The US Virgin Islands has been talking about seriously diversifying into offering online gambling licensing and regulatory services for the past yea and raised the issue again this week. Attorney General Vincent Frazer says the government’s intention is to offer legal and regulated online gambling along the same lines as New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware, …
Illinois Rep. Lou Lang, an assistant majority leader in the state House, says there’s a good chance this year that gambling expansion proposals that include online gambling legalisation, five new land casinos and slot machines at racetracks and airports could again be launched in 2014 despite previous failures over the past two years. Earlier attempts …
Supported by press material, the Sheldon Adelson-funded Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling is currently running a scare television campaign targeted on persuading Americans and their political representatives that online gambling will destroy lives and homes while helping mobsters and terrorists to launder money if it is allowed to flourish. Reporting on the advert, The National …
Endemol Nederland and TMG Landelijke Media (TMG) have entered into an online gaming joint venture for the Dutch Market in anticipation of amendments to regulatory and legislative requirements expected in 2015. The J.V. will start with the immediate development of new online bingo concepts, of which the introduction and operation will be supported through the …
UK game developer Core Gaming will develop a suite of table games for Sky Betting and Gaming subsidiary Sky Bet. The first game release under the partnership is an HTML5 developed roulette game for the Sky Vegas website. The game, which has also been optimised for tablet devices, features simulated ball drops and a fully …
The Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) has added a further six domains to its list of 86 blacklisted online gaming websites. New inductees comprise interwetten.com, racebets.com which is owned by RaceBets International Gaming and claims one of its shareholders to be German Racing, gratorama.com owned by Donateu International Ltd, 10bet.com owned by 10bet Limited and allsport365.com …
Coljuegos, the Columbian Gaming Regulator has relaunched its stalled pari-mutuel betting software tender, saying it expects its sportsbook operation to be launched in time for the 2014 Brazilian World Cup. Following a warning to unlicenced online gambling operators from ColJeugos in March last year, limited pari mutuel sportsbetting had been given the green light in …
The Israeli taxman and police investigators are collaborating in a major prosecution against 14 Israelis resident in Haifa and central Israel, whom officials originally indicted in 2013 for money laundering and illegal gambling activities associated with online sports betting website Donbet. The Times of Israel reported over the weekend that the illegal gambling website’s owners …
A long-running and complicated case that started when an Austrian punter lost a million Euros on the virtual roulette tables of an internet casino entered a new phase this month when the Austrian Supreme Court referred the case to the European Court of Justice for an opinion. The publication derStandard reports that the player initially …
Canada’s Atlantic Lottery Corporation lost millions before dropping the ill-fated online Geosweep lottery game last year and the UK relaunch does not appear to be faring much better. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports that only a handful of the 59.2 million squares available have been sold by GeoLotto UK, which has announced that this latest …
Lottery players in Minnesota like a little extra spice in their action, and the lottery has obliged by launching a new online scratchcard that offers the chance to win up to $777 for a dollar ticket. Appropriately branded Spicy, the new game displays an online tic-tac-toe-like game board and the player uses a computer mouse …
Despite a state-sponsored monopoly and vigorous attempts to stop foreign rivals from advertising, the Swedish market has experienced its third consecutive year of declining turnover, with chief regulator Håkan Bergstedt comparing the calmer environment to a similar, quieter trend in other European national jurisdictions. The national regulator, Lotteriinspektionen disclosed in its latest report that 2013 …
Veteran online gambling software developer RealTime Gaming has launched a sequel to its very popular festive season-themed slot Naughty or Nice after developing a warmer and beach-oriented version. Naughty or Nice: Spring Break retains Santa’s sexy helpers, following them to a tropical beach where they can enjoy the sun and surf in rather skimpy swimwear. …
The French taxman had to be satisfied with a slightly lower boost from online gambling last year, taking in Euro 325 million (2012: Euro 327 million), according to numbers released by the French regulator ARJEL. It could have been worse if sports betting hadn’t saved the day with a larger contribution to taxes due to …
The Swedish online gambling group Betsson has posted its Q4 and FY 2013 results, showcasing a somewhat weaker quarterly performance but a solid full year. Fourth quarter performance indicators included: * Revenues up at SEK 655.5 (Q4 2012 :651.9) million. * High underlying activity, although revenues were negatively impacted by record low Sportsbook margin in …
The Swedish online gambling operator Betsson AB has announced the acquisition of the Class One Holding Ltd Dutch private online gaming group (based in Malta and comprising Oranje Casino, Kroon Casino and an affiliate business.) The companies primarily target the Dutch market, but Kroon Casino also has a presence in Belgium. “With this acquisition, Betsson …
Turkish parliamentarians have signed off on fresh Internet controls that could have an impact on internet gambling websites. Opposition is already mounting to the new laws, which enable websites to be quickly blocked by the authorities without due judicial procedures and checks. The measure also permits authorities to record and keep individuals’ browsing histories for …
The new action group formed to fight Sheldon Adelson’s attempts to have online gambling federally banned in the United States, the Coalition for Consumer and Online Protections (C4COP) has wasted no time in entering the debate, distributing a statement with several arguments against prohibition. C4COP is well-funded and supported by major land gambling organisations that …
The New Jersey research firm Commercial Intelligence has completed a study showing that online gamblers are moving to New Jersey regulated websites in preference to unlicensed offshore competitors. Philly.com reports that Commercial Intelligence questioned 505 New Jersey online gamblers last month and found that 35 percent of them were completely new to online gambling, and …
After fighting a fine imposed late last year for operating in the Netherlands without a licence, the Mansion group and Onisac Limited have failed to secure a continuing injunction and will have to pay fines totaling Euro 150,000. After the Dutch regulator Kansspelautoriteit imposed the fines, the companies sought an injunction whilst they launched litigation …
Specialised officers experienced in computer-related crime from the Cyprus police have arrested two men for running an online gambling service from a betting shop in Stovolos, seizing computer equipment and other evidence. The Cyprus Mail reports that officers uncovered the illegal activity during a series of afternoon and evening checks.
The Swedish online gambling software and games developer Yggdrasil Gaming, has signed a deal that will see it provide its entire content portfolio to online casino operator Mr Green. The Swedish provider specialises in slots and lottery games and will provide Mr Green with its full suite of 25 games products as well as its …
The Australian gambling group Tabcorp has posted its 2014 half-year results, highlighting a solid performance from digital (online and mobile) operations, which saw a strengthening of the integration between digital and retail platforms in H1 2014. Digital turnover grew 15.6 percent to $1,448.7 million, predominantly driven by continued investments in mobile. Mobile devices represented 51 …
Online sportsbooks SBObet and IBCbet have been named by Indonesian police announcing the arrest of two otherwise unidentified men with the initials IRW and DMF in Jakarta this week in connection with accepting wagers from locals eager to bet on European football games. Police spokesman Cdmr. Budi Hermanto told the Jakarta Post that as much …