The massive success of online gambling group Betfair has again been reflected in the latest business accolade for founders Andrew Black and Edward Wray, who earlier this month were again honoured at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards in London.
For most online gamblers, hitting a progressive jackpot just once is the experience of a lifetime, but there are on record numerous instances of particularly fortunate punters who have achieved multiple wins. The latest of these is ChontelB, an Australian gambler on the Microgaming-powered Royal Vegas Casino website who recently took home A$26 813 for …
Itai Pazner, chief operations officer at online gambling group 888.com has launched a new GBP 8.8 million jackpot game – an Internet gambling record – with a free GBP 24 chance of winning it for online players.
The Vegas Technology-powered veteran online casino group English Harbour has added four new slots to its gambling suite.
If you haven’t yet heard of Absolute Casino.com you probably will soon, according to the Alderney-based owners Advanced Games Lab, which powers the new operation with its proprietary software. AGL is itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guernsey firm HC Capital Limited.
The online gambling group Betfair, and trade body the Remote Gaming Association are among the supporters of Right2Bet.net, an initiative that is inviting punters across Europe to register their vote and fight for their right to bet freely by going online and signing a virtual ‘naked petition’ (http://www.thenakedpetition.com/), uploading their own content and sharing viral …
A week on from it’s launch earlier this (October) month, online and offline betting firm William Hill plc’s in-house television channel is proving to be a popular service to punters visiting the group’s 2 450 betting offices.
The first draft of the much anticipated review of Australian gambling by the government’s Productivity Commission was released this week, with some predictable conclusions…and some surprisingly practical suggestions regarding online gambling regulation.
The online gambling software developer Playtech plc has issued a trading update predicting that it expects to deliver a generally positive third quarter 2009, with a 12 percent rise in gross income to Euro 31.9 million.
Dragonfish, the independent B2B division of 888 Holdings plc, has launched its X-Factor branded Quickplay game for Bingo.
The decision by Party Gaming founder Anurag Dikshit to sell off his remaining shares in the company not only caused a 12 percent dip in the share price this week; it ignited speculation as to the 36-year-old technology guru’s motivation.
After months of slow business occasioned by the economic meltdown and political interference, Macau land casinos seem to be on an improvement curve, judging by the latest numbers from the Macau Inspection and Coordination Bureau.
Ivan Kostov, leader of the right-wing Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria political party in the eastern European nation, has called for a ban on gambling in Bulgaria, the regional news agency Focus reports.
Hard on the heels of this morning’s story that Party Gaming founder Anurag Dikshit is to sell all but 38.8 million of his remaining shares in the group comes the news that the 36-year-old software whizz plans to walk away entirely.
Ukash is continuing its relentless global expansion with a new deal this week that sees it access the North American market for the first time. The company recently signed an agreement with Russia’s Wallet One.
Anurag Dikshit, the Indian computer technology professional who helped found online gambling group Party Gaming plc and in the process made a huge fortune, is to sell all but 38.8 million of his remaining shares in the company.
Most of the major UK online gambling companies are members of the Remote Gaming Association trade body, which this week marked October 19th as Responsible Gambling Awareness Day with a practical initiative communicating the industry’s commitment to the prevention of problem gambling.
Online gambling software developer Microgaming is upping the scare stakes with the launch of four new scary-themed bingo side games in time for the Halloween period.
The New Zealand Racing Board is to install a new, state-of-the-art Australian-designed betting system called Typhoon to replace the TAB’s ageing Jetbet system by December 2010, chief exec Andrew Brown announced this week.
The German state of Schleswig-Holstein could be about to break step with the 15 other German states with whom it signed the German Interstate Treaty on Gambling last year.
Internet cash voucher group Ukash has inked a deal with another new partner. It’s agreement this week with the Russian-based Wallet One will allow hundreds of thousands of global customers to purchase Ukash vouchers from W1 online accounts and spend securely online using the unique, patented Ukash PIN code.
William Hill plc stayed true to its recent trading update in releasing its third quarter numbers this week, recording a 3 percent drop in revenues in a tough quarter.
Online gambling software developer Vegas Technology, which numbers the English Harbour Internet gambling group among its licensees, has released two new games, both 5 reel, 25 pay-line, feature-rich video slots.
Internet skill gaming website WorldWinner.com has launched its latest game, a cash game version of Hasbro’s classic mystery game in the whodunnit genre, ‘Clue’.