London-based Core Gaming, a developer of HTML5 and tablet mobile casino games, has signed a deal with slots provider Big Time Gaming to deliver its latest release of desktop games to the mobile market in 2014. Two slots are involved. “Lucky Streak” brings to life the traditional, old school fruit machine game play and introduces …
Working in collaboration with online bookmaker Bet Butler and Club Website, an enterprise which builds sites for amateur sports clubs to facilitate betting, a UK company titled The Betting Service promises to give something back to its clients, and says its business model is poised to exploit a large market comprising British sports clubs. TBS …
Atlantic Club Casino, the Atlantic City land operation that walked away with $15 million of Pokerstars’ money when an acquisition deal ran out of time earlier this year is up for auction and disclosed its liabilities and assets this week. The troubled firm hopes to sell itself at a bankruptcy court auction this month, and …
A standard stock exchange legal caveat made by a US gambling group launching in New Jersey’s new online gambling market was seized upon and blown out of all proportion by the mainstream media this week, but has now been put into perspective. Caesars Entertainment filed a standard advisory notice with the SEC advising: “Online gaming …
Bernie Shepherd, a former chief of the Canadian White Bear tribe in the Saskatchewan province, launched his own online casino in partnership with Geobet this week, and he did not deem it necessary to consult the provincial government before doing so. For its part, the government has complained to the national Royal Canadian Mounted Police …
US federal enforcement authorities have struck again, busting a large online sports betting operation in the state of Florida under the code name “Operation Gotham City.” 7 individuals were arrested and charged with various federal offences Friday, with another 5 being sought. Federal agents identified 52-year-old Adam Green as the principal defendant, held on a …
Next Tuesday’s House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee of Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade hearing on internet gambling should be anything but a bland affair as opposing views are heard from witnesses with widely disparate views. The “The State of Online Gaming” hearing will be addressed by the following witnesses: * Las Vegas Sands senior vice president …
Whilst Wynn Resorts plans regarding online gambling in the United States are not entirely clear, owner Steve Wynn appears to be moving ahead with his plans to suss out the possibilities, and this week revealed that his team studying the industry is based in Philadelphia, the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Wynn is …
A major enforcement action earlier this year which shut down online sports betting site 44Wager.com and resulted in the arrest of over 20 US individuals on various charges associated with illegal online gambling claimed another victim this week when Florida resident Craig Caffro (48) appeared in a Connecticut court to plead guilty. Caffro entered a …
The UK online gambling group bet365, a consistently high-performer in the online and mobile environment, has big expansion plans that could see another 600 Britons employed over the next ten years in a major new multi-million pound office complex to be constructed in Etruria, a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, where the company is currently headquartered. The …
MGT Studios, a subsidiary of online and mobile investment group MGT Capital, has signed a partnership agreement with internet skill games developer M2P Entertainment with the goal of offering a skill gaming platform and content to the US market. Skill games fall outside the ambit of anti-online gambling legislation in the United States and constitute …
The ambitious expansion plans for white label sports betting provider Tailorbet included the appointment this week of new commercial director Dominic Atkinson. The Isle of Man-based, P2P provider says it is making good progress in marketing its product to news portals, club websites and sportsbook operators. Atkinson is a business graduate with over a decade’s …
Demand for the ten land casino concessions permitted by recent changes to Hungarian gambling laws is said to be keen in reports from 11 of the Central European country’s cities, but as the law stands at present it will be difficult for foreign remote gaming operators to gain a foothold in the promising market. Amendments …
Dominic Pileggi, a Republican who is the Senate Majority Leader in the Pennsylvanian Senate, is the principal driver of a new state bill that seeks to make significant changes to the state’s multi-billion horse racing industry. His Bill 1188 seeks to phase out the two Racing Commissions that currently operate under the PA Department of …
It appears from an email to affiliates this week from the Rome-Topaze online casino and affiliate management group that another row between software provider and operator has gone public. The email from Rome-Topaze claims that software provider Top Game has shut down access, claiming: “We regret to announce that Rome Partners and Topaze Affiliation have …
The latest online slot from the studios of online gambling software developer Net Entertainment takes players into deep space, on an interplanetary trip to the far reaches of the universe. Due for release in January next year and dubbed “Big Bang”, the new game features Wild substitutions and a progressive multiplier.The multiplier boosts winnings by …
The UK and US betting group Sportech plc announced Thursday that it has signed a joint venture with online games developer NYX Gaming Group Limited to provide online products and services in the United States for social and pay-to-play gaming. “As US online gaming regulation evolves, the joint venture will be able to offer a …
Calvin Ayre, the high profile founder and current franchiser of the Bodog online gambling brand remains a wanted man in the United States, it appears from the ten most wanted list on the Homelands Security Investigations list at http://www.ice.gov/most-wanted/hsi.htm. Ayre’s picture and brief profile appears alongside one woman and eight other men who are variously …
Ladbrokes, which owns a 270-strong group of land betting shops in Belgium and has ambitions regarding the online gambling market in that country, has announced changes to its regional management structure. Current regional managing director Alan Smith is to retire after thirty years’ service and his responsibilities will be taken over by Betdaq and Tote …
The turnkey multi-platform online gambling provider Plus-Five’s latest partnership deal is with the major international multi-level marketing company Infinity2Global. Plus-Five has provided i2g with a complete end-to-end white label casino solution which is fully integrated with the i2g MLM platform, with the casino going live on the 1st October 2013 featuring games from established developers …
Nevada-based firm Spin Games LLC, in partnership with KGM Gaming, has been given the go ahead by New Jersey authorities to field trial its remote gaming server “Robust Online Client (ROC)” and nine new HTML games. The HTML5 remote gaming server which is in the final stages of deployment in the state, was designed by …
Plus-Five white label provider has launched European-facing Bet Resort.com in partnership with U.S.-based marketing firm Integral Marketing Corp. Plus-Five will provide Integral Marketing with a range of casino content from Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, IGT, Net Entertainment, Instadeal Poker and Live Dealer software from Global Gaming Labs. Barry Bossert, CEO of Integral Marketing Corporation said, …
The Belgian gambling commission, Kansspel Commissie, added a number of online casinos to its list of operators deemed to be operating illegally this week. Latest additions include bigbangcasino.com, stargames.net, eurocazino.com, 5dimes.eu, onextwo.com, casinomidas.com, swoggie.be and swoggie.com
Unusually Mr Green was the subject of scrutiny during the UK Advertising Standards Authority weekly meeting over a television campaign advertising its online casino where it offered twenty free spins on its Victorious game. The root of the complaint stemmed from the terms and conditions not being displayed on screen at the same time that …