As the week came to a close, Cryptologic’s vice president of business development, Justin Thouin, dispelled fears that his company’s licensing contracts may be impacted by the recent takeover of Marvel Entertainment by the Disney organisation.
Speculation in July this year that the Costa Rican Finance Minister was about to introduce a new taxation regime targeting online gambling companies has been confirmed by the publication Inside Costa Rica.
The growing number of online gambling companies taking up residence on the Isle of Man to make the most of its advanced financial and technical infrastructure and benevolent tax regime, will have the added comfort of one of the most advanced disaster recovery systems in Europe following recent developments on the island.
Cloud gaming – the concept of taking the computational load of today’s high end shoot ’em up games off of the user’s PC, and instead putting the action onto remote servers comes a little closer this month as one company introduces a beta test program designed to put the technology through its paces, supported by …
Cantor Gaming, an affiliate of the global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, has launched an “In-Running” sports betting product at The Venetian, Palazzo and the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas for the 2009 NFL season, beginning with Tennessee at Pittsburgh on September 10.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has once again banned a marketing effort – this time by the UK National Lottery – after receiving a complaint from a member of the public about the content in a direct emailing campaign “that could be seen to be encouraging excessive gambling.”
Bodog Europe has announced the launch of the Bodog brand in the Canadian market, with Bodog.ca marking the 15-year anniversary of the Bodog brand, and just in time for the remainder of the CFL season and the beginning of the NFL and NHL seasons.
Last week’s rumours of trouble at Smart Live Casino, and subsequent reports that the operation had started to axe affiliates, were enhanced this week by reports that London-based managing director Arthur Baker had abruptly resigned after some friction with the owners.
“Up” was the operative word in Playtech plc’s half yearly results published this week as the online gambling software developer continued to shine despite the difficult trading environment.
The challenging world economic environment has adversely impacted popular online casino group 32Red, which this week reported H1 2009 numbers showing an 11.2 percent decline in revenues to GBP5.8 million (H1 2008: GBP 6.4 million).
Playtech-powered Totesport Casino reports a major win on its Queen of the Pyramids progressive, where a Scots player collected almost GBP125 000 jackpot from a 25p stake.
Online gambling games developer CTXM has been active again this week, announcing its intention release two new 3D slots in its Freaky series at EiG in Copenhagen, and putting demos up on Youtube.
The online gambling software developer Microgaming rounds off a busy summer this week with the addition of three new feature-rich themed video slots to its large and diverse portfolio, along with a brand new instalment in its popular Level-Up Video Poker series.
The already competitive UK and French online sportsbetting, casino and poker sector sees a new arrival this month in the form of ChanceRoom.com, a GTech G2-powered Internet gambling operation that has been launched in French and English language versions.
Marvel comics super heroes are becoming increasingly familiar in the online gambling industry following deals with the Marvel franchisers that have seen popular characters depicted in slot games, but the $4 billion acquisition of the firm by the Disney organisation in August raises some interesting questions regarding these licensing contracts.
The South African media are reporting the extraordinary story of a five-month-old lottery ticket that has changed the life of a local technician and his family in a major way.
The land casino industry in Macau raked in over 10.6 billion patacas (US$1.34 billion) in August this year, the highest monthly gaming revenue ever recorded in the city, local broadcaster TDM reported on Tuesday, raising hopes that this may herald a sign of recovery after a period of negative growth.
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association has lost it’s New Jersey case against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia following a ruling by a panel of three judges.
Further details are now available on the recent Millionaire’s Club progressive jackpot. The big win took place at the Cryptologic-powered SkyVegas.com online casino, and involved a win of GBP 1 547 415.
Online gambling group 888.com has taken further steps to enhance the safety and security of its players by being granted the independent TRUSTe seal, the company announced this week.
Calvin Ayre, the high profile and often controversial founder of the Bodog online gambling group (and brand), has surprised the iGaming industry by returning as keynote speaker at the 2009 Budapest Affiliate Conference, running from September 10th-13th this year.
The operator of the online bingo site Bingo.com, Bingo.com Limited, has released its unaudited financial results for Q2 2009 showing a twelfth consecutive losing quarter, attributed to rising marketing costs.
Senator Robert Menendez’s S 1597 Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act has been acknowledged by the National Council on Problem Gambling for its provisions on funding problem gambling bodies.
With 2009 entering its last quarter, reports are surfacing that some US banks are already starting to gear up for the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act regulations on December 1st.