Olympic Entertinment Group, the Talinn-based land casino operator that recently signed up for online gambling software from Playtech has announced changes of top personnel.
The big industry news story as the week ended was the deal signed by Gibraltar-based online gaming group 888.com and the new interactive division of giant U.S. casino operator Harrah’s Entertainment.
Online gambling group Betfair has followed its earlier sponsorship of Manchester United with a two year deal with the top Spanish side Barcelona FC.
Betfair in Australia has clinched a deal with regional fixed-odds and spreadbetting firm SportsAlive.com on the management of its new multiples wagering product, branded Aus Multiples.
777ball.com has signed a one-year shirt sponsorship deal worth £250,000 with the Cardiff City Bluebirds.
888’S independent business-to-business division, Dragonfish, has signed a long-term agreement with Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment to provide Total Gaming Services, including poker and casino software.
Leading online and mobile gambling industry software developer, licenser and designer, Playtech, announced interim half year results which show a 29.8% rise in gross income year on year amounting to €66.9 million.
The online horseracing and betting company announced this week that it intends to restate its financial statements for the interim periods ended March 31 and June 30, to correct an error in the company’s calculation of accruals under its “Youbet Advantage” player incentive program.
Figures released by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission show the worst summer performance for Atlantic City in its 31-year gambling history, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Calgary, Canada-based online gambling software provider Chartwell Technology has signed an agreement with Novomatic subsidiary Astra Games Limited which will make many of Europe’s most popular land-gambling games available in the online environment.
A British company has come up with the ingenious idea of an interactive racecard that empowers punters to boost their predictive capabilities by manipulating horse racing form.
The UK media are trying to work out how illusionist Derren Brown managed to fulfil his promise Wednesday night to predict the winning National Lottery numbers .
RM Royal Media has launched a new online Rummy product as a fresh addition to the Rummy Network; it’s a multi-lingual no-download Rummy application that offers play for virtual money alone.
Last month’s federal appeals court ruling in Philadelphia that the state of Delaware can offer only parlay bets on “at least three” NFL games is back under the spotlight this week as lawyers go for a two-game parlay imprimatur as well as a three-game.
Bay City News in the San Francisco area reports the heartening story of a lottery winner who nearly lost out on an over $200 000 win.
The recently announced licensing deal between Playtech and Eastern European land-based casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) has been further clarified with new information.
The Melbourne, Australia-based online sportsbetting firm International All Sports (IAS) Limited is another online operation suffering a bad year, reporting a loss of $9.86 million in its latest annual results. The current losses compound a $2.2 million deficit last year.
Mangas Gaming subsidiary Bet-at-home.com has extended the hand of sponsorship to the European Handball Federation in a two year deal that allows the online gambling firm to advertise its services in handball arenas throughout Europe for club matches in addition to all men’s and women’s EHF Champions League matches
Now the NFL has silenced the tweets of staff, players and even the media before a game.
Newspaper poll produces overwhelming support for licensing and regulation of online gambling.
The online betting group Betfair has secured a reportedly six-figure deal with the British radio station TalkSport which will make the betting company the station’s official betting partner for weekend Premier League football coverage.
Online gambling software provider Cryptologic has signed a three-year agreement to license its full Internet casino suite to Betsafe.com, a Malta-based online gaming operator with a growing customer base of over 250 000 players.
Police operating in the Kuantang province of Malaysia have arrested 14 people in raids Monday and Tuesday in the Cameron Highlands as part of an effort to wipe out Internet gambling in the state, reports the Malaysian newspaper The Star.
Moving on from its clash in the courts with the national sports leagues the state of Delaware has released details of what sort of sportsbetting it will offer as it debuts the new sports lottery service this week.