One of the trivia stories on online gambling in the United States this week names Sheldon Adelson’s latest lobbyist, Connie Mack of Mack Strategies and his former wife, Mary Bono Mack…both former members of Congress but now embroiled on opposite sides of the online gambling debate in America. The duo, only the third married couple …
The publication Malta Today reports that the parliamentary secretary for competitiveness and economic growth, Jose Herrera, has announced that Malta is to seek a European Court of Justice ruling following the Council of Europe’s draft convention on sports competitions, claiming that its definition of illegal betting in the draft convention “hinders the free movement of …
The Greek newspaper Ekathemerini reports that the Greek police cyber-crime unit has ordered the ISP blocking of 23 international gambling websites that it deems to be illegal. The websites have not been identified by the police but are believed to be active in taking high volumes of World Cup football bets, activity that has triggered …
The efforts of land gambling interests to have an equal 29 percent tax rate imposed on the soon-to-be-legalised online gambling industry were rejected Friday when the Dutch Council of Ministers confirmed that the tax rate for online gambling operators licensed in the newly liberated market will be 20 percent. Taking some of the gilt off …
Philippines police in Angeles City have reported taking down a Korean online gambling operation in a city suburb, arresting four Koreans and seizing 8 computers and documentary evidence. Armed with a search warrant from a regional trial judge, the police raiding party moved on a private house the Koreans were renting in a subdivision at …
A July 2014 update to the long-running and on-going study of problem gambling conducted by the Harvard Medical School and funded by the Bwin.Party online gambling group shows that little has changed in the scientific assessment that online gambling is not more addictive that other forms, and therefore does not present the serious danger to …
Burgeoning African online and retail sports betting operator Supabets has taken the Betradar live betting service on board, expanding its 24/7 live betting offer to 15,000 live matches a month on 16 different sports. The deal with Betradar includes the integration of the latter’s Betradar Live Channel in 60 retail betting shops across Africa. Supabets’ …
Colin Cole-Johnson, IT expert and former executive with both the William Hill and Ladbrokes groups, is making a shrewd career move in joining Rank Group plc come September this year. As director of digital and cross-channel services he will report directly to Rank’s chief executive Henry Birch on all matters pertaining to Rank’s extensive online …
Social games developer and operator Big Fish Gaming has launched a new line of mobile slots titled Luxury Slots as it expands its mobile product offering on the Big Fish Casino app. The Seattle company claims the new line represents an exciting “new breed” of high-end online and mobile slots, with the first example, the …
Swedish games supplier NYX Gaming has extended its games inventory following an expanded deal with Stockholm-based developer Thunderkick. Thunderkick’s complete games inventory will be made available through NYX Gaming’s OGS platform, giving players at its clients a wider and more varied choice, said Sven Grip, chief executive of the company. “We are happy to be …
Brit online and land gambling group William Hill has beaten its GBP 200 million pound target for betting on the World Cup football despite an early English exit from the soccer tournament, the Reuters news agency reports, quoting company officials who told the news agency that the betting company had recorded more than twice the …
Rumours of a GTech acquisition offer worth $4 billion for gambling equipment and software manufacturer International Game Technology have surfaced again this week, although neither company have any further comment to make beyond their rather bland announcement last month that they were in talks (see previous reports). IGT put itself up for sale June 9 …
The British online gambling games developer Realistic Games has signed a deal to deliver content to online casino PocketFruity.com. The Oxfordshire-based company is the first third party provider to integrate games onto the site, which is owned by Gaming Realms plc. The collaboration will see a roll-out of Realistic’s complete portfolio of slot and table …
The British online gambling giant bet365 is going from strength to strength after banking record profits and employing 300 hundred more staff in the last 12 months, reports The Sentinel newspaper. Employing a total of 2,686 staff, the group is scheduled to move into a new purpose-built GBP 30 million headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016 …
The latest Social Tracker Report from the respected and independent Eilers Research organisation shows that most players are using mobile to access social gaming, and predicts that the market will deliver revenues of around $2.7 billion this year. Eilers reports that social gaming revenue reached $663. million in Q2 this year, a rise of just …
Swedish online gambling software developer Net Entertainment has announced that its managing director in Malta, Björn Krantz, has been selected to lead the company’s expansion into North America. NetEnt, quoted on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Mid Cap has been closely monitoring and evaluating the developments in North America, and the directors now believe the prerequisites and …
Net Entertainment’s chief executive Per Eriksson says he is very happy with the company’s half year performance after an outstanding second quarter that saw year-on-year revenues soar by 38 percent, primarily due to strong development from customers and more setup fees than usual combined with positive currency developments. Eriksson also revealed the Swedish online gambling …
The police in Cyprus have raided another alleged online gambling outlet, this one in Limassol, where 23 computers were seized in a police night raid following complaints of illegal gambling on the premises. The Cyprus Mail reports that the owner of the store and the patrons present were questioned at the Limassol police station, but …
GTech has announced that it has been selected to provide the technology platform for the Australian launch of Betfred’s new interactive sports betting operation. The two companies have enjoyed a business association for the past decade, with GTech’s MarginMaker product supporting the launch of Betfred’s mobile sportsbook in May this year, and online and racebook …
The Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has announced that it is to supply a wide selection of online mobile and desktop game titles to Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, the global online gaming operator. “Bwin.Party is a major player, and we are confident that our portfolio will support Bwin.Party’s agenda to drive its casino business …
It seems that Las Vegas Sands just can’t hire enough lobbyists for owner Sheldon Adelson’s expensive fight to curtail online gambling in the United States by resurrecting the federal Wire Act… whether individual states want it or not. Washington DC publications reported Wednesday that the latest outfit to join Adelson’s growing army of political influencers …
The Vietnamese police have reported yet another major online gambling ring dismantled, along with the arrest of 11 people, one of whom – Duong Ba Lieu (48) – is alleged to be the ring leader. Tuoitrenews.vn reports that over $235 million in wagers was handled by the ring, which was based in Bim Son in …
BGO.com, the online casino operated by Alderney-licensed BGO Entertainment Limited, has launched a new online game developed by its in-house specialists. Titles Murder Mystery, the game has 5 different bonus features, one of which – Murder Spins – triggers randomly during normal play and then 4 different options with varying levels of volatility when players …
The issue of a unified approach to player protective measures in online gambling throughout the European Union has been the subject of debate and public consultation by the European Commission for the past four years, but progress now appears to be inching forward. This week the Commission adopted the recommendations on player protection that have …