Hot on the heels of Thursday’s announcement by Bwin Interactive that it has begun online poker operations in the French regulated market , subsidiary Ongame Network France has revealed its next sally into the sector.
Online poker operators Everest Poker and BetClic Poker have commenced operations in the French market, having won the approval of French regulator ARJEL. Both operations are jointly owned by Mangas Gaming and GigaMedia.
Live betting specialist Zukido has upgraded licensee Boyle Sports.com with new mini-games, enhancing a b2b agreement between the two companies signed in January this year which requires Zukido to provide live odds, real-time scores, statistics and text commentary for snooker, tennis, football, cricket, darts, ice hockey, and basketball.
Online gambling operator Sportingbet plc will get brand exposure at England’s most hallowed cricket venues following its recent two year partnership deal with England test match grounds.
The Isle of Man-based internet gambling software provider and games developer Microgaming has announced a partnership deal to provide internet games content for PhilWeb’s new online casino venture, Vibrant Vegas, which launches this week through the Pagcor e-Games (PEGS) café network.
A new study conducted amongst Australian university students found no overlap between excessive Internet use and problem gambling…. but both addictive behaviours are associated with psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, social isolation and loneliness.
With the repercussions of England’s stinging 4-1 World Cup defeat by Germany still reverberating around the internet, major online bookies in the UK have confirmed that they are honouring bets that Frank Lampard would score a goal in the match.
In New Jersey, thirty five suspects pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of racketeering and operating a multi-billion dollar offshore gambling ring, reports Associated Press.
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told reporters this week that in a major enforcement action titled ‘Operation Bettor Days’ the police and prosecutors from the Kings County DA’s office have successfully taken down five illegal sports-gambling rings, which took bets totaling roughly $20 million annually.
The launch of internet scratch card games by the state of New Hampshire’s Lottery Commission has been delayed for a month by the need to better educate state leaders on the offering.
Online scratchcard software developer Neogames has launched three new games – ‘Ready Set Go’, ‘World Champions’ and ‘Fast Hands’ – to licensees.
888.com’s b2b division, Dragonfish, has announced the extension of its licensing agreement with Moon Bingo through to 2013.
AJ Thompson, formerly CTO of the Expekt group which is now owned by Mangas Gaming, has been recruited by Bodog Europe and will be responsible for technology issues going forward.
Germany’s convincing defeat of the England football team at the World Cup in South Africa over the weekend was good news for UK bookies, who could have faced pay-outs of up to GBP 50 million had England won, widespread media reports indicate.
Hong Kong police have told Agence France Presse that further police raids have disrupted another online sports gambling ring over the weekend.
An attempt to launch a prosecution against Australian sports clubs in sponsorship deals with online gambling companies has not been successful, with federal police declining to get involved, reports The Age newspaper.
Writing in the US horseracing publication Bloodlines last week, the CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Alex Waldrop, revealed that the organisation’s lobbyists have secured the introduction of important federal legislation to protect its $1.3 billion market for advance deposit wagering.
In a move that has surprised many Internet observers, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has approved the creation of a new ‘xxx’ suffix for use by Internet pornography sites.
The French gambling regulator ARJEL has released its second list of new licensees, which features two of the online gambling industry’s major operators, Party Gaming and Pokerstars.
A Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia contractor has filed a High Court claim against a private limited company and a newspaper, alleging that they induced him to gamble.
The fickle finger of fate worked rather well for an Ohio store clerk this week, landing her a totally unexpected $250 000 windfall.
Live dealer technology provider CWC Gaming has added internet casino and poker site GR88.com to its list of clients.
Virgin Casino has become one of several Wagerworks licensees launching a new 5 reel, 40 pay-line video slot this week, branded White Orchid.
The state of North Carolina has acted on the vexed issue of Internet sweepstake parlours and the uncertain gambling laws impacted by these offerings.