The Swedish gambling monopoly Svenska Spel is hoping that it can build on the success of its online offering by introducing casino games, and has applied to the government for permission to do so in a planned expansion of its online and mobile channel, according to Swedish media reports. The company sustained an unwelcome decline …
Billboard adverts in London public spaces promising free-play action at 888 online casino have been found to be misleading by Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority following a challenge from the public. The challengers complained that the free-play incentive was misleading because there was a wager-through requirement attached to winnings…a restriction that the advertisement had not made …
The UK online casino and sportsbetting group 32Red has posted another record set of half-year numbers for the period ended June 30 2014, highlighting the following year-on-year advances: * NGR up 20 percent to GBP 15.2 million – GBP 14 million from the casino business and GBP 700,000 from other sources; * GGR up 19 …
The Russian news agency RAPSI reports that Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a decree authorising land gambling in Crimea, a territory annexed from Ukraine by Russian political and activist interventions earlier this year. The decree covers specific areas within Crimea and Kuban, which now join four other regions in Russia as the sole locations …
The virtual currency online casino Bitstars.net has announced that it has inked a deal with live dealer supplier Ezugi for the supply of live table games including Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat and Lottery action. The live casino games will be streamed from Costa Rica, Bitstars manager Nikolica Vadaski said Tuesday, adding: “This is an excellent opportunity …
The respected international rating agency Fitch has issued a report on social gaming, noting that casino-themed games on social networks pose a competitive threat to regional land casinos. The agency additionally noted that online gambling is less of a threat as federal-level legislation is unlikely to be passed any time soon. “We believe there is …
The fantasy sports industry has thrown its support behind Sheldon Adelson’s attempt to ban internet gambling in the United States through the Restoration of America’s Wire Act introduced to Congress earlier this year by Senator Lindsey Graham and Representative Jason Chaffetz (see previous reports). Unsurprisingly, the Graham-Chaffetz proposals would leave the online activities of fantasy …
RealNetworks, which acquired Slingo in July last year for $15.6 million, has used the Casual Connect conference currently ongoing in San Francisco to debut its new Slingo Adventure game, described as an innovative spin on the classic slots and bingo combo that has proved popular with millions of players around the world. The new mobile …
Charles Coppolani, the president of the French online gambling regulator ARJEL says the recently completed World Cup football festival in Brazil was good for French sports betting operators, and has helped the industry in France to recover from depressed results, with operators posting year-on-year growth in Q2-2014. Coppolani said that the market had seen revenues …
The online and mobile credentials management firm Jumio, Inc., has announced that its player verification system NetVerify has gone live with the Betfair internet gambling group in the UK. Netverify turns customers’ mobile device camera or webcam into an ID scanning terminal that makes it fast and easy to capture and verify ID and other …
Net Entertainment is to follow its popular South Park slot with a 5-reel, 3-row, 20-line video slot titled South Park: Reel Chaos! with a launch date within the next few weeks. The new game sees the return of the fourth graders to protect the city from Professor Chaos and his evildoers assisted by features such …
Montreal-based online gambling group Amaya Gaming Group Inc. announced Monday that a selection of its online casino games has been launched on Full Tilt Casino to bolster the site’s expansion into internet casino gaming. Amaya and Full Tilt parent The Rational Group have entered into a licensing agreement under which Amaya has integrated its Casino …
In an attempt to optimise its operational structure, Betclic Everest senior managers are reportedly about to review the company’s Gibraltar-based online gambling elements, which focus on the company’s sport trading and administrative functions. Media reports are suggesting that the review could see the transfer of some functions from Gibraltar to Malta, where the company has …
Aided and abetted by his wife Susie, former DoubleDown Interactive content director Matthew Gillikin has started his own company, titled Tanuki Entertainment, and has already completed four games as an independent game developer. Genie of the Nile – Gold, LvLn, Pics & Riddles and Bubble Mayhem are the titles of the new products, with more …
Don’t doubt the determination of Turkish regulators to block online gambling sites found to be offering unauthorised services to Turkish punters, is the message from the Turkish National Lottery and TIB, the country’s telecommunications regulator. In an annual report released to the public Monday TIB revealed that over the past five years it has blocked …
The German online sports betting company Interwetten will receive visual exposure on racing cars in two Grand Prixes running following its sponsorship agreement with Lotus Formula One recently. The first exposure was achieved last weekend at the German Grand Prix, and the equivalent Hungarian event next weekend will complete the agreement.
Online gambling software and games developer GameAccount has confirmed its partnership with the Pennsylvania, USA horse racing company Greenwood Racing subsidiary Parx Casino with the objective of launching a simulated gaming online experience for new customers and existing patrons. Parx is a market leader in Pennsylvania with a 30 percent share of the five-property eastern …
Thomas Vanek (30) a professional Austrian ice hockey star who has been playing for Canadian and US teams, has appeared in a federal court in New York in connection with an online gambling prosecution launched earlier this year against Paul Borrelli and Joseph Ruff (see previous reports). The hockey ace’s agent, Steve Bartlett, released a …
The management of online betting exchange Matchbox has communicated with Canadian customers, advising them that following an extensive business review of operations it has been decided that the company will exit the Canadian market. In an email to Canadian punters, the management of parent company Triplebet Limited advised: “The Management of Triplebet Limited, the owners …
Harry Von Schlussel, manager at the Crazy Vegas online casino in the Vegas Partners Lounge Group, has revealed that a UK player struck it rich last week with a Euro 160,000 win on Microgaming’s Power Spins Nuclear 9s slot. Identified only as ES for personal anonymity reasons, the lucky player told management that he would …
Tragedies often bring out the best, but also regrettably the worst in humanity, and the latter surfaced this week with reports in the Sydney Morning Herald that fake condolence websites set up for the Malaysian Airlines tragedy in Ukraine exposed site visitors to pop-ups advertising online gambling, porn and get-rich-quick websites. The newspaper reports that …
Britain’s Responsible Gambling Trust has confirmed in its latest survey that there is wide consensus among online and land gambling operators on the priorities for self- exclusion as a harm minimisation tool. The study identified specific elements in self-exclusion which are already familiar to most online operators, namely: * Self-exclusion applications should be irrevocable during …
Higher interest rate costs are blamed for a decline in operating profit at Asian internet cafe provider Philweb in Q2-2014, despite higher revenues. The company revealed Friday that its profit in the three months through June suffered a small decline, although operating revenue rose. Profit attributable to parent equity holder of 211.84 million pesos ($4.9 …
When Australian gambling giant Tabcorp’s exclusive four-year sponsorship deal with the nation’s AFL football organisation ends this year, there could be radical changes to the sponsorship scene as online bookmaking companies vie for a share in the market, conservatively estimated to be worth around A350 million a year. The Australian newspaper The Age reported over …