Playtech has partnered with games developer Casino Technology for the provision of five popular game titles which will be rolled out across all Playtech platforms during 2014. Playtech will showcase the games through its retail subsidiary Videobet at the ICE Totally Gaming exhibition. Shay Segev, chief operating officer of Playtech said: “As a proven games …
Jonathan Bryden has been appointed as Pari Mutuel Urbain’s (PMU) head of International Corporate Development. Bryden will oversee the coordination of international B2C projects for PMU which are not limited to but include the creation of subsidiaries, exploring foreign equity investments and licencing opportunities. Within the International division, Bryden will explore, evaluate, select and integrate …
The Alderney Government has appointed Lord Faulkner of Worcester as the new Chairman of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission and Christopher Moger QC as a new member. The Commission comprises three members who are appointed for a term of five years. Lord Faulkner, a current member, of the commission will succeed John Godfrey who retires …
Betclearer Ltd trading as Bet Butler has been challenged before the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on whether their claim of offering the best price on their “How it Works” page was misleading. Bet Butler said while it aimed to provide the best available price to its customers through comparison, they could provide no documentary …
UK online gaming and betting operator Betfair has taken on a suite of Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, casino and mobile content for integration into its betfair.com operation. Quickfire’s volume and quality of content impressed Betfair along with the commitment to deliver new games on a rolling basis said Niki Longmuir, Product Manager at Betfair. “We …
Michael de Jong, finance minister and minister responsible for gambling in the Canadian province of British Columbia, announced Tuesday that the University of B.C has chosen Luke Clark from the UK’s University of Cambridge as the first director of the Centre for Gambling Research. The centre was established last February with a $2-million grant from …
The currently struggling Spanish online gambling market could see further declines if the opposition Spanish Socialist Workers Party should come to power. The party has presented a non-legislative proposal aimed at reducing accessibility to online gambling and prohibiting the offering of VIP bonuses and other player incentives, which it claims contribute toward the dangers of …
Massachusetts State Lottery officials asked lawmakers Tuesday to pass legislation enabling the agency to experiment with online gaming operations, the Boston newspaper Sentinel & Enterprise reports. A bill filed by Democratic Party Senator Jennifer Flanagan, has the support of state lottery officials and seeks to permit the Lottery to conduct an online lottery. “We are …
High 5 Games will be using the ICE show in London next week to stage the European launch of its “Vault” remote gaming server, which comes packaged with nearly 100 of H5G’s most successful slot games from all mediums. Anthony Singer, CEO of High 5 Games, said Tuesday: “Vault will only carry H5G’s top hits …
US land casino giant Caesars Entertainment is considering a bid for the bankrupt Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, insider sources told Bloomberg News Tuesday. The property went through bankruptcy last year and offers to buy the asset close in two weeks’ time, the sources said. Land gambling observers noted that the casino, built for …
Turnkey service provider B3W Group has named Aj Thompson as group chief executive officer while Henri Etrillard has been appointed to the B3W Board. Prior to his appointment with B3W as director of strategy 18 months ago, Thompson held numerous positions with IAS, Expekt, Bodog and Pinnacle. “It’s been an interesting 2013 at B3W and …
Guinness Record Book holder of the largest online jackpot payout, Net Entertainment’s Mega Fortune, returned another life-changing jackpot of Euro 2.5 million to a Betsson customer earlier this month. “I am very pleased to see that Mega Fortune has delivered yet again, and we would like to extend our best wishes to the lucky winner, …
What has been described as a “one of the most significant attacks of the last 15 years” aimed at European bookmakers reportedly took place this past weekend Federbet, an organization of European casino owners and bookmakers, said in a statement that the attack was “unique and very strong” and affected operators in England, Austria, Malta …
Sports betting solution provider SBTech will debut its new live and mobile betting platforms along with an entirely new platform designed specifically for the Asian market next week. “We’re particularly excited about our mobile betting platform as it’s the only one of its kind on the market that allows users to experience cutting edge sports …
The State of Delaware has reported lack-lustre online gaming revenues in the two months since launch, although analysts believe its still early days to gauge its response. As of the end of December, only 4 000 online gambling registrations had taken place and the gambling commission reported revenues of a mere $253 000. Over the …
Bulgarian online gambling licence applications from PokerStars and Betfair are currently pending review confirmed Bulgaria’s State Commission on Gambling (SGC) on Wednesday. In addition, many other companies have shown interest in obtaining online gambling permits, the commission confirmed. BST, the Bulgarian State lottery operator and Eurofootball Limited received online gambling permits for toto.bg and efbet.com, …
Genting Alderney in collaboration with Comtrade Gaming has launched Crockfords Live Casino broadcasting from Mayfair and licenced by the UK Gambling Commission and Alderney Gambling Control Commission. gCore, Live Casino is based on Comtrade Gaming’s Game Server technology and allows extensive customisation allowing Genting to successfully replicate online the ‘house rules’, bet limits, dealing standards …
William Hill subsidiary Sportingbet has taken over as the naming rights of the Penrith Panthers home ground, which will now be known as Sportingbet Stadium. Sportingbet replaces its subsidiary Centrebet, after parent company William Hill Group had discussions into the two leading Australian bookmaker brands. “Our research revealed that Sportingbet is the stronger rugby league …
Cardiff-based development firm Concept Gaming will launch a suite of eight HTML5 games for use across mobile and desktop systems and others under the moniker “Undercover” which tie in with the upcoming World Cup. Jim Preedy of Concept Gaming said the Undercover content is intended to intrigue prospective customers when it exhibits at ICE Totally …
The Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) 2014 UK Open darts tournament has named UK bookmaker Coral as title sponsor. “The UK Open has become a massive favourite for both players and fans of darts in the past decade, and I’m delighted that Coral has continued its support of the world’s best tournaments with its sponsorship of …
Scientific Games subsidiary Williams Interactive has released Zeus III for desktop and mobile, its first online game to be powered by the Reel Boost game engine. Zeus III features a 6-reel game layout with two symbols on the first reel and seven symbols on the sixth reel, offering 192 winning possibilities on each spin. Innovative …
Ireland’s minister for sport, Leo Varadkar, told the Irish Independent newspaper Monday that sports bodies should benefit from any increase in the betting tax, which is currently being extended to embrace online betting. At present, one per cent of the tax intake, worth Euro 27 million in 2012, is earmarked for the Horse and Greyhound …
The fourth informal meeting of European regulators took place earlier this month in Rome, with reports that player pool sharing was the main thrust of discussions. More detail has now become available, thanks to a Poker News interview with Giovanni Carboni, the managing partner of Carboni & Partners consultancy group and a founder of the …
The Grand Belize Entertainment Group has announced plans to build a world-class casino resort and spa paired with an online casino based in the Central American country. A spokesman for Grand Belize Entertainment said Monday that land casino gaming is projected to be a $390 billion global industry, with the online gaming segment one of …