Ladbrokes marketers appear to have a problem in getting to grips with acceptable advertising requirements; barely a week after being rapped over the knuckles by the UK Advertising Standards Authority for its Iron Man email promo (see previous report) the online and land gambling giant found itself in trouble with the Authority again this week. …
The Malta-based online gambling games developer Playson has announced that its omni-channel HD slot Art of the Heist has gone live. In an imaginative theme, the new game takes players on a night-time raid through Townsville Fine Art Gallery in the company of the great art thief, Vincenzo. Vincenzo shows players how to rob the …
The Democratic Party Representative for Laredo in Texas, Richard Raymond, has announced his intention to introduce a bill in the state legislature next year that will declare daily fantasy sports to be a legal, skill-based activity within the borders of Texas. If he is successful, his proposed bill will supercede the opinion issued in January …
The eSports league tournament organiser ESL has reached out to the traditional sports world as it expands ever faster, and has inked a deal with US sports event company AEG, according to a report in VentureBeat. AEG operates more than 120 venues around the globe, including the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and Oakland’s Oracle Arena, …
The owners of the fantasy sports information site FantasyWired have entered the operational side of the DFS vertical with a new fantasywireddfs.com real-money site powered and hosted on the iTEAM Network. The company assures players in its launch publicity that the iTEAM membership of FantasyWired DFS ensures a wider range of games and prize pools, …
A 30-strong raiding party made up of Thai anti-money laundering and police officials considerably outnumbered the six people arrested when police shut down an illegal online gambling venue in Bangkok’s Bang Khunthian district Friday. Police reported that the raid followed a month-long investigation into the operation, which they claim was associated with online sports betting …
The Australian operation of online betting exchange Betfair, which has been a wholly owned subsidiary of local casino operator Crown Resorts since 2014, has announced that it is switching its licensing jurisdiction from Tasmania to the Northern Territory, but will maintain a physical presence in Tasmania, where it employs a staff of 50. The Northern …
In a follow up to an earlier Yahoo interview discussing his plan to build a new $1.9 billion football stadium and bring the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas (see previous report), land gambling mogul Sheldon Adelson left no room for doubt on his antipathy to daily fantasy sports, which appears to be as strong as …
Online gambling games developer BetSoft has announced a partnership agreement which will see its full suite of desktop and mobile games integrated into Gamingtec’s B2B platform. “Gamingtec is a dedicated and comprehensive platform provider,” said Tom Nyborg of Betsoft. “Their growth has been phenomenal, a great indicator of the success they will achieve in this …
The shoot-from-the-hip online gambling policies of new Philippines national president Rodrigo Duterte impacted Leisure and Resorts World Friday as state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation ordered the company to shutter 53 of its e-gaming and electronic bingo venues. The shutdowns were revealed when Leisure and Resorts World reported the issue as a material development to …
In the Philippines, Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente told local channel TV5 Friday that 154 Chinese nationals involved in illegal online gambling were arrested this morning in a raid on a rented building in Clark Field, Angeles City, Pampanga. The raid followed an intensive investigation and surveillance of the offenders’ activities that lasted for …
Online casino operator Sky Vegas has inked a deal making the company the official broadcast and off-air sponsor of the popular UK television show Celebrity Juice screened by ITV2. The celebrity panel show is hosted by comedian Keith Lemon, and the Sky Vegas sponsorship is to run for the next 13 weeks, replacing previous sponsor …
The Massachusetts online gambling scene awoke from its current slumber this week with the news that the state Gaming Commission has unanimously voted to appoint chairman Steve Crosby as its representative on a new panel that will study online gaming and daily fantasy sports in hopes of informing future policy decisions. The panel and its …
Latest numbers from the Italian regulator indicate continued prosperity in Italian online and land gambling, with sports betting turnover in both land and online sectors totalling Euro 512 million in August, made up of online Euro 309.7 million and land Euro 202.3 million. The August numbers boost turnover for the year to date by 17 …
Arch anti-online gambling land casino owner Sheldon Adelson appears to have double standards when it comes to daily fantasy sports, according to a report in the publication Online Poker Report this week. In an interview in which the position of the National Football League on DFS was discussed, the casino tycoon observed that the assumption …
The relatively new Malta and UK-licensed online betting exchange company Smarkets has reported a more than 1,500 percent profit rise in 2015, despite its late entry into a very competitive space. According to reports in the UK business media, Smarkets reported in its first audited annual results that more than GBP 1 billion in trades …
The American Gaming Association’s increasingly aggressive campaign for the legalisation of sports betting at state levels in the United States received a major boost as the current NFL season got underway this week. Using social media and other channels, the Association drew attention to an infographic on its educated estimate that the season will see …
Global Daily Fantasy Sports, a publicly traded company on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange, will be entering the DFS market in the United Kingdom as a B2B supplier later this year, according to chief operating officer Justin Shulman. The move is part of a European-facing business initiative which will see the company target regulated markets, aided …
Gambling software provider GameAccount Network (GAN) has unveiled details of a previously announced but undetailed agreement with a native American casino operator, revealing that the customer is the Oneida Indian Nation. GAN’s B2B software, which provides social media casino games, will be integrated into Oneida’s Turning Stone Resort Casino in central New York State. In …
Betsson AB, an online gambling firm listed on Sweden’s Stockholm exchange, announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire the privately owned gaming operator Lošimų strateginė grupė, UAB, trading as TonyBet in Lithuania. TonyBet is the second largest licensed online operator in Lithuania, and through the acquisition the Betsson Group will strengthen its foothold in …
Playtech Sports has significantly strengthened its management team with a trio of senior appointments ahead of a number of large-scale Playtech ONE projects, and recent acquisitions including leading sports software provider BGT see previous reports). Richard Andrew has joined Playtech Sports as chief operating officer (COO) from The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Danny Angus has …
Norwegian-listed online gambling corporate Gaming Innovation Group has announced a new agreement that strengthens its presence in Eastern Europe, revealing that it is to supply platform services to Niké, a major betting operator in the Slovakian market. Niké, a widely and well established retail operator, is taking the GIG iGaming Cloud platform on board as …
Despite the toxic political and media climate in Australia regarding in-play betting, William Hill’s Aussie division is reportedly pushing ahead with its new Double Down product, claiming that it does not infringe local laws and raises “no issues or concerns.” The online product allows mobile punters to double the value of their wager, at a …
Speaking at the World Regulatory Briefing conference in London this week, the UK Gambling Commission head, Sarah Harrison, suggested to the gambling industry that a greater commitment to combat problem gambling through voluntary funding was needed…and hinted that if this was not forthcoming “a more robust arrangement” imposed on the industry may prove necessary. Comparing …