The Philippines-based and Asian targeting online gambling operator Dafabet has taken over from Genting as the shirt sponsor for English football club Aston Villa in a new two-year agreement. The deal will see the Dafabet logo featured on the home and away Villa shirts, while the sponsors will also get involved with the club’s support …
Mitch Garber (48), the former chief executive of Party Gaming who now heads up the interactive division of US gambling giant Caesars Entertainment, delivered some interesting titbits of information during an interview with the Montreal Gazette this week. Caesars Interactive Entertainment is based in Montreal, where the multi-talented and well-paid Garber (he holds degrees in …
The International Ski Federation (ISF) will not award title and presenting sponsor rights to commercial betting companies in future, according to the Associated Press, as it initiates a clampdown on sponsorship rules. Athletes are also now prohibited form carrying gambling operator advertising on their racing suites or from having gambling operators as a main sponsor, …
The Swiss Federal Council’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has posted a strong warning on its website against Casino Swiss at scasino.com which it says offers illegal online gambling and falsely creates the impression of being connected to Switzerland through the use of the Swiss coat of arms and numerous other references. “The application …
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) and Spectrum Gaming Group (Spectrum) have entered into a somewhat interesting alliance. According to a press release, the two entities have formed a joint venture titled ASeGA which will target regulatory agencies in the America’s and elsewhere around the world with a service offering that includes: – Assistance in …
Rainer Jacken will prematurely surrender office on the mybet Holding SE Supervisory board, the company announced today (Monday). “I will be maintaining my association with mybet,” Jacken said. “In recent months my personal and professional paths have taken a different direction, which I would now like to pursue concertedly.” Jacken was the founder of the …
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Internet technology service provider Continent 8 Technologies and online gaming software provider Microgaming were recognised for their achievements and honored at the eGaming Review B2B Industry Awards held in London late last week. Isle of Man-headquartered Continent 8 Technologies was awarded Data Centre of the Year, its fourth consecutive win. It was recognised for another …
Xela Holdings, owner of Asian-facing online gaming brand 138.com, has become the official shirt sponsor of the Watford Football Club’s Hornets first team. 138.com’s logo will adorn Hornets first-team and adult replica shirts for the 2013/14 season, replacing front position previously sponsored by Sports Interactive & SEGA, the producers of the Football Manager Brand. The …
Betfair Australia has become the new naming rights partner for the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival (TSRC) in a three-year contract inked with Tas Racing. The exclusive agreement includes the naming rights to the carnival’s feature events, the Hobart and Launceston Cups. The TSRC was the logical choice to replace AAMI following the end of a …
Spanish race track Hipodromo de la Zarzuela, s.a. (HZ) has denounced the actions of and appealed to the Spanish gaming authority (DGOJ) to act on what it terms as the illegal operations of French-licenced Zeturf and Malta-licenced RaceBets in a press release posted on its website. HZ has requested the adoption of precautionary measures by …
Although there is no evidence at present to suggest a political will for the state of Ohio to enter the intrastate online gambling market, the publication Plain Dealer considered the options in an article over the weekend, suggesting that a state constitutional amendment effected in 2009 may complicate any such initiative. The amendment physically restricts …
Every year class 4 gaming societies in New Zealand contribute around NZ$18.5 million to the Ministry of Health in the form of a problem gambling levy which funds the Ministry’s Integrated Problem Gambling Strategy, and this week the NZCT chief executive, Mike Knell said that intervention services are working well. He pointed to a recently …
The publication Indian Express reports that the government of Maharashtra, a province in Western India, believes that the UK betting exchange Betfair is facilitating Indian betting, particularly on corruption-troubled cricket matches, and should be blocked by national ISPs. The provincial government has asked the federal government repeatedly to block Betfair on all Indian internet service …
More details on the internet gambling legalisation bill launched Thursday by Rep. Peter King are now available, including licensing requirements, which can be executed on a 5 year basis through existing state or tribal regulatory frameworks, or through a body specifically created for that activity…but with federal government input, using the criteria applied to bricks …
The Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission and Estonian Tax and Customs Board have signed an agreement to cooperate and share information between the two gambling authorities. Based on the principles of protection of consumers and preservation of public order, the agreement’s objective is to improve regulatory standards both in the online and land based …
The Belgian Gaming Commission is at it again, adding five more websites to its online gambling blacklist, including that belonging to BetVictor. Blacklisting means that Belgian ISPs will be required to block access to the sites by Belgian internet punters. BetVictor.com, Casinograndluxe.com, Cityclubcasino.com, Monacasino.com and Royalcasino.com join a pretty elite roster of companies that have …
There are currently widespread reports in the mainstream Chinese media revealing that enforcement agencies have charged 17 Chinese nationals operating out of Macau as agents for online gambling operators on the island who have been targeting mainland Chinese gamblers. The bust dates back to the middle of last year following over a year of undercover …
An interview in the publication Gambling Compliance set the cat among the pigeons in the United States Thursday after the outgoing CEO of the American Gaming Association, Frank Fahrenkopf, criticised Nevada Senator Harry Reid and the now retired Republican Senator Jon Kyl for not driving previous online poker legalisation attempts through Congress with sufficient vigour. …
The speculation in recent weeks that Republican Representative Peter King was about to launch a fresh federal online gambling legalisation bill was realised Thursday when the veteran Congressman introduced his Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2013 to the House. Interestingly, it covers the legalisation of all online gambling with the exception …
Online gaming firm 32Red has been named official shirt sponsor of Crawley Town Football Club for the next two seasons taking over the flag from GFS. Crawley Town F.C. is an association football club from Crawley, West Sussex, England that plays in Football League One, the third tier in the English football league system. 32Red …
Irish gambling firm Paddy Power has recruited fresh marketing blood with the appointment of former John Lewis brand marketing manager Anna Braithwaite; along with Harry Dromey, a former account director at Beattie McGuiness Bungay. Braithwaite was appointed sportsbook marketing manager and will manage Paddy Power’s football and horse racing brand campaigns while Dromey will work …
The Gibraltar Chronicle reports that the European Commission (EC) does not intend putting Gibraltar’s gaming industry under the microscope as part of its clamp down on tax evasion and tax havens. The EC made the statement in response to Belgian MEP Marc Tarabella who claimed that Gibraltar-based gaming companies were party to unfair competition, he …
Online slot fans have been discussing the imminent release of the Alice in Wonderland game at WinADay online casino for several weeks, and on Thursday the company finally made it available, describing the slot as one of its most lavish games yet. Certainly the game is a visual delight featuring many of the favourite characters …