In only two short months the online gambling industry has seen an avalanche of new games of all types from a wide range of Internet gambling software providers.
Endemol UK, a leader in entertainment programming has announced it has signed an exclusive brand and software licence agreement with global online bingo licensor Virtue Fusion (Alderney).
Dragonfish, the quaintly named business-to-business division of online gambling group 888.com, has secured another major deal, this time with the South African land gambling group Tsogo Sun Gaming.
Online gambling software provider Cryptologic has announced the signing of a multi-year licensing deal with Virgin Games, part of the Virgin Group.
Inspiring reading this weekend included a piece in the Birmingham Post quoting from an Ernst and Young survey which found that online gambling remains one of the brighter spots in the e-commerce and gambling sectors.
8,26 million South Koreans went gambling last (2008) year, recording another annual increase in the number of local residents gambling at legal establishments in the Asian country, according to a report released this week by the National Tax Service.
Online gambling group Gaming VC Holdings S.A., has released its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2009.
The popular Vancouver Sun columnist David Baines renewed his call for online gambling regulation in Canada over the weekend, using the re-launch of the Bodog brand in the Canadian market as a peg on which to hang his appeal.
One lucky Brit punter is worth Euro 31.7 million more this week than he was last following a gigantic win in a German lottery using the numbers 3, 4, 23, 30, 43 and 44, as well as the bonus number of 6.
The spate of football sponsorship deals between online gambling firms and UK football teams appears to have prompted the UK Gambling Commission to issue an advisory note this week.
The ambience at EiG may have been optimistic and even buoyant regarding the future legalisation of online gambling in the United States but it is apparently not shared by all the experts.
A report released this week by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government in the United States reveals that state revenues from licensed and legal gambling enterprises declined by 2.8 percent in fiscal year 2009 compared with the same period last year. The decrease represents the largest decline in 30 years.
The new Assets Forfeiture and Financial Crimes section launched last month by the Maryland US Attorney’s office has again been in action against online processors accused of working for online gambling firms.
Mr Green.com, the Malta-based online casino founded by Betsson pioneers Fredrik Sidfalk and Henrik Bergquist, has launched a slew of new games from the diverse software providers who supply the multi-platform operation with games.
Swedish gaming solutions developer Play’n Go has released the latest version of its instant-play online casino software, Casino 1.9, which features three new slot games alongside four unique mini titles.
The number of US citizens thrown into jail for refusing to testify before a Grand Jury probe into online gambling rose to six on Wednesday, when two more men were incarcerated for refusing to give evidence, reports the Kansas City Star newspaper.
Senator Ron Wyden has withdrawn his proposed legislation that sought to legalise and tax online gambling in the United States to help pay for healthcare reform, reports the Washington DC publication The Hill.
Online casino operator Virgin Games.com has announced the launch of its latest online slot, Bejeweled, commenting that the new addition is the first of many new offerings that Virgin Casino will be adding to its portfolio of games through the new integration partnership with gaming platform provider, Game Technology Solutions (GTS).
Online casino operator Virgin Games.com has announced the launch of its latest online slot, Bejeweled, commenting that the new addition is the first of many new offerings that Virgin Casino will be adding to its portfolio of games through the new integration partnership with gaming platform provider, Game Technology Solutions (GTS).
Slotland 3D online casino subsidiary WinADay.com has launched another unique, proprietary software-powered video poker game, bringing to nine the number of online offerings in its gaming suite.
VirWoX is using Neovia’s Neteller e-wallet to empower users of the Second Life virtual world to trade Linden dollars with real world currencies. Second Life users have exchanged more than 1.6 billion Linden dollars using VirWoX since its foundation in December 2007.
Webis Holdings has reported a 20 percent hike in annual revenues to GBP 140 million and a return to profit, thanks mainly to a sterling performance by online sportsbook subsidiary BetInternet.
Bloomberg business news is currently carrying an interesting feature on the potential of a liberated French gambling market for online gambling companies, opining that major online operators like Party Gaming, 888.com and William Hill could enjoy a boost next year when the French plan to open the market beyond its current monopolised status.
Europe-facing online payments company Moneybookers has been included in The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 league table, ranked at number six.