Using its third season in Cannes as the launchpad, the World Series of Backgammon will launch its online platform later this (July) month, an Internet venue where registered players will be able to take part in heads-up cash action, as well as online qualifying tournaments to win seats for live tour events.
The Tasmanian Gaming Commission has been given the green light by the government to implement a range of new precautionary measures to guard against addictive gambling in land establishments, ABC Australia reports.
Positive news from the Philippines, where Philippine Stock Exchange-listed gambling firm PhilWeb Corporation has reported a 52 percent growth in profits for the first six months of the year, mainly owing to the strong performance of its Internet gambling business.
NetplayTV plc is on a roll, it appears. The UK interactive gambling firm has followed its major product exchange deal last week with Playtech with a two year agreement with top European gambling group Stanleybet International.
A nineteen year old man is in police custody after arriving nude at a US casino and claiming he was an Arnold Schwartzenegger doppelganger just arrived from the future.
A nineteen year old man is in police custody after arriving nude at a US casino and claiming he was an Arnold Schwartzenegger doppelganger just arrived from the future.
A MacBook Pro laptop worth $1 400 that goes for $35.86 sounds too good to be true, but according to reports in the online publication The Atlantic, that is typical of the auction action at online bidding site Swoopo.
The London financial and business publication This Is Money reports that Gibraltar-based gambling group Victor Chandler expects to become the first British bookmaker to obtain an internet gambling licence in Madrid.
The giant Gibraltar-based online group 888.com has plans to redesign its online casino operations around a 3D model, reports CityAM news.
Our report on the three-time lottery winner from Florida recently sparked a one-upmanship story from a reader, who sent us an Associated Press report about a West Virginia woman who has enjoyed less in prizes but more in wins.
Unconfirmed, and as yet undetailed reports were coming through as we went to press that a $997 740 jackpot had been hit on the Vegas Technologies-powered Red, White and Win slot at an as yet unidentified online casino. It is understood to be the first major hit on the game in recent months.
The week ended on a dramatic note when Account Services Corporation, one of the e-processing companies impacted by the seizure of on-deposit online poker player funds taken by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York , fought back.
Online gambling giant Betfair’s top techie gave an interesting interview to Silicon.com this week, revealing a shift in technology strategy to what he referred to as “jurisdictional architecture.”
Online gambling software developer CTXM has extended its existing relationship with the UK licensed online bookmaker and odds provider 10Bet, making it possible for the software developer to provide its licensee operators with uncomplicated sports book integration into their sites, allowing a fast and easy addition to their gaming offer.
May 2009 statistics released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board this week showed a moderating decline. Gaming revenues were down 8.34 percent in May and off 13.71 percent for the year to date, with revenue on the Las Vegas Strip down 6.36 percent for the month and down 15.31 percent for the year.
The Israel and Malta-based online scratchcard developer NeoGames has taken an ancient game and given it a 21st century twist in its latest, and fortieth, game offering.
Making the industry headlines Thursday was a joint announcement of a 5 year partnership deal from AIM-listed companies NetPlayTV plc and Playtech plc.
One of the unsubstantated and hoary old chestnuts about online gambling – that it lends itself to money laundering – has been dismissed as a myth in a new MHA report published this week by the Remote Gaming Association.
The Australian online sportsbetting group Sportingbet, has entered into a partnership with V8 Supercars, Australia’s most popular motorsport series. The partnership sees the launch of a new, V8-branded betting site – V8bet.com.au – to serve the many enthusiasts for the sport.
Top online gambling executives made some sobering comments in discussions at the Gaming Executive Summit in Madrid this week which examined the possibilities of a liberated American online gambling market.
Reuters is reporting that French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt (24), who died suddenly in Paris this week , apparently succumbed to a cardiac arrest.
Congressman Barney Frank’s bill HR 2267 aiming to regulate and license online gambling in the United States has acquired two more sponsors, bringing to 42 the number of politicians now on board.
Online bookmaker and gaming company Victor Chandler has announced it is to become the official sponsor of Coca-Cola Championship football club Nottingham Forest for the season 09/10 for an initial one-year term for a significant six-figure sum.
The meteoric rise and fall of high-living Australian financial entrepreneur Daniel Tzvetkoff is being recorded this week in the Australian media as news breaks that his BT Projects (Pty) Ltd firm has been placed into liquidation owing a stunning A$80 million in debts.