The Australian wing of online gambling group Betfair has engaged M&C Saatchi Melbourne to handle its creative advertising account following a three-way competitive pitch.
With nine weeks still to go until the 8th Annual European iGaming Congress and Expo (EiG) opens its doors in Copenhagen, the organisers have announced that this year’s exhibition is already 10 percent larger than last year’s.
The value of bets in Italy rose 10.8 percent in the first six months of the year to Euros 26.266 billion, the state gaming regulator AAMS reported this week.
The upcoming Asian Poker Tour this August will set the scene for what could be a Chinese version of the popular US poker movie Rounders, increasing awareness of the game as a sport.
The UK newspaper The Daily Mirror reports that a nationwide scratchcard competition that was promoted in more than 300 publications has been fined GBP100 000.
Virtue Fusion Alderney’s growing online bingo network signed another member this week when Krone Bingo.dk, a Danish bingo operation, joined the network, promising large progressive slot jackpots alongside tempting player sign up bonuses.
Account Services Corporation, the US company that is contesting the seizure of poker player funds in its care by the New York US Attorney’s Office has a powerful ally in its litigation.
Until it has completed its current review of the Gambling Act the UK government will not accept any further applications for inclusion in its advertising white list, which enables offshore online gambling companies to advertise in the United Kingdom media.
Jadestone Networks, the Nordic based owner and operator of multi-player gaming networks GamArena and DiceArena, has signed the World Series of Backgammon for its new backgammon network.
The British online gambling group William Hill plc will replace BetNOW as News International Commercial’s Dream Team partner next season. The project, run through The Sun newspaper, is a multi-platform initiative that embraces digital, mobile and print.
The Poker Players Alliance has given an update on the petition for the legalisation of online poker which forms part of their National Poker Week initative , and advises that so far some 300 428 American poker lovers have added their signatures.
The Levy Board in UK horseracing appears to be increasingly concerned at the prospect of major British bookies relocating overseas, and has called for a boycott of offshore bookmakers, who are currently not obliged to pay the levy.
The Leisure and Gaming plc group has joined other Internet gambling companies in opening negotiations with the US Department of Justice in a bid to clean its pre-UIGEA slate prior to the possible legalisation of online gambling in the United States.
The Leisure and Gaming plc group has joined other Internet gambling companies in opening negotiations with the US Department of Justice in a bid to clean its pre-UIGEA slate prior to the possible legalisation of online gambling in the United States.
The European-facing online gambling group Expekt.com has appointed Swedish exec Mats Johnson, who has online gambling management experience with the Centrebet, Coral Eurobet and Playsafe groups, as its marketing chief.
Parlay Entertainment Inc., the Canadian provider of Internet and TV bingo software solutions, has achieved a full e-gambling licence from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission and opened up a subsidiary branded Parlay Game Services on the island, situated in the English Channel.
Online gambling conference organisers Beacon Events looks set for a busy year in Asia, announcing a line-up of gaming events in the second half of 2009 and first half of 2010 that includes the Asian Gaming Regulation and Investment Summit, iGaming Asia Congress and Asian Sports Betting Summit.
It seems to have taken an inordinately long time to get going, but this week at last saw officials from the United States Trade Representative’s office and the European Union sitting down to discuss the way forward on the EU’s complaint regarding US discriminatory approaches to Internet gambling and online gambling companies.
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.