Poker pro and self-confessed professional gambler Phil Ivey has lost the court case he brought against Genting UK’s Crockfords Club in a UK High Court today (Wednesday). Readers will recall Crockfords refused to pay Ivey GBP 7.7 million in winnings following two day’s of playing a Baccarat version called Punto Banco in August 2012. Ivey …
GameSys has expanded its existing content supply partnership with content developer High 5 Games (H5G) for the New Jersey market to include the U.K. market and beyond. Under the terms of the new agreement, H5G will be integrating its remote gaming server VAULT with Gamesys’ UK-based online platforms. “This extension in our relationship will enable …
A Baltimore City Paper report said Maryland Prosecutors’ stalled case against Bodog Entertainment Group, its founder Calvin Ayre and Bodog executives James Phillip, David Ferguson and Derrick Maloney continues with extradition processes being pursued. Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Kay reportedly docketed a letter addressed to presiding officer U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake on the case’s …
750 000 Chinese mainland tourists flocked to Macau during Golden Week, an annual holiday in the first week of October, and the boost is just what Macau needs following a steady decline in casino revenue over the past four months. Foreign news agencies say political demonstrations in Hong Kong have provided the impetus behind the …
Gavin Grimes has been named head of casino over at Gala Coral’s Gala Interactive subsidiary. Grimes moved into the position effective October 1, 2014 having served as the company’s head of social gaming since 2013. Prior to his appointment at Gala Interactive in 2013, Grimes served as managing director of online advertising and marketing agency …
CrowdGather-owned social casino subsidiary Plaor Inc has launched its latest social casino title “Golden Rome” on Mega Fame Casino & Slots and across the Facebook, iOS and Android game platforms. Golden Rome, developed through Plaor’s partnership with Multicommerce Game Studio, is a 5 reel video slot featuring wilds, scatter symbols, and multipliers. “Multicommerce Game Studio …
Games developer Williams Interactive LLC has brought its terrestrial game “Sea of Tranquility” online. Sea of Tranquility, a 30-line, 5×3 style slot, is the first online title in a planned series to feature Williams Interactive’s “Close Enough” game engine. This game engine offers expanding WILDs and BONUS symbols that count towards a win even when …
Comtrade Gaming has inked a content supply agreement with Net Entertainment (NetEnt) affording its licences operators access to the complete range of mobile and flash casino games from NetEnt’s portfolio. NetEnt’s complete casino games portfolio is being integrated with Comtrade Gaming’s iCore, The Enterprise Gaming Platform will offer popular titles that include Go Bananas, South …
A Swedish player and Betsson customer has won a whopping Euro 3.8 Million playing Net Entertainment’s Hall of Gods online slot. This is Hall of Gods’ second jackpot award this year, the first awarded another Swedish player the second biggest online win of a Euro 7.4 million jackpot back in June. Net Entertainment’s Mega Fortune …
International market research firm Roy Morgan’s latest report on sports betting consumerism in Australia unsurprisingly confirms strong growth in online sports betting across most platforms. Information from the report published by SBC, is titled “The Roy Morgan Gambling Currency Report” and provides Australian-focused consumer information for the year ending June 2014, averaged over three months, …
BoyleSports has added RTÉ Sport’s coverage of horse racing across television, radio, online and mobile to its sponsorship portfolio, a deal reportedly costing the Irish independent bookmaker GBP 1 Million. BoyleSports is already heavily invested in Irish horse racing sponsoring the Irish Grand National and the Irish Greyhound Derby. The two-year deal will see Boylesports …
Horse race telephone betting will be introduced for the first time in Jamaica at a horse race meet to be held at Caymanas ParkWednesday. Caymanas Track Limited (CTL) said punters will need to set up a personal account with CTL before contacting the fully trained call centre to place wagers. Mobile betting will reportedly be …
Singapore Home Affairs Second Minister Mr. S Iswaran expanded on the 23/2014 Remote Gaming Bill at a second reading before Parliament today (Tuesday). The Bill was under debate for three hours involving 10 Members of Parliament (MEP) who voiced their reservations on the allowance of exemptions under the law. The proposal makes an allowance for …
Amaya Gaming Group’s Ongame Poker Network has reportedly withdrawn real-money services from the same 30 markets it exited its PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker operations from earlier this week. According to PokerFuse, Ongame skins Betsson, Poker Heaven, PAF, RedKings and Redbet are among those who ceased to offer real-money games as of October 1, 2014. …
Playtech-powered sports book TitanBet.co.uk has entered into its first UK horse racing sponsorship with Jockey Club Racecourses’ all-weather racetrack, Kempton Park Racecourse. Under the terms of the deal, TitanBet will sponsor three twilight all-weather race meetings during October and early November affording account holders free entry to each meeting along with other promotional offers. The …
Football and sports jackpot operator Colossus Bets have confirmed the first winners of its £1,000,000 HDA15, in the 8th weekend since the bet has been offered. 2.5 tickets have won the pool, Colossus Bets said, each full ticket receiving GBP 200 000 for their GBP 2 stake and GBP 20 000 for those that staked …
French National Lottery and betting operator La Française des Jeux (FdJ) has named Stéphane Pallez (55) as its new chief executive officer, replacing Christophe Blanchard-Dignac who has been campaigning for a fourth term in the position. Pallez began her career in the French Treasury, following which she filled the role of assistant director in charge …
Sports betting operator Sportium has been named Official Betting Partner of the Spanish Football League (LFP), the body that oversees the country’s two professional football leagues Segunda and Liga Divisións, for the 2014/15 season. LFP has seemingly softened its historically negative stance on bookmaker sponsorships as Sportium replaces Finnish charity gambling firm PAF. Under the …
U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp has postponed the release of his opinion on New Jersey State Governor Chris Christie’s bid to allow legal non-State-regulated sports betting. Shipp granted an extension to receive and review additional briefs from those for and against the proposal today (Monday). Oral arguments are now scheduled to be heard before the …
At an extraordinary meeting held today (Monday), Pari Mutuel Urbain named Xavier Hurstel as chief executive officer succeeding Phillippe Germond who resigned to head up Europ Car (see previous report). Hurstel (45) has held the position of deputy chief executive officer at PMU since 2008. He began his career at the Ministry of Economy and …
Online casino operator Mr Green and Co. is disputing an Austrian tax liability that may amount to SEK 100 million (GBP 8.59 Million) and has submitted a self-correction in accordance with Austrian Tax Law. The dispute relates to the 2011 implementation of Austrian law that imposes a 40 percent tax on gross game win on …
Len Blavatnik, the billionaire Warner Music owner, has acquired another 7.57 percent stake in digital sports rights firm Perform Group, bringing his holding through Access Industries to above 50 percent. Access Industries offered Perform an acquisition bid of 260p per share in September this year, an offer rejected by the board as “undervaluing the company”. …
William Hill has become the official betting partner to four high profile Premier League Football clubs brokered by sports marketing agency SPORTFIVE. The individual deals cover Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Swansea City for the 2014/15 season, reports The Drum. Carl Woodman, managing director of SPORTFIVE, said: “We’re delighted to have been able to …
Pune Police, acting on a tip-off, arrested Ekanksh Rajendrakumar Jain (33) who had his online betting business abruptly curtailed when Authorities raided his apartment and confiscated cash, 27 cellphones, 12 sim cards, a laptop, hard disk and a currency counting machine. Jain, who reportedly does not have a technical background, developed online betting software which …