Online gambling operators who have been anxiously watching the progress of the new French regulator ARJEL will be relieved to hear that it is confident it will “deliver first agreements to operators in the first two weeks of June,” meaning that French betting on the World Cup will be possible.
German punters frustrated by their country’s insistence on maintaining a state monopoly stranglehold on gambling, with inferior options and odds on offer, will probably be tempted to visit more competitive foreign internet gambling sites in droves as betting fever on the football World Cup intensifies, reports the publication Deutsche Welle.
Gilt-tinged third quarter results from its Australian operations has enabled online gambling group Sportingbet to deliver another set of strong performance numbers to its shareholders despite the economic difficulties in the Greek and Spanish economies.
Fed up with what it calls continuous challenges by the Italian government to its market access in that country, the retail fixed-odds betting company Stanleybet International has launched a legal compensation claim for Euro 1.5 billion against the government of Italy.
The UK online and land gambling giant William Hill plc has announced that, following the introduction of new laws relating to online gambling in France, it is taking steps to cease accepting online gambling business from clients resident in that country.
A parliamentary exchange between Malta’s finance minister and Labour MP Alfred Sant this week highlighted the significant contribution which remote gambling regulation has made to the Mediterranean island’s economy.
Felice Masullo (38), who is alleged to have been a member of an organised crime ‘family’, was sentenced in a Manhattan court this week to three years imprisonment on charges that included running an illegal internet gambling business and drug offences.
Felice Masullo (38), who is alleged to have been a member of an organised crime ‘family’, was sentenced in a Manhattan court this week to three years imprisonment on charges that included running an illegal internet gambling business and drug offences.
The website for the independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA (http://www.ecogra.org/) re-launched this week with a fresh presentation and added content following an extensive revamp.
A married couple has scooped nearly GBP 4.7 million from a land casino fruit machine in France…after putting a single coin worth less that 50p in the slot!
Research studies by IBISWorld analysts have shown that betting on sports has been the fastest-growing sector in the Australian gambling industry over the past five years, reports the Sydney Morning Herald, with Australians wagering a predicted A$2.9 billion on matches and leagues this financial year, compared to A$1.6 billion in 2004-05.
Playtech-powered Club Hollywood online casino has added two new scratch card games to its range of online casino verticals: Pharaoh’s Kingdom and Winners Club.
The latest website to launch from scratch games specialist Neogames made its debut this week, branded Karamba.com and carrying a selection of slots and instant games.
The UK online and land gambling group William Hill plc has placed GBP 128 500 in an advertising order on Play LA Inc., which owns and operates network of multi-language gambling information websites that reach hundreds of thousands of users across the UK and Europe.
The UK interacive television gambling specialist NetPlayTV plc has reported an encouraging first quarter result for 2010, posting a positive EBITDA of GBP 200 000 and confirming that trading is in line with expectations for the year.
The Isle of Man-based online gambling software and games developer, Microgaming, has launched three new Bingo side games to its network of operators. The May games package includes feature two new video slots and a traditional pub fruity offering.
According to a report in the Chinese publication Global Times, the threats by Beijing enforcement agencies to clampdown on World Cup football betting are being ignored by many online sports betting sites that continue to evade police raids.
The trial in London of online gambling exec Mark Campbell ended this week with the sentencing of the 53-year-old entrepreneur to 14 years imprisonment.
The Golden 8 progressive online slot at Slotland.com delivered a $163 476 jackpot this week to a player using the handle ‘Yukon,’ who has been gambling on the internet for only a year.
Online gambling software provider GTechG2 has announced the imminent rollout of its latest casino software update, which includes a new feature-rich slot machine built on a powerful new slots engine.
Newly listed on the London AIM exchange, the online gambling group Gaming VC Holdings as declared incentive benefits to four of its key executives under a new Long Term Incentive Plan.
The Baltimore City Paper reports that Maryland federal authorities have laid gambling and money-laundering charges against a Missouri man named as Kenneth Wienski recently.
The penchant for media and anti-gambling activists alike to dwell subjectively on the problem gambling downside of the pastime has often created a lack of balance by ignoring the relatively low prevalence statistics associated with online gambling in particular.
New kid on the internet gambling software development block, New Deal Gaming, has launched its first major game on the recently operational Guts.com gambling website, and cemented a business relationship with white label provider EveryMatrix which should ensure rapid growth.