iGaming software provider WagerWorks has announced the release of Dungeons & Dragons: Fortress of Fortunes, which was previewed earlier this year at the i-ICE show .
Swedish online gambling group Betsson has delivered an encouraging Q.1 2009 start to its financial year, showcasing strong revenues, cash and profits.
After months of haggling with the Portuguese government over its discriminatory tax practices on lottery winnings, the European Commission has referred the issue to the European Court of Justice for a judicial ruling.
Making headlines across the USA and online media this morning is a story from the Reuters news agency confirming that Congressman Barney Frank’s next attempt to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act will take place early May.
Online gambling operations using the ID verification services of GB Group and operating in the German market, will have improved ID verification capability following a deal between GB and the German identity management solutions firm, Schufa, reputed to be the country’s largest credit reference agency.
The legalisation of online gambling in France moves up a gear next (May 2009) month with the commencement of a series of seminars at which the politicians responsible for the draft regulations will be available for discussion.
The PartyGaming white label Internet casino operated on behalf of UK television network ITV is to close on May 3rd, according to communications sent to players last week.
The Talarius group-owned online gambling subsidiary Quicksilver Games.com is to receive over 70 new quality games from Internet gambling software provider Wagerworks.
A British criminal court is currently hearing a case against an illegal Chinese immigrant, Guang Hui Cao (30), who stands accused of the brutal murder last year of two Chinese students thought to have been involved in Internet gambling, although no sites or companies have been specified.
Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky and his outsourced lawyers have clearly provoked major concerns amid civil liberty and Internet freedom organisations with their attempt to hijack 141 Internet domain names belonging to international online gambling companies.
In a sequel to the suspension of betting by UK bookies on a UK league match at the weekend, the UK Football Association has confirmed it has mounted a full investigation.
The Harvard Medical School Addictions Division’s epidemiological study of gambling addiction, which showed that online gambling is not the horror story its detractors claim it to be, has received wide industry and mainstream media coverage this week.
Mahjong Time, a San Diego-based provider of online mahjong gaming software and turnkey solutions has launched a community-based mahjong game in conjunction with licensee 343 Sports Group.cn following a white label agreement.
Online gambling websites lay major claim to the top spots in The Sunday Times Rich List for 2009, with almost half of the top 10 positions occupied by individuals with online gambling interests.
In a previous bulletin, we flagged recent sportsbetting scares from Ireland and Bulgaria, but these were apparently augmented over the weekend by further alarms in diverse sports from the UK to the United States.
The New York Times has taken a positive look at Internet gambling in the United States in an interesting piece written by Eric Pfanner and titled “Is online gambling coming in from the cold?”
The Australian branch of online gambling group Betfair is championing the cause of Internet gambling Downunder, recommending to a government committee studying gambling reform that legalising and regulating Internet casino and poker gambling would be a good bet.
The global betting exchange company Betfair has signed up for 10 branded games from Dublin-based gambling software provider Cryptologic.
The Bellevue, Washington-based customer service technology provider nGenera has announced the completion of an agreement with online gambling group Betsson Malta Limited that doubles the gambling company’s capacity to handle customer queries without increasing staff.
Christine Papakyriakou (52), a Hamilton, Ontario woman who currently awaits criminal sentencing for embezzling Cdn 7 million from her former employer to pay gambling debts that may be as high as Cdn$ 10 million, is to sue two land casinos and the province for her troubles.
Bulgarian bookmakers have decided to stop taking bets on several games in the Bulgarian football championship amid fears that they could fixed, Bulgarian-language daily 24 Chassa and The Sofia Echo reported this weekend.
Industry observers will be disappointed if a columnist in the respected Poker News publication is correct this week – he has advised that Barney Frank’s latest challenge to the Unlawful INternet Gambling Enforcement Act, along with other proposals, has been delayed by “logistics” and will possibly not be introduced before the end of April as …
The BBC reports that Irish land and online bookie PaddyPower has suspended betting on all Irish League games, including those involving Linfield and Glentoran.
A Las Vegas casino resort developer is taking on major US banks in a multi-billion dollar legal suit against a decision to renege on $800 million in prearranged funding.