Many players were scratching their heads this week over an unusual T&C at an online bingo and casino gaming venue: it calls for a 15x playthrough requirement before any withdrawal is allowed – whether the player has taken a bonus or not!
Many players were scratching their heads this week over an unusual T&C at an online bingo and casino gaming venue: it calls for a 15x playthrough requirement before any withdrawal is allowed – whether the player has taken a bonus or not!
The GBP 5 million land version of online casino, poker, sportsbetting and mobile operation CasinoRed.com appears to be in dire financial straits only eight months after it opened its doors in Huddersfield, UK.
The cliche “finders keepers, losers weepers” was firmly rejected this week as a Swindon, UK couple admitted to theft and fraud in a criminal court.
Hitting the headlines in the United States Friday afternoon was the news that four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA have launched litigation against the state of Delaware in a bid to block a new law liberalising sports betting in the state.
Party Gaming plc has confirmed its second major marketing appointment in as many days, announcing that former 888.com vice president of brand marketing, Matt Robinson has been hired in a new role as head of the online gaming company’s UK marketing operations.
Gaming Technology Solutions plc, the UK supplier of soft online gaming solutions, has signed an agreement with Gala Coral which will see new games available for online gamblers.
The normally buoyant sports betting margins at Swedish online gambling group Betsson recorded a first half 2.6 percentage point decline in the six months to June 30 2009, dropping from 10.5 percent to 7.9 percent.
Casino Espresso.com is a new, Italian-targeted live dealer online casino, poker and sportsbetting venue powered by Gaming Zone Limited and offering live Roulette, Blackjack, Punto y Banco and 30 et 40 which is streamed live from Malta’s Casino di Venezia.
The advertising agency Grey London’s business relationship with online gambling group 888.com has come to an end after barely five months, according to reports in the UK marketing media this week which say the falling out was over a series of disagreements over money.
Coinciding with its acquisition by Party Gaming this week , Cashcade online bingo group has announced the launch of its latest online bingo website, Graces Bingo.com
Four UK football players have been banned for up to a year for breaching betting rules following a Football Association investigation.
Representative John Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan, has become the latest member of the US Congress to sign on as a supporter of proposed legislation to legalise and regulate online gambling in the United States.
Canadian lottery player Barry Shell experienced a bitter sweet moment in Toronto this week when he learned that he had won Cdn$ 4 million on the lottery.
The website may be non-functional, but it was back up as the week ended, and the ZookZ management were actively ploughing the blogs and message boards despite being disowned by the Antiguan government.
News from Las Vegas is that an enterprise that has its origins in sex pills and weight loss solutions is expanding into the online and land gambling industry.
Reports in The Times newspaper over the weekend that Party Gaming plc has acquired Cashcade plc have been confirmed by the online gambling group.
Hot on the heels of last week’s five new co-sponsors signing up for Barney Frank’s proposed legislation to legalise online gambling in the United States comes news that a Californian Representative has become the 48th co-sponsor for HR2267.
The audacious online music download venture ZookZ, which tried to take advantage of a World Trade Organisation IP ruling in favour of Antigua after an online gambling dispute involving the United States (see earlier reports) is no more.
Backgammon, an ancient board game that has been attracting growing numbers of players in its 21st century resurrection as an online skill game, has crowned its latest World Champion after a tough competition in Monte Carlo sponsored by online gambling site CasinoRip.com.
William Hill Online has reported more big winners this week, including one player identified only as “Joe” who hit a lucky streak on Gold Rush Showdown and Alice’s Wonderland slots for an impressive total win of GBP 260 000 over a two week period.
Two years ago the international online gambling group Betfair partnered with XoomWorks in building and staffing a development centre in Cluj, arguably the Silicon Valley of Romania and perhaps of Eastern Europe.
The French Budget Minister, Eric Woerth, presented his draft law for the liberalisation of gambling to the Finance Committee of the French Parliament this week as planned,
Just over three years since it was launched in 2006, Sportingbet’s Italian venture, Sportingbet Italia has been sold to its management for an undisclosed but reportedly nominal consideration.