Data distribution specialists Push Technology announced Tuesday that sports betting provider Offsidegaming has selected its high-performance, scalable and real-time data distribution solution, Diffusion, to expand its in-play betting proposition. Offsidegaming is abandoning its current polling architecture in favour of a push-based infrastructure to ensure its gaming platform can grow dynamically with user demand, a company …
Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has launched its much-publicised new South Park online slot, themed on the popular animated television series. The 5 reel, 25-line game includes characters like Kenny, Cartman, Stan, Kyle and the rest of the gang in a new Platinum slot game, packed with features and entertainment, and backed by …
The recent success of an online punter using the virtual currency Bitcoin has once again underlined the growing influence of this virtual currency, which is becoming more widely used in e-commerce and online gambling transactions. The publication Daily Dot reports the case of internet gambler ‘Nakowa’, who used the virtual currency in gambling on the …
The news earlier this week that US federal agencies, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, had divvied up seized profits from allegedly illegal gambling financial transaction activities at Utah’s SunFirst bank has been followed by an interesting story on how a whistleblower within the company assisted federal authorities. SunFirst’s compliance officer Cathy …
Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority has supported a personal complaint by Lord David Lipsey, vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming against Wakefirled-based online betting tipster Winningeasy.com regarding its media advertising claims. Two issues were investigated, both of which were upheld, relating to claims of success and profit made by the tipster, which …
The UK Gambling Commission has upgraded its online services for licensed operators, saying in a statement that it plans a series of new internet services through its Gambling Commission.gov.uk website. Titled eServices – Operator, the service allows operator licence holders to log on in order to view and print copies of current licences, report a …
The Swedish gaming authority Lotteriinspektionen has subpoenaed local newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen for providing links to offshore gambling operators via their websites. The subpoena focuses on the clickable links which it says promote participation in offshore lotteries, but does not focus on advertising as such. According to the authority, the two newspapers face a fine …
Tim Bristow and Geoff Baldwin have resigned as directors of bwin.party digital entertainment plc with immediate effect, a company statement announced today. Tim Bristow, an independent non-executive director of bwin.party, is stepping down after serving over six years with the Company, having joined the board of PartyGaming in May 2007 and then continued with the …
The 303 Lowe creative agency is responsible for Western Australian TAB’s first rebrand in 15 years. The new long-term campaign sporting the tagline “Upped The Game” supports TAB’s new online offer “TAB Touch”, the TABform newspaper and TABradio along with print, outdoor, digital and point of sale advertising. The campaign features a distinct local flavour …
International operator Merkur-Win has selected Evolution Gaming Live Casino for its online launch in the Italian market “We are delighted that a leading operator such as Merkur-win has decided to partner with us for its Live Casino offering”, commented Gionata La Torre, Evolution Italy CEO. “This is another confirmation of Evolution Gaming’s dedication to the …
A Nanterre Court Judge Magali Tabareau has rescheduled a 2006 criminal case against Bwin for its alleged activities in violation of French law between 2003 and 2005 saying it has questions to pose to former and current CEO Manfred Bodner and Norbert Teufelberger, respectively. Bodner and Teufelberger failed to appear before the court at a …
Technology that enables online players to enjoy slots hitherto restricted to land gaming operations is the subject of a deal signed this week between Las Vegas-based technology firm Leap Forward Gaming and online gambling content provider NYX Gaming Group. The deal involves the joint development of Leap Forward’s TCG (Thin Client Gaming) platform to create …
A recent US land casino cheating case in which security officials nailed a crooked punter who used invisible ink marks to help him beat the house has prompted an Associated Press report over the weekend that casino officials have confirmed the use of an international casino intelligence network as operators protect themselves from known villains. …
Reports on several sports betting information sites this week indicate that UK betting group Ladbrokes is set to launch its sports and casino betting brand Sportium online in Spain at the beginning of next (October) month. Sportium is a joint venture with Spain’s gambling group Cirsa, and currently has around 600 retail land betting shops …
BetAmerica is a San Francisco-based company best known for its virtual horse racing operations, but it will soon be a big name in the US fantasy sports sector if CEO John Ford achieves his goals. The company is diversifying into the skill gaming field with FanEx, a fantasy sports website which offers a real-money hub …
Inspired Gaming’s deal to provide Italian betting giant Microgame with online virtual sports content comes at a propitious time in that regional market, where regulator AAMS this week increased betting options for Italian punters by granting approval to 23 new types of markets, bringing the total number of sports bets available via Italian-licensed sites to …
A public workshop on internet gambling wound up on Malta this week after several experts gave their views on the industry and its importance to the Malta economy as a licensing jurisdiction, and discussed the recent EU resolution on the industry. The event was organised by the European Parliament Information Office in Malta in collaboration …
It hasn’t taken long for Geoff Freeman, the new chief exec at the American Gaming Association, to raise a few industry hackles with his latest op-ed article referencing the just-released online poker movie ‘Runner, Runner’ starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake. Last month, clearly concerned at the growing momentum of state-by-state legalisation and regulation, Freeman …
A builder in Exeter, England literally played the house when he used a GBP 22,528.33 deposit from a homeowner who had contracted his services to buy cocaine and gamble on internet websites instead of completing the contract. The problem was that builder Craig Scott (30) had already demolished part of the client’s home before vanishing …
Online casino provider SkillOnNet has augmented its slots inventory for licensees with seven new games, some of them familiar to players as NextGen products. Flagship of the releases is SkillOnNet’s own in-house developed 3D slot Moulin Rouge, which is included in a package that also comprises: Fairies Forest Foxin Wins Fire Hawk Crocodopolis 5 Knights …
Norwegian high rolling online gambler Bjarte Baasland remains A$15 million out of pocket this week after losing his legal attempt to reclaim gambling losses from the Australian betting company Centrebet, which was later acquired by William Hill plc through its Sportingbet Australia deal. ABC News reported Thursday that the Northern Territory Supreme Court ruled against …
Indonesian police acting on tip-offs raided a coffee shop being used as a front for an illegal online gambling operation in the Permyjaya region this week. The late afternoon raid resulted in the arrest of ten persons, including three females, all aged between 30 and 35. Nine computers, including a laptop, were seized as exhibits …
Dr. Roberta Metsola, the Malta Member of the European Parliament, visited the Betsson offices this week, accompanied by Reuben Portanier from the Lotteries and Gaming Authority, Joe Tanti from the Malta Business Bureau and Peter Agius, head of the European Parliament Information Office. Responsible gaming and the local iGaming industry were all discussed, with the …
The Bulgarian gambling regulator, headed by recently appointed director Ognemir Mitev moved forward this week, issuing its first online sports betting licence. The recipient was vBulletin, an already well-established and licensed land bookie which owns online brands like Eurobet.bg and Eurofootball.bg through a Malta LGA licence. Mitev took the opportunity to advise media that a …