Rumours last October that William Hill Australia CEO Tom Waterhouse had bought a sumptuous beach pad in a top Sydney suburb for A$13 million have been confirmed, according to the Property Observer, which claims that Waterhouse paid A$2 million over the asking price after the house had been on the market for just two weeks. …
Carl Icahn’s offer to save two Trump Entertainment Resorts land casinos in Atlantic City from bankruptcy has suffered yet another delay whilst an unsecured creditors’ committee is given an opportunity to study documents relating to his proposal. The committee complained that it had been denied documents concerning Icahn’s efforts to boost his Atlantic City casino …
Questions around the tactics deployed by federal enforcement agencies in their actions against alleged criminals again surfaced this week with the news that, without admitting wrongdoing, the US Justice Department has agreed a $134,000 settlement with New York plaintiff Sondra Arquiett. Reporting on the settlement, the Associated Press news agency revealed that Arquiett was arrested …
The first Senet Group television campaign to promote responsible gambling is all set to debut on British television screens this Friday. Senet Group is a purpose-founded problem gambling watchdog group funded by major UK bookmakers William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Paddy Power (see previous reports). The initial GBP 2 million campaign from Senet Group shows …
In Britain, leaked Cabinet-level correspondence indicating a rift between governing coalition partners the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats on the extent of gambling advertising has been publicised by the Daily Mail newspaper. In the correspondence, Liberal Democrat and Treasurer Chief Secretary Danny Alexander warns of the danger to young viewers of an “explosion of …
Montreal-based online gambling group Amaya Gaming Inc. has been selected as the Toronto Stock Exchange Tech Stock of the Year, and chairman and CEO David Baazov honoured as TSX Tech Executive of the Year by Cantech Letter. The awards recognise excellence and achievement in Canadian technology companies as voted on by a panel of independent …
Two bonuses are always better than one, and International Game Technology’s social gaming website DoubleDown Casino has upped the ante with the launch Tuesday of Wheel of Fortune Extra Spin for desktop and mobile devices. Wheel of Fortune is the most popular game theme on DoubleDown Casino, and inspired by the classic slot machine Wheel …
Wolverhampton-based developer Live 5 Gaming has signed an exclusive contract with HTML5 game provider CORE Gaming for its flagship terrestrial title “The Sky’s The Limit” which will be adapted for the online and mobile platforms for launch in the second quarter of 2015. Founder and chairman of Live 5 Gaming, Roy Howell said Core had …
Neill Garfield, whose recent resignation from Betsson subsidiary Nordicbet has prompted a search for a new managing director (see previous report), was named chief marketing officer for Irish bookmaker BoyleSports, Tuesday. Garfield brings a wealth of experience to the position having served as managing director for Nordicbet, head of marketing for Tom Waterhouse, general marketing …
Described as the evil cousin to the popular Yggdrasil Gaming title Jokerizer, “Dark Joker Rizes” is set for launch later this week (Thursday). A 5-reel, 10-payline video slot, Dark Joker Rizes is a “win-bothering-ways-game” paying out wins regardless of whether the winning lines are from the left or right. The game offers Mystery Win, Jokerizer …
JOINGO has announced the executive appointment of James Poole as director of gaming. Poole will be responsible for managing the extension of gaming elements in JOINGO-powered apps. He joins the firm from Inspired Gaming Group where he held the position of head of product – electronic table gaming. Prior to this he served as executive …
Vancouver-based Contagious Gaming Inc has licensed its proprietary Goal Time software platform to Manyx Interactive Ltd, an aggregator and provider of content to mobile and telecom operators. Based in Nigeria, Manyx Interactive claims to be licensed and regulated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of Nigeria. Under the terms of the agreement Manyx has been …
In a trademark infringement case dating back to June 2014, a U.S. District Court in Nevada awarded Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $ 2 Million from 35 domains taking advantage of the Las Vegas Sands trademark. The registrants of the domain names operating out of China, who Judge James C. Mahan enjoined in the proceedings, abused …
Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has named Alain Resplandy-Bernard (45) as deputy chief executive officer. Resplandy-Bernard, who was nominated by chief executive officer Xavier Hurstel, will take on the role from February 2, 2015 subject to Board approval. Currently serving as public auditor at the la Cour des comptes, Resplandy-Bernard is a former director general of …
Rival Gaming has launched two new titles in the past few weeks “Golden Gorilla” and “Snow Wonder”. “Golden Gorilla” is a 5-reel, 50-payline video slot, a bygone era-themed game featuring prehistoric creatures who guard the lost treasures of the Golden Gorilla. Three or more Golden Gorilla Idol symbols trigger a Free Spins feature during which …
Dublin-headquartered KamaGames has clinched a multi-year deal with English football club Manchester United for a social casino offer that will carry the renowned football club’s crest, imagery and theme. KamaGames develops and publishes social games for mobile, Steam, Xbox Live and the Playstation networks. Its flagship game is Pokerist Texas Poker available through the App …
Mondogoal has signed its fourth high profile English football club for a branded social daily fantasy sports offer. Chelsea FC (currently at the top of the Barclays Premier League), follows similar deals with Liverpool FC, Manchester City FC and West Ham United FC for the launch of a branded version of Mondogoal’s Daily Best XI …
British media reports Tuesday indicate that British bookmaking firms have suffered some of their heaviest losses over the weekend just past thanks to a slew of player-friendly sports betting results estimated to have cost bookies a collective GBP 40 million. One bookie characterised the weekend as one of the blackest yet for bookies as online …
Online and land gambling group William Hill plc has issued a trading update covering the 13 weeks from 1 October 2014 to 30 December 2014 (Q4) and the unaudited 52 weeks to 30 December 2014 (full year), reporting: * Full-year group net revenue up 8 percent and operating profit up 11 percent to around GBP …
The WinADay online casino reports that player AlisonP is its latest jackpot winner, scoring $205,200 on the Chinatown slot. The lucky player, who has been a member at WinADay since 2012, intends to pay off debt, buy a new car for her mother and travel to Rio for the Olympics next year, casino management reports. …
Italian gaming giants SNAI and Sisal have launched NetEnt games through the GameAccount Network following the completion of content integration at the end of 2014. The deal sealed in March 2014 enables NetEnt to offer its PC and mobile content to Italian operators (see previous report) with SNAI and Sisal the second and third to …
32Red Sport is utilising Transversal to deliver a new self-service functionality on its website. Transversal’s knowledge-powered solution enables 32Red Sport customers fast and easy access to questions online via desktop, tablet or mobile device. The service, which runs 24 hours a day, is intended to maintain 32Red’s already high customer satisfaction levels but will also …
Asian-focused online gaming operator Fun88 has partnered with Isle of Man network service provider TGP Europe Limited for a new offer in the UK market. The partnership launched an unassuming, rather clinical, UK-facing online sports book, live casino and slot destination at fun88.co.uk offering the usual player services, 24 hour support and various payment options. …
Midas Entertainment B.V.’s UK-facing Casino Midas has announced its closure citing changes in the UK licensing regime specifically relating to its online payment provider. The Curacao-licensed operation stopped taking wagers and deposits on January 12, 2015 and informs UK customers to contact support@casinomidas.com to withdraw their funds.