Gambling and casino related news
07.10.2008
Inequity and commercial protectionism claimed in Kentucky issue
On the eve of an important court case that could have international consequences regarding Internet domain names, opponents of a move by the state of Kentucky to take over 141 domain names of online gambling operators held a discussion and press conference Monday afternoon, denouncing the move.
06.10.2008
Betbull Bwin Espana gets the nod from Spain
The joint Spanish facing gambling venture between European sports betting companies Betbull and Bwin, Betbull Bwin Espana (BBE), announced this week that the Community of Madrid has issued a retail betting licence for BBE's w1nners brand, and the company is now in a position to commence opperations in the Madrid province.
06.10.2008
Rival Gaming launches its first progressive slot
Online gambling software and slots developer Rival Gaming has launched its first online progressive slot with a branding that observers have remarked comes perilously close to that of competitor Microgaming's Mega Moolah four level progressive.
06.10.2008
Has California opened up online gambling?
SB 1369 - a highly controversial and much debated piece of California legislation that will allow charitable organisations such as the Catholic Church to run and collect revenue through “remote caller bingo” and televised games linked electronically to hundreds of locations offering six-figure prizes, has reportedly been signed off by Governor Arnold Schwartzenegger.
06.10.2008
Betfair initiates more Aussie litigation
Australian racing media Thoroughbred News and Racing and Sports are reporting that betting exchange Betfair has issued proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia challenging the validity of decisions by Racing NSW and Harness Racing NSW to impose a 1.5 percent turnover fee for all wagering operators wishing to cover NSW thoroughbred and harness races.
06.10.2008
New exec for E.S.S.A
The European Sports Security Association (ESSA) - a body committed to legal and responsible sports betting by keeping sport clean and free from insider betting or bet rigging and manipulation - has announced top management changes.
05.10.2008
Briefs filed in Kentucky domains case
Going into the weekend there has been no slackening in the pressure building up for Tuesday's Franklin Circuit Court hearing on the legality of the attempt by the state of Kentucky to confiscate the domain names of some 141 international online gambling companies
04.10.2008
Czech lotto operator plans online casino
Hopeful that upcoming legislation will legalise online gambling in the country, the Czech Republic’s biggest lottery operator, Sazka, has announced plans to launch a new play-for-fun online casino.
04.10.2008
Major tranche of games launched by Pear Entertainment
Online gambling group Peak Entertainment has just launched one of it's biggest yet tranches of new games - 17 online slots from Cryptologic that includes the innovative four-level jackpot slots "Movie Mayhem", providing online slot players with quality animations and significant jackpots.
04.10.2008
New online slot launched at Viva Macau
Mong Ha Media's online casino Viva Macau has launched its latest 20 pay-line slot from games developer iGaming Software, branded Coral Cash. The game features wild cards, scatter payouts, multiple bonus rounds and an auto play feature.
04.10.2008
Antigua vs US dispute trundles on
The Antigua Sun newspaper reminded interested parties this week that the Antigua vs. the United States dispute in the World Trade Organisation over the withdrawal of gambling elements from the agreement by the US may have gone quiet but is far from forgotten.
04.10.2008
Lasseters shutdown confirmed
The closure of Lasseters Online Casino this week has been confirmed by Australian newspaper "The Age" in its business section.
04.10.2008
Kentucky expectations
Next Tuesday's resumption of debate on the legality of the attempt by the state of Kentucky to seize control of 141 international online gambling domains (see previous InfoPowa reports) continues to generate significant interest both within and outside of the industry.
04.10.2008
Philippines lottery company predicting 33 percent growth this year
The Phillipines publication Business World reports that Manila-listed online gambling firm Pacific Online Systems Corp. expects to grow by more than a third this year, following an impressive three-quarter performance.
04.10.2008
CAP Downunder announced
Casino Affiliate Programs.com, a 7 000-strong community of online gambling marketing affiliates, certainly has style when it comes to picking pleasant locations for its get-togethers, which have taken members to several countries around the globe.
03.10.2008
Gold Gobblers launched
Sloto'Cash Casino has announced the launch of Gobblers Gold, a new 20-Line, 10-coin Online Slot Game complete with free spins, multipliers, wild turkey and a bonus round.
03.10.2008
EiG packs´em in
Clarion Gaming, organisers of the European i-Gaming Congress & Expo (EIG) in Barcelona, Spain, has reported record attendance numbers at last week’s EiG 2008. A total number of 1 544 delegates attended through a variety of registration channels, which contributed to the 28 percent growth on last year and reflected the expansion and renewed vigour created within the iGaming industry.
03.10.2008
German state lotto banned from advertising on the internet
The January 1st signing by German states of an anti-online gambling treaty (see previous InfoPowa reports) had consequences for the state lottery of Lower Saxony, Toto-Lotto this week. A German court in Oldenburg ruled that the state-owned company is no longer permitted to advertise on the Internet.
03.10.2008
Doing their own thing
Australian media reports this week inform that the NRL (rugby league) club the Gold Coast Titans has entered the growing Northern Territory corporate bookmaking market by opening its own online betting agency.
03.10.2008
Sad farewell to Aussie online gambling site
The shock of the recent closing of the veteran Aus Vegas online gambling site by parent Lasseters has been expanded with the announcement to players this week that Lasseters Online Casino is to close as well.
