The Connecticut Lottery Corporation’s bid to obtain legislative permission to sell a wide range of non-instant games online died without a vote in the state House Public Safety and Security Committee this week when members killed off HB967…but the lottery’s interim president, Frank Farriker, suggested the request may be repeated at some point in the …
In the wake of the cricket corruption scandals three years ago the Indian Supreme Court tasked the Law Commission with examining whether betting should be legalised, and this week Commission chairman Justice B.S. Chauhan revealed some preliminary findings, suggesting that regulation and control may be a more effective approach than prohibition. Justice Chauhan said gambling …
The UK-based Random Games Ltd has vehemently denied that it is the company identified in the Malta Gaming Authority’s notification of March 3 of its suspension of licensee C50145 (see previous report), which has a similar title. Our readers may recall that the MGA notification advised that “Random Games Limited” has had its Class 1 on …
Legislatively speaking, Delegate Shawn Fluharty is shaking things up on the gambling front in West Virginia; earlier this month he introduced HB 2751 to the state House, a measure that challenges the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which restricts sports betting to just three US states (see previous report), and on Friday …
The spate of daily fantasy sports legalisation proposals launched in the United States this year now includes Ohio and Pennsylvania following moves this week by lawmakers. Last year the Ohio legislature saw two DFS bills at either end of the spectrum; one wanted to legalise the vertical whilst the other sought to declare such activity …
Undeterred by the failure of its bid to acquire betting shops dropped as a result of the Ladbrokes Coral merger, Irish bookie remains determined to open more UK shops this year. Irish media reports are that Boylesports, undeterred by a failure to secure UK betting shops dropped as a result of the Ladbrokes Coral merger …
Lawmakers in Germany’s Bundestag have taken the unusual step of rejecting a European Commission opinion that the country’s second State Treaty on Gambling is not viable and “unworkable,” and have advanced the legislation. The proposal includes the controversial provision for “temporary” sports betting licenses after earlier versions capping licensing at 20 operators were strongly opposed …
German Betting Association chief Mathias Dahms has called for open dialogue involving his body and other interested parties as the German states continue to grapple with gambling reform and sports betting licence issues (see previous reports). Dahms is against the 20-licence cap on sports betting that has created such a furore, saying that restricting the …
North Carolina could be the next (and ninth) US state to legalise daily fantasy sports following the filing this week of HB279 in the state House, authored by Republican Representative Jason Saine. Saine is a DFS player, and said this week in introducing his proposal: “This is really permissive legislation. It says regulatory or regulation …
Cagayan-licensed online sports betting operator Dafabet may be experiencing problems in Vietnam, where 64 locals have recently been convicted on $45 million-worth illegal online gambling charges associated with the operator (see previous reports), but that hasn’t distracted the company from its plans to enter the African market, initially with an office and website based in …
Online gambling games developer Pariplay has clinched a games supply deal with Swedish online casino and sports betting operator Betsson and is to provide a comprehensive portfolio of games that includes Atari Asteroids, Atari Star Raiders, Atari Black Widow and The Three Stooges. The content partnership with Betsson has been enabled through Pariplay’s strategic partnership …
Online gambling games developer Mobilots has inked a content deal to supply a selection of 16 new desktop and mobile video slots and eight new Chain Reactor Games to Vista Gaming, which operates three bingo brands: CyberBingo, BingoFest and BingoSKY.
Malaysian police spokesman Senior Asst Comm Rohaimi Md Isa revealed in a press conference Friday that widespread raids throughout Malaysia over the past week have resulted in the seizure of 4,422 computer sets and the arrest on illegal online gambling charges of 703 persons. The spokesman said that the raids were part of a large …
Andres Blanco, a co-founder of a new EveryMatrix white label online casino titled Fantasino, has announced that the site is now live, offering live dealer, desktop and mobile games on a multi-lingual and multi-currency .com website. Among the enterprise’s unique features, Blanco boasts, is a facility through which players can build up 3D characters in …
Live casino software developer and provider Medialive is attracting attention at the currently running ENADA expo in Rimini, Italy with its new virtual reality live roulette product, according to local reports. Using a VR visor, online punters can experience enhanced ambience and a 360 degree view of the live dealer action at the Medialive studio …
Eddie Tipton (54), the rogue Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association employee who allegedly engineered a giant lottery game fixing scam several years ago that impacted the lottery games across 37 US states (see previous reports) is facing more charges this week. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced that he has filed charges against Tipton and two …
Novomatic’s online gambling games and software developer, Greentube, has announced a new partnership with online gambling giant bet365 which ensures that premium Novomatic gaming content is available to bet365 customers with immediate effect. Among the new titles on offer at bet365 are Novomatic blue chip slots such as Book of Ra, Lucky Lady’s Charm and …
Whoever owns or operates the online gambling brand MGMLive.com (and it’s by no means sure who that is) should proceed with caution…major US land and online gambling giant MGM Resorts International has you in its sights. On Thursday MGM Resorts filed suit in a Nevada court, accusing the online trademark pirate of illegally using its …
Australian media reports claim that the federal government is considering a ban on gambling adverts during live sports broadcasts as it attempts to win the support of anti-gambling Senator Nick Xenophon in its attempts to get a stalled media reform bill through the federal Senate. Communications Minister Mitch Fifield’s reform bill has been over a …
The end is in sight for Tabcorp’s anti-money laundering clash with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre which has seen the gambling group agree a A$45 million settlement with the regulator – believed to be the highest penalty yet levied in Australian corporate history. On Thursday the company announced that the settlement has been …
Hopes for online poker legalisation in New York rose this week on the news that the state Senate has included the potential revenue from licensing and taxing the vertical in its draft budget for the forthcoming fiscal year. The draft is still subject to finalisation. A similar move last year died when online poker potential …
Two men accused of promoting a nation-wide US online sports betting ring shuttered by enforcement officials in 2015 received relatively light “conditional discharge” sentencing this week after pleading guilty. The men, Julio Alvarenga and Andres Arriaga, were part of a $32 billion gambling ring associated with the now shuttered 365action.com website, which became the subject …
White label online casino provider Aspire Global has announced the launch of its second brand, titled Slotsmoon.com, for client Stay Gaming Group. The new enterprise will join Aspire’s online casino network, and includes verticals such as live casino table games, slots, scratch cards and instant gaming, and in the near future sports betting. Semak Derakhti, …
Fortbet Holdings, a subsidiary of the Penta Investment Group and a major stakeholder in Czech online and land gambling group Fortuna Entertainment, has announced that it is to sell its Romainan betting and gambling companies to Fortuna for a consideration of Euro 47 million. The transaction should be completed in the second quarter of 2017 …