The Swedish online gambling operator Betsson AB has posted positive quarter 1/2010 results, reporting a 17 percent rise in revenues to : SEK 367.7 (Q1 2009 – SEK315.5) million.
One of the most successful online casino / software provider partnerships in the industry has been extended in a new deal taking Betsson and Net Entertainment into their 10th year of working together.
Online mahjong software provider Mahjong Logic strengthened its relationship with the mahjong sector internationally this week by signing a sponsorship deal with the European Mahjong Association.
Entering the responsible gambling sector is Safe Gaming System.com, a service that describes itself as a “safety net” to protect gamblers from harm in a popular recreational pastime where safeguards and controls are essential to avoid the problems that can result from excessive gambling losses.
Last week’s news from Canada that the province of Manitoba is actively considering following other Canadian provinces into the online gambling business has been followed by reports that First Nation bands are also examining their options.
Dragonfish, the independent B2B division of 888 Holdings plc, has launched a new standalone bingo network, branded Bingo Hollywood.com.
The Malta-registered and licensed online gambling company, Jackpot Games Limited has announced the launch of its new Net Entertainment-powered online casino brand Jackpot-Games.com.
The latest online scratchcard games, Master Mix and Spy Comics, have been released by developer Neogames to licensees and white label clients.
The Victorian Commission for Gambling could find itself in court this week after confiscating a touch screen computer kiosk which it claimed was a “gambling device” and holding it for eight months without instituting charges.
The Victorian Commission for Gambling could find itself in court this week after confiscating a touch screen computer kiosk which it claimed was a “gambling device” and holding it for eight months without instituting charges.
The huge popularity of the Indian Premier League’s Twenty20 tournament has created a storm of betting by cricket-mad fans, but because betting is technically illegal in India, at least some of the action has gone to offshore websites.
Despite approving in principle the idea of online gambling legalisation and regulation, the South African government continues to dither on actual implementation, leaving the pastime technically illegal.
The honesty services of the Australian wing of the giant betting exchange Betfair are again being used by a major sports body, this time the National Rugby League in Australia.
The ongoing and bitter row over Australian federal government attempts to censor the internet, which recently saw US intervention and meetings in Washington DC with Australian politicians is generating growing pressure on the Rudd government.
It’s an all-too-common occurrence in online gambling – players hitting the message boards to complain about no or slow payments by online casinos, and the frustration and anger that this inevitably triggers.
Tough economic conditions, restructuring and industry consolidation moves that impacted licensees meant that online bingo software provider Parlay Entertainment “generated very little return from this significant investment in 2009, resulting in a substantial loss and cash burn.”
Further details are emerging on the recent shock news that Gaming VC has commenced litigation in Malta seeking damages from Boss Media and parent GTechG2, and it appears that a question of Italian licensing is a key element in the dispute between the companies.
Gibraltar-based online gambling operator Party Gaming is still apparently intent on entering the US market, should it become accessible legally, with its multi-million dollar settlement with the US Justice Department last July forming a springboard from which it may be able to develop partnerships with US companies.
NetPlayTV plc, the UK interactive gambling company, has signed a significant airtime deal for the new ITV1 night time teleshopping trial window, ‘The Zone’.
With the football World Cup in South Africa only weeks away, the Vienna-listed online gambling group Bwin has launched World Cup Solitaire, a skill game in which players pair cards to reach the sum thirteen and follow colour or suit to boost the score.
An article on internet gambling prepared by the Medill News Service (a Washington program of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University) was widely published by US mainstream media this week.
Judging by posts on the affiliate community website Casino Affiliate Programs and a rapidly widening selection of affiliate websites, another affiliate scandal is brewing.
You could say that the online gambling site Jackpot Joy was very appropriately named for one lucky player this week – it dished out a GBP 543 627 jackpot on the five-reel and 20-payline slot Deal or No Deal.
The Canadian province of Manitoba is mulling the pros and cons of regulating online gambling, reports the publication Canoe, which quotes no less an authority than Manitoba Lotteries Minister Steve Ashton.