One year on from launching its first Spider-Man series following its copyright deal with Marvel Comics , online gambling software provider CryptoLogic has created a sequel game, Spider-Man Revelations, which should be available on Intercasino and other Crypto-powered websites this week.
The lottery concept has been put into service as a real estate tool by an original-thinking Austrian homeowner, reports Agence France Presse this week. Owner Traude Daniel was apparently finding the current economic crunch an obstacle to getting a fair price for her 400 square metre home on the banks of the swanky Woerthersee lake …
There are moves afoot in the state of Delaware to legalise sports wagering in the state, according to a report this week from Associated Press. The article claims that with the General Assembly preparing to convene next month, legalised sports wagering remains a priority for Delaware’s gambling industry.
The attempt by some Australian politicians to impose censorship on the Internet has run into more trouble, with growing opposition to the Rudd government’s ill-starred two-tier filtering proposal and the proposal that Internet Service Providers help to trial the concept.
Troubled online gambling company Dynasty Gaming has announced the resignation of two key directors, Drs. Dominic Chan and Yat-sang Kwong, with immediate effect. In a brusque statement chief executive Albert Barbusci said: “Dr. Chan and Dr. Kwong resigned for personal reasons. Both had recently joined our Board and we thank them for their services over …
Slotland.com’s jackpot, available on all of the slots and video site’s games, has been hit again – six weeks to the day since player Mineomine won $134 253 playing the site’s Golden 8 slot.
Mega Moolah, a progressive jackpot slot found on most online casinos using Microgaming software is pushing the $4.75 million barrier hard at present and could reach $5 million by the festive season holidays.
Jadestone Networks, the Nordic based online games owner and operator has announced that the multiplayer dice games network DiceArena is now live and open for players across Europe.
Experienced sales executive Steve Cook has been appointed to head up Swedish online gambling software provider NYX Interactive’s new London office.
The famous television series “Star Trek”, which spawned a fun culture of “trekkies” that continues to this day, forms the theme of a slot from land games developer WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc now appearing in Harrah’s Entertainment venues and apparently attracting a growing following.
The AIM-listed online gambling group Gaming VC Holdings S.A. has announced key appointments and departures effective immediately, a move that caught most industry observers by surprise.
The Australian media are reporting a scary incident at the home of Sportingbet’s Australian CEO, Michael Sullivan, in which a luxury BMW X5 belonging to the family and parked outside the house was destroyed by fire, endangering the home itself.
Purdue University researchers are going after more funding this week by auctioning off the naming rights to seven recently discovered types of bats hailing from Mexico, South America, Central America and Africa, along with two Amazonian turtles, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Online gambling software developer and provider Betsoft Gaming Ltd has claimed a “revolutionary” development in video slot technology with its new 3D slot offering, branded SLOTS3. The game features 3D, cinematic slot gaming with full-motion animations, immersive soundtrack and special effects.
China’s minister of the State Council Information Office, Wang Chen, claims that the Internet is being misused by many among the hundreds of millions of Chinese Internet users.
Readers who were involved in the online gaming industry in the mid to late ‘nineties will remember one of the pioneering online gambling information and directory portals branded WhereToBet, which appears to be undergoing another resurrection this week with the release of press material and some activity on Internet gambling affiliate message boards.
Europe’s major sporting bodies have taken the first steps to set up a global body to combat sports betting corruption, an article in The Telegraph newspaper reported this week.
Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888.com, has announced that its 888 Ladies.com website, which caters particularly for women online punters, has been awarded a Gamcare certificate for its responsible gambling practices.
The Jutarnji List daily newspaper reports that Croatians spend an estimated HRK 6.6 billion (about Euro 920 million) on gambling annually.
A Union of European Football Associations statement on the UEFA.com website confirms that the association has joined forces with other sports bodies to call for “stronger protection of the integrity of sport and a fair financial return from sports betting” to be incorporated in an influential European Parliament report on the integrity of online gambling …
US unemployment statistics climbed to a 15 year high in November, with the travel and entertainment sectors taking a major beating due to lay-offs, Associated Press reported this week.
The news agency Associated Press reported this week that the American Gaming Association – a trade group comprised of the major US land casino owners – spent $400 000 over the third quarter of 2008 to lobby for legislation that included work regarding regulated online gambling in the USA.
A group of investors with experience in land based gambling out of Margarita Island, Venezuela is gearing up to enter the online casino and bingo arena with Bingo Las Vegas Casino.com, powered by Sweden’s Net Entertainment and licensed through the Netherlands Antilles.
The New South Wales government in Australia has been urged to seriously consider a restrained form of licensed and regulated online gambling as a step forward in keeping up with gambling trends, reports the Sydney Morning Herald this week. The newspaper was reporting on suggestions made to the NSW leaders by Alan Cameron, a former …