Shock news on Friday is that Leisure and Gaming plc has requested that trading in its shares be suspended, citing a lack of working capital, although the company is in early discussions with unidentified parties with a view to obtaining further funding.
Malaysia’s rather ponderously titled Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry has declared war on gambling dens camouflaged as Internet cafes, reports local newspaper The Star.
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned another online bingo television advertisement, this one by 888 Ladies.com.
Those canny Danes…in bowing to European Commission pressure to open up the online poker market, legislators have made sure their state monopoly Danske Spil gets a good start when online poker licensing comes into effect.
Top UK bingo software developer and network Cozy Games has a new treat imminent for its players in a new Multi Screen feature that will allow bingo players to compete and chat in multiple rooms at the same time, all from one screen.
Virgin Games subsidiary Virgin Casino.com has launched a new 5 reel, 20 pay-line video slot titled Fire Hawk.
UK online and land bookie group, Ladbrokes.com has added to the World Cup excitement by launching a new World Cup Football Quiz this week.
Playtech plc, an online gambling software provider has secured a major Finnish deal, signing up Finland’s Slot Machine Association, Rahaautomaattiyhdistys (‘RAY’) for its Internet gambling software after a formal tender process.
According to independent bingo statistics provider Experian Hitwise, Gibraltar-licensed JackpotJoy.com is now the most popular online bingo site for UK players.
The legalisation of US internet gambling inevitably raised its head in Wednesday’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Representative Jim McDermott’s HR 4976 proposal to tax online gaming in the United States.
Leesburg, Florida police were quick to respond to a mid-morning call from an Internet gaming centre after it was robbed by a gang this week. Two men and a woman were arrested and a male accomplice is currently being sought.
Australian and US media reports Wednesday claimed that the disgraced and bankrupt former head of the Intabill e-processing company, Daniel Tzvetkoff, has entered a plea of not guilty on a range of serious internet gambling related charges that include bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering, gambling conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy.
Two more Microgaming licensees have notified affiliates that they will be switching US players to an independent software platform servicing the US market.
One of the online gambling industry’s longest established software development companies, Calgary-based Chartwell Technology Inc., has successfully passed the rigorous requirements of the eCOGRA Certified Software seal.
The Miami Herald newspaper reports a shocking case of dishonesty and official authority abuse in which a police officer conspired with an online gambling site operator to rob a local man of $131 000 in winnings.
Expats running makeshift poker rooms and casinos from expensive apartments are just one of the many enforcement problems encountered by Russian police in attempting to enforce the blanket bans on gambling in Russian cities imposed by President Vladimir Putin in July last year.
The UK-based online casino operation Totesport Casino.com launched a television advertising campaign in Britain this week featuring Argentinean football ace Marcos Perez.
Since the beginning of this year at ICEi, where CWC Gaming hinted at new developments in the pipeline, competitors have been watching the Philippines live dealer company closely. This week they were rewarded when the company’s May newsletter disclosed details of the improvements.
Today’s (Wednesday) hearing on Representative Jim McDermott’s proposal to tax a legalised online gambling industry in the United States has attracted some heavyweight political and other names
Titan Gaming, the provider of an online platform for multiplayer skill games, has raised $1 million in funding from angel investors, reports Digital Media Wire.
According to unaudited numbers quoted by industry analysts CLSA Limited, Macau casino gambling revenue for the first two weeks of May 2010 has probably increased by 90 percent to 9 billion patacas ($1.12 billion) from a year earlier.
The Right2Bet initiative that encourages business equity in European online gambling regulation reports in its latest circular that Germany’s Olympic Sports Federation has called upon the government to legalise sports betting.
Back in February this year, the major international slot machine manufacturer WMS Gaming Inc set tongues wagging with an announcement that it would enter the UK internet gambling sector by 2011, attracted by the growing stature of the business and encouraging regulatory developments.
The confusion surrounding the new software provider which Microgaming has authorised to use a selection of its games was resolved Wednesday in a press statement from the Isle of Man software developer.