Among the many companies currently reporting on commercial performance over the first nine months of 2010 is Betbull Holding SE, which this week published its results for the period to September 30.
The Silversands online gambling group, arguably one of the most highly advertised in the South African market, faces a location crisis following legal and political developments at home and abroad.
It’s an event much anticipated since the Quebec provincial government gave its imprimatur earlier this year for Loto Quebec to develop an online gambling site; the launch of Espacejeux.com this week was supported with millions of dollars in promos and plenty of publicity in the Canadian media.
Australia’s Federal Families Minister Jenny Macklin is concerned over the popularity of internet gambling, and revealed whilst addressing a problem gambling conference this week that the federal government planned to discuss the rapidly growing pastime at a gathering of state and territory ministers next year.
Playtech subsidiary Virtue Fusion Alderney, perhaps better known for its bingo products, has launched a new 5 reel slot on its network, which serves the likes of MeccaBingo, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Sky, Bet365, Crown Bingo, Virgin, Paddy Power and Boylesports.
Land gambling on the offshore island of Macau continued to generate impressive numbers during November 2010 according to the latest statistics from Macau’s Gaming and Inspection Coordination Bureau.
Dinesh Enoka Abeysuriya, a 29-year-old finance clerk for an Australian charity who embezzled A$1.53 million and gambled part of it away in online gambling casinos was sentenced in a Brisbane court this week.
Neovia’s Isle of Man-based subsidiary Neteller has announced that it is switching client contracts to Neteller (UK) Limited from November 30, providing users with more protection.
The four Americans arraigned on internet gambling charges in Utica, New York state last week will not go down without a fight, reports local television station WKTV.
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority, one of the Canadian province’s fifty biggest companies with Cdn$200 million in revenue and Cdn$60 million in profits, is investigating the pros and cons of internet gambling, according to an announcement in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix over the weekend.
The respected and well established internet gambling group Sportsbook.com has entered the live dealer casino sector using proprietray technology from Gaming System.net, and plans to make available a growing and multi-level range of games in the coming months.
Swedish land, maritime and online gaming group, Cherryföretagen AB, released its third quarter interim report.
INTRALOT Group announced financial results for the nine-month period ending September 30th 2010.
Following a strategic review, British-based Ladbrokes.com has announced that it will reduce the number of tailored language sites it offers and will focus on 13 tailored sites in nine different languages; supporting 17 currencies.
State operator, RAY, Finland’s Slot Machine Association and software provider, Playtech, have announced the launch of an online gaming service for Finnish players.
The dictatorial Russian banning of gambling in general entered a new phase this week when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, clearly displeased at the fact that many gambling operations have gone underground, called for sterner measures.
Two respected and well-established pioneer sites in the online gambling information portal sector will fall under a common ownership following an acquisition agreement announced by Bryan Bailey, owner of Casinomeister.com, late Sunday.
The Star-Ledger publication in the US state of New Jersey says in an editorial comment that the state’s troubled horseracing industry, which has needed $200 million in subsidies from taxpayers and casinos since 2004, shouldn’t be given more handouts from internet gambling.
The long-running and still to be resolved dispute over a subsidisation levy from British bookies for UK horseracing saw major bookmakers speaking up this weekend in an open letter to the government’s Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, who has the unenviable task of finalising the issue.
The French online pari-mutuel racing site, ZEturf has widened its audience to over 31 million French readers following a deal clinched this week with regional newspaper distributor Presse Quotidienne Régionale (PQR).
Taiwanese media report that a three-month old illegal online gambling operation was shutdown last week.
Specialist scratch and instant win games provider, NeoGames have launched their latest games release and comprise two slots and a scratch card. ‘Dino’ a 5-line dinosaur-themed slot game, ‘Auto Show’ a 20-line slot game with an added bonus round and finally ‘Happy Birthday’ a traditional style scratch game.
The Philippine gambling group PhilWeb is entering the Laotian gambling market following a deal with the Simuong Group (SMG) for the development of lotteries and internet gambling cafes reports the Manila Times.
Following the French Government’s decision to liberalise online gambling by passing a law that introduces a national licensing system allowing for the cross border provision of sports betting on a non-discriminatory basis while providing strict controls on gaming, the European Commission has decided to halt infringement proceedings.