Felix Gee Wan Tom, the Honolulu man whom prosecutors say headed a seven-year online gambling enterprise that handled over $670 million in wagers, has been sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the internet gambling ring after pleading guilty and forfeiting $4 million in assets to the state. Over 20 other individuals, …
The US National Governors Association has flagged its opposition to the Graham-Chaffetz bills currently before Congress seeking a ban on internet gambling across the United States. In a brief and on-point letter to House and Senate leaders released Monday, the Association notes: “The nation’s governors are concerned with legislation introduced in Congress that would ban …
The Irish Bookmakers Association has urged the government to expedite the implementation of the Betting Amendment Bill, warning that 500 jobs and Euro 16 million could be lost if delays are allowed to continue. Chairperson Sharon Byrne painted a worrying picture of the retail betting sector in a three page briefing document from the Association, …
The French pari-mutuel horse racing operator Zeturf has been awarded its sports betting licence by French regulator ARJEL and is to offer betting services from the end of May – just in time for the expected boom associated with the 2014 World Cup football in Brazil. The company’s fixed odds product will operate from a …
The East Coast Gaming Conference, which took place this week in Atlantic City, provided the large number of delegates with a feast of interesting and useful information from some of the top movers and shakers in the business. The general tone appeared to be that, whilst legalised and regulated internet gambling has seen a disappointingly …
Gala Coral Group delivered strong results in its Quarter 2, 2014 trading update despite experiencing abnormally adverse football results during the quarter. Key trading highlights for the Continuing Operations for the twelve week period ended 12 April 2014 include: – Turnover was 8 percent ahead of last year and gross profit of GBP 215.0 million …
Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has extended its sponsorship agreement with French Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (PSG). An official partner to PSG since 2011, PMU will expand its focus to include PSG’s professional women’s football club Paris Saint-Germain Féminines and team handball club Paris Saint-Germain Handball. Philippe Germond, chief executive officer of PMU while …
Eighteen suspects were arrested by Singapore Police in an island-wide operation today that crippled an alleged illegal betting syndicate. Authorities believe the suspects to have taken illegal soccer bets amounting to S$ 8 Million in the past two weeks alone, Asia News reported. The Singapore Criminal Investigation Department (CID) seized S$1.4 million, computers, phones, betting …
BWIN chief executive officer Norbert Teufelberger and former co-chief executive officer Manfred Bodner were reportedly acquitted of infringing French gambling law between 2003 and 2005 by a French court in Nanterre (see previous reports) late last week. La Française des Jeux and Pari-Mutuel Urbain laid the initial complaints against BWIN for its football team sponsorships …
Gaming software provider Pariplay Limited has been named Valiant Entertainment’s exclusive casino game developer of titles based on Valiant comic book characters. The agreement grants Pariplay the license to develop official games featuring Valiant’s library of superhero comic book characters, making it the first company to provide Valiant Entertainment with gaming software. Valiant comic book …
Amaya Gaming’s latest interactive slot release is titled “The Zombies”, a 50-payline game that introduces Amaya’s new ‘Pick a Spin’ feature. The feature allows players to choose between Easy play or Power play, options that control the game volatility. “We are extremely excited about the launch, which delivers a similar multiple demographic appeal as a …
US-based online games developer and distributor MX Digital will supply exclusive branded slot games for the social casino market following a deal with Traffic Generation, announced this week. Brands include Hulk Hogan, James Dean, Blues Brothers and David Hasselhoff. “Our recent success and growth in the international sector combined with our portfolio of gaming with …
Odobo’s HTML5 development program has signed a game supply deal with Yoyougaming and Old Skool development studios for delivery across the Odobo platform. China-based Yoyougaming carries around 100 game titles which are built for mass appeal and targeted at Asian and European players, while the team of seven at the relatively new Vancouver-based Old Skool …
KGM Gaming and Spin Games LLC have released six new HTML 5 Games in the New Jersey Interactive market. The games, now live on CaesarsCasino.com, form part of the proprietary Video Poker Royale suite comprising Deuces Wild, Deuces Wild Elite, Double Double Regal Poker, Double Regal Poker and Regal Poker Deluxe. “With this release, New …
Online gambling games developer BetSoft Gaming has entered into a content partnership agreement with Mansion Casino, owners of Casino.com. In a two-step roll-out plan, the Casino.com brand will initially be carrying BetSoft’s successful ToGo line of mobile games, with the BetSoft Slots3 collection of 3D desktop-based games to follow. BetSoft’s games will then be launched …
The undercover work of the ACSU – the anti-corruption unit of the ICC – may be low profile, but it is clearly intensive as a report in the UK newspaper The Telegraph illustrated this week. The newspaper had access to confidential documents from the ACSU dating back to 2009 and the World Twenty20 cricket competitions …
This week’s G2E Asia expo in Macau will see the launch of a new Asian-focused sportsbook offering from SBTech. Press material from the UK-based company notes that the new platform is available for both online and mobile, and that the interface has been specifically designed to address Asian punters preferences and includes an advanced agent …
The latest annual Sunday Times Rich List – a compilation of the wealthiest people in Britain – has bet365.com owners the Coates family among the 107 named in the Super Rich List. The list is the definitive guide to the 1,000 wealthiest people in Britain, plus the 50 richest under 30, the music millionaires, the …
One of the most successful online poker operators in the French market, Winamax, is to venture into the highly competitive field of sports betting following approval of its plans by the French regulator ARJEL. The operator has been awarded a five-year licence enabling it to offer fixed odds betting and pari-mutuel betting services through the …
The major banking group HSBC has placed a ban on its customers using their bank credit cards for online gambling transactions, citing concerns at the spread of unlicensed gambling, according to reports over the weekend in the Malta Independent Online news site. The publication reports that Maltco, the island’s lottery provider, has advised agents to …
In what has become a political rather than practical battle in the Minnesota Legislature, House representatives have joined their Senate counterparts in voting 126-2 for a bill halting the state lottery’s expansion into online gaming (see previous reports). Comments by politicians after the vote illustrate the real reason for the reversal of a successful state …
A company titled Buck & Butler, aided by OddsMatrix operational expertise and licensed in Malta, has started generating pre-launch publicity for its new Nordic-facing online casino, as yet apparently un-named. The casino and sportsbook enterprise will be powered by Net Entertainment and Omi Gaming software and initially will be available in English and Norwegian language …
Three Canadian men arrested as part of the combined police action against illegal online sports betting dubbed Operation Amethyst (see previous report) pleaded guilty before an Ottawa judge Friday and now await sentencing. Alleged ringleader Benedetto “Car Wash Boy” Manasseri (50) and associates Stephen Parrish (36) and Domenico Arecchi (48) appeared before Judge Hugh Fraser, …
Things can move quickly in the Minnesota legislature when there’s the political will to make things happen; Thursday’s compromise solution on the issue of the state lottery’s online activities was quickly translated into a Senate vote Friday in which 56 vs. 5 senators voted for the compromise, sending the bill on to the House for …