At least two legal experts have expressed doubts about the prospects for success of Kentucky’s latest legal wheeze trying to wring money from Full Tilt Poker and other online poker operators.
Online gambling company Betclic, a subsidiary of the French Mangas Gaming group, has signed a two season shirt sponsorship deal with the top Italian football team Juventus.
The Latin American online gambling operator Vision Media has become the first company in the region to order a white label sports book from OddsMatrix.
The two-year attempt by the state of Kentucky to seize 141 international online gambling domains appeared to enter a new phase last week as news broke of a fresh angle being taken by the state’s hired lawyers.
Despite determined left wing political resistance, the French National Assembly has passed a bill to legalise online gambling and open up the French market to international operators. Virtual poker machines and games of chance are not included in the law because they are considered too addictive to be legalised.
The Goa Herald reports that nine companies have so far responded to the Goa government’s tender process aimed at introducing an online lottery to the former Portuguese enclave on the west coast of India.
Widespread holiday weekend reports that New Hampshire governor John Lynch may be considering online gambling licensing to close state budgetry gaps appear to have alarmed the incumbent, who seemed to be backing away from the possibility on Monday, according to reports in The Union Leader publication.
The chairman of the feisty Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association, Jo Brennan Jnr., has encouraged New Jersey politicians to legalise online sportsbetting in the state as the legislature conducts hearings in order to hear opinions on the issue.
The latest attempt to introduce land casino gambling to Massachusetts – a law that includes bans on Internet gambling – has been approved by the House Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies in a 12 in favor, two opposed, and five abstentions vote, and now progresses to the House Ways and Means Committee, …
One of the Internet gambling industry’s most respected pioneer software companies, Boss Media, was this week awarded the eCOGRA software certification following a rigorous on-site review.
Details have emerged on last week’s story regarding the software switch made by the much-criticised Grand Prive online casino group. Updates on the story carry the surprising revelation that the group’s previous longtime software provider, Microgaming, was apparently not informed of the intention to change and was abruptly denied access to the online casinos concerned.
Speculation and hopes that the latest Massachusetts legislative proposal aimed at introducing two land casinos would not outlaw online gaming in the state were dashed when it was introduced by House Speaker Robert DeLeo.
What happens to old online casinos that die off? Their brands are often picked up by new owners, and sometimes it’s a great improvement.
Hawaiians with a yen to gamble refuse to be frustrated by island bans, reports the Financial Post in an interesting article over the weekend. Instead, large and growing numbers of them head off regularly to Las Vegas.
The Nashua Telegraph reports that New Hampshire state governor John Lynch is considering the intra-state legalisation of online gambling as one option to close the budget gap currently facing the New England state.
The Las Vegas Convention And Visitors Authority’s latest visitor profile research has shown that the average gambler budgeted $481 per trip last year compared with $532 in 2008 and more than $555 in 2007.
The owner of Box24 and Black Diamond online casinos, which have hitherto been operated on Rival and Topgame software respectively, appears to have decided on a single platform strategy, or perhaps a consolidation move. Affiliates were being warned this week that Black Diamond is to switch to Rival software w.e.f. April 5th.
Golden Hat Bingo, a new online bingo site featuring quality Endemol games, has been launched by RASR Entertainment.
UK football fans can expect an avalanche of new William Hill advertisements this weekend as the company launches its latest football campaign – the first created by its new agency The Bank.
You would think that one clash with US law enforcement agencies would be more than enough for any suspect, but the Philadelphia media this week reported on two Montgomery County, Pennsylvania men who were in trouble again for allegedly continuing to operate a sports betting ring across the United States.
The prolific online scratch card developer Neogames has timed the launch of its latest game, Lucky Eggs, to perfection as the Easter holiday weekend starts.
Swedish state gambling monopoly Svenska Spel and ICU Intelligence have signed a contract enabling Svenska Spel to purchase all shares and assets in Playscan AB, a subsidiary of ICU Intelligence.
Online gambling software developer Playtech chose April 1st as the launch date for its new real-money action Italian online bingo network.
After many years of using Microgaming software it appears that the much-criticised Grand Prive group of online casinos has switched to BetOnSoft, a lesser known company with a smaller selection of games.