One of the most interesting op-ed pieces published over the weekend has to be a Las Vegas Review-Journal article on the history of betting through channels created by technology developments, written by David G. Schwartz, who is the director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada. Arguing for the regulation, and …
Rear Admiral Tim Giardina, the former nuclear commander now assigned a desk job in the Pentagon pending the outcome of a navy investigation into his gambling activity using fake chips last year (see previous reports) still awaits decisions on his fate months later, according to the Omaha World-Herald…and he’s becoming impatient with the delay in …
The forthcoming advent of World Cup football and the UK’s new secondary licensing and taxation legislation are fuelling a growing boom in advertising spend by betting companies anxious to position themselves to best advantage in the British gambling market, an article in This Is Money over the weekend claimed. This year’s World Cup, which takes …
industry over the weekend in presenting new measures to ameliorate the political and media fall-out over the allegedly predatory use of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals in High Street retail betting shops. In an open letter, the bosses of Gala Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, William Hill and Betfred detailed measures being introduced this week to ensure …
Malaysia’s Operation Dadu police drive to eradicate illegal online gambling turned its attention to the Sibu province Friday, with late night raiding parties closing down an online gambling centre in the Delta Estate and arresting 21 persons. Among them were two senior civil servants allegedly caught in the act: a 42-year-old officer with the Royal …
Bodugi Limited, a social sports betting company that styles itself as one of the pioneers in the sector, is currently displaying a “down for maintenance” sign on its website, but the real reason is that its licence has been suspended by the UK Gambling Commission. The company was founded in 2010 by Dave Nevison and …
Online gambling is just one of several potentially risky industries and activities (in a legal sense) that Google wants to exclude from its new Google Cast project – an iOS and Android technology bridging app that enables big-screen hardware to connect to the internet through smart phones and tablets. It’s clear from a warning issued …
The state of Kentucky’s six-year-long attempt to confiscate 132 international internet domain titles belonging to companies allegedly associated with online gambling (see previous reports) has been confronted with a serious obstacle following a decision Friday by the Kentucky Court of Appeals. The Court ruled that trade association the Interactive Gaming Council had the right to …
Webis Holdings, a UK sportsbetting and online casino group which reported a loss of GBP 100,000 this time a year ago, has managed an impressive turnaround for the half-year, posting a profit of GBP 100,000 on turnover up 11 percent y-o-y in the six months to end November 2013. The company’s trading update this week …
This week the publication Computing published a mainly technical article on the sophisticated and constantly evolving IT technology necessary to keep UK online betting group bet365 at the top end of the international gambling market. The operating parameters are staggering; bet365 operates centres in London and Manchester capable of handling 500,000 gambling transactions every second, …
Metric Gaming’s Superlive sports betting platform will be distributed by Bonnier Gaming Malta following a deal inked this week regarding the product, which uses advanced mobile and push technologies to deliver live betting facilities to punters on the move. Metric claims the platform is ideal for sports betting operators and had additional appeal for companies …
The UK Gambling Commission has launched its online application service for operators applying for an online gaming licence in the country…in good time for the expected deluge of offshore operators who will be seeking secondary licensing under Britain’s new requirements for operators seeking to access the British punter. All companies applying for a remote licence, …
Mr Green, the publicly listed online casino firm founded by former Betsson entrepreneurs, has posted a strong full year 2013 performance, with game win up 52.1 percent to SEK 483.5 million. Good growth rates in both game win and EBITDA over the full year were reported, with game win significantly larger than FY 2012 at …
Police in Kuching, Sarawak province were busy Thursday, raiding 17 premises in the city and in Padawan municipality and arresting fifteen people, including four foreign nationals on charges related to online gambling. The commander of the raiding force, DSP Mohd Azam Ismail, told reporters that the police confiscated 280 computers, 15 modem devices, cash and …
The research analysts at Traffic Generation have come up with another valuable and informative infographic on the behaviour of an increasingly important demographic – that of online and mobile social gamers – and the real value of efficient and responsive customer service. The full graphic can be viewed here: http://www.trafficgenerationltd.com/the-value-of-customer-service-in-social-casino-infographic/ Informed by a sample of …
Sheldon Adelson’s CSIG drive against online gambling will be pleased with the news that a new federal banning bill covering all but online poker is about to be introduced to Congress. The news broke Thursday in the Las Vegas Review Journal, which reported that Nevada Republican Senator Dean Heller is to present the bill – …
Juergen Reutter has been appointed online Operations Director for the William Hill plc gambling group after serving for the past 18 months as director of mobile operations for William Hill Online. He will remain based in Gibraltar. Reutter was educated at Stuttgart’s University of Applied Science and has worked in a number of management positions …
The Danish Gaming Authority (Spillemyndigheden) reports that 2013 has been a record year, with Danish gross online gaming revenues totalling 2.375 million Danish Kronor (DKK) after Q4-2013 delivered DKK380 million sports betting revenues; DKK260 million in online casino action; DKK 45 million in online and mobile poker; and total quarterly GGR of DKK 640 million …
The latest Isle of Man Budget Speech underlines the importance of the e-gaming industry now and in the future for the island economy, with Minister for Economic Development John Shimmin expressing pleasure this week at the economic progress that has been achieved despite difficult global economic conditions. Shimmin said in his budget address that his …
How’s this for a powerful communications channel? Facebook is placing a $19 billion bet on reaching its next billion mobile users with the acquisition of WhatsApp, a popular disappearing messaging service that lets people send texts, photos and videos on their smartphones. CTV News reports that Facebook is taking the long view in acquiring the …
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has posted its full year audited results for the year ended 31 December 2013, flagging another year of growth delivering strong financial results and record dividend distribution. Financial highlights of the report include: * Revenue up by 16 percent to Euro 367.2 million (2012: Euro 317.5 million) * Adjusted …
The award winning duo that comprises the Daft Punk pop group is not that hard to impersonate, wearing crash helmets in most of their appearances, and this week the Irish gambling group Paddy Powers exploited the opportunity to the full in a headline grabbing move at the Brit 2014 music awards. Paddy’s mischievous marketers dressed …
The popular online gambling company 32Red.com gave online slots players something to look forward to in coming months when a representative posted details of forthcoming new Microgaming releases. The post detailed the following new games and the expected release dates: * 5th March – Untamed Crowned Eagle / Loose Cannon (Mobile: Mayan Princess / Tiger …
In a move that appears motivated by protectionism and self-interest, the Spanish land gambling trade association CEJUEGO has come out against Spain’s plans to legalise online slot action for appropriately licensed online gambling operators. The association, which numbers major land gambling operators such as Codere and CIRSA among its members, gave notice this week that …