True to its undertaking that it would release the results of a major independent survey on integrity in gambling during the ICEi show this week, the UK-based Remote Gaming Association did just that….but its findings are unlikely to please those bodies wishing to profit from contributions for enhanced integrity in sports.
True to its undertaking that it would release the results of a major independent survey on integrity in gambling during the ICEi show this week, the UK-based Remote Gaming Association did just that….but its findings are unlikely to please those bodies wishing to profit from contributions for enhanced integrity in sports.
Members of the EU parliament are starting to react to a petition organised by Stanleybet and supported by other online gambling operators and players demanding that the European Commission acts quickly to enforce EU principles of free movement of goods and services in competitive markets.
Europa Casino, Titan Casino and Casino Tropez have announced the availability of the latest licensed Marvel branded games from software provider Playtech plc. The new Marvel games Blade, Daredevil, Elektra, Fantastic Four, and X-Men, are slot games featuring engaging graphics, animation and feature-rich gambling action. They join the popular Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk …
Italian market moves this week have seen the announcement of a new venture between the Italian ISP Tiscali and games software distributor Nexway Games.
Cherryforetagen, the land based casino element in Sweden’s publicly listed gambling group Cherry, is said to be making moves on the a wider front that includes online operations with its acquisition of Coys, a significant player in the Scandinavian online gambling market.
The French state gambling monopoly Francaise des Jeux has continued its flurry of deals in preparation for the liberalisation of the French gambling market, announcing this week that it has engaged with the gambling software provider LVS to order its fixed odds sports betting platform.
One of the more controversial provisions in France’s new gambling liberalisation legislation – that applicants shut down their existing lists of French player accounts as a prerequisite to obtaining a French online gambling licence – has been abandoned by the French Senate.
Details are still sketchy, but an online player reportedly hit the progressive jackpot on Playtech’s Gold Rally slot Thursday for over a million dollars.
The Portland, Oregon-based Internet security company Iovation reported at the ICEi show this week that its operating statistics prove that 30 000 fraud attempts a day have been halted across its range of client sites.
Betsoft Gaming, the online gambling software developer that specialises in 3D products, has signed a games provision deal with online casino SkyVegas, part of the BSkyB television network.
Concluding the report on the 2010 ICEi show in London, it has been encouraging to note over the past three days that the dynamic and upbeat pulse of the industry remains strong and very much present.
Having initially prioritised interactive television gambling over its more conventional online offering, Sky Betting and Gaming is to refocus on the latter until better interactive tv technology is available, managing director Richard Flint revealed this week.
Online casino iNetBet has reported that one of its players has achieved what is likely to be one of the luckiest winning streaks in online casino history.
Justin Drummond, chief executive of online publishing group Media Corporation will soon be on the acquisition trail, having raised GBP 870 000 by placing 29.1 million treasury shares in the company with institutional and private investors at a price of 3p per share.
The UK online gambling group Sportingbet.com has announced that it is to augment its wide range of gambling options with the addition of live dealer action through a deal signed this week with Evolution Gaming.
There have been rumours for months about a new-look Kahnawake Gaming Commission emerging as the regulator discussed the future with its licensee operators in an industry where there is a growing demand for real regulatory compliance.
Having covered most of the major companies in the industry and their latest products on Day 1, we focused on lesser known but still very much contributing organisations supplying software and gaming systems.
Jason Chan’s live dealer company Entertasia is to build on its Asian success with a foray into the West, having recently signed a partnership agreement with the Latvian based online gambling software developer CTXM.
The latest Rival Gaming-powered online casino, Royal Apollo Casino.com, has announced that it has opened its virtual doors to US players.
The Isle of Man-based Gaming VC online gambling group said this week that it intends to implement a ‘significant’ expansion of its CasinoClub brand, together with an additional sportsbook offering targeted on new territories.
Playtech continued to dominate the industry news headlines this week with the announcement that it has negotiated a strategic relationship with Sportech plc – parent group of the The New Football Pools in the UK .
After over 5 years of successfully working together, the UK online gambling group Sportingbet plc has renewed its agreements with GTech G2 across all key product verticals for a further three years, in a deal that includes poker, casino and games, along with the new G2 bingo product and sports betting.
The online gambling clans were gathering in a cold and overcast London this week as the industry’s premiere European Expo IGE-ICEi opened at Earl’s Court.