After seven years in the online casino and poker sector Tower Gaming announced Thursday that it is calling it a day. No reasons were given for the decision, but the company disclosed that it had been purchased by Cake Poker and Jetbull Sportsbook. Players were advised that their accounts had been moved across to the …
After just 16 months as director general of Spain’s online gambling directorate DGOJ, Enrique Alejo (54) is departing to take up a post as CEO at Spanish television company RTVE, widespread reportage in the Spanish entertainment media has disclosed. Alejo, who has extensive senior management experience – mainly with State organisations – was sponsored for …
Difficulty in reaching a consensus on land gambling expansion with the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association has resulted in state legislators stripping an internet gambling legalisation provision from SB1739 in order to secure agreement. It is not the first time that politicians in the state have initiated online gambling legalisation proposals, but all have fallen by …
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc reports that in the first quarter of this year it can boast strong performance metrics in almost every sector in which it is involved. In an interim management statement covering the three molnth to end March 2013, the group highlighted: * Gross income up 16 percent to Euro 102.5 …
A press release from the Microgaming-powered online casino Golden Riviera Wednesday gave online players a heads up on what to expect in the way of new game releases next (May) month. The casino advised that it would be launching six new games on May 8 2013, including: Two slot games that will be available on …
Executives from the Borgata land casino in Atlantic City and its parent group, Boyd Gaming, told reporters Wednesday that they are keen to enter the legalised online gambling market in New Jersey once regulations have been finalised and preparations are completed. The publication Press of Atlantic City reports that the executives believe the new business …
The California sweeps against internet cafe ‘sweepstakes’ gambling continued Wednesday afternoon when Stockton police, assisted by agents from the State Department of Justice Gambling Division, conducted two raids, seizing computers and documentary evidence. During the first raid, agents and detectives arrested a self-admitted gang member for two outstanding felony warrants, and seized 37 computers, along …
Net Entertainment investors will not be too displeased with the latest set of quarterly results released Thursday by the company, which tell a story of continued success through growth, although quarterly profit after tax was almost SEK 2 million down.. The company’s Q1-2013 results to end March this year included the following highlights: * Revenues …
Slotland’s latest proprietary slot celebrates the golden age of aviation. Airmail is a five-reel, twelve-plus-one payline slot featuring a retro design. The game includes a new “re-spin” feature that allows player the option to try for a better combination of symbols by spinning one reel again. Three scatter symbols trigger the Re-spin bonus feature and …
A William Hill press advert that appeared in the Racing Post has been taken to task by the UK Advertising Standards Authority. The ad headlined ” “Who’s Been The Best Price On The Favourites So Far This Season?” showed four boxes, each contained a big William Hill-branded football shirt and three smaller shirts branded with …
Country Manager of Codere Argentina, Héctor Luna, has dismissed media reports that the company may withdraw from the country . The company was rumoured to be considering a withdrawal from the market due to difficulties in repatriating capital from its Argentinean operations to other operations worldwide while other reports pointed to the possible threat of …
Sportech PLC division Sportech Racing has inked a deal with Darby Development LLC, the manager and operator of Monmouth Park Racetrack. Monmouth Park has been a Sportech Racing customer for 13 years under a contract with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. Under the terms of the deal Sportech Racing will provide pari-mutuel wagering …
Net Entertainment has released its latest video slot Space Wars in which players are invited to join the battle for galactic control. The 5-reel, 40-line game revolves around five extra-terrestrial species all fighting for the ultimate prize of a powerful crystal. Featuring Wild substitutions and a free re-spin, when the winning symbol is cloned and …
The UK online gambling group Betfair plc has appointed Peter Jackson as a non-executive director and a member of its audit committee with immediate effect. Jackson is currently the CEO of Travelex, having joined the foreign exchange provider in March 2010. Before Travelex, he was managing director of consumer banking for the Lloyds Banking Group, …
The prospects for California state Senator Rod Wright’s latest attempt to legalise intrastate sports betting improved Tuesday with an 11-0 vote to progress his bill SB109 by the Senate Governmental Organization Committee. Hopefully the bill will have better luck than its predecessor – SB1390 – a year ago, which made it through the committee gauntlet …
Following the release of an outstanding first quarter report Tuesday 888 Holdings chief executive Brian Mattingley shared his thoughts on the future with the Reuters news agency, revealing that the company expects to be online with poker in Nevada by the summer, and should start seeing positive effects from a more liberated American online market …
Top US gambling content and machine developer Bally Technologies is enhancing its development capability significantly through a multi-year partnership with Unity Technologies, a San Francisco-based middleware developer, the companies announced Tuesday. Unity’s solution is widely used by slot manufacturers and online gambling companies to create compelling interactive gambling content. The Unity developer community is more …
Jarrod Epps’s social gaming enterprise BuddyBet received a major boost this week with $3 million in private investor funding. The Prague-based company, which is focused on sports betting distinguishes itself from traditional online gambling and gaming websites by allowing people to bet against other BuddyBet users instead of playing against the site itself, the publication …
Online gambling operator Panda Media is to use Betsoft Gaming slots on its sites Videoslots.com and the white label, Aussie-themed Emu Casino, the two companies announced Tuesday. Under the terms of the partnership, Panda Media will be launching BetSoft’s complete game library on the websites, along with the innovative new ToGo line of mobile slots. …
Nevada bill SB 418, which legalises betting on federal elections made it through the state Senate Tuesday on a 14-7 vote and is now on its way to the House. And in related news, bill AB 346, which seeks to permit syndicate, group or ‘entity’ wagering within the state on sports events was unanimously passed …
The debt-burdened Las Vegas land gambling giant Caesars Entertainment (which reportedly has debts exceeding $24 billion) is to spin off its successful online division, Caesars Interactive Entertainment, to a new and separate company titled Caesars Growth Partners, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The $2.3 billion new company, which will be helmed by CIE chief …
A deal agreed between GameAccount and Ainsworth Game Technology in November 2012 has come to fruition with the release of Ainsworth Game Technology’s Roaming Reels and Dragon Lines on Rank Interactive ‘s Meccabingo.com operation earlier this month. Rank Interactive’s Mecca and Grosvenor Casino are the first operators to launch Ainsworth’s land based titles with further …
Savvy investors in the UK online and land gambling company Paddy Power plc have become accustomed over the last few years to seeing analyst praise in the form of ‘outperform’ ratings, but this week prospects in the Italian online market caused an unexpected reversal. Davy Stockbrokers reluctantly downgraded Paddy Power to ‘underperform’, a move that …
Online punters appointed to beta test 3Dice Casino’s latest online slot from the Angle Gaming studios in Belgium report that the game has been titled Enchanted Spins, and includes a bonus round, expanding wizard wilds turbo-mode for the impatient and great music and sound effects. The launch date is not yet known.