Online payments business, Neovia plc has released its results for the half year ended 30 June 2009.
Bulgaria’s Sports Minister Svilen Neykov has ordered a special review of the national lottery after the same numbers were picked in straight draws only four days apart, reports Agence France Presse.
The CEO’s discussion panel earlier this week at EiG underlined the serious impact on the future of the industry of privatised/liberated state gambling monopolies and how these evolve.
The holiday month of August – traditionally a busy time for Atlantic City gambling – does not appear to have provided relief for the hard-pressed New Jersey land casino industry.
EiG discussions suggest that Playtech is about to launch the first of its two Marvel licensed branded games this week in the form of slots themed on The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man.
The shirt sponsorship deal between Asia-facing online sportsbook 777ball and Cardiff FC ran into difficulties this week with the UK Gambling Commission, which directed that the football club could not display the sportsbook’s logo.
Real Madrid played its first UEFA Champions League group away game without displaying the logo of its major shirt sponsor, Austrian online sportsbetting group Bwin this week.
Earlier this month we reported what seemed to be an unlikely story without factual substantiation that the Sega gaming company was contemplating an entry into the online gambling sector.
Mfuse, the UK-based mobile gambing technbology provider has revealed that it has inked an agreement with IPC Ignite’s men’s magazine Nuts.
A packed audience turned out for the first panel discussion of Day 2 of the European i-Gaming Congress in Copenhagen’s Bella Centre this morning to listen to seven of the industry’s most successful chief executives address a range of issues affecting the future of the industry.
Globe Online reports that Livermore Investments Group Ltd., controlled by Noam Lanir, is suing Crown Solutions Gaming Ltd. and Uniplay International Ltd., both private companies controlled by Israeli tycoon and Playtech founder Teddy Sagi.
A controversial Betfair gambling advert has been banned by the Advertising Adverts Authority (ASA) for ‘encouraging’ underage gambling.
United Media’s bingo site, Hem Bingo, will be the first to upgrade to GTECH G2’s improved Bingo 2.2 software which was unveiled this week at the EiG in Copenhagen.
Much of the European online gambling industry gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark Tuesday as the 8th Annual European iGaming Congress and Expo (EiG) kicked of at the ultra modern Bella Centre about 22 ride by Metro from the city centre.
Sky Betting and Gaming have partnered with Evolution Gaming to offer a Live Dealer gaming experience.
The winner of a £5 million National Lottery jackpot has come forward to claim their prize two weeks after the winning numbers were announced.
The long-running legal feud between the Danish state gambling monopoly Danske Spil and UK gambling group Ladbrokes appears to have reached its end with a victory for Ladbrokes, according to Danish media reports.
Online gambling software developer BetsoftGaming has announced a licensing agreement with Goldbet, a major European online bookmaker, which will see it supplying its entire Slots3 games library.
The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative has kicked off an online advertising campaign in support of the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act (H.R. 2267), legislation introduced by Chairman Barney Frank that would establish a framework to permit licensed operators to accept wagers from individuals in the U.S.
The GTech G2 Internet gambling services group, which features Boss Media, Finsoft, St Minver and Dynamite Idea, plans an ambitious roll-out of new products at the EiG conference starting in Copenhagen, Denmark this week.
Like most other media and analyst estimations, we underestimated the value of the Italian gambling group Gioco Digitale earlier this month in reports on its acquisition by Bwin. Reuters has released the real numbers this week, and they make interesting reading.
Mangas Gaming subsidiary Betclick has announced that it is about to realise the fruits of major expansion planning with the launch of regionally oriented operational sites catering for online gamblers in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, The Netherlands and Romania.
Gutshot Poker, its host network Cake Poker and the Latvian-based online gambling software provider CTXM have all combined to work on a new online casino under the Gutshot brand, the pilot in what could be a series of casino offerings from Cake poker licensees.
The Canadian Press reports that Ontario retailers who sell lottery tickets will soon be banned from playing tickets purchased in their own stores.