Does online e-cash processor Skrill (formerly Moneybookers) know something that everyone else does not? That’s the question several industry observers were asking as the news broke this week that the European-based company is to pull out of Canadian transactions with effect from January next year. Skrill, which was taken over by the private equity firm …
In an astonishing about-turn on gambling reforms implemented by the former Labor government of Julia Gillard, the new Australian coalition government headed by Tony Abbot is about to reverse a number of land gambling laws…apparently with Labor support. The Guardian newspaper reports that Labor will support moves to water down national poker machine reforms it …
Dr. Rachel Volberg, one of those on the witness list for Tuesday’s US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade hearing on the “State of Online Gaming”, made some early points in a press release Monday that left no doubt about the content of her evidence. Volberg, a …
Having lost all three judicial rounds so far in its attempt to implement its intrastate sports betting legislation in defiance of the federal 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act , the state of New Jersey is now about to attempt to take the issue before the US Supreme Court, reports the publication NJ.com. It’s …
After six months of online operations, more than 80 new Net Entertainment mobile and desktop games have been added to the already considerable gaming suite at MetroPlay Casino, a subsidiary of the Metro free London daily newspaper. Some of the latest titles to be launched under the agreement include Starburst, Gonzo’s Quest and Jack Hammer, …
New York gambling analyst Brian McGill from Janney Montgomery Scott said in an advisory note this week that he expects the New Jersey online gambling market to grow, but it may take a little time to ramp up. McGill visited both Delaware and New Jersey to study the initial performance of the newly launched online …
A deal between online and land game developer High 5 Games and Bally Technologies this week expands the latter’s inventory of land casino games and could have future application in the online and mobile environment. The new agreement calls for High 5 Games to produce more games for Bally, in addition to the games already …
Sportech plc announced Monday that the Office of Fair Trading has cleared its acquisition of Data Tote Limited, a provider of on-track and online greyhound and horse race betting services in Europe. The online gambling and sport-entertainment company inked the Data Tote acquisition deal last September for an initial consideration of GBP 3.1 million. However, …
Christmas, and Santa in the guise of Slotland online casino management, arrived early for slots punter CharlesN at the online casino this week when he cracked a $182,782 progressive jackpot playing the Ice Queen slot. “I’ve always wanted to try skydiving, and I’ve dreamed of visiting Peru,” the big winner told casino management. “But we’ll …
With the legalisation of online gambling in the Netherlands drawing ever closer, software provider Playtech plc has scored a notable coup in clinching the online gambling contract for the Dutch gambling monopoly Holland Casino after a competitive tendering process. The agreement involves the development of an online gambling platform offering a full range of casino …
The UK provider of sports betting technology for the online gaming industry, Offsidegaming, has announced agreement with Betradar to integrate its Virtual Football League (VFL). Betradar is a brand of Sportradar, a major supplier of sports and betting related data. A company spokesman said the deal will see Offsidegaming adding the VFL to its suite …
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 …