Online gambling operators seeking an extra level of assurance regarding their responsible gambling measures are the target for Canada’s Responsible Gaming Council, which has just launched RG Check-Internet. The program is an international accreditation award following an independent, practical assessment of the gambling safeguards in use on online gambling websites, and is adapted from the …
A thirty-something Canadian IT professional who wishes to remain anonymous is Slotland online casino’s latest progressive jackpot winner after he hit a $169,072 jackpot playing the Tikal Treasure slot game. This is the first time the jackpot has been won by a player playing Tikal Treasure. The biggest ever was the American father who won …
Singapore’s National Council on Problem Gambling came in for some serious ridicule on internet and mobile social media following its display ad. during the half time commercial break in the Brazil vs. Germany game, which at that point saw the Germans 5 – 0 ahead of the host nation. The ad featured young boys discussing …
Manila-based live dealer provider EntwineTech has launched the traditional Chinese game of Sic Bo to its clients. Company spokesman Ian Dunning said that the company had taken note that Sic Bo players like variety, and it has accordingly provided the traditional Chinese game with all the excitement and betting options that players have called for. …
The 888 Holdings online gambling group has issued a trade update on the six month period ended 30 June 2014, reporting that the company’s operations have continued to deliver a very strong performance, and that Management anticipates announcing EBITDA for the period significantly ahead of the comparable period in the prior year. 888 will release …
Gambling adverts in Swedish publications that are widely read or seen in neighbouring Nordic nations wishing to shield their populations from such incentives to gamble are an increasing source of concern, and the Swedish government is taking steps to address the situation. The government has tasked the SPER (the country’s Council on Gaming Ethics) with …
The controversy over Channel Five’s screening of gambling adverts during a television program featuring a problem gambler titled My Spiral into Debt Hell has ended positively for the UK broadcaster. The Channel 5 program focused on people suffering from debt problems, including one who ran up GBP 70,000 from online gambling, and complaints were laid …
Jenny Williams, the head of Britain’s Gambling Commission, spoke on the imminent implementation of the new point-of-consumption laws and tax regime at an international gambling conference in Barcelona last week, telling delegates that her organisation expects to process around 150 applications from online gambling operators, and revealing that several applications have already been submitted. Williams …
If you thought the legislative and regulatory regimes for online gambling in the United States were complicated, spare a thought for Argentina operators struggling with different systems in 23 provinces and one autonomous city. That could change going forward if the Association of Lotteries, Pools and Casinos (ALEA) – a trade association representing the interests …
Unibet has confirmed that a 62-year-old Swedish player from Karlstad in Sweden hit the Net Entertainment progressive jackpot Mega Fortune on its Unibet.com site over the weekend, scoring a payment of Euro 5.6 million. The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, was playing the game alone at home on a laptop when he hit the …
The racing and digital division of UK-listed sports betting group Sportech plc has announced that it has been chosen by Betfred to provide a comprehensive suite of new betting technology products to its Totepool business (previously known as The UK Tote). The ten year contract is expected to be worth over GBP 9 million in …
China’s state regulator for lotteries and ancillary sports betting facilities is concerned about the flow of cash out of the country as sports-mad punters use online and mobile facilities to bet on international competitions like the football World Cup currently unfolding in Brazil. The Bloomberg news agency reported Tuesday on official Chinese figures that indicate …
The High 5 Games and Gamesys alliance has launched a further six online games on the TropicanaCasino.com and VirginCasino.com websites in New Jersey. Gamesys is High 5 Games’ second i-gaming partner in New Jersey; High5 plans to make a steady stream of new games available through the partnership and announced earlier that the New Jersey …
Mike Veverka, the chief executive of Australian listed company Jumbo Interactive, has revealed that his company is to go it alone in its lottery venture in Mexico following the failure of the deal with local firm Sorteo Games earlier this year after almost two years of frustration. This week Jumbo revealed that it was writing …
Irish online and land betting group BoyleSports has integrated financial betting widgets from Tradologic into a new website following a technology agreement between the two companies. Boylesports CEO John Boyle said this week: “With the stable, innovative technology Tradologic offer us, we will be able to provide our players with products that absolutely meet their …
XLMedia, the Jersey-based online gambling firm specialising in digital marketing services, has expanded its growth strategy with the acquisition of an as yet unidentified large Scandinavian affiliate marketing company – and its player database – for a consideration of $2.3 million. Speculation is that the acquisition is a Danish company, giving XL access to that …
News emerging this week that the Alderney Gambling Control Commission has suspended the operating licence of online gambling software developer and provider BetSoft Gaming has left observers speculating in the absence of an explanation by the Commission. André Wilsenach, executive director of the AGCC, has confirmed that a suspension notice was issued to BetSoft’s parent …
Observers of the Dutch gambling scene are speculating on whether the departure of Dutch lottery De Lotto chief executive Joost Otterloo last month will impact the reported merger talks with national lottery operator Staatsloterij, a project designed to meet the competitive challenges presented by the imminent legalisation of online gambling in the Netherlands. Otterloo has …
The suspension of World Cup footballer Luis Saurez last week for biting another player has short circuited a cheeky plan by Paddy Power’s marketers to steal a little FIFA limelight had Suarez gone on to the remaining matches. The Sunday Independent newspaper reports that arrangements were in train to pay Suarez a million Euros to …
Unibet, one of Europe’s fastest growing and most profitable online operators, has gone live today with Yggdrasil Gaming’s casino games content. The Swedish games developer and provider has supplied Unibet its entire portfolio of games and agreed to deliver a stream of new games as these are developed, as well as 10 additional operational currencies …
The unrelenting pressure on both land and online gambling during the football World Cup – especially in Asia – has continued this week, with the Shanghai police reporting the arrest of 32 persons and the seizure of 2.4 million yuan ($386,400) in illegal wager funds. 11 main suspects among the 32 arrested were detained, with …
Optimal Payments, the parent company for Neteller, Netcard and Netbanx, has inked a two-year shirt sponsorship deal with the Crystal Palace Football Club in the UK. The Barclays Premier League team will help Optimal – Neteller to raise global awareness, with the club’s first game in the new strip on August 16 against Arsenal. Optimal …
Amaya Gaming, the Toronto-listed online gambling group that recently agreed to acquire the Rational Group, parent of Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker, has indicated that it is considering a dual listing on either the London or New York stock exchanges. The Reuters news agency reports that the disclosure, which has not yet been directly confirmed …
Unconfirmed reports suggest that a Euro 5.6 million progressive jackpot has been hit on the Mega Fortune slot at Unibet over the weekend, apparently by a player in Karlstad, Sweden. Official details are awaited from the operator.