The online operations of the Irish betting group Paddy Power, which contribute most of the group’s profit, performed well in the first half of 2009, reporting a 20 percent increase in active customers and a 23 percent rise in amounts wagered.
The Latin American country of Argentina was the source of good news midweek as the Dow Jones news agency reported that plans are afoot to legalise and regulate online gambling.
Party Casino’s negotiations with major movie companies for the rights to make online slots from famous movie themes continues to deliver dividends, with a Rambo video slot release this week.
The Jacksonville Business Journal reports that a local company, Jacksonville Greyhound Racing Inc., has launched litigation against a string of Internet cafes in the region, accusing the operators of illegal gambling.
The US Powerball lottery has released the name of the winner of its latest $260 million mega-draw as Soloman Jackson Jnr., a former South Carolina state employee who retired from the state Revenue Department in 2000.
Gambling software developer CTXM has completed implementation of its GamingOS social gaming platform at one of the biggest social networking websites in the Baltic States, One.lv.
Online betting and gaming group Leisure & Gaming plc published results for the first half of 2009 this week, showing good growth from the corresponding period in 2008, and pre-tax profit up Euro 500 000 at Euro 1.8 million (H1 2008: GBP 1.3 million) on earning net win of Euro 13.9 million (2008: Euro 11.5 …
Wizard Gaming, the Isle of Man registered online gambling software developer that has attracted surpisingly few licensees despite an appealing and mainly slot inventory, has launched version 5 of its software. The upgrade carries fresh functionality and new games.
Hopes that the state of Delaware would prevail in litigation launched against its sportsbetting ambitions by the national sports leagues were dashed Monday in a surprise ruling by a federal appeals court.
The UK online gambling group Betfair is fortunate that one of its major shareholders, Bernard Arnault (he holds around 10 percent of the stock, it is understood) has such good connections in France.
Bettorlogic, the form analysts backed by Betfair founder Andrew Black and former Sportingbet CEO Nigel Payne, has announced a partnership with Arsenal.com in which the UK famous football club’s website will host Bettorlogic’s unique Player PRO tool.
Based on its experience in the Mexican market, server based gaming specialist company Betstone.com predicts a great technology-driven future for the country, with SGB technology helping to unlock Mexico’s gaming potential and enable it to become one of the largest centres of gaming excellence globally.
The speculation surrounding the failure of online gambling group Linx Media’s Eurolinx, BetonBet and Linx Casino deepened Monday with a public notice on the Malta licensing jurisdiction website advising that BetonBet, hitherto believed to have been licensed by the LGA, was not as far as the LGA is concerned.
The respected Las Vegas Review-Journal provided encouraging weekend reading in an article by Howard Stutz which examined how prepared the gambling state of Nevada might be should Barney Frank’s attempt to legalise online gambling in the United States prove successful.
It appears from media reports coming to light over the weekend that Brazilian politicians could be gearing up for a ban on Internet gambling that could include UIGEA-like elements designed to disrupt financial transactions between players and online gambling operators, and even Internet Service Provider blocks on offshore online gambling websites.
The village of Bagnone in Tuscany, Italy broke into spontaneous celebration (and some speculation) Saturday night as the news came through that the record breaking Euro 147 807 299.08 main prize of the SuperEnalotto had at last been won.
With reaction in the player community building following Friday’s news that the Linx Media Group is insolvent , an online poker marketing expert suggested possible solutions to safeguarding player funds from debacles such as this.
Rumours earlier this month that Betfair may be seriously considering a public listing resurfaced this week as news that banking advisers are to be consulted appeared in the media.
In India, the Madurai city Commissioner of Police K. Nandabalan’s special anti-gambling team led by Deputy Commissioner of Police P.C Thenmozhi, continued its drive against illegal gambling rings which do business through websites.
The Herald Sun newspaper in Australia reports that widespread Distributed Denial of Services attacks have crippled a number of leading Aussie sportsbetting websites, possibly costing operators millions in lost bets over a busy weekend that features the final Ashes Test, the World Athletics Championships, Tri Nations rugby and crucial AFL and NFL games.
According to a report in Brand Republic, a bunch of geeks in southern California has come up with a new form of gambling on the abbreviated social networking site Twitter.com. It doesn’t involve hard cash, but wagering your Twitter “followers”.
The intention of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation to enter the online gambling arena by March 2010 has resurfaced in the Canadian media following last week’s announcement that it is to increase its wagering limit from $120 a week to $10 000 a week.
Microgaming’s late Friday announcement that it has pulled the software licence of the Linx Media online gambling group on doubts regarding the company’s solvency has been followed by extensive forum discussion and a company announcement on the relevant websites.
Pacific Sea Invests SA, which owns the First Cagayan licensed online sportsbetting site 12Bet.com, has announced a 2 year shirt sponsorship deal with the Spanish football club Sevilla.