03.10.2008
Russian first for Cryptologic
Online gambling software developer and turnkey provider CryptoLogic Limited, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Kurastica, a spin off of a major international operating company with extensive experience in the gaming marketplace that does business in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) of Russia.
03.10.2008
New direct debit from Neteller
Internet financial processor Neteller plc has announced the launch of its new paperless Direct Debit service as part of the Neteller Payment Suite.
03.10.2008
Top appointments announced at NetEnt
Swedish online gambling software provider Net Entertainment has strengthened its management team with three new executive appointments, the company announced this week. Bertil Jungmar has taken the position of Chief Financial Officer, Mathias Crona is promoted to Strategy & Business Director and Fredrik Petersson has been appointed Product Owner Manager.
03.10.2008
Definition of illegal online gambling on hold
Barney Frank's HR6870 Payment Service Protection Act will probably not be voted on this congressional session despite its successful 30 -19 vote in the House Financial Services Committee on September 16 (see previous InfoPowa reports).
03.10.2008
Quick on the draw
The ink was barely dry on the agreement before Orbis Tech delivered its first batch of games to Betfair Arcade (see previous InfoPowa report) this week.
03.10.2008
Pools competition for Sportech
A new Internet-based football pools game - Pools4all.com - was launched thuis week, and is Britain's first new football pools company in 62 years. Pools4all faces a single dominant competitor as it enters the market which currently has only one leading player in the form of Sportech's recently rebranded New Football Pools product
03.10.2008
NetEnt changes markets
OMX Nordic exchange the new home for Swedish provider
03.10.2008
Italian deal for Parlay
The Italian gaming service provider Microgame S.p.A. is partnering with Canadian bingo software developer Parlay Entertainment
01.10.2008
243 ways to win with new Wagerworks slot
WagerWorks/IGT has announced the release of a radical new slot game - Triple Fortune Dragon, which it claims offers the player an impressive 243 winning combinations over five reels.
30.09.2008
UEFA football gambling investigation launched
A major investigation has been launched by the UEFA football authorities following indications of irregular betting patterns in 25 Cup matches, reports the Reuters news agency this week.
30.09.2008
Try Eastern Europe says online gambling consultant
The Isle of Man based online gambling consultancy Global Betting and Gaming Consultants (GBGC) opines that despite declining gambling revenues generally in the current tough economic climate, Internet gambling in Eastern Europe is a good bet, being helped by the roll out of broadband, changes in law and a propensity to gamble among the large population.
30.09.2008
iMEGA files with US Court of Appeals
The Internet freedom pressure group Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) has filed its brief with the US Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, in the matter of iMEGA v. Keisler, et al. The suit is the latest move by the industry association, which has been granted legal standing in a previous hearing and now challenges the constitutionality of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA).
29.09.2008
Audacious betting idea by Aussie sportsbook rejected
Clubs NSW, a representative body serving 1 400 clubs in the Australian territory of New South Wales, has revealed that it has rejected two seperate approaches by Internet betting companies to provide Internet betting links.
29.09.2008
Sister for Rushmore casino
News from the operators of Rushmore Casino.com, Isagrow Holdings in Cyprus, is that a sister operation branded Cherry Red Casino.com has been launched, providing a wide range of casino games in both instant play and downloadable format, and powered by RealTime Gaming.
29.09.2008
Spanish cops bust affiliate poker tournament
Reports from the Spanish media and online gambling websites based in that country claim that Spanish police in the form of the Mossos d'Esquadra unexpectedly turned up at a Barcelona hotel where delegates to an online gambling marketing affiliate conference were enjoying an informal free roll poker tournament over the weekend.
29.09.2008
Live gambling busts in Korea
The South Korean media is reporting another successful Korean police action against local representatives of foreign Internet gambling companies. Following the latest raid, the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office confirmed that over the weekend it had indicted without bail four suspects on illegal gambling charges. The suspects allegedly allowed Korean Internet users to bet casino games webcast in real time over the Internet from a Philippines casino.
27.09.2008
Boss Media and St Minver to offer Italian poker
Boss Media and stablemate St Minver white label managers have announced a combined initiative to get in on the Italian poker market so successfully being accessed at present by Playtech (see previous InfoPowa reports). Italy's gambling regulators have opened up the online poker market, and the parent company of Boss and St Minver, GTech-Lottomatica, will no doubt make their entrance to the Italian market easier.
27.09.2008
Adios Lazerwager.com
The online casino, live dealer and sports betting website Lazer Wager.com has closed its doors after a year in operation, according to a notice on the blank site this week, advising that processing difficulties were at the root of its problems.
27.09.2008
Kentucky domain forfeiture hearing further delayed
The much anticipated judicial hearing on Kentucky state's application for the forfeiture of 141 online gambling domain names (see previous InfoPowa reports) turned out to be something of a damp squib in the Franklin Circuit Courtroom Friday afternoon.
27.09.2008
Italian feast continues for Playtech
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has signed up its fourth Italian licensee in a poker agreement with Cogetech S.p.A, an Italian online and land based operator. Cogetech provides sports betting "white label" solutions to several industry-leading Italian and global operators.
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