The trend toward hip young players gravitating to bingo in Europe is also being experienced in the United States, aided by a cool ambience, amusingly sexy calls, exotic booze and in-your-face advertising on the theme “Not Your Grandma’s Bingo,” reports the Miami Herald this week.
Online gambling group Party Gaming plc has signed an exclusive white label agreement with the London-listed direct marketing company DM plc to provide online bingo and casino facilities. DM specialises in customer recruitment and database management in the UK.
Alabama state Senator Hank Erwin Jnr. is not only intent on putting a stop to gambling in the southern state – he wants to remove the state legislature’s right to authorise any gambling activity, too.
Alabama state Senator Hank Erwin Jnr. is not only intent on putting a stop to gambling in the southern state – he wants to remove the state legislature’s right to authorise any gambling activity, too.
Quarter 4, 2008 expenditure on political lobbying by the American Gaming Association totalled $368 000 and was again mainly devoted to matters involving online gambling, Associated Press reports.
Amply illustrating the resilence and popularity of online gambling despite the tough economic conditions throughout the world, a new report from Global Betting and Gaming Consultants reveals that the US$ 20 billion benchmark for gross gambling yield on the Internet was passed in 2008.
The always conplicated legal situation surrounding gambling in North Carolina continues to have enforcement officials and operators alike scratching their heads on the subject of Internet-based video machines.
The Fortune Lounge online casino group reports that player KarolaH hit a Euro 851 348.19 Major Millions progressive slot jackpot on March 4th at group subsidiary Royal Vegas Casino.com.
Writing in the publication New Jersey.com this week, former New Jersey assistant attorney general Frank Catania argued for the legalisation of online gambling to help Atlantic City to compete in a tougher market.
Liberalising gambling laws could help China survive the global economic downturn, sports officials told the annual meeting of China’s parliament this week, according to a report from the Reuters news agency.
Illinois is about to become the latest US state to exploit the legislative carve-outs that allow online betting on horse racing, fantasy sports and state lotteries while the federal government is doing everything it can to curtail competing Internet gambling in every other sector.
Mangas Gaming SAS, a French gambling group with interests in online gaming and sports betting, announced two major industry transactions as the week came to a close.
A Canadian online gambler hit the jackpot and the media headlines this week at Captain Cooks Casino.com, a member of the Casino Rewards group, when he cashed for an impressive $112 852 on the Tunzamunni progressive slot.
Recessionary climates can produce extraordinary events, and the UK media are currently carrying an interesting report of a 13-member lottery syndicate that struck it lucky….and decided to use their winnings to ensure their employer’s survival, along with their jobs.
According to Reuters reports as the week ended, the next substantial attack on the controversial Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 2006 could commence as early as mid-March 2009.
Prominent European politicians and gambling operators joined the debate on the liberalisation of EU gambling markets this week as the European Parliament prepared to vote on a largely negative own-initiative report on the ‘integrity’ of online gambling submitted last year by Danish MEP Christel Schaldemose.
Further details are emerging from Thursday’s press conference in Paris on the opening up of the French gambling market.
The Australian media are all carrying the sad story of lawyer-turned-surfwear-and-IT-entrepreneur Matthew Perrin, who racked up A$1.7 million in gambling debts last year before his financial world collapsed around him.
France’s budget minister, Eric Woerth, told a press conference Thursday that his proposed legislation to liberalise the traditionally monopolistic French gambling industry includes provisions for some online gambling, and will be presented to cabinet ministers at the end of March 2009 or the beginning of April.
The deepening recession in Britain and elswhere is resulting in valuable and qualified IT people coming on to the market as some companies tighten their belts, but online gambling group Betfair is doing the opposite, and using the opportunity to snap up top techies with an eye on future expansion.
Ukash, an online cash payment solutions provider that provides Internet-friendly vouchers for cash deposits, has partnered with Central Telecom to be available through Telecom’s prepaid card sold in locations across France.
Visitors to the Cryptologic stand at the ICE(i) show in January were taken on a virtual drive through a major upcoming branded game attraction from the software company, “Call of Duty.”
Visitors to the Cryptologic stand at the ICE(i) show in January were taken on a virtual drive through a major upcoming branded game attraction from the software company, “Call of Duty.”
Speculation is that last week’s threat by Cryptologic of a breach of contract suit against former CEO Javaid Aziz may have been the motivation for the latest development in the frosty relations between the two.