The UK Gambling Commission’s recent suspension of online gambling company MetroPlay-666Bet’s licence last week (see previous report) has been followed by the news that director of companies Paul Bell is being questioned by police in connection with an alleged £21 million fraud and money-laundering case. Reporting on the case over the weekend, the Sunday Independent …
The Rutgers Center for Gambling Studies has published the first of four annual independent reports on the efficacy of New Jersey’s responsible gambling requirements for the online gambling market. In summary, the report (see link below) indicates that the responsible gaming facilities offered by the New Jersey operators are used by only a small percentage …
South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, the man driving the Senate version of Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act banning proposal, appears to be flexible on whether state online lottery sales are to be included in the prohibitions in his bill, currently at committee stage in both House and Senate. According to the publication …
Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson is one of the online poker industry’s biggest detractors, but that hasn’t stopped his Venetian casino in Las Vegas from making an offer the organisers of this year’s Tournament Directors Association conference couldn’t refuse….comped conference areas, audio/visual equipment and reduced hotel rates for conference attendees. Matt Savage, who chairs …
Veteran Democratic Party Nevada Senator Harry Reid, a central figure in many legislative debates and developments regarding online gambling over the years, has announced that he will not seek reelection in 2016. The Senate minority leader has been associated with gambling for decades and was at one time lieutenant governor of Nevada and chairman of …
The Canadian provincial government in Quebec revealed in a budget statement Thursday that it plans to introduce a legislative amendment to “introduce an illegal website filtering measure” in an effort to increase revenues at its own online gambling portal Espacejeux, reports the Globe and Mail newspaper. Internet service providers (ISPs) could be ordered to block …
Online lottery group Zeal Network, formerly known as Tipp24, has posted a less-than-sparkling set of annual results that include a net profit dip of Euro 6 million, which the company’s board attribute to start-up costs at group subsidiaries and associates which would provide future returns. Key financial figures in 2014 included: * Revenues up 8.3 …
Diversification was the one of the main themes of Macau chief executive Fernando Chui Sai-On when he presented his annual policy address this week, warning that his government is to strengthen its oversight of gambling companies, and may require that they regularly present development plans for review, and that these should also embrace non-gambling projects. …
Idaho’s flirtation with virtual horse racing machines is about to come to an end after just two years, during which the 200 machines located in horse racing venues throughout the state became popular additions to the gaming facilities. On Thursday the state House supported a Senate vote of 25 to 9 to repeal the enabling …
According to a report in the publication Ars Technica this week, Google’s Youtube is about to become a competitor to Twitch (popular in online poker live streaming) which is currently the Internet’s biggest live streaming platform and was bought by Amazon last year for almost a billion dollars. Youtube Live will reportedly feature live gaming …
Tel Aviv and Barcelona-based social gaming developer Akamon Entertainment has released its latest offering, a slot titled Pearl Reef which has been incorporated in the company’s bingo and slots Viva! online gaming suite across portal and Facebook platforms. A mobile version is in development and will follow soon. The new product is a 5 reel, …
Online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has announced that it has signed a content supply agreement with Danish online gambling giant Danske Spil for use in the Danish regulated market. Danske Spil, owned by the Danish government, is part of World Lottery Association (WLA) and recognized as one of the leading lottery operators in the …
Picture 7 foot tall former basketball star Shaq O’Neal in a skin tight body suit cavorting and goofing around, and you have some idea of what the content of Playstudio’s latest social casino apps is likely to be…Shaq performed for the cameras so that programmers could capture motion detail and create the game with him …
The Malta-based business-to-business online gambling turnkey provider Optima group has inked what it characterises as a significant major agreement with computer technology group Oracle which includes special content agreements on the latest Oracle end-user products technology. Gerry English, managing director of Optima, explained Thursday: “This deal has different parts: “Firstly, at Optima we want the …
The Montreal-based online gambling group Amaya Gaming has announced that it is to spin off its Diamond Game Enterprises subsidiary through an initial public offering of the newly formed Innova Gaming Group. Amaya acquired Diamond Game Enterprises last year for US$25 million , a company which designs, develops, produces, markets and services games, systems and …
British online punters have two more UK Gaming Commission-licensed websites to try this week following the launch by industry newcomer Tau Gaming of SecretSlots and Hunky Bingo, both powered by 888 subsidiary Dragonfish. Former MetroPlay m.d. Jamie Walter, who now helms Tau Gaming, said this week that mobile operations enjoy a high priority at Tau …
The Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, an action group funded by land casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson and dedicated to banning online gambling in the United States, has issued a statement announcing a new campaign to “create awareness of the dangers of Internet gambling.” The campaign urges parents across the country to contact their members of …
Online betting service provider PlayEuroLotto reports that one of its Italian players has won a six-figure prize in the bet on the EuroJackpot game last Friday. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, matched five correct numbers plus one out of two Euro Numbers to claim the second tier prize, worth Euro 265,052.78. The big …
The challenges facing Macau’s gambling industry, notably the Chinese central government crackdown on corruption, international competition for VIP punters and possible visa restrictions, together with the falling revenues in the offshore gambling mecca, have prompted the Fitch ratings agency to revise its forecast for revenue growth this year. The agency has revised downwards its forecast …
Online gambling games provider GECO Gaming and the online operations of William Hill plc have inked a games supply agreement that will see offerings from Core Gaming, The Games Company, MX Digital, Revolver, Bet Digital and the Games Warehouse delivered via the GECO remote gaming server facility. The Vegas and Games tabs at William Hill …
U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci sentenced online sports betting ring leader Mark Ruff to nine years in jail Wednesday on charges that he was the key figure in an illegal $75 million online sports betting ring, money laundering and for attempting to blackmail a pro hockey player, Thomas Vanek. Ruff, along with his brother Joseph …
Political ignorance and biased misinformation probably characterise the proceedings in Washington DC yesterday (Wednesday) when the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations listened (and gave their own often mystifying views) to testimony from a witness list loaded to present an argument that internet gambling should be federally banned. The hearing was …
Live dealer gaming system provider Ezugi has entered into a four-year exclusive deal with the Jockey Club del Perú for the provision of digital and gaming content across its land-based properties and online and mobile platforms. Under the terms of the agreement, Ezugi will exclusively provide a full range of gaming products including their live …
After nine years service in positions including that of director of investor relations and company secretary for Paddy Power, Jack Massey will leave the company at the end of August 2015 to pursue other interests, the company said. As such, Paddy Power will transfer the role of company secretary to Edward Trainer incoming Group General …