Reports from the Ukraine indicate that the draconian ban on gambling in that country may be reconsidered at a Cabinet meeting scheduled for next Monday.
The famous UK football club Tottenham Hotspur has signed a four year sponsorship agreement with the major internet sports betting company Sportingbet.com, which will see the gambling company become Spur’s official gaming partner with a brand presence at White Hart Lane stadium and within the club’s communications channels.
The at times acrimonious struggle by Britain’s horseracing community to gather in funds from the bookmaking industry took an unexpected turn this week with the launch of a new initiative titled ‘Racing United: Campaign for a Fair Levy’.
The new UK coalition government is to follow its predecessors in attempting once again to sell the Tote bookmaking organisation, reports the newspaper CityAM.
Live Odds and Scores.com reports that the latest Hitwise sports book rankings for the six months to August 2010 continue to be dominated by British online gambling group Betfair.
Justice Department officials have facilitated another anti-online gambling boost to federal coffers, according to reports from the Dow Jones news agency this week, which record that Arizona’s Goldwater Bank has agreed to forfeit $733,804 to resolve a federal accusation that the money was involved in illegal internet gambling.
WinADay Casino.com has launched a new proprietary internet slot with a magic genie theme branded Jackpot Jinni.
China’s determined enforcement of anti-online gambling laws should be strengthened by new guidelines developed for criminal law, based on police experiences in this year’s enforcement drive.
The online division of publicly listed William Hill plc reports that an English woman has won a gigantic jackpot of GBP420 948.21 on the William Hill Vegas.com exclusive slot machine Leprechaun’s Luck.
The MacauBusiness.com website reported this week that land casinos on the gambling island of Macau off the Chinese coast delivered gross gaming revenues in 2010 that have already overtaken the total for 2009.
Senior officials in the Chinese government speaking at a conference this week revealed the extent of the known illegal internet gambling business in China, informing delegates that the police had instigated 1 400 internet gambling prosecutions over the period January to August 2010 in a nationwide enforcement drive.
This week sees the launch of Real Time Gaming’s latest video slot, the 5 reel, 25 pay-line Goblin’s Treasure.
The Shanghai Daily newspaper reports that police in the Chinese city of Changzhou have arrested 17 members of an online gambling ring led by one Zeng Weiquan, seizing records and 40 million yuan in cash along with 35 computers.
Devilfish Gaming plc, a London-listed company bearing the nom-de-plume of international poker ace David ‘Devilfish’ Ulliot, has requested its stock exchange to suspend trading in its ordinary shares pending clarification of its financial position.
Online scratch card specialists Neogames has announced the launch of its latest white label, Lyckoskrapet.com, in partnership with Pinehurst Entertainment.
Barely a year after it entered the online gambling industry with Playtech software, the giant gaming group Sega appears to be reversing away from some of its players.
The Australian newspaper The Courier-Mail sparked renewed interest in the affairs of former e-cash processing chief Daniel Tzvetkoff this week when it revealed that the 27-year-old, formerly imprisoned on remand in New York on a slew of federal charges, had been mysteriously released.
The UK newspaper The Sunday Times has reignited rumours that online gambling giant Betfair is about to go public, reporting that the group is to announce a GBP1.5 billion public offering within the next two weeks.
August has been another dreadful month for Atlantic City land casinos, with official figures showing a decline in revenues of 11.3 percent – mainly due to competition from the newly opened table games in neighbouring Pennsylvania.
Mention the name Kohli on player message boards and there will almost certainly be a reaction…and not always in a positive vein…linking the name with the notorious Virtual online casino group and its alleged bad treatment of online gamblers.
A Chinese player created something of a stir at the Jackpot City online casino group this week when he expressed reservations about cashing in a GBP 4 444 jackpot win, according to a press release from the company.
One of the industry´s major annual shows, the International Casino Exhibition – or ICE as it is universally known – has recovered its original name after two years titled IGE – a brand that really didn’t catch on.
Inspired Gaming lived up to its name this week, signing major online gambling operators Paddy Power and Victor Chandler to three-year deals that will see the company providing its virtual racing products, including horse racing, greyhound racing, speedway, motor racing and football.
Online gambling software provider Microgaming has unveiled a number of innovative changes to its popular Slot and Blackjack Tournament schedule, offered by participating Microgaming internet casino licensees.