Adam Silver, the outspoken chief of the US National Basketball League, has invited New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to join him in a less confrontational approach to expanded sports betting…a lobbying initiative to persuade Congress to change the presently restrictive Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The New Jersey approach has so far been to …
US casino operators may soon be asked by federal authorities to keep a keener eye on wagers due to the billions of dollars involved, according to a Reuters news agency report Tuesday. Two different and anonymous sources told the agency that illegal sports betting is funneling billions of dollars into the US financial system through …
Seattle-based Big Fish Games, recently acquired by Churchill Downs Incorporated, has launched a new title to its free-to-play Big Fish social casino. “Jackpot City” is an old Vegas-style 7s, cherries, diamonds and bars offer featuring four jackpots which include three progressives that can be won at any bet level. The new game within the Big …
Greece-headquartered gaming studio Vermantia has launched its first game title via the Odobo marketplace offering a sweet-filled world of opportunity. “Candylicious” debuts a magical sweet mountain that tasks players to reveal hidden candies on six rows, layer-by-layer. The player selects one of the 12 lucky candies at the beginning of each new level to match …
Evolution Gaming has backed up its recent release of “Bet Behind” (see previous reports) with the release of a new low-stakes, mass market Blackjack Party table game featuring unlimited Bet Behind. An unlimited number of online players can ‘Bet Behind’ any of the players in the main seven seats at the Blackjack Party table, while …
Costa-Rica licensed Rich Casino has launched a new extraterrestrial-themed game titled Orbital Mining. This 5-reel, 25-payline slot features extraterrestrial beings mining in deep space and tasks players to have a go at lining up symbols that include robots, elements and aliens to potentially be rewarded with Free Spins, Multipliers, Scatters and a Gamble function. Rich …
Gala Coral’s retail strategy and possible sale of its retail business is moving forward with the disposal of 60 Bingo properties and 8 Casino properties facilitated by its property subsidiary 2005 Propco Three Limited (Propco). Propco has sold 47 Bingo properties to M&G Investments, with another 5 expected to be sold shortly for a total …
The big winners in this year’s El Gordo lottery in Spain are celebrating in a Madrid suburb today after receiving pay-outs of up to Euro 400,000 from a Euro 2.5 billion-euro mountain of cash divided among thousands of ticket holders. More than 100 of the top winning tickets were sold in the Madrid suburb, reports …
On Monday police in the Malaysian district of Sepang invited local reporters to watch them crushing any future possibility of computers confiscated from illegal internet gambling operators ever being used again 1,209 machines were battered and crushed by a construction front end loader following the award of a court order for the destruction. Sepang Asst …
Google’s apology to Russia’s Federal Anti-Monopoly Service for letting gambling adverts slip through the net (see previous reports) has been followed by the news from the Tass agency that the Russians have imposed a fine of “$1.6 thousand” for the offence. That’s petty cash for the internet giant and constitutes a mild slap on the …
Online gambling group 666BET has issued a public statement bringing clarity to reports over the weekend of a split with former platform Novigroup (see previous reports). Over the weekend a 666BET spokesman said that there were circumstances that did not permit him to comment on the split, and Novigroup have been similarly reticent on the …
Police in Thailand report a widening investigation into an online betting ring that generated possibly billions of baht through illegal wagering on international football matches, according to the Thai media. In November two senior police officers, Lt General Pongpat Chayaphan, a former commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau, and his former deputy Pol Maj-General Kowit …
Coinciding with Chinese premier Xi Jingpin’s warnings to Macau to tighten up its regulation of gambling (see previous reports), the Xinhua official news agency has published the latest figures in the government’s two-month-long intensified crackdown on gambling. The agency reports that over 30,000 people have so far been arrested during the anti-gambling drive, with the …
Perhaps motivated by a widespread drive against corruption in China, the vast country’s president, Xi Jinping, called for tighter controls over gambling as he ended a brief visit to the Macau special region this week. The Chinese leader called on regional authorities to strengthen supervision and improve the regulation of gambling on the island, which …
Online sportsbetting and casino firm 666BET’s shuttering following a separation from the Isle of Man-based Novigroup earlier this week (see previous report) did not last for long; by Saturday morning the site was up and running again with an improved site design. 666BET appears to have managed this rapid resurrection thanks to an acquisition the …
Canada’s attempt to modernise sports betting, Bill C290, is set for review in the Senate early in January next year but according to local media still faces determined opposition from some members of the Upper House who have managed to obstinately stall the measure for the past three years, That’s despite overwhelming support from the …
Atlantic City’s struggling Taj Mahal casino resort has been handed another last-minute reprieve from shuttering by principal creditor Carl Icahn, who on Thursday pledged $20 million to stave of closure in the immediate future. The casino, unable to meet its obligations, had been due to close this Saturday after union negotiations and a bankruptcy court …
The impact of the UK’s new point-of-consumption tax regime will be mitigated for online gambling operators licensed on the Isle of Man, thanks to the island government’s decision this week to allow such operators to claim Double Duty Relief. The concession is up to a monetary maximum equivalent to the amount of gambling duty that …
A little over six months back, amid much fanfare and claims of serious backing, 666BET.com launched, headed by former founder and CEO at Gutshot Poker Barry Martin, and using football manager Harry Redknapp as an ambassador…yet this week the site is closed for “….a scheduled upgrade to our platform” and operator Novigroup on the Isle …
In the British Columbia province of Canada, a recent review of the BC Lottery Corporation, and subsequent parliamentary exchanges, has revealed interesting information regarding the province’s venture into legalised online gambling. The exchanges have been focused on what opposition politicians consider to be wasteful spending at the provincial lottery, which also operates the online gambling …
November stats from the Delaware Lottery bring the welcome news that online gambling revenues in November soared 42 percent compared with October, reaching $184,898. Delaware i-gaming revenue peaked in April this year when the three online gambling sites licensed in the state reported revenues of $240,762. Drilling down into the numbers shows that online poker …
Local media in Manila, Philippines made some startling claims based on rumours in the business community this week, alleging that federal law and immigration enforcement officials have been shaking down local businesses in the online gambling sector, thus threatening investor confidence. The reports claim that search warrants are too easily granted, enabling corrupt officials to …
A statement Thursday from online casino company Mr Green reveals that chief executive officer Mikael Pawlo is to step down in June 2015 as chief executive of the AktieTorget-listed company, but has been nominated to join the board of directors. Pawlo is a member of the founding trio of Mr Green and has served as …
Online gambling software provider RealTime Gaming has released its latest slot, a five-bonus game titled Wild Wizards. Wild Wizard symbols and Spell Book scatters trigger free game features with Held Expanding Wilds, Mad Magic Multipliers, Bonus Symbols and Extra Wilds in the new release of this 25 pay-line video slot. One of five mystical bonus …