsidiary of the Casinos Austria group, has signed an agreement to extend its sponsorship of the Austrian Bundesliga domestic football league for a further three seasons.
In accordance with stock market rules following the proposed merger of Party Gaming and Bwin, Party Gaming issued a press release to the London Stock Exchange Thursday providing detail on Bwin’s performance in the first half of 2010.
In a speculative article this week the Reuters news agency considered the online gambling scene following the merger between giants Party Gaming and Bwin Interactive, commenting that 888 and Sportingbet are possible future takeover targets as the industry consolidates, but only once their legal liabilities in the US market are cleared.
Malaysian police claim to have broken up an international online sportsbetting organisation following an investigation and raid this week, arresting 17 people and seizing 30 PCs containing information on wagering on football, tennis, golf and badminton.
The growing trend among Canadian provincial governments to operate online gambling facilities is unlikely to extend to Newfoundland and Labrador if the provincial Premier, Danny Williams, has his way.
The news earlier this week that Israeli police have widened their operation requiring Internet Service Providers to ban specified online gambling sites has developed further, with reports from the newspaper Haaretz that two more ISPs have been served with police directives.
Online gambling operator WinADay has added a new online roulette offering to its proprietary software inventory, launching the instant-play La Roulette this week.
August has been a good month for high value progressive jackpot wins with Bet365.com reporting the third lucky winner for the month.
The Israeli police crackdown on ISPs serving internet gambling sites continued unabated this week, with the publication Calcalist reporting that the police, supported by tax officials and the State Prosecutor’s Office are still serving injunctions on internet service providers requiring them to block specific online gambling sites.
Hopes that the state of New Hampshire might be among the leaders in introducing a form of internet gambling have been dashed following a decision by the New Hampshire Lottery Commission to scrap the project.
The latest report by the National Indian Gaming Commission says revenues from U.S. tribal casinos were stable in 2009, indicating that the revenues generated by native American casinos operated for the benefit of some 233 tribes across the USA remain considerable.
Slots player and writer C.M. Jones took online gambling software providers to task this week in an op-ed article that appeared on the Casinio City website, bemoaning the practice of refreshing old games with new graphics instead of developing innovative features to entertain the player.
The latest 3D virtual slot from internet gambling software developer Betsoft Gaming, branded House of Fun, is the fourteenth title in a growing inventory.