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 …
Members of the Bulgarian parliament passed the first reading of the country’s extensive gambling and taxation reform bill Wednesday, with 110 votes in favour, 79 against and 2 abstentions. Local experts said that the bill will effectively reduce the gambling tax payable by three times, encouraging more participation in the industry by foreign land and …
Online and land gambling industry technology and content supplier Bally Technologies has announced a deal with the Las Vegas-based SLS Hotel and Casino that includes the provision on online gambling and virtual racing capability. SLS is the newest resort casino on the Las Vegas Strip, and is due to open in 2014 with 1,600 guest …
Intralot Italia, in cooperation with technological partners Kiron Interactive and Vermantia, has launched virtual games in its retail network, the first concessionary to get the go ahead from Italy’s ADM-Agency of Monopoly and Customers, Betting Department. The new proposition offers Italian players the opportunity to place their fixed-odds bets on virtual sporting events such as …
Sportech has appointed Slingo chief executive officer Richard Roberts as a non-executive director of the Company, as John Barnes retires from the Board. Richards, a New Jersey resident, brings solid experience of the mobile, social and iGaming markets which will be of considerable benefit to the Group said Ian Penrose, chief executive officer of Sportech. …
Quickfire, powered by Microgaming, has partnered with BetTech Gaming in the African market with the integration of its games on iplay8casino.com, the online brand of Tanzanian casino operator Dunia. iplay8casino supplemented its offering with BetTech’s flagship sports betting platform, providing its customers with online and mobile sports betting opportunities for the first time. “The addition …