Betfair is the latest major online gambling group to sign up for games content from the Leander Games company and the 25 partner developers who work through the software company. The games will be delivered via Leander’s LeGa open gaming platform, Leander Games CEO Steve Matsell revealed Thursday, adding that both desktop and mobile games …
Google was in a spot of Russian bother this week when the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced that the company’s Russian presence was asked to remove gambling ads or face administrative penalties. Apparently the intervention took place after a complaint from the public had been received. Quickly responding to the warning, Google explained that banned …
Asian online punters who like the idea of betting with Bitcoins can look forward to a new entrant in that region soon as Irish-licensed online gambling operator Flutterclub.com prepares to launch. The Irish Times reports that the English and Chinese language site will offer online casino and sports betting action with Asia its main target. …
The Australian social games developer and operator Royal Wins is to widen its player acquisition effort through an affiliate marketer program launched through Income Access. The company’s flagship brand is Mojikan’s Kash Karnival, a social gaming hub that is accessible through Facebook and transports players to a flamboyant carnival featuring two areas, the Adventure Casino …
Two more defendants in the Las Vegas Caesars Palace illegal sports betting case appeared in court as expected Wednesday (see previous reports) and were sentenced by presiding Judge Andrew Gordon. Hui Tang and Seng Chen ‘Richard’ Yong emulated the guilty pleas submitted by their three colleagues Yan Zhang, Yung Keung Fan and Herman Chung Sang …
Kentucky state Senator Mike Wilson has fired the first shot in a campaign to ban internet cafe gambling in the state during next year’s legislative season. Sen. Wilson has pre-filed bill BR229 for the 2015 state legislative sessions, proposing a ban on internet gambling offered through cybercafes. The senator claims that online gambling through these …
The Australian online lottery specialist Jumbo Interactive has issued a trading update advising that sales in H2-2014 are buoyant in the range A$62 – A$65 million, and the company expects to improve performance over the first half of the year by 23 percent. The provider reports that customer accounts at OzLotteries.com reached a landmark 1.81 …
The Responsible Gambling Trust’s study of Fixed Odds Betting Terminal (FOBT) punters released Wednesday has the UK media expressing alarm at some of its findings. The study of 4,000 UK punters, carried out by NatCen, revealed alarmingly high levels of problem gambling with the machines, The Guardian newspaper reports. Researchers found that 37 percent of …
Plans to revise Sweden’s monopolistic online gambling laws, spurred by threats from the European Commission (see previous reports) could be temporarily delayed following the ruling party’s decision this week to call a snap general election. Prime Minister Stefan Löfven of the Social Democrats party has set March 15 next year as the election date following …
A failed – and expensive – online gambling partnership between the Canadian provincial government of Port Edward Island (PEI) and the tribal Mi’kmaq Confederacy continues to make headlines in the province, with the tribe adamant that it will not be ponying up C$990,000 it received, allegedly as a loan. The Mi’kmaq approached the government in …
A high profile Florida-based sports betting adviser, Adam Meyer (42) has been indicted by a Wisconsin grand jury on serious charges of fraud, racketeering, extortion and intimidation involving a firearm after shaking down an indebted gambler for around $25 million. Meyer operates the Real Money Sports enterprise, allegedly offering punters a 70 percent success rate …
Court documents in Nevada have revealed that the penalties for organising internet sports betting from a hotel in Las Vegas during the FIFA World Cup are punitive. High profile Asian gambling personality Paul Phua and his associates were busted in an FBI sting earlier this year, with one defendant escaping punishment and five out of …
Reports from a variety of sources in Washington DC appear to indicate that Sheldon Adelson’s attempt to ban internet gambling through the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) has failed…at least in this Congressional session. The House bill is being driven by Utah Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz in the House, whilst Senator Lindsey Graham is …
Online gambling software provider Microgaming has given internet punters something to look forward to early in 2015 with the preview publication on Youtube of a new 5 reel, 243 Ways-to-Win multi-featured video slot branded Gung Pow. The game has plenty of fireworks, both visually and within the features, which include free spins and the possibility …
A Norwegian Ministry of Culture-commissioned report on the technological developments in the gaming market found as many as 42 percent of a survey sample of Norwegians believed that utilising the services of foreign gaming operators was permissible, while another 20 percent were unsure. The commission tasked with presenting the report said the legal gaming market …
Sports data provider PERFORM has entered into a record 10-year media extension deal worth around US$ 525 million with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). This extension to PERFORM’s existing partnership with the WTA marks the largest live media rights and production venture in the history of the WTA and in women’s sports. The initiative will …
Malta-licensed operator Casino Saga has taken on a full range of Play’n GO content for web and mobile following the announcement of a deal earlier this week. Georg Westin, chief executive officer of Casino Saga said: “Play’n GO has proven to be a very fast moving company providing great games and has the same kind …
Software services provider Contagious Gaming has entered into an acquisition agreement for all of the issued and outstanding securities of Chelbis Company Ltd for a consideration of CAD$4,050,000 plus an earn-out consideration for the next two years. Chelbis owns and operates established bingo destinations House of Bingo, Gone Bingo and Harrys Bingo along with bingo …
Andy McCue, chief executive designate for Irish gaming firm Paddy Power announced three senior management appointments Tuesday effective January 1, 2015. Peter O’Donovan has been appointed chief product officer in a newly created position that will link the technology and product development teams across Paddy Power and Cayetano in Bulgaria. He will also oversee the …
The Guardian newspaper reports that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is about to offer compensation to more than 150 Australian patients, who say they developed gambling and sex addictions as a consquence of taking the company’s Cabaser medication for Parkinson’s Disease. The offer is subject to court approval, where the 150 plaintiffs have launched a class action, …
Litigation launched two years ago by Asia-based LT International against SHFL (now part of the Scientific Games group) has been dismissed by a Nevada district court. The case involved accusations under the federal US Lanham Act concerning breaches of the Act regarding unfair competition in advertising and marketing, and arose from a dispute between SHFL …
Anti-gambling campaigners tried this week to exploit new figures from the UK Gambling Commission which show a rise in the number of problem gambler self-exclusions. But the Commission said that there was no discernable single or particular cause for the increase, and there could be a variety of reasons for it. The statistics suggest that …
A 25-year-old Norwegian online punter, Nina Larsen Kvam, recently suffered the crushing disappointment of scoring a 842,000 Norwegian kronor (around GBP 75,000) slot win on a stake of NOK 300 (GBP 11), only to have the win invalidated due to a technical flaw within the game. Kvam hit the win at Malta-licensed PlayCherry Group’s Spilleautomater.com …
The online sports betting platform provider Everymatrix has put a lot of thought and effort into a white paper on the future of online gambling in the European Union regulatory sense, publishing a white paper this week on the controversial subject. The paper examines the current situation and explores possibilities on regulatory harmonisation and a …