The New Jersey Division of Gambling Enforcement (NJDGE) reported a 4.5 percent decline in annual revenue to $2.74 billion from its combined Atlantic City and online gambling operations. The figures have beaten expectations considering the closure of four of the City’s twelve terrestrial casinos but indicated a 48 percent decline from its boom days in …
Federal Judge Helen G. Berrigan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana sentenced Frank J. Frabbiele (79) Wednesday to eight months in prison for operating an illegal sports gambling business. The Abita Springs man, paid an unnamed Costa Rica-based website to facilitate bets for clients from as early as 2008 (see …
According to the Macau Business Daily a new wave of online gambling advertising via text, flyers and taxi advertisements at China’s Zhuhai border has spurred politician Chan Meng Kam to submit an enquiry to the Chinese Government. The Zhuhai Border has two land ports of entry between mainland China and Macau. Judiciary Police and the …
Mr Green will debut Genesis Gaming’s “Ski Jump”, a 5-reel 10-payline slot – with 2-Way Pay – delivered via Quickfire. The slot, developed exclusively for and in close collaboration with Mr Green, features the adventures of a competitive ski jumper. Prior to starting the game, players are prompted to select a country after which numerous …
Irish-targeted online sports betting and casino firm SeanieMac International, Ltd provided the industry with a trading update today following its reinstatement on the OTCQB market as it became current in its SEC filings. Despite the challenges from the delay of its audit, the company said it has still added “thousands of customers over the past …
Irish Dedsert Ltd-owned online sports book BetBright has expanded its previous Cheltenham race sponsorships with the addition of the BetBright Cup Chase (formally the Prestbury Cup). The sponsorship of GBP 100 000 will contribute towards Cheltenham’s Trials Day for the next three years.
Top director Martin Scorsese and movie actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro have been engaged by Australian land casino magnate James Packer to promote his company’s new City of Dreams casino in Manila and Studio City in Macau in an advertisement reportedly costing $70 million. Industry reports claim that the De Niro and DiCaprio …
Experienced if cynical online punters who predicted this week that the latest big Mega Fortune progressive slot hit would undoubtedly again be a Scandinavian player (see previous reports) were right…the GBP 4.4 million windfall went to a Swedish player in Stockholm who had staked GBP 1.03, playing on a tablet. The win was achieved at …
Hard on the heels of its first online gambling licence issued, to operator Twelve40 this week (see previous report), the island government of Jersey in the English Channel has issued a statement extolling the virtues of its regulatory system, which include: * Providing the cheapest tier one jurisdiction licence costs available * Free Disaster Recovery …
HTML5 games developer CORE Gaming has engaged testing agency NMi to ensure that its products are compliant with regulatory requirements in multiple jurisdictions across the world. CORE’s chief commercial officer, Mark Rehorst-Smith, said this week that the number of licensing jurisdictions supported by NMi had persuaded his company to engage the testing agency as it …
Rivalling Mississippi’s Bobby Moak in the perseverance stakes, South African MP and shadow minister for trade and industry Geordin Hill-Lewis is reportedly gearing up for his second or third attempt to persuade parliament that legalised online gambling would be a good thing. The Democratic Alliance MP could face an uphill battle; earlier this week the …
Daily fantasy sports provider FanDuel is leveraging its NBA partnership to the full with its latest signing of American professional basketball team Cleveland Cavaliers. FanDuel’s partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers will give the company marketing opportunities in-arena as well as social media. The Cleveland Cavaliers join a portfolio already comprising Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Dallas …
Online gambling software provider Microgaming is starting 2015 with energy and gusto, putting up three previews of upcoming games on its Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/MicrogamingOfficial Taking the games in order, Loaded – a favourite of many online punters in desktop format has had a facelift and a conversion to HD (high definition) quality, with modernised …
Sportech PLC has been granted the right to appeal to the Court of Appeal regarding a GBP 93 million VAT repayment claim on its “Spot the Ball” game. The long running issue has been under scrutiny and in and out of the UK courts since March 2013 (see previous reports). In 2014, the First-tier’s Tribunal …
Malta-incorporated daily fantasy football operator Mondogoal has secured a high profile partnership with Spanish top division La Liga Club FC Barcelona (FCB). The partnership signals the first La Liga Club partnership for Mondogoal amid others from the Premier League and Italian Serie A football clubs. Under the terms of the agreement, Mondogoal will be permitted …
The Belgian Gaming Commission has issued an information note clarifying that live dealer gaming operated from abroad is prohibited. All operators offering live gaming in the Belgian market are instructed to report such to the Belgian Gaming Commission by Friday, January 16, 2015 after which the commission will appraise and inform who may continue to …
Wikibetting’s Bet Compiler platform is set for launch allowing users to create their own bets on a peer to peer basis. Customers will be able to follow what other bets are trending in the community while managing their own custom bets through an easy to use interface. The Betcompiler social betting platform offers customisable and …
Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH subsidiary Astra Gaming Group (AGG) has assumed a new identity as NOVOMATIC UK. NOVOMATIC UK will operate as a holding company for Empire Games, Extreme Live Gaming, Gamester, Greentube, Luxury Leisure, RLMS Sales, Bell-Fruit Games, Astra Games and Mazooma Interactive Gaming. The identity will operate from new headquarters in Brentford, London …
The first licence to operate online gambling in Jersey has been granted. The Jersey Gambling Commission issued the licence to provider Twelve40, with conditions attached including a duty to manage problem gambling. It follows the issuing of a number of licences in neighbouring Channel Islands Alderney and Guernsey. The commission said changes to UK gambling …
Live dealer gambling provider EntwineTech has launched a new table game titled Dragon Bonus Baccarat, claiming it is the first to provide this variation in Asia. While Dragon Bonus Baccarat has the same game rules as traditional baccarat, the addition of two new side bets on the Banker or Player results in the “Dragon Bonus” …
The interactive and online gambling group NetPlayTV has issued a Q4 trading update and notification of a directorate change, reporting: * 4 percent increase in new depositing players to 16,249 (Q4 2013: 15,648) * 3 percent increase in active depositing players to 33,073 (Q4 2013: 32,163) * Full year underlying results expected to be in …
The Chinese news agency Xinhua reports that the nation’s main lottery, the Welfare Lottery, achieved officially confirmed sales of 205.96 billion yuan ($33.6 billion) in 2014, up 16.67 percent year-on-year. The lottery contributed over 57 billion yuan to public welfare funds, according to the China Welfare Lottery Issuing and Management Centre. The majority of money …
Social network CrowdGather subsidiary Plaor has announced the first game release for 2015 at its Mega Fame Casino & Slots operation on Facebook, iOS and Android. The 23,000 punters who use the site will now be able to play Riches of the Sea, a 5-reel 30-line video slot developed by 2by2 Gaming and featuring Free …
Players in 16 countries at Spigo online gaming sites will have a wider choice of slots and p2p games following a collaborative content agreement with online gaming software supplier EveryMatrix. Spigo develops, maintains and hosts a gaming platform with HTML5 game clients that can be played on all browser-enabled devices, at present offering 50 games …