Massachusetts couple Joseph and Joanne Zagami narrowly escaped losing out on a million dollar scratch card lottery win this week when they mistakenly dumped their winning ticket in the kitchen trash can. Whilst shopping for groceries the couple bought the scratch card from a vending machine, throwing the ticket into the grocery bag, and then …
Earlier this year the US headlines were filled with an internet cafe gambling fraud case that started in Florida but swept across several other states as federal enforcement officials arrested 57 persons on felony charges connected with the so-called “Allied Veterans of the World” charity. Among them was the owner of Oklahoma-based International Internet Technologies, …
A group of 20 leading UK betting companies has joined forces to explore ways in which the potential harm of problem gambling can be minimised, reports the newspaper Herald Scotland. Rank Group, Gala Coral, Paddy Power, Sky Bet, William Hill, Aspers Casinos and Ladbrokes are among the founding members of the newly-formed P3 Group social …
The spectacular and highly publicised federal bust of the Tokhtakhounov online sports betting ring in New York saw one of the 34 persons arrested, Hollywood producer Bryan Zuriff, pleading guilty in a Manhattan US Federal Court Friday. Zuriff (44) pleaded guilty for his role in running the Los Angeles side of the high-stakes sports betting …
Net Entertainment has started pre-viewing its latest Platinum Series online slot, titled South Park and themed on the animated television program that has a massive global cult following. The game comes with a slew of features that includes Free Spins, Wild substitutions, Sticky Wilds, Bonus Games and 3 mini-features. The Bonus Games feature well-known South …
The UK Football Conference has confirmed that online payment company Skrill has signed up as sponsor of its three divisions for a three year period, ending speculation on who will replace Blue Square, whose sponsorship expired in May this year. “We’ve confirmed to member clubs that we will shortly be circulating the financial benefits,” Conference …
Hot on the heels of its software supply deal with Playtech , the online division of the British gambling group Ladbrokes plc has signed a partnership agreement with Swedish online gambling software developer and provider Net Entertainment. The agreement will see NetEnt supplying a selection of quality online and mobile games to UK firm. “We …
Gambling and other adult pastimes and advertisements are being accessed via internet and mobile devices by children who lie about their age when registering on websites, posing a control problem that should be addressed, according to a new study by Britain’s Advertising and Standards Authority. The ASA study found all but four of the 24 …
Frank Potolicchio (34) is the latest defendant in the 44Wager.com online sports betting case to be sentenced, and will serve 4 months behind bars for his involvement in the illegal online sports booking operation based in Stamford and Hamden, Connecticut. FBI agents involved in investigations into the gambling ring, which they claim was under the …
Industry veteran Peter Åström (remember him from the Entraction management?), has his hands full with the under-performing Swedish sports betting operation Betting Promotion, where he is currently chairman. The company has turned in another weak set of results, prompting Åström to assure investors that he intends to work with the company management in undertaking a …
The European online gambling group Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment’s latest football club sponsorship ties the company to the top Belgian club RSC Anderlecht for the next three years. Bwin and Anderlecht announced the partnership Thursday, with Bwin spokesmen claiming that the deal with the Belgian Pro League champions will significantly enhance the firm’s profile and brand …
Details are at present sparse, but a spokesman for online casino and sports betting operator Casino770 – Bet770 revealed Thursday that both sites are about to be rebranded by new shareholders controlling the company. The changes will not affect player accounts, which will remain largely unchanged. Before the end of July both websites are to …
Taking the market by surprise Thursday was an announcement by the Brit publicly listed online gambling company 2UP Gaming plc that it has significant financial backing from an anonymous Asian source to acquire an Atlantic City land casino. 2UP Gaming’s situation rings the changes on the more usual deals, in which New Jersey land casino …
Making headlines everywhere late Thursday was the news that social gaming giant Zynga has abandoned its ambitions to dominate any legalised US real-money online gambling market. New CEO Dan Mattick made the tough call, backed by company founder Mark Pincus, but the announcement triggered another up to 16 percent drop in the share price as …
The major UK land and online gambling group Ladbrokes plc has announced the launch of a suite of online real-money games under a new ‘Vegas’ tab on the Ladbrokes.com website. The new tab is the first product launch following the establishment of Ladbrokes’ partnership with internet gambling software provider Playtech plc . The new ‘Vegas’ …
George Town in the Penang region of Malaysia was the scene for the latest anti-online gambling bust by the energetic men and women of the Malaysian police, who raided three premises Tuesday night, arresting four men for online gambling activities and seizing 36 computers. Penang CID deputy chief, ACP Mohd Nasir Salleh said that the …
companies Sportech and Norcros have announced that Sportech director David McKeith has been appointed as a non-executive director of Norcros and will assume responsibilities as senior independent director and chairman of the Audit Committee Norcros plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and exports home consumer products in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia. …
Following a successful trial initiative in the UK in partnership with online gambling group Bwin.Party, the social networking giant Facebook is moving into the real money social gaming scene in Italy and Spain, reports the publication Telecom Paper and the Italian news agency Ansa this week. Sean Ryan, head of partnerships of the social network, …
Anthony Boscarino, a 47-year-old resident of Tucson, Arizona was sent to jail for 135 months by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson this week on 43 charges involving fraud, money laundering and tax evasion. Earlier this year Boscarino entered a guilty plea on the charges, which include activities associated with his operating an online sports …
The international online cash payments provider, Ukash and independent Brit ATM operator, Bank Machine, have joined forces to give consumers more flexible access to cash with an innovative service that enables punters to convert Ukash codes into cash at Bank Machine ATMs across the UK…all without the need for a debit or credit card. The …
Two years ago the Aussie online betting firm Sports Alive went bust, setting in train a series of related personal and business disasters for both unpaid players and operators. This week the debacle made the local media columns again when betting agency Bet247 launched litigation against top Aussie bookmaking firm Tom Waterhouse. The newspaper WA …
The Bulgarian Gambling Authority has added another twenty websites to its controversial blacklist. Latest inductees comprise: Mangas Gaming’s Expekt, Stan James, six Boylesports domains, Betway, MyBet, Sportingbet, SBOBet, IASBet, 188Bet, DafaBet, Betinternet, marathonbet .com and .uk and Bet3000.
French gambling operator France Pari benefited from an increase in recorded stakes reporting gross gaming revenues amounting to Euro 1 million, up 40 percent and total revenue amounting to Euro 5 million, up 20 percent during its 2013 first half year results. “The online sportsbetting sector is now steadily growing in France, delivering an average …
The Kansspelautoriteit or Dutch Gambling Authority has named Marja Appelman (41) as its new director taking over from interim director Peter Plug as of September 23, 2013. Appelman is an economist and is currently a partner and one of the three founders of SIRM, a quantitative and economic strategy consulting firm. Previously she worked at …