Speculation and rumour of a new start for a failed e-cash executive that have swirled around Australian financial circles recently were given form in an article by eCommerce Report.com.au this week.
Last week’s surprise ruling in favour of the major US sports leagues opposed to Delaware’s sportsbetting plans has been followed by extensive publicity expanding on the judgement.
Sources who predicted massive changes in the management of the provincial lottery Ontario Lottery nd Gaming Corporation over the weekend were spot-on, it appears.
Lottery systems provider Interlot reported dismal H1 2009 results this week, recording a 30 percent fall in net profit, which management attributed to a weaker sports betting business and high start-up costs.
Utah’s strong stand against gambling came to the fore over the weekend with reports from the Salt Lake Tribune that police had arrested 50 employees and gamblers in a swoop on an Internet cafe.
The Irish Examiner carried an alarming article at the weekend, reporting that the number of people attending Gamblers Anonymous (GA) meetings around the country has doubled and in some places trebled over the past six months as people can no longer afford their betting habits.
Carrying out a study of recent Distributed Denial of Service attacks on Australian betting sites this month, the Herald Sun newspaper revealed that at least four sites had been targeted.
The return to work from the summer recess of the Malta Parliament will see a renewed drive to complete debates on a new set of gambling regulations aimed at regulating video lottery terminals and other gambling arcades that have mushroomed around the island, reports the Malta Independent newspaper.
The British online and land gambling group Gala Coral is reportedly trying to reduce its GBP 2.7 billion debt pile in order to boost internet operations, reports the Mail on Sunday.
Yesterday’s report on two tickets winning the biggest Mega Millions jackpot in two-and-a-half-years of $333 million has been followed by a little more detail from the Lottery Post.
The respected top political reporter for CNet News, Declan McCullagh, wrote a fascinating update this week on a little known law currently being drafted in the United States which could hand the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.
There are reports from Toronto that the apparently error-prone Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation could be in for a shake-up as politicians vie for kudos in straightening out the state company.
The American lottery Mega Millions draw started Friday night with a jackpot of $333 millions after a series of roll-overs when no winning numbers were drawn, and the latest news is that it was a big win for two at present unidentified ticket holders.
Gaming technology and services firm GTech Corporation has been selected as the exclusive technology provider for LottoTech Limited, which has a ten-year deal to implement and operate the national online and instant-ticket lottery for Mauritius, a tripical island in the Indian Ocean off Africa.
Online gambling software provider Net Entertainment reports that an as yet unnamed player on Betclic.com online casino site has hit a Euro 1 033 438 jackpot on the Arabian Nights progressive video slot. Betclic is member of the Mangas Gaming group.
Interviewed by reporters and analysts during the release of Party Gaming’s half year results this week, CEO Jim Ryan made some interesting comments about the direction in which his company is headed – the French online poker market and more acquisitions.
The Daily Mail ended the week on a controversial note with an article claiming that Bet365 director and football club owner Peter Coates had paid a “…GBP100 000 ‘thank you’ to Labour after his firm benefited from the controversial decision to relax the [UK] betting laws.”
In their continuing quest to “prevent corrupting influences from online gambling” US Open tennis authorities this week warned players against the use of the social networking site Twitter whilst on the court.
The UK Gambling Commission has published its latest report on the gambling industry – both land and online – in Britain.
Bodog Europe has become the latest online betting company to join a growing list of football club sponsors, signing with Fulham FC in a three year sponsorship deal which makes Bodog the Barclays Premier League team’s exclusive official betting and gaming partner.
Online gambling group PartyGaming has released its first half results, showing a 6.5 percent fall in operating profit, which management has attributed to competitive pressures and the consumer slowdown.
The Vienna listed online gambling group Bwin has also been active in the sports of football this week, securing the broadcast rights for the Spanish Primera and Segunda divisións in a live-streaming agreement that runs through to 2012 and covers over 80 countries.
William Hill plc has become the latest online and land betting company to sign a shirt sponsorship deal with a leading football team, inking an agreement with the Spanish club Malaga FC this week.
What appears to be a premature announcement from Top Game-powered online casino Rome Casino.com has triggered a tough response from the US card giant American Express.