With a Monday deadline for signature looming (see previous reports), New Jersey governor Chris Christie finally made up his mind Friday to impose his absolute veto on a bill that would have opened up sports betting in New Jersey despite the federal limitations of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. In exercising his right …
The UK Gambling Commission has launched a new online gambling consultation seeking opinions from the public and the industry on the levels and nature of social responsibility protections that internet and mobile gambling operators should provide. Given the often controversial high profile of gambling in recent times as a result of the FOBT furore and …
GameAccount Network plc, a developer and b2b supplier of gaming software and online gaming content, has confirmed that since January this year it has had a licensing agreement with Konami Gaming to use the land game supplier’s content on its clients’ online sites. The first game, China Shores, goes live this week, and will be …
New Jersey governor Chris Christie continues to keep everyone guessing on whether he will sign an intrastate sports betting law overwhelmingly approved by the state legislature some weeks back. The contentious bill, crafted by Sen. Ray Lesniak after the US Supreme Court declined to hear the state’s case on earlier legislation and litigation (see previous …
Online sportsbetting site 666Bet has signed as shirt sponsor for the 2014-2015 season with Leyton Orient a League One professional football club founded in 1881 in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England. Orient commercial manager Tom Jeffes said: “We’re delighted to welcome 666Bet as our main shirt sponsor in what is a fantastic deal …
The two-day inaugural Summit of iGaming, Malta expo and conference is set to commence October 31 on the Mediterranean island which has become a key location in the online gambling industry. Organisers are expecting over 500 delegates to fly in for the event, and report a healthy response from software and other providers keen to …
A Canadian resident, Jason Ferguson, has identified himself as the man who ended up with the details of over 650,000 Paddy Power players, allegedly obtained through a security breach back in 2010. The betting company has only recently publicly acknowledged the breach following its launch of legal proceedings in Canada (see previous reports). Ferguson is …
The online gambling industry has yet another national government blacklist to keep in mind following the publication by Latvia this week of its list of unlicensed operators who could find themselves ISP-blocked in the Baltic state. The list is the work of the new Latvia Lotteries and Gambling Supervision Inspectorate and includes top online gambling …
Just months after the initial release of the first High 5 Games slots for real money online play in New Jersey through its launch partner Caesars Interactive Entertainment (see previous reports), an expanded selection of seventeen additional slots is set to go live on CaesarsCasino.com, the company announced Thursday. Of these seventeen premium titles, The …
Virtual tennis tournaments with up to 16 players are now available as Betradar’s latest sports betting solution, launched this week. Internet and mobile punters can place bets on a continuous basis, with new wagering cycles commencing at 3.5 minute intervals, and up to eight matches played in parallel. The product has been designed and developed …
The Hawthorne Race Course in Illinois has become the latest US company to sign up for Sportech Racing and Digital’s range of online and land-based betting products. Sportech Racing and Digital is the American subsidiary of the UK-listed gambling group Sportech plc. The new deal will see SRD providing Hawthorne with totalisator and related services …
Denmark’s regulated gaming market generated gross gaming revenue of DKK1,195 million (Euro 160.3 million) in Q2-2014, with record performances from both sports betting and online casino during the period, reports the national regulator. It was the strongest quarter yet from operators providing sports betting and online casino products since the opening of the Danish online …
PlayStudios, a social casino operator associated with the American MGM gambling group has signed a deal giving it access to slots for its free-play myVegas app from the respected Konami Gaming company. The agreement establishes myVegas as a social and mobile channel for several Konami game titles under licence. “Licensing established content has been the …
With popular titles like Alice in Wonderslots and Lucky Pirates to its credit, games development studio Playson is becoming increasingly well known in the HD games development business, and it has extended its range by joining the Odobo Developer Program this week. Playson employs around 250 people in offices and studios in Malta, Ukraine, Russia …
Internet gambling group Tipp24 has reported reduced profits for a second consecutive quarter, blaming increased costs in the ramping up of new businesses. On Thursday the company adjusted its forecast for FY 2014, estimating that it will grow revenues by between Euro 135 and Euro 145 million, and expects a reduced EBIT of Euro 15 …
The Unibet online gambling group has delivered another sterling set of results for Q2-2014, reporting: * Earnings up 38 percent to GBP 16.7 million * Revenue up 24 percent to GBP 77.1 million. * Active customers up more than 33 percent quarter-on-quarter at 610,000. * World Cup football betting made up GBP 16 million of …
888 Holdings chief executive Brian Mattingley remains bullish on the prospects for his company’s online sports betting venture 888Sports, telling reporters in a conference call Wednesday that his company’s Emerging Offering division, which includes the sportsbook product, generated $7 million in revenues – up 15 percent – in Q2-2014. “Our Sports betting offer once again …
Through its licensing agreement with Universal Partnerships & Licensing, Microgaming has released its much anticipated Jurassic Park online slot via download, Flash and Quickfire platforms today (Wednesday). The game features 243 ways to win across five reels and transports the player to a bygone era using 3D-rendered imagery, environmental animations and realistic, quality audio. During …
Sports betting provider SBTech has inked an exclusive multi-year deal with TGP Europe Ltd for the provision of a turnkey sports betting solution for the company’s white label operation. TGP Europe, owned by TGP Holdings part of the Sun City Group, a major provider of live dealer casinos in Asia will switch from its current …
Wei Seng “Paul” Phua and his son, Darren Wai Kit Phua entered a plea of not guilty in Federal Court this week in response to a Felony indictment of transmitting illegal wagering information and operating an illegal gambling business (see previous reports). Paul Phua, a Malaysian national and professional high stakes poker player is alleged …
The British online gambling group Bet365’s venture into the Australian market is proving to be an expensive business, with the usually successful company reporting losses of A$40.8 million in its 2014 financials, said to be generated mainly by start-up costs. The latest result takes the online betting company’s accumulated losses to A$77 millon in just …
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia has accredited NMi to perform online and land-based games testing. Julian Borg-Barthet, Business Development Manager for the NMi Gaming Division said that the Balkans were an important area for the company and furthers the company’s strategy to be present in all regulated markets worldwide. NMI recently …
Rational Group’s general counsel and executive Paul Telford will leave the company on completion of the Amaya Gaming Group acquisition. Telford said the years following Black Friday had been pressure-filled and he’d chosen to take this opportunity to make up for lost time with his family. He stressed his decision was personal and was not …
Listed company Kambi Group plc posted strong inaugural Q2 and first half year 2014 results following its spin-off from the Unibet Group. Key performance highlights for the second quarter include: – Revenue amounted to Euro 9.5 million (Q2/2013: Euro 4.8 million), up 97 percent. – Operating profit (EBIT) was Euro 0.8 million (Q2/2013: – Euro …