Dublin-based online gambling software provider and games developer Cryptologic has inked a deal to provide its Internet casino software to The Gaming Network, owner of some of the U.K.’s most popular gaming sites.
Online gambling software developer Playtech plc has introduced an extensively revamped and rebranded website with additional features and enhanced content at www.playtech.com.
The Casino Affiliate Programs message board over the weekend showcased what appears to be a failure of the organisation’s much hyped CAP Spring Break Cancun event for affiliate marketers.
When the Eastern European country of Montenegro became independent in 2006, leading to the launch of its .me domain two years later, it introduced one of the most popular domains yet seen on the Internet, with sales of domains ending in the .me extension that continue to soar.
Canadian academics, legal eagles and problem gambling counsellors will be getting it together later this week in the convivial and spectacular surroundings of Banff in the Canadian Rockies to discuss the impact of Internet gambling on the industry.
In a bid to tighten up on suspicious Internet sportsbetting on major football games, Lithuania has signed up with a company created with the help of FIFA to help it monitor suspicious betting patterns and improve precautions against corrupt practices.
Online gambling software provider Virtue Fusion Alderney has launched a multi-currency solution for its sites that will enable players from all over Europe to link into the same prize pools, generating larger and more attractive prize funds for players.
Look out for more legal fireworks from the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) on Monday 23rd March
Online punters Downunder wager more money online than gamblers elsewhere in the world, reports the Melbourne Sun Herald this weekend.
Neovia’s (formerly Neteller) proposed acquisition of IDT Financial Services Holdings Limited has been abandoned, the online financial group announced just before the weekend.
The bombastic Dutch Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin, who is developing something of a reputation for throwing his weight around and pushing the boundaries of his authority, was at it again this week, warning television and production companies against creating poker entertainment programs.
Serendipity Investment and satellite gaming channel Eurosport have obtained an Alderney online gaming licence which will enable the partnership to go ahead with plans to launch an online betting service branded Eurosportbet.co.uk.
Two major progressive slot hits recently have encouraged fans of the genre, which regularly throws up newsworthy wins from a variety of games furnished by a diversity of industry software providers.
Land and online gambling group Ladbrokes has gone on the offensive against gambling monopolies in Scandinavia, embarking on a major TV advertising campaign in the region.
A combination of illegal land gambling and Internet casino availability is costing the economy of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus Euro 2.5 billion a year, reports the Cyprus Mail.
A Canadian high roller is being sought by Nevada prosecutors this week for failing to pay gambling debts totalling $5 million to state land casinos.
Delaware governor Jack Markell may not yet have full political authority from the state legislature to introduce sports betting, but he’s budgetting for it this year to improve the cash-strapped state’s revenues.
The long-running legal dispute between Montreal’s T.2 Marketing and the Ottawa online gambling software company Rival Gaming, associated company 6300511 Canada Inc., and four individual Canadian citizens named in the court documents is still in progress, with no settlement at present, according to T.2’s legal representative, Gordon Levine of Kugler-Kandestin LLP.
Internet business research specialists Research and Markets.com’s latest survey, “Betting & Gaming Industry – Business Ratio Report”, compares the financial performance of the leading players in this industry sector, offering a quick and cost-effective competitor analysis tool for senior management.
The recent launch of French land casino company Lucien Barriere’s new 3D online casino, Le Croupier.com, is backed by a seven figure marketing budget, reports NetImperative.
The Canadian online gambling software provider Chartwell Technology posted weak Q.1 2009 results this week, reporting a drop in revenues from casino and poker operations of 21 percent to Cdn$ 4.6 million compared to the corresponding period a year earlier.
Online gambling operator AsianLogic has shelved its P115-million investment in Philippes listed Leisure & Resorts World Corp. (LRWC), citing weak market conditions, reports Business Week.
Unconfirmed industry rumour is currently suggesting that creditors of the liquidated Australian online gambling group Tusk may get 20 cents in the dollar following the release of a liquidator’s report on March 9 at http://ppb.ethan.com.au/Report_to_Creditors-March09.pdf.
Legal action against Austria has been halted by the European Commission in cases of player discimination after the Austrians reformed laws designed to protect players.