The UK Gambling Commission has revoked BetButler Limited’s remote operating licence stating a variety of reasons that include: – The Licensee is unsuitable to carry out its licensed activities in a manner which is consistent with the licensing objectives, – The Commission is not satisfied as to the competence of the Licensee, – The Commission …
888sport has launched its new live streaming offer BetWatchWin to the UK and Irish markets. Customers who have money in their 888sport account or who have placed a bet of at least GBP 1 in the previous 24 hours qualify to watch any of the live events showing at the time. Coverage includes German Bundesliga, …
As was expected, numerous legal challenges have seen the Wiesbaden Administrative Court provisionally suspend the issuing of sports betting licences by the Hesse Ministry of the Interior and Sport (see previous reports). The decision follows an application for a summary process filed by at least a dozen rejected applicants, a court spokesperson said. Those reportedly …
The Swedish Gaming Board’s award of a licence to the Swedish Sports Alliance (SSA) has initiated the launch of a new digital lottery platform on mobile and PC. The lottery is designed to boost funding for Swedish sports and is open to all sports federations and associations within the Alliance for Sport. The deal is …
High 5 Games (Gibraltar) Limited, a new wholly owned subsidiary of High 5 Games has been awarded a Gibraltar Gaming Licence by the jurisdiction’s authority, the final step in the setup of the company’s new office in Gibraltar. High 5 Games said the company will expand its sales activities to target regulated European gaming operators …
Gauselmann Group expressed its pleasure at receiving a German sportsbetting concession for its CASHPOINT business, this week. The company detailed the complex selection process saying 35 companies had ultimately qualified and were assessed by point score on 15 main themes which in turn were subdivided into further categories. The point score, which was applied to …
NextGen Gaming, the Australian-based slots studio of NYX Gaming Group, has released “Gorilla Go Wild” to William Hill Vegas – an engaging slot featuring Gary the Gorilla. Gorilla Go Wild provides social hooks alongside key gaming elements as the main character “holds the bananas than can provide a path to wealth through his rich, jungle …
Software developer Realistic Games has relocated to new offices in Reading to accommodate expansion in the business. Asides from opening a new office in Gibraltar, over the past year Realistic Games has entered into deals with William Hill, Gala Coral, Gaming Realms and Intellectual Property and Software Limited. The company was also granted a Remote …
Former Roanoke restaurant owner Coy Roger Lamm (46) was sentenced to two and a half years probation and one year of home confinement in a US District Court this week. Lamm pleaded guilty earlier this year to the federal felony offense of running a multimillion-dollar sports gambling ring, as well as failing to pay excise …
Teddy Sagi’s recently AIM-listed online payment processing company SafeCharge Limited has been authorised as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) allowing the organisation to issue electronic money in accordance with the European Union E-money directive and as authorised by the Central Bank of Cyprus. David Avgi, chief executive officer of SafeCharge said: “Obtaining the EMI license …
Fortuna Entertainment Group has named Per Widerstrom as its new Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer, effective from the fourth quarter of 2014. Widerstrom is joining Fortuna from Gala Coral Group where he most recently held the position of Managing Director of Gala Interactive. He has vast industry experience having also held …
Following 98 complaints from the general public, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) delivered its decision on Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming’s “Ladbrokes Life” Media campaign (see previous reports). In appraising three issues covering four TV ads, six poster ads, four video-on-demand ads and a video on the Ladbrokes Youtube channel, the ASA upheld one issue in …
ACF Fiorentina, a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany, has signed Betclic as a top sponsor. Under the terms of the sponsorship agreement, diverse initiatives oriented towards Viola fans across the club’s social and digital platforms will be launched in conjunction with more traditional exposure inside the Stadio Franchi and on team jerseys. “The …
The Bulgarian State Gambling Commission has supplemented its blacklist with another 10 websites. Latest additions comprise: primajuego.com, championsbet.net, 7epta7.com, sb-488.com, bet-mart.com, bg.sportingbet777.com, bg.sportingbetpoker.com, redkings.com, grandparker.com and luckyredcasino.com. The latest raft amount to around 260 blacklisted websites listed on the document.
The Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) has ruled in favour of Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HRMC), in an appeal case on a VAT repayment claim regarding Sportech PLC’s “Spot the Ball” game (see previous reports). In an initial ruling last year the First-Tier Tribunal found in Sportech’s favour resulting in a payment made …
Amaya Gaming Group was added to the S&P/TSX Composite Index effective at market opening on Monday, September 22, 2014. The index comprises approximately 250 Canadian corporations which represent the largest businesses on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Malta’s Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) has announced the suspension of WinerGame Limited’s category 1 remote gaming licence LGA/CL1/730/2011 without disclosing the reasons behind the move. The LGA has directed WinerGame Ltd. to suspend all gaming operations, cease to register new players, not take any further deposits, not offer any games falling under the Authority’s …
Software developer High 5 Games (H5G) has released a number of social games to both its High 5 Casino and Shake the Sky Casino on Facebook. “Enchanted Realms”, a title featuring Super Symbols, was released for social play at High 5 Casino (H5C) along with other games that include “La Torera Roja”, “Aegean Sunset”, “Celtic …
The Revel casino hotel in Atlantic City, built at a cost of $2.4 billion just two years ago but now bankrupt, can be put up for sale by auction despite efforts to delay the sale. On Monday New Jersey Judge Gloria Burns in Camden made the ruling after the only bidder – a Florida businessman …
Atlantic City’s woes were highlighted again Tuesday with the news that Trump Plaza has closed its doors for the last time, a victim of declining business in the gambling enclave due to regional competition and economic hard times. Associated Press reports that the demise of the casino has been clear for some time, pointing out …
A content deal signed between online gambling group Betfair and software provider Net Entertainment (see previous report) has been completed this week with the launch of the games following a fast integration process. “I am very pleased about the great collaboration between NetEnt’s and Betfair’s integration teams which resulted in a quick launch. I am …
The online gambling information site Gambling911 has reported that recent Bwin.Party share buys by certain directors of the company are being scrutinised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. 911 claims that a FCA source has informed it that the regulator is investigating “…recent, possibly-suspicious, large purchases of stock by directors of the company.” The article …
Red Flush online casino has launched publicity on a new video slot from its game supplier Microgaming titled Red Hot Devil – due for launch early October. The five-reel, 25 pay-line game is multi-featured and has a devilishly fiery theme with seductive she-devils, flames galore and a heavy metal sound track – check out the …
The UK Gambling Commission has welcomed the formation of the Senet Group watchdog by Britain’s four biggest bookmakers (see previous report), applauding the commitment of the founders and expressing the hope that the initiative will attract other industry companies. In a statement following the Monday launch of Senet by founders William Hill, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power …