Legislation that will compel all online gambling operators seeking to access the UK punter to take out secondary licensing and pay taxes in Britain has sailed through its second reading in parliament with more general than specific discussion and few problems. The Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Bill appears to have cross-party support and is likely …
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has released a list of preliminary approvals to twelve ancillary casino service industry enterprises (CSIE) and forty-two internet gaming related vendor registrants prior to the State’s internet gaming launch scheduled for November 26, 2013. CSIE’s who are authorised to engage with casino licencees and internet gaming licence …
Isle of Man-licenced peer-to-peer sports betting network Tailorbet has appointed Dominic Atkinson to the role of commercial director. Atkinson joins the firm from Satellite Information Services (SIS) where he has held the position of head of business since 2011. He is tasked with assuming responsibility for Tailorbet’s commercial proposition to the sports betting marketplace as …
According to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory filing, executive vice president of International Game Technology’s (IGT) Interactive Group, Robert Melendres, has notified the company of his intention to resign following a change in responsibilities that sees him reporting to John Vandemore, IGT’s executive vice president emerging business, chief financial officer and treasurer. IGT …
UK social games provider Plumbee integrated its eleventh game titled “Firestorm” in its Mirrorball Slots app on Facebook this week. The game, developed by Quickspin, is an Aztec-themed offering featuring scatters, locking re-spins, wilds, wild scatters and additional locking symbols. “With Firestorm we wanted to capture the essence of what truly makes a great video …
Microgaming has launched its popular Thunderstruck II slot on HTML5, a milestone for Microgaming as the game becomes available across all platforms. The game was originally launched in 2010 on the casino platform, and then extended through Quickfire, land-based platform BetStone and Microgaming’s multi-player platform. Earlier this year, the game launched on mobile with Android …
Sportradar will monitor Cricket Australia’s Ryobi Cup, BUPA Sheffield Shield and KFC Big Bash T20 League domestic competitions in an integrity partnership deal announced Tuesday. Sportadar’s Fraud Detection System (FDS) will monitor the cricket competitions for signs of betting-related corruption and fraudulent activity constituting a vital step in Cricket Australia’s integrity programme. The company’s FDS …
Swedish gambling firm Unibet Group plc presented impressive results in its interim report for the nine-month period January 1 to September 30, 2013. The company reported mobile revenues representing 23 percent of gross winnings revenue for the third quarter compared to just 8 percent for the same period last year. Key performance indicators for the …
mybet Holding SE’s Supervisory Board has announced the appointment of Monika Fiala (48) as interim chief financial officer. Fiala will take control of the Finance Division for an initial contract of six months. A longer-term decision will be taken at a later date, the company said. In related news, Clemens Jakopitsch retired from the Supervisory …
The publication North Jersey.com reports that four other U.S. states have reiterated their formal support for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s efforts last week to gain a re-hearing of a sports betting lawsuit at the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. Christie’s request for a re-hearing before a full panel of judges has resonated …
The UK Gambling Commission has published the results of its latest routine survey of British gambling participation, again conducted by ICM Research and covering the quarter to end September 2013. * An average of 55 percent of respondents had participated in at least one form of gambling in the previous four weeks, down 2 percent …
A survey conducted in the UK by Ipsos MORI at the behest of the National Lottery shows that latest figures for 11-15 year olds who say they played National Lottery games have dropped from 7 percent last year to an all-time low of 5 percent in 2013, whilst the overall rate of gambling by 11-15 …
In its consultation with operators over the submission of confidential business information in the form of online returns reportage, the UK Gambling Commission has hastened to reassure licensees that it has a fully safe and secure system that will safeguard the data they are required to submit. “Concerns have previously been raised over the security …
Slots Empires is the latest social casino offering from Renatus Media, developers of SlotoBoom. The graphic-rich app is available through Facebook or for download from the Apple App Store. It is inspired by the Aztec, Trojan, Atlantis and Viking ancients and is a time travel game that crosses five ancient regions. Slots Empires is the …
GTECH S.p.A. subsidiaries SPIELO International UK Limited and Boss Media AB have completed the deal with HCL Technologies Limited and HCL Sweden AB providing for the transfer of 143 Sweden-based Boss Media employees to HCL . Further terms of the agreement were met in that HCL will provide SPIELO with certain technical operations services which …
Live dealer casino game provider, Visionary iGaming has fully integrated its live games and gone live with Juega EnLinea across Latin American markets. ViG’s live dealer offering in English and Spanish is “by far the most localized live offering in LATAM”, said Gerardo Alcega, chief operating officer of JeugaEnLinea. Live dealer games have driven top …
London-based social network technology solutions provider Glow Digital Media (Glow), has expanded further into the U.S. market with the launch of its New York office, this week Glow boasts of being one of only fourteen Facebook strategic Preferred Marketing Developers (SPMD) and opened an office in Los Angeles earlier this year to promote Glow Machine, …
Online cash payments provider, Ukash has become Cheltenham Racecourse’s latest sponsor of the new GBP 20 000 Listed Ukash Mares Bumper that concludes the racecard of the second day of The Open, a major highlight of the British Racing Calendar. Ukash will be supporting horseracing for the first time with the objective of reaching new, …
FremantleMedia UK and Syco Entertainment have extended their partnership with Mecca for the promotional and product rights of The X Factor brand through 2014 and into 2015. In its capacity as official gaming partner to the hit UK show, Mecca has enjoyed exclusivity of the X Factor Bingo game for the past three years. This …
Social developer Bonza Gaming has launched Bonza Casino on Facebook featuring Roulette, Blackjack and Texas Hold’em. The real-money Facebook application additionally offers content from Net Entertainment, its exclusive software supplier, which include slot games such as Starburst, Gonzo’s Quest and others which are already accessible through Bonza’s Slots app which was launched in February. Bonza …
Newly-launched Liberian gambling operator, Blooming Games-Liberia Ltd. will offer internet and retail betting in partnership with Betting Promotion and UltraPlay Ltd. A company statement said it will provide casino, number and sports betting games through UltraPlay’s All-in-One package and will expand the offering to include local league games on its betting fixture “as soon as …
Amaya Gaming Group has entered into a multi-game distribution deal with Leander Games that will see its Casino Gaming System operators gain access to gaming content, both proprietary and third-party, on Leander’s LeGa platform. “We are very pleased to have signed the first part of a strategic relationship with Leander Games. Alongside our existing game …
The Cambodian police reported over the weekend that a police operation mounted Friday night has broken up an online sports betting ring in the capital Phnom Penh. 25 individuals, including both Chinese and Cambodian nationalities, were arrested and computer equipment was seized in the operation, police spokesmen told the Phnom Penh Post. Major General Y …
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to set up a special unit to tackle illegal betting and match-fixing in a bid to make sure it does not become an issue in future Games, the Reuters news agency reported over the weekend. Following a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland which included delegates from the international football regulator …