Thailand’s military leaders have again warned the population that there will be no letup in the police campaign against illegal betting on World Cup football. A police spokesman told the Reuters news agency Monday that between June 9 and 21 this year 1,677 people have been arrested and 675 online sports betting websites have been …
The UK-based online gambling content developer Realistic Games has signed terms with Intellectual Property and Software Limited (IPS) for its full suite of products to be made available to all of IPS’s operating and white label brands. The deal will see Realistic Games’ 28 table, slot and recently-launched pull tab games offered on more than …
F.S.B. TECHNOLOGY SIGNS UP BIT8 FSB Technology (UK) Ltd has agreed to integrate its fully-managed sports betting solution into Bit8, a fast growing gaming platform provider. Bit8 clients who take the service from FSB Tech will benefit from in-play and pre-game betting opportunities across more than 20 sports. FSB Tech has developed the first modern, …
Despite the consistently tough police campaign against illegal online gambling in Malaysia and Singapore (see previous reports) punters in the region continue to bet on outcomes in the currently running World Cup football in Brazil, the police in both nations have revealed. Over the weekend Singapore police arrested 15 individuals between the ages of 23 …
Loto Quebec, which operates online gambling facilities for the Quebec province in Canada, is looking at the possibilities of contracting in international online poker providers, according to an interview published in the Huffington Post. Lottery spokesperson Marie-Claude Rivet told the publication that the possibility of licensing large, reputable and well established companies was being considered, …
Land gambling mogul Sheldon Adelson has added to his platoon of US lobbyists fighting for a ban on internet gambling by hiring the Keelen Group to promote the Restoration of America’s Wire Act legislative attempts by Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (see previous reports). The Washington-based lobbying group has submitted a lobbying registration …
Online gamblers who prefer Mac hardware can now gamble in Delaware following the state lottery’s decision to increase technical accessibility for all Delaware residents. Local radio station WDDE reports that widening the range of accessibility now allows Mac punters to use all of Delaware’s three internet casino sites without having to download the software. “The …
Commercial Intelligence, the independent research firm that recently studied New Jersey online gamblers (see previous report) has conducted a follow-on survey taking its knowledge of the industry to June 18 and canvassing the views of 520 New Jersey online gamblers. The results are encouraging, indicating a 33 percent drop in the proportion of New Jersey …
In one of the biggest illegal gambling busts yet seen in World Cup football, police in Macau announced the shuttering of a HK$ 5 billion ($645 million) illegal gambling ring Friday. In one wager alone placed through the company $5.1 million was risked. The Agence France Presse reports that 22 individuals were arrested during the …
The announcement by William Hill plc, one of the biggest online and land bookmaking firms in the business, that it will not support the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association’s challenge to Britain’s new point-of-consumption secondary licensing and taxation laws will take much of the wind out of the Association’s sails. In its report on the …
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Online gambling games developer Leander Games has become the latest content supplier to make its games available to white label online casino and spoortsbook provider EveryMatrix. The agreement will enable EveryMatrix to deliver additional content from third-party game development houses via Leander’s gaming server integrated into the EveryMatrix CasinoEngine product. Ebbe Groes, CEO at EveryMatrix, …
The West Ham United football club has a new sponsor in the form of online sportsbook operator Marathonbet in a deal which both entities have characterised as “long-term’. Marathonbet will take on the title sponsorship of the club’s annual home pre-season friendly, which will now be known as the Marathonbet Cup, adding it to a …
Portugal’s slow but inexorable march towards nationally regulated and licensed online gambling (see previous reports) continued Thursday with the news that the government has signed off on the proposed legislation, which now goes to parliament for its imprimatur. Portugal’s Secretary of State Adolfo Mesquita Nunes, said the law now requires only a formal final approval …
The UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes’ latest television advert “The Betting Men” (see previous reports) is to be the subject of an Advertising Standards Authority enquiry following over 80 complaints from the public over its alleged glamourising of gambling as an enhancement of personal qualities. Ladbrokes has remained relatively tight-lipped on the news …
The North American-facing online gambling operator Bovada, which recently stopped accepting players from New Jersey (see previous report) has extended the ban to Delaware and Nevada as well, thus distancing itself from all three of the legalised online gambling state jurisdictions in the United States. The company has advised players in Delaware and Nevada that …
New slots starting to appear on internet casinos powered by Williams Interactive and PlaynGo are sporting four new slots with themes ranging from pirate fleets to enchanted crystals. Enchanted Crystals is a 243 pay-line offering with a fantasy theme and comes from the PlaynGo studios, along with Oily Business (a 5 pay-line progressive) and the …
A US federal court has ruled that amounts of over $10,000 held by US citizens in internet banking or gambling accounts must be declared to the tax authorities. The ruling was on a case where a US gambler operated internet accounts with PokerStars.com and PartyPoker.com, funding them through FirePay and Western Union transactions. He ran …
The Nevada Gaming Commission has confirmed the suitability of US real-money online gambling technology provider Gamblit Gaming as a distributor, manufacturer of gaming devices, manufacturer of interactive gaming systems and an interactive gaming service provider. The company has been awarded the relevant licensing for these categories after successfully completing the extensive year-long application process. “We’re …
Massachusetts state Sen. Michael Rush’s attempt to insert an online gambling amendment into the current budgetary debate in the state Senate (see previous reports) has failed. The Senate dropped the amendment, which sought to give the state lottery approval to extend its operation into some forms of online gambling. The removal of the amendment, which …
The latest Slots3 game release from online gambling software developer BetSoft Gaming is a five reel, 10 pay-line slot titled Fruit Zen. The game is the second in BetSoft’s Arcade product line and has been made available simultaneously on both mobile and desktop platforms. As the name suggests, Fruit Zen has a serene, Asian theme …
According to statements issued by Sportech plc and NYX Gaming the two companies, acting together in their SNG Interactive joint venture have sealed an agreement with the New Jersey land operator Resorts Casino Hotel to provide a new online gambling platform licensed under New Jersey regulations. Resorts Casino Hotel is perhaps best known in the …
WinADay, the online casino that offers unique proprietary software-based games for desktop and mobile, has announced the launch of its latest slot, Dragon’s Lair. The new game takes players into the mystical world of dragons, goblins and magical crystals, awards multipliers up to 100X and features a Double Wild symbol. When three or more Click …
New Jersey politicians concerned over the failure of the state’s nascent online gambling market to live up to expectations can take heart from the latest research by the respected industry data provider H2 Gambling Capital, which predicts that the intrastate online market has the legs to achieve $370 million p.a. in revenues over the next …