The British online and land gambling giant Ladbrokes plc published an unaudited interim management statement this week covering the last four months, and conveying the disappointing news that group profits compared to the same period last year had eroded by 34 percent.
The UK-based Buckingham Bingo company, perhaps better known for its land operations, has become the latest Internet bingo operator to re-sign with Virtue Fusion Alderney, using the brand BuckyBingo.co.uk.
The UK online gambling group Sportingbet has posted a 98 percent increase in pre-tax profits in Q3 of its financial year, and based on initial Q4 numbers has expressed confidence in the future.
Online gambling software and games developer Microgaming has released four new themed games for June featuring daredevil fighter pilots, intergalactic space travellers, tennis champions and European blackjack.
WagerWorks is now providing a range of premium branded games for use in the online casino operations of Balkanbet.com, a principally sportsbetting firm operated by Eurofootball in the Balkanbet group.
Thailand’s Police Chief Pol. Gen. Patcharawat Wongsuwan told the National News Bureau this week that he estimated that over 70 percent of illegal online and live gambling in the country’s capital Bangkok has been neutralised in a concentrated drive by his officers.
The Danish government’s putative plans to censor the Internet by asking ISPs to block specified websites that reportedly include online gambling enterprises has come in for some stiff criticism this week in the Danish newspaper The Copenhagen Post.
The Danish government’s putative plans to censor the Internet by asking ISPs to block specified websites that reportedly include online gambling enterprises has come in for some stiff criticism this week in the Danish newspaper The Copenhagen Post.
The London-listed online gambling software provider Playtech plc is to supply Internet bingo and casino games to the major international Internet betting exchange Betfair under the terms of an agreement announced by the two companies this week.
Virgin Games’ diversity of software providers (the Internet gambling company uses a mix of Boss Media, Wagerworks and St Minver in its offering) had the potential to cause player frustration with its cross-platform nature, and the company has sorted the matter by taking it all under one virtual roof.
Unconfirmed reports circulating this week suggest that the Irish sportsbetting company Boylesports is to close its multilingual customer support centre in Pueblo Nuevo, Spain, and has already retrenched some 40 staff members.
Sportsbetting company Betbull Holding SE’s results for the quarter ended March 31st 2009 have showed a disappointing decline of 67 percent of EBITDA, which dipped to Euro 100 000 (Q1 2008: Euro 300 000). Taking the positives from the results, EBITDA excluding the joint venture in Madrid was Euro 500 000 for the quarter.
Internet gambling software and games developer Microgaming will be using the G2E conference and Expo in Macau to showcase the latest version of its live dealer system and four new quality games between June 2 – 4 this year.
Local business media in Nottingham, England report that Rob Yong’s hard-fought-for live poker room in the city “Dusk Til Dawn” is “highly likely” to be shutting its doors in two weeks’ time.
Hopes that 2009 might see the modernisation of 200-year-old antiquated gambling laws in South Carolina have faded this week on the news that state politicians were not able to address the issue before the conclusion of the legislative session in the state and the bills will now be put on hold until 2010.
The publication US News gave American politicians Barney Frank and arch rival Spencer Bachus plenty of space to present their strongly opposing views on Internet gambling this week, bringing a welcome exposure to the subject shortly after Frank launched his latest bill to legalise and regulate the pastime in the United States.
Industry observers opined that something was in the air when the Playtech-powered Chili Poker.com online poker room inked an agreement with the French telecomms powerhouse Iliad in February this (2009) year.
The independent directors of player protection and standards authority eCOGRA have approved an updated version of the requirements for an Affiliate Trust Seal, incorporating suggestions made during consultations with affiliate program managers.
On the eve of its annual general meeting, London-listed Leisure and Gaming plc released a trading update this week in respect of the period April 1st tol May 25th, showing a positive gross profit of Euro 1 million – well within management’s expectations.
On the eve of its annual general meeting, London-listed Leisure and Gaming plc released a trading update this week in respect of the period April 1st tol May 25th, showing a positive gross profit of Euro 1 million – well within management’s expectations.
Shocking news reported by The Guardian newspaper at the weekend was that a UK Gambling Commission undercover initiative has exposed a stunning disregard for underage exclusions at most of the UK’s bookie shops.
Online gambling software developer Vegas Technology has released four new online slots with a diversity of themes in Monster Money, Salsa, Jungle King and La Fiesta.
Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment, the new division set up by the giant US gambling group to handle its future online gambling enterprises, will be headquartered outside the United States in Montreal, according to reports this week in the Montreal Gazette.
The Herald Sun newspaper in Victoria, Australia reports that Tabcorp is gearing up to answer the growing competitive threat of corporate bookmakers. It response is to give notice of its intentions to offer fixed odds on every race in all three codes by the end of the year.