After five years in the Holland Casino chief executive’s hot seat, during which both online and land gambling key strategies had to be planned, CEO Dirk Flink is on the way out, reportedly a casualty of the dire financial straits the operation finds itself in and the “…profound and structural reforms necessary” to address the …
Further defendants prosecuted in the 44wager.com sports betting case have been convicted in Stanford Connecticut. A US District Judge sentenced John Liquori (43) to 18 months imprisonment followed by three years of court-ordered supervision for his role in conspiring to violate the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Liquori had earlier entered a guilty …
Nevada lawmakers took their earlier approval for the state governor to negotiate interstate player-sharing compacts a step further on Monday, unanimously passing Assembly Bill 360 which allows online gambling compacts to be negotiated with tribal entities and foreign governments as well. The relevant bill can be viewed here: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/77th2013/Bills/AB/AB360_R3.pdf and says in summary that it …
Cost-cutting measures at online gambling group Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment have claimed the jobs of three senior execs, all formerly Party Poker managers prior to the merger of Party Gaming and Bwin. The three departing executives all have associations with the evolving US market and include business development chief Alen Lang, technology director Tod Martin and …
The Rival online gambling software development company has released an upgraded version of its autoplay facility, offering players a choice of two modes, Basic and Advanced. The basic version enables players to incrementally set autoplay for up to 100 spins, rising in increments from 10 to 25, 50 and 100. Advanced mode allows players to …
Gloria MacKenzie, an 84-year-old woman from Florida, has claimed the second-largest lottery jackpot winning $590.5 million in the Powerball Jackpot. MacKenzie said as luck would have it, a man allowed her to go ahead of him when purchasing their quick-pick tickets at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, north of Tampa. She has elected to receive her …
The Dutch Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoriteit is holding a roundtable discussion in The Hague on June 14, 2013 on the draft remote gambling bill currently in consultation. Should the draft bill be adopted by Representatives and the Senate, the Kansspelautoriteit expects to begin issuing licences on January 1, 2015 . The authority invites those with an …
Scientific Games’ interactive division SG Gaming has launched an internet version of its popular Barcrest land-based slot Arabian Charms. The Middle Eastern-themed game is a 5-reel, 20-payline game offering players stacked Wilds, stacked Symbols, re-triggering free games, Mystery Win and Golden Trail bonus rounds. Other games tipped for upcoming release include Guy’s Night and Girl’s …
Leading social casino brands that include Zynga, Gamesys and Caesars Interactive as founding members have formed the International Social Gaming Coalition (ISGC) under the leadership of former Facebook European policy manager Luc Delany and Playstudios chief operating officer and co-founder Paul Mathews. The association strives to educate players on the free-to-play aspect of social gaming …
The Olympian Group has launched BetSystems, a modular online casino, sportsbetting and poker management system, it is marketing as the most cost-effective operating solution on the market. Describing the product as “the App Store of online casino management”, BetSystems offers casino management technology, payment methods, integrated on-demand features, development support and powerful marketing features. Peter …
Betting operation Betway.com has found itself on the wrong side of the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) with a headline banner ad promoting a GBP 50 risk-free bet. The ASA ruled that despite clear links and references to the associated terms and conditions, the ad could be misunderstood and misinterpreted that upon sign up a …
The Nevada Gaming Commission has issued Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd and Aristocrat Technologies Inc. an Interactive Gaming License after a unanimous vote. Aristocrat is now authorised to provide online poker technological services, such as its nLive casino platform, to Nevada-licenced interactive operators in the play-for-fun, play-for-pay and social gaming areas. The formal award of …
SHFL Entertainment has reported record revenue of $77.4 million in its second quarter, up 17 percent year-over-year. Other key performance indicators for the three month period ending April 30, 2013 include: – Utility, Electronic Gaming Machine (“EGM”), and Proprietary Table Games (“PTG”) businesses all saw double-digit growth over the same period last year. – Recurring …
Fans of Net Entertainment’s high-quality slots are in for a treat in July, when the release of Reel Rush is scheduled. The preview pushed out by NetEnt claims that the fruit-inspired game will be one of the most innovative launched this year, with features that include Wild substitutions and Free Spins with 3125 Ways-to-Win. Re-spins …
Luke Brill, a highly experienced marketing exec on the Australian gambling scene who was formerly self-employed at Brill Consulting and as marketing director at Centrebet, has a new post; he has been appointed by the Betfred online and land gambling group to head up Australian operations. Brill’s career includes management posts at Gamebookers and Sports.com.
Hot on the heels of a live dealer deal with Malta-licensed operator Come On Europe Limited, Evolution Gaming has entered into a game content supply agreement with SHFL Entertainment geared towards the burgeoning U.S. gaming market. Under the agreement, Evolution will receive the rights to offer many of SHFL’s specialty table game titles in its …
UK bookmaker Betfred will promote its web and mobile live casino offering with the launch of a television campaign on ITV, Sky Sports, Sky Atlantic, MTV, Discovery and several other major TV channels. Head of Casino for Betfred.com, Aaron O’Sullivan said, “2012 was an award-winning year for Betfred.com and our mobile platform and we’re looking …
Finland’s state-owned gaming interest Raha-Automaattiyhdistys (RAY), reported a good start to its 2013 year despite “the poor state of the economy”. The Group’s digital channels yielded strong growth of 24.3 percent along with a pleasing increase in registered customers to 244 000 at end April 2013, the company said. RAY reported a 3.5 percent increase …
Eindhoven-based Sheriff Gaming has announced the launch of two new 3D slot games titled Extreme and Alawin. Extreme is a 5-reel, 20-line 3D animated slot set in deep space. The game debuts an “Extreme” version of a Wild symbol – the Dropping Wild Cube, along with a new Extreme Multiplier Cube that awards multipliers. The …
Samantha H., a German customer at Slotland, said she will use her $141 000 jackpot winnings to buy a summer cottage where her family can spend time together. The lucky player hit the jackpot playing the rock and roll-themed Greatest Hits game at Slot Land.com “It went for quite a stretch without a big win …
888 Casino has launched a new exclusive slot titled City Life 2 – The Vegas Job, a sequel to its popular City Life. The slot is themed around a gang of con artists looking for their next big job on the Las Vegas Strip and includes a shotgun toting granny. New features include “2-ways-2-win” which …
With the current spring session of the Illinois Legislature now closed, it is clear that for now at least no progress has been made on an online gambling legalisation measure stripped from a land gambling bill earlier this year. The proposal was circulated around the legislature as a stand-alone bill prior to formal introduction . …
The directors of International Game Technology clearly want to keep the investment community interested, announcing Tuesday that a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share on its common stock has been approved – a 50 percent increase compared to the dividend paid in the same quarter last year. “This marks the 41th consecutive quarter that the …
A few years ago the name Daniel Tzvetkoff was on the lips of everyone in the online gambling business as the tale of the 26-year-old Australian payment processing whiz kid’s arrest at a conference in Las Vegas and his alleged informant status with the US enforcement authorities unfolded. Tzvetkoff and his multi-million dollar antics eventually